Avis Dawkins High School diploma
Item — Box: Single File Collections: Folio
Identifier: SCPL-2019-005
Content Description
In Fall 1970, Spartanburg County integrated its schools. Avis Dawkins was one of the first black students to graduate from the newly integrated Cowpens High School in Spring 1971. This collection consists of Avis Dawkins's high school diploma which is printed on a wooden plaque.
Dates
- 1971-05-28
Creator
- Spartanburg County School District Three (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is available by appointment only. Please contact the Kennedy Room for more information.
Extent
1 Files (1 legal sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Misc. Accessions Folio
- African Americans Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Cowpens (S.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- High school students Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- School integration -- School desegregation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- diplomas Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Source
- Dawkins, Avis (Person)
- Title
- Avis Dawkins High School diploma
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Harrison Gage
- Date
- March 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Kennedy Room of Local History and Genealogy Repository
