Manuscript Collection
-
Shirley Brice Heath Papers - Accession 442
Shirley Brice Heath
Accession 442The Shirley Brice Heath Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, class notes and units, teaching materials, pamphlets and brochures, drafts and final copies of published books and articles, a dissertation, photographs and memorabilia relating to Dr. Shirley Brice Heath’s education, employment at Winthrop University, and other professional activities. An extensive part of the material consists of rough drafts and research conducted for her projects.
-
Harvey Newton Heckle Papers - Accession 282
Harvey Newton Heckle
Accession 282Harvey Newton Heckle (1902-1979) was a clubman and worked with the South Carolina Highway Department as the state’s District 4 engineer. The Harvey Newton Heckle Papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, reports, newspaper clippings, and handwritten notes pertaining to Heckle’s activities with the South Carolina Highway Department as the state’s District 4 engineer. Mr. Heckle’s work with the First Baptist Church of Chester, the Lion’s Club, the Exchange Club, and the Chester County Historical Society is also well documented. The collection also includes records pertaining to A.M. Heckle’s, Harvey’s uncle, work with the Southern Railway in Macon, Georgia and Amelia Heckle, Harvey’s daughter, which includes certificates, educational brochures, and correspondence.
-
Hemphill/ Holmes Family Papers - Accession 1598 - M781 (838)
Hemphill Family and Holmes Family
Accession 1598 - M781 (838)The Hemphill/Holmes Family Papers consist of photocopies of newspaper clippings and articles, reminiscences, and family genealogies concerning the Hemphill and Holmes families of Chester, SC. Included in the collection is information about the 1865 torture and lynching of Burrel Hemphill (?-1865), an enslaved person on the plantation of Robert Nixon Hemphill (1816-1891) in Blackstock, SC, as well as genealogical/family history information about his descendants.
-
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill Papers - Accession 568
Robert Witherspoon Hemphill
Accession 568Robert Witherspoon Hemphill (1915-1983) was a lawyer, judge, civic leader, US Army Air Corp Veteran of World War II, and member of the South Carolina and the United States House of Representatives from Chester, South Carolina. The Robert W. Hemphill Papers includes includes speeches, correspondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings, relating to Hemphill’s personal and family affairs. There is also research materials on Aaron Burr, information relating to the Presbyterian Church, and Winnsboro Granite Corporation. Also included are diplomas for Hamilton G. Witherspoon and Robert Witherspoon, financial statements from attorneys concerning wills and the money to be received from them, and there is a letter from the War Department concerning John McClure Hemphill Jr.’s death during World War II and payments to be made to his beneficiary.
-
Henderson Family Papers - Accession 518 - M219 (266)
Henderson Family and James E. Wamble Jr.
Accession 518 - M219 (266)The Henderson Family Papers consist of a history, “Descendants of John Henderson of Walton County, Georgia,” written by James E. Wamble, Jr. and few other documents related to the John Henderson line of York County, South Carolina and Dalton, Georgia. Also included is information of the allied families of Reese (or Reece), Hunt, Lumkin, and Hills families.
-
Hugh E. Henry Papers - Accession 1763
Hugh E. Henry
Accession 1763The papers of Hugh E. Henry provide various looks into what the Henry family of Chester County held close. You will find newspaper clippings detailing high school reunions ranging from 1938-1942 as well as sporting team photographs. There are three Chester High School yearbooks in the collection: 1939, 1940, and 1941. Within the collection are a plethora of newspaper clippings that contain obituaries of Chester High School students and faculty who attended the school from 1938-1941 as well as an obituary for former Mayor Mr. Edward Hood Dawson of Chester County. Mr. Hugh E. Henry attended the Associate Presbyterian Church and held handbooks, programs and pamphlets from 1959 through 1973. A smaller part of the collection involves the Chester County courthouse. A newspaper clipping from 2000 has an article of William Knox reporting a lost plaque at the courthouse. Also within the collection are negatives of the 1942 Chester fire, a 1932 map of the South Carolina State Highway System, and two pages of a Winthrop College Orchestra program from 1943.
-
Heritage USA Herald - Accession 890 - M405 (456)
Heritage USA Herald
Accession 890 - M405 (456)This collection consists of the April 1987 edition (Volume VII - Issue 1) of the Heritage USA Herald. The Heritage USA Herald was a Christian based monthly newspaper printed by Fort Heritage Campgrounds and Christian Retreat, Inc. of Heritage USA describing the happenings in the world of Christianity. Heritage USA was a religious organization that supports the Christian community located in Fort Mill, South Carolina that consisted of a Christian retreat, a television studio and a wide variety of businesses, programs, and activities.
-
Lillie Edens Herndon Papers - Accession 385
Lillie Edens Herndon; Parents and Teachers, National Congress of; Parents and Teachers, South Carolina Congress of; and Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Accession 385The Lillie Edens Herndon Papers consist of photocopies of speeches, correspondence, articles, program notes and other papers relating to Lillie Herndon’s activities as President of the national Congress of Parents and Teachers and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Also included are some biographical sketches of Lillie Edens Herndon (1916-2009) and papers relating to honors which she has received.
-
William Cloud Hicklin Collection - Accession 1095 - M504 (554)
William Cloud Hicklin
Accession 1095 - M504 (554)This collection consists of copies of photographs, newspaper articles, identification cards, and telegraph messages pertaining to Rock Hill native William Cloud Hicklin, II (1904-1995) and his aviation career in the postal service, air circus, and in the movies. He was also the first flight instructor at Chapel Hill. The newspaper articles deal with airplane mail pick-up devices, as well as events during Hicklin’s career. Other aviators mentioned in this collection are Lloyd Phillips and Orville Wright.
-
South Carolina Association for Higher Continuing Education - Accession 711 - M323 (374)
Higher Continuing Education, South Carolina Association for
Accession 711 - M323 (374)The South Carolina Association for Higher Continuing Education (SCAHCE) was founded in 1977 by continuing educators representing various institutions of higher education within the state. The major purpose of the Association was to promote continuing education among the institutions of higher education of South Carolina. The collection consists of financial records, agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, membership lists, and notes.
-
Hill-Hayne Aera-Aetna Iron Works Records - Accession 392
Hill-Hayne Aera-Aetna Iron Works, William Hill, and Wiliam Hill's Iron Works
Accession 392This collection consists of microfilm copies of a minute book of the Hill-Hayne Aera- Aetna Iron Works started and owned by Colonel William Hill (1741-1816) and Colonel Isaac Hayne (1745-1781). The ironworks were built in 1776 on Allison Creek in York County, SC. It was destroyed during the American Revolution by British Captain Christian Huck in June 1780 and was rebuilt after the war in 1878-1788. Also included are papers dealing with transactions made by William E. Hayne as sheriff of York District.
-
The Memoirs of Colonel William Hill - Accession 123 - M52 (67)
William Hill
Accession 123 - M52 (67)The Memoirs of Colonel William Hill Collection consists of a 1915 transcription from the original Hill memoirs in which William Hill seeks to correct some of the “mistakes” of historians who have written about the Revolution in SC. The memoirs describe his experiences in Revolutionary campaigns after the fall of Charleston in 1780. Hill was owner of Hill’s Ironworks in York County and served under General Thomas Sumter. The memoirs were edited by Alexander S. Salley in 1921 under the title, Colonel William Hill’s Memoirs of the Revolution.
-
William Hill's Iron Works Exhibit Notecards - Accession 433 - M174 (215)
William Hill
Accession 433 - M174 (215)The William Hill Iron Works Notecards consist of photocopies of note cards containing information on the Aetna Iron Works of York County, South Carolina owned by William Hill. This information was used by the staff of the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in an exhibit titled, “Southern Cast Iron.” Also included is a bibliography of information on the cast iron industry.
-
William Hill's Iron Works History - Accession 723 - M330 (382)
Hill, William Iron Works and Virginia Jackson
Accession 723 - M330 (382)The William Hill's Iron Works History consists of a paper titled Hill's Iron Works written by Virginia Jackson for a history class on July 13, 1946. William Hill’s (1741-1816) Iron Works, was located in York County, SC on Allison Creek, with the ore being brought in from Nanny’s Mountain some 1 ½ miles away by tramway, and flourished during the latter part of the 18th century.
-
Brattonsville Archaeological Site Photographs - Accession 637 - M276 (326)
Historic Brattonsville and Bratton Family
Accession 637 - M276 (326)The Brattonsville Archaeological Site Photograph Collection consists of two photographs taken of a well and of "level 2-3." Historic Brattonsville is an historic site with three homes built between 1776 and 1855 by the Bratton Family which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. It was also the site of Huck's Defeat during the American Revolution.
-
Brattonsville Papers - Accession 444
Historic Brattonsville and Bratton Family
Accession 444The Brattonsville Papers consists of material related to the efforts to revitalize the Historic Brattonsville area where the Bratton Family Plantation was located. The site contains three homes built by the Brattons from 1776-1855 and at one time consisted of a 8500 acres. The site was also the location of the important revolutionary battle referred to as Huck’s Defeat in which Colonel William Bratton played a role as well as his wife, Martha Bratton. The York County site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The collection consists of correspondence, both incoming and outgoing from Senator Sam Mendenhall, financial records, Project proposals, Bratton family lineage, and other correspondence.
-
Friends of Historic Brattonsville Records - Accession 1593
Historic Brattonsville and Bratton Family
Accession 1593This collection consists of records relating to Friends of Historic Brattonsville which exists as a nonprofit organization aimed to provide support to Historic Brattonsville, located in York County, South Carolina, which is “a living history farm presenting the history of the Scots-Irish and African-Americans in the South Carolina upcountry largely through preserving and interpreting the story of the Bratton family.” The collection also contains records relating to the governing historical bodies of York County including the York County Historical Commission (YCHC). The collection itself is organized in the original order maintained by the donor and spans from the original charter granted in 1983 through 2001. The collection consists of one spiral bound book and three binders. The spiral bound book contains the tax preparation for fiscal year 1997-1998 from Gamble&Livingston CPA’s. The first binder mostly refers to meetings, minutes, programs, or correspondence to/from the York County Historical Commission (YCHC). It begins in September of 1996 and continues through December of 1997. The second binder refers mostly to the Friends of Historic Brattonsville (FoHB) by way of minutes/agendas, bylaws/charter, tax/financial records, and general correspondence. The final binder refers to achievements and actions of the York County Culture and Heritage Committee throughout the late 1990’s and early 2000’s.
-
Historic Buildings: Manual for Owners - Accession 1039 - M466 (517)
Historic Buildings and South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Accession 1039 - M466 (517)The South Carolina Department of Archives and History published the Manual For Owners of Historic Buildings as a companion to its series of Building Doctor programs on the preservation and maintenance of older buildings. The Manual offers a history of South Carolina’s architectural heritage, guides for identifying building styles, information for preservation of and preventive maintenance for a historic structure, recommended repairs and rehabilitation practices, and a building inspection checklist.
-
Mary Eva Hite Papers - Accession 187
Mary Eva Hite
Accession 187The Mary Eva Hite Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, family history data, photographs, awards, scrapbooks, and other records relating to Mary Eva Hite’s career as an educator and prominent South Carolina public servant. The photograph file provides a visual record of South Carolina elementary school life in the first half of the twentieth century. Correspondence relates to Dr. Hite’s many career activities, including her 1970 correspondence highlighting her work promoting the welfare of senior citizens. The speeches focus on her work with the aged, her travels abroad, and acceptances for awards presented to her by educational and civic organizations. Newspaper clippings provide information concerning awards presented to Dr. Hite and chronicle the advances in education made by the state of South Carolina. Scrapbooks relate to college friends and Dr. Hite’s work with Delta Kappa Gamma. There are also records relating to teacher retirement in South Carolina.
-
Sarah Annette Rikard Hite Papers - Accession 1605
Sarah Annette Rikard Hite
Accession 1605The Sarah Rikard Hite papers consist mainly of materials related to the academic career at Winthrop from 1928-1932 Sarah Rikard Hite (Class of 1932). Included in the collection is a scrapbook, passport, Winthrop student handbook, photographs, The International Colonial and Overseas Exposition, Paris medal, a 1931 edition of the Winthrop Tatler, Winthrop graduation diploma (1932), and newspaper clippings.
-
Max Holland Papers - Accession 738
Max Holland
Accession 738The Max Holland Papers consists of materials related to the Rock Hill, SC city government and the office of City Manager. Max Holland (1923-1992) was the Rock Hill City Manager from 1965 to 1979. Mr. Holland was involved in the redevelopment of downtown Rock Hill that included the urban renewal clearance program, the new city hall, railroad was relocated, the Train depot was razed, Dave Lyle Boulevard was constructed, a new law center was built, the city limits were expanded, and the Town Center Mall was built. The Town Center Mall experiment, that put a roof on Main Street in downtown Rock Hill turning it into an interior mall, and the razing of the Train Depot were particularly controversial. The collection includes minutes of agendas, memoranda, ordinances, correspondence, budgets, and lists. The largest series are those of Rock Hill City Council, the state of the city, and topics on the agenda for upcoming meetings. A great deal of information about Rock Hill’s growth during Holland’s term of office is in the collection including zoning and annexation records, Planning Commission reports, and maps. The researcher will find an Appendix of publications in topical order.
-
Mary Oni Holler Papers - Accession 111
Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler
Accession 111The Mary Oni Holler Papers consist of genealogical material concerning the Holler family and correspondence related to Mary “May” Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler (1871-1951). The genealogy material are photocopied pages from an unknown publication and include information related to the following surnames: Cornwell (Cornwall); Walker; Holler; Eisenhower; Whiteaker; Maukert; Darby; Hobbs; Rice; Sigmon; Jeffords; Goebel; Wiggins; Wilson. Also included in the genealogical material is a biography of Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler, Dr. William Jesse Williams Cornwell (1841-1910), Adlai Ellwood Holler (1871-1961), and Adley D. Holler (1840-1919), as well as sections titled: “Cornwall (Cornwell) Family Notes;” “Personal Account of A. D. Holler’s Civil War Record;” “The Eisenhower – Holler Connection;” “Early English Cornwalls;” “Scotland and Ireland;” and “Virginia Cornwalls.” The collection is comprised mostly of correspondence between May Holler and her parents in Chester County, South Carolina. The subjects covered in the letters mainly concern her life, impressions and studies at the Chester Female Institute in Chester, Virginia, her marriage, family matters, her work as a schoolteacher in Chester County, her travels, and social life.
-
Daniel Saye Hollis Papers - Accession 175
Daniel Saye Hollis
Accession 175Daniel Saye Hollis (1885-1981) was a politician and community leader from Rock Hill, SC. The Daniel Saye Hollis Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, legislative bills, reports, newspaper clippings and other material relating to Hollis’ career, term of office as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, York County politics, and the South Carolina Democratic Party. Of particular interest is a memoir entitled, “I Remember," which focuses on his early life, rural attitudes, and growing up in a southern rural community in the early 1900s. There is also some information on St. John’s United Methodist Church, Rotary Club of Rock Hill, and Farm Bureau Insurance Company.
-
Preston Hollis Family History - Accession 1507 - M736 (793)
Hollis Family and Pat Hollis Grant
Accession 1507 - M736 (793)The Preston Hollis Family compiled by Pat Hollis Grant is a family history and genealogy of the Hollis family beginning with John Hollis (1803-1886) and follows his son Edward George Preston Hollis (1835-1902) lineage up to 1995. This genealogy includes lineage charts, typescript copies of census records, wills, and deeds, photographs, maps, cemeteries records, and family anecdotes and recollections.
Some of the more prominent allied families include: Bagley; Baker; Bigham; Carter; Clinton; Duncan; Dunlap; Farmer; Gregory; Harris; Hogue; Moore; Plyler; Rawls; Robinson; Smith; Stacy; Strait; Taylor; Walker; Wallace; Whisonant; Wingate;
For a more comprehensive list of family names please consult the attached "Table of Contents and Name Index."
-
Holmes Family Scrapbook - Accession 1607 - M789 (846)
Holmes Family
Accession 1607 - M789 (846)This collection consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper articles, tickets, programs, tintypes, and memorabilia related to Leila Holmes from 1892-1896 who lived in Vineville in Macon, Georgia. Of interest are a Also included are many autographs and letters, which appear to be transcribed, written to “Ellen” by who appear to be fellow classmates of the Wesleyan Female College in Macon, Georgia from 1861-1863. There is also memorabilia and material related to Mercer University including a ribbon related to the Ciceronian Society 1834-1892 and a ticket to the “Ye Singing Partie of ye Old Time Folkes” in the Mercer Chapel. There is also a letter written to “Mama” from Carrie L. Holmes from 1883 and there is a mention of a C. E. Holmes, 2nd Georgia Battalion, Co. C Wrights Brigade. It is presumed through some research and educated guesswork that C. E. Holmes is Charles Edward Holmes (1843-1901), Ellen is Ellen Tuor Holmes (1843-1919), Leia Holmes is Leila Holmes Ridout (1872-1934), and Carrie L. Holmes is Carrie Lee Holmes (1866-1929) all of whom are buried in Rose hill Cemetery in Macon, Georgia.
-
Holy Bible New Testament Audio Collection-162/3 RPM - Accession 1417
Holy Bible New Testament
Accession 1417The Holy Bible New Testament Audio Collection consist of the complete King James Version New Testament on 26 ultra-microgroove 16 RPM photograph records (approximately 23 hours). It was published by Audio Book Co., Los Angeles, California 90016 in 1953.
-
Home Builders Association of York County Records - Accession 266
Home Builders Association of York County Records
Accession 266The Rock Hill Chapter of the National Association of Home Builders (now the Home Builders Association of York County) was chartered December 2, 1967 to operate for the benefit of home builders and those engaged in allied industries in York County, South Carolina. The collection dates from September 1967 to January 1979 and includes constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, reports, minutes, financial records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets and photographs. The collection is a good source of information concerning the home show of Rock Hill and the growth and development of the Home Builders Association.
-
Fair Lawn Home Demonstration Club Certificate of Incorporation - Accession 1409 - M695 (751)
Home Demonstration Club, Fair Lawn
Accession 1409 - M695 (751)This collection consists of a Certificate of Incorporation for the Fair Lawn Home Demonstration Club located in Columbia, SC on Route 1. The certificate was signed by South Carolina Secretary of State, O. Frank Thornton on February 9, 1951. The club was started by Mrs. John S, Lomas, Jr (President), Mrs. Parker Davis (Vice President), Mrs. Carrie Davis (Secretary), and Mrs. H. A. Lomas (Treasurer) "to more effectively promote the Religious, social and educational welfare in the Fair Lawn District and adjoining communities."
-
Marlboro County Home Demonstration Club Records - Accession 320
Home Demonstration Club Records, Marlboro County
Accession 320The Marlboro County Home Demonstration Club Records consists of constitution and bylaws, surveys, market reports, correspondence, financial records, and educational material forming a view of local farm life and the improvements sought by the Home Demonstration Club. The collection is a useful source on farm living in Marlboro County from 1928 until 1964. The Home Demonstration Club Market was begun in 1921 and was most successful during the late 1930’s and early 1940’s. The Club was organized to give farm women an opportunity to provide a better family life through the development of secondary crops and markets to increase family income.
-
Preserving the Past: The S.C. Home Demonstration Project Thesis - Accession 839 - M376 (427)
Home Demonstration Project, South Carolina and John Wayman Hancock
Accession 839 - M376 (427)This collection consists of a thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte titled Preserving the Past- The S.C. Home Demonstration Project by John Wayman Hancock in 1990. The thesis chronicles the history of the South Carolina Home Demonstration Project from it's beginnings in the early 1900s. The Winthrop College Administration had created an outreach program " that taught rural women the latest in scientific technology in food preparation and preservation" and with financial support of the United States Department of Agriculture the South Carolina Home Demonstration Project was born in 1910.
-
South Carolina Home Economics Association Records - Accession 22
Home Economics Association, South Carolina (SCHEA)
Accession 22This collection is a valuable source on home economics history in South Carolina during the twentieth century. While there is information on the SCHEA from its beginning in 1914 to 1980, the actual records do not start until 1920. An outline of what the South Carolina Home Economics Association was doing from 1914 to 1920, is provided in the “historical file” (see Box 1, folders 1 to 4). The inclusive dates for a particular series may vary and, for most series, the records are incomplete. The collection contains all the records normally created by an organization, including constitutions, correspondence, minutes, reports, handbooks, etc. A wide variety of research topics could be developed from the records, including the SCHEA’s impact on the legislative process in South Carolina (e.g. the passage of the bill for the enrichment of cornmeal and grits in 1943), its cooperation and relationship with relief agencies in the state and its role in improving child health during the 1930s.
-
South Carolina Home Economics Association Records - Accession 979
Home Economics Association, South Carolina (SCHEA) and Family and Consumer Sciences, South Carolina Association of
Accession 979The South Carolina Home Economics Association Records consists of materials related to the organization collected by Carole Shelton. The South Carolina Home Economics Association (SCHEA) was organized in March 1914. The SCHEA was organized to help improve the quality of life for individuals, families, and communities through fellowship, education, and service. The organization became known as the South Carolina Association of Family and Consumer Sciences in 1995. The collection consists of newsletters, programs, membership records, booklets, memos, and other items related to the South Carolina Home Economics Association.
-
South Carolina Association of Vocational Home Economics Teachers Records - Accession 652
Home Economics Teachers, South Carolina Association of Vocational
Accession 652The South Carolina Association of Vocational Home Economics Teachers (SCAVHET) Records consists of four scrapbooks and other papers including histories, reports, photographs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, meeting minutes, award certificates, handbooks, memorabilia, and other records relating to SCAVHET. There are also some records relating to the National Association of Vocational Home Economics Teachers, the Future Homemakers of America, and the South Carolina Home Economics Association. Most of the material spans from 1961 through 1994.
-
Robert A. Hope Civil War Letter - Accession 747 - M346 (397)
Robert A. Hope
Accession 747 - M346 (397)The Robert A. Hope Letter consists of a typescript copy of a letter dated July 12, 1863 written by Confederate Officer Robert A. Hope (possibly from the 13th Regiment, Kentucky Calvary) from Camp Beaver, KY to his family and friends concerning his capture and treatment by federal troops during the American Civil War.
-
History of Hopewell ARP Church - Accession 1693 - M825 (882)
Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Chester County; Robert Lathan; John Boyse; John Hemphill; Warren Flenniken; and Wilson Brice
Accession 1693 - M825 (882)This collection consists of a book titled, History of Hopewell Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, Chester County, S. C.: Together With Biographical Sketches of Its Four Pastors by Rev. Robert Lathan published in Yorkville, SC by the Steam Presses of the Yorkville Enquirer, 1879 and a 1941 article, The Burning of Hopewell Church Building. The book offers a detailed history of Hopewell Church and a biography of its first four pastors: Reverend John Boyse (b. 1757 or 1758- d. abt. 1792), Reverend John Hemphill (1761-1832), Reverend Warren Flenniken (1805-1851), and Reverend Robert Wilson Brice (1826-1878).
-
Hornbook History Collection - Accession 757 - M352 (403)
Hornbook
Accession 757 - M352 (403)The Hornbook History Collection consists of 2 Hornbooks entitled “The History of the Hornbook”: book entitled “The History of Jack and the Giants”: 3 cards entitled “The Hornbook”: “The Battledore”: 2 “New England Primer” (respectively): 5 Battledores, and 1 Slate. A hornbook was the first primer for children during colonial times and consisted of a thin, paddle shaped piece of wood with parchment page protected by a thin transparent sheet of horn. These books would teach children the alphabet, numbers, and often had the Lord's Prayer.
-
Lynn Mann Hornsby Papers - Accession 492
Lynn Mann Hornsby
Accession 492The Lynn Mann Hornsby Papers include materials collected by Mrs. Hornsby during her service as a delegate to the 1979 White House Conference on Library and Information Services, and her participation in related regional conferences. Lynn Mann Hornsby is a Winthrop graduate (Class of 1970) and won the 2020 Mary Mildred Sullivan Award from Winthrop “for selfless dedication of time, energy and talent in service to others.” Lynn has served on several boards and volunteered extensively in the community in different roles. The collection itself includes a wide variety of background papers relating to library and information services and issues facing the profession at that time. The collection provides extensive documentation of the proceedings of the White House conference including pre- and post-conference mailings, conference schedules, resolutions and working papers. The papers also include materials related to the 1979 South Carolina Governor’s conference on Library and Information Services.
-
Ruth Lenore Hovermale Papers - Accession 193
Ruth Lenore Hovermale
Accession 193The Ruth Lenore Hovermale Papers consists of correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, program notes, financial records, teaching notes, and related records, mainly concerning her teaching and research as a home economist and her involvement with professional organizations and Women’s Clubs, including the South Carolina Home Economics Association and the South Carolina Council for the Common Good. Her papers contain extensive reference files on fashion, textiles, and clothing.
-
How the Wallace House Met in Carolina Hall - Accession 1252 - M604 (657)
How the Wallace House Met in Carolina Hall and John Gabriel Guignard
Accession 1252 - M604 (657)The collection consists of a booklet titled, How The Wallace House Met In Carolina Hall: Member of Famous Body Describes Struggle For Possession of Legislative Branch of Government in 1876. Two Contesting Houses at One Time Meeting in Same Chamber—The Ultimate Success of the Democrats published in 1913. This booklet is a memoir of Confederate Veteran and Member of the Wallace House, John Gabriel Guignard (1832-1913), describing the struggle for possession of the legislative branch of the South Carolina government by Democrats in 1876 during the last years of Reconstruction following the American Civil War.
-
The Phoenix Riot, November 8, 1898, by James Hoyt - Accession 1186 - M554 (607)
James A. Hoyt
Accession 1186 - M554 (607)The collection consists of a 24-page booklet, The Phoenix Riot, November 8, 1898, which documents the race riot that occurred in the Phoenix section of Greenwood County, South Carolina and includes a hand drawn map of the area. This booklet is a full text publication of a paper read by James A. Hoyt, of Washington before the “Cosmos Club” of Columbia in May 1935. The booklet was published around 1938.
-
Arthur Wycliffe Huckle Guestbook - Accession 1703 M820 (877)
Arthur Wycliffe Huckle
Accession 1703 M820 (877)This collection consists of a guestbook kept by Rock Hill, SC resident Arthur Wycliffe Huckle (1887-1975). The guestbook documented all the visitors to his home at 941 Myrtle Drive from August 12, 1945 through May 5, 1960. The guestbook lists the date, name and address of each guest, most of whom were from out of town. Mr. A. W. Huckle was owner and editor of the local newspaper the The Herald (later Evening Herald) until he sold it to Talbot Patrick in 1947. Mr Huckle was very active in the Rock Hill Community and later donated $25,000 to the City of Rock Hill to form the A.W. Huckle City Beautification Committee which was created on July 11, 1960. The Huckle Grove Park was dedicated in 1991 in his honor and is located at the corner of Black Street and Dave Lyle Boulevard.
-
Thomas Freeman Hudson Papers - Accession 474
Thomas Freeman Hudson
Accession 474The Thomas Freeman Hudson Papers primarily consists of Father Hudson’s work in the Episcopal Church, specifically ecumenical activities and contains letters, newspapers, articles, papers, receipts, newsletters, bulletins, journals, pamphlets, and monographs. There is considerable information pertaining to the Consultation on Church Commission, all of which involved Father Hudson. Most of the material is concentrated between the years 1969 and 1978, when Father Hudson held the office of Ecumenical officer for Uppers South Carolina. While this collection contains considerable correspondence, it has been filed topically, not according to author. The researcher will find an appendix of publications in alphabetical order.
-
Thomas Freeman Hudson Papers - Accession 790
Thomas Freeman Hudson
Accession 790The Thomas Freeman Hudson Papers primarily consists of Father Hudson’s work in the Episcopal Church in the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina (EDUSC) as a parish priest in several parishes, principally the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd (York, SC); as diocesan Ecumenical Officer; and as a member of the diocesan Liturgical Commission. Materials contained in the collection include correspondence; papers; service bulletins; subject files; articles and a variety of publications. In addition to his ministry as Ecumenical Officer, Hudson was particularly interested in the two controversial issues facing The Episcopal Church (TEC) during the period, namely, the revision of the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the ordination of women to the Episcopal priesthood. The researcher will find an appendix of published works in alphabetical order.
-
Lucile Huggin Papers - Accession 597 - M256 (305)
Olive Lucile Huggin
Accesssion 597 - M256 (305)The Lucile Huggin Papers consists of two letters written by Robert C. Patrick (1840-1865) a Confederate soldier with the 18th South Carolina Infantry during the American Civil War, to his sister, Kezia Jane Patrick McKown (1845-1913). Patrick wrote his letters from Wilmington, North Carolina (March 1, 1863) and Camp Isle of Hope near Savannah, Georgia (August 24, 1863). Also included is a letter dated February 25, 1865 from Mat. C. Whitesides and M.E. Whitesides of York, South Carolina to Kezia Patrick which discusses the movements of the Union Army north following the fall of Columbia, SC and concern of the army marching through York, SC. The Huggin Papers, also contain a 1862 North Carolina banknote for one dollar, information from the Office of the Adjutant General, Department of the Army at Smith’s Ford, York District concerning Lucile Huggin’s grandfather (and husband of Kezia Patrick), George Washington McKown (1842-1912) of 15th Infantry Co. F. SCV, and service records of Lucile Huggin's grandfather, Charles Perry Huggin (1843-1915) a private in Co. C. 13th Regiment SCV.
-
Sara Craig Hull Papers - Accession 313
Sara Craig Hull
Accession 313The Sara Craig Hull Papers consist of photographs, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, correspondence, religious program notes and pamphlets, two scrapbooks, 1903 Converse College yearbook, seminar and class notes, and three notebooks. The scrapbooks contain some family history and biographical information on the Ross, Anderson, Boyd, and Craig families. There is also information on various South Carolina points of interest, the Rock Hill Music Club, and Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill,South Carolina.
-
Kathleen Greer Hundley Journal - Accession 938 - M423 (474)
Kathleen Greer Hundley
Accession 938 - M423 (474)This collection consists of a typed journal kept by Kathleen Greer Hundley during a Citizens Ambassador Program on a HIV/AIDS symposium to Beijing from October 19, 1994 through November 3, 1994. Hundley received an invitation from People-to-People International to take part in the symposium. The HIV/AIDS Symposium was aimed to provide the Chinese medical community an opportunity to learn from other countries who have been dealing with the epidemic and to raise awareness. This journal is a day-to-day record of her experience and she provides a summary of her experiences at the end. Also included is a letter Hundley sent Christmas 1994.
-
Hurricane Hugo Collection - Accession 1160
Hurricane Hugo
Accession 1160This collection consists of newspapers and other publications related to Hurricane Hugo. Hurricane Hugo was a category 5 hurricane that made landfall near Charleston, SC and was still classified as a hurricane with 80 MPH wind gusts as it moved inland through York County. Hurricane Hugo was the costliest hurricane in U. S. History at the time and this collection chronicles the aftermath of Hurricane Hugo with a focus on the damage caused by Hugo in the York County, SC and Mecklenburg County, NC.
-
Hutchinson-Johnston Family Papers - Accession 1510
Hutchinson Family, Johnston Family, and Hutchison Family
Accession 1510The Hutchinson-Johnston Family Papers includes a family bible, a diary, military records, survey maps, titles of real estate, land deeds, wills and testaments, photographs (including prints, negatives, carte de visites, tintypes, and daguerreotypes) and scrapbooks, school records, church records, correspondences, court documents, and newspaper clippings regarding the Hutchinson (also spelled Hutchison) and Johnston family. Allied family names included in the collection include: Anderson; Belk; Ballantine; Caldwell; Campbell; Dick; Dunlap; Luckey;
-
Hutchison Family Papers - Accession 19
Hutchison Family
Accession 19The Hutchison Family Papers consist of diaries, journals, speeches, correspondence, genealogical material and financial papers, concerning the personal and business affairs of a Rock Hill family. Subjects include post-colonial life in the Carolinas, the antebellum plantation system in South Carolina, post-Civil War cotton farming, especially the Rock Hill Cotton Mill, and Rock Hill during World War I. There is also material concerning relations and negotiations with the Catawba Indians by David Hutchison who was one of several commissioners designated by the South Carolina legislature to investigate Catawba land claims and leasing practices; and historical sketches of Glencairn Garden, the White House and the Oakland Avenue Presbyterian Church, all located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. There are also included in the “General Correspondence and Related Papers” series such records as: last will and testament, inventory lists, certificates of indentured servants, legislative acts, (eg. 1840 Treaty with the Catawba Indians) and other similar documents.
Correspondents include Jude Grimke, A.E. Hutchison, David Hutchison, Hiram Hutchison, James Moore, John N. Morehead and Thomas Spratt.
-
Ice Follies of 1934 Program - Accession 873 - M393 (444)
Ice Follies of 1934 Program
Accession 873 - M393 (444)This collection consists of a program from the Ice Follies of 1934. The show was performed on Saturday, April 14, 1934 in Saint Paul Auditorium in Minnesota. It contains a program of the event, images of the skaters, and local advertisements.