African Americans

Content Description This collection consists of 17 copies of photographs, mainly of African American gospel groups from the 1940s and 50s. Local groups include The Melodyaires of Welford, SC, The Harmonizing Quintet of Inman, SC, and Edna Gallmon Cooke. Other groups include The Original 5 Blind Boys of Alabama, The Southern Six, Golden Bell Quintet, Harmonizing Four, the Dixie Hummingbirds, Swanee Quintet, the Soul Stirrers, the Mighty Clouds of Joy of Los Angeles, CA, and the Caravans. There is also a photo of...

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Photographic portrait by Alfred Willis of a young unidentified African-American woman wearing a white dress.

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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.

Content Description One postcard labeled "pickaninny review of army truck train, Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. C," depicting four black children watching an army truck pass by. Originally mailed in 1917 to Mrs. Delia Spoor of Mount Vernon, New York. Written content: "Hello! Pretty busy. Have to cut trees and pulls the stumps before we can pitch our tents. Mud is 2 feet deep here. My cold is just the same. Very sore throat and racking cough! Feel pretty good though. Rains. Very busy. Write later. Love,...

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A newspaper article, an obituary and a program from a recpetion held by Piedmont Community Actions, Inc. honoring Cammie Fludd Clagett.

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Two articles from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Ernest Lee Collins.

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Two news articles and an obituary from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Rudolph Perrin Dawkins.

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Two articles from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Ferguson's attempt to establish a black-owned bank in Spartanburg and on his death in 2011.

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Two news articles from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Tony Fisher and his career as police chief in Spartanburg.

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Copies from census records and city directories, along with Goins death certificate. A list of housing through the Spartanburg Housing Authority and one article from the Spartanbrug Herald referring to Goins.

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Four articles from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on about the exhibition of Gray’s work sponsored by New York Life Insurance. Also included is a flyer with information on purchasing prints of Gray’s paintings and two flyers from a 2003 exhibition at Converse College featuring Gray’s works.

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Two articles from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal and one from the Greenville News on Lee Haney’s bodybuilding career.

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The file includes four news articles on Tobias Hartwell from various Spartanburg newspapers, census records, and copies from Spartanburg city directories. It also includes copies from Things Hidden: An Introduction to the History of Blacks in Spartanburg by Dwain Pruitt and Spartanburg: Facts, Reminiscences, Folklore by Vernon Foster.

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One article from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Joe Dean Haywood.

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Three news articles from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. One of the articles is on Henderson’s death and the other articles are written by Henderson about Carver High School and the city of Spartanburg’s growth.

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One article from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Anna Drummond Jenkins’ civil service career.

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One article from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal about Rev. C.M. Johnson

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One article from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on the life of William Nesbit Jones.

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Five newspaper articles from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Lewis Mills.

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A collection of several newspaper and magazine articles that discuss George Mullins and his life.

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Two articles on the death of Matthew J. Perry.

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Three newspaper articles on Ernest Rice, Sr. and the re-develop of Austin Street.

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Two newspaper articles and an obituary from the Spartanburg Herald-Journal on Rev. Dr. Booker T. Sears, Sr.

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One newspaper article about Dewey Tullis and one newspaper article written by Dewey Tullis about Carver High School.

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A collection of articles, newspaper clippings, and genealogical resources regarding Mary H. Wright.

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Poster to elect W. Dewey Tullis to Spartanburg County Board of Commissioners, a predecessor of the Spartanburg County Council. Tullis lost the election to Elizabeth Patterson. Tullis, an Upstate educator and community leader, was inducted into the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame and was a recipient of the Order of the Silver Crescent.

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Photographic reprint depicting Mary H. Wright, an African-American educator and community activist in Spartanburg during the early 20th century.