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American Missionary Association archives addenda
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-1
Scope and Contents
The 1969 addendum and later addenda to the American Missionary Association archives are mostly twentieth century in scope, covering two main subject areas. The first is the association's numerous schools. These are considered "field" records, or, the fruits of the Association's missionary work outside of its New York City office. The Addendum is divided into three series: Series 1 covers field-related work, mainly the AMA schools; Series 2 covers projects that were run directly form the New...
Dates:
Created: 1849-1991; Other: Date acquired: 03/31/1969
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Amistad Research Center
William F. Holmes scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: 184
Content Description
The scrapbook contains clippings, programs, invitations, and a limited amount of correspondence. There are several programs and clippings concerning the Avery Institute. The scrapbook, in general, contains items about Black idividuals, organizations, and institutions in South Carolina. Holmes married Louise Fordham, daughter of the poet, Mary Weston Fordham. He was principal of the Wilson School in Florence, South Carolina, then studied for the medical profession at Howard University....
Dates:
Other: 1875-1911
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Amistad Research Center
Eric Steele Wells papers
Collection
Identifier: 384
Scope and Contents
The Eric Steele Wells papers document the family and education of Wells, a native of Charleston, South Carolina, especially Avery Institute in Charleston, where Wells attended school. The bulk of the collection includes material reflecting Wells' interest in collecting materials related to African American and African history. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, financial documents, Avery Institute publications and school documents, posters, printed ephemera, newsclippings...
Dates:
Created: 1855-1986; Other: Date acquired: 09/03/1969
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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- Ballard Normal School (Macon, Ga.) 1
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