Manuscript Collection
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Identifier
Accession 110
Inclusive Dates
1921-1976
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
4 bound volumes, 18,500 pieces, 9.25 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
Mary Elizabeth Johnston (Pat) Gates (1926-2013) was a former president of the South Carolina Extension Homemakers’ Council and a noted civic leader. Mrs. Gates was born in Sumter, SC and a former member and president of the Sumter County Extension Homemakers' Council. She was also the president of the South Carolina Extension Homemakers' Council in 1974.
Scope and Content Note
The Mary Johnston Gates Papers consist of correspondence, minutes, histories, financial records, program notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and reference material, relating to the South Carolina Extension Homemakers’ Council (1930-1976), Bethel Home Demonstration Club (1941-1975), the National Extension Homemakers’ Council (1948-1976), the Associated Country Women of the World (1968-1976) and the South Carolina Agricultural County Extension Work (1928-1968) . There is also a 16mm film describing the dedication ceremonies of the Bethel Home Demonstration Club of Sumter, South Carolina, the first of its kind in the United States. Correspondents include Strom Thurmond, US Senator from South Carolina; Donald Russell, former South Carolina governor and United States senator; Olin D. Johnston, former South Carolina governor and United States senator; Corinne B. Riley, representative of South Carolina; and Anna H. Huntington, sculptress (see Box 12-Folder 36).
Provenance
The papers of Mary Johnston (Pat) Gates, former president of the South Carolina Extension Homemakers’ Council and civic leader, were received as a gift by the Archives from Mrs. Gates on July 21, 1977.
Keywords
Women, Women's History, Home Demonstration, Home Extension, Home Economics, Sumter County SC, Bethel Home Demonstration Club
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, "Mary Johnston Gates Papers - Accession 110". Finding Aid 245.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/245
LC Subject Headings
Gates, Mary Johnston--Archives; Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003--Correspondence; Russell, Donald Stuart, 1906-1998--Correspondence; Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965--Correspondence; Riley, Corinne Boyd--Correspondence; Huntington, Anna Hyatt, 1876-1973--Correspondence; South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council; National Extension Homemakers Council (U.S.); Bethel Home Demonstration Club (Sumter, S.C.); Associated Country Women of the World; Home economics--South Carolina; Home demonstration work--South Carolina; Agricultural extension work--South Carolina
Included in
Agriculture Commons, Family and Consumer Sciences Commons, Nutrition Commons, Women's History Commons
Additional Notes
Disposition of Items: A 1954 U.S. Department of Commerce Census of Agriculture was transferred to Documents Department, Dacus Library. All duplicates have been returned to the donor.