Delores Brazel Nevils Papers, 1987-2004 Finding Aid

Accession #: 2019.015 

Biographical Note:  

Delores Brazel Nevils, a Massachusetts native, was a member of the Art League of Manhattan and social secretary to the food editor for the Ladies Home Journal before moving to South Carolina in 1977. Nevils has been a sign painter, a tree farmer, a contributor to the local newspaper and is a member of the Penn Club at Penn Center on St. Helena Island. She is also a contributing writer to Seeking: Poetry and Prose Inspired by the Art of Jonathan Green. In addition, Nevils helped to incorporate the Gullah Festival of South Carolina, Inc. in 1987. 

Scope and Content Note:  

This collection is comprised of two folders containing copies of newspaper clippings related to the Gullah Festival during the late 1980s through to the early 2000s. Also included is a photocopy of the 1987 Articles of Incorporation for the Gullah Festival and a roster of board members and technical advisors for the 1988 Gullah Festival. Contents of the collection are arranged in chronological order. 

Subject Headings: 

Gullahs 

Festivals–Gullah Festival 

Preservation Activities Performed: 

Acidic folders were replaced with acid-free, lignin-free file folders. Newspaper clippings were photocopied onto archival paper and originals were discarded. Clippings that covered miscellaneous subjects represented in the Beaufort District Collection’s Vertical Files were removed from this collection and added to the Vertical Files so as to improve access and fill in gaps. Those subjects removed include Gullah culture, Pat Conroy, motion pictures, Lady’s Island Elementary School, Penn Center, and Beaufort County government. Other redundant records were discarded. 

Collection Inventory 

Box 1: 

Folder 1:  Gullah Festival, 1987-1992 

Folder 2: Gullah Festival, 2002-2004, Undated 

Volume:  1 box with 2 folders 

Processed: Samantha Perkins, 2019; Cassandra Knoppel, 2024 

Provenance: Donated by Delores Brazel Nevils circa 2019. 

Citation Form: Delores Brazel Nevils Papers, Beaufort District Collection, Beaufort County Library, SC 

Copyright: Copyright undetermined.   

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