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I am interested in the history of the Avery Normal Institute and Avery Institute. Do you have resources?

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Yes, we have several information sources on the history of the school. Below are the most helpful

Archival Collections

  • Avery photograph collection, AMN 1112. 
  • Avery School memorabilia collection, 0-00.  
  • Avery Normal Institute Records, AMN 1012 
  • Eugene C. Hunt Papers, AMN 1047 
  • Edmund Lee Drago collection, AMN 1051. 

Books

  • Charleston's Avery Center : from education and civil rights to preserving the African American experience
  • Initiative, paternalism & race relations : Charleston's Avery Normal Institute

Digital Collections

  • Anna D. Kelly papers
  • Avery Normal Institute collection
  • Avery Research Center Oral History collection

Digital Exhibit 

  • Avery: The Spirit That Would Not Die

Related Information

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  • African American history
  • education
  • Avery
  • Last Updated Jun 13, 2024
  • Views 106
  • Answered By Aaisha Haykal

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