Clionian Debating Society
Dublin Core
Title
Clionian Debating Society
Creator
Clionian Debating Society
Date
1847-1851
Subject
Clionian Debating Society (Charleston, S. C.) -- History.
Free African Americans -- South Carolina -- Charleston.
Debates and debating -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Societies.
Charleston County (S.C.) -- Genealogy.
South Carolina -- Genealogy.
South Carolina -- History -- Sources.
Description
LibGuide on this collection available.
The Clionian Debating Society formed in Charleston in 1847 by Free Blacks with the goals of "promotion of their connection [to each other] and the improvement of their intellect." During the society's 10-year history, there were 55 members, honorary members, or supporters. The group, which was named for Clio, the Greek muse of history, sometimes met monthly and sometimes weekly to debate on set topics. Members included, among others, Gabriel H. Barron, Enoch G. and Simeon W. Beaird, Henry Cardozo, William H. Gaillard, J. Greene, P. A. Hyames, Augustus L. Horry, J. Mood, Jr. and William O. Weston.
The Charleston Library Society acquired the minute book covering 1847 to 1851 from Augusta bookseller A. W. Dellquest Book Company in 1919. The remainder of the Clionian Society's minutes are held in the archives of Duke University, and cover the years 1851 to 1858, after which the Society disbanded. Together these two books cover the wide range of questions debated by the group, including "Is education beneficial to society?", "Who deserves the greater need of praise - the inventor of improver of a project?", and "Was the treatment of the English to the Irish tyrannical?"
The Clionian Debating Society formed in Charleston in 1847 by Free Blacks with the goals of "promotion of their connection [to each other] and the improvement of their intellect." During the society's 10-year history, there were 55 members, honorary members, or supporters. The group, which was named for Clio, the Greek muse of history, sometimes met monthly and sometimes weekly to debate on set topics. Members included, among others, Gabriel H. Barron, Enoch G. and Simeon W. Beaird, Henry Cardozo, William H. Gaillard, J. Greene, P. A. Hyames, Augustus L. Horry, J. Mood, Jr. and William O. Weston.
The Charleston Library Society acquired the minute book covering 1847 to 1851 from Augusta bookseller A. W. Dellquest Book Company in 1919. The remainder of the Clionian Society's minutes are held in the archives of Duke University, and cover the years 1851 to 1858, after which the Society disbanded. Together these two books cover the wide range of questions debated by the group, including "Is education beneficial to society?", "Who deserves the greater need of praise - the inventor of improver of a project?", and "Was the treatment of the English to the Irish tyrannical?"
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Manuscript
Language
English
Identifier
Ms. 356
Collection Items
Proceedings of the Clionian Debating Society, 1847-1851
LibGuide on this item available. The Clionian Debating Society formed in Charleston in 1847 by Free Blacks with the goals of "promotion of their connection [to each other] and the improvement of their intellect." During the society's 10-year history,…