Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 175
Inclusive Dates
1927, 1940-1980
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1,000 pieces, 0.50 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
Daniel Saye Hollis (1885-1981) was a politician and community leader from Rock Hill, SC. He was born in Lewisville, SC and was the supervisor of Lewsiville Township in 1907. He also helped found the York County Farm Bureau and served as it's first president. Mr. Hollis served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1950 to 1952.
Scope and Content Note
Daniel Saye Hollis (1885-1981) was a politician and community leader from Rock Hill, SC. The Daniel Saye Hollis Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, legislative bills, reports, newspaper clippings and other material relating to Hollis’ career, term of office as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, York County politics, and the South Carolina Democratic Party. Of particular interest is a memoir entitled, “I Remember," which focuses on his early life, rural attitudes, and growing up in a southern rural community in the early 1900s. There is also some information on St. John’s United Methodist Church, Rotary Club of Rock Hill, and Farm Bureau Insurance Company.
Provenance
The papers of Daniel Saye Hollis, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1950-1952, were deposited with the Archives on March 23, 1978, and July 23, 1980.
Keywords
South Carolina Politics, York County SC Politics, Democratic Party, South Carolina Legislature, Memoirs, Insurance, Rock Hill SC, Chester County SC
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, "Daniel Saye Hollis Papers - Accession 175". Finding Aid 272.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/272
LC Subject Headings
Hollis, Daniel Saye, 1885-1981--Archives; Hollis, Daniel Saye, 1885-1981--Childhood and youth; South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives--Officials and employees; Democratic Party (S.C.); Rotary Club of Rock Hill (Rock Hill, S.C.); St. Johns Methodist Church (Rock Hill, S.C.); South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation; Politicians--South Carolina; Rock Hill (S.C.)--History; South Carolina--Politics and government; York County (S.C.)--Politics and government
Included in
American Politics Commons, Insurance Commons, Political History Commons, Rural Sociology Commons, Social History Commons
