Manuscript Collection
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Identifier
Accession 1882
Inclusive Dates
1890-1944, 2025
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
William Joseph Roddey (1861-1945) was a businessman and manufacturer in Rock Hill, SC. Roddey was president of Victoria Cotton Mills, organizer of the First National Bank of Rock Hill, president of National Union Bank, manager of the Rock Hill-Charlotte agency of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and was a member of the Winthrop Board of Trustees. The William Joseph Roddey Papers were discovered at the vacant Arcade Textile Mill by the Williams family. It appears that these papers were from the office of William Joseph Roddey. The William Joseph Roddey Papers contain documents related to William Joseph Roddey and the various businesses he was involved in throughout his life.
Provenance
The William Joseph Roddey Papers were discovered by “Chic” Williams and given to Pat Grant. Pat Grant then brought the papers to the Preservation Committee of Historic Rock Hill who then donated the papers to Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections on June 6, 2025.
Copyright
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Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "William Joseph Roddey - Accession 1882". Finding Aid 1518.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1518