Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968
Eugene Avery Adams (1886-1958) was a minister in the African American Episcopal Church and a leader in the fields of education, civil rights, and business.
More About This Collection
Creator
Adams, E. A. (Eugene Avery), 1886-1968
Date of Original
1892/1968
Subject
Adams family
African American Methodists--History
African American universities and colleges--South Carolina--Columbia
African Americans--Education (Higher)
African Americans--South Carolina--Columbia
African Methodist Episcopal Church--South Carolina--Clergy
Allen University--Records and correspondence
Columbia (S.C.)--Social conditions
Good Samaritan Waverly Hospital (Columbia, S.C.)
South Carolina--Social conditions
Victory Savings Bank (Columbia, S.C.)
People
Adams, E. A. (Eugene Avery), 1886-1968--Correspondence
Location
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
Medium
diaries
personal papers
Type
StillImage, Text
Description
Eugene Avery Adams (1886-1958) was a minister in the African American Episcopal Church and a leader in the fields of education, civil rights, and business. He was a founder of Bell Street High School in Columbia and a trustee of Allen University. He also helped start the South Carolina Citizens Committee, a state-wide organization that advocated for voting rights and equal teacher pay. Furthermore, he served as president of the Columbia branch of the NAACP. With respect business, he was one of the founders of Victory Savings Bank., Adams was born in Cokesbury, S.C. and graduated from Johnson C. Smith University (Charlotte, N.C.) and Payne Theological Seminary of Wilberforce University (Ohio). He was the husband of Charity Nash Adams. They had four children, including daughter Charity Edna Early, who attained rank of Lieutenant in the WACS during World War II; Eugene A. Adams, Jr., who worked for the U.S. State Dept.; Lucy Rose Adams, Ph.D., who served as head of the Business Dept. at Florida A & M University; and AME Bishop John Hurst Adams, who has been a national leader in the fields of education, civil rights, and community development.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
South Caroliniana Library
Search Results
14. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 64; May 9-25, 1958
15. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 65; May 26-June 12, 1958
16. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 67; August 29-October 15, 1958
17. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 68; October 15-Nov. 4 1958
18. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 69; November 4-25, 1958
19. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 71; 1958-February 8, 1959
20. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 42; March-April 10, 1957
21. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 43; April 13-May 2, 1957
22. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 46; May 26-June 20, 1957
23. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 52; September 3-25, 1957
24. Eugene Avery Adams papers, 1892-1968, folder 55; November -December 18, 1957
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