Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture information
Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture
The Avery Research Center, 2019
Location
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Type
Research Centre
Scope
African American History and Culture
Established
1985
Branch of
College of Charleston
Collection
Items collected
Materials that document the history, traditions, legacies, and influences of African Americans
Size
Over six thousand items
Criteria for collection
The history and culture of African Americans in Charleston, the South Carolina Lowcountry, and South Carolina at large
The Avery Normal Institute, ca 1870Class photo on the grounds of the Avery Normal Institute, 1924
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is a division of the College of Charleston library system. The center is located on the site of the former Avery Normal Institute in the Harleston village district at 125 Bull Street in Charleston, South Carolina. This historic secondary school trained Black students for professional careers and leadership roles, and served as a hub for Charleston’s African-American community from 1865 to 1954.[1]
In 1978, the alumni of the Avery Normal Institute, led by Lucille Whipper, formed the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture. They worked with the College of Charleston to establish the Avery Research Center in 1985 to preserve the legacy of the Avery Normal Institute and educate the broader community about the history and culture of African Americans in Charleston, the South Carolina Lowcountry, and South Carolina at large.[2]
The Avery Research Center provides access to digital and physical archival collections, offers guided tours, hosts workshops, presents lectures and performances, and features physical and digital museum exhibitions. The Avery Research Center Archives currently hold over six thousand primary- and secondary-source materials that document the history, traditions, legacies, and influences of African Americans.[3]
^Drago, Edmund L.(2006). Charleston's Avery Center: From Education and Civil Rights to Preserving the African American Experience, The History Press. ISBN 978-1-59629-068-6
^Avery Research Center. http://avery.cofc.edu/, Accessed on 3 May 2014.
^Avery Institute. http://www.averyinstitute.us/, Accessed on 3 May 2014.
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