HCF Newsclippings Scrapbook: June 1962-April 1964

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

HCF.007.1962-64

Scope and Content

Articles from a variety of publications (mostly News & Courier and Evening Post). Many are illustrated with photographs. Topics include HCF tours, Do You Know Your Charleston articles, etc. Title list follows. See Media link for details. "Charm of Old Charleston Survives" "The Tourist Trade: Is Charleston Losing Out?" (editorial on changes in tourism in Charleston since 1930s) "Preservationists Praised by St. Louis Newspaper" "$23,000 Contract: Lining House Completion Set" (HA DeCosta Co. Company to complete Dr. John Lining House) "Richardson Foundation Gives $15,000 to Lining House" (Dr. John Lining House) "First Permit Issued for 'Town Houses'" (Alberta and Piedmont Streets; affordable housing) "To Be Restored: Foundation Buys Good Will Center" (corner of East Bay and Amherst Streets) "109 Broad St. May be Site of 2 Town Houses" "Doing the Charleston" (Mikell House) "Town House Plan Is Given Approval" (discussion of town house construction and potential demolition of historic house at 109 Broad St) "One-Family House" (editorial about potential demolition of house at 109 Broad St) "Residents Oppose Building on St. Margaret Street: Numbers Threaten to Move Out" (opposition of construction of apartment complex) "Doing the Charleston" (109 Broad St) "A Poor Policy" (editorial about 109 Broad St and the Merchants Housing Corporation's plans to tear it down" "109 Broad St-The Bouncing Ball" "'62 Tourist Season Ranks as One of Best for City" "Work is Progressing: 4th Man Added to Team of City's Slum Inspectors" (John A. Jessen added to team of inspectors working w/ Thomas Perry) "King of the Yankees: that's's What Charlestonians Called Nathaniel Russell, who came South in the latter part of the 18th Century to make his name and his fortune" "Demolition Threat: 344 East Bay St. Now in Spotlight" "Doing the Charleston" (discusses preservation movement as the community's responsibility) "Relic and Weeds" (Bennet Rice Mill) "Houses Get 'Reprieves'" (109 Broad St and 344 East Bay St) "For the Women" "Overseas Visitors Plant Tree" "109 Broad St and 344 E Bay St Get 90-Day Demolition Stay: Architectural Board Reacts to Protests" "Deadly Deadly, How Does Your Garden Grow?" "Buyer is Found for 109 Broad St" (Mrs. James M. Wilson of 4 South Battery offers to buy building) "109 Broad St Decision Pending" "A Good Solution" (editorial about 109 Broad St) "Historic House Preserved Through Property Exchange" (328 East Bay Street) "One Saved, One Lost" (Sires Residence at 328 E Bay and Walker House at 344 E Bay) "Saving a City" (editorial on HCF's role in preserving historic properties) "December 11: Opening Date Set for Lining House" "20th in Area: Historic Foundation Buys Stephen Shrewsbury House" "Your Scheduled Today: Crittendon Assn. Convenes Here" (dinner hosted at 19 St. Margaret St) "Charleston's Cultural Center" (Calhoun Street area is argued as cultural center) "History Lives in Charleston Mansion" (Nathaniel Russell House) "Decision Expected Today on 109 Broad St" "Preservation Society Offered Chance to Buy 109 Broad St" "Merchant's Group Makes New Offer For House Sale" (109 Broad St) "Preservationist Stresses Financial Value of Work" (financial benefits of preservation discussed by Mrs. Joe Wright) "Author is Restoring Home in Memory of His Cousin" (Gordon Langley Hall restoring 56 Society St) "Annual Fall Flower Show to Be at Russell House" "Painters to Provide Inspiration: Fall Flower Show is Friday" "Fall Flower Show: Designs to Be Seen by Candlelight" (show at the Nathaniel Russell House) "At Nathaniel Russell House: Fall Flower Show Begins Today" "Garden Club Lists Show Winners" (show at the Nathaniel Russell House) "Garden Club Holds Annual Show" (show at the Nathaniel Russell House) "Flower Show Winners Announced" (lists all winners of show hosted at Nathaniel Russell House) "Historic Residence Will Be Restored" (21 King St) "109 Broad St Will Be Sold to Developer" "Rochester, N.Y., Fights Downtown Decay" "Buy Charleston" (editorial about encouraging people to buy property in Chas.) "Civilized Living" (editorial about value of historic buildings and preservation movement) "Boston Chamber of Commerce Lauds Preservation Efforts in Charleston" (HCF and NRH specifically mentioned) "To Isabel…with Love" (about Gordon Langley Hall) "A Little Bit North in Historic South Carolina" Untitled (quotes opposition to Holiday Inn on Marion Square from Robert N.S. Whitelaw "Railroad History" (editorial about restoration of William Aiken House) "Lining House Opening is Delayed" "Letters to the Editor: Marion Square" (written by Loutrel Briggs) "$12,00 Mortgage on Lining House" "Fireside Fashions: Pay Family, Friends A Compliment" "Lining House Opening Set Tentatively" "Discover the Pleasure and Convenience of In-Town Living…In Quaint, Historic Ansonborough" (ad for properties owned by HCF in Ansonborough) "A Page From an Ansonborough Sketchbook: A Treasury of Distinctive Period Houses at Modest Cost" (ad for properties owned by HCF in Ansonborough) "Old Charleston on View" (highlights homes on HCF tour of homes) "Preserving America's Historic Areas and Landmarks: 405 Sites Listed Throughout the U.S." "Historic Charleston Homes Open for Tour" "Owners Want to Tear Down Structure at 328 King St. "Lining House Opens Saturday" "Charleston to Open Its Historic Homes" "Charleston Home Tour" "Old Home Readied for Spring Event" (56 Society, Dr. Joseph Johnson House) "Annual Meeting Plans Set by S.C. Historical Society" (includes speaker Dr. Eugene Sirmans as speaker) "Tour Dates Are Set For Historic Homes" "Cypress Gardens Turned Over To City: Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution of Acceptance." "Mayor's Views: Few Changes Likely at Cypress" "Cypress Gardens is 'Baby' of Charleston's Big Three" (history of Cypress Gardens) "A Token of Appreciation: Russell House Schedules Free Day" "Saturday Will Be 'Free Day" at Nathaniel Russell House" "Eighth 'Free Day' Scheduled Today at Russell House" "1,300 Tour Russell House on 'Free Day'" "Nathaniel Russell House: New Acquisitions: March 1, 1962-March 1, 1963 "Mikell House to be Open on Saturday" (Mikell House, 94 Rutledge, open to public during restoration by DeCosta) "Mikell house Restoration to be Displayed Saturday" "Mikell House to be Open Tomorrow" "Restoration Progress" (editorial about restoration of the Mikell House) "Restoration Done Differently in Charleston, Philadelphia" (notes difference between private individuals restoring houses and public subsidies restoring houses) "Re-Doing the Charleston: Rare Residence is Reborn" (Isaac Jenkins Mikell House) "Before Restoration, It Was a Library" (Jenkins-Mikell house) "Ansonborough: 40 Society Street" (ad for 40 Society St, part of Ansonborough project; asking $9,000) "Voice of the Tourist is Heard" (Russell House mentioned) "House Tours Will Begin Next Sunday" (16th annual HCF tours) "House Tours will Include Two Ansonborough Homes" (Dr. Joseph Johnson House at 56 Society; Julianna Dupree House at 42 Society) "Before Restoration, It Was a Reading Room; After Restoration, It's a Number of Rooms" (Mikell House) "Historic House Tours Start Today" "Historic Charleston Homes Go on Display Tomorrow" "Charleston Enjoys Best Tourist Weekend of Year: Afternoon and Morning Tours of Charleston Homes Offered" "These Women: Historic Tours Begin Tomorrow" "History With Youthful Echoes: Old and New Harmonize" (discusses modern amenities, swimming pools, mixing with historic residences) "Tour is Scheduled Sunday of Exclusive Winter Club" (Yeamans Hall to be opened to public) "Historic House Tours Start Sunday" "Richmond Restoration" (compares Charleston preservation movement with similar movements in Richmond, VA "Charleston Hotels Booked: Vanguard of Tourists Invade" (mentions tours of homes) "Private Homes Tour Begins 2nd Week This Afternoon" (HCF tours) "Yeamans Hall Open to Public March 31" "Exclusive Yeamans Hall Club Opens Gates to Its Gardens" "Flowers At Yeaman's Hall to be in Full Bloom Sunday" (HCF sponsored tour of Yeaman's Hall homes) "Antique Sale Will Feature Porcelains" (proceeds from admission fee will go to HCF) "In Search of Charleston: History Mixed With Beauty, Ghosts" (discusses Ansonborough restorations) "Public Has Chance To Look At Yeamans Hall Grounds" "Committee Named for Antique Sale" (sponsored by HCF) "Yeamans Hall Tour Sunday Will Be First Since 1925" (includes brief history of Yeamans Hall) "'Single' and 'Double' Houses Prove Surprising to Tourists" "Yeamans Hall Tour Is Scheduled Today" "Tips for Tourists" (HCF tours and Yeamans Hall tours) "Collector's Sale Starts Tomorrow" (HCF sponsored event) "Collectors Sale of Antique Furnishings…"(Ad for antique furnishings of HCF antique sale) "House Tours Enter Final Week Here" "The Gardens and Grounds of Yeamans Hall" (ad for tour; $2 admission to benefit HCF) "For the Women: Two Faces of a City" (HCF restoration efforts) "Old City's Charm: Tourist Favorites: Houses, Gardens" "Sale Begins at Primrose House" (HCF sponsored antique sale) "Slum Clearance Procedures" (editorial) "Collector's Sale Features 1,000 Items" (HCF sponsored antique sale at Primrose House) "Country Antiques In Sophisticated Surroundings: Collectors Sale Has Successful First Day" (HCF sponsored antique sale at Primrose House) "Tours Ansonborough: City Impresses Oriental Visitor" (Japanese professor Dr. Kobayashi tours historic homes of Charleston) Advertisement for the collector's antique sale benefiting HCF at Primrose House "Robert William Roper's House Included on Foundation Tour" (9 East Battery on HCF tour of private homes) "17th century painting" (describes painting hanging in 56 Society St) "For the Women: French Taste Reflected in Charleston Décor" "To Be Shown on Special Tour Sunday" (special tour of 16 Legare St) "Come Into the Parlor…" (special tour of 16 Legare St) Advertisement for the collector's antique sale benefiting HCF at Primrose House, including a list of items for sale Ticket for admission to the HCF benefit antique sale at the Primrose House "Final House Tours Are Scheduled Today" (HCF tour of homes) "House Tours Will End Tomorrow" (HCF tour of homes) "Antique Sale To Continue Next Week" (HCF benefit antique sale at the Primrose House) "Rain Didn't Halt Turnout for Tours, Beaches, Parks" "The Original of Adam Architecture: Charleston, as few other cities in the United States, reflects even today the unique architectural style developed by the British artist, Robert Adam" "Adam Period Pieces Featured on Annual Tour in Charleston" "Get Ready to Kick Off Lounging Slippers to Meet Spring" (HCF festival mentioned) "Historic Homes Again Opened" (HCF tours mentioned) HCF tours mentioned "Antique Fans, Note Tour" (HCF tours mentioned) "News of Interest to Carolinians: Dixie Mansions to be Exhibited" (HCF tours mentioned) "Old Homes, Gardens and Plantations On Show at Charleston" (HCF tours mentioned) "Old Charleston Homes Open Now" (HCF tours mentioned) "Love Old Homes? Travel to Charleston for Tours" (HCF tours mentioned) "Open House Tours in Charleston" (HCF tours mentioned) "16th Annual Tour of Historic Homes in Charleston" (HCF tours mentioned) HCF tours mentioned "Charleston Shows 18 Historic Homes" (HCF tours) "Historic Charleston Opens Homes for Spring Tours" (HCF tours mentioned) "Charleston's Historic Homes Open to the Public" (HCF tours) "3 Special Tours of Old Homes At Charleston Set (special Sunday tours for HCF festival of homes) "Famous Charleston Houses" (brief histories of houses on HCF tours) "Russell House Schedules Easter Flower Display" "Including Courthouse: Finance Group is Handed County Buildings Project" (mentions repairs to the county courthouse, old citadel building and other county buildings) "Doing the Charleston" (discusses Charleston's unique cultural heritage and importance of tourist trade) "Yeamans Hall Opens Sunday" "Antique Sale Now Open" (HCF antique sale at the Primrose House) "More of Everything in Ansonborough" (ad for properties owned by HCF in Ansonborough) "Save Old Buildings" (letter written to Charleston County Council and NC opposing demolition and supporting the restoration of the Court House and the Old Citadel building) "Charleston Monuments" (editorial about the restoration of the Old Citadel building) "Future in Doubt: County Courthouse Renovation Urged" "Outside Concern: Courthouse is Building of 'National Importance'" "One-Mill Tax Levy Needed to Save Historic Buildings" (includes cut-out addressed to County Council to save the County Courthouse and the Old Citadel" "Architect Speaks on Preservation" (Albert Simons exhibit on preservation at the Gibbes Museum of Art) "Wives Tour While Bankers Convene" "Museum Art Reproduced: Burlington House Fabrics to Sell Throughout World" "Preservation Progress Is Theme of Exhibit" (exhibit at Gibbes by Art Simons) "Historic Buildings" (letter to the editor about saving the County Courthouse and the Old Citadel) "The Brooklyn Museum: Russell Parlor" (excerpt from magazine about Joseph Russell's parlor, from Providence, RI, and his 1773 house) "The Carolina Art Association Presents at The Gibbes Art Gallery" "Follow the Primrose Path" (about the HCF benefit Collector's Sale at the Primrose House) "A Tour of Historic Charleston Foundation's First Area Rehabilitation Project-Ansonborough" "Historic Savannah Awards Dinner" (Mrs. S. Henry Edmunds speaks on behalf of HCF) "We Will Sell at a 2-Day Auction Fine Pieces From an Ansonborough Estate…" (from Geo. C. Birlant and Co. Auctioneers "To the Point: South Carolina Civilization" (discusses Charleston preservation movement) "The Historic Columbia Foundation, INC. Annual Meeting" (Mrs. Henry Edmunds speaks) "Preservation is Subject On 'Topic'" (Charleston preservationists Mrs. Augustine T. Smythe, Jr. and Mrs. Lionel K. Legge on TV show discussing Gibbes gallery exhibit on preservation) "City Council Evades Plea for Rezoning" (zoning of Stono Park Subdivision in West Ashley) "For the Women: 'History Put to Use-Savannah Learns Secret" (discussed Davenport House and beginnings of Historic Savannah Foundation) "Customhouse is Saved: Customs Bureau Personnel To Stay In Historic Offices" "Valuable Doughty Birds Made from Dick Sketch" (china birds by English artist Dorothy Doughty based on sketches by John Henry Dick, ornithologist and bird painter at Dixie Plantation) "Edited By Staats: Art Association To Publish Pictorial Memento to City" (Henry Philip Staats, president of Carolina Art Association will edit the book) "Russell House to be Opened July 4" (admission is $1) "2 Townhouses Completed at Limehouse and Tradd" (built by Charleston Merchants Housing Corp. and supported by HCF) "250 Endorse Preservation of Buildings" (letters sent to county council showing support for saving the Old Citadel and County Courthouse) "Councilmen Approve 7-Mill Tax Increase: One Mill to be Used For Courthouse Work" "Doing the Charleston" (discusses preservation of county courthouse and old citadel) "Now a Storehouse: Jail Has a Colorful Past" (DYKYC) (Old Charleston County Jail) "The Old Citadel: The story of the Old Citadel is more than a history of structural change, it is a human story as well…" (large spread in Sunday edition and continued on next page of scrapbook) "Teacher-Architect Lauds Old Citadel and Square" (Prof. Harley J. McKee of Syracuse University) Classified ad for "Governor Yeamans Apartments" Classified ad for apartments in the restored Andrew Moffett House at 328 E. Bay St. "Letters to the Editor: Manigault House" (doubts some facts told on tour at the Manigault House) "Preservationists Hail Verdict on Old House" (66 Society St) "Historic House Restored and Rented" (Andrew Moffett House at 328 E. Bay restored and rented as 3 apartments by HCF) "Georgetown Houses Recorded in Survey" (historic Georgetown houses to be included in HABS-Pyatt House, Pawley House, Withers House, and Man House) "An Architects Team Probes…the Face of Charleston: Skilled Surveyors have completed their architectural study of the city) "Bid Opens Tomorrow: Randolph House to be Remodeled" (179 Rutledge AVE) "Newcomers Tour Charleston" "Publisher Named to Board of Trust For Preservation" (Peter Manigault elected to Board of Trustees of the National Trust for Historic Preservation) "Tourists Charmed by City" "Driving Drives People from Suburbia to City" (long commutes encourages preservation in urban areas, like Ansonborough) "Time Running Out for Ante-Bellum House on Society" (66 Society to be torn down unless HCF and Preservation Society can save it) "Effort Made to Save House on Society St." (66 Society) "Short Reprieve Granted House at 66 Society" "County Being Urged to Buy Timrod Hotel: Long Offers Option on Historic Building" (J.C. Long offers county to buy the property) "Historic Preservation" (editorial supporting preservation of rural churches, particularly Pompion Hill) "Letters to the Editor: Court House Site" (written by Loutrel Briggs and in favor of placing county office building by old county courthouse) "Courthouse Site" (Editorial in support of placing county office building by old county courthouse) "A National Cause" (Editorial about need for vigilance in preservation and discusses NYC preservation) "Letters to the Editor: Important House" (written by Gordon L. Hall and in support of saving 66 Society St) "Did You Happen to See…" (mentions Mrs. Edmunds trip to Richmond and her mention in their newspaper "Bought by Foundation: 66 Society St House is Saved" "Re-Doing the Charleston: Foundation Restores Moffatt House" (part of NC Women's Page) "Preservation Experts: Old Houses Attract Young Men" (preservation professionals tour Charleston) "A Home in Town" (editorial about need for private participation in preservation and not solely relying on Historic Charleston Foundation to intervene) "Redoing the Charleston: Home Restored to Former Beauty" (part of "For the Women" and discusses purchase and restoration by HCF of the Julianna Dupre House at 40 Society St) "Redoing the Charleston: Isaac Reeves House Restored" (part of "For the Women" and discusses purchase and restoration by HCF of 44 Society St) "Work Done Here by Preservation Group is Praised" (HCF praised by Chicago Sun-Times calling for similar action in Chicago) "Legare House Purchased by Historic Foundation" (Joseph Legare House at 75 Anson St) "More County Office Space: Divergent Views on a Site" (report on the two plans to build county office buildings, one near the old county courthouse on broad st and one on Marion square) "County Office Space: Issue: Separation Vs. Consolidation" (report on the proposed buildings sites for county office spaces) "For Courthouse Site: Historic Foundation Favors Purchase of Timrod Hotel" (HCF favors county's purchase of Timrod Hotel and its use for office space) "Prime Asset" (editorial about further developing Charleston's tourism potential through historic sites) "$90,000 Price Tag: County Council Is Urged to Purchase Timrod Hotel" (front page story) "Stoney's Proposed Courthouse Design" "Bids in February: Repairs Planned for Courthouse" "Timrod Decision Expected Soon" (about purchase of hotel by Charleston County for use as office space) "Preservation Society Will Ask City to Remove Utility Poles" (Preservation Society resolves to petition city to remove utility poles in historic district and replace with underground wiring) "Tourist Traffic Is Not What It Could Be" "1964 Training Course for Hostesses for 'Tours of Charleston's Historic Houses and the Nathaniel Russell House'" "Public Housing To Move More Than 260 Persons" (public housing projects built around East Bay and Reid streets, Meeting and Romney streets, and Line and Hagood AVE will force relocation of occupants in those neighborhoods) "Service Station to Replace 121-Year-Old City House" (418 Meeting St) "Day School Proposed Before Review Board: Razing of 2 Houses is Sought" (discusses BAR proposals, including a catholic school at 118 Broad St and the demolition of 217-219 E. Bay St and 41 Calhoun) "The Planned Deterioration" (discussion of book by Peter Blake called "God's Own Junkyard" about the deterioration of America's urban landscape and suburban sprawl) "To Be Demolished" (95 Wentworth St) "'Third Sister' Painted" (Chevis D. Clark paints last of "Three Sisters" group of buildings on Calhoun Street before the third, at 41 Calhoun St, is demolished) "55 Society St: Old School is Crumbling" (DYKYC) (history of 55 Society) "New Housing to Contain 861 Bedrooms" (low income housing built by Charleston Housing Authority includes 233 apartments located on four sites in the old city part of Charleston) "Charleston Was" (letter to the editor in favor of preservation, specifically "Three Sisters" buildings at 41 Calhoun St) "Doing the Charleston" (discusses demolition of historic buildings north of Broad St and calls for extension of ordinance to protect these areas) "May Be Razed Next Week" (41 Calhoun St, remaining structure of the "Three Sisters" "Keeping in Touch" (Gordon Langley Hall, owner and restorer of 56 Society St) "Faber House On East Bay Likely To Be Torn Down" (631 East Bay St) "Hand of Progress Moves Inexorably" (editorial about demolition of history buildings in the name of "progress") "Ready for Oblivion" (217 East Bay Street) "Many Special Events Scheduled Next Month" (mentions HCF tours of houses and gardens) "Sightseers Sop Up Sun and Scenes: The 'Season" is On Charleston Again" (HCF tours) "Ante Bellum House to Be Future Site of Service Station" (418 Meeting St) "About To Be the Late 'Third Sister'" (41 Calhoun St) "Urban Renewal a Cure for Diseased Cities" (discusses Columbia's first urban renewal project to make room of USC) "Historic Foundation Tours Include 15 Private Homes" (HCF tours include 15 private homes, in addition to the Russell House and Ashley Hall) "County Buildings" (editorial about improvements to county buildings, including old county courthouse) "Doing the Charleston" (discusses Cypress Gardens and beautification of the city) "2 Society Street Houses Purchased" (66 and 54 Society Street purchased in Ansonborough from HCF with plans for restoration) "Dwelling at 6 Montague Gets New Lease on Life" (DYKYC) "Permission Sought to Raze Three Ante-Bellum Houses" (14 Green St, 50 St. Philip St, and 52 St. Philip St) "College is Offered Option on Two Neighboring Houses" (11 College St, the Wilson Sotille House, and 14 Green St) "Adjacent Property: College to Study Purchase Option" (14 Green St and 11 College St) "Ansonborough Restoration: Store Exterior to Conform" (48 Society St, Kestler's Market renovation will make exterior conform with other antebellum buildings in neighborhood) "Roper Buildings to Be Demolished" (buildings on southwest corner of Calhoun and Lucas streets, owned by Roper Hospital, to be torn down) "Community Project" (members of High Key Club help in cleaning lot being restored by HCF) "Annual 'Free Day' at Russell House is Set Saturday" (free admission to celebrate 9th anniversary of Russell House open as a house museum) "Russell House 'Free Day' Attracts 1, 412" (largest crowd ever to take advantage of the free admission) "Russell House Admission is Free Today" "Bit of Old City To Play a Role in World's Fair" (historic fabric owned by the Charleston Museum will be featured in New York World's Fair and reproduced to be sold across the country) "Progress in Ansonborough is Termed 'Encouraging'" (called encouraging by Frank P. Graham of the Philadelphia Museum of Art) "Here and There" (describes touring Charleston) "Doing the Charleston" (discusses J.C. long sale of 14 Greene St and 11 College St to College of Charleston) "City Zoning Variances are Approved" (construction of gas station on Meeting St between Reid and Woolf streets) "Charleston's Most Interesting Houses: The First in a Series" (9 Easy Battery, the William Roper House) (Samuel Stoney Series) "21 Legare St is Outstanding Example of 'Single' House" (Samuel Stoney Series) "An Editorial: A Comeback for Charleston" (describes College of Charleston as center of 'culture belt') "Charleston-City of Restoration" (Charleston preservation movement and HCF tours) "A Primer on Urban Renewal" "A Wasteland of 'Progress': He Fights to Protect Charleston's Charm" (highlights Samuel G. Stoney and Charleston preservation movement) "Lee Artifacts" (Robert E. Lee chairs to be featured in HCF tours at 56 Society St) "Tourists Enticed by Visits, Words" "Last House Tours Slated This Week" (last week of HCF tours) "Hundreds Visiting City: Sunshine Draws Tourism" "Underground Wiring Petition is Presented" (proposal by Preservation Society for underground wiring in historic district) "Who Designed It? St. Michael's Poses Mystery" "Historic Sites Preservation Aids Economy" (Frances Edmunds address group about Ansonborough) "Conferees to Learn How to Get Tourist Dollar" (Frances Edmunds participates in conference) "The House at 14 George Street" (Samuel Stoney Series) "172 Tradd Street Serves as a Landmark and Memorial" (Alexander Hext Chisolm House) "Council to Hear Petition For Underground Wiring: New Ruling Sought for Historic Area" (Preservation Society petitions City Council for underground wiring in old and historic district) memo to Frances Edmunds from H.S. Richardson about article in NY World Telegram "Courthouse Renovation Bids Asked" "Concerted Drive Advocated to Save Old Buildings" (Frederick McDonald from BAR speaks to advocate preservation) "Groups Ask City, County To Aid Preservation Work" (advocates from HCF, the BAR, the Preservation Society, and the Charleston Museum argue for a city and county commission to promote preservation) "Preservation Society Elects Morrison" (William M. Morrison, Jr elected president of Preservation Society) "17th Annual Tours of Historic Homes to Begin Sunday" "Foundation Tours Begin Sunday" "Something of Value" (discusses address by BAR member Frederick McDonald promoting preservation given to Charleston Rotary Club) "House Tours Will Begin Tomorrow" "Property Values of Historic Sites Hard to Determine" (historic property tax assessments) "First Historic Homes Tour Scheduled Today at 2 P.M." "Historical Tours: Record Crowd Visited Homes" "Open Free to the Public" (free day at the Heyward Washington House at 87 Church St) "Underground Wires Is Old Story to City Residents: First Proposal Made in June 1897) "Underground Wiring Called Impractical: Power Company Official Cites Cost Problems" "Doing the Charleston" (describes 'herculean' task of preservation in all parts of Charleston that need it) "Town Houses Comeback" (editorial about comeback of old townhouses and historic properties as homes) "William Rhett House May Be Oldest Structure in City" (54 Hasell St) (Samuel Stoney Series) "17th House Tours Attract Visitors from 20 States" "19th Century Bedroom" (Nathaniel Russell House) "Featured on Tour" (31 Legare St, Mrs. William Heyward's House) "Ready for Easter" (easter lilies at the Nathaniel Russell House) "Tourists Swarm into Charleston" "7 Houses to be Shown During Week" (HCF tours) "Drayton-Manigault House Impressive and Appropriate'" (6 Gibbes St) (Samuel Stoney Series) "Charleston Fabric Line is Unveiled In New York City" "Morning, Afternoon Tours Include 8 Historic Houses" "House Tours to Continue Next Week" "St. James Goose Creek: Church Reflects Early S.C. History" (Samuel Stoney Series) Loose in Folder 1: "Driving Drives People from Suburbia to City" (long commutes encourages preservation in urban areas, like Ansonborough) "To Be Restored: Foundation Buys Good Will Center" (corner of East Bay and Amherst Streets) "Preserving America's Historic Areas and Landmarks: 405 Sites Listed Throughout the U.S." "Old Charleston on View" (highlights homes on HCF tour of homes) "President's Page: What's on My Mind" (Porter Military Academy; preservation of St. Timothy's Chapel) "Aiken House Designated U.S. Historic Landmark" (William Aiken House 456 King St) "A Briton Discovers Charleston" (British newsman Stewart R. King joins NC staff and tours Chas.) "HCF tour brochure" "HCF tour brochure" "Mikell House to be Open on Saturday" (Mikell House, 94 Rutledge, open to public during restoration by DeCosta) "Colonial Williamsburg Sending Its Exhibit to Furniture Center (no mention of Chas)" "Charm of Old Charleston Survives" "Charleston's Cultural Center" (Calhoun Street area is argued as cultural center) "Boston Chamber of Commerce Lauds Preservation Efforts in Charleston" (HCF and NRH specifically mentioned) "Historic Charleston Homes Open for Tour" "Ansonborough: 40 Society Street" (ad for 40 Society St, part of Ansonborough project; asking $9,000) "House Tours will Include Two Ansonborough Homes" (Dr. Joseph Johnson House at 56 Society; Julianna Dupree House at 42 Society) "Collectors Sale of Antique Furnishings for benefit of HCF" "Tourist Favorites: Houses, Gardens" "Walk In Beauty Through Old City" "Charleston Shows 18 Historic Homes" (HCF tours) "Charleston's Historic Homes Open to the Public" (HCF tours) "Preservation Experts: Old Houses Attract Young Men" (preservation professionals tour Charleston) "Progress in Ansonborough: Highlights of the Annual Report" "Dwelling at 6 Montague Gets New Lease on Life" (DYKYC) "Article Features Stoney and City" (mentions Samuel Gaillard Stoney and preservation in Chas) "Articles include: "A Stroll Down Stoll's Alley", "David Ramsay House" Loose in Folder 2: "On Marshland Move: Navy Decision Won't Be Immediate" (Marshlands Plantation House) "Historic Ansonborough Scheduled For Display" (HCF Ansonborough Projec... 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Collection

HCF Institutional Records

Acquisition

Accession

HCF.

Source or Donor

HCF Institutional Records

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Scrapbook

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Album

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Scrapbooks

Search Terms

Historic Charleston Foundation, Historic buildings--South Carolina--Charleston, Historic preservation--South Carolina--Charleston

Archive Details

Creator

Historic Charleston Foundation

Archive Notes

Date(s) Assembled: June 1962-April 1964 Level of Description: Item

Location

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.003.039, 2004.004.0016, 2009.002.046, HCF., HCF.001., HCF.002A, HCF.003., HCF.004., HCF.005.1a, HCF.005.2a

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 24, 2012

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 24, 2023