Manuscript Collection
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Harden Family Genealogy - Accession 935 - M421 (472)
Harden Family
Accession 935 - M421 (472)The Harden Family Genealogy Collection contains genealogical charts of the Harden family dating back to 1763 put together by Robert Kelly Nobles, Jr. (1931-2014) of Rochelle, Georgia. M Sgt. Bob Nobles, Jr. traces his mother’s line, Veleria Elizabeth Fulghum (1910-2000) through his grandmother, Hazel Edel Harden (1889-1972) all the way to Henry Harden, Sr., American Revolutionary Soldier, who died in 1783 and his wife Elizabeth Sealy. Other family names include Bracewell, Cooper, Currie, Fulghum, Nobles, and Sealey.
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Reverend Edward King Hardin, Jr. Prayer Meeting Record Book - Accession 1692 - M815 (872)
Edward King Hardin Jr. and St. John's United Methodist Church
Accession 1692 - M815 (872)This collection consists of a prayer meeting record book kept by Reverend Edward King Hardin, Jr. (1884-1918). The record book describes prayer meetings held at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Rock Hill, SC from January to May 1912. The descriptions start with the number of attendees, the weather, topics for discussion, and what happened. Edward Hardin was a prominent Methodist minister who died during the influenza pandemic (Spanish Flu) of 1918 while he was the minister at Central Methodist Church in Ashville, NC. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Chester, SC.
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John Anderson Hardin Papers - Accession 536
John Anderson Hardin
Accession 536This collection consists of papers relating to John Anderson Hardin (1920-2010). The papers relate mainly to his business and political career which includes two terms as Mayor of Rock Hill, South Carolina from 1956-1963. These records include many papers dealing with many City of Rock Hill businesses. The collection also includes papers dealing with John Hardin’s career in the Savings and Loan Business, including his term as President of the U.S. League of Savings Association. There are also some records of a personal interest and relate to his family.
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Walter Anderson Hardin Papers - Accession 1019
Walter Anderson Hardin, John Gary Anderson, Rock Hill Buggy Company, Anderson Motor Company, and Rock Hill Body Company
Accession 1019The Walter Anderson Hardin papers consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles, correspondence, and photographs mostly related to the Rock Hill Buggy Company, the Anderson Motor Company and Anderson cars, Rock Hill Body Company, and to family members related to Walter Anderson Hardin. Also included are genealogical material including lineage charts related mostly to the Anderson, McCaw, Hardin, Johnson, Belk, and Gill Families. The collection includes many articles that are biographical in nature for John Gary Anderson (1861-1937),Walter B. Roberts (1893-1993), Walter Anderson Hardin (1955-), James Carlisle Hardin, III, and Harry L. Hoy. Walter Anderson Hardin, born and raised in Rock Hill, SC, operated the Rock Hill Body Company until it closed in February of 1987 and then began a long career at Winthrop as Assistant Director and then Director of the Winthrop Physical Plant from March 1987 through June 2018.
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Hardin-Wilkes Family Papers - Accession 221
Hardin-Wilkes Family
Accession 221The Hardin-Wilkes Family papers consist of correspondence, financial records, ledgers, newspaper clippings, photographs, and bulletins related to the Hardin-Wilkes Family. There are financial records and ledgers referring to routine business transactions conducted in and around Chester, S.C. Also included are numerous pieces of correspondence written by Captain Obadiah Hardin (1827-1862), a Confederate officer in Co. E, 6th SC Volunteers, Chester Guards, during the American Civil War, stationed at various encampments around Manassas, Virginia, in 1861. Capt. Hardin died from wounds sustained at the Battle of Dranesville on January 1, 1862.
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Nancy Meleski Collection - Accession 1566
Hardy Family, Holly Family, Kneeskern Family, and Morgan Family
Accession 1566The Nancy Meleski Collection consists of a family bible with genealogical entries, a family dictionary that contains names of people and towns, and a collection of sheet music for vocals, violin, and piano. The names and places listed in the family bible include: Moses Franklin Hardy (1821-1898), Amanda Kneeskern Hardy (1836-1904), Seward Valley, New York, Stephen P. Brewster (1845-1922), Katherine Melinda Kneeskern Brewster (1845-1913), William Eben Hardy (b. October 29, 1852 – d. November 24, 1852), Parley Elmer Hardy (b. May 16, 1854-September 24, 1857), Julia Holly, and Rhoby Jennings. People and places listed in the family dictionary are: Volney, New York, Schroeppel, New York, Chauncy Morgan, Palermo Morgan, Albert Morgan, Richard Holly, and Marie Holly Woods.
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Bessie Harper Radio Talk - Accession 26 - M8 (18)
Bessie Harper
Accession 26 - M8 (18)The Bessie Harper Radio Talk records consist of a draft of a radio talk on "Family Finance" that was broadcast over WIS, Columbia, South Carolina on Monday, January 25th, 1932. Bessie Harper served as chairman of the American Home Department of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Club (SCFWC). The aim of the talk is to educate families how to budget their finances and to plan their expenses which was particularly important when this talk was given in 1932 during the Great Depression. This talk offers a glimpse into families' attempts to cope with the new economic reality of life during the Great Depression.
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City of Rock Hill Capital Improvement Plan - Accession 1621 - M791 (848)
Karen L. Harper and Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1621 - M791 (848)This collections consists of July 1, 2001 report (172 pages) produced by the City of Rock Hill titled, “Capital Improvement Plan for the City of Rock Hill for the years 2001/2002-2005/2006” which was prepared by Finance Director David B. Vehaun and Senior Financial Analyst Karen L. Harper, CPA. This document includes the City of Rock Hill Capital Improvement Plan for the years 2001-2006. The purpose of the document is to project over a five year period all necessary projects and large equipment purchases. Each project detailed includes a project justification as well as fiscal projections of the debt required to finance the projects. This capital budget is an aggregation of the costs and financing of all capital projects for the City between now and year 2006.
The report includes sections titled: Departmental Summary; General Fund; Economic Development; Planning; Property Maintenance; Public Safety; Public Works; Parks, Recreation & Tourism; Enterprise Fund; Electric; Water; Sewer; Financing Summary;
This report would be great source for anyone researching the history of Rock Hill, SC and its development.
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Memoir of the Life, Character, and Public Services, of the Late Hon. Henry Wm. De Saussure - Accession 1200 - M568 (621)
William Harper and Henry William De Saussure
Accession 1200 - M568 (621)The collection consists of Memoir of the Life, Character, and Public Services, of the Late Hon. Henry Wm. De Saussure, Prepared and Read on the 15th February, 1841, at the Circular Church, Charleston, by Appointment of the South Carolina Bar Association by The Hon. William Harper published at the Request of the South Carolina Bar Association in Charleston, SC in 1841. This publication consists of a memoir of the life of Henry William De Saussure [1763-1839], who was an American lawyer, state legislator and jurist from South Carolina, written by William Harper [1790-1847] which was read on February 15, 1841 at the Circular Church in Charleston, SC. In addition to the biographical information, the memoir includes some information concerning the genealogy of the de Saussure family.
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Robert Harris Papers - Accession 1168
James Robert Harris Jr., Harris Family, Bailes Family, Barham Family, Bratton Family, Brickhouse Family, Colthorp Family, Cureton Family, Elliott Family, Fullwood Family, Gordon Family, Hagins Family, Hall Family, Hawkins Family, Heath Family, Hood Family, Kirk Family, Mehaffey Family, Miller Family, Moore Family, Mulkey Family, Ormond Family, Parker Family, Pennington Family, Pettus Family, Polk Family, Potts Family, Womack Family, Wren/Wrenn Family, and Yarborough Family
Accession 1168Robert “Bob” Harris (1926-1998), of Lancaster, South Carolina, spent decades researching the genealogical history of the Harris family, dating back to Essex, England in the 1500s, and various branches thereof. The collection includes extensive notes, family trees, correspondence, and photocopies of original documents, such as wills and deeds, from the 1700s and 1800s. Mr. Harris, along with distant relatives and various correspondents from around the country, searched government records, archives, church records, newspapers and a variety of other sources to compile a significant collection of data pertaining to the history of various lines of Harris descendants. There are many family names mentioned in the collection, some only briefly and others more extensively. The following family names are of the primary names included (for a full listing see Appendix I): Bailes; Barham; Bratton; Brickhouse; Colthorp; Cureton; Elliott; Fullwood; Gordon; Hagins; Hall; Harris/Herries/Heriz; Heath; Hawkins; Hood; Kirk; Mehaffey; Miller; Moore; Mulkey; Ormond; Parker; Pennington; Pettus; Polk; Potts; Womack, Wren/Wrenn; Yarborough;
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G. Donald Harrison Papers - Accession 1548
G. Donald Harrison
Accession 1548The papers originally belonged to G. Donald Harrison (1889-1956), a notable organ designer and president of the Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company. G. Donald Harrison designed and built the D.B. Johnson Memorial Organ in Byrnes Auditorium in 1955. The collection includes photos, correspondence, journal articles, news clippings, an opus list of Aeolian-Skinner Organ Company, programs, pamphlets, and birth certificates. The majority of these are original copies. The collection also includes a set of vinyl records, two bound volumes, two DVDs, and a WWI dog tag.
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Harrison United Methodist Church History - Accession 598 - M257 (306)
Harrison United Methodist Church
Accession 598 - M257 (306)The Harrison United Methodist Church History is a bound history of the Harrison United Methodist Church founded in 1785 and located in Pineville, N.C was printed on May 20, 1984 in honor of the church's bicentennial. The publication includes a history of the church written by Orion N. Hutchinson, Jr. and Irene McGinn from 1955 as well as pictorial history of the church dating to 1984.
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John Ratchford Hart Papers - Accession 185 - M96 (122)
John Ratchford Hart
Accession 185 - M96 (122)The John Ratchford Hart Papers consist of correspondence between Mr. Hart (1873-1939) and A.S. Salley concerning the boundary between North and South Carolina, entries from deed books concerning lots of land in the city of York, SC, correspondence between Mr. Hart and various South Carolinians, including Captain W.E. Gonzales in which they discuss historical matters in South Carolina, a history of York, a history of the Catawba River, and a biography of educator, senator, lawyer, and Confederate Major James Franklin Hart (1837-1905 ) of Yorkville, SC written by Mr. Hart, a speech by Mr. Hart concerning the history of the Supreme Court of North Carolina titled “Historical Gems and Ideals” and copies of issues of newspapers, including The Daily Southern Guardian, The Press, and the Tri-Weekly Mercury, all published in 1862.
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Hartsville, S.C. Postcard Collection - Accession 69 - M31 (43)
Hartsville, S.C. Postcards
Accession 69 - M31 (43)Hartsville, SC Postcard Collection consists of a pack of postcards (ca1946) with fold out pictures depicting historic buildings and scenes including: US Post Office; Beautiful Prestwood Lake; Scene in Kalmia Gardens (2); Lawton Park Pavilion; Home of Jas. L. Coker; Community Center Building; First Baptist Church; Hartsville Armory; Coker College Administration Building; Coker College Memorial Hall; Hartsville High School, Cotton Field at Coker Pedigreed Seed Co.; Sonoco Products Company; Cotton Mill; Hartsville Print and Dye Works; Oil Mill; International Minerals and Chemical Co;
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American Library Association Designated Depository Libraries Report - Accession 1544 M753 (810)
Mary Ann Hartwell and American Library Association
Accession 1544 - M753 (810)This collection consists of Report on designated depository libraries, showing conditions on Apr. 16, 1923, under selective plan first authorized by Public Act 171, 67th Congress, with list of designated depository libraries revised to July 1, 1923 by Mary Ann Hartwell, cataloger in Office of Superintendent of Documents and Member of Public Documents Committee of the American Library Association which was printed by the Washington Government Printing Office in 1923. The report, statistical in nature, includes “(1) A copy of the “Classified list of Untied States public documents for selection by depository libraries, July 1, 1922,” annotated with figures showing the number of requests for each series of publications; (2) A list of the designated depositories corrected to April 16, 1923; (3) An outline map of the United States showing designated depository libraries, April 16, 1923, with relative numbers of publications received under selective plan and ratio between number of libraries and population of each State (PL. 1); (4) An outline map of the United States showing kinds of libraries designated as depositories, April 16, 1923 (Pl. 2); and (5) A sheet which shows in tabular form, by States, sizes of collections and kinds of libraries, the same information which is plotted on the two accompanying maps of the United States just mentioned.”
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Hayes-Steele Family History - Accession 1515
Hayes Family, Steele Family, and Claude R. Smith
Accession 1515The Hayes-Steele Genealogical Collection consists of genealogical records and research pertaining to the Hayes and Steele family authored by former Rock Hill and Lancaster, SC resident Claude R. Smith (ca1924-2015). There is also information related to following allied families: Anderson; Baker; Barron; Barry; Bigger; Boyd; Brandon; Brewer; Carothers; Drennan; Eakle; Edwards; Fee; Gladden; Henderson; Matthews; McCleland; McCreight; McFadden; Miller; Shillinglaw; Simril; Thomasson; Wherry; White; Williams;. The family records consists of genealogy lists and charts, maps, photographs, property and house plans, death announcements, newspapers articles, marriage licenses, and family anecdotes.
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John C. Hayes III Papers - Accession 783 - M719 (775)
John Calvin Hayes III
Accession 783 - M719 (775)The John C. Hayes III Papers consists of material related to Rock Hill resident, lawyer, York County Circuit Judge, and SC state politician John Calvin Hayes III (1945-2023). Mr. Hayes was a graduate of the Winthrop Training School in 1963 and later served in the South Carolina House of representatives from 1981-1984, the South Carolina Senate from 1985-1990, and as York County Circuit Court Judge from 1991-2017. The collection consists of biographical material sent to the Archives from the Office of John C. Hayes in 1991 and a December 16, 2017 article from the Rock Hill Herald concerning John C. Hayes retiring as York County Circuit Court Judge. The biographical material consists of Biographical sketches (which includes legal, legislative and personal background information), a copy of Concurrent Resolution adopted by the SC House of Representatives and SC Senate in Senator Hayes; honor for contribution made during his years of service, a summary of major legislation which Senator Hayes sponsored or cosponsored during his years of service and which was passed into law, and a synopsis on Senator Hayes constituency correspondence during past two years.
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Speech Of The Honorable Robert Y. Hayne (Of South Carolina) On the Reduction Of The Tariff - Accession 1267 - M619 (672)
Robert Y. Hayne
Accession 1267 - M619 (672)This collection consists of a booklet printed of a speech by Robert Y. Hayne (of South Carolina) on the reduction of the Tariff which was delivered January 9, 1832, in the Senate of the United States. Robert Hayne was a congressman and later Governor of South Carolina. His speech was steadfastly against the federal tariff bill of 1832.
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Mary Brunson Heard Collection - Accession 1612 - M792 (849)
Mary Brunson Heard
Accession 1612 - M792 (849)This collection consists of material collected by 1911 Winthrop Alumnae, Mary S. Brunson Heard (1891-1975). The collection consists of the November 1907 and January 1911 Winthrop Journal, a letter regarding an invitation to the Senior Dance by a Mr. Baker written on Winthrop Literary Society letterhead, a Senior English composition paper titled, “Henry Griswold’s Old Home,” Senior Astronomy list, and, of particular interest are the three typescript copies of poet Anna Peyre Shackelford Dinnies reminiscence or diary of her trip from New Orleans, LA to Charleston, SC in 1851. The reminiscence would be of interest to anyone interested in researching pre-Civil War South. Anna Peyre Shackelford Dinnies (1805-1886) was a South Carolina native (Georgetown, SC) and was the daughter of Judge William Frederick Shackelford. Anna was poet and writer who often used the pen name Moina. She received her education at the Female Seminary of the Miss Ramsays (daughters of author and historian Dr. David Ramsay) in Charleston, SC. She married Dr. John Clifford Dinnies (1806-1884) in 1830 and the couple later relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana. After twenty years away she took a trip to visit her family in Charleston in 1851. She detailed her experiences on her trip with her daughter Grace Louise Dinnies Smith (1835-1854) in her essay titled, “Notes of My Trip to South Carolina in 1851.” Mary Brunson Heard transcribed the diary which was in the possession of Mrs. Boykin.
The author discusses in detail her experiences traveling through Georgia and South Carolina while describing the people and places she came across and her impressions of each. She did not have a high opinion on the Georgians she met and described them as “rude and uncultivated in manner, coarse in appearance, and rowdy in habits,” but she was thoroughly impressed by Stone Mountain describing it as “striking,” a “wonder”, and “stands alone upon the Earth.”
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Heath Memorial United Methodist Church History - Accession 423 - M169 (210)
Heath Memorial United Methodist Church
Accession 423 - M169 (210)The Heath Memorial United Methodist Church History was written by historian Helen Miller. The history traces the growth and activities of the church in Chester County, South Carolina from its founding around 1882-85 through 1981.
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Harvey Newton Heckle Papers - Accession 282
Harvey Newton Heckle
Accession 282Harvey Newton Heckle (1902-1979) was a clubman and worked with the South Carolina Highway Department as the state’s District 4 engineer. The Harvey Newton Heckle Papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes pertaining to Heckle’s activities with the South Carolina Highway Department as the state’s District 4 engineer. Mr. Heckle’s work with the First Baptist Church of Chester, the Lion’s Club, the Exchange Club, and the Chester County Historical Society is also well documented. The collection also includes records pertaining to A.M. Heckle’s, Harvey’s uncle, work with the Southern Railway in Macon, Georgia and Amelia Heckle, Harvey’s daughter, which includes certificates, educational brochures, and correspondence.
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Hemphill/ Holmes Family Papers - Accession 1598 - M781 (838)
Hemphill Family and Holmes Family
Accession 1598 - M781 (838)The Hemphill/Holmes Family Papers consist of photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles, reminiscences, and family genealogies concerning the Hemphill and Holmes families of Chester, SC. Included in the collection is information about the 1865 torture and lynching of Burrel Hemphill (?-1865), an enslaved person on the plantation of Robert Nixon Hemphill (1816-1891) in Blackstock, SC, as well as genealogical/family history information about his descendants.
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Robert Witherspoon Hemphill Papers - Accession 568
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill
Accession 568Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (1915-1983) was a lawyer, judge, civic leader, US Army Air Corp Veteran of World War II, and member of the South Carolina and the United States House of Representatives from Chester, South Carolina. The Robert W. Hemphill Papers includes includes speeches, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings, relating to Hemphill’s personal and family affairs. There is also research materials on Aaron Burr, information relating to the Presbyterian Church, and Winnsboro Granite Corporation. Also included are diplomas for Hamilton G. Witherspoon and Robert Witherspoon, financial statements from attorneys concerning wills and the money to be received from them, and there is a letter from the War Department concerning John McClure Hemphill Jr.’s death during World War II and payments to be made to his beneficiary.
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Henderson Family Papers - Accession 518 - M219 (266)
Henderson Family and James E. Wamble Jr.
Accession 518 - M219 (266)The Henderson Family Papers consist of a history, “Descendants of John Henderson of Walton County, Georgia,” written by James E. Wamble, Jr. and few other documents related to the John Henderson line of York County, South Carolina and Dalton, Georgia. Also included is information of the allied families of Reese (or Reece), Hunt, Lumkin, and Hills families.
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Hugh E. Henry Papers - Accession 1763
Hugh E. Henry
Accession 1763The papers of Hugh E. Henry provide various looks into what the Henry family of Chester County held close. You will find newspaper clippings detailing high school reunions ranging from 1938-1942 as well as sporting team photographs. There are three Chester High School yearbooks in the collection: 1939, 1940, and 1941. Within the collection are a plethora of newspaper clippings that contain obituaries of Chester High School students and faculty who attended the school from 1938-1941 as well as an obituary for former Mayor Mr. Edward Hood Dawson of Chester County. Mr. Hugh E. Henry attended the Associate Presbyterian Church and held handbooks, programs and pamphlets from 1959 through 1973. A smaller part of the collection involves the Chester County courthouse. A newspaper clipping from 2000 has an article of William Knox reporting a lost plaque at the courthouse. Also within the collection are negatives of the 1942 Chester fire, a 1932 map of the South Carolina State Highway System, and two pages of a Winthrop College Orchestra program from 1943.
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Heritage USA Herald - Accession 890 - M405 (456)
Heritage USA Herald
Accession 890 - M405 (456)This collection consists of the April 1987 edition (Volume VII - Issue 1) of the Heritage USA Herald. The Heritage USA Herald was a Christian based monthly newspaper printed by Fort Heritage Campgrounds and Christian Retreat, Inc. of Heritage USA describing the happenings in the world of Christianity. Heritage USA was a religious organization that supports the Christian community located in Fort Mill, South Carolina that consisted of a Christian retreat, a television studio and a wide variety of businesses, programs, and activities.
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Lillie Edens Herndon Papers - Accession 385
Lillie Edens Herndon; Parents and Teachers, National Congress of; Parents and Teachers, South Carolina Congress of; and Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Accession 385The Lillie Edens Herndon Papers consist of photocopies of speeches, correspondence, articles, program notes and other papers relating to Lillie Herndon’s activities as President of the national Congress of Parents and Teachers and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Also included are some biographical sketches of Lillie Edens Herndon (1916-2009) and papers relating to honors which she has received.
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William Cloud Hicklin Collection - Accession 1095 - M504 (554)
William Cloud Hicklin
Accession 1095 - M504 (554)This collection consists of copies of photographs, newspaper articles, identification cards, and telegraph messages pertaining to Rock Hill native William Cloud Hicklin, II (1904-1995) and his aviation career in the postal service, air circus, and in the movies. He was also the first flight instructor at Chapel Hill. The newspaper articles deal with airplane mail pick-up devices, as well as events during Hicklin’s career. Other aviators mentioned in this collection are Lloyd Phillips and Orville Wright.
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South Carolina Association for Higher Continuing Education - Accession 711 - M323 (374)
Higher Continuing Education, South Carolina Association for
Accession 711 - M323 (374)The South Carolina Association for Higher Continuing Education (SCAHCE) was founded in 1977 by continuing educators representing various institutions of higher education within the state. The major purpose of the Association was to promote continuing education among the institutions of higher education of South Carolina. The collection consists of financial records, agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, membership lists, and notes.
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Hill-Hayne Aera-Aetna Iron Works Records - Accession 392
Hill-Hayne Aera-Aetna Iron Works, William Hill, and Wiliam Hill's Iron Works
Accession 392This collection consists of microfilm copies of a minute book of the Hill-Hayne Aera- Aetna Iron Works started and owned by Colonel William Hill (1741-1816) and Colonel Isaac Hayne (1745-1781). The ironworks were built in 1776 on Allison Creek in York County, SC. It was destroyed during the American Revolution by British Captain Christian Huck in June 1780 and was rebuilt after the war in 1878-1788. Also included are papers dealing with transactions made by William E. Hayne as sheriff of York District.
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The Memoirs of Colonel William Hill - Accession 123 - M52 (67)
William Hill
Accession 123 - M52 (67)The Memoirs of Colonel William Hill Collection consists of a 1915 transcription from the original Hill memoirs in which William Hill seeks to correct some of the “mistakes” of historians who have written about the Revolution in SC. The memoirs describe his experiences in Revolutionary campaigns after the fall of Charleston in 1780. Hill was owner of Hill’s Ironworks in York County and served under General Thomas Sumter. The memoirs were edited by Alexander S. Salley in 1921 under the title, Colonel William Hill’s Memoirs of the Revolution.
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William Hill's Iron Works Exhibit Notecards - Accession 433 - M174 (215)
William Hill
Accession 433 - M174 (215)The William Hill Iron Works Notecards consist of photocopies of note cards containing information on the Aetna Iron Works of York County, South Carolina owned by William Hill. This information was used by the staff of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in an exhibit titled, “Southern Cast Iron.” Also included is a bibliography of information on the cast iron industry.
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William Hill's Iron Works History - Accession 723 - M330 (382)
Hill, William Iron Works and Virginia Jackson
Accession 723 - M330 (382)The William Hill's Iron Works History consists of a paper titled Hill's Iron Works written by Virginia Jackson for a history class on July 13, 1946. William Hill’s (1741-1816) Iron Works, was located in York County, SC on Allison Creek, with the ore being brought in from Nanny’s Mountain some 1 ½ miles away by tramway, and flourished during the latter part of the 18th century.
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Brattonsville Archaeological Site Photographs - Accession 637 - M276 (326)
Historic Brattonsville and Bratton Family
Accession 637 - M276 (326)The Brattonsville Archaeological Site Photograph Collection consists of two photographs taken of a well and of "level 2-3." Historic Brattonsville is an historic site with three homes built between 1776 and 1855 by the Bratton Family which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was also the site of Huck's Defeat during the American Revolution.
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Brattonsville Papers - Accession 444
Historic Brattonsville and Bratton Family
Accession 444The Brattonsville Papers consists of material related to the efforts to revitalize the Historic Brattonsville area where the Bratton Family Plantation was located. The site contains three homes built by the Brattons from 1776-1855 and at one time consisted of a 8500 acres. The site was also the location of the important revolutionary battle referred to as Huck’s Defeat in which Colonel William Bratton played a role as well as his wife, Martha Bratton. The York County site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The collection consists of correspondence, both incoming and outgoing from Senator Sam Mendenhall, financial records, Project proposals, Bratton family lineage, and other correspondence.
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Friends of Historic Brattonsville Records - Accession 1593
Historic Brattonsville and Bratton Family
Accession 1593This collection consists of records relating to Friends of Historic Brattonsville which exists as a nonprofit organization aimed to provide support to Historic Brattonsville, located in York County, South Carolina, which is “a living history farm presenting the history of the Scots-Irish and African-Americans in the South Carolina upcountry largely through preserving and interpreting the story of the Bratton family.” The collection also contains records relating to the governing historical bodies of York County including the York County Historical Commission (YCHC). The collection itself is organized in the original order maintained by the donor and spans from the original charter granted in 1983 through 2001. The collection consists of one spiral bound book and three binders. The spiral bound book contains the tax preparation for fiscal year 1997-1998 from Gamble&Livingston CPA’s. The first binder mostly refers to meetings, minutes, programs, or correspondence to/from the York County Historical Commission (YCHC). It begins in September of 1996 and continues through December of 1997. The second binder refers mostly to the Friends of Historic Brattonsville (FoHB) by way of minutes/agendas, bylaws/charter, tax/financial records, and general correspondence. The final binder refers to achievements and actions of the York County Culture and Heritage Committee throughout the late 1990’s and early 2000’s.
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Historic Buildings: Manual for Owners - Accession 1039 - M466 (517)
Historic Buildings and South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Accession 1039 - M466 (517)The South Carolina Department of Archives and History published the Manual For Owners of Historic Buildings as a companion to its series of Building Doctor programs on the preservation and maintenance of older buildings. The Manual offers a history of South Carolina’s architectural heritage, guides for identifying building styles, information for preservation of and preventive maintenance for a historic structure, recommended repairs and rehabilitation practices, and a building inspection checklist.
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Mary Eva Hite Papers - Accession 187
Mary Eva Hite
Accession 187The Mary Eva Hite Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, family history data, photographs, awards, scrapbooks, and other records relating to Mary Eva Hite’s career as an educator and prominent South Carolina public servant. The photograph file provides a visual record of South Carolina elementary school life in the first half of the twentieth century. Correspondence relates to Dr. Hite’s many career activities, including her 1970 correspondence highlighting her work promoting the welfare of senior citizens. The speeches focus on her work with the aged, her travels abroad, and acceptances for awards presented to her by educational and civic organizations. Newspaper clippings provide information concerning awards presented to Dr. Hite and chronicle the advances in education made by the state of South Carolina. Scrapbooks relate to college friends and Dr. Hite’s work with Delta Kappa Gamma. There are also records relating to teacher retirement in South Carolina.
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Sarah Annette Rikard Hite Papers - Accession 1605
Sarah Annette Rikard Hite
Accession 1605The Sarah Rikard Hite papers consist mainly of materials related to the academic career at Winthrop from 1928-1932 Sarah Rikard Hite (Class of 1932). Included in the collection is a scrapbook, passport, Winthrop student handbook, photographs, The International Colonial and Overseas Exposition, Paris medal, a 1931 edition of the Winthrop Tatler, Winthrop graduation diploma (1932), and newspaper clippings.
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Mary Oni Holler Papers - Accession 111
Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler
Accession 111The Mary Oni Holler Papers consist of genealogical material concerning the Holler family and correspondence related to Mary “May” Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler (1871-1951). The genealogy material are photocopied pages from an unknown publication and include information related to the following surnames: Cornwell (Cornwall); Walker; Holler; Eisenhower; Whiteaker; Maukert; Darby; Hobbs; Rice; Sigmon; Jeffords; Goebel; Wiggins; Wilson. Also included in the genealogical material is a biography of Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler, Dr. William Jesse Williams Cornwell (1841-1910), Adlai Ellwood Holler (1871-1961), and Adley D. Holler (1840-1919), as well as sections titled: “Cornwall (Cornwell) Family Notes;” “Personal Account of A. D. Holler’s Civil War Record;” “The Eisenhower – Holler Connection;” “Early English Cornwalls;” “Scotland and Ireland;” and “Virginia Cornwalls.” The collection is comprised mostly of correspondence between May Holler and her parents in Chester County, South Carolina. The subjects covered in the letters mainly concern her life, impressions and studies at the Chester Female Institute in Chester, Virginia, her marriage, family matters, her work as a schoolteacher in Chester County, her travels, and social life.
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Daniel Saye Hollis Papers - Accession 175
Daniel Saye Hollis
Accession 175Daniel 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.
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Preston Hollis Family History - Accession 1507 - M736 (793)
Hollis Family and Pat Hollis Grant
Accession 1507 - M736 (793)The Preston Hollis Family compiled by Pat Hollis Grant is a family history and genealogy of the Hollis family beginning with John Hollis (1803-1886) and follows his son Edward George Preston Hollis (1835-1902) lineage up to 1995. This genealogy includes lineage charts, typescript copies of census records, wills, and deeds, photographs, maps, cemeteries records, and family anecdotes and recollections.
Some of the more prominent allied families include: Bagley; Baker; Bigham; Carter; Clinton; Duncan; Dunlap; Farmer; Gregory; Harris; Hogue; Moore; Plyler; Rawls; Robinson; Smith; Stacy; Strait; Taylor; Walker; Wallace; Whisonant; Wingate;
For a more comprehensive list of family names please consult the attached "Table of Contents and Name Index."
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Holmes Family Scrapbook - Accession 1607 - M789 (846)
Holmes Family
Accession 1607 - M789 (846)This collection consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles, tickets, programs, tintypes, and memorabilia related to Leila Holmes from 1892-1896 who lived in Vineville in Macon, Georgia. Of interest are a Also included are many autographs and letters, which appear to be transcribed, written to “Ellen” by who appear to be fellow classmates of the Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia from 1861-1863. There is also memorabilia and material related to Mercer University including a ribbon related to the Ciceronian Society 1834-1892 and a ticket to the “Ye Singing Partie of ye Old Time Folkes” in the Mercer Chapel. There is also a letter written to “Mama” from Carrie L. Holmes from 1883 and there is a mention of a C. E. Holmes, 2nd Georgia Battalion, Co. C Wrights Brigade. It is presumed through some research and educated guesswork that C. E. Holmes is Charles Edward Holmes (1843-1901), Ellen is Ellen Tuor Holmes (1843-1919), Leia Holmes is Leila Holmes Ridout (1872-1934), and Carrie L. Holmes is Carrie Lee Holmes (1866-1929) all of whom are buried in Rose hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.
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Holy Bible New Testament Audio Collection-162/3 RPM - Accession 1417
Holy Bible New Testament
Accession 1417The Holy Bible New Testament Audio Collection consist of the complete King James Version New Testament on 26 ultra-microgroove 16 RPM photograph records (approximately 23 hours). It was published by Audio Book Co., Los Angeles, California 90016 in 1953.
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Home Builders Association of York County Records - Accession 266
Home Builders Association of York County Records
Accession 266The Rock Hill Chapter of the National Association of Home Builders (now the Home Builders Association of York County) was chartered December 2, 1967 to operate for the benefit of home builders and those engaged in allied industries in York County, South Carolina. The collection dates from September 1967 to January 1979 and includes constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and photographs. The collection is a good source of information concerning the home show of Rock Hill and the growth and development of the Home Builders Association.
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Fair Lawn Home Demonstration Club Certificate of Incorporation - Accession 1409 - M695 (751)
Home Demonstration Club, Fair Lawn
Accession 1409 - M695 (751)This collection consists of a Certificate of Incorporation for the Fair Lawn Home Demonstration Club located in Columbia, SC on Route 1. The certificate was signed by South Carolina Secretary of State, O. Frank Thornton on February 9, 1951. The club was started by Mrs. John S, Lomas, Jr (President), Mrs. Parker Davis (Vice President), Mrs. Carrie Davis (Secretary), and Mrs. H. A. Lomas (Treasurer) "to more effectively promote the Religious, social and educational welfare in the Fair Lawn District and adjoining communities."
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Marlboro County Home Demonstration Club Records - Accession 320
Home Demonstration Club Records, Marlboro County
Accession 320The Marlboro County Home Demonstration Club Records consists of constitution and bylaws, surveys, market reports, correspondence, financial records, and educational material forming a view of local farm life and the improvements sought by the Home Demonstration Club. The collection is a useful source on farm living in Marlboro County from 1928 until 1964. The Home Demonstration Club Market was begun in 1921 and was most successful during the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. The Club was organized to give farm women an opportunity to provide a better family life through the development of secondary crops and markets to increase family income.
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Preserving the Past: The S.C. Home Demonstration Project Thesis - Accession 839 - M376 (427)
Home Demonstration Project, South Carolina and John Wayman Hancock
Accession 839 - M376 (427)This collection consists of a thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte titled Preserving the Past- The S.C. Home Demonstration Project by John Wayman Hancock in 1990. The thesis chronicles the history of the South Carolina Home Demonstration Project from it's beginnings in the early 1900s. The Winthrop College Administration had created an outreach program " that taught rural women the latest in scientific technology in food preparation and preservation" and with financial support of the United States Department of Agriculture the South Carolina Home Demonstration Project was born in 1910.
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South Carolina Home Economics Association Records - Accession 22
Home Economics Association, South Carolina (SCHEA)
Accession 22This collection is a valuable source on home economics history in South Carolina during the twentieth century. While there is information on the SCHEA from its beginning in 1914 to 1980, the actual records do not start until 1920. An outline of what the South Carolina Home Economics Association was doing from 1914 to 1920, is provided in the “historical file” (see Box 1, folders 1 to 4). The inclusive dates for a particular series may vary and, for most series, the records are incomplete. The collection contains all the records normally created by an organization, including constitutions, correspondence, minutes, reports, handbooks, etc. A wide variety of research topics could be developed from the records, including the SCHEA’s impact on the legislative process in South Carolina (e.g. the passage of the bill for the enrichment of cornmeal and grits in 1943), its cooperation and relationship with relief agencies in the state and its role in improving child health during the 1930s.
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South Carolina Association of Vocational Home Economics Teachers Records - Accession 652
Home Economics Teachers, South Carolina Association of Vocational
Accession 652The South Carolina Association of Vocational Home Economics Teachers (SCAVHET) Records consists of four scrapbooks and other papers including histories, reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, meeting minutes, award certificates, handbooks, memorabilia, and other records relating to SCAVHET. There are also some records relating to the National Association of Vocational Home Economics Teachers, the Future Homemakers of America, and the South Carolina Home Economics Association. Most of the material spans from 1961 through 1994.