Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 417
Inclusive Dates
1825-1977
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1,500 pieces, 0.75 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
Lancaster, South Carolina was founded by settlers from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was known as Barnettsville when the first courthouse was erected in 1795. Lancaster is the county seat of Lancaster County and is located in Piedmont South Carolina near the banks of the Catawba River.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of duplicate items from the Perry Belle Bennett Hough Collection located at the Lancaster Public Library. The records include correspondence, newspaper clippings, histories, genealogies, brochures, and pamphlets dealing with local and family history dating back to 1825. Subjects included are Springs Mills, the Belk brothers, Andrew Jackson, the Daughters of the American Revolution-Waxhaw Chapter (DAR), the Tamassee School, Marion Sims, Lancaster County churches, and South Carolina Civil War regiments.
Provenance
The collection was deposited with the archives by the Lancaster County Library via Richard Band on July 30, 1981.
Keywords
Lancaster SC, Lancaster County SC, Andrew Jackson, Genealogy, Belk Department Store
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, "Lancaster County History Collection - Accession 417". Finding Aid 1131.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1131
LC Subject Headings
Hough, Perry Belle Bennett, 1898-1970--Archives; Belk, John M., 1921-2007; Belk, William Henry, 1862-1952; Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845; Sims, J. Marion (James Marion), 1813-1883; Springs Mills; Daughters of the American Revolution. Waxhaw Chapter (Waxhaw, N.C.); South Carolina. Militia; Tamassee DAR School (Tamassee, S.C.); Church buildings--South Carolina--Lancaster--History; Lancaster County (S.C.)--History; Lancaster County (S.C.)--Genealogy; Lancaster County (S.C.)--Church history; South Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
