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“A Stroll through Downtown Rock Hill, SC, and Memory Lane Beginning in 1929 and Covering Most of the 1930s” - Accession 1347 - M673 (727)
Files
Identifier
Accession 1347 - M673 (727)
Inclusive Dates
1992-1993
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
12 pieces
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of a remembrance of Rock Hill, SC and its businesses in the Downtown area in the 1930s by Joseph Thomas Williams, Sr. (1915-2005) which he wrote on February 14, 1986 and was published by the York County Genealogical and Historical Society from June 1992 through March 1993. The article is titled, "A Stroll Through Downtown Rock Hill, SC and Memory Lane Beginning in 1929 and Covering Most of the 1930s." This personal account of what Downtown was like in the 1930s by J. Thomas Williams, Sr. he details what businesses and building were where. He offers several anecdotes as well that offer great insight into what Rock Hill, SC was like during the Depression era.
Provenance
Unknown
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "“A Stroll through Downtown Rock Hill, SC, and Memory Lane Beginning in 1929 and Covering Most of the 1930s” - Accession 1347 - M673 (727)". Finding Aid 1003.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1003
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LC Subject Headings
Williams, J. Thomas, Sr., 1915-2005--Anecdotes; Depressions--1929--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Anecdotes; Rock Hill (S.C.)--Social life and customs--20th century--Anecdotes; Rock Hill (S.C.)--Biography--Anecdotes; Rock Hill (S.C.)--History--20th century