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