Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 406
Inclusive Dates
1942-1972
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
450 pieces, 2.25 linear feet
Language
English
Scope and Content Note
The William Randolph Sims Papers consists of records primarily relating to the York County Hospital. Dr. William Randolph Sims, Sr. (1886-1972) was a longtime Chairman of the York County Hospital as well as the former Vice-President and Manager of J.P. Phillips Drugs Inc. The York County Hospital (also known as York General Hospital) opened on May 15, 1940 in the corporate limits of the Town of Ebenezer (now part of Rock Hill, SC) and included a nursing school and a home for nursing students. It was approved by the American College of Surgeons on February 2, 1944. It was later replaced by Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, which was built in 1983. The papers consist of board of trustee meeting minutes, financial records, business correspondence, papers on construction, and correspondence concerning the York County Hospital.
Provenance
The Dr. William Randolph Sims, Sr. Papers were deposited with the Archives via Mr. Fred Ellison on June 12, 1981.
Keywords
Hospitals
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, "Dr. William Randolph Sims Papers - Accession 406". Finding Aid 1324.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1324
LC Subject Headings
Sims, William Randolph--Archives; York County Hospital (Rock Hill, S.C.)--History; Hospitals--South Carolina--York County
