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Identifier

Accession 752

Inclusive Dates

1850-1993

Restrictions

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

Collection Size

12,500 pieces, 6.25 linear feet

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

The Elizabeth Stowe Papers consist of yearbooks, newspaper clippings, letters, magazines, sheet music, prayer books, photographs, invoices, Winthrop College papers, envelops, letters, meeting minutes, alumna information, invitations, wills, insurance papers, genealogy books, contacts lists, Baptist newsletters, lesson plans, history books, and bibles. Martha Elizabeth Stowe (1910-2000) was a 1932 Winthrop graduate and remained very active on campus working with the Winthrop Christian Association and Gamma Delta Kappa Gamma. Stowe worked for Winthrop University for many years as a Residence Life Coordinator, graduate assistant, and as a training school supervisor. Ms. Stowe helped lead the campaign in the late 1980s to get Winthrop’s founder David Bancroft Johnson into the South Carolina Hall of Fame. She was very active in her church and the local community working with children, homeless shelters, the York County Historical Society, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, the Catawba Regional Planning Council, local schools, and the National Historic Preservation Society.

Provenance

The Elizabeth Stowe Papers were deposited with Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections in 1989 by Elizabeth Stowe.

Copyright

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

Elizabeth Stowe Papers - Accession 752

LC Subject Headings

Stowe, Martha Elizabeth, 1910-2000--Archives; Stowe family; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--Alumni and alumnae; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--Employees; Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women--History; Johnson, David Bancroft, 1856-1928; South Carolina Hall of Fame

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