African American Heritage and Culture Council of Kent County records
Scope and Contents Note
This collection contains administrative records, materials related to the “And They Sang” project, the African American Schoolhouse, and Sumner Hall and African American Civil War veterans. Ruth Shoge, a member, primarily collected materials.
Dates
- Creation: 1997-2010
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Organizational History
The African American Heritage Council of Kent County, Maryland, was founded by Karen Somerville in 1995. It was a 501 c3 non-profit organization that promoted the history and culture of the African American community in Kent County.
Full Extent
.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical and Technical Access Restrictions
There is an audio cassette tape that requires playback equipment unavailable to the archives.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the African American Heritage and Culture Council of Kent County Records
- Author
- L. Sheldon
- Date
- 2025
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620