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Celebrating Preservation Month by Preserving the Black Family on May 12, 2021 at 12pm
Description Come learn about how to start your family archives, and how to treasure, preserve, and interpret these records. Download...
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Lowcountry Action Committee Co-Sponsors May Program Series #HandsOffEastSide
We at the Avery Research Center are always seeking ways to help our community and we are proud to partner...
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New Lowcountry Digital History Initiative (LDHI) Exhibit on the Morris Street Business District
Explore Charleston history through the lens of the Morris Street Business District. Established just before the Civil War, the neighborhoods...
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April 22, 2021 at 6pm: Avery Digital Classroom event- She Got Game: Exploring the Disparities in Women’s Basketball
This week in the Avery Digital Classroom we will be hosting an interactive event entitled, She Got Game. She Got Game: Exploring the Disparities in...
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Check out Avery’s Project Archivist and Interpretation Specialist, Erica Veal on National Park Service’s Ranger Chat on Reconstruction
Park Ranger Rich Condon interviews Erica Veal, Project Archivist and Interpretation Specialist at the Avery Research Center for African American...
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Student Research at the College of Charleston: Olivia Williams
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture currently has two graduate assistants on staff. Graduate assistants can...
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Avery Digital Classroom: April 2021
We look forward to having you back in the #AveryDigitalClassroom in April! Missed an event? Click our YouTube link to view previous...
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Student Research at the College of Charleston: Joshua Parks
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture currently has two graduate assistants on staff. Graduate assistants can...
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Avery Student Messenger
The Avery Student Messenger! Centered on virtually engaging with College of Charleston students, this magazine is a great way to...
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Avery Digital Classroom March 2021 Events
We are happy to continue our Avery Digital Classroom. Save the date for these programs and watch our social media...
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Lowcountry Action Committee Partners with Avery Research Center and Eastside Community Development Corporation for Freedom Bag Distribution
We at the Avery Research Center are always seeking ways to help our community and we are proud to partner...
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Congratulations to Ms. Georgette Mayo, Avery’s Processing Archivist
Beginning in March 2021, Ms. Georgette Mayo, Avery Research Center's Processing Archivist, will join a cohort of librarians and conservators...
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We Celebrate Year Round, a Black History Month Virtual Program (February 26, 2021 at 12 p.m.)
Join the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture for its newest virtual programming: We Celebrate Year Round Virtual Black...
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New Lowcountry Digital History Initiative (LDHI) Exhibition on Black Women
Hidden Voices: Enslaved Women in the Lowcountry and U.S. South explores the history of Black women in the American South...
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Museum Tours Cancelled
Due to the COVID-19 health crisis we are not offering public tours. We encourage you to review our digital exhibitions...
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Accessing the Collections at the Avery Research Center
The Phillis Wheatley Literary and Social Club Reading Room is open by appointment only Monday to Friday from 10 a.m....
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Collection Donations
Due to the current health crisis, we currently have a moratorium on accepting any new collections. However, please reach out...
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Introducing the Avery Digital Classroom
We at the Avery Research Center give our thoughts and prayers to our stakeholders near and far. We hope that...
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