Year Book, City of Charleston, S.C.: 1941

Name/Title

Year Book, City of Charleston, S.C.: 1941

Entry/Object ID

2016.011.19

Secondary Title

Year Book 1941: City of Charleston, So. Ca. City of Charleston Yearbook 1941 1941 City Yearbook

Description

Contains Mayor Henry W. Lockwood's Annual Report and reports from: Department of Finance; Department of Audit and Control; Department of Public Service; Zoning; Water Works; Department of Public Buildings; Fire Department; Police Department; Corporate Counsel; Charleston Municipal Airport; Recreation; Charities; Education; Port Development; Housing Authority of the City of Charleston; Eighth Annual Azalea Festival. Appendix: "Catalogue of Paintings and Sculpture in the Council Chamber, City Hall" by Anna Wells Rutledge -- "A Sketch of the Ladies Benevolent Society" by Margaret Simons Middleton. Illustrations: Charleston's newest professional sport -- Some of the early arrivals at one of Charleston's Sally League baseball games at College Park -- The Charleston Navy Yard launches another fighting ship for Uncle Sam: the U.S.S. Hobson hits the waters September 8, 1941 -- General view of a pier at the Charleston Navy Yard, showing work under way on two ships -- Calhoun and East Bay Street, showing cleared area through which East Bay will be extended to connect with Bay Street, giving eastern waterfront traffic quick access to the northern section of the city -- Lower Rutledge Avenue, showing the roadway improved by the State Highway Department in connection with the new state highway "belt line" around the city [20 Rutledge, 18 Rutledge, 16 Rutledge, 14 Rutledge, 12 Rutledge, 10 Rutledge] -- Another new residence in the northwest section; residence of Jesse W. Orvin, at Maple and Hester Streets [164 Maple Street] -- A new home in the fast developing Northwestern section; the residence of G. M. Canaday, 165 Maple Street -- White Point Gardens, with the Memorial to the Confederate Defenders of Fort Sumter in the foreground -- A view of Hampton Park, as seen through the trees from the Mary Murray Memorial Driveway -- Hampton Park Azaleas in bloom -- The New Clubhouse at the Charleston Municipal Golf Course -- The Gadsden Green Homes Housing Project, as seen from President Street -- George Washington. (Trumbull-1791) -- General Zachary Taylor (by Beard) -- General P. G. T. Beauregard (by Healy) -- John C. Calhoun (by Healy) -- President James Monroe (by Morse) -- General Andrew Jackson (by Vanderlyn). 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. (softcover)

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2016.011

Source or Donor

South Carolina Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Courtesy of the South Carolina Historical Society

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Municipal government--South Carolina--Charleston--Periodicals, Charleston (S.C.) Office of the Mayor, Charleston (S.C.)--History, Charleston (S.C.)--Politics and government, Yearbooks

Book Details

Author

City of Charleston

Publisher

Walker, Evans & Cogswell

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Call No.

JS13 .C33 1941

Notes

Date: [1941 or 1942] Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Shelf

Books

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Notes

Spine separating.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes listing of City Government officials. Compliments of Thomas P. Stoney, Mayor. Contains previous library's markings and labels.

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Create Date

April 1, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023