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  South Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America Records - Accession 429

  Future Homemakers of America Association, South Carolina

  Accession 429

  The South Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America Records are a valuable source on the history of girls’ home economics clubs in South Carolina from 1948 to 1983. While the first club was organized in 1933 to promote an appreciation of home life and to further interest in home economics on the part of young women in the state, the records do not begin until 1936. The collection consists of correspondence, organizational records, bylaws, handbooks, workbooks, minutes from meetings, agendas from conventions, club reports from the different county chapters, The Livewire (newsletter), photographs, slides, film, negatives, scrapbooks, photograph albums, banners, and emblems. The purpose of the Association is to promote an appreciation of home life, to encourage democracy in home and community, to foster the development of creative leadership, to provide wholesale individual and group recreation and to further interest in home economics. The collection also contains records relating to the New Homemakers Association (NHA) which affiliated with the South Carolina FHA in 1965.

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  Future Homemakers of America-Columbia High School Chapter Records - Accession 319

  Future Homemakers of America, Columbia High School

  Accession 319

  The Future Homemakers of America is precursor to the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for young men and women in Family and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 1. The Future Homemakers of America – Columbia High School Chapter Records consists of scrapbooks, newsletters publications, club records, and photographs and memorabilia relating to activities of the Columbia High School Chapter from 1944-1969.

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  North Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America Records - Accession 350 - M140 (176)

  Future Homemakers of America, North Carolina

  Accession 350 - M140 (176)

  The North Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America's goal is to "help youth assume their roles in society through home economics education in areas of personal growth, family life, vocational preparation and community involvement. The organization is now known as the North Carolina Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. The North Carolina Association of Future Homemakers of America (NCAFHA) Records consist of a national organization chapter handbook, NCAFHA newsletters, a NCAFHA handbook, and other records relating to the organization.

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  St. Stephen's Church Reopening Sermon - Accession 1570 M767 (824)

  Christopher Philip Gadsden; St. Stephen Church; and St. Stephen, SC

  Accession 1570 - M767 (824)

  This collection contains a book, Sermon on the re-opening of St. Stephen’s Church: at St. Stephen’s Parish, S.C., April 4, 1852. by Rev. C. P. Gadsden, Assistant Minister of St. Stephen’s and Upper St. John’s which was published in Charleston, SC by Steam Power-Press Of Walker and James in 1852 at the request of the congregation. The sermon details the history of the church, its leaders, and its congregation from its establishment in 1754 on the south side of the Santee River in modern Berkeley County. The current brick church was completed (according to the sermon) in 1767 which replaced the previous wooden structure with Rev. Alexander Keith, A.M. serving as its first rector until he left the province in 1773. The sermon itself took place on April 4, 1852 following the reopening of the church after it received repairs. Rev. Christopher Philip Gadsden (1825-1871) was ordained in December 1849 and was the founder and first rector of St. Luke’s Church.

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  Michael Gaffney Biography 1775-1854 - Accession 132 - M59 (74)

  Michael Gaffney and Gaffney Chamber of Commerce

  Accession 132 - M59 (74)

  The Michael Gaffney Biography is a biography of Captain Michael Robert Gaffney (1775-1854), the founder of the city of Gaffney in Cherokee County, South Carolina. It was edited and issued by the Gaffney Chamber of Commerce and contains diary entries with biographical comments tracing “the travels, adventures, trials, quaint observations and industrial conquests” of Capt. Gaffney from his arrival in America from Ireland in 1797 to 1853.

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  Garden Club Council of South Carolina Records - Accession 173

  Garden Club Council, South Carolina

  Accession 173

  The Garden Club Council of South Carolina Records consist of yearbooks, bulletins and other publications produced by the Garden Club Council of South Carolina which was founded on April 22, 1930. The Garden Club of South Carolina was federated with the National Council of State Garden Clubs in 1932, becoming the 25th state to join the national organization.

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  Fairway Garden Club Records - Accession 1758

  Garden Club, Fairway and Fairway Garden Club

  Accession 1758

  The Fairway Garden Club Records consists of recorded minutes, constitution & bylaws, financial recordings of fund raisers, photographs of special events, membership lists, correspondence & project letters, programs and news clippings, concerning the activities and goals of the club. The Fairway Garden Club was organized in 1969 as a Garden club. In the year 1972 they helped establish a new park and playground for children with the help of John T. Roddey, who had provided them with 2 two lots on Sherwood Circle near the corner of Stephanie Lane near the country club.

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  National Council of State Garden Clubs History - Accession 337 - M135 (171)

  Garden Club, National Council

  Accession 337 - M135 (171)

  The National Council of State Garden Club History consists of a history of the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. entitled Fifty Years of Service-1929-1979 and written by Mrs. Robert R. Crosby.

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  Garden Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 283

  Garden Club Of Rock Hill

  Accession 283

  The Garden Club of Rock Hill was organized in 1933 and federated with the Garden Club of South Carolina in 1951. The object of the club is "to promote the love of gardening among amateurs; to promote and protect the growth of native trees, wild flowers, and birds and to encourage civic planting and civic beauty." The Garden Club of Rock Hill Records consist of constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, annual reports, minutes, yearbooks, programs, membership lists, newspaper clippings, photographs, and two scrapbooks. The collection is a good source of information on local history and garden clubs in Rock Hill.

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  Fleur-De-Lis Garden Club Records - Accession 163

  Garden Club of Rock Hill, Fleur-De-Lis

  Accession 163

  The Fleur-de-Lis Garden Club of Rock Hill Records consist of constitutions, bylaws, yearbooks, correspondence, program notes, photographs, and newspaper clippings, relating to the activities and history of the women’s garden club.

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  Little Garden Club of Rock Hill Minutes - Accession 1702 M819 (876)

  Garden Club of Rock Hill, Little

  Accession 1702 M819 (876)

  This collection consists of a notebook containing the meeting minutes for the Little Garden Club. The Little garden club was formed in Rock Hill, SC on March 18, 1954 and federated in December 1954. The minutes span from the first meeting held on March 18, 1954 and continues through the January 8, 1969 meeting.

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  Pine Lakes Garden Club Records - Accession 316

  Garden Club of Rock Hill, Pine Lakes and Pine Lakes Garden Club

  Accession 316

  The Pine Lakes Garden Club was founded in March 1955 to promote civil pride and an interest in gardening in Rock Hill, SC. The Pine Lakes Garden Club Records consist of minutes of the monthly meetings, a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, photographs, membership lists, committee lists, officer lists, program notes relating to social and horticultural activities and awards. In addition, there are two survey maps of a local neighborhood in Rock Hill, SC as well as a disc containing photos from the “Lunch Brunch Christmas” event.

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  Town and Country Garden Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 287

  Garden Club of Rock Hill, Town and Country

  Accession 287

  The Town and Country Garden Club of Rock Hill Records consist of a club history, correspondence, constitutions and bylaws, minutes, financial records, flower show schedules, program notes, year books, newspaper clippings, and a scrapbook. The Town and Country Garden Club was organized in Rock Hill, SC in April 1953 with 22 charter members. The group became federated in 1955 with the Garden Club of South Carolina and the National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc. The object of the club is to promote the growth of our native trees, shrubs, wild flowers, and birds, and to encourage civic planting and civic beauty.

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  Twilight Home and Garden Club Records - Accession 369

  Garden Club of Rock Hill, Twilight and Twilight Home and Garden Club

  Accession 369

  The Twilight Home and Garden Club was a club formed with the goal to celebrate a common interest in gardening. The club was created in 1961 on College Avenue in Rock Hill, SC and was later disbanded in 1998 due to a decline of membership. This collection includes the minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and yearbooks related to the club. These documents detail various activities of the club both internally and related to the local area.

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  Sumter Garden Club Records - Accession 775

  Garden Club, Sumter and Sumter Garden Club

  Accession 775

  The Sumter Garden Club Records consists of materials produced by and collected by the Sumter Garden Club located in Sumter, SC. The he Sumter Garden Club was organized in March 1927 “to promote the Love of Gardening and to Increase the Knowledge of Horticulture; to Project and Promote the Growth of our Native Flowers, Trees, Shrubs and Birds; and to Encourage Civic Planting.” The collection includes meeting minutes, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, photocopies, awards, program materials, one bound volume, and other items related to club business and activities.

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  Minnie Lee Garrison Papers - Accession 291 - M124 (157-158)

  Minnie Lee Garrison

  Accession 291 - M124 (157-158)

  The Minnie Lee Garrison Papers consist of genealogy materials relating to the Oates and Cherry families; letters and a poetry journal kept by Minnie Lee Garrison (1882-1942) while a student at Winthrop (Class of 1905); newspaper clippings concerning Ms. Garrison who was the first home extension agent in York County; survey or map of a tract of land in Rock Hill that was owned by a member of the Oates family; and other genealogical records.

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  Speech Of the Honorable M.W. Gary On The Public Debt Of The State Of South Carolina- Accession 1285 - M628 (682)

  Martin Witherspoon Gary

  Accession 1285 - M628 (682)

  This is a published speech that Hon. Martin Witherspoon Gary (1831-1881), senator from Edgefield County, delivered to the state Senate titled, Speech Of Honorable M.W. Gary On The Public Debt Of The State Of South Carolina. It deals with several issues regarding South Carolina’s debt: how much it was, how it should be paid, and the ability of the state and its citizens to pay it. Martin Witherspoon Gary was a Confederate Brigadier General during the American Civil War and an attorney and politician from South Carolina. He served in the State Senate from 1876-1881 and aided Wade Hampton III in his campaign to become South Carolina Governor in 1876.

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  Mary Johnston Gates Papers - Accession 110

  Mary Johnston Gates

  Accession 110

  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).

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  Mary Johnston Gates Papers - Accession 1306

  Mary Johnston Gates

  Accession 1306

  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, Bethel Home Demonstration Club, the and National Extension Homemakers’ Council. Most of the material in the collection range in date from the 1950’s to the 1970’s.

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  Annie Laurie Sturkey Gebauer Collection - Accession 1366 - M682 (737)

  Annie Laurie Sturkey Gebauer and Winthrop College

  Accession 1366 - M682 (737)

  The Annie Laurie Sturkey Gebauer Collection consists of material related to Annie Laurie Sturkey Gebauer (Class of 1939) time at Winthrop as an undergraduate student from 1935-1939. The materials in this collection consist of a senior week pamphlet, commencement program, college transcript, and her Winthrop College Diploma. Also included in the collection is her teacher certificate which certified her as a first grade teacher in the state of South Carolina.

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  Aiken As A Health Station: A Contribution to Medical Climatology - Accession 1187 - M555 (608)

  William H. Geddings and Aiken, SC

  Accession 1187 - M555 (608)

  The collection consists of a booklet titled Aiken as a Health Station: A Contribution to Medical Climatology by William H. Geddings, M.D. of Aiken, S.C. written in 1877 published in Charleston, SC by Walker, Evans & Cogswell, Printers. Dr. Geddings (1838-1892) was born in Charleston, SC and studied medicine at the Medical College of South Carolina. He later lived in Aiken, SC and championed the climate in the area as perfect for those that suffered from pulmonary diseases and tuberculosis. In this booklet Dr. Geddings discusses at length the health benefits of the climate of Aiken, South Carolina as compared to other areas of the country.

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  Christine South Gee Papers - Accession 10

  Christine South Gee

  Accession 10

  The Christine South Gee Papers include family histories; biographical data; annual reports of home demonstration work in South Carolina (1920-1922) compiled by Mrs. Gee; speeches; magazine articles (1935-1963); newspaper clippings (1934-1968); photographs (1903-1954) and certificates of awards. The collection primarily pertains to Mrs. Gee’s work as South Carolina State Home Demonstration Agent (1918-1923); her role in the formation of the South Carolina Extension Homemakers’ Council (1921), formerly the South Carolina Council of Farm Women; her activities as president of the South Carolina Council for the Common Good (1943-1945); her study of development in programs for adult education and rural women; and her historical interest in South Carolina statesmen and political leaders. Family histories include information on the Puckett, Smith, Martin, Hudgens, McNeese, Rodgers, and Saxon families.

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  Nathaniel Gist Gee Papers - Accession 395

  Nathaniel Gist Gee

  Accession 395

  The Nathaniel Gist Gee Papers consist of various papers concerning Gee’s years in China including correspondence, reports, newspaper and magazine clippings, Chinese poetry, statistics, manifestos, statements, his professional papers concerned primarily with freshwater sponges, and professional papers and publications he collected that chronicle China’s growth. Many of the records are concerned with China’s political and social changes including China’s Nationalist and Student Movements during Gee’s stay in China.

  Nathaniel Gist Gee (1876-1937), born in Union, SC, was a professor of Natural Science at Soochow University and Yenching University in China from 1901-1932.

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  George Peabody Stamp Committee Records - Accession 862 - M384 (435)

  George Peabody Stamp Committee Records

  Accession 862 - M384 (435)

  The George Peabody Stamp Committee Records consists of a letter to Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, President of Winthrop from Peter Torigian, Mayor, City of Peabody, MA thanking him for his letter of support for the effort to have George Peabody (1795-1869) American philanthropist put on a stamp. A copy of the proposal sent to the United States Postal Service which includes a biographical sketch, a graphic illustrating the geographical scope and amount of money given, a list of Congressional Endorsements, and copies of letters of support from varying institutions and other beneficiaries of Peabody’s generosity.

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  Edwin Martin Gettys Papers- Accession 876

  Edwin Martin Gettys and Rock Hill City Planning Commission

  Accession 876

  The Edwin Martin Gettys Papers consist of materials related to Edwin Gettys tenure as a member and chairman of the Rock Hill City Planning Commission. The purpose of the Rock Hill City Planning Commission was “to prepare plans, make recommendations and advise the City Council on matters pertaining to the orderly physical development of the community.” Edwin Martin Gettys (1923-1995) was a member of the Commission from 1967-1978 and Chaiman of the Commission from 1978-1987. Most of the collection documents the growth and planning of Rock Hill, SC from 1967 through 1987 and is a great source for anyway researching the growth of Rock Hill, SC during that timeframe which included the construction of Dave Lyle Boulevard and the Town Center Mall project. The collection itself consists of business correspondence, memoranda, reports, books, and other publications, and miscellany relation to Mr. Gettys’ service on the Rock Hill City Planning Commission.

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  Thomas Smithwick Gettys Papers - Accession 54

  Thomas Smithwick Gettys

  Accession 54

  Thomas Smithwick Gettys [1912-2003] was a lawyer and U.S. Representative for the Fifth Congressional District of South Carolina. The Thomas Smithwick Gettys Papers consist of reports, resolutions, correspondence, news releases, government publications, and newspaper clippings, relating to Getty’s efforts to enlarge and develop the Cowpens Battlefield Site of Cherokee County, South Carolina. Correspondents include Ernest Hollings, Donald Russell, John P. Saylor, W.S. Stuckey, Jr., Roy A. Taylor, Mark W. Clark, Wayne Aspinall, and Stewart Udall.

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  Harold B. Gilbreth Papers - Accession 400

  Harold Brite Gilbreth

  Accession 400

  The Harold B. Gilbreth Papers consist of diplomas, correspondence, promotional literature, newspaper clippings and magazine articles pertaining to “diploma mills” offering college degrees via mail. The collection also consists of college catalogs, applications, state laws and manuscripts related to “diploma Mills” which Dr. Gilbreth began collecting in 1968 as a personal hobby. Dr. Harold Brite Gilbreth (1908-1988) worked at Winthrop College from 1935-1974 as a professor of Business, Chairman of the Department of Business and Economics, and as the Director of Graduate Studies.

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  Alfred D. Gilchrist Architectural Drawings - Accession 1103

  Allfred D. Gilchrist

  Accession 1103

  The collection consists of architectural drawings and other related items of Alfred D. Gilchrist (1873-1944). Gilchrist predominately operated in South Carolina and North Carolina from 1913 to 1940. He started working in Rock Hill, SC as the manager of the Rock Hill office of Hook and Rogers, Architects in 1913 and by 1920, he opened his own office in Rock Hill which he maintained through 1940.

  The drawings consist of homes, public buildings (i.e. schools, city government buildings, etc.), and private businesses that were mainly located in York County (SC) and Chester County (SC). Some of Mr. Gilchrist’s architectural drawings were done in other cities/locations including: Blackstock, (SC), Darlington (SC), Dillon (SC), Gaffney (SC), Kershaw (SC), Lancaster (SC), Liberty Hill (SC), Mullins (SC), Morganton (NC), Shelby (NC), Winnsboro (SC), Winston-Salem (NC).

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  Frances Anderson Gilmer Papers - Accession 247 - M104 (133-134)

  Frances Anderson Gilmer

  Accession 247 - M104 (133-134)

  The Frances Anderson Gilmer Papers consists of electrostatic photocopies of the following: genealogical records; biographical sketches; Records relating to the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) and Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR); copy of the “The Revolutionary Soldiers of Catholic Presbyterian Church of Chester County, South Carolina" by Mary Wylie Strange; Diary of S. T. Anderson: Confederate Prisoner of War 1864-1865 by Margaret Anderson Harden (1908). Lt. Samuel Thompson of Anderson (1838-1894) was a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War in Co. D 1^st South Carolina Cavalry. The genealogical records relate to the following families: Anderson, Wylie. McCalla, McKown, Yeamans, Moore (i.e., Governor James Moore) and Adair.

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  Hornet's Nest Girl Scout Council Records - Accession 105

  Girl Scout Council, Hornet's Nest

  Accession 105

  The Hornet's Nest Girl Scout Council Records consist of historical files, reports, minutes, correspondence, newsletters, news clippings, programs, and brochures documenting the origin, growth, and development of the Council. Also included are photocopies of scrapbooks.

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  Carolina Low Country Girl Scout Council Records - Accession 325

  Girl Scouts, Carolina Low Country

  Accession 325

  This collection is a valuable source of girl scouting records in South Carolina during the twentieth century. While the Carolina Low Country Girl Scouts (CLCGS) was chartered in 1924, the records begin earlier with the organization of the CLCGS and continue until the late 1970s. The collection consists of organizational records, financial records, troop registrations and membership lists, news releases, Juliette Low Region VI records, newsletters, and records relating to camps and annual conventions. Other records include program activities, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, slides, and memorabilia.These records give a good overview of the CLCGS’ history. They also provide a good representation of girl scouting and the events and activities which accompany an organization of this kind.

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  Robert M. Glover Collection - Accession 1332 - M666 (720)

  Robert M. Glover, Thomas Williams, Martha White Crawford Williams, Crawford Family, Williams Family, and Clawson Family

  Accession 1332 - M666 (720)

  The Robert M. Glover Collection consists of records concerning the Crawford and Williams Family descended from Col. Thomas Williams (1789-1858) and Martha White Crawford Williams (1778?-1833) of York, SC. Col. Williams served as Lt. Gov. of SC from 1828-1830 and later moved his family to Montgomery, Alabama. Martha White Crawford Williams was the daughter of Maj. Robert Crawford (1728-1801) and Jean White Crawford (1742-1804). Maj. Crawford was the uncle of Andrew Jackson. The collection contains photocopies of biographical information including “Major Robert Crawford: Waxhaws Militia-South Carolina Line Revolutionary War” prepared and read before Waxhaws Chapter D.A.R. by Miss Mary Forest McAdams Lancaster, SC in 1949, and excepts concerning the Crawford and Williams Families (mostly Col. Thomas Williams) from Roster of South Carolina Patriots in the American Revolution by Bobby Gilmer Moss (1983), Crawford Family Records by William M. Clemens (1914), History of Williamsburg by William Willis Boddie (1923), Biographical Sketches of the Bench and Bar of South Carolina by John Belton O’Neall (1859), and Reminiscences of Public Men in Alabama by William Garrett (1872). The collection also contains family charts and genealogical information, copies of 19^th century photographs of family members (many of which were taken by John R. Schorb of York(ville), SC), photocopies of deeds and plats, and other family records related to the Crawford, Williams, and Clawson families predominantly from York, SC and Chester, SC from 1728 through 1949. The collection also includes correspondence between the creator of this collection, Robert M. Glover and genealogists and several representatives of historical organizations in York County concerning the families.

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  Lucile Godbold: An Article in the South Carolina Historical Magazine - Accession 1063 - M479 (529)

  Lucile Ellerbe Godbold and Jane P. Tuttle

  Accession 1063 - M479 (529)

  This collection consists of a copy of The South Carolina Historical Magazine for April 2001 which contains an article titled “Setting The Mark : Lucile Godbold and The First International Track Meet For Women” by Jane P. Tuttle. The article was written about the life and athletic career of Lucile Ellerbe “Ludy” Godbold (1900-1981) who was a 1919 and 1920 graduate of Winthrop College. Ludy won a gold medal in the shot put, a bronze in the javelin throw, and finished fourth in the 300 meter and 1000 meter race at the first International Track Meet for Women in Paris in 1922. This meet is considered the forerunner of women’s Olympic competition. Her Gold medal winning throw in the shot put broke the world record. She taught at Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina for 58 years and was the first woman elected to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 1961.

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  Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers - Accession 155

  Juanita Willmon Goggins

  Accession 155

  The Juanita Willmon Goggins Papers include correspondence, speeches, biographical data, reports, studies, newspaper clippings, photographs and other papers documenting the political career of Goggins who was the first African-American woman elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives. Subjects include home rule for York County, African-Americans in politics, sickle cell anemia, appropriations, taxes, and public education in York County.

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  "A Song Full of Hope": Juanita W. Goggins and the Struggle for Equal Representation in South Carolina Politics - Accession 1509 - M735 (792)

  Juanita Willmon Goggins and Reese M. Carleton

  Accession 1509 - M735 (792)

  The collection consists of Mr. Reese M. Carleton’s Senior Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of South Carolina. The thesis is a study of Juanita Goggins’ struggle to become the first African American female to serve in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Mrs. Goggins was elected to represent house district 49 in 1974 and served until 1979.

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  Jane Goodall Collection - Accession 1764

  Jane Morris Goodall

  Accession 1764

  This collection consists mostly of memorabilia concerning Jane Goodall collected by Linda Driggers Williams (Winthrop Class of 1964, ‘69, ’82). Jane Goodall (b. 1934) is a conservationist and primatologist most known for her long-term study of wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and came to Rock Hill, SC in 1990 to lecture at Winthrop College and at the York County Museum. Contents include four books concerning Jane Goodall, three magazines concerning Jane Goodall, two photographs and three negatives of Jane Goodall, four newspaper articles concerning Jane Goodall, a Jane Goodall T-shirt, and a hard copy and digital copy of a talk given by Jane Goodall at the Museum of York County in 1990.

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  Benny Goodman Concert Albums - Accession 720 - M328 (379)

  Benny Goodman

  Accession 720 - M328 (379)

  The Benny Goodman Concert Albums Collection consists of an autographed copy of Benny Goodman's (1909-1986) two record set of his famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert in New York. Goodman, dubbed the “King of Swing” was the first major bandleader to use a racially integrated band and this concert was the first with an integrate band in Carnegie Hall. The Goodman autograph is on the back and reads "To Winthrop College Best Wishes, Benny Goodman." This particular edition was released in 1963. The albums feature such jazz greats as Count Basie, Gene Krupa, and Lester Young. It is not believed that Benny Goodman played at Winthrop.

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  Florence Evelyn Willis Goodson Papers - Accession 298 - M125 (159)

  Florence Evelyn Willis Goodson

  Accession 298 - M125 (159-160)

  The Florence Evelyn Willis Goodson Papers consist of newspaper clippings, program notes, photographs, postcards, and lecture notes relating to Mrs. Goodson’s nursing training at McLeod Infirmary in Florence, SC.

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  Robert M. Gorman Research Papers - Accession 1816

  Robert M. Gorman

  Accession 1816

  The Robert M. Gorman Research Papers consists of professional research conducted by Robert M. Gorman. Robert Gorman is Winthrop Professor Emeritus and former Librarian who worked for Winthrop from 1986 through 2014. The research was produced while working on his books: Death at the Ballpark: A Comprehensive Study of Game-Related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Baseball, 1862-2007 (2008); Death at the Ballpark: More Than 2,000 Game-related Fatalities of Players, Other Personnel and Spectators in Amateur and Professional Baseball, 1861-2014, 2d ed. (2015); Sixty-One in ’61: Roger Maris Home Runs Game by Game (2019).

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  Grace Lutheran Church Bulletin and Newsletter - Accession 1335 - M669 (723)

  Grace Lutheran Church

  Accession 1335 - M669 (723)

  This collection consists of the October 7, 2007 church bulletin and the October 2007 church newsletter titled Grace Notes from Grace Lutheran Church on Oakland Avenue in Rock Hill, SC. This issue of Grace Notes contains an article about Winthrop’s Blue Line (sometimes called Church Line). The article also details some of the connections between Grace Lutheran Church and Winthrop including the location of Grace Lutheran Church in part being a desire to be close to the school. Also included in this collection is a letter from Winthrop graduate, Naomi Banks Bridges to Gina Price White, Director of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections which details Mrs. Bridges personal connection to Winthrop. Her husband Gus Bridges’ mother Lucile Bridges was a Winthrop graduate and was one of the 23 charter members when Grace was organized in 1923 Also, her two daughters, Kathy and Linda, also graduated from Winthrop.

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  Grace Lutheran Church Ledger - Accession 1604 - M787 (844)

  Grace Lutheran Church

  Accession 1604 - M787 (844)

  This collection consists of an account ledger for the Grace Lutheran Church located in Prosperity, SC in Newberry County. The ledger records church members and their accounts as well as the total account and payments of the Church as a whole. This ledger is a good source for anyone conducting genealogical research and attempting to locate relatives that lived in Newberry County and attended the Grace Lutheran Church in Prosperity, SC during the 1895-1904 timeframe of this ledger.

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  Mount Holly School Reminiscence - Accession 1514 - M738 (795)

  Pat Hollis Grant; Mount Holly School; and Rock Hill, Schools

  Accession 1514 - M738 (795)

  This collection of a remembrance of the Mount Holly School from a former student in the 1940s by Pat Hollis Grant. This reminiscence includes a history of the school and offers details of everyday wartime and post-wartime life for families in the Rock Hill area. The Mount Holly School was located a on Highway 901 in Rock Hill, SC across the street from Mount Holly United Methodist Church where a baseball field is today. The school can trace its roots to the Shiloh School in the mid-1800s and became Mount Holly School when a new school was built on a hilltop in 1914. The school received its name in part because of the presence of a Holly Tree in front of the Shiloh Methodist Church which prompted the church to change its name to Mount Holly Methodist Church. Mount Holly School was incorporated into the Rock Hill School District in 1916 and remained a part of the system until the school burned down on March 25, 1949.

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  Vernon Grant Collection - Accession 1137 - M521 (572)

  Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant

  Accession 1137 - M521 (572)

  This collection consists of an advertisement and recruitment packet created by Vernon Grant as a member of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce in the 1960s. The packet was designed to highlight Rock Hill, SC's attractions and to recruit businesses to come to Rock Hill. The packet includes unique paintings by Vernon Grant are titled: Glencairn Gardens; Ample Labor Supply; Clean Local Government; Country Club--18 Holes; Fishing?-Yeah; Big Industries--Small Industries; Winthrop College; A Well Rounded Town; York Co. Hospital; Catawba River Ample Fresh Water; Lake Wylie--200 Mi. of Shore Line; Close to Charlotte and her Air Port; Rock Hill Has Every Thing; Business is Good...; Room For Expansion;

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  Vernon Grant Painting - Accession 1423 - M699 (755)

  Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant

  Accession 1423 - M699 (755)

  This collection consists of a framed painting by Vernon Grant titled, “Spoon Fed” which he donated to the Ida Jane Dacus Library at Winthrop University in 1979. Also included is a brief biography of Vernon Grant written by Ron Layne.

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  Vernon Grant Papers - Accession 246

  Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant

  Accession 246

  Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant (1902-1990) was an American illustrator known for his whimsical gnome characters and fairy tale drawings. The Vernon Grant Papers consist of newspaper clippings, art illustrations for magazine ads and promotional advertisements for the cities of Rock Hill, SC and Charlotte, NC. Also included are letters, family photographs, and a videotaped interview with Mr. Grant.

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  Vernon Grant Research Collection - Accession 1554

  Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant and Linda Driggers Williams

  Accession 1554

  This collection consists of research done by Winthrop Alumna Linda Williams (’64, ’69, ’80) while working on a book on artist and illustrator Vernon Grant which includes various newspaper articles on Grant and his work, scrapbooks of his illustrations, a poster signed by Grant, and other records relating to Grant’s life. This collection primarily concerns Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant (1902-1990), who is most known for his illustration of the Kellogg’s characters Snap!™, Crackle!™ and Pop!™, his life and his work.

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  Vernon Grant Coloring Book - Accession 1551 M757 (814)

  Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant and York County Museum

  Accession 1551 - M757 (814)

  This collection consists of a coloring book titled, Getting to Know Gnomes: A Book of Reading Rhymes and Coloring Times, which was published in 1991 by the Museum of York County. The coloring book was inspired by the illustrations of Vernon Grant and written and designed by Mary Lynn Norton and Jennifer Halls.

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  Gravestone Rubbing Program Videocassette - Accession 643 - M281 (331)

  Gravestone Rubbing Program

  Accession 643 - M281 (331)

  This collection consists of a VHS video demonstration of gravestone rubbing techniques by former Winthrop English Professor Dr. Edward William Clark (1943- ) including how to identify the age of headstones and the proper techniques and tools for gravestone rubbings. The video was sponsored by the South Carolina State Museum and was produced by WJWJ0 TV Beaufort, SC for South Carolina Education Television (SCETV) in 1984. The VHS Video has been digitized and is available for viewing in the Archives Research Area.

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  The Opportunity Schools and the Founder Wil Lou Gray - Accession 1022 - M448 (499)

  Wil Lou Gray

  Accession 1022 - M448 (499)

  The Opportunity Schools and The Founder Wil Lou Gray is a booklet written by George M. Smith, Director of Development at the Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School in August 2000. The booklet offers a biography of Wil Lou Gray and a history of the Opportunity School she founded. Also included is a handout used for adult education titled “Our United States” compiled by Wil Lou Gray and Mary Major, Adult Department, State Department of Education in 1942 which details the history of the United States.

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  The Opportunity Schools of South Carolina Study - Accession 1001 - M442 (493)

  Wil Lou Gray, William S. Gray, and J. W. Tilton

  Accession 1001 - M442 (493)

  A study conducted by the State Department of Education of South Carolina and written by William S. Gray, Wil Lou Gray and J.W. Tilton that investigated the progress of adults of limited education when favorable conditions for learning are provided and the limitations of the instruction. The Opportunity Schools’ purpose was to provide an opportunity for illiterate or near-illiterate adults to secure instruction in a favorable atmosphere. It began in South Carolina in 1921.