Manuscript Collection
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Thomas Spratt Memoir - Accession 50 M23 (34)
Thomas Dryden Spratt
The Thomas Spratt Memoir consists of a typescript account titled Recollections of the Spratt Family, detailing the history of the Spratt family of York County, South Carolina from the arrival in America of Thomas Spratt from County Down, Ireland, in 1740 to 1876.
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Springs Cotton Mill History - Accession 91 - M40 (53)
Springs Cotton Mill
The Springs Cotton Mill History collection consists of a history of the Springs Cotton Mill based in Fort Mill, SC including a narrative and description of the company’s first 75 years of history from 1888 to 1963, which includes photographs and illustrations. Also included is a copy of the annual message to stockholders (a report of the 1962 calendar year) titled "Freedom to Fight with Both Hands" by H. W. Close, president.
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Springs Foundation Booklet - Accession 1065 - M480 (531)
Springs Foundation, Inc.
This collection consists of Fifty Tears Improving the Quality of Life Through Community Service: Springs Foundation 1942-1992 written by Marshall Doswell which offers a history of the Springs Foundation, Inc. which is the philanthropic arm of Springs Industries, Inc. The foundation was created to promote “the general welfare of the residents” of Lancaster, Chester, and York counties of South Carolina regardless of their race, religion, or place of employment. It concentrates its activity in recreation, education, healthcare, community service, and religion.
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Springs Foundation History - Accession 1079 - M490 (541)
Springs Foundation, Inc.
This collection consists of a booklet titled Profiles In Family Philanthropy Community Kinship: The Story of the Springs Foundation written by Carol Robbins and published by the National Center for Family Philanthropy in 2000. The Springs Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Springs Industries, Inc. The foundation was created to promote “the general welfare of the residents” of Lancaster, Chester, and York counties of South Carolina regardless of their race, religion, or place of employment. It concentrates its activity in recreation, education, healthcare, community service, and religion. The Springs Foundation was developed in 1942 by Elliot White Springs, a textile plant owner, writer, and World War I veteran. This publication includes a genealogy chart of the Springs-Close Family and a timeline of the Springs Foundation
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Springs Bulletin - Accession 170
Springs Mills, Inc.
The Springs Bulletin Collection consists of 13 microfilm rolls of a newsletter describing and listing the activities of Spring Mills, Inc. which is based in Fort Mill, SC.
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Eunice Ford Stackhouse Biography - Accession 15 - M1 (1)
Eunice Ford Stackhouse
This collection consists of a biography of Eunice Ford Stackhouse (1885-1980) titled Eunice Ford Stackhouse: Educator and Civic Leader by Mary Frayser in 1959. Mrs. Stackhouse was an educator and civil leader. Mary Frayser includes excerpts and original correspondence of Mrs. Stackhouse in the publication.
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Eunice Ford Stackhouse Papers - Accession 233
Eunice Ford Stackhouse
Eunice Ford Stackhouse (1885-1980) was an educator and civil leader. The Eunice Ford Stackhouse Papers consist of letters, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, photographs, and biographical sketches on the life and activities of Mrs. Eunice Ford Stackhouse. Included is information on the S.C. Federation of Women’s Clubs, and Limestone College. The collection also contains various poems and works written by Mrs. Stackhouse.
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Eunice Ford Stackhouse Papers - Accession 310 - M129(164)
Eunice Ford Stackhouse
Eunice Ford Stackhouse (1885-1980) was an educator and civil leader. The Eunice Ford Stackhouse Papers consist of correspondence and biographical sketches of Mrs. Stackhouse, a bulletin, clippings, and a reminiscence of her days at Limestone College in Gaffney, SC where she served as instructor, professor, and Dean.
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Eunice Ford Stackhouse Travel Diary - Accession 1031 - M458 (509)
Eunice Ford Stackhouse
Eunice Ford Stackhouse (1885-1980) was an educator and civil leader. The travel diary documents Eunice Ford Stackhouse’s visit to Europe viz. London, Paris, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, Cologne and St. Petersburg in the summer of 1914 and across the United States in the summer of 1915 viz Atlanta, Georgia; Nashville Tennessee; St. Louis, Missouri; and numerous places in Colorado, Utah, & California. Also included are notes, receipts, a letter, a telegram, and two newspaper accounts of the wreck of the ship on which she traveled to Europe and the subsequent rescue of the passengers.
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History of St. Anne's Parish - Accession 905 - M413 (464)
St. Anne's Parish
St. Anne’s Catholic Parish traces its beginnings to 1919 is made up of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Tega Cay, South Carolina, and Fort Mill, South Carolina. It originally covered all of York County. This collection consists of a photograph and a history and chronology of Saint Anne Parish and Catholicism in York County, South Carolina. There is also information concerning early York County Catholics.
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Kenneth R. Staton Papers - Accession 1174
Kenneth R. Staton
Kenneth R. Staton from Rock Hill, South Carolina was a surveyor who operated primarily in York County, South Carolina from 1987 through 2004. The Kenneth R. Staton Papers consist of his survey plats, field books, and computer disks and diskettes.
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Archibald Steele and His Descendants - Accession 1136 - M520 (571)
Steele Family and Newton Chambers Steele
This collection consists of Archibald Steele and His Descendants: A Short Historical Narrative Of Archibald Steele The First, As He Is Called In This Book, And His Descendants, With Genealogical Tables Showing The Proper Place In The Family Of Every Member Of It Whose Name Could Be Learned by Newton Chambers Steele, M.D. published in 1900. The book follows York County, SC resident the Archibald Steele (1728?-1805) line up to 1900. The book includes lineage charts, photographs, and anecdotes relating to the Steele family. The book includes handwritten notes and updates to various entries and was formerly owned by Bessie Poag who was a supervisor in the Winthrop Training School from 19221-1950.
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Ida Crawford Stewart Papers - Accession 487
Ida Crawford Stewart
The Stewart Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper articles, photographs, financial records, and other papers, relating to Stewart’s family history as well as such subjects as slavery, the American Civil War, Reconstruction in the South, and Mrs. Stewart’s professional career.
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Stitt-Howey (Howie) Family Papers - Accession 462, M261 (311)
Stitt-Howey (Howie) Family
The Stitt-Howey (Howie) Family Papers consist of photocopies of deeds, indentures, Civil War correspondence, wills, newspaper clippings, and financial records, relating not only to the Stitt and Howey (Howie) families but also to the Dunn and Ezell families. The families lived inMecklenburgCountyandUnion County,North Carolina, andSumter County,South Carolina.
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St. Mary Catholic Church (Rock Hill, SC) History - Accession 808
St. Mary Catholic (Rock Hill, SC) and Michael Rukstelis
This collection consists of a history of the St. Mary Catholic in Rock Hill, SC from about 1932 to 1992 written by Micheal Rukstelis titled, bRING iT aLL bACK hOME: A Brief History of St. Mar's Cathloic Church Rock Hill, South Carolina. The church history also offers a glimpse into the lives of members of the African American community in the Crawford Road area of Rock Hill from the 1930s through the 1990s.
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William and Eliza Jane Stokes Family History Collection - Accession 760 - M355 (406)
Stokes Family, William Stokes, and Eliza Jane Stokes
The William and Eliza Jane Family History Collection consists of genealogical information from the Stokes Family Bible and other sources. The original Bibles were transferred to Accession 1169. Other family names included are Boulware, Hall, McMaster, Neil, Raines, Pickett, Richmond, Gillespie and others.
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Stroud Family Genealogy Collection - Accession 1025 - M451 (502)
Stroud Family
The Stroud Family Genealogy Collection consists of information concerning the Stroud Family that lived in Chester County, South Carolina in the 18th Century compiled by Leatha Ann Stroud Betts of Utah. The collection consists mostly of family charts and record groups, but also includes some typescript copies of deeds and wills, as well as anecdotes and narratives. Allied family names included are: Campbell; Carter; Franklin; Howard; Howell; Kitchens; Strickland; Walker; Wall;
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St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Records - Accession 309 - M128 (163)
St Thaddeus Episcopal Church
St. Thaddeus Church was founded in Aiken, SC in 1842 and is part of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina and the Episcopal Church. The St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Records consist an order of service of the ordination of Mellie Hussey Hickey, a program of the 125th anniversary celebration of the church’s founding, and a history of the church titled, History of the Church of St. Thaddeus 1842-1966.
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Sturgis-Schooly Family History - Accession 727 - M332 (384)
Sturgis Family, Schooly Family, and Frances P. Stewart
The Sturgis-Schooly Family History was compiled by Frances P. Stewart of Atlanta, Georgia and consists of genealogical information concerning the Sturgis and Schooly families that lived in York County, South Carolina beginning in the latter half of the 18th Century. The history covers the families from the 1600’s through 1988 when the history was printed.
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George Hammond Sullivan Collection - Accession 654 - M296 (347)
Geroge Hammond Sullivan
The George Hammond Sullivan Collection consists of three bound volumes of his poetry including Some Expressions in Verse and Prose (1936) and Miscellaneous Expressions (1944) both published privately and an unpublished compilation of poetry composed from 1933-1944 by George Hammond Sullivan (1859-1956) titled “Miscellaneous Verses.” George Hammond Sullivan was the son of Mary Mildred Sullivan (1836-1933) and Algernon Sydney Sullivan (1826-1887). Mary and Algernon were well-known for their philanthropy and in 1934, George created a foundation in his parents name to honor their legacies at in over fifty higher education institutions, including Winthrop University, Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards and Algernon Sydney Sullivan awards are handed out to graduating senior who partake in unselfish service an demonstrate an altruistic character.
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Walter Caswell Sullivan Papers - Accession 201 - M88 (112)
Walter Caswell Sullivan
The Walter Caswell Sullivan Papers consist of correspondence; bills of sale; a biographical sketch of Edward Walter Hall (1859-1949), pioneer educator of Rock Hill; a journal (1912-1915) of the Eats Club in Rock Hill; and war ration books. Most of the correspondence concerns a John H. Allen of Chester and subjects include the health and financial affairs, the shooting of a doctor, Hall family genealogy, and business transactions. The Eats Club's members were Julia Cork, Eva Fewell, Josie Hall, Anne Claire Hutchison, and Susan Steele.
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Surasky Family Papers - Accession 250 - M115 (147)
Surasky Family
The Surasky Family Papers consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reminiscences, poetry, and other papers mostly photocopies. Of particular interest are a reminiscence by Esther Pinck entitled “Remembrance of Things Past”, concerned with the Jewish experience in Aiken, SC; papers related to Mina Tropp, a painter who developed a unique medium of painting with flora and who is also published poet; and letters of Judge Justine Wise Polier, well known Juvenile Court judge in New York. Collection is almost all photocopies.
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Tamassee Industrial School Records - Accession 138 - M65 (80)
Tamassee Industrial School
The Tamassee Industrial School Records consist of brochures, pamphlets and bulletins describing the purpose, history and work of the school which was established by the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as a Christian Boarding School for boys and girls. The school is located in Tamassee, SC in Oconee County and was established in November 1914.
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Sallie B. Tannahill Lantern Slides - Accession 346
Sallie B. Tannahill
The collection is composed of lantern slides which were given to Eleanor Burts by Sallie B. Tannahill. The slides were used by Miss Tannahill and Dr. Jean Betzner in the courses they taught at the Teachers College at Columbia University in the 1920s and 1930s, with Miss Tannahill teaching courses about typography, graphic design, and the fine arts while Dr. Betzner taught classes about Children’s Literature.
The Sallie B. Tannahill Lantern Slides collection is a good summary of the ideas and inspirations Miss Tannahill had, as many slides are in German, Czech, and French, showing the European influence Miss Tannahill received. Additionally, many of the slides are not of typography and letter analysis, but rather of textiles, woodcuts, architectures, photographs, and other expressions of art, showing that Miss Tannahill lectured about the fundamental principles she believed every craft shared.Some slides may have additionally come from lectures Miss Tannahill gave at museums.
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South Carolina Teacher Association History - Accession 240 - M101 (130)
Teacher Association, South Carolina
The South Carolina Teacher Association History collection consists of a publication written by David Duncan Wallace titled History of the South Carolina Teachers' Association in 1924. The publication covers the history of the South Carolina Teacher Association from its founding in 1850 to 1924.