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Abstract | Penn Center of the Sea Islands, formerly Penn Community Services, is located on St. Helena Island, S.C., and is the site of the former Penn School, founded in 1862 as one of the country's first schools for freed slaves. The Penn Board of Trustees closed the school in 1948 but three years later reconstituted Penn as a center for community development and conference site for organizations working to advance African American causes or in support of equality, education, welfare, and other social issues. In the late twentieth century, Penn's mission evolved to include a focus on promoting and preserving the history and culture of the Sea Islands, S.C. Records document the administrative operations and cultural heritage activities of Penn Community Services and Penn Center of the Sea Islands. Topics include organizational policies and development; fund-raising and other finances; rural community development; ownership and retention of land by African Americans; health, education, and social services programming; Peace Corps training; the United States Commission on Civil Rights and state advisory committees that reported on discrimination practices; the Orangeburg Massacre; land use and environmental, cultural, and historic preservation; collaboration among South Carolina low country cultural heritage organizations and education agencies; the development of the "Education for Freedom" exhibit on Penn School and Penn Center history; Gullah and Sea Island history and culture; and special events, such as Heritage Days, Black History Month, Emancipation Proclamation celebrations, Labor Day programs, Community Sings, the Mystery Play, Miss Black Pearl pageants, and Civil War reenactments. Photographic materials depict special events; campus buildings; Sea Island rural and coastal scenery; employees and visitors; midwives; residents of St. Helena Island and other islanders; folk art exhibits and artists; visits by A. Phillip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr., and others; travel by a Penn Center group to Sierra Leone; and Hurricane Gracie (1959). Audiovisual materials include oral histories, other interviews, and recordings of campus events on topics that include Gullah history and culture, ownership and retention of land by African Americans, and cultural heritage and historical tourism. The Penn Center of the Sea Islands website includes a video about the Penn Center, an historical overview, and information about the museum, conference center, and programming. |
Creator | Penn Center of the Sea Islands. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Nancy Kaiser, August 2015
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, August 2015
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser and Anne Wells, 2018; Patrick Cullom and Anne Wells, 2019; Nancy Kaiser, November 2020; Dawne Howard Lucas, Rebecca Stubbs, Andrew Crook, and Laura Smith, November 2022; Dawne Howard Lucas, January 2023
Some records, photographs, film, and sound recordings in this collection were transferred from the Penn School Papers (#3615). See individual series for more information.
Preservation of and access to sound recordings that were originally in the Penn School Papers (#3615) were made possible through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Diacritics and other special characters have been omitted from this finding aid to facilitate keyword searching in web browsers.
Original file names created by the Penn Center have been preserved whenever possible. Archival staff at UNC-Chapel Hill assigned file names to photographic materials during processing to create date and/or subject access.
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The Penn School Board of Trustees established Penn Community Services, Inc. (later renamed Penn Center of the Sea Islands), in 1951, three years after Penn School closed as an independent school (its last class graduated in 1953). The Board envisioned a new role for Penn as a center dedicated to community development and a conference site for organizations working to advance African American causes and in support of equality, education, welfare, and other social issues. Courtney Siceloff was hired in 1950 as executive director to begin charting that course.
During the 1950s, much of the work at Penn Community Services, Inc., focused low income residents of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. Penn participated in projects to bring public water to many of the islands, helped people learn the rights and responsibilities of land ownership, and established a number of social services, including Head Start for disadvantaged preschool children and the Beaufort-Jasper Comprehensive Health Services. Penn also continued to be a training site for midwifery as it had been during the Penn School years. Beginning in 1955, conference meeting space on campus was made available for interracial groups. For more than a decade the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and other religious, educational, business, cultural, and labor groups regularly used Penn's facilities for their meetings because it was one of the few places in the American South willing to host interracial groups at that time. In the late 1960s Penn also provided space for Peace Corps training and leadership training for prospective governmental leaders in the southeastern states.
Courtney Siceloff retired in 1969, and the Board of Trustees hired John W. Gadson as the first African American executive director at Penn. Support for social and economic development programs continued under Gadson's leadership. During his tenure, Penn established Black Land Services, Inc., to preserve ownership and retention of land by African Americans; the Child Development Project, which set up daycare centers; and the Business Development Project, which helped blacks to establish businesses and navigate loan processes. Gadson also expanded Penn's community role to include cultural preservation. In 1971, Penn created the York W. Bailey Museum and the Culture Program to document and educate about Sea Island history and culture. In 1974, the U.S. Department of the Interior designated the Penn campus as a National Historic Landmark District.
Agnes Sherman was a key staff member of the Culture Program during the 1960s and 1970s. She led efforts on the Laura M. Towne Library, the York W. Bailey Museum, the Miss Black Pearl Pageant, and Penn's first oral history project. Sherman also was instrumental in re-establishing or creating some of the most important Penn traditions that continue to the present day under the History and Culture Department: the Labor Day Program on the Green; the Nativity Scene, which is part of the popular Penn School Mystery Play; monthly Community Sings; and Heritage Days.
Gadson resigned as director of Penn Center in 1976. Staff member Joseph McDomick, who led Black Land Services, Inc., served as interim executive director until the Board of Trustees hired John Buffington in August 1976. Buffington's tenure was brief; he resigned in a financial crisis in February 1978. An audit later that year identified three problems: leadership, finances, and programs. Joseph McDomick filled in again until 1980 when the Board of Trustees hired Emory Campbell.
During the 1980s and 1990s, Emory Campbell focused Penn's mission on helping Sea Islanders to preserve land ownership and the land itself. Resort development in the region threatened islanders' legal hold on their land and the sustainability of traditional coastal and agriculture ways of life. Penn's community organizing work centered on citizen education, land-use planning and policy reform, and sustainable community development. Penn also sought to preserve and promote Gullah history and culture to gain a place in low country heritage tourism. Some of the major initiatives of Campbell's tenure included the first Heritage Days celebration; a capital campaign for renovations to allow for expanded use of the Penn Center as a conference center; the Penn School for Preservation, "a community leadership training program covering the basic principles of community economic development, land use and environmental planning and effective leadership"; the Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE), which provided tutoring, academic and cultural enrichment, support for parents, and engagement with community concerns; the Penn-University of South Carolina partnership that addressed history and culture preservation, continuing education, and the needs of early childhood/at-risk families; and numerous grants that supported campus building renovations and exhibit development.
Campbell retired in 2002 with programs and projects well established in the tradition of Penn. Executive directors since Campbell's retirement include: Bernie Wright, Walter Mack, Mike Campi, and Rodell Lawrence. Wright has served as executive director twice, first from 2002 to 2007, and again beginning in 2018.
Executive Directors of Penn Community Services and Penn Center of the Sea Islands
For additional information see the Penn Center website ( www.penncenter.com) and Penn Center: A History Preserved (Athens: The University of Georgia Press, 2014) by Orville Vernon Burton with Wilbur Cross.
Back to TopRecords documenting the administrative operations and cultural heritage activities of Penn Community Services and Penn Center of the Sea Islands. Materials are arranged into series that document the work of the executive directors (Series 1) and the staff of the History and Culture unit (Series 2). Audiovisual materials are arranged according to format: photographic materials (Series 3), sound recordings (Series 4), and film and video (Series 5).
Series 1: The records of Courtney Siceloff, John Gadson, John Buffington, and Emory Campbell, executive directors of Penn Community Services and Penn Center of the Sea Islands. Topics include organizational policies and development; fund-raising and finances; rural community development; ownership and retention of land by African Americans; employment for conscientious objectors; food stamps; Head Start programming for disadvantaged preschool children; National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials (NAIRO); Peace Corps training; integrated education; leadership identification and training; the United States Commission on Civil Rights and its state advisory committees that reported on discrimination practices; the Orangeburg Massacre; land use and environmental and cultural preservation; historic preservation of Penn campus buildings; Gullah studies; collaboration among South Carolina low country cultural heritage organizations and educational agencies; the Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE); and History and Culture programming, including special events, such as Heritage Days, Black History Month, and Emancipation Proclamation celebrations.
Series 2: The records of History and Culture directors and staff and the York W. Bailey Museum. Topics include strategic planning; collaborative efforts with other cultural heritage organizations and agencies; and program planning for long-standing events, including the Labor Day program, Community Sings, the Mystery Play, Heritage Days, Black History Month, Emancipation Proclamation and Watch Night planning. Other topics include Peace Corps training at Penn, campus building conditions, the development of the "Education for Freedom" exhibit on Penn School and Penn Center history; and Gullah and Sea Island history and culture. York W. Bailey Museum materials are both documentation of administrative operations and items collected and preserved by Penn Center staff to create an archive of chiefly printed materials about notable African Americans and important people in the history of the Penn School and Penn Center.
Series 3: Photographic materials depict events, activities, campus buildings, Sea Island rural and coastal scenery, employees and visitors, residents of St. Helena Island, and other islanders. Topics include folk art exhibits and artists, including Sam Doyle; recurring programs at Penn Center, such as the Heritage Days festival events and parades, Labor Day, Mystery Play performances, Community Sings, Emancipation Day, Miss Black Pearl Pageant, and the Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE); special events at Penn Center, such as Civil War reenactors for the 54th Massachusetts, A. Phillip Randolph's visit, Martin Luther King Jr.'s retreat with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, South Carolina Human Relations Student Council, NAACP youth conference, National Sharecroppers, Peace Corps training, and travel by a Penn Center group to Sierra Leone; Hurricane Gracie (1959); oral histories; midwives; and York W. Bailey Museum employees, visitors, and artifacts.
Series 4 and 5: Audiovisual recordings and film contain oral histories and other interviews, music and storytelling performances, community meetings, church meetings, community sings, Heritage Days events, Civil War reenactments, Emancipation Day and Labor Day programs, symposiums on Sea Island cultural life and concerns, performances of the Mystery Play, a visit by President Joseph Saidu Momoh of Sierra Leone, and other campus events on topics that include Gullah history and culture, ownership and retention of land by African Americans, and cultural heritage and historical tourism.
Series 6: The Penn Center of the Sea Islands website includes a video about the Penn Center, an historical overview, and information about the museum, conference center, and programming.
Series 7A: The Addition of July 2022 (Acc. 20220712.1) includes additional records from Emory Campbell's tenure as executive director, with later materials from Bernie Wright and other executive directors also included.
NOTE: Researchers are advised to search for related materials across all series.
NOTE: Courtney Siceloff materials were originally filed with the Penn School Papers (#3615). They were transferred from that collection in August 2015 in order to be reunited with other Penn Community Services and Penn Center of the Sea Islands records. The subseries retain their order from the Penn School Papers with some new material added.
Back to TopRecords of the executive directors of Penn Community Services and Penn Center of the Sea Islands, documenting administrative operations and cultural heritage activities. Topics include the Board of Trustees; organizational policies and development; fund-raising and finances; rural community development; ownership and retention of land by African Americans; employment for conscientious objectors; food stamps; Head Start programming for disadvantaged preschool children; National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials (NAIRO); Peace Corps training; integrated education; leadership identification and training; the United States Commission on Civil Rights and its state advisory committees that reported on discrimination practices found within their states; the Orangeburg Massacre; land use and environmental and cultural preservation; historic preservation of campus buildings; Gullah studies; collaboration among South Carolina low country cultural heritage organizations and education agencies; the Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE); and History and Culture programming, including special events, such as Heritage Days, Black History Month, and Emancipation Proclamation celebrations at Camp Saxton (John Joiner Plantation, Port Royal, S.C.).
The records in this series are arranged into subseries by executive director: 1.1 Courtney Siceloff; 1.2 John Gadson and John Buffington; 1.3 Emory Campbell.
The records of Executive Director Courtney Siceloff are divided into two subseries: 1.1.1 Administrative Records, which document the administrative operations of Penn Community Services; and 1.1.2 United States Commission on Civil Rights, which includes Siceloff's records of the organization and its state advisory committees. Siceloff served as a regional consultant for the United States Commission on Civil Rights, overseeing the state advisory committees of southern states, and as secretary of the South Carolina Advisory Committee.
NOTE: Courtney Siceloff materials were originally filed with the Penn School Papers (#3615). They were transferred from that collection in August 2015 in order to be reunited with other Penn Community Services and Penn Center of the Sea Islands records. The subseries retain their order from the Penn School Papers with some new material added.
Arrangement: chronological, then alphabetical by subject.
Material documenting administrative operations at Penn Community Services. Topics include Board of Trustees; Penn School campus properties; finances; rural community development; employment for conscientious objectors; fund-raising and other financial matters; food stamps; Head Start programming for disadvantaged preschool children; National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials (NAIRO); Peace Corps training for volunteers preparing to serve in Botswana; integrated education; leadership identification and training; sensitivity training; and continuing contact with supporters, especially New York alumni of the Penn School and the American Friends Service Committee. Also of note is a guest book with a record of individuals and organizations who visited Penn's campus. Beginning in 1955, Penn hosted meetings of biracial groups from South Carolina and elsewhere in the South because it was one of the few integrated facilities available until after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
NOTE: Related material from 1948 and 1949 is filed with the Penn School Papers (#3615). See Penn School folders 214-226 for administrative materials that document the Board of Trustees' decision to close the Penn School and reconstitute itself as Penn Community Services. See Penn School folders 319-320, 327-330, 401-404 for financial materials that overlap between the Penn School and Penn Community Services. See Penn School folders 451-452 for annual reports. See Penn School folders 441-442 for miscellaneous printed items. See Penn School folder 425 for newspaper clippings. Many of these folders have been digitized and are available online.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights was created under the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This agency was supported by advisory committees in every state that reported on discriminatory practices found within their states and provided advice and assistance to victims of discrimination seeking to participate in hearings. The South Carolina Advisory Committee was established in 1959. Courtney Siceloff served as secretary for the South Carolina Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights and as regional consultant, overseeing the state advisory committees of southern states.
Material includes correspondence, reports, pamphlets, notes, minutes, and clippings related to the United States Commission on Civil Rights and its state advisory committees, especially the South Carolina Advisory Committee. Correspondents include members of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, including A. H. Rosenfeld Jr., Cornelius P. Cotten, Peter M. Sussman, and chair of the South Carolina Advisory Committee, E. R. McIver. Included is information on specific cases brought to the South Carolina Advisory Committee, with statements from people involved in cases including public officials and alleged victims of police mistreatment and employment discrimination. Information gathered by the state advisory committees pertains to poverty, education, school integration, housing discrimination, urban renewal, employment practices, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and discrimination in hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Also included is material related to the event known as the Orangeburg Massacre on 8 February 1968 in Orangeburg, S.C.. There, a student-led demonstration against segregation ended with three students shot dead and others injured by police officers. Material related to the Mississippi Advisory Committee includes a copy of a letter from U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy concerning the Department of Justice's litigation against Mississippi and several of its public officials.
Arrangement: chronological then alphabetical by subject.
Materials documenting administrative operations and cultural heritage activities of Penn Community Services. Of note are the Community Development Project reports, Black Land Services reports, and Board of Trustees communications. Other topics include the lawsuit over underpayment of wages for work performed by conscientious objectors at Penn, organizational policies, and an evaluation of Penn by external reviewers.
NOTE: These two executive directors served comparatively short tenures as executive directors. Their file groupings were not individually distinguishable and have been preserved in the order they were received with few modifications to file names to promote clarity and searchability.
Folder 357 |
1970-1971Correspondence with the Field Foundation, memoranda on black land ownership and economic development. |
Folder 358 |
1973Executive director's report, financial reports, Rural Leaders' Strategy Conference, black land program statement. |
Folder 359 |
1974-1976Executive director's report, Black Land Conference, Field Foundation proposal on the Black Land Program. |
Folder 360 |
Annual report, 1974 |
Folder 361 |
Annual report, 1976-1977 |
Folder 362 |
Black Land Services, 1971-1977Black Land Manual: Got Land Problems?, annual report, correspondence, background materials. |
Folder 363 |
Black Land Services: Field Foundation proposal, 1974 |
Folder 364 |
Board of Trustees, 1970 |
Folder 365 |
Board of Trustees, 1970sDirector's reports, field visit report, project report on the Beaufort-Jasper Community Development Program, strategic planning for the 1970s. |
Folder 366 |
Board of Trustees: Annual report, 1979 |
Folder 367 |
Board of Trustees: Blake, Herman, 1973 |
Folder 368 |
Board of Trustees: Directories, 1970s |
Folder 369 |
Board of Trustees: McGuire, Robert, 1970 |
Folder 370 |
Board of Trustees: Meetings, 1973-1974 |
Folder 371 |
Board of Trustees: Meetings, 1978Program evaluation and planning recommendations, minutes. |
Folder 372-373
Folder 372Folder 373 |
Clippings, 1970s |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5539/4 |
Clippings, 1970s |
Folder 374 |
Clippings: Hunger, 1970 |
Folder 375 |
Community Development Program, 1973-1974 |
Folder 376 |
Community Development Program: Beaufort-Jasper, 1970 |
Folder 377 |
Conscientious objectors court suit, 1967-1975Correspondence and legal documents concerning the case. |
Folder 378 |
Correspondence, 1977Topics include orientation of newcomers to Penn, reproductions of Penn photographs, and artist-in-residence. |
Folder 379 |
Cultural Program: Objectives, One Giant Step |
Folder 380 |
Emancipation Day, 1974"The Black Church's Outreach," by Rev. M. Newton, Brick Baptist Church, St. Helena Island, S.C. |
Folder 381 |
Evaluation of Penn Community Services, 1969-1975Report of external review committee. |
Folder 382 |
Executive Director's reports, 1972-1973 |
Folder 383 |
Financial statements, 1970-1972 |
Folder 384 |
Financial statements, 1972-1973 |
Folder 385-386
Folder 385Folder 386 |
Financial statements, 1974 |
Folder 387 |
Financial statements, 1975-1976 |
Folder 388 |
Financial statements, 1977-1979 |
Folder 389 |
Financial statements, 1979-1980 |
Folder 390 |
Gadson, John W.: Biography |
Folder 391-396
Folder 391Folder 392Folder 393Folder 394Folder 395Folder 396 |
Hudson, Ozell, 1975Black Land Program goals and related materials, legal concerns, conference center, youth development and educational philosophy of Penn Center, child care system, proposal for the 1970s. |
Folder 397 |
Memorandum, 1976-1977Topics include job corps center, personnel committee, and government contracts committee. |
Folder 398 |
National Historic Landmark, 1977Site review report. |
Folder 399 |
Needs assessments, 1976For maintenance, legal, nursery, conference center, cafeteria, Black Land Services, bookkeeping, and Cultural Program departments. |
Folder 400 |
Nightclub and restaurants (Assistance organization), 1973Marketing materials for the consulting firm Associated Management, Inc. |
Folder 401 |
Penn School: Printed materialsCopy of Welcome to Penn's Cultural Center: Site of the First School for Freed Blacks in the South . |
Folder 402 |
Penn School: 115th anniversary, 1977Copy of In Retrospect of Penn School, 1862-1977. |
Folder 403 |
Rhodes plan, 1977Proposal for a study of the history of Penn. |
Folder 404 |
Standard Operating Policies, 1975 |
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Materials documenting administrative operations and cultural heritage activities of Penn Center. Topics include Penn Center's Family Land Use Education program; land use and environmental and cultural preservation; historic preservation of buildings on campus; organizational strategic planning and personnel policies; the Penn School for Preservation for training community leaders; the nurturing of a Gullah studies relationship with Sierra Leone; collaboration among South Carolina low country cultural heritage organizations and education agencies; Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE); and History and Culture programming, including special events, such as Heritage Days, Black History Month, and Emancipation Proclamation celebrations at Camp Saxton (John Joiner Plantation, Port Royal, S.C.). Materials include correspondence, reports, grant applications, clippings, printed materials, photographs, and writings by others.
Folder 405 |
4H, 1989Invitation to camp. |
Folder 406 |
African American Museum Association, 1987-1990Includes notes for a presentation on history of York W. Bailey Museum. |
Folder 407 |
Agricultural Development Workers Training Center, 1982 |
Folder 408 |
Approval: Use of photographs, 1986-1997Permissions. |
Folder 409 |
Audit, 1982 |
Folder 410 |
Basket Making Project |
Folder 411 |
Beaufort County: Arts in the Basic Curriculum Advisory Commission, 1990 |
Folder 412-414
Folder 412Folder 413Folder 414 |
Behind the Veil: Documenting African American Life in the Jim Crow South Oral History Project: St. Helena, S.C., and environs, 1994Interview agreements for individuals who participated in the project. |
Folder 415 |
Bert and Mary Meyer Foundation, 1990"Land of the Gullah People" conference materials, including information on Boggs Rural Life Center. |
Folder 416 |
Black church and health promotion, 1988Fund-raising letter for the conference center. |
Folder 417 |
Black History Month, 1989-1990, 1994 |
Folder 418 |
Black history programs, 1988-1990 |
Folder 419 |
Blockson, Charles, 1988, 1990 |
Folder 420-423
Folder 420Folder 421Folder 422Folder 423 |
Board of Trustees, 1996-2000Minutes and reports. |
Folder 424-425
Folder 424Folder 425 |
Board of Trustees: Executive Committee, 2000 |
Folder 426 |
Board of Trustees: Retreat, 2001Presentation on responsible fiscal management. |
Folder 427 |
Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, 1991 |
Folder 428 |
Building restoration plans, 2000List of buildings, repairs required, and anticipated cost and impact for each project. |
Folder 429 |
Business consultant, 1995-1996Recommendations for professionalizing History and Culture's services for visitors and researchers. |
Folder 430 |
Byers, CeCe, 1979-1983 |
Folder 431-433
Folder 431Folder 432Folder 433 |
Camp Saxton, 1994-1997Relating to the Emancipation Proclamation program at John Joiner Plantation, Port Royal, S.C. |
Folder 434 |
Campbell, Emory: Biographical materials and writingsAlso includes writings and letters of congratulations for appointment as director of Penn Center in 1980. |
Folder 435 |
Car rental (form) |
Folder 436 |
Chicora Foundation, 1986-1990 |
Folder 437 |
Chinyelu, Mamadou, 1987-1988 |
Folder 438-440
Folder 438Folder 439Folder 440 |
Clippings, 1980s-1990s |
Folder 441 |
Collaborative Organization of Services for Youth, 1997, 2000Notes on ABC voucher system and meeting notes. |
Folder 442 |
Columbia College, 1988 |
Folder 443 |
Community SingAnnouncements. |
Folder 444 |
Conference centers, 1996 |
Folder 445 |
Consultant and contract labor invoice form |
Folder 446 |
Contact list |
Folder 447 |
Cookbook information, 1987, 1989 |
Folder 448 |
Cookbooks, inquiries for, 1989 |
Folder 449 |
Correspondence, 1981-1985Concerning visitors, artists, dance and musical performances, exhibits, publications, researchers, and other cultural institutions; includes correspondence of both Emory Campbell and Vanessa Thaxton, Director of History and Culture. |
Folder 450 |
Correspondence, 1986-1988 |
Folder 451-453
Folder 451Folder 452Folder 453 |
Correspondence, 1989 |
Folder 454 |
Correspondence, 1990 |
Folder 455 |
Correspondence, 1991 |
Folder 456 |
Correspondence, 1992 |
Folder 457-458
Folder 457Folder 458 |
Correspondence, 1993 |
Folder 459 |
Correspondence, 1994-1995 |
Folder 460 |
Correspondence, 1996-1999 |
Folder 461 |
Correspondence, 2000-2002 |
Folder 462 |
Correspondence: Letters from Visitors (to Emory Campbell), 1995 |
Folder 463 |
Creel, Margaret Washington, 1987 |
Folder 464 |
Cross Cultural Training Program, 1997 |
Folder 465-466
Folder 465Folder 466 |
Cultural information, 1980-1987Chiefly correspondence with artists, researchers, other cultural institutions. |
Folder 467 |
Cultural Protection Overlay Project, 1996 |
Folder 468 |
Cultural Visions Project, 1993-1994Reports of activities funded by South Carolina Arts Commission grant. |
Folder 469 |
Data collection for service programs, 1999Memorandum to Board of Trustees. |
Folder 470 |
Davis, Gerald, 1988Audit report of the heritage celebration submitted to the National Endowment for the Arts, Folk Arts Program, and related correspondence. |
Folder 471 |
deLara, Moneese, 2000 |
Folder 472 |
"Demographic Profile of the African American Population of the South Carolina and Georgia Sea Islands," 1994A study commissioned by and conducted under the auspices of the Penn Center. |
Folder 473 |
Dexter, Arthur H., 1988Correspondence and booklet of free verse poetry, Sea Island Soul. |
Folder 474 |
Early Childhood Program, 1999Memorandum to Board of Trustees. |
Folder 475-476
Folder 475Folder 476 |
"Education for Freedom": National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant application |
Folder 477 |
"Education for Freedom": National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) correspondence |
Folder 478 |
"Education for Freedom": Planning grant committee, 1993-1996 |
Folder 479 |
Elder Hostel, 1989, 2002Includes a proposal for a Gullah Institute. |
Folder 480 |
Elder Hostel: Slide presentation |
Folder 481 |
Employee information, 1987-1991Includes welcome letters, cafeteria work schedules, policy memoranda |
Folder 482 |
Employment applications |
Folder 483 |
Family Land Use Education Program, 1988Program narrative on demonstration farm accomplishments and strategic planning for education and training of limited resource landowners. |
Folder 484 |
Fax cover sheets |
Folder 485 |
Feasibility Study, 1981"Use Feasibility Study and Final Report for Penn Historic District, St. Helena Island, S.C.," produced with assistance of Economic Development Administration grant of the Division of Community and Intergovernmental Affairs, State of South Carolina. Includes a site analysis, conditions report for each building, rehabilitation plans. |
Folder 486 |
Financial materials, 1995-1996 |
Folder 487-490
Folder 487Folder 488Folder 489Folder 490 |
Financial statements, 1981-1988 |
Folder 491 |
Folk Arts Program, 1988-1990Includes audit report of the heritage celebration submitted to the National Endowment for the Arts, Folk Arts Program, and related correspondence and other materials. |
Folder 492 |
Folk life, 2000Chiefly materials relating to Folk Heritage Collections in Crisis Symposium. |
Folder 493 |
Ford Foundation grant, 1997Narrative report for "Education for Freedom" grant. |
Folder 494 |
Foxfire education philosophyPublished and unpublished explanatory materials. |
Folder 495 |
Foxfire teacher outreach |
Folder 496 |
"The Freedmen's Bureau in South Carolina, 1865-1872," 1967Photocopy. |
Folder 497 |
"Frogmore" post office renamed, 1988Correspondence, clippings, and fact sheet relating to efforts to rename the local post office as United States Post Office, St. Helena Island, S.C. |
Folder 498 |
Gambia, visitor from, 1986Itinerary and related materials for Sheikh Tejan Nyang, head of the marketing department in the Ministry of Tourism, Banjul, Republic of Gambia. |
Folder 499 |
General Commission on Religion and Race of the United Methodist Church, 1986-1987 |
Folder 500 |
Golf Classic, 1995 |
Folder 501 |
Golf Classic, 1996 |
Folder 502 |
Governor's Award for Historic Preservation nomination, 1999 |
Folder 503 |
Grant agencies, 1987 |
Folder 504 |
Grants: Arts Council for Northern Beaufort County, 1994Grant seeking support for 14th annual Heritage Days celebration. |
Folder 505 |
Grants: Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society, Philadelphia, Pa., 1991 |
Folder 506 |
Grants: Proposals and drafts, 1988, 1999, 2001 |
Folder 507 |
Green, Jonathan, 1989-1990, 1992, 1998Correspondence about exhibits and other topics. See also Vanessa Thaxton: Exhibits: Green, Jonathan. |
Folder 508 |
"The Green" beautification, 1988 |
Folder 509 |
Greene, Vanessa, 1986-1987Folksong preservation project and fund-raising. |
Folder 510 |
Group tour reservationsForms. |
Folder 511 |
Gullah Culture Festival, 1988-1990 |
Folder 512 |
Hands Across America, 1987 |
Folder 513 |
Heritage Center at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1989Correspondence relating to a visit and presentation by Emory Campbell. |
Folder 514 |
Highway 21, 1996 |
Folder 515 |
Hilton Head Island, 1983-1985Retention and development of minority land ownership, rural water and sewer systems, Squire Pope Water Project, Voting Rights Act and Hilton Head Incorporation. Emory Campbell served as chair of the Water District. |
Folder 516 |
Historic preservation proposal and foundations, 1986-1990 |
Folder 517 |
History and Culture: Work plan, 1996-1998Strategic work planning materials. |
Folder 518 |
Holloway, Joseph, 1987-1990 |
Folder 519 |
Hough, Larry, 1985, 1987Includes essay, "Sea Islands Plantations Being Reborn," by Emory Campbell. |
Folder 520 |
Humanities Symposium, 1990Presentations and other materials related to "My Soul Look Back and Wonder: Strengths of the Black Family" symposium. |
Folder 521 |
Institute for Community Education and Training, 1988 |
Folder 522 |
Institutional Development Project, 1996Schedule and process grid for strategic planning, fund-raising, business, fiscal accountability, staff development, computer systems, and telephone system. |
Folder 523 |
Insurance |
Folder 524 |
Interdenominational Theological Center, 1990Visitors to the Penn Center. |
Folder 525 |
Interns, 1990 |
Folder 526 |
ItinerariesFor various visitors to Penn Center. |
Folder 527 |
Jackson, Patricia, 1987Materials relating to a book reception for When Roots Die. |
Folder 528 |
Jacocks, Lucia, 1987 |
Folder 529 |
Joyner, Tom, 2000 |
Folder 530 |
Keener, Jack, 1986Letter regarding demonstration farm and Limited Resource Farmers at Penn Center. |
Folder 531 |
Kellogg Foundation, 1999-2000Grant to revise An Island Treasure. |
Folder 532 |
Korean Broadcasting System, 1997Invoice and other materials relating to services provided by Penn Center to the Korean Broadcasting System to assist development of a documentary on Gullah culture. |
Folder 533 |
Kyoto Seika University: Cross Cultural Field Study |
Folder 534 |
Land, 1990, 1997Printed materials on the Land Assistance Fund, rural poverty, future land use plan and maps. |
Folder 535 |
Latimer, Alan, 1990Letter regarding trip to Sierra Leone. |
Folder 536 |
Leave request forms |
Folder 537 |
Location Release, 1993Maxi Priest video. |
Folder 538 |
Long, Worth, 1988-1991Relating to role as festival coordinator for tenth anniversary of Heritage Days. |
Folder 539 |
Low Country Council of Governments: Tourism program |
Folder 540 |
Low Country Heritage Tour, 1988-1989 |
Folder 541 |
Love, Velma, 1989 |
Folder 542 |
Mack, Harry, 1991 |
Folder 543 |
Mailing list |
Folder 544 |
MaintenanceWork order form for buildings and grounds. |
Folder 545 |
Martin Luther King Jr. CenterRelease forms. |
Folder 546 |
Mary Long's Yesteryear, 1988 |
Folder 547 |
McDomick, Joseph, 1990Regarding employment on Land Education and Environment Program |
Folder 548 |
McFadden, John, 1987 |
Folder 549 |
Memorial Day, 1989 |
Folder 550 |
Michigan Support Group, 1993Program for "Goin' to the Lowlands II: Our Second Gullah Extravaganza." |
Folder 551 |
Mileage voucher forms |
Folder 552-553
Folder 552Folder 553 |
MiscellaneousIncludes a statement "Why Penn Heritage Celebration." |
Folder 554 |
Momah, Joseph Saidu, 1989Visit to Penn Center by president of Sierra Leone. See also South Carolina State College. |
Folder 555 |
"Multicultural Project at the Technical College of the Lowcountry," 1991 |
Folder 556 |
Museum of the Confederacy, 1991 |
Folder 557 |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): South Carolina Conference, 1982-1983, 1992-1993Invitation to meet at the Penn Center; copies of letters relating to a 1992 incident at the Walmart in Beaufort, S.C., in which a young African American male and others were prevented from entering the store; voter registration goals. |
Folder 558 |
National Endowment for the Arts: Expansion Arts Grant, 1992, 1995 |
Folder 559 |
National Endowment for the Arts: Expansion Arts Grant, 1992, 1995 |
Folder 560 |
National Endowment for the Humanities: Challenge Grant, 1991-1997 |
Folder 561 |
National Endowment for the Humanities: Challenge Grant, 1993-2001Application and related reporting correspondence for a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for restoration of museum building and establishment of an endowment fund. |
Folder 562 |
National Festival of Black Storytelling, 1989, 1991Includes Volume II, Number 4 issue of Association of Black Storytellers newsletter. |
Folder 563 |
National Historic Landmark Status ReportForms describing conditions of buildings, structures, and other landmarks on Penn's campus. |
Folder 564-565
Folder 564Folder 565 |
National Lawyers Guild Summer Projects, 1986Materials relating to hiring for internship at Penn on black land ownership. |
Folder 566 |
National Register of Historic Places, 1974-1975, 1988Nomination forms for properties on St. Helena's Island; preservation conference; historic preservation bill in South Carolina House of Representatives. |
Folder 567 |
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1981Correspondence and reports on survey and planning project grant. |
Folder 568 |
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1989-1990Correspondence concerning Penn property listings, tourism. |
Folder 569 |
Needs assessment, 1997 |
Folder 570-571
Folder 570Folder 571 |
Opala, Joseph, 1980-1999Writings, materials relating to a visit to Penn Center. |
Folder 572 |
Oral history workshop, 1985-1986 |
Folder 573-574
Folder 573Folder 574 |
Organizational Development Committee, 1999-2000Grant from Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation for self-study of Penn Center's organization and strategic planning. |
Image Box
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Osborne, Diane, 1990Black-and-White Photographic Prints Portraits from photography exhibit of unidentified African villagers. Some images are annotated. |
Folder 575 |
Osborne, Diane, 1991Proverbs, "Still Waters Run Deep" photography exhibit of Sea Islanders. |
Image Box
22
Image Folder PF-5539/350 |
Osborne, Diane, 1991Black-and-White Photographic Prints Images from "Still Waters Run Deep" photography exhibit of Sea Islanders. |
Folder 576 |
Pace, Lorenzo, 1997African burial ground lecture at Heritage Days. |
Folder 577 |
Pendergraft, Norman E., 1988Gullah Life Reflections exhibition. |
Folder 578 |
Penn Center: Miscellaneous overviews, 1980s-1990sChronology, programs, budgets. |
Folder 579 |
Penn Center-University of South Carolina Partnership, 1991-1992Partnership to address early childhood education, African American cultural preservation, adult literacy, continuing education, and renovation of Cope building through a National Endowment for the Humanities grant. See also the photograph album for 1996 (PA-5539/4). |
Folder 580 |
Penn Community Club, 1988-1997 |
Folder 581-584
Folder 581Folder 582Folder 583Folder 584 |
Penn School for Preservation, 1992-1994Notes from a community meeting about Penn Center's role on St. Helena Island and Low Country, training materials for community leaders in program studying islands' history, coastal environmental issues, zoning and land use planning, economic development strategies that can help preserve the islands' environment and culture. |
Folder 585 |
Perry, Cynthia, 1989Historic preservation planning for Bunce Island, Sierra Leone. |
Folder 586 |
Plair, Teresa |
Folder 587 |
PreservationPrinted materials; includes the Directory of African-American Preservation Resources. |
Folder 588 |
Preservation: Seminar, 1987Correspondence and other materials related to conference at Penn Center "to develop plans which respond to environmental concerns, economic considerations, and respect for historical wealth and tradition." |
Folder 589 |
Press releases, 1980s, 1992, 1999Includes notice of cancellation of 1999 Heritage Days because of NAACP boycott of South Carolina tourism. |
Folder 590-592
Folder 590Folder 591Folder 592 |
Printed materials, 1980s-1990sPromotional materials for performances, exhibitions, camp; museum newsletter; proceedings of the "International Round Table on Africanisms in Afro-American Language Varieties." |
Folder 593 |
Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE), 1980sIncludes an overview of and budget for the afterschool program. |
Folder 594 |
Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE), 1990 |
Folder 595 |
Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE), 1999 |
Folder 596 |
Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE): Curriculum, 1980s, 1997Teaching materials, worksheets, lesson plans. |
Folder 597-602
Folder 597Folder 598Folder 599Folder 600Folder 601Folder 602 |
Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE): StudentsAcademic work, evaluations, attendance charts of children in the afterschool program. |
Folder 603 |
Properties to be sold for taxes not paid, 1988Notices of sale for Beaufort County, S.C. |
Folder 604 |
Purchase requisitions, 1997 |
Folder 605 |
Recording Academy grant, 1999Letter of support from Joseph Opala for proposed Penn Center project to preserve recordings of Gullah music and storytelling. |
Folder 606 |
Rededication ceremony, 1999Program for celebration of renovation of Cope Building and York W. Bailey Museum. |
Folder 607 |
Rehabilitation project, 1993Renovation of Cope and Frissell buildings. |
Folder 608 |
Reiss, Tjark, 1988Letter regarding artist Winold Reiss. |
Folder 609 |
Resolutions, 1995 |
Folder 610 |
Resumes |
Folder 611 |
Rodat, Robert: "The Patriot," 1999 |
Folder 612 |
Role of People's Institutions in Nurturing Community, 1990Conference materials for Rural Consortium of Land-Based Institutions. |
Folder 613 |
St. Helena Episcopal Church Tour of Homes, Beaufort, S.C., 1982, 1990 |
Folder 614 |
St. Helena Island Enterprise Community Strategic Plan, 1994Application to support land use and environmental education on Sea Islands and to build on work of Penn School for Preservation and Sea Island Preservation Project. |
Folder 615 |
Sea Island Peoples Conference, 1991Land use, protection of coastal environment, and preservation of African American history and culture. |
Folder 616 |
Sea Island Sports Club, 1987Amateur boxing program to combat substance abuse in youth. |
Folder 617 |
Sea Island translation team, 1987Planning of a cultural exchange trip to Sierra Leone by Claude Sharpe and Pat Sharpe. |
Folder 618 |
Sellers, William, 1988Correspondence relating to consultant work on analyzing black land ownership on Sea Islands and developing a vision to preserve historical, cultural, and environmental elements. |
Folder 619 |
Sherman, AgnesIncludes a black-and-white portrait. |
Folder 620 |
Sherman, Harold, 1991Clipping promoting a march staged by the St. Helena Island Citizens and Friends Multi-Cultural Substance Abuse Program. |
Folder 621 |
Siceloff, Courtney, 1965, 1987, 1997, 2001Photographs of Penn Community Services staff; letter concerning Penn archival materials; list of materials donated to York W. Bailey Museum. |
Folder 622 |
Sierra Leone: Gullah homecoming trip, 1989-1990Includes correspondence, press releases, and other materials relating to the trip. |
Folder 623 |
Sierra Leone: MiscellaneousNews from Sierra Leone Volume 4, Number 12 (Summer 1995). |
Folder 624 |
Sierra Leone: Opala, Joseph"Tourism in Sierra Leone: Past, Present, and the Future and Its Impact on Economic Growth." |
Folder 625 |
Sierra Leone Cultural Organization, 1988-1989Correspondence relating to planning of a visit to Penn Center. |
Folder 626 |
Site release forms |
Folder 627 |
"Slave Reparations Sought," 1991Beaufort Gazette clipping. |
Folder 628 |
Smalls-Thompson, Alfreda, 1991 |
Folder 629 |
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, 1990Requests to use Penn materials. |
Folder 630-632
Folder 630Folder 631Folder 632 |
South Carolina Arts Commission, 1982-1983, 1988-1990Chiefly grant applications to support Heritage Days programming. See also Cultural Visions Project. |
Folder 633 |
South Carolina Arts Commission: Multicultural Arts Development Advisory Panel, 1989Rural/Ethnic Initiative Grant. |
Folder 634 |
South Carolina census data, 1990 |
Folder 635-637
Folder 635Folder 636Folder 637 |
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 1974-1999Chiefly concerning historic preservation and renovation of Penn Center buildings. |
Folder 638 |
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, 1987-1991 |
Folder 639 |
South Carolina Educational Television, 1988-1990Correspondence relating to Family Across the Sea, a documentary film about Gullah connections to Sierra Leone, and other productions. |
Folder 640 |
South Carolina Federation of Museums, 1987-1991 |
Folder 641 |
South Carolina Festival Association, 1988-1990 |
Folder 642 |
South Carolina Humanities Council, 1988-1991, 2001St. Helena photographic exhibit, conference, newsletters, letter about lost funding for Gullah Institute. |
Folder 643 |
South Carolina State College, 1988-1990Includes photographs of President of Sierra Leone Joseph S. Momoh's visit. |
Folder 644-645
Folder 644Folder 645 |
South Carolina State Museum, 1987-1990Penn's role in documenting spirituals, travelling exhibitions. |
Folder 646 |
South Carolina statewide survey site forms |
Folder 647 |
Southern Arts Federation, 1979, 1988-1991Chiefly printed arts guides. |
Folder 648 |
Southern Association for Women Historians, 1987Call for papers for first conference. |
Folder 649 |
Southern Regional Council, 1990Annual meeting with theme of rural poverty in the South. |
Folder 650 |
Speares, Lillian, 1986Correspondence relating to "Monument to the Unknown Slave" project. |
Folder 651 |
Staff, 1996, 1998, 2000 |
Folder 652 |
Staff meetings, 2000 |
Folder 653 |
Sun City, 1998-1999 |
Folder 654 |
Sunshine Fund authorization form |
Folder 655 |
Supervisory staff, 1996 |
Folder 656 |
Support groups |
Folder 657 |
Tax exempt letter |
Folder 658 |
Telephone systems |
Folder 659-660
Folder 659Folder 660 |
Thaxton, Vanessa, 1987-1991Thank you notes, memoranda to and from Emory Campbell, chiefly regarding History and Culture programming |
Folder 661 |
Thaxton, Vanessa: Interoffice memoranda, 1987-1988Regarding History and Culture programming, maintenance of buildings, funding for archaeological work on Penn Center campus, exhibitions. |
Folder 662 |
Training (National Park Service), 1991-1995 |
Folder 663 |
Trask Parkway, 1989Correspondence, petitions, and meeting minutes relating to renaming of S.C. Highway 170 by the Beaufort County Joint Planning Commission of |
Folder 664 |
Travel and tourism, 1987-1988Materials relating to "Heritage Tourism: Exploitation or Education" conference presented by Partners for Livable Places. |
Folder 665 |
Travel reporting requirements, 1997 |
Folder 666 |
Underground Railroad Study Project (National Park Service), 1990, 1992Barbara Tagger, project historian. |
Folder 667 |
"Visions of Color: A Benefit for Penn Center of the Sea Islands," 1993Publicity materials for event sponsored by Artists of Color. |
Folder 668 |
Visitor Thank Yous, 1993 |
Folder 669 |
Volunteers |
Folder 670 |
Washington, Delo, 1983, 1988Correspondence with Emory Campbell. |
Folder 671 |
Website, 1996-1997Correspondence with Southern Rural Development Initiative, Inc., regarding telecommunications and website development. |
Folder 672 |
Werleigh, Claudette, 1988Itinerary for visit, biographical materials. |
Folder 673 |
Work plan and budget, 2001Financial materials and narrative of problems and objectives for the year. |
Folder 674 |
Work plans, 1996, 1998History and Culture Program, Land Education and Environment Program, and Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment. |
Folder 675-677
Folder 675Folder 676Folder 677 |
Working at Penn manual, 1995Personnel policies and procedures manual. |
Folder 678 |
Works in progressPromotional and publicity materials for exhibits, symposiums, and other events. |
The Penn Center Cultural Program was established in 1971. The purpose of the program was "to awaken the people of the Sea Islands, especially St. Helena Island, to the history of the area and to the numerous cultural riches the area has. The program was also designed with the purpose of assisting the community in discovering and promoting community talents and native abilities" (PA-5539/3, "Pictures and Stories of Cultural Program").
Jane Sapp served as the Cultural Programs director from 1971 to 1973. Following Sapp's departure, Agnes Sherman, who had been director of the York W. Bailey Museum, became director of Cultural Programs and served in that capacity until 1979. Sometime after Emory Campbell took over as executive director of the Penn Center, the Cultural Programs office changed its name to History and Culture. Over the next two decades the History and Culture director position was sometimes vacant, which explains in part the extent of related materials found in Series 1.3 Emory Campbell.
The records in this series are arranged by History and Culture director or other related position within the unit, in order of their terms of service: 2.1 Director: Jane Sapp; 2.2 Director: Agnes Sherman; 2.3 Director Vanessa Thaxton; 2.4 Director Joseph McGill; 2.5 Curator: Darryl Murphy; 2.6 Director Veronica Gerald; 2.7. Public Program Coordinator: Tracye Stormer; 2.8. Acting Director Annette Teasdale; 2.9. Director: Rosalyn Browne. Subsequent subseries are composed of materials that seem to have been shared among History and Culture staff over many years: 2.10. General Files; 2.11. Artists and Performers; 2.12. Books; 2.13. Heritage Days; 2.14. Song Lyrics; 2.15. York W. Bailey Museum.
Materials document the work of the Cultural Program and History and Culture, especially administrative operations of the office and the museum; strategic planning; collaborative efforts with other cultural heritage organizations and agencies; and program planning for long-standing events, including the Labor Day program, Community Sings, the Mystery Play, Heritage Days, Black History Month, Emancipation Proclamation and Watch Night planning. Other topics include Peace Corps training at Penn, campus building conditions, the development of the "Education for Freedom" exhibit on Penn School and Penn Center history; and Gullah and Sea Island history and culture.
Materials include correspondence with the board of trustees, community members, artists, performers, visitors to Penn, and others; reports and grant proposals; clippings and printed materials; and song lyrics.
NOTE: Researchers are advised to search for related materials across all series in the collection as topics frequently carry over from one staff member to the next and across formats.
Materials include correspondence and transcripts of interviews that may have been conducted by Cultural Programs staff as part of Family Union Day. Jane Sapp's correspondence concerns cultural programs planning and includes form letters to committee members, requests for publications from publishers, and letters to incoming interns with the Black Land Project. Subject files originally created by Jane Sapp can be found in Series 2.2 Agnes Sherman.
Folder 679 |
Correspondence, 1971 |
Folder 680 |
Correspondence, 1972 |
Folder 681 |
Interview lists |
Folder 682 |
Interviews: Alston, Jerry |
Folder 683 |
Interviews: Bradley, Amanda, 1971 |
Folder 684 |
Interviews: Cohen, Ezekiel, 1971 |
Folder 685 |
Interviews: Gadsen, Sam |
Folder 686 |
Interviews: Glenn, Isabella |
Folder 687 |
Interviews: Grant, Reverend David, 1972 |
Folder 688 |
Interviews: Grant, Mary |
Folder 689 |
Interviews: Green, Ezekiel |
Folder 690 |
Interviews: Green, Nancy |
Folder 691 |
Interviews: Horton, Jim |
Folder 692 |
Interviews: Polite, Florence |
Folder 693 |
Interviews: Washington, Blanche, 1971 |
Arrangement: correspondence, then alphabetical by subject.
Materials include Agnes Sherman's correspondence, incoming administrative memoranda from Executive Directors John Gadson and John Buffington and Administrative Director James Hull, and subject files. Correspondence documents History and Culture program planning. There is some correspondence concerning To Live As Free Men. Memoranda define Penn's personnel policies, fund-raising philosophy, project goals, photograph permissions, and other administrative concerns. Subject file topics include cultural program assessment, youth activities, and programs and events, including the Labor Day program, Community Sings, and the Mystery Play, all of which Sherman helped to establish or re-establish while working at Penn.
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Administrative records of History and Culture document planning for Heritage Days, the Mystery Play, Black History Month activities, visitors, exhibits and public programs at York W. Bailey Museum, volunteers, the Program for Academic and Cultural Enrichment (PACE), oral histories, Elderhostel, a program planning and feasibility study, the Sierra Leone trip, grant proposals, and routine and other correspondence with affiliated and collaborative organizations about presentations by Vanessa Thaxton.
Folder 946 |
African-American Educational Curriculum (NEH Grants)Planning committee notes and grant guidelines. |
Folder 947 |
Afro-Robics, 1989Recreation class offered at Penn to bring together African and Caribbean dance movements with mainstream exercise format. |
Folder 948 |
American Museum Association, 1988-1989Museum Assessment Program questionnaire, printed materials. |
Folder 949 |
Artists in Education Program, 1989, 1992 |
Folder 950 |
Artists of Color, 1990-1991Correspondence and meeting materials relating to a project to raise money for renovations and repairs at Penn Center. |
Folder 951 |
Association of American Cultures: Open Dialogue III, 1988 |
Folder 952 |
Beaufort County: ABC Advisory Committee, 1990Arts in the Basic Curriculum materials. |
Folder 953 |
Beaufort County: Information and StatisticsFinancial plan, geographic information. |
Folder 954 |
Beaufort County Library, 1990Letter from Dennis J. Adams regarding his bibliography on Gullah dialect and culture. |
Folder 955 |
Beaufort County: Open Land Trust, 1990 |
Folder 956 |
Beaufort County Recreation Commission, 1990Third annual student juried art exhibit. |
Folder 957 |
Benedict College events |
Folder 958 |
Big Estate, S.C., 1990Presentation narrative of the community's issues and plans for solutions. |
Folder 959 |
Black Gold Theatre Company, 1991 |
Folder 960 |
Black History Month, 1988-1989Correspondence, activities. |
Folder 961 |
"Blues and Brass Bands Provided Social Entertainment"Sea Island Music Traditions article by Vanessa Thaxton. |
Folder 962 |
Budget information, 1989-1990 |
Folder 963 |
Carawan book, 1988Guy and Candie Carawan's introduction to their Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life?: The People of Johns Island, South Carolina--Their Faces, Their Words, and Their Songs . |
Folder 964 |
Chattanooga School of Arts and Sciences, 1990Correspondence and visit itinerary. |
Folder 965 |
Chautauqua Carolina, 1991Printed materials announcing storytelling and other like events. |
Folder 966 |
Chicora Foundation, 1987, 1989Correspondence and newsletters concerning conservation of collections. |
Folder 967 |
Christmas programs |
Folder 968 |
City Market Art Center, 1990 |
Folder 969 |
CNN, 1991 |
Folder 970 |
Community Sing, 1988-1991Programs. |
Folder 971 |
Correspondence to be answered, 1991Letters regarding research assistance, donations, events. |
Folder 972 |
Cultural Council of Hilton Head, 1991 |
Folder 973 |
Cultural Program Objectives, 1988-1989 |
Folder 974 |
Cultural Vision, 1992Project funded by National Endowment for the Arts and South Carolina Arts Commission for state-local regional partnerships addressing cultural and economic development needs. |
Folder 975 |
Cummings, Andy (intern)List of projects and goals for internship in History and Culture. |
Folder 976 |
Daufuskie Island, 1988-1989Announcements, programs, and related materials for annual celebration day events; also includes two photographs. |
Folder 977 |
DePillars, Murry, 1988Virginia Commonwealth University, multiculturalism in visual arts education. |
Folder 978 |
Description of artifactsHandwritten notes on museum items. |
Folder 979 |
Directory of Black Elected and Appointed Officials in South Carolina, 1987 |
Folder 980 |
Easton, Yvonne, 1993Educator, artist, lecturer. |
Folder 981 |
Educational programs: Overview, 1988Sample program for high school visitors. |
Folder 982 |
Elder Hostel: Coastal Zone Education Center, 1988-1989Correspondence, itineraries, artists for program. |
Folder 983-984
Folder 983Folder 984 |
Elder Hostel: University of South Carolina-BeaufortCorrespondence, itineraries, manual, evaluations for program |
Folder 985 |
Evolution of African Music |
Folder 986 |
Exhibit: "Portraits and Promises: The Black Folk Art Legacy of Sam Doyle Sr.," 1988Correspondence, labels, publicity. |
Folder 987 |
Exhibit: "The Tragedy of a Dream Deferred: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.," 1989Publicity and background research. |
Folder 988 |
Exhibit: Jonathan Green, 1988-1989Artist-in-residence and exhibit arrangements and budget. |
Folder 989 |
Exhibit: "Reflections of the Past"Labels. |
Folder 990 |
Exhibit ScriptsIncludes some photographs. |
Folder 991 |
Florida Southern College, 1990 |
Folder 992 |
Freedom Songs |
Folder 993 |
Fund for Southern Communities, 1990 |
Folder 994 |
Fund-Mon ExpressFund-raising materials. |
Folder 995 |
Geraty, Virginia, 1991Letter relating to publicity for Porgy, A Gullah Version, produced by Cabbage Row Company Inc., Charleston, S.C. |
Folder 996 |
Global Village Music, 1992 |
Folder 997 |
"God is not Dead" (Second Jordan Baptist Church, Burton, S.C.)Lyrics. |
Folder 998 |
Grants, 1988-1991Requests for small grants in aid. |
Folder 999 |
Grants: Ford Foundation, 1990 |
Folder 1000 |
"The Green," 1990Proposal to St. Helena Beautification Committee to rename The Green as Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park; also includes letter concerning widening of U.S. 21 near The Green. |
Folder 1001 |
Green Thumb, 1988-1989Employment placement service with a contract with Penn Center. |
Folder 1002 |
Gullah Enterprises (Wadmalaw Island, S.C.), 1990Gullah Festival publicity. |
Folder 1003 |
Gullah Festival (Beaufort, S.C.), 1989-1990Publicity materials. |
Folder 1004 |
Gullah Saga, 1991Proposal for a multi-state commemoration of the Gullah Black Seminole Saga. |
Folder 1005 |
Gullah Translation TeamArticles on structure of a Sea Island folktale and Gullah language. |
Folder 1006 |
Gunn, Melbourne, 1991Letter regarding a future exhibit of Gunn's art during Black History Month. |
Folder 1007 |
Historic Places Nominations for St. Helena Island, 1974, 1988 |
Folder 1008 |
History and Culture fee schedule for assisting researchers, 1990 |
Folder 1009 |
King, James P., 1988Research conducted in Penn School Papers. |
Folder 1010 |
King-Tisdell Cottage (Savannah, Ga.), 1988-1989Governor's Award in the Arts and clippings about W.W. Law. |
Folder 1011 |
LaRouche, Louanne, 1990Correspondence relating to business with Red Piano Art Gallery. |
Folder 1012 |
Liberty BellPhotocopies of a sketch drawing. |
Folder 1013 |
Mailing lists: Receptions |
Folder 1014 |
Mailing lists: Cultural Centers |
Folder 1015 |
Material culture outlinesGuide outlines for workshops. |
Folder 1016 |
McKissick Museum, 1987Field notes of a folk art survey in Port Royal, S.C., conducted by Roger Manley. |
Folder 1017 |
McKissick Museum, 1988-1991South Carolina Folk Arts Program and South Carolina Arts Commission joint proposal for a South Carolina folk arts plan; folk arts apprenticeship program, nominations for South Carolina Folk Heritage Award, and printed materials from McKissick Museum. |
Folder 1018 |
Mystery Play, 1987-1990Notes and publicity for the Christmas drama production. This five scene play was first staged at Penn School in 1916. The play is a musical that includes Old English carols being sung by choir members from various churches on St. Helena Island. |
Folder 1019 |
Penn Center/ Antioch College Cross-Cultural Field Program, 1991Schedule for visit to Penn Center. |
Folder 1020 |
"Preserving Family Heirlooms" ( Essence August 1992) |
Folder 1021-1022
Folder 1021Folder 1022 |
Printed material: Miscellaneous, 1980s-1990sIncludes "St. Helena: Designing for Transition," a study of built form on the island by University of Tennessee School of Architecture students, 123rd anniversary celebration booklet of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, and a Directory of African American Folklorists, among other items. |
Folder 1023 |
Research institutions/networking, 1988Questionnaires. |
Folder 1024 |
Resource people, 1990-1994Performers and others for Heritage Days. See also Series 2.11 Artists and Performers. |
Folder 1025 |
Saint Augustine College, 1990Dr. and Mrs. Claude Joseph Johnson's Touring Old-Time Song Service. |
Folder 1026 |
Sierra Leone: Gullah Homecoming Committee, 1989Trip planning. |
Folder 1027 |
Sierra Leone: Media, 1989Clippings about trip. |
Folder 1028 |
Sierra Leone: "Yes, You Can Go Home Again,"Essay by Emory Campbell. |
Folder 1029 |
South Carolina Arts Alliance, 1988-1989Correspondence relating to Culture and Color in Carolina Forum. |
Folder 1030 |
South Carolina State Museum, 1993 |
Folder 1031 |
Tours, 1990Itineraries. |
Folder 1032 |
Tour/St. Helena Island |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Administrative records of the History and Culture document grant applications, work plans and strategic planning, campus building conditions, and historical tourism promoted by Penn Center and by other cultural heritage organizations and agencies.
Folder 1033 |
Advisory Board, 1995Management and mission statements for Penn Center programs and initiatives. |
Folder 1034 |
Aetna Calendar of African American History, 1996 |
Folder 1035 |
Africa House, 1995Visit to Penn Center. |
Folder 1036 |
African American Cultural Extravaganza, 1997Educational program at Ridgeland Middle School, Ridgeland, S.C., highlighting African American cultural and historical contributions to society. |
Folder 1037 |
African American Educational Archives, 1996Planning project for a national travelling exhibit on the history of African American education. |
Folder 1038 |
Angola, 1997Angolan television project to explore Angolan history in the United States from slavery to present day. |
Folder 1039 |
Attaway, Mike, 1997Finances. |
Folder 1040 |
Awards, 1996 |
Folder 1041 |
Beaufort County Historical Society, 1998 |
Folder 1042 |
Beaufort County vision statement, 1996 |
Folder 1043 |
Budget, 1997-1998Spreadsheets. |
Folder 1044 |
Citadel Gospel Choir, 1997-1998 |
Folder 1045 |
Clippings, 1990s |
Folder 1046 |
Clippings, 1990s |
Folder 1047 |
Clippings, 1990s |
Folder 1048 |
Colonial Williamsburg, 1995-1996 |
Folder 1049 |
Conservation, 1997Conservation survey report and long range plan for Penn Center. |
Folder 1050 |
DeGullah Friendship CircleNewsletter. |
Folder 1051 |
Emancipation Proclamation, 1996-1997 |
Folder 1052 |
Exhibits, 1995, 1997Includes solicitation letter. |
Folder 1053 |
Fields, Denise, 1997Collector of black art. |
Folder 1054 |
Financial statements, 1998 |
Folder 1055 |
Folk Alliance (Volume 7, Number 3), 1996 |
Folder 1056 |
Frederick, Jane, 1996Architect for redesign of York W. Bailey Museum. |
Folder 1057 |
Fund for Folk Culture, 1996"Preserving Gullah Traditions" grant application. |
Folder 1058 |
Gettysburg College, 1997Service-learning project, itinerary. See also Gettysburg College (folder 1342). |
Folder 1059 |
Gullah workshop, 1997Conducted by Joseph Opala. |
Folder 1060 |
Hampton Colored School Restoration project proposal, 1996 |
Folder 1061 |
Health Ministry workshop, 1996 |
Folder 1062 |
Heritage Days: Management system |
Folder 1063 |
Historic marker |
Folder 1064 |
History and Culture Committee, 1995, 1997Includes work plan and York W. Bailey collection policy. |
Folder 1065 |
Interns |
Folder 1066 |
Invoices, 1996-1997 |
Folder 1067 |
Jacoway, Elizabeth, 1996 |
Folder 1068 |
Johnson, Francis, 1996 |
Folder 1069 |
Kaminski House, 1996-1997Newsletters. |
Folder 1070 |
Kayaks |
Folder 1071 |
KC Publications, 1996 |
Folder 1072 |
Kenyon College, 1997 |
Folder 1073 |
Kidd, Susan, 1997Advisory Board member correspondence. |
Folder 1074 |
Kiilu, Elizabeth |
Folder 1075 |
Ku Klux Klan Hood, 1994Note explaining the provenance of the museum item. |
Folder 1076 |
Knights of Wise Men Lodge Hall (St. Helena Island, S.C.), 1995Review materials for National Historic Register. See also Knights of Wise Men photographic materials in Series 3.2. |
Folder 1077 |
Kwanzaa, 1995Clipping. |
Folder 1078 |
Kyoto Seika University-United States Field Study, 1995Visitors to Penn Center. |
Folder 1079 |
Labor Day, 1996-1997Programs and publicity. |
Folder 1080 |
Lady's Island Elementary School, 1995Grant proposal for Low Country art education. |
Folder 1081 |
Land Use and Environmental EducationMission statement. |
Folder 1082 |
Leadership Beaufort, 1995, 1997 |
Folder 1083 |
Letters from students, 1993 |
Folder 1084 |
"Lift Every Voice and Sing"Lyrics. |
Folder 1085 |
Limousine service |
Folder 1086 |
Living History, 1994 |
Folder 1087 |
Mailing list |
Folder 1088 |
Mailing list (VIP) |
Folder 1089 |
Management training, 1996Workshop materials. |
Folder 1090 |
Martin, Frank, 1995Lecture outline for seminar on African American art and culture in the South Carolina Low Country. |
Folder 1091 |
Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance eventsIncludes text of March on Washington speech, 28 August 1963. |
Folder 1092 |
McKissick MuseumPublicity materials. |
Folder 1093 |
Media, 1994-1996Press releases and fax cover sheets. |
Folder 1094 |
Memberships |
Folder 1095 |
Memoranda, 1996-1998Chiefly from Emory Campbell, concerning policies, procedures, building conditions. |
Folder 1096 |
Memory Jugs, 1995Diggs Art Gallery, Winston Salem State University. |
Folder 1097 |
Message form |
Folder 1098 |
Michigan Support Group, 1992-1995Correspondence, clippings about Penn Center Michigan Support Group. |
Folder 1099 |
Middleton Place, 1997Newsletter. |
Folder 1100 |
Miscellaneous, 1996-1997Chiefly correspondence and other items of interest brought to Joseph McGill's attention by Emory Campbell. |
Folder 1101 |
Mitchelville, 1996Historic site preservation. |
Folder 1102 |
Montford Point Marine Association Inc., 1996Historical tourism. |
Folder 1103 |
Museum tour informationList of African American cultural services offered at Penn Center. |
Folder 1104 |
Museums (miscellaneous)Publicity materials for and clippings on museum management. |
Folder 1105 |
Mystery Play, 1994-1995This five scene play was first staged at Penn School in 1916. The play is a musical that includes Old English carols being sung by choir members from various churches on St. Helena Island. |
Folder 1106 |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 1995St. Helena Island Branch newsletter. |
Folder 1107 |
National Black Family Summit, 1996"Social Welfare Reform: New Realities and New Strategies for the Twenty-First Century." |
Folder 1108-1109
Folder 1108Folder 1109 |
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, 1996-1997Newsletters; grant proposal for security for buildings, artifacts, and archives at Penn Center. |
Folder 1110 |
National Civilian Community Corps, 1996Proposal to bring Americorps to Penn Center. |
Folder 1111 |
National Coalition for Heritage Areas, 1994 |
Folder 1112 |
National Coastal Resources Institute, 1996Nature-based tourism grant. |
Folder 1113 |
National Endowment for the Arts: "Leadership Projects for the Millennium," 1996Grant proposal to collaborate with local artists and crafters to prepare curriculum and teach classes. |
Folder 1114 |
National Endowment for the Humanities: "Education for Freedom," 1995Correspondence relating to grant reporting. |
Folder 1115 |
National Endowment for the Humanities: Sound Recordings Preservation Grant, 1992 |
Folder 1116 |
National Minority Politics |
Folder 1117 |
National Park Service, 1994-1995"Reach for Fun" at Fort Moultrie and Fort Sumter; grant to interpret African American contributions to the American Civil War. |
Folder 1118 |
National Park Service: Gullah Connection Workshop, 1997Conducted by Joseph Opala; workshop notes. |
Folder 1119 |
National Railway Historical Society |
Folder 1120 |
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1994-1995Chiefly printed materials about programs and initiatives. |
Folder 1121 |
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Annual conference, 1998 |
Folder 1122-1123
Folder 1122Folder 1123 |
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Distressed Communities Grant, 1996Registration forms, invoices, and correspondence for "Sea Islands People's Conference" on preserving African American land, historic cultural assets, and coastal environment, and promoting community economic development. |
Folder 1124 |
Nature based tourism, 1996Questionnaire. |
Folder 1125 |
Needs assessment, 1997List of equipment needed. |
Folder 1126 |
Nobles, Zylphia, 1995 |
Folder 1127 |
North Dakota, 1993Newsletter of the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse Renovation Committee. |
Folder 1128 |
Oak Hall Plantation, 1996Clipping. |
Folder 1129 |
Oberlin College, 1997January term visit. |
Folder 1130 |
Oversight Committee, 1995-1996Renovation projects at Penn Center. |
Folder 1131 |
Penn Center: BackgroundInformation and fact sheets, maps, chronology. |
Folder 1132 |
"Penn Campus Tour Guide" |
Folder 1133 |
Penn Center staff |
Folder 1134 |
Piano repair |
Folder 1135 |
Preservation Society of Charleston |
Folder 1136-1139
Folder 1136Folder 1137Folder 1138Folder 1139 |
Printed material: MiscellaneousBrochures, order sheets, newsletters. |
Folder 1140 |
Printed Material: North Carolina |
Folder 1141 |
Programming ideas, 1994 |
Folder 1142 |
Public programs, 1993-1998Chiefly Community Sing and Labor Day event programs. |
Folder 1143 |
Reciprocal Pass, 1997Correspondence about cultural tourism. |
Folder 1144 |
St. Helena Hymn |
Folder 1145 |
Sankofa Circle of New York City, 1996Fundraiser for Penn Center with Jonathan Green. |
Folder 1146 |
SCANA Corporation, 1994 |
Folder 1147 |
School to WorkPamphlets from Beaufort County, S.C. |
Folder 1148 |
Sea Island Cultural Arts Festival, 1995, 1997Vendor information. |
Folder 1149 |
Sea Island Translation and Literacy, 1996Invoice. |
Folder 1150 |
Phillip Simmons Foundation, 1997Repair of Penn School bell. |
Folder 1151 |
Secretary of State, 1994 |
Folder 1152 |
Self Family Arts Center, 1996 |
Folder 1153 |
Silver Rights book signing, 1997Publicity. |
Folder 1154 |
Simkins, ModjeskaClipping and "Pledge on Black Womanhood" by Barbara Christian Campbell. |
Folder 1155 |
Smithsonian Institution |
Folder 1156 |
South Carolina Arts Commission, 1996-1997Includes correspondence about grants that supported "Preserving the Endangered Arts and Crafts of the Sea Islands" and a multicultural performance at Heritage Days Celebration. |
Folder 1157 |
South Carolina Department of Archives and History: Historic Preservation Conference, 1997 |
Folder 1158 |
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, 1995-1996Correspondence and other materials relating to grant support for Heritage Days programming. |
Folder 1159 |
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, 1995-1996 |
Folder 1160 |
South Carolina Institute for Community Scholars in the Traditional Arts |
Folder 1161 |
South Carolina Low Income Housing Coalition, 1994Long-range planning. |
Folder 1162 |
The South Carolina One-Day Trip Book, 1997Penn Center representation in the book. |
Folder 1163 |
South Carolina State Museum, 1995 |
Folder 1164 |
South Carolina State Park System, 1996Newsletter. |
Folder 1165 |
South Carolina State University, 1996Afro-American Cultural and Historical Extravaganza Planning Committee materials. |
Folder 1166 |
South Carolina White House Conference on Travel and Tourism, 1995 |
Folder 1167 |
Southeast Tourism Society, 1996Heritage Days selected as a "Top 20 event." |
Folder 1168 |
Southeastern Museums Conference, 1996 |
Folder 1169 |
Southern arts and crafts |
Folder 1170 |
Southern Arts Exchange |
Folder 1171 |
Southern Arts Federation, 1996Includes Folk Arts Notes. |
Folder 1172 |
Special programs, 1995Outlines for presentations on "Life in the Sea Islands" and "Connection to West Africa." |
Folder 1173 |
The Spirit of Old Beaufort, 1995 |
Folder 1174 |
Spoleto Festival, 1995, 1997African diaspora theme. |
Folder 1175 |
State parksPrinted materials. |
Folder 1176 |
State Association of Farmers, 1995Five-year plan. |
Folder 1177 |
Strategic planning, 1995-1996Work plans, budgets, goal-setting spreadsheets. |
Folder 1178 |
Strom Thurmond Institute |
Folder 1179 |
Stronder, LaToya, 1996-1997Correspondence relating to internship. |
Folder 1180 |
Stroyer, JacobPhotocopy of My Life in the South. |
Folder 1181 |
Technical College of the Low Country, 1996 |
Folder 1182 |
Thiam, Thierno Hady, 1995Visitor from Mali. |
Folder 1183 |
"Transatlantic Linkage: The Gullah/Geechee Sierra Leone Connection," 1996Travelling exhibit. |
Folder 1184 |
Travel expenses |
Folder 1185 |
Trust for Public LandPrinted materials. |
Folder 1186 |
University of South Carolina: Partnership, 1996-1997Printout of web page. |
Folder 1187 |
Video camera |
Folder 1188 |
Vision (Volume 2, Number 3), Spring 1996 |
Folder 1189 |
Visitation, 1997Statistics on visitors and tours. |
Folder 1190-1192
Folder 1190Folder 1191Folder 1192 |
Volunteers |
Folder 1193 |
Volunteers: York W. Bailey MuseumRecord of time worked and service performed. |
Folder 1194 |
Washington Jr., McKinley, 1997Clippings and communications for Beaufort County constituents. |
Folder 1195 |
Work orders for Buildings and Grounds, 1995 |
Folder 1196 |
Work plans, 1996-1997 |
Folder 1197 |
Youth Service Charleston, 1995Promotional materials for service learning organization. |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Chiefly materials related to the development of "Education for Freedom," an exhibit documenting the history of the Penn School and Penn Center. There are some records documenting events planning for History and Culture.
Folder 1198 |
ArtistsArticle on Gullah culture, includes reproduction of a Jonathan Green painting. |
Folder 1199 |
Black culture"The Sea Islands as a Cultural Resource" in The Black Scholar (1974). |
Folder 1200 |
Black meetings and tourismJournal articles and book chapters on facilitating cultural programs. |
Folder 1201 |
Buffalo, N.Y., 1996 |
Folder 1202 |
Conferences and workshops, 1996-1997 |
Folder 1203 |
Correspondence, 1996-1998 |
Folder 1204 |
Donation/Loan form, 1997Redesign of forms. |
Folder 1205 |
Education for Freedom: Artifacts and other donations, 1997-1998Chiefly correspondence with potential donors, checklist of artifacts collected and still sought. |
Folder 1206 |
Education for Freedom: Consultants, 1996-1998Correspondence about the grant, contracts. |
Folder 1207 |
Education for Freedom: Consultants: Karima Amin |
Folder 1208-1211
Folder 1208Folder 1209Folder 1210Folder 1211 |
Education for Freedom: Consultants: Warren Parker, 1993-1999Correspondence and other communications about all phases of exhibit preparation with the chief exhibit designer. |
Folder 1212 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit labels, 1998 |
Folder 1213 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit narrative (Draft 1), 1997 |
Folder 1214 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit narrative (Draft 2), 1997 |
Folder 1215 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit narrative (Draft 3), 1998 |
Folder 1216 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit narrative (Draft 4), 1998 |
Folder 1217-1224
Folder 1217Folder 1218Folder 1219Folder 1220Folder 1221Folder 1222Folder 1223Folder 1224 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit narrative review, 1997-1998 |
Folder 1225 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit script, 1999 |
Folder 1226-1227
Folder 1226Folder 1227 |
Education for Freedom: Exhibit theme statements, 1996-1998 |
Folder 1228 |
Education for Freedom: Ford Foundation, 1997 |
Folder 1229 |
Education for Freedom: Notes |
Digital Folder DF-5539/2 |
Education for Freedom: Object and photograph identifications |
Folder 1230 |
Education for Freedom: Other museums |
Folder 1231 |
Education for Freedom: PACE exhibit questionnaire, 1996 |
Folder 1232 |
Education for Freedom: Plan of work, 1997 |
Folder 1233-1243
Folder 1233Folder 1234Folder 1235Folder 1236Folder 1237Folder 1238Folder 1239Folder 1240Folder 1241Folder 1242Folder 1243 |
Education for Freedom: Research |
Folder 1244 |
Education for Freedom: Research trips, 1996 |
Folder 1245 |
Education for Freedom: Student and community discussions, 1996-1997 |
Folder 1246 |
Education for Freedom: York W. Bailey Museum labels |
Folder 1247 |
Gullah history |
Folder 1248 |
Hampton InstitutePhotocopies of articles about Hampton. |
Folder 1249 |
Heritage Days, 1996-1997Finances, evaluation, Logistical Committee report. |
Folder 1250 |
Heritage Days: MiscellaneousResumes of performers. |
Folder 1251 |
History and Culture Department, 1996-1997Work plan and other planning documents, curator position description, Development Office statement of purpose. |
Folder 1252 |
History and Culture Department: Budget, 1996 |
Folder 1253 |
Interview agreement form, 1997 |
Folder 1254 |
Local history, 1996-1997Newsletters, clipping, events flyers. |
Folder 1255 |
Memoranda, 1996From Emory S. Campbell to staff. |
Folder 1256 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 1257 |
Museum collection preservation, 1998 |
Folder 1258 |
Penn School for Preservation, 1995, 1997Includes final report by the South Carolina Coastal Conservation League. |
Folder 1259 |
Penn School Papers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Southern Historical Collection, 1998Inventory of archival collection. |
Folder 1260 |
Penn School/Center and the People of St. Helena Island: Profiles and PathsOutline for oral history interview. |
Folder 1261 |
Pest House, Sullivan's Island, S.C.Unpublished essays. |
Folder 1262-1263
Folder 1262Folder 1263 |
Printed materials |
Folder 1264 |
Receipts, 1996 |
Folder 1265 |
St. Helena Island Citizens Advisory Committee, 1997Meeting minutes and South Carolina Mining Act Regulations. |
Folder 1266 |
Sierra LeonePhotocopies of articles about connections to Sierra Leone. |
Folder 1267 |
South Carolina Academy of Authors, 1999Meeting minutes. |
Folder 1268 |
York W. Bailey Museum, 1997Collections policy, field workers form, donation letters. |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Chiefly administrative records for the History and Culture. Materials include correspondence with artists, performers, participants in workshops held at Penn, cultural heritage organizations and agencies, and researchers and other visitors. Of note are records documenting the York W. Bailey Museum, Gullah Institute, Heritage Days, and proposed collaborative projects with the Humanities School of Beaufort, the National Park Service, Reunion Productions, and Southern Rural Development Initiative.
Folder 1269 |
Accommodations Tax Fund (Beaufort County), 2000Application for funds to support Penn Center programs, clippings. |
Folder 1270 |
Accommodations Tax (Beaufort City), 2000-2001 |
Folder 1271 |
African-American Civil War Memorial, 2000Publicity for lecture by Dr. Frank Smith Jr. |
Folder 1272 |
African-American National Register Sites in South Carolina, 1999 |
Folder 1273-1275
Folder 1273Folder 1274Folder 1275 |
An Island's Treasure: St. Helena Island South Carolina Penn School and Penn Center, 1997By Lula Mitchell Holmes and Roberta Hughes Wright. Copy of book; photocopies of photographs; and background materials about events, partnerships, programs of the Penn Center. |
Folder 1276 |
Archival preservationPamphlets and other printed materials. |
Folder 1277 |
Association of African American Museums, 1999-2000 |
Folder 1278 |
Attaway, Mike, 1999Penn Center finances. |
Folder 1279 |
Bank Street, 2000Tour group. |
Folder 1280 |
Beaufort County Historical Society, 2000 |
Folder 1281 |
Bible quiz |
Folder 1282 |
Bibliography CommitteeBibliographies of South Carolina folklore, African American history in South Carolina, and African American authors. |
Folder 1283 |
Billboards |
Folder 1284 |
Black Heritage Festival, 1998 |
Folder 1285 |
Black Inventions Museum, 1997-1998 |
Folder 1286 |
Black PanthersRecruitment flyer. |
Folder 1287 |
Black Roots, 1999Promotional materials for genealogist Tony Burroughs. |
Folder 1288 |
Blackside, 2000-2001Correspondence regarding use of Penn School images in a documentary film. |
Folder 1289 |
Blos, Joan, 2000Letters relating to research presented on Charlotte Forten Grimke. |
Folder 1290 |
Book Break, 2000Book reviews hosted by Friends of the Hilton Head Library. |
Folder 1291 |
Brabbs, Elizabeth, 1999 |
Folder 1292 |
Brochure development, 1999For York W. Bailey Museum. |
Folder 1293-1294
Folder 1293Folder 1294 |
Budget, 2000Budget tracking and planning documents, petty cash requests. |
Folder 1295 |
Building restoration (Butler), 1999-2000 |
Folder 1296 |
Butchart, Ronald, 2000Letter and attachments relating to research on freedmen's teachers. |
Folder 1297 |
Calendar |
Folder 1298 |
Campbell, Emory, 1999Routing slips from Emory Campbell to Veronica Gerald. |
Folder 1299 |
Catering |
Folder 1300 |
Caw Caw Interpretative Center |
Folder 1301 |
Charles Pinckney National Historic Site draft plan, 1999Long range interpretive plan. |
Folder 1302 |
Checks received, 1999-2000 |
Folder 1303 |
Chicago State University, 2000 |
Folder 1304 |
Christmas cards |
Folder 1305 |
Christmas at Penn Center, 1999 |
Folder 1306 |
Classifieds ads (purchase requisitions for) |
Folder 1307 |
Coastal Carolina University, 1998-2000Commencement materials, proposal for a women's studies minor. |
Folder 1308 |
Collaborations, 2001Letters to and from Penn Center collaborators. |
Folder 1309 |
Community Heritage Reunion, 1999Flyer. |
Folder 1310 |
Community Sing, 1996-2001Chiefly programs; also includes a history of Community Sing at Penn Center. |
Folder 1311 |
Confederate flag, 1999Materials relating to removal of Confederate flag from South Carolina's state capitol property in Columbia, S.C. |
Folder 1312-1313
Folder 1312Folder 1313 |
Conference Center, 2000 |
Folder 1314 |
Conferences, 1999 |
Folder 1315 |
CottonHandwritten notes. |
Folder 1316 |
Consultants, 2000Contracts. |
Folder 1317 |
Correspondence, 1999-2001 |
Folder 1318 |
Cows, 2000Bovine public art project. |
Folder 1319 |
Curriculum development, 2000Interdisciplinary study guide to the Sea Islands for Gullah Institute. |
Folder 1320 |
Doll collection |
Folder 1321 |
Donations, 1998-2001 |
Folder 1322 |
Dorty, Murray A., 2000History of African Americans in U.S. military. |
Folder 1323 |
Drayton Hall (Charleston, S.C.), 2000 |
Folder 1324 |
Email addresses, 2000 |
Folder 1325 |
Exhibit development, 2000 |
Folder 1326 |
Exhibits, 2000 |
Folder 1327 |
Facility use rates and rules |
Folder 1328 |
Fax cover sheets, 1999 |
Folder 1329 |
Film companies/documentaries, 1999Letter from Tony Sears who sought to make a documentary about Gullah culture. |
Folder 1330-1331
Folder 1330Folder 1331 |
Financial materials, 2000-2001Purchase requisitions, spreadsheets, statements. |
Folder 1332 |
Ford Foundation, 1999Final report for grant that helped to fund "Education for Freedom" exhibit. |
Folder 1333 |
Forms |
Folder 1334 |
Forum, Food, and Fun, 2000Event included sessions with Murray Dorty, Cornelia Bailey, Vertamae Grosvenor, and Ron and Natalie Daise. |
Folder 1335 |
Framed phrasesScripture passages in Gullah. |
Folder 1336 |
Frequently Asked QuestionsOn Gullah and Penn Center; also includes questionnaire for telecommunications project at Penn Center. |
Folder 1337 |
Friends World Program |
Folder 1338 |
Fund for Folk Culture, 1999-2000Grant guidelines and letter of intent. |
Folder 1339 |
Funders, 1999-2001Correspondence, spreadsheet of funders, deadlines, and other information. |
Folder 1340 |
Funding meetings, 1999-2000Meeting minutes. |
Folder 1341 |
Gerald, Veronica, 1998-1999Job offer, personal correspondence. |
Folder 1342 |
Gettysburg College, 1999-2000Trip itinerary. See also Gettysburg College (folder 1058). |
Folder 1343 |
Graduate schools |
Folder 1344 |
Grants, 1999Unidentified grant proposal. |
Folder 1345 |
Greater Beaufort Chamber of Commerce, 2001Tourism marketing promotion proposal for Black History Month 2002. |
Folder 1346 |
Group visitsPromotional materials, request form. |
Folder 1347 |
Guest evaluation, 2000-2001Letters and evaluation forms. |
Folder 1348 |
Gullah (Joseph Opala)Photocopy of book on Gullah. |
Folder 1349 |
Gullah dialect and historyPublished and unpublished writings on Gullah subjects. |
Folder 1350 |
Gullah House RestaurantMenu. |
Folder 1351 |
Gullah Institute, 2000Correspondence, budget, publicity. |
Folder 1352 |
The Hastings Center, 2001Meeting summary and notes from "Humans, Nature, and Justice" consortium meeting held at Penn Center. |
Folder 1353 |
Heritage Days, 1999Planning committee meeting notices and press release announcing cancellation of 1999 Heritage Days event in response to NAACP call for ban on tourism to South Carolina. |
Folder 1354 |
Heritage Library, 1999Newsletters, charge to the Exploratory Committee for the Hilton Head Island Civil War Memorial (U.S. Colored Troops Memorial). |
Folder 1355 |
High Museum, 2000 |
Folder 1356 |
Hilton Head Chamber of Commerce, 2000 |
Folder 1357 |
Hilton Head Island in the Civil WarProposal for a mini course for Creative Retirement program at University of South Carolina. |
Folder 1358 |
HistoriansPromotional materials. Includes Murry Dorty. |
Folder 1359 |
History and Culture Program at Penn Center of the Sea IslandsOverview of activities and operations. |
Folder 1360 |
Hollier, Janet, 1999Time sheets, job description. |
Folder 1361 |
Hollings, Ernest F., Office of, 1999Thank you letter. |
Folder 1362 |
Hope Spring, 1999Workshops to be held at Penn Center campus. |
Folder 1363 |
Host families |
Folder 1364 |
Humanities School of Beaufort, 1999-2000Grant to develop humanities curriculum, with Penn Center serving as consulting organization. |
Folder 1365 |
Interns, 1999 |
Folder 1366-1367
Folder 1366Folder 1367 |
Invoices, 1999-2000 |
Folder 1368 |
Immersion experience, 1999University of South Carolina Social Work Clinic. |
Folder 1369 |
Keyserling, Harriet H., 1999Clipping and letter regarding "March at Penn" during Women's History Month. |
Folder 1370 |
King, Martin Luther, Jr.: Connection with Penn Center |
Folder 1371 |
Labels |
Folder 1372 |
Ladson, Kevin, 1999Letter seeking to establish an archive, scholarship, and oral history project. |
Folder 1373 |
Lands End Woodland Incorporated, 2000By-laws. |
Folder 1374 |
Laura M. Towne Library and Archives, 2000Overviews of activities, restoration project. Related materials from other years can be found in Series 1.1.1. Administrative Records of Courtney Siceloff (folder 275-276), Series 2.2. Agnes Sherman (folders 839-844), Series 2.10. General files (folder 1593). |
Folder 1375 |
Laura M. Towne Library: Guest registry blank sheets |
Folder 1376 |
Laura M. Towne Library and Archives: Inventory, 2000-2001Handwritten and typed lists of book titles. |
Folder 1377 |
Lecture material |
Folder 1378-1379
Folder 1378Folder 1379 |
Local Legacies Project, 2000Heritage Days selected to be a part of this Library of Congress bicentennial project. |
Folder 1380 |
Lincoln, AbrahamPrinted material. |
Folder 1381 |
LodgingPrinted material. |
Folder 1382 |
Mail order catalog development |
Folder 1383-1385
Folder 1383Folder 1384Folder 1385 |
Mailing lists |
Folder 1386 |
Mailing lists: News releases |
Folder 1387 |
Mailing lists: South Carolina schools |
Folder 1388 |
Mailing lists/Marketing contacts |
Folder 1389 |
Memoranda, 2000Maintenance requests, routine assignments, financial updates, personnel policies. |
Folder 1390 |
MissionHistory and Culture Department mission and opportunities statements. |
Folder 1391 |
Moiwai, Braima, 1999Publicity materials. |
Folder 1392 |
Moses, Bob, 2001Publicity materials for Positive Innovations Inc. and the southern initiative of The Algebra Project. |
Folder 1393 |
Murphy, Darryl, 1998-1999Contracts for work on "Education for Freedom" exhibit. |
Folder 1394 |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), 2001Flyer for "Day of Dignity." |
Folder 1395 |
National Park Service, 1999-2000Proposed memo of understanding with Penn Center and proposed paper for a conference. |
Folder 1396-1397
Folder 1396Folder 1397 |
National Register of Historic Places: State Board of Review, 2000Proposed sites for the Register. |
Folder 1398 |
National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1999-2000 |
Folder 1399 |
Negro National AnthemPhotocopied lyrics for "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" by James Weldon Johnson. |
Folder 1400 |
Newsletter, 2000Volume 1, Issue 1 of History and Culture Program. |
Folder 1401 |
Newsletters (Miscellaneous), 2000 |
Folder 1402 |
Ngozi, Niobe, 2000"Cum Yah Gullah" exhibit at The Children's Museum of Houston, which includes Penn School images. |
Folder 1403 |
Nichols, Elaine, 1999"Save Our Small Islands" campaign against land developers. |
Folder 1404 |
Panel on Sustainable Communities, 1999 |
Folder 1405 |
Palmetto Heritage Trail map |
Folder 1406 |
Penn Center: HandoutsOverview of organization, history, mission, programs. |
Folder 1407-1408
Folder 1407Folder 1408 |
Penn: History and backgroundChronology and other background materials, handwritten notes, "Eyewitness to History" pamphlets. |
Folder 1409 |
Penn Pals, 1999Notes for upcoming issue. |
Folder 1410 |
Press releases, 1999-2001Chiefly announcements about programs and events. |
Folder 1411 |
Printed material: Miscellaneous |
Folder 1412 |
Printing |
Folder 1413-1416
Folder 1413Folder 1414Folder 1415Folder 1416 |
Public programs, 1999-2001Publicity for programs at Penn Center and for artists and performers planning visits to Penn Center. |
Folder 1417 |
Purchase requisitions |
Folder 1418 |
Quaker Connections, 1999"The Penn School, the Penn Center, and Friends" by Monica Maria Tetzlaff. |
Folder 1419 |
Quilts |
Folder 1420 |
Rand McNally, 2000Penn Center as a point of interest on travel website. |
Folder 1421 |
Receipts |
Folder 1422 |
Rededication, 1999Cope Building and York W. Bailey Museum. |
Folder 1423 |
Redd, Rev. Albert C., 2000 |
Folder 1424 |
Religion: DefinitionHandwritten notes. |
Folder 1425 |
Research requests, 1999-2000 |
Folder 1426 |
Researchers, 1999-2000 |
Folder 1427 |
Reunion Productions, 2000"The Legacy of the Penn Center: A Preliminary Proposal" to develop a promotion concept of Penn Center Cultural experience, website, curriculum, and community-centered public programs. |
Folder 1428 |
Rosenwald School Project, 1999-2000Oral history project memoranda and notes. |
Folder 1429 |
Rural Development Leadership Network, 1999Background materials on program offered by The Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
Folder 1430 |
St. Helena Elementary/Dr. LaVerne Lebby DavisBiographical points on LaVerne Lebby Davis, principal at St. Helena Elementary. |
Folder 1431 |
Sanders, Dori, 2000Author participating in "A Taste of Penn" program. |
Folder 1432 |
Sherman, Agnes: Memorial |
Folder 1433 |
Sierra Leone projects, 2000Sierra Leone-Gullah Kinship Association support for Bra Rabbit Players music project, fund-raising for Bunce Island. |
Folder 1434 |
Sierra Leone workshop, 1999Background on the crisis. |
Folder 1435 |
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism, 1999-2000Tourism Marketing Partnership Program. |
Folder 1436 |
South Carolina Federation of Museums: Member directory, 1999 |
Folder 1437 |
South Carolina Festivals, 2000-2001 |
Folder 1438 |
South Carolina Humanities Council, 1999-2000Heritage Days grant report. |
Folder 1439 |
South Carolina Institute for Community Scholars, 1999 |
Folder 1440 |
South Carolina Traditional Arts Network, 2001Printed emails. |
Folder 1441 |
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 2000Photocopies of images of SCLC at Penn Center. |
Folder 1442 |
Southern Rural Development Initiative, 1999-2000"Parables to Policy" multimedia project in collaboration with Penn Center to collect community perspectives on issues such as sustainable economic development, education, and land-use planning. |
Folder 1443 |
Spring Equinox, 2000Pamphlet. |
Folder 1444 |
Spring tours, 2000 |
Folder 1445 |
Staff meeting, 2002 |
Folder 1446 |
Stinson, Craig, 2000 |
Folder 1447 |
Stormer, Tracye, 1999-2000Public Programs Coordinator. |
Folder 1448 |
Survey forms |
Folder 1449 |
Taylor, Frederick J., 1997Consultant on National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences grant to reformat Gullah recordings. |
Folder 1450 |
Teasdell, Annette, 2000-2001Public Programs Coordinator. |
Folder 1451 |
Top 20 Events, 1999Southeast Tourism Society. |
Folder 1452 |
Temporary Custody form |
Folder 1453 |
Trask, Mary, 1999 |
Folder 1454 |
Travel, 2000 |
Folder 1455 |
Travel agents, 2000 |
Folder 1456 |
Travelling exhibit program, 2000 |
Folder 1457 |
Underground Railroad, 2001National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program. |
Folder 1458 |
United States Colored Troops Institute for Local History and Family Research, 1999 |
Folder 1459 |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2000-2001Chiefly correspondence relating to photograph duplication requests audio preservation grant. |
Folder 1460 |
Urban Rural Mission, 2000Invoice for lectures. |
Folder 1461 |
Volunteers |
Folder 1462 |
Volunteers: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 2000 |
Folder 1463 |
Wadastick Gullah Sea Island ResidencyFor artists and scholars. |
Folder 1464 |
Watch Night, 2000-2001Correspondence and planning materials for annual event where practitioners come together on the last day of the year, two hours before midnight, to greet the spirit at the New Year through songs, testimony, and prayer. The watch night tradition is connected to the annual reading of the Emancipation Proclamation on New Year's Day. |
Folder 1465 |
Watson, Ophelia, 2000 |
Folder 1466-1467
Folder 1466Folder 1467 |
Website, 1999-2000Content and design. |
Folder 1468 |
Weeksville, 2000 |
Folder 1469 |
Welcome Centers (South Carolina), 2000 |
Folder 1470 |
Women's Lecture Series, 2000Correspondence with Stella Pandell Russell. |
Folder 1471 |
York W. Bailey Museum: Collections Policy |
Folder 1472 |
York W. Bailey Museum: Daily Attendance and Sales Report |
Folder 1473 |
York W. Bailey Museum: Funding |
Folder 1474 |
York W. Bailey Museum: Inventory of books museum artifacts, 2000 |
Folder 1475 |
York W. Bailey Museum: MiscellaneousChiefly printed materials for other African American cultural institutions. |
Folder 1476 |
York W. Bailey Museum: Reiss, Winold |
Folder 1477 |
York W. Bailey Museum: Scavenger Hunt |
Folder 1478 |
York W. Bailey Museum: Signage |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Programming activities by month, Heritage Days planning, Community Sing programs, Emancipation Proclamation and Watch Night planning, exhibit examples, and Christmas program.
Additional Heritage Days materials can be found in Series 2.13 Heritage Days.
Folder 1479 |
Bibliography on the Sea Islands and Penn SchoolSee also Bibliography: Sea Islands (folder 1552). |
Folder 1480 |
Book signings, 1997 |
Folder 1481 |
Brochure |
Folder 1482 |
Community Sing, 1998-2000Schedule, publicity, programs. |
Folder 1483 |
Emancipation Proclamation, 1996-1999 |
Folder 1484 |
Consultant services, 1998-1999Contract forms. |
Folder 1485 |
Exhibits: Family Friendly Interpretation workshop, 1999 |
Folder 1486 |
Exhibits: Glynn Art Association |
Folder 1487 |
Exhibits: Hilton Head Airport, 1997 |
Folder 1488 |
Exhibits: "Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage," 1998 |
Folder 1489 |
Exhibit: Lowcountry tourism |
Folder 1490 |
Exhibits: "Our Land Our Lives" |
Folder 1491 |
Exhibits: Miscellaneous |
Folder 1492 |
Exhibits: Travelling |
Folder 1493 |
Forms |
Folder 1494 |
Gullah prayer |
Folder 1495 |
Heritage Days, 1996Contracts, letters of agreement |
Folder 1496 |
Heritage Days, 1997 |
Folder 1497 |
Heritage Days, 1998 |
Folder 1498 |
Heritage Days, 1999 |
Folder 1499 |
Heritage: Inventory List |
Folder 1500 |
Heritage Days: Parade Letter, 1997 |
Folder 1501 |
Heritage Days: Performers |
Folder 1502 |
Heritage Days: Vendors (Crafts), 1997 |
Folder 1503 |
Heritage Days: Vendors (Food), 1997 |
Folder 1504 |
Levy Advertising |
Folder 1505 |
Mailing lists |
Folder 1506 |
MiscellaneousPromotional materials. |
Folder 1507-1508
Folder 1507Folder 1508 |
Nativity Scene (Mystery Play), 1999Chiefly invitations to participate. This five scene play was first staged at Penn School in 1916. The play is a musical that includes Old English carols being sung by choir members from various churches on St. Helena Island. |
Folder 1509 |
Opala, Joseph, 1998Publicity for a lecture on Amistad revolt. |
Folder 1510 |
Penn School chronology |
Folder 1511 |
Penn Center: Visitor informationDriving directions and conference center pricing. |
Folder 1512 |
Programming: JanuaryEvent flyers for book readings and lectures, community sing programs, teaching materials on Martin Luther King Jr. |
Folder 1513 |
Programming: February |
Folder 1514 |
Programs: March |
Folder 1515 |
Programs: April |
Folder 1516 |
Programs: May |
Folder 1517 |
Programming: September |
Folder 1518 |
Programming: October |
Folder 1519 |
Programming: November |
Folder 1520 |
Programming: December |
Folder 1521 |
Sea Island ChristmasEvent planning documents. |
Folder 1522 |
Tourism |
Folder 1523 |
University of North Carolina: Photograph duplication requests, 1999Includes 2 negatives. |
Folder 1524 |
"Yes You Can Go Home Again: A Visit of Fifteen Sea Islanders to Sierra Leone, West Africa"Photocopies of essay by Emory S. Campbell. |
Topics include budget, correspondence, and Gullah Christmas.
Folder 1525 |
Budget, 2003 |
Folder 1526 |
Correspondence, 2003-2005 |
Folder 1527 |
Gullah Christmas, 2003 |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Topics include Gullah Christmas and Gullah Institute, tourism market analysis, the Gullah-Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, and a Gullah bible recording.
Folder 1528 |
1862 Circle Gala, 2007 |
Folder 1529 |
Browne, RosalynResume |
Folder 1530 |
Budget and planing materials, 2006Priority projects, ledger, proposed budget. |
Folder 1531 |
Clippings, 2006 |
Folder 1532-1533
Folder 1532Folder 1533 |
Correspondence, 2005-2008, 2011-2012 |
Folder 1534 |
Doyle, Sam: Exhibit committee |
Folder 1535 |
Gullah Studies Institute, 2006 |
Folder 1536 |
IMLS grant, 2006 |
Folder 1537 |
Miscellaneous |
Folder 1538 |
Nickelodeon, 2007 |
Folder 1539 |
Notes |
Folder 1540 |
Penn Center Advisory Board retreat, 2005 |
Folder 1541 |
Penn Center promotional materials |
Folder 1542 |
Planning, 2006 |
Folder 1543 |
Press release, 2006Black History Month. |
Folder 1544 |
Proposal for Public Programs Coordinator, Public Relations, History and Culture, Penn Center |
Folder 1545 |
River Festival, 2006 |
Folder 1546 |
Tours, 2003 |
Folder 1547 |
Visitor's CenterProposed budget. |
Folder 1548 |
Volunteers |
Folder 1549 |
York W. Bailey Museum, 2006Calendar, visitors, gift catalog, inventory, admissions and sales. |
Arrangement: alphabetical.
Included are ephemera that might be given to visitors to Penn's campus and administrative and printed materials that might be referred to many times over multiple years and directors. Of note are the background information and writings about Penn School and Penn Center, Gullah and Sea Island history and culture, Penn newsletters, and song lyrics. Note that some materials include an alphanumeric designation (Y.W.B...) assigned by Penn Center staff. These numbers can also be found throughout Series 2.15 York W. Bailey Museum, Series 3.2 Photographic Materials (by Subject), Series 4.2 Audiocassettes, and Series 5. Film and Video.
Some of the administrative materials in this series overlaps with the museum operations files in Series 2.15 York W. Bailey Museum and Archives.
Folder 1550-1551
Folder 1550Folder 1551 |
Bibliography |
Folder 1552 |
Bibliography: Sea IslandsIncludes review of Sea Island Diary. |
Folder 1553 |
Bibliography: South Carolina folklife |
Folder 1554 |
Black BeaufortPhotocopied guides, information sheets. |
Folder 1555 |
Black History Month, 1989Profile of Penn Center in South Carolina House of Representatives Legislative Update and Research Reports. |
Folder 1556 |
Black History Week / "Why Should Black People Be Proud?"Talking points. |
Folder 1557 |
Blacks in the military |
Folder 1558 |
Book and journal sign out, 1997 |
Folder 1559 |
Book store, 1994-1997Inventories, purchase requisitions. |
Folder 1560-1564
Folder 1560Folder 1561Folder 1562Folder 1563Folder 1564 |
Clippings, 1980s-2000s |
Oversize Volume SV-5539/2 |
Clippings: Scrapbook, 1975-1986Penn Center history, Sea Island culture, Heritage Days, Peace Corps, and other topics. |
Oversize Volume SV-5539/3 |
Clippings: Scrapbook, 1980-1984Chiefly Daufuskie Island and Hilton Head Island development, rural poverty, education reform. |
Folder 1565 |
Community SingProgram description; "To our forebearers, spirituals were more than just a part of life, they were a way of life holding the community together as one. To us they still are...I guarantee your heart will be lifted." |
Folder 1566 |
Contracts with artists and performers, 1997See also Series 2.11 Artists and Performers. |
Folder 1567 |
Cultural resources and performersChiefly printed materials. See also Series 2.11 Artists and Performers. |
Folder 1568-1571
Folder 1568Folder 1569Folder 1570Folder 1571 |
Donated artifacts, 1986-2006Chiefly incoming artifacts forms and correspondence. |
Folder 1572 |
Event programs and flyers |
Folder 1573 |
File structure |
Folder 1574 |
Forms |
Folder 1575 |
Fort Fremont, Lands End Plantation, St. Helena Island, S.C.History. |
Folder 1576 |
"Founder's Hymn" |
Folder 1577 |
Guest lecturesTalking points. |
Folder 1578 |
Gullah: Aberjhani"The Gullah Connection: A Song and a Prayer." |
Folder 1579 |
Gullah: Chavis, Miche' D.Y.W.B.91.49.AR "My People, My Heritage: The Gullahs and the Gullah Culture." |
Folder 1580 |
Gullah: Culture and tourism |
Folder 1581 |
Gullah: LanguageIncludes brief description of a project to teach English as a Second Language to Gullah people. |
Folder 1582 |
Gullah: Lord's Prayer and 23rd Psalm |
Folder 1583 |
Gullah: Miscellaneous |
Folder 1584 |
Gullah: Opala, Joseph A.The Gullah: Rice, Slavery, and the Sierra Leone-American Connection. |
Folder 1585 |
Gullah: Pinckney, Roger"Blue Roots: African American Folk Magic of the Gullah People." |
Folder 1586 |
Gullah: Pleasant, David"African American Root Patterns: A Gullah Inspired Riddimic Exercise Book." |
Folder 1587 |
Gullah: Translations |
Folder 1588 |
Gullah: Trask, Mary Canada"Living off the Land: The Survival of Gullah Community Life on St. Helena Island, South Carolina." |
Folder 1589 |
Heritage DaysInformation sheet. |
Folder 1590 |
Interview release forms |
Folder 1591 |
Labor Day, 1988, 1994Historical sketch, programs, invitations. |
Folder 1592 |
Labor Day: Speakers |
Folder 1593 |
Laura M. Towne CollectionAnnotated bibliography of books. Related materials from other years can be found in Series 1.1.1. Administrative Records of Courtney Siceloff (folder 275-276), Series 2.2. Agnes Sherman (folders 839-844), Series 2.6. Veronica Gerald (folders 1374-1376). |
Folder 1594 |
LibrarySign out, list of subject headings used, list of missing books. |
Folder 1595 |
List of services, 1994 |
Folder 1596 |
Loans, 1990, 1994 |
Folder 1597 |
"Low Country South Carolina Ethnohistory: A Guide to Indian and Afro-American Sources," Alexander Moore |
Folder 1598 |
Maps |
Folder 1599 |
Mystery Play for St. Helena IslandPublicity and background. |
Folder 1600 |
Penn: Campus buildingsIncludes "Penn's Campus Tour Guide." |
Folder 1601 |
Penn: Chronology |
Folder 1602 |
Penn: History and backgroundChiefly printed materials. |
Folder 1603-1610
Folder 1603Folder 1604Folder 1605Folder 1606Folder 1607Folder 1608Folder 1609Folder 1610 |
Penn: History and backgroundChiefly printed materials. |
Folder 1611 |
Penn: Sunday certificates, 1997 |
Folder 1612-1613
Folder 1612Folder 1613 |
Penn News, 1955, 1961-1962, 1965, 1969, 1972-1975, 1977, 1983, 1986-1987 |
Folder 1614 |
Penn Pals, 1991-2001, 2004, 2006 |
Folder 1615 |
Penn song/St. Helena Hymn |
Folder 1616 |
Price lists |
Folder 1617 |
Printed materialsMiscellaneous photocopied publications. |
Folder 1618-1620
Folder 1618Folder 1619Folder 1620 |
Programs, 1980s-1990sChiefly for Community Sings, but also includes fliers for Mystery Play and other events. |
Folder 1621 |
"Quaker Connections: The Penn School, the Penn Center, and Friends," 1997 |
Folder 1622 |
Quizzes |
Folder 1623 |
Records: Early jazz |
Folder 1624-1626
Folder 1624Folder 1625Folder 1626 |
Research applications |
Folder 1627 |
Research requests |
Folder 1628 |
Research rules |
Folder 1629 |
Sea Island heritageY.W.B.90.12.AR Paper by Mary Ann Burkholder. |
Folder 1630 |
Sea Island historyY.W.B.90.02.AR Lecture by Theodore Rosengarten. |
Folder 1631 |
Sea Island proverbs |
Folder 1632 |
Sea Island religion, 1990Paper by Catherine Rich. |
Folder 1633 |
Sea Islands |
Folder 1634 |
Song sheetsMiscellaneous. |
Folder 1635 |
Tours and tourism |
Folder 1636 |
Tours and tourism: St. Helena Island |
Folder 1637 |
Visitors, 1992-2000Lists and yearly tallies. |
Arrangement: alphabetical by name, then by art form.
Artist and performer files, some of which may have been created initially as participants in Artists of Color project, but most likely added as potential participants in Heritage Days.
Provenance not known, possibly from the library.
Folder 1720 |
ABCs of Celebration |
Folder 1721 |
Black Liberation on Cumberland Island in 1815 by Mary R. Bullard |
Folder 1722 |
King Jr., Martin LutherBiography, journal and magazine articles. |
Folder 1723 |
Sea Island Diary: A History of St. Helena Island by Edith M. Dabbs |
Folder 1724 |
Sierra Leone, 1966 Yearbook |
Folder 1725 |
The Vanguard: Photographic Essay on the Black Panthers by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones |
Arrangement: chronological.
Heritage Days documents Penn Center's efforts to preserve and promote Sea Island history and culture. The size of the celebration grew significantly over the 1990s, as evidenced by the increased planning materials, manual, and efforts to secure additional external funding to support new events. Events include a parade, speakers, performers, artists, art exhibit, old-fashioned prayer meeting, and sing outs. Materials include correspondence, programs, press releases, schedules, performers, contracts, committee materials, speeches.
See also the subseries for the History and Culture staff: 2.3 Vanessa Thaxton, 2.4 Joseph McGill, 2.5 Darryl Murphy, 2.6 Veronica Gerald, 2.7 Tracye Stormer.
See also related images of Heritage Days in Series 3 Photographic Materials.
Folder 1726 |
Heritage Days, 1981Raffle tickets, program, committee minutes. |
Folder 1727 |
Heritage Days, 1982Memoranda, press release. |
Folder 1728 |
Heritage Days, 1983Raffle tickets. |
Folder 1729 |
Heritage Days, 1984Brochure, program cover. |
Folder 1730 |
Heritage Days, 1985Correspondence, speech, mailing lists, programs, press releases. |
Folder 1731 |
Heritage Days, 1986Resolutions, brochure, press releases, programs, performer contracts, committee member lists, mailing lists. |
Folder 1732-1733
Folder 1732Folder 1733 |
Heritage Days, 1987Brochures, resolutions, press releases, correspondence, schedules, committee minutes, program materials, speech draft, program, performer contracts. |
Folder 1734-1735
Folder 1734Folder 1735 |
Heritage Days, 1988Correspondence, invitation distribution list, program, brochures, committee materials, schedule, parade invitations, press releases, program draft. |
Folder 1736 |
Heritage Days, 1989Artist publicity materials, Sing-Out quiz, promotional materials, press releases, correspondence, vendor applications, brochure. |
Folder 1737-1738
Folder 1737Folder 1738 |
Heritage Days, 1990Brochures, mailing lists, press releases, committee papers, judges, keynote speaker resume, financial materials, program. |
Folder 1739 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1990 |
Folder 1740 |
Heritage Days: Grant applications, 1990 |
Folder 1741 |
Heritage Days: Parade and vendor information, 1990 |
Folder 1742 |
Heritage Days: Thank you correspondence and lists, 1990 |
Folder 1743 |
Heritage Days: Vendors, 1990Vendor applications, receipts, business cards. |
Folder 1744 |
Heritage Days, 1991Brochures, resolutions, programs, mailing lists, schedule, committee minutes, publicity materials. |
Folder 1745-1746
Folder 1745Folder 1746 |
Heritage Days: Advertisements, 1991 |
Folder 1747 |
Heritage Days: Art exhibit and fashion show, 1991Artist publicity materials, artist list. |
Folder 1748 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1991 |
Folder 1749 |
Heritage Days: Parade and fair, 1991Correspondence, list of judges, registration forms, parade competition scorecard. |
Folder 1750 |
Heritage Days: Solicitation, 1991List of donors, sponsorship contracts, letters of solicitation, Solicitation Committee member list. |
Folder 1751 |
Heritage Days: Thank you correspondence, 1991 |
Folder 1752 |
Heritage Days, 1992Speeches, lists of vendors, list of duties, schedule, newspaper clipping, program. |
Folder 1753 |
Heritage Days: Artist publicity materials, 1992 |
Folder 1754 |
Heritage Days: Community Sing, 1992 |
Folder 1755 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1992 |
Folder 1756 |
Heritage Days: Grant applications, 1992 |
Folder 1757 |
Heritage Days, 1993Brochures, proclamations, committee minutes, schedules, announcements, contact list, artist publicity materials. |
Folder 1758 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1993 |
Folder 1759 |
Heritage Days: Farmer invitations, 1993 |
Folder 1760 |
Heritage Days: Revenues and expenses, 1993 |
Folder 1761 |
Heritage Days: Solicitation, 1993List of donors, receipts, letters of solicitation. |
Folder 1762 |
Heritage Days, 1994Schedules, revenues and expenses, art exhibit program, program planning materials, brochures, contact lists, blank participation forms, parade judge form, artist publicity materials, program. |
Folder 1763-1764
Folder 1763Folder 1764 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1994 |
Folder 1765 |
Heritage Days: Old-fashioned prayer meeting, 1994 |
Folder 1766-1767
Folder 1766Folder 1767 |
Heritage Days, 1995Revenues, certificates and resolutions, invitations, brochures, schedules, volunteer materials, event planning materials, programs. |
Folder 1768 |
Heritage Days: Church invitations, 1995 |
Folder 1769 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1995 |
Folder 1770 |
Heritage Days: Invitations, 1995 |
Folder 1771 |
Heritage Days: Parade, 1995Department of Transportation correspondence, parade score sheets, judge lists, judge invitations. |
Folder 1772 |
Heritage Days: Quiz, 1995 |
Folder 1773 |
Heritage Days: Thank you correspondence, 1995 |
Folder 1774 |
Heritage Days: Vendors, 1995 |
Folder 1775 |
Heritage Days, 1996Schedules, revenues and expenses, advertising lists, artist publicity materials, programs, book list, list of culture exhibitors. |
Folder 1776-1777
Folder 1776Folder 1777 |
Heritage Days, 1996 |
Folder 1778 |
Heritage Days: Brochure and program development, 1996 |
Folder 1779 |
Heritage Days: Church correspondence, 1996 |
Folder 1780-1781
Folder 1780Folder 1781 |
Heritage Days: Committees, 1996 |
Folder 1782 |
Heritage Days: Contracts, 1996 |
Folder 1783-1784
Folder 1783Folder 1784 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1996 |
Folder 1785 |
Heritage Days: Festival evaluation, 1996 |
Folder 1786 |
Heritage Days: Financial materials, 1996 |
Folder 1787 |
Heritage Days: Grant applications, 1996 |
Folder 1788 |
Heritage Days: Heritage manual, 1996 |
Folder 1789 |
Heritage Days: Hopkins, Collette M., Clark Atlanta University, 1996Artist publicity materials and correspondence. |
Folder 1790 |
Heritage Days: Invitations, 1996 |
Folder 1791 |
Heritage Days: Ladner, Joyce A., 1996Correspondence, biographical statement, publicity photograph. |
Folder 1792 |
Heritage Days: Old-fashioned prayer meeting, 1996 |
Folder 1793-1794
Folder 1793Folder 1794 |
Heritage Days: Parade, 1996Correspondence, score sheets. |
Folder 1795-1796
Folder 1795Folder 1796 |
Heritage Days, 1997Mailing lists, expense and revenue materials, planning materials, brochures, volunteer lists and schedules, program. |
Folder 1797 |
Heritage Days: Awards, 1997Supporter recognition, photocopies of parade plaques, photocopies of resolutions. |
Folder 1798 |
Heritage Days: Beaufort banner display, 1997 |
Folder 1799 |
Heritage Days: Books, 1997Purchase orders and inventories. |
Folder 1800 |
Heritage Days: Correspondence, 1997 |
Folder 1801 |
Heritage Days: Heritage management system, 1997 |
Folder 1802 |
Heritage Days: Old-fashioned prayer meeting, 1997 |
Folder 1803 |
Heritage Days: Parade, 1997 |
Folder 1804-1806
Folder 1804Folder 1805Folder 1806 |
Heritage Days: Performers, 1997Artist publicity materials, correspondence, copies of The Music Maker Rag. |
Folder 1807 |
Heritage Days: Promotional materials, 1997 |
Folder 1808 |
Heritage Days: Vendors, 1997 |
Folder 1809 |
Heritage Days, 1998Press release recapping the festival. |
Folder 1810 |
Heritage Days, 1999Brochure, press release, program, publicity materials. |
Folder 1811 |
Heritage Days, 2001Brochures. |
Folder 1812 |
Heritage Days, 2004Photograph contact sheet. |
Folder 1813 |
Heritage Days, 2006 |
Folder 1814 |
Heritage Days: Mailing lists, undated |
Folder 1815 |
Heritage Days: Miscellaneous, undated |
Folder 1816 |
Heritage Days: Performer's worksheets, undated |
Folder 1817 |
Song lyrics"Aquarius,""Black Mother Praying,""Brother You Are Truly Together,""Can't Hide Sinner" (Faith Memorial Baptist Church, Frogmore, S.C.), "Come Ye Thankful People Come," "Die Nigga." |
Folder 1818 |
Song lyrics"Don't Put Off Today for Tomorrow," "Hallelu," "Holy Holy Holy," "I Don't Know What You Come to Do," "I Got a Shoe." |
Folder 1819 |
Song lyrics"I Love the Lord,""I Promise the Lord That I Will Hold Out,""I Wanna Be Grand,""If You Don't Want to Go" (Bethlehem and F.A.B. Baptist Church, Port Royal, S.C.), "I'm Going Do Like the Lord Say Do." |
Folder 1820 |
Song lyrics"I'm Gonna Lay Down My Burden," "I'm on the Battle Field for My Lord (New Hope Christian)," "James Brown," "Jesus Is a Way Maker (The Williams Singers)." |
Folder 1821 |
Song lyrics"Jesus Is on the Main Line,""Lose the Man" (Mt. Sinai and Grace M.E. Baptist Church, Burton, S.C.), "Over My Head," "Rifle Prayer," "Ring the Bell." |
Folder 1822 |
Song lyrics"Somebody's Here,""Step in the Water One Day" (Horsepond Baptist, Gardeners Corner, S.C.), "Sweet Heaven" (Rosehill Baptist Church, Burton, S.C.). |
Folder 1823 |
Song lyrics"Sweet Home" (Rosehill Baptist Church, Burton, S.C.), "Take the Lord with You" (Central Baptist Church), "There Is a Land," "We Are an African People," "What's the Matter Satan" (Orange Grove Baptist Church, Frogmore, S.C.). |
Folder 1824 |
Song lyrics"Where He Lead Me,""While the Blood Running Warm,""You Better Run, Run, Run" (Adam Street Baptist Church). |
Folder 1825 |
Song lyrics"Who Side You Are Leaning On" (Ebenezer Baptist Church), "Who Side You Leaning On," "Why Don't You Come on in This House of the Lord" (New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Beaufort, S.C.). |
Folder 1826 |
Song lyricsMiscellaneous spirituals. |
Folder 1827 |
Song sheets"Heaven is a Beautiful Place I Know," "I Know My Time Ain't Long," "I Don't Know Why, Ballad of the '93 Storm," "Sally Go 'Round the Moon." |
Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.
Chiefly materials collected and preserved by Penn Center staff to create an archive within the York W. Bailey Museum, which was named to honor the first African American doctor to serve St. Helena and neighboring Sea Islands. The archive consists of printed materials, many of them biographical treatments of notable African Americans and important people in the history of the Penn School and Penn Center. Also included are writings on African American history and on the Penn Center and Sea Islands.
There are also records related to museum operations, including admissions, the gift store, and other management concerns. See also Series 2.10 General Files for related administrative materials.
Note that some materials include an alphanumeric designation (Y.W.B...) assigned by Penn Center staff. These numbers can also be found throughout 2.10 General Files, Series 3.2 Photographic Materials (by Subject), Series 4.2 Audiocassettes, and Series 5. Film and Video. There are some inventories of the various materials collected in the York W. Bailey archive, but none are comprehensive.
Folder 1828-1829
Folder 1828Folder 1829 |
Admission and sales reports, 1998-2000 |
Folder 1830 |
Archives: 1962 CentennialThe Whetstone: Education Issue (1962); issue includes an article about 100th anniversary of Penn School. |
Folder 1831 |
Archives: "A Brief History of Penn School" |
Folder 1832 |
Archives: "A Pledge for African People" |
Folder 1833 |
Archives: Barnard, Samuel, Letters of, 1865Y.W.B.90.25.AR Typed transcripts of letters to Susan Lizzie Conant. |
Folder 1834 |
Archives: Benezet, AnthonyY.W.B.91.06.AR Biographical information. |
Folder 1835 |
Archives: Black businesses in the Sea Islands |
Folder 1836 |
Archives: Black Democrats running in primary, June 1988 |
Folder 1837 |
Archives: Books on blacks left on St. Helena Island at DulamoY.W.B.90.37.AR |
Folder 1838 |
Archives: Boyd, Benjamin F., Interview withFrom interview with Edith M. Dabbs. |
Folder 1839 |
Archives: Brick Baptist ChurchHistorical sketches, installation and anniversary event programs, photographs of a downed tree. See also related photographic images in Series 3.2. |
Folder 1840 |
Archives: Browne, Leroy, Sr., 23 September 1980Transcript of an oral history interview for "Eyewitness to History: Historic Structures on the Campus of Penn Community Services." May be related to C-5539/154. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5539/1 |
Archives: Callen, Maude, 1951, 1953Life photographic essays about the nurse midwife. |
Folder 1841 |
Archives: Capital campaign drive, 1988See also related photographic images in Series 3.2. |
Audiodisc
D-5539/1-2
|
Archives: Celebrate Year 1Y.W.B.88.50.AR Side 1: "Every Morning Seems to Say"; "God Loves Us All"; "I Like to Think of Jesus"; "If Anybody Asks You Who I Am"; "Jesus Said to All the People"; "Jesus Was a Baby"; "Jesus Went About Doing Good"; "Knock! Knock! Knock!"; "Let the Children Come to Me"; "Mary Had a Baby, Yes, God"; "Now Thank We All Our God"; "O Come, Let Us Adore Him." Side 2: "The Lord's Prayer"; "It Is the Joyful Eastertime"; "Kum Ba Yah"; "Let's Celebrate"; "Loud Hosannas Let Us Sing"; "Our Thanks to You, O God"; "Praise God"; "Praise God in the Morning"; "Rejoice, Give Thanks, and Sing!"; "The Bible Is Special"; "This Is the Happiest Day of Spring"; "Where, O Where Is My Friend." |
Folder 1842 |
Archives: Chambers, MontserratY.W.B.91.05.AR "Annie Heacock and the Port Royal Experiment." |
Oversize Paper Folder
OPF-5539/3
|
Archives: Cisk, L., 1973Prints of charcoal portraits of women. |
Folder 1843 |
Archives: Cooley, RossaY.W.B.91.12.AR Homes of the Freed |
Folder 1844 |
Archives: Coprich, Sarah Yvonne"We'll Stand the Storm." |
Folder 1845 |
Archives: Dabbs, Edith M.Y.W.B.91.04.AR Walking Tall: A Brief Sketch of Penn School, Forerunner of Penn Community Services, Frogmore, South Carolina . |
Folder 1846 |
Archives: Daise, Ron and NataliePublicity, including photograph, and reviews for "Sea Island Montage." |
Folder 1847 |
Archives: Daughters of the Dust, 1992Review and photographs from the premier at the Lasseter Theater in Beaufort, S.C., and the reception at the staff NCO club. |
Folder 1848 |
Archives: Doyle, SamObituary, publicity for exhibits, artwork prints. |
Folder 1849 |
Archives: Dudley, Jennye S., Poems by"We Hear Viola Speak," "Synopsis," "Memorial Day at Penn," "A Prayer," "Ode to Harriet Tubman," "Aunt Dacus Informs Matilda." |
Folder 1850 |
Archives: Freedom songs |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5539/5 |
Archives: Gillison, Curtis, 1956Watercolor painting of Mount Vernon. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5539/6 |
Archives: Gillison, Curtis, undatedPainting of ship at sea. |
Folder 1851 |
Archives: Hall, Ridway, Jr."The New Republic: Reconstruction in South Carolina." |
Folder 1852 |
Archives: Historical scrapbooks, 1866-1893Typed list of historical pictures and letters. |
Image Box
26
|
Archives: Horse paintingArtist unknown. |
Folder 1853 |
Archives: House, Grace Bigelow |
Folder 1854 |
Archives: InventoryPartial lists of files in the York W. Bailey Archives. Note that some materials may be filed in the Penn School Papers (#3615) |
Folder 1855 |
Archives: Jackson, MahaliaTribute in Congressional Record by Senator Hubert Humphrey. |
Folder 1856 |
Archives: Jacoby, Mary Moore, 1990Y.W.B.91.14.AR "The Photographic Work of Leigh Richmond Miner at Hampton University and St. Helena Island, South Carolina." |
Folder 1857 |
Archives: Keyserling, HarrietResolution of appreciation. |
Folder 1858 |
Archives: King, Martin Luther, Jr.Notes on King's visits to Penn; reprint of photograph of King with Courtney Siceloff and others at Penn; statement given by Siceloff at King's death; copies of "I have a dream" speech given at the March on Washington on 28 August 1963; and "The State of the Movement" speech given at the Southern Christian Leadership Conference retreat at Penn Center on 28 November 1967. |
Folder 1859 |
Archives: Knights of Wise Men Lodge stockholder certificate |
Folder 1860 |
Archives: Low Country black military history / Penn Center military related affairsPhotocopies of handwritten notes on published and unpublished sources, including Penn Center's Veterans Training Program. See also Penn School Papers (#3615): Post-World War II veterans' training program (folder 249). |
Folder 1861 |
Archives: MacDonald, Claire I., 1924Y.W.B.91.03.AR Recollections of Juliana. |
Folder 1862 |
Archives: Map of Penn Normal Industrial and Agricultural School |
Folder 1863 |
Archives: Materials brought back by Mrs. Edith DabbsY.W.B.90.36.AR |
Folder 1864 |
Archives: Mather SchoolCentennial observance booklet and excerpts from The Negro in South Carolina During Reconstruction by Alrutheus Ambush Taylor; South Carolina During Reconstruction by Francis Butler Simkins and Robert Hilliard Woody; South Carolina Negroes 1877-1900 by George Brown Tindall; and The Blacks in These Sea Islands: Then and Now by Carline S. Robinson and William R. Dortch. |
Folder 1865 |
Archives: Memorial services, 1985-1998Programs for "homegoing" and funeral services. |
Folder 1866 |
Archives: "Memories of Penn School by Graduates and Former Students: Commemorating the 140th Anniversary of Penn School," 2002 |
Folder 1867 |
Archives: "Microfilm guide to the Penn School Papers, 1862-1976" |
Folder 1868 |
Archives: "Moments From The Past: An Exhibition in Celebration of the Penn Center of the Sea Islands," 1993Exhibit catalog. |
Folder 1869 |
Archives: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Beaufort County, S.C.Programs. |
Folder 1870 |
Archives: "The Negro in America: A Bibliography"Y.W.B.91.33.AR |
Folder 1871 |
Archives: Obama, Michelle, 2012Letter marking the 150th anniversary of Penn. |
Folder 1872 |
Archives: Pease, William, 1957"Three Years Among the Freedmen: William C. Gannett and the Port Royal Experiment." |
Folder 1873-1874
Folder 1873Folder 1874 |
Archives: Penn: A History, 1962-1982, 1982Project funded through Title IV from the Department of Labor, contracted to Office of the Governor, CETA Division, Columbia, S.C.; Margaret E. Hegstrom, et al. |
Folder 1875 |
Archives: "Penn's Campus Tour Guide" |
Folder 1876 |
Archives: "Penn Center: Sea Island Secret," 1980Produced by WJWJ-TV 16, Beaufort, S.C. |
Folder 1877 |
Archives: "Penn Center Historical District St. Helena Island South Carolina," 1999 |
Folder 1878 |
Archives: Penn Center's Teen Leadership Institute historical calendar, 2005 |
Folder 1879 |
Archives: PoetryMiscellaneous authors. |
Folder 1880-1881
Folder 1880Folder 1881 |
Archives: Reiss, WinoldCorrespondence, catalogs, and related materials. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-5539/2 |
Archives: Reiss, WinoldPrints of portrait drawings. |
Folder 1882 |
Archives: Reunions: Class of 1947, 1951 |
Folder 1883 |
Archives: Reynolds, A.C.Appeal to island mothers to disarm their boys. |
Folder 1884 |
Archives: Rich, Catherine, 1991Y.W.B.91.10.AR "The Dynamic Duo: The Role of Religion and Culture in Two Island Churches." |
Folder 1885 |
Archives: St. Helena Island Historical Photographs Collection, 1973List of titles and approximate dates. |
Folder 1886 |
Archives: St. Joseph Baptist Church, 1951, 1954Program and historical sketch. |
Folder 1887 |
Archives: Sanders, Margaret MacDonald, 1975Lecture on minority groups to the Clover Club, Beaufort, S.C. |
Folder 1888 |
Archives: Sea Island spirituals at Penn Community CenterPublicity. |
Folder 1889 |
Archives: Seabrook, Marjorie G.Y.W.B.91.02.AR Obituary, copy of autobiographical essay on teaching experience. |
Folder 1890 |
Archives: Sherman, HaroldClippings and publicity about Harold Sherman's anti drug and alcohol abuse work. |
Folder 1891 |
Archives: Smalls, MaggieClipping about midwifery. |
Folder 1892 |
Archives: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 1964Certificate of attendance and participation in Citizenship School Training Program, signed by Septima P. Clark, Dorothy F. Cotton, and Andrew J. Young. Photocopies of other materials relating to SCLC visit to Penn Community Center in 1964. |
Folder 1893 |
Archives: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), 1970sMagazine clipping of a group portrait of SCLC members Hosea Williams, Joseph Lowery, and others. |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-5539/1 |
Archives: "Spirituals Society Preserves Negro Spirituals," 1960Clipping from News and Record. |
Folder 1894 |
Archives: "Status and Prospects of Small Farmers in the South," 1978By Ray Marshall and Allen Thompson and published by Southern Regional Council. |
Folder 1895 |
"Structures on the campus of Penn School, 1864-1980""A list of structures on Penn's campus including information about construction dates, building names, architects/planners, builders, historic use, and contemporary use, if still standing." By CeCe A. Byers for Penn Community Services, Inc., and funded in part by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. |
Folder 1896 |
Archives: Student papers, 1972 |
Folder 1897 |
Archives: Student papers from workshops, undated |
Folder 1898 |
Archives: PlaybillsY.W.B.91.17.AR The Blacks and Purlie Victorious. |
Folder 1899 |
Archives: Towne, Laura M.Y.W.B.91.10.AR Photocopy of "Pioneer Work on the Sea Islands." |
Folder 1900 |
Archives: Trice, LindaPhotocopy of draft of children's book titled "Boys Build Frissell." |
Folder 1901 |
Archives: Trice, LindaPhotocopy of draft of children's book titled "Girls at Penn." |
Folder 1902 |
Archives: Trice, Linda, 1986Photocopy of draft of children's book titled "Quash Goes to Penn School." |
Folder 1903 |
Archives: U.S. Census 1910Y.W.B.91.13.AR Photocopies of Penn Agricultural School pages. |
Folder 1904 |
Archives: Welmers, Bill and Bee, 1969Y.W.B.91.08.AR "The West African Gourmet." |
Folder 1905 |
Archives: WritingsIncludes "The History of White Gang War and Black Survival" by India M. Harris; "Dates in African History," "A Mini-History of the Plantation Praise House Tradition on St. Helena Island, South Carolina" by Kenneth C. Doe; "A Brief Survey of Health Care on St. Helena Island, S.C. -- 1900 to 1950" by Inez M. Dixon; and "The North Carolina Mutual Building and Columbia's African-American Community" by Steven Davis. |
Folder 1906 |
Audio collectionList of recordings in the York W. Bailey Archive. |
Folder 1907 |
Biographical materials: Bailey, York W. |
Folder 1908 |
Biographical materials: Barnwell, Eleanor I. |
Folder 1909 |
Biographical materials: Bunche, Ralph |
Folder 1910 |
Biographical materials: Bush, Elizabeth Minnie |
Folder 1911 |
Biographical materials: Callen, Maude |
Folder 1912 |
Biographical materials: Capers, TecumsehY.W.B.90.01.AR |
Folder 1913 |
Biographical materials: Carver, George Washington |
Folder 1914 |
Biographical materials: Clark, Septima P.Y.W.B.88.49.AR Includes color snapshots of outdoor event. |
Folder 1915 |
Biographical materials: Gilmer family |
Folder 1916 |
Biographical materials: Harrison, John JayY.W.B.88.47.AR Genealogy search. |
Folder 1917 |
Biographical materials: Heyward, Reverend Morris |
Folder 1918 |
Biographical materials: King, Martin Luther, Jr. |
Folder 1919 |
Biographical materials: King, Martin Luther, Jr. |
Folder 1920 |
Biographical materials: Mitchell, Eva C.Y.W.B.91.27.AR |
Folder 1921 |
Biographical materials: Sherman, AgnesY.W.B.90.03.AR |
Folder 1922 |
Biographical materials: Reunions: Ladson familyY.W.B.90.14.AR |
Folder 1923 |
Biographical materials: Reunions: Smalls familyY.W.B.90.14.AR |
Folder 1924 |
Cataloging work sheets, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997Records of items in York W. Bailey Museum. |
Folder 1925 |
Community Advisory Committee, 1988Meeting sign-in sheet. |
Folder 1926 |
Exhibit labelsMiscellaneous. |
Folder 1927 |
Exhibit labels: Penn School Story, 2003 |
Folder 1928 |
Exhibits and eventsPublicity. |
Folder 1929 |
Exhibits and events: "Holding the Land: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Through the Youth" |
Folder 1930 |
Field workers form |
Folder 1931 |
Gift catalogue |
Folder 1932 |
Gift store inventory, 1991, 1995-1996 |
Folder 1933 |
Gift store inventory, 1997 |
Folder 1934 |
Gift store inventory, 1999 |
Folder 1935 |
Gift store inventory, 2001 |
Folder 1936 |
Guest book, 1986-1991 |
Folder 1937 |
Inventory of photographs missing |
Folder 1938 |
Loans, 1990-1992 |
Folder 1939 |
Loans form, 1988 |
Folder 1940 |
ManagementPolicies and procedures. |
Folder 1941 |
Museum curatorPosition description. |
Folder 1942 |
Museum itemsInventories. |
Folder 1943 |
Printed material |
Folder 1944 |
Program assistantJob description. |
Folder 1945 |
Scavenger hunt |
Folder 1946 |
Video collectionSee also Series 5 Film and Video. |
Folder 1947 |
Volunteers |
Arrangement: by date and subject.
NOTE: File names were assigned by archival staff during processing to create date and/or subject access.
Arrangement: chronological.
NOTE: File names were assigned by archival staff during processing to create date access.
Images depict unidentified Penn Center events, activities, campus buildings and scenery, and oral history interviews. People depicted include Penn Center employees and visitors, residents of St. Helena Island, and other islanders.
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Image Folder PF-5539/519 |
1965: AprilColor 35mm Slide Group of children, possibly a family standing by a Volkswagen bus, baseball game on an open field, field with debris. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/520 |
1965: JulyColor 35mm Slide Kids, people sitting in a circle, mountain scenery, rural scenery. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/521 |
1965: JulyColor 35mm Slide Children, people sitting in a circle, mountain scenery, rural scenery. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/001 |
1967: OctoberBlack-and-White Photographic Prints Woman seated at desk. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/361 |
1967: DecemberBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film |
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Image Folder PF-5539/002 |
1968: FebruaryBlack-and-White Photographic Prints Woman seated at desk. |
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02
Image Folder PF-5539/015 |
1960s-1970sColor Photographic Prints Rural scenery, events, visitors to museum. |
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Photograph Album PA-5539/1 |
1960s-1980sPhotograph album Album is disassembled. Black-and-white copy prints. Portraits of islanders, including woman with black doll collection, children at play, tree, fisherman, farmer, cabin, singing and dancing, religious service, other unidentified individuals and groups |
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Image Folder PF-5539/003 |
1971: SeptemberBlack-and-White Photographic Prints Exhibit table of folk art. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/004 |
1971: OctoberColor Photographic Prints Coastal and rural scenes, people in African dress, oral history interviews. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/005 |
1971: NovemberColor Photographic Prints People, home interior, Butler building exterior, older woman and child, oral history interviews. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/006 |
1971: DecemberColor Photographic Prints Cast iron pots at fireplace in cabin, rural scenery, oral history interviews. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/007 |
1972: JanuaryColor Photographic Prints Car, people, teen event, Miss Black Pearl Pageant. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/008 |
1972: FebruaryColor Photographic Prints Rural scenery, meeting, Sam Doyle's house. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/009-010 PF-5539/9PF-5539/10 |
1972: MarchColor Photographic Prints Home interior, wood stove, recording equipment for oral histories, teen night. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/011 |
1972: AprilColor Photographic Prints Penn employees. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/012 |
1972: MayBlack-and-White Photographic Prints Coastal scenery and profile of unidentified man. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/013 |
1972: JulyColor Photographic Prints Older adult with two teens and coastal scenery. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/014 |
1972: AugustColor Photographic Prints Woman, approximately 70 years of age; man, approximately 40 years of age; and teen boy. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/362 |
1970sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Events. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/363-377 PF-5539/363PF-5539/364PF-5539/365PF-5539/366PF-5539/367PF-5539/368PF-5539/369PF-5539/370PF-5539/371PF-5539/372PF-5539/373PF-5539/374PF-5539/375PF-5539/376PF-5539/377 |
1970sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film |
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Image Folder PF-5539/426 |
1970sColor 35mm Roll Film Campus and rural scenery. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/427-428 PF-5539/427PF-5539/428 |
1970sColor 35mm Roll Film Campus and rural scenery. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/429 |
1970sColor 35mm Roll Film Emancipation Day. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/430-437 PF-5539/430PF-5539/431PF-5539/432PF-5539/433PF-5539/434PF-5539/435PF-5539/436PF-5539/437 |
1970sColor 35mm Roll Film Events. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/438-463 PF-5539/438PF-5539/439PF-5539/440PF-5539/441PF-5539/442PF-5539/443PF-5539/444PF-5539/445PF-5539/446PF-5539/447PF-5539/448PF-5539/449PF-5539/450PF-5539/451PF-5539/452PF-5539/453PF-5539/454PF-5539/455PF-5539/456PF-5539/457PF-5539/458PF-5539/459PF-5539/460PF-5539/461PF-5539/462PF-5539/463 |
1970sColor 35mm Roll Film |
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Image Folder PF-5539/522 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide Charles Brisbane, oyster picker; Polawana Island. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/523 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide St. Helena Island, Port Royal, Datha Island. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/524 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide Port Royal, Bluffton, Half Moon, Burton, marinas, boatbuilding. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/525 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide Lady's Island with Rufus Fripp and Moses Pringle, a blind carpenter. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/526 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide St. Helena residents and checkers game. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/527 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide St. Helena and oyster bateau by Sam Moultrie. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/528 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide Hilton Head: Coligny Plaza, storefronts, evening street scenes, golf course, harbor, Mount Calvary Baptist Church. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/529 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide Hilton Head: Mount Calvary Baptist Church. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/530 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide Hilton Head: Coligny Plaza, storefronts, evening street scenes, golf course, harbor, Mount Calvary Baptist Church. |
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Image Folder PF-5539/531 |
1987: DecemberColor 35mm Slide Hilton Head: Charles Bryant, John Robinson, Janie Cohen, Thomas Cohen. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/378 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Copy negatives of beach and 19th century images of unidentified people. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/379 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Boat, shed, Volkswagen Beetle. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/380 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Penn Center campus and meeting. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/381 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Cannon, Penn Center campus scenery, copy negatives of 19th century images. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/382 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Classroom. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/383 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Copy negatives of outdoor event, circa 1950s. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/384-385 PF-5539/384PF-5539/385 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Facility upkeep. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/386 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Facility upkeep and volleyball. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/387 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Children in classroom, Penn School sign, campus scenery. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/388 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Outdoors and yard work. |
Image Box
27
Image Folder PF-5539/389 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Copy negatives of 19th century images, cannon, unidentified groups. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/390 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Children and cake decorating. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/391 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Chess game, scenery, unidentified people. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/392 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Events. |
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27
Image Folder PF-5539/393 |
1980s-1990sBlack-and-White 35mm Roll Film Scenery, buildings, unidentified groups. |
Image Box 27 |