Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 289
Inclusive Dates
1862-1978
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
8500 pieces, 4.5 linear feet
Language
English;
Historical Note
Arthur Cornwall (1900-1979) was a resident of Chester, South Carolina and a writer, author, musician, and secretary (1934-1942) to Congressman J.P. Richards.
Scope and Content Note
The Arthur Cornwall Papers consist of personal, professional, genealogical and reference files of writer, musician, and historian Arthur Cornwall. The collection contains correspondence, radio scripts, feature articles, genealogical research notes, photographs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Of particular value are the genealogical files which contain exhaustive research relating to the Cornwall-Cornwell and Colvin families of Chester County. The collection includes genealogical research on many other Chester County families, such as Bennett, Coleman, Feaster, Hardin, Loving, Tims, Wylie, and Yongue. Included are many community histories.
Provenance
The Arthur Cornwall Papers were donated to the Winthrop College Archives and Special Collections by Mrs. Edith B. Coogler, wife of Arthur Cornwall’s nephew, P. Lamar Coogler, on November 26, 1979.
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Arthur Cornwall Papers - Accession 289". Finding Aid 156.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/156
LC Subject Headings
Cornwall, Arthur, 1900-1979--Archives; Cornwell family; Colvin family; Bennett family; Coleman family; Feaster family; Harding family; Loving family; Timmons family; Wiley family; Yongue family; Musicians--South Carolina--Chester County; Radio scripts--South Carolina--Chester; Chester County (S.C.)--Genealogy
