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James E. Brown, D.D.S. papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1188
Abstract
The James E. Brown, D.D.S. papers, 1925-2004, document Dr. Brown's professional and civic affiliations and his daughter's graduation from Howard University. Among the material relation to his professional affiliation with the Palmetto Medical, Dental, and Pharmaceutical Association are an award, programs from the group's annual meetings, and a history of the organization written in celebration of the association's centennial anniversary. Materials relating to his civic affiliations include...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1981-2004; 1925-2004
Juanita W. Brown papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1178
Abstract
Juanita Washington Brown (1937-2006), a Charleston, South Carolina native was an educator, business owner and philanthropist. After her husband, William Melvin Brown, Jr. passed in 1994, Juanita became the Chief Executive Officer of their company, American Development Corporation (ADCOR), a defense contractor in North Charleston.Brown's papers highlight her life as an educator, religious, civic, and social organizational leader, and philanthropist. A majority of the collection...
Dates:
1900-2011, and undated; Majority of material found in 1955-2005
Millicent E. Brown papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1003
Abstract
Millicent Ellison Brown (b. 1948) is an educator and civil rights activist. Born in Charleston to MaeDe and J. Arthur Brown, local and state president of NAACP (1955-1965), Brown, in 1963, replaced her older sister Minerva as the primary plaintiff in a NAACP-sponsored lawsuit (Millicent Brown vs. Charleston County School District #20).The collection consists of personal and professional documents, correspondence, and newspaper clippings relating to Millicent Brown's experience...
Dates:
1907-2024
Miriam M. Brown papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1098
Abstract
Miriam M. Brown (1901-2002) worked as an educator for fifty-two years at multiple schools in Charleston and Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She received numerous recognitions for her work in the community, including a proclamation from the town of Mount Pleasant declaring October 12th of each year as Miriam Brown Memorial Day. Miriam married Arthur Felder Brown in 1928 and had two children, Arthur Felder Brown, Jr. and Jeanne Albertha Brown Morris.The collection includes personal...
Dates:
1922-2002
W. Melvin Brown, Jr., papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1119
Abstract
William Melvin Brown, Jr., was born on February 19, 1934 in Charleston, South Carolina, to William and Eva Taylor Brown. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School and received a BS in Science from South Carolina State College. Brown later acquired a Master of Science from Atlanta University, a MBA from Webster College, and an Advanced Studies degree from Boston University. Brown married Juanita Washington, also a Charleston native and high school science teacher, on June 4, 1960....
Dates:
1951-2005
Elmore M. Browne papers
Collection
Identifier: AMN 1177
Abstract
The Elmore M. Browne papers, 1929-2006, document Elmore's biographical information, correspondence, professional and personal affiliations, homegoing celebrations and funeral services for friends, family members, and colleagues, as well as miscellaneous periodicals, event programs, newspaper clippings and artifacts collected by Elmore. Contained in his affiliations are records of his twenty year career in the United States Army, time as a student at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University)...
Dates:
1929-2006
Bryan, Carson, Moses, and Werber family papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1152
Abstract
The Bryan, Carson, Moses, and Werber families of Sumter County, South Carolina, represent the relationships between Jewish and Christian families in 19th century South Carolina. Henry Claremont Moses, of a prominent Jewish family, married Andrena Werber, of a Christian family, in 1878; their daughter Catherine married William Alfred Bryan. This collection contains papers, correspondence, photographs/daguerreotypes, genealogical records, and artifacts from the Bryan branch of the family. A...
Dates:
approximately 1840s-2011; Majority of material found within 1911-1984
Found in:
Special Collections
Buchenwald concentration camp photographs
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-031
Abstract
The collection consists of four photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp taken in April 1945, shortly after its liberation by the U.S. Army.
Dates:
1945
Found in:
Special Collections
Buchenwald concentration camp reports
Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-030
Abstract
The collection consists of two May 1945 U.S. Army reports written by F. van Wyck Mason describing conditions at Buchenwald concentration camp and other areas in Germany.
Dates:
1945
Found in:
Special Collections
George Detwiler Burges collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0095
Abstract
George Detwiler Burges graduated from the College of Charleston in 1938. He served as a B-17 pilot during World War II and was killed in action in 1944. This collection consists of Burges' personal papers, letters, military records, photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, and military decorations including the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.
Dates:
1929-1944
Found in:
Special Collections