Manuscript Collection
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Identifier
Accession 1730
Inclusive Dates
1889-2011, nd
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
.75 linear Feet, 1500 pieces
Language
English;
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of materials relating to the personal and professional life of Rev. Cecil Augustus Ivory (1921-1961), a notable Rock Hill minister and civil rights leader. Included are essays, handwritten notes, and correspondence relating to his studies at Mary Allen Junior College and Johnson C. Smith University, the latter where he met his future wife Emily Richardson Ivory (1925-2008); several of their letters are included. Other notable items are records relating to the ministerial work of Rev. Ivory including church bulletins, financial reports, religious texts, and other materials pertaining to the Herman Presbyterian Church and the UPCUSA, United Presbyterian Church in the USA. Of most interest is the correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, programs, and call-to-actions concerning Rev. Ivory’s civil rights efforts, including his work with the Local Committee for the Promotion of Human Rights, the NAACP, and Rock Hill’s local movements (1957 Bus Boycott, 1960-61 sit-ins, and Freedom Rides). Other items include Kennedy for President (1960) campaign memorabilia and an early twentieth-century Winthrop College Chapel hymn book.
Provenance
The Reverend Cecil A. Ivory Papers were gifted to the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections by Ms. Darnell Ivory, the daughter of Rev. Ivory. The first part of the collection was received in February 2020; a later addition was donated by the Hermon Presbyterian Church on behalf of the Ivory Family in August 2021.
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, "Rev. Cecil A. Ivory Papers - Accession 1730". Finding Aid 1471.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1471
LC Subject Headings
Ivory, Cecil Augustus, 1921-1961--Archives; Clergy--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Civil rights workers--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Hermon Presbyterian Church (Rock Hill, S.C.); United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Rock Hill Branch; Friendship Nine (Activists' Group); Civil rights demonstrations--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Rock Hill (S.C.)--History--20th century; Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963; Presidents--Election--1960; Campaign paraphernalia--Specimens