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Unveiling the Legacy of Avery: Jasmine Utsey
This is a part of an ongoing series featuring the reflections of past Avery Research Center employees, interns, and undergraduate...
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Unveiling the Legacy of Avery: Mateo Mérida
This is a part of an ongoing series featuring the reflections of past Avery Research Center employees, interns, and undergraduate...
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Unveiling the Legacy of Avery: Dr. Otis W. Pickett
This is a part of an ongoing series featuring the reflections of past Avery Research Center employees, interns, and undergraduate...
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Unveiling the Legacy of Avery Research Center
This post is written by DaNia Childress, the Project Director for the Avery and Liberatory Literacies: Commemorating 160 Years of...
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Hours Change: Closed on May 26th
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture will be closed all...
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May 9th: Hours change
Due to College of Charleston graduation the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture will be closed to...
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The Avery Research Center: As Necessary and Relevant as Ever
This post is written by Nate Hubler, the Avery Research Center’s Liberatory Legacies Archival Fellow. 2025 and 2026 are important,...
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Hours change March 21st: closed from 10:30 to 2pm
For staff professional development the Avery Research Center for African American History will be closed on March 21st from 11am...
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Honoring Everyday Relationships
This post is written by Nate Hubler, the Avery Research Center’s Liberatory Legacies Archival Fellow. Dear Annie, "Desire not to...
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Pioneering Women of the Avery Research Center: A Legacy of Leadership and Community Impact
This post is written by Veer Mehta, Avery’s Mellon Project Archivist. Organizing a space to honor a historical institution is...
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Call for Artists: Visualizing a Liberatory Legacy
We invite visual artists to assist the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture with...
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March 5th: Remote Services
Due to the inclement weather, the Avery Research Center is closed to in-person services on Wednesday, March 5th. However, we...
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From Avery Classmates to Experts in Their Fields
This post is written by Nate Hubler, the Avery Research Center’s Liberatory Legacies Archival Fellow, who started in this position...
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London/Liverpool/London: Final Reflections & Acknowledgments
This is the tenth and final blog post in a series written by Georgette Mayo, Avery Research Center’s Processing Archivist,...
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Introducing our Spring 2025 Interns
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture supports College of Charleston students in many ways, including serving...
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Liverpool Connects with Charleston and a Research Question Solved
This is the ninth blog post in a series written by Georgette Mayo, Avery Research Center’s Processing Archivist, reflecting on...
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Seeing the World with Emily DeCosta and Herbert DeCosta Jr.
This post is written by Nate Hubler, the Avery Research Center’s Liberatory Legacies Archival Fellow, who started in this position...
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Remembering Cynthia McCottry-Smith, Avery’s Angel
This post is written by Georgette Mayo, who works at the Avery Research Center for African American as a Processing...
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Cynthia McCottry-Smith: Living, Empowering, and now, Resting in Excellence
This post is written by Veer Mehta, Avery's Mellon Project Archivist. On a shortlist of modern Charlestonian heroes, a...
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Hours change for January 27th!
Due to a water main break the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture will be CLOSING at...
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