Manuscript Collection
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AAUW- Rock Hill Chapter Records (American Association of University Women) - Accession 13
AAUW Rock Hill Chapter (American Association University Women)
Accession 13The AAUW- Rock Hill Chapter Records consists of minutes, membership lists, correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial statements, constitutions and by-laws and branch reports of the chapter’s presidents and committee chairmen to the national office, extending from 1925 to 1985.
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Abell Family Papers - Accession 338 - M160 (201)
Abell Family
Accession 338 - M160 (201)The Abell Family Papers consist of correspondence, maps, poems, deeds, bills of sale, and various other papers, relating to the Abell family (E.H., Joshua L., and Alexander) of Chester County, South Carolina. Some family names included are Bratton, Boyd, Whisenant, Hambright, Mobley, Carroll, Brice, Dunn, and McNeel. The correspondence is mostly written to Joshua L. Abell [1866-1868] by friends and relatives. Of note is a letter written from Charlottesville, Virginia on March 13, 1863 concerning conditions in the Civil War.
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Smith-Abell Family Bible - Accession 1138
Abell Family, Smith Family, and Bible
Accession 1138The Smith-Abell Family Bible Collection consists of The Holy Bible; Containing The Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of The Original Tongues; And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared And Revised. With Marginal Readings, References, And Chronological Dates published in New York by by Thomas Mason and George Lane, For The Methodist Episcopal Church, At The Conference Office, 200 Mulberry Street with James Collord, Printer in 1839. The Bible was owned by the Smith-Abell family and includes genealogical entries (birth and death dates) for family members from 1818-1883. Smith and Abell are the only surnames found in the entries. The Abell Family and, perhaps the Smith Family as well, were predominantly from Chester County, SC. The Bible is in good shape, but all the genealogical entries were scanned and the copies should be used as surrogates to help preserve the original Bible.
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Joshua L. Abell Family Papers - Accession 595
Joshua LeLand Abell and Abell Family
Accession 595The Joshua LeLand Abell Family Papers consists of an account ledger for a store owned by E. H Abell in Lowrysville, SC (now known as Lowrys, SC) and a photograph album includes Abell family photographs, most of which are unidentified. The account ledger gives a sampling of everyday life at the turn of the century in Chester County such as costs of various items and services and is also a great source for names of various Chester County residents.
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Abortion Interest Movement of South Carolina Records - Accession 67
Abortion Movement of South Carolina
Accession 67The Abortion Interest Movement of South Carolina Records consist of correspondence, speeches, brochures, pamphlets, studies, newspaper clippings, and other records concerning abortion reform not only in South Carolina but in other states. The collection offers a good source of information on the movement to repeal abortion laws not only in South Carolina but also in other parts of the United States and in Europe. The Abortion Interest Movement (AIM) was organized in March, 1969 and developed as an extension of the People for Abortion Reform/Repeal. Its purpose is “to educate the citizens of South Carolina about the need for modern abortion legislation.”
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Laws of Success And Failure In Life: An Address - Accession 1268 - M620 (673)
Jasper Adams
Accession 1268 - M620 (673)This collection consists of an original copy of the publication titled Laws of success and failure in life: an address, delivered 30th October, 1833, in the chapel of the College of Charleston, before the Euphradian Society by Rev. Jasper Adams published in Charleston, SC in 1933 by A. E. Miller. : President of the College of Charleston, South Carolina- and (ex-officio) Horry Professor of Moral and Political Philosophy.
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Addison Family Papers - Accession 672 - M294 (345)
Addison Family
Accession 672 - M294 (345)The Addison Family Papers consists of photocopies of deeds, a will, and family history charts relating to the Addison family descended from Thomas Addison (1730-1811). The papers cover the Addison Family from 1705 through 1834.
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Jean C. Agee Papers - Accession 263
Jean C. Agee
Accession 263The Jean C. Agee Papers consists of electrostatic copies of genealogical information, correspondence, legal records, publications, and other papers relating to the following families: Bratton, Clawson, Erwin, Kee (Key), Stroud, Crook, Gillespie, Watson, Hunter, McKinney, Moffatt and Williams. Descendants of these families have settled in Chester County and other regions of the S.C. piedmont district. The collection also includes church histories and/or cemetery records for Fishing Creek church, Hopewell Baptist Church, Bethesda Presbyterian Church, and Purity Church; and an autobiography of Reverend A. M. Cartledge who served as minister of many churches in central and western S.C. The collection represents an excellent reference source for genealogical information concerning the aforementioned families, providing information as far back as the pre-revolutionary
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City of Aiken Postcards - Accession 57 - M27 (39)
Aiken, South Carolina Postcards
Accession 57 - M27 (39)The City of Aiken Postcards collection consists of five unused and undated postcards depicting scenes from Aiken, SC including Hitchcock Woods, Polo at Aiken, The Race Tracks at Aiken, Thoroughbred Trials, and the residence of Mrs. W.R. Grace, Barnard Road.
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Clarence Holland Albright Papers - Accession 277
Clarence Holland Albright
Accession 277Clarence Holland "Icky" Albright (1906-2000) served on Rock Hill (SC) City Council from 1940-1944, as Mayor of Rock Hill from 1948-1954, and as South Carolina State Senator from 1966-1968. Icky Albright was a realtor, insurance executive, and the regional director of the Small Business Administration. He is also credited with being one of the driving influences in the founding of Rock Hill, SC's Come-See-Me Festival. The Clarence Holland Albright Papers consist primarily of correspondence, speeches, and newspaper clippings, but also included are biological sketches of Mr. Albright and of Richard B. Russell, (a Georgia congressman and governor), historical sketches, petitions and resolutions relating to Rock Hill, S.C., and a scrapbook which highlights Mr. Albright’s career as a realtor, insurance executive, Rock Hill City councilman and mayor, and regional director of the Small Business Administration. There is also information on Mr. Albright’s father, Dr. George C. Albright.
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Ned Albright Papers - Accession 1594
Ned M. Albright
Accession 1594The Ned Albright Papers consist of documents that have been alphabetized with dividers. Ned Albirght is a retired President of Albright Realty in Rock Hill, SC. His father, C.H. “Icky” Albright was the founder of Albright Realty. The collection includes hand drawn and printed diagrams of street layouts in various locations of Rock Hill such as Oakland Avenue and Cherry Rd. Includes survey maps from various decades and various realty companies such as Marshall Realty, Simpson Realty, Vinson Realty, The Peoples Trust Company, and Albright Realty. Some maps include properties already sold to others, and in some cases who resides in current properties. Maps predominantly cover the York County and Catawba region.
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A Lecture Of The Origin And Development Of The First Constituents Of Civilization - Accession 1255 - M607 (660)
A Lecture On The Origin Of The First Constituents of Civilization
Accession 1255 - M607 (660)The collection consists of a publication titled, A Lecture On The Origin And Development Of The First Constituents Of Civilization published in Columbia, SC in 1845. The publication consist of the printed text from a lecture given by Francis Lieber (1798 or 1800-1872) on the Origin and Development of the first Constituents of Civilisation in 1845. Francis Lieber was a German born jurist and political philosopher who would later become professor of history and political science at South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) from 1836 through 1856.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Collection - Accession 1389
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Accession 1389The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) Collection consists of a 1947 Fort Wayne Daisies Yearbook, a 1997 AAGPBL reunion program, a transcript of a 1997 interview of Elizabeth “Lib” Mahon by Jim Sargent, a CD of an interview of Jean Faut on August 6, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan during the AAGPBL Reunion by Dr. James Smither as part of the Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project, and a CD of a presentation given by historian Robert Gorman, on Jean Faut, Elizabeth “Lib” Mahon (Class of 1942), and the AAGPBL held at the Ida Jane Dacus Library at Winthrop University.
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All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Home Movies - Accession 1385 - M686 (742)
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
Accession 1385 - M686 (742)The collection consists of a DVD of home movies of the All-American Girls Professional League. There are three sections of the film: Rockford Peaches taking batting practice, Game Action: Rockford Peaches vs. Peoria Redwings 1949), and the All-American Girls Traveling Team on tour after the disbandment on the league in 1954. The origin of the film is unknown and was given to Jim Sargent by Dorothy (Dottie) Wiltse Collins (former AAGPBL player) who in turn donated to Robert Gorman, Reference Librarian at Winthrop University.
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Ruth Born AAGPBL Collection - Accession 1461
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Ruth Born
Accession 1461The Ruth Born AAGPBL Collection consists of newsletters of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL), correspondence, and a few newspaper clippings pertaining to the players or AAGPBL Players Association of which Ms. Born was a member. Ruth Born (1925- ) was a right-handed pitcher for the South Bend Blue Sox in the inaugural season of 1943. She finished the season and her career with a 4-5 record, a 3.59 Era, 1.61 WHIP, and 6Ks and 47 walks in 67 innings pitched.
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Jean Faut Papers - Accession 1369
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Jean Anna Faut
Accession 1369Jean Faut (1925-) was a pitcher for the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, and historians and baseball followers argue that she was the best over-hand pitcher in the league. The Jean Faut collection consists of newspaper clippings from her time with the AAGPBL and the movie A League of Their Own, which commemorated the league as well. Also included in this collection are numerous artifacts from her time in the league, photographs from the AAGPBL reunions, and correspondence from former players in the league, as well as official correspondence from the reunion committees throughout the years. The papers also consist of Ms. Faut’s contracts for the years she was in the league, as well as fan mail that she received over the years.
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A Team of Their Own: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League Documentary - Accession 1534 M745 (802)
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Grand Valley State University Veterans History Department
Accession 1534 - M745 (802)The collection consists of a DVD of the documentary A Team of Their Own: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League created by the Grand Valley State University Veterans History Project in 2015. From the cover: Here at last is the real story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) as told by the players themselves. The League’s teams played in cities across the Midwest between 1943 and 1954 and drew players from across the country and beyond. Follow the players as they learn to play ball, try out, train and play for the league, go their separate ways, and come back together many years later. Based on oral history interviews with dozens of former players, A Team of Their Own takes you inside the world of a remarkable group of women who were pioneers in American sports. Documentary Team: Executive Producers: Ed Warner, Jackie Erickson; Producers: Frank Boring, James Smither; Associate Producers: Janet Coryell, Melissa Nickels; Editors: James Christie, Melissa Nickels; Written and Narrated by Janet Coryell.
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Sue Kidd AAGPBL Collection - Accession 1499
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Glenna Sue Kidd
Accession 1499The Sue Kidd AAGPBL Collection consists of digital scans of scrapbook pages, programs, schedules, scorecards, tickets, player contracts, patches, and photographs relating to Glenna Sue Kidd (1933-2017) and her career in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from 1949 through 1954 when the league disbanded. Sue Kidd was a star pitcher and first baseman who played for the Springfield Sallies (1949), Muskegon Lassies (1950), Peoria Redwings (1950), South Bend Blue Sox (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954), and the Battle Creek Belles (1951). The collection is made up entirely of digital images and includes photographs of her and her teammates dating 1949-1954, 1993.
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Elizabeth B. Mahon Papers - Accession 1215
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Elizabeth Bailey Mahon
Accession 1215The Elizabeth B. Mahon Papers consists of the personal papers of former All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) standout Elizabeth “Lib” Mahon. This collection includes an extensive amount of memorabilia pertaining to the AAAGPBL and more specifically to Elizabeth “Lib” B. Mahon (1919-2001). Lib Mahon graduated from Winthrop College in 1942 and played in the AAGPBL from 1944-1952 mostly with the South Bend Blue Sox. Lib was a great athlete and an all-star outfielder. She twice led the league in RBIs and once stole over 100 bases.
The Mahon Papers consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia related to her playing career in the AAGPBL and to reunions of former players. There is also material related to her academic career as an undergraduate at Winthrop College (mostly related to reunions) and graduate work at the University of Indiana (mostly notes and academic papers), as well as records pertaining to her professional career as a teacher and counselor, to her personal life, and to her bowling exploits (mostly trophies).
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Elizabeth Mahon Papers - Accession 992 - M434 (485)
All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and Elizabeth Bailey Mahon
Accession 992 - M434 (485)Elizabeth “Lib” Mahon is a Greenville, South Carolina native and a 1942 graduate of Winthrop College. She was an outfielder and second baseman for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) from 1944 to 1952 and played for the Minneapolis Millerettes, the Kenosha Comets and the South Bend Blue Sox. The Elizabeth Mahon Papers consists of an article titled “Journey from the Sandlots: Elizabeth “Lib” Mahon” by Jim Sargent, an article about Lib Mahon titled “Of Women’s Baseball League,” several copies of photographs of Lib during her AAGPBL career (also Tommie Thompson and Marge Stefani), and a signed reproduction baseball card, with her photograph and statistics. Also included in the collection is a program of the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in which Lib Mahon was inducted in 2005.
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Robert Duvall Allen WWI Certificate - Accession 1007 - M444 (495)
Robert Duvall Allen
Accession 1007 - M444 (495)The Robert Duvall Allen Certificate was awarded to Corporal Robert Duvall Allen (1895-1942) following his service in The Third Division during World War I on June 10, 1919 by Robert P. Bell , First Lieutenant Infantry, USA, Commanding Officer of the Third Division Postal Department. The certificate includes Corporal Allen's military history and the operations he took part in during his service in Europe from April 1918 through 1919 including: Champagne-Marne Defensive (July 15-18, 1918); Aisne-Marne Offensive (July 18-Aug. 6, 1918); Training Period Gondrecourt Area (Aug. 18- Sept. 6, 1918); St. Mihiel Offensive (Sept. 12-16, 1918); Meuse-Argonne Offensive (Sept. 26-Nov. 11, 1918); Chemin des Dames (June 1-5, 1918); Army of Occupation Dec. 1, 1918);
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Allison Family Genealogy - Accession 473 - M195 (311)
Allison Family
Accession 473 - M195 (311)The Allison Family Genealogy consists of an unbound manuscript detailing the Allison family genealogy from the Col. William Allison line titled The Family of William Barry Allison 1714-1968 compiled by William Floyd Allison, Jr. The manuscript includes a biography of Col. William Allison, a brief sketch concerning how the manuscript was compiled, as well as extensive genealogical charts of the Allison family.
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Jose Maria Alvarez Biographical Sketch and Commentary - Accession 171 - M76 (92-94)
Jose Maria Alvarez and Juan Miguel Margalef
Accession 171 - M76 (92-94)The Jose Maria Alvarez Papers consist of a paper titled “Conversaciones con Jose Maria Alvarez” by Juan Miguel Margalef in collaboration with Jesus Munarriz and Csaba Csuday. Alvarez is a Spanish author and historian who has written articles, books, movie scripts and poetry. The paper contains biographical information concerning Alvarez as well as comments on his writing. The paper is written in Spanish.
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American Association of University Professors Records - Accession 1619
American Association of University Professors
Accession 1619The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) was created in 1915 in an effort to protect the academic freedom of educators of higher education in the United States. They primarily work to ensure academic freedom is maintained for tenured professors as well as to identify and administer censure for institutions that do not promote academic freedom. This collection consists of memorandums, reports, a TIAA-CREF retirement plan, pamphlet, an issue of Academe, and finally a Title IX Self Evaluation of Winthrop College from 1975-1976 all affiliated with the AAUP. These items describe events, such as the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the AAUP, in which various themes of salary equity, the economics of the professor profession, and the organization’s goals were presented and discussed.
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American Association of University Professors- Winthrop College Chapter Records - Accession 248
American Association of University Professors, Winthrop College Chapter
Accession 248The Winthrop Chapter of the American Association of University Professors was was founded in 1958 to ensure the academic freedom for Winthrop faculty members. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, membership records, and other records related to the local and national organizations. Also included are records relating to the South Carolina State Conference and Southeast Regional Conference to the AAUP.
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American Civil Liberties Union-South Carolina Chapter Records - Accession 386 - M159 (200)
American Civil Liberties Union, South Carolina Chapter
Accession 386 - M159 (200)The American Civil Liberties Union South Carolina Chapter Records consist of several American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) newsletters. Also included are two ACLU student handbooks entitled, “Student Rights and Responsibilities in South Carolina,” one being a revised edition.
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South Carolina Militia , Fourth Brigade Account Book - Accession 609
American Civil War
Accession 609This collection consists of microfiched copies of lists, receipts, and expenditures relating to the South Carolina Militia, under General David Flavel Jamison (Jamieson, SIC) (1810-1864) and president of South Carolina’s Secession Convention in December 1860. The account book starts on January 1, 1861 before the Confederate States Army was officially established in late February–early March 1861, continues through the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC (April 1861), and up until October 1861. General Jamison’s son, David Rumph Jamison (1834-1908), was with his father during the bombardment of Fort Sumter and was a quartermaster during the American Civil War for the Confederacy and may have been the author of the South Carolina Militia Account Book.
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United States Army Quartermaster Reports - Accession 610
American Civil War
Accession 610The collection consists of microfiche copies of the United States Army Quartermaster reports from Hilton Head Island during the American Civil War for the U.S. Army from October 1, 1861-July 28, 1862. The author of the reports was Captain (later Colonel) Herbert Austin Hascall (1835-1890) who was the Assistant Quartermaster to General Thomas West Sherman (1813-1879) during the Captain Samuel Dupont- General Sherman expedition against Hilton Head and Bay Point, South Carolina. The Battle of Port Royal occurred on November 7, 1861 and resulted in Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island and Fort Beauregard on Bay Point falling to Union forces. Hilton Head Island then became the headquarters for the US Army’ southern department.
The reports include a listing of “Names of Persons And Articles” “Designation And Occupation” Dates of service”, Salary, “Date of Contract, Agreement, or Entry Into Service”, “Remarks” and Time, And The Amount Due and Remaining Unpaid.” There is also a “Report of Contraband Negroes Employed and Hired at Head Quarters by Captain H. A. Hascall, Quartermaster US Army.” These entries include the same entries as the others, but also has an entry for “By Whom Owned.” The documents are not in strict chronological order.
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Confederate States Army Records - Accession 612
American Civil War and Confederate States Army
Accession 612The Confederate States Army Records collection consists of microfiche copies of a ledger containing general and special orders issued from Confederate Headquarters in Charleston, SC, 1st Military District, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida during the American Civil War from May 8, 1863 to August 22, 1863.
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Confederate Veterans Association Catawba Camp No. 278 Records - Accession 579
American Civil War, Confederate Veterans, and Catawba Camp (CVA) No. 278
Accession 579This collection consists of photocopies of records related to the Confederate Veterans Association Catawba Camp No. 278. The majority of the records consist of minutes, but also includes membership lists, newspaper clippings, and resolutions. Also included in the collection are Catawba Camp flag and two ribbons. The Catawba Camp was organized in 1893 and was based in Rock Hill, SC with Colonel Cadwallader Jones as the Commander.
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Emily Liles Harris Journals - Accession 586
American Civil War, Emily Liles Harris, and David Golightly Harris
Accession 586This collection consists of six journals written by David Golightly Harris (1821-1875), concerning his life as a upcountry farmer and slave-owner who owned and operated his 100-acre farm in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. During the American Civil War he was pressed into service on the part of the Confederacy and served with the South Carolina 5th State Troops Co. G. During his absence his wife Emily Liles Harris (1827-1899) managed their ten children, ten slaves and the farm while dutifully describing the difficulties of a southern woman operating a large farm and caring for her large family during the Civil War. Also included in this collection are photocopies off correspondence and bible records relating to the family’s history. A videotape on Mrs. Fordis on file in the South Carolina Humanities Resource Center.
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York County American Tune Book Association Scrapbook - Accession 420 - M166 (207)
American Tune Book Association, York County
Accession 420 - M166 (207)The York County American Tune Book Association was founded on August 2, 1921 at the York County Court House due to the efforts of Mr. W. Mason Stowe, Mr. Mason L. Carroll, and Mr. E. Meek Dickson. The organization was involved with singing sacred music. The York County American Tune Book Association Scrapbook consists of photocopies of a brief history, newspaper clippings, and photographs concerning the founding of the association and its performances.
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American Vocational Association History - Accession 716 - M326 (377)
American Vocational Association and Helen A. Loftis
Accession 716 - M326 (377)The American Vocational Association Home Economics Education Graduate Fellowship History was compiled and written by Helen A. Loftis. The history relates the development and organization of the award and covers the years 1960 through 1986. Also included are the names of the officers and recipients of the award from the first honoree Beulah I. Coon in 1965 to the 1986 Joyce Terass.
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John Gary Anderson Papers - Accession 158
John Gary Anderson
Accession 158The John Gary Anderson Papers consist of biographical sketches of J.G. Anderson and Alice Holler Anderson (wife of J.G. Anderson), newspaper clippings offering accounts of the success and failures of the Rock Hill Buggy Company, the Anderson Motor Company and “the Rock Hill Plan” for reduction of the cotton crop in the south. Also included is a map of Rock Hill dated 1891 and scrapbooks containing advertising materials for Anderson’s products, photographs, and correspondence relating to Anderson’s business, his will and years as a trustee of Winthrop College (1920-1937).
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Roy Byrd Interview - Accession 1052 - M475 (526)
Anderson Motor Company and Roy Byrd
Accession 1052 - M475 (526)The collection consists of an interview of Roy Byrd on VHS who worked for the Anderson Motor Company in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Anderson Motor Company which was the successor of the Rock Hill Buggy Company which was founded in 1886 by Adley Holler and, his son-in-law, John Gary Anderson in Rock Hill, SC. The factory produced high quality automobiles and at one point employed 250 workers. Among these workers was Roy Byrd who worked at the Anderson Motor Company from 1917 to 1920.
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Appalachian Women: A Patchwork Quit - Accession 642 - M280 (330)
Appalachian Women and Gretchen Robinson
Accession 642 - M280 (330)The Appalachian Women: A Patchwork Quilt Collection consists of a VHS film by independent film maker and 1965 Winthrop graduate Gretchen Robinson which interviews Appalachian women chronicling their achievements and challenging their stereotypes. She traces women in Appalachia from the Cherokee women who had the right to speak at council meetings to the strong independent Ulster-Scot settlers who brought their education with them, to 19th Century farm women, to textile workers and to 1970's & 1980' s activists. Included is information on or interviews with Civil War farm women Emily Lyles Harris, jury service advocate Sara Liverance, and South Carolina House members Carolyn Frederick and Martha Fitzgerald.
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Aragon Baldwin Mills (J. P. Stevens) Records - Accession 868 - M389 (440)
Aragon Baldwin Mills
Accession 868 - (M389) (440)The Aragon Baldwin Mills (J. P. Stevens) Records consist of financial records, minutes to meetings, correspondence and other records produced by the Aragon Baldwin Mills (JP Stevens) in Rock Hill, SC. The Aragon Mill was organized in 1906 and built in 1907 by Alexander long with financial support of J. P. Stevens as cotton mill. The Mill would later merge with Baldwin Mills and became known as Aragon Baldwin Mill in 1924. The mill was located just west of Manchester Mill in Rock Hill, SC off of Dave Lyle Boulevard.
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Arcade Cotton Mill Photographs - Accession 1720 M830 (887)
Arcade Mill
Accession 1720 M830 (887)This collection consists of two panoramic photographs of Arcade Cotton Mill in Rock Hill, SC taken by Seymour & Thrasher Photo in the 1920s. One photograph is of the Cotton Mill with employees lined up in front and a second of just the Mill.
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Education in Charleston - Accession 1568 M765 (822)
Henry Purse Archer and Charleston, SC Education
Accession 1568 - M765 (822)This collection contains a publication titled, Education in Charleston: the public schools of Charleston: their origin, development and present status, by Henry Purse Archer (1839-1911) dated January 15th 1887. This publication offers a great snapshot of the history of education from the first free school successfully established in South Carolina which was founded in Charleston, in 1710 through 1887 when he discusses the current state of education in the City of Charleston.
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Rock Hill Artist Guild Records - Accession 315
Artist Guild, Rock Hill
Accession 315The Rock Hill Artist Guild was organized on March 17, 1960 as the Artists Guild of York and Chester Counties to encourage the appreciation of art and artists in the Rock Hill area. In July 1976 the name was changed to the Rock Hill Artist Guild. The Rock Hill Artist Guild Records consist of charters, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, photographs, membership lists, newspaper clippings, financial and other records relating to art shows and artistic activities in Rock Hill.
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Arts Appreciation Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 1349 - M723 (779)
Arts Appreciation Club , Rock Hill and Women's Club of Rock Hill
Accession 1349The Arts Appreciation Club of Rock Hill Records consists of records produced by the club and includes meeting minutes, club member directories, club rules, calendar of events, advertisements, correspondence, handbooks, financial records, programs of events, and other records related to the activities of the club. The club appears to have been federated by the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs and members of the Arts Appreciation Club of Rock Hill were required to be members of the Women’s Club of Rock Hill first.
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Nathan Asch Papers - Accession 344
Nathan Asch
Accession 344The Nathan Asch Papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, published short works of Nathan Asch, book reviews, unpublished manuscripts, notes, photographs, clippings, and a tape recording of the novelist. There is exclusive correspondence with many literary personalities including Malcolm Cowley, Josephine Herbst, James Farrell, Morley Callagan, Stefan Zweig, Sholem Asch, Doris Lessing, Hart Crane, Hermynia Zur Mühlen, John Dos Passos, and Ford Madox Ford. There is also information pertaining to his work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and his service in the US Army Corps during World War II.
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Assistance Agencies Report - Accession 498 - M207 (249)
Assistance Agencies, Federal and State Governmental
Accession 498 - M207 (249)The Assistance Agency Report consists of a report titled Activities and Accomplishments of Assistance Agencies in South Carolina prepared by Lawrence M. Pinckney, State Director for South Carolina, Office of Government Reports in December 1939. The report “was prepared to acquaint the citizens of South Carolina with the manifold public services of governmental assistance agencies, both Federal and State, operating in South Carolina.” Included are reports of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Farm Credit Administration, Farm Security Administration, Federal Housing Administration, Forest Service, Home Owner’s Loan Corporation, National Park Service, National Youth Administration, Public Works Administration, Social Security Board, Soil Conservation Service, South Carolina Public Service Authority, State Department of Public Welfare, South Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission and Work Projects Administration.
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Associated Country Women of the World Journal - Accession 602 - M261 (310)
Associated Country Women of the World
Accession 602 - M261 (310)The Associated Country Women of World Journal contains program notes, newspaper clippings, journal entries, and memorabilia kept by Mrs. H.O. Watson of Mt. Carmel, South Carolina, and documenting her trip to the Third Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World in Washington, D.C. in 1936. Also included is an oversize photograph (3’ x 1’) of all the attendees of the conference including Mr. and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Associated Country Women of the World Records - Accession 788 - M362 (413)
Associated Country Women of the World
Accession 788 - M362 (413)The Associated Country Women of the World Records consist of correspondence and reports from the Associated Country Women of the World Council meeting in England from July 23-25, 1990.
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Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collections - Accession 1557
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Accession 1557The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collection consists of the minutes of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod. The minutes span October 1850 through June 2009. The minutes include reports from the treasurer, reports from the church presbyteries, and information pertaining to Erskine College. There is a copy of The Moral Bugle Call a sermon presented by Rev. George A. Gordon, as well as The Presbyterian Quarterly which was published January 1893.
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Joe Azer Photograph Collection - Accession 792
Joe Azer
Accession 792The Joe Azer Photograph Collection consists of more than 6500 photographs taken by Joe Azer, Rock Hill, South Carolina photographer. Included are photographs of beauty pageants, parades, women, families, fashion, local history, Winthrop students and events such as May Day, public school events, plays, sports, weddings, and Azer’s family. These photographs were taken in York, Chester, Lancaster, Cherokee, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Horry and other South Carolina counties. Also included are negatives, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photograph albums, and photographic equipment, and photographs arranged by subject.
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Bailes Family History - Accession 366 - M149 189)
Bailes Family
Accession 366 - M149 (189)The Bailes Family History consists of information on the Bailes Family, their Coat of Arms, and the Harris, Clawson, McGinn and Wolfe families mostly of Lancaster and Fort Mill, SC.
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Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker Papers - Accession 224
Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker
Accession 224Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker (1921-1995) was from Aiken, SC and served as executive secretary for the General Laborer’s Union- International Hod Carriers Building and Common Labor of America Local #58, Augusta, Ga. and Local # 58, Aiken S.C. The Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker Papers consist of correspondence, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) newsletters, financial records, minutes of meetings, labor agreements, meeting attendance journals, receipt books and various records relating to the construction and General Laborer’s Union- International Hod Carriers Building and Common Labor of America Local #58, Augusta, Ga. and Local # 58, Aiken S.C.
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Ball Family Papers - Accession 774
Ball Family
Accession 774The Ball Family Papers consists of 52 microfiche that covers the operation of several plantations on the Cooper River in the Berkeley County area in South Carolina. The Ball Family Papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, wills and estate papers, plantation papers and slave records, accounts, receipts, genealogical material, plats, and other items pertaining to the Ball family and related families. The collection also includes the papers of John Ball (1760-1817), William James Ball (1787-1808), Ann Simons Ball (1776-1840), John Ball (1782-1834), and William James Ball (1821-1891), as well as the journal (1715-1716) of Captain George Chicken (d. 1727). Also included are releases (1645-1646) to John and Edward Harleston of England, and the epitaph (ca. 1699) of James Bond (d. 1699) of England.
