Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 1408
Inclusive Dates
1981-2013
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
13,500 pieces, 6.75 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
The Come-See-Me Festival was first held in 1962 as a community project to invite visitors, relatives and friends to see Rock Hill during its most beautiful season. It started as a weekend event and has expanded to 10 days.
The Festival was the idea of its first chairman, C. H. “Icky” Albright, former Rock Hill Mayor and State Senator, and was nurtured by nationally-acclaimed illustrator Vernon Grant, a Rock Hill resident who created Rice Krispies’ celebrated gnomes, “Snap, Crackle and Pop”.
The Festival’s mascot “Glen the Frog” also was created by Mr. Grant, who designed more than 30 different Glens. A logo representing each new festival is selected yearly.
http://www.comeseeme.org/
Scope and Content Note
The Come-See-Me Festival Records consist of papers, photographs, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, media kits, publicity kits, awards, applications, invitations, bylaws, guidelines, histories, correspondence, promotions and advertisements, posters, and memorabilia from the Come-See-Me Festivals from the 1980s to 2013.
Provenance
The Come-See-Me Festival Records were deposited with Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections in February, 2012 by the Come-See-Me Festival Committee via Kathy Wilson.
Keywords
Festivals, Vernon Grant, C.H. "Icky" Albright, Rock Hill, Glencairn Garden, Glen the Frog, Tourism
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, "Come-See-Me Festival Records - Accession 1408". Finding Aid 17.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/17
LC Subject Headings
Come-See-Me Festival (Rock Hill, S.C.)--Archives; Grant, Vernon, 1902-1990; Albright, C. H., 1906-2000; Festivals--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Culture and tourism--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Gardens--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Mascots--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Glencairn Gardens (Rock Hill, S.C.); Rock Hill (S.C.)
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Art and Design Commons, Cultural History Commons, Nonprofit Administration and Management Commons, Social History Commons, Tourism and Travel Commons
