Manuscript Collection

Bill Cheslock Papers- Accession 1164 - M539 (591-592)

Bill Cheslock Papers- Accession 1164 - M539 (591-592)

Identifier

Accession 1164 - M539 (591-592)

Inclusive Dates

1966, 2004

Restrictions

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

Collection Size

1 videotape, 48 pieces

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

The Bill Cheslock Papers collection contains photographs of Rock Hill, an Official Program for the Rock Hill Cardinals (1966) and a videotape on hitting instruction by St. Louis Cardinal’s coach Joe “Ducky” Medwick, which also shows many shots of Rock Hill especially Main Street. William Charles “Bill” Cheslock (1944-) took the photographs in 1966 while he was playing for the Rock Hill Cardinals, a semi-professional baseball team in the Western Carolina Conference. The photographs include images of Municipal Stadium, baseball parks, the Catawba River, rural scenes and rural houses, African Americans, Main Street, Park Inn, Town House Motel and Restaurant, Westbrook Grocery, First Presbyterian Church, Highway 21 bridge, Welcome to Rock Hill signs, Nation Ford Historical Marker, and the Rock Hill train depot.

Provenance

The Bill Cheslock Papers were given to the Archives on September 24, 2004 by Bill Cheslock.

Copyright

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

Bill Cheslock Papers- Accession 1164 - M539 (591-592)

LC Subject Headings

Cheslock, William Charles, 1944---Archives; Medwick, Joe, 1911-1975; Baseball players--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Semi-professional baseball--South Carolina--Rock Hill; Stadiums--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Photographs; Baseball fields--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Photographs; Country life--South Carolina--Rock Hill--Pictorial works; Catawba River (N.C. and S.C.)--Photographs; Rock Hill (S.C.)--Photographs; Rock Hill (S.C.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works

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