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Identifier

Accession 1643

Inclusive Dates

1912-1918, 1943-1945, 1951, 1958-1959, nd

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

.50 Linear Feet, 1000 pieces

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains postcards, letters (both personal and business), newsletters, three scrap books, two Winthrop College yearbooks years 1943 & 1945, and photographs. Postcards are mostly German, but contains some French and American, scenes from World War I. Many letters are personal and business correspondence from 1945 some of which pertains to World War II. Two of the scrapbooks belonged to Dr. Walter Buchanan Roberts (1893-1993) who was a professor and director of Music at Winthrop College for 32 years and one of the scrapbooks belonged to his daughter Mary Gene Roberts (1926-2016) who attended the Winthrop Training School (Class of 1942) and graduated from Winthrop College in 1945. Mary Gene Roberts Hardin married James Carlisle Hardin, Jr. (1915-2002). James C. Hardin Jr. and his brother John Anderson Hardin (1920-2010) worked at The Rock Hill Body Shop, with their father James C. Hardin, Sr. (1887-1943), and both entered the U.S. Navy during World War II. Another Winthrop and family connection was Kate Glenn Hardin (1885-1957) who was Dean of Women at Winthrop College from 1932-1951 and was a cousin of James, Jr. and John.

Provenance

The Roberts/Hardin Family Papers Collection was given to the Louise Pettus Special Collection and Archives on March 6, 2019 by Walter A Hardin.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Roberts/ Hardin Family Papers - Accession 1643

LC Subject Headings

Roberts family; Harding family; Roberts, Walter B., 1893-1993; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--Faculty; Music teachers--South Carolina--Rock Hill; College department heads--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Roberts family--Correspondence; Harding family--Correspondence; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--Students--Correspondence; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--Periodicals; World War, 1914-1918--History--Sources; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945--History--Sources

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