Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 815
Inclusive Dates
1962-2005
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
7000 pieces, 8.75 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
The Come-See-Me Festival was first held in 1962 as a community project to invite visitors, relatives and friends to see Rock Hill during its most beautiful season. It started as a weekend event and has expanded to 10 days.
The Festival was the idea of its first chairman, C. H. “Ickey” Albright, former Rock Hill Mayor and State Senator, and was nurtured by nationally-acclaimed illustrator Vernon Grant, a Rock Hill resident who created Rice Krispies’ celebrated gnomes, “Snap, Crackle and Pop”.
The Festival’s mascot “Glen the Frog” also was created by Mr. Grant, who designed more than 30 different Glens. A logo representing each new festival is selected yearly.
http://www.comeseeme.org/
Scope and Content Note
The Come-See-Me Festival Records consist of records and memorabilia from the Come-See-Me Festivals since its founding in 1962. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, financial reports and papers, promotional materials, and other records and material chronicling the development of the Come-See-Me Festival in Rock Hill, SC.
Provenance
The Come-See-Me Festival Records were deposited with Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections on January 18, 1993, November 11, 2005, November 21, 2005, and July 29, 2009 by the Come-See-Me Committee.
Keywords
Festivals, Vernon Grant, C.H. "Icky" Albright, Rock Hill, Glencairn Garden, Glen the Frog, Tourism
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, "Come-See-Me Festival Records - Accession 815". Finding Aid 16.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/16
LC Subject Headings
Come-See-Me Festival (Rock Hill, S.C.)--Archives; Grant, Vernon, 1902-1990; Albright, C. H., 1906-2000; Festivals--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Culture and tourism--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Souvenirs (Keepsakes)--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Gardens--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Mascots--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Glencairn Gardens (Rock Hill, S.C.); Rock Hill (S.C.)
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