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  Landsford Canal Records - Accession 135 - M62 (77)

  Landsford Canal

  Accession 135 - M62 (77)

  The Landsford Canal Records consist of newspaper clippings describing the history of the canal, photographs of the canal, and a report of the Landsford Committee, which was charged with investigating the conditions of the canal and making recommendations for its preservation and use by the general public. The Landsford Canal was built along the Catawba River in Chester and Lancaster counties, South Carolina to help make the river commercially navigable from 1820 to 1835 and to supply a direct water route from the upstate settlements and the towns on the fall line. The area is now a State Park.

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  Robert Philips Lane Papers - Accession 108

  Robert Philips Lane

  Accession 108

  The Robert Philips Lane Papers consist of lecture notes, term papers, examinations, class rolls, seating charts, speech notes and papers relating to Dr. Lane’s career as an English professor at Winthrop. Comprising a significant portion of the collection are research notes, writings, research papers, and other notes on literary figures and genres while Dr. Robert Philip Lane was a student at Thayer Academy, Harvard University, and the University of North Carolina.

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  Robert Philips Lane World War II Letters - Accession 881

  Robert Philips Lane and World War II

  Accession 881

  The Robert Philips Lane World War II Letters collection consists of letters written by Robert P. Lane to his parents during World War II. Dr. Robert Philips Lane (1914-1977) was a Professor of English and Department Chair at Winthrop College from 1962-1977. Most of the letters originated in India, where he was stationed for a lengthy period of time. Also included in this collection are blank letter sheet envelopes which were the U.S. official V-Mail. They were specifically used to write letters to the armed forces overseas.

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  Maude Moore Latham Tribute Booklet - Accession 428 - M173 (214)

  Maude Moore Latham

  Accession 428 - M173 (214)

  The Maude Moore Latham Tribute Booklet consists of a program of tributes to Mrs. Latham (1871-1951) who was the driving force, both actively and monetarily, behind the restoration of the Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. These tributes were delivered at the dedication of the Maude Moore Latham Memorial Garden on April 8, 1961. Among those tributes included are Mrs. John A. Kellenberger, daughter of Mrs. Latham; Christopher Crittenden, Director of State Department of Archives and History; Morley Jeffers Williams, Landscape Architect; The Honorable Terry Sanford, Governor of North Carolina; William G. Perry, Restoration Architect; Louise M. Hunt; Virginia Brown Douglas; Gertrude S. Carroway, Restoration Director and Misses Mary R. Taylor and Lucie Taylor. Also included is an explanation of the memorial inscription on the tablet in the garden and a prayer of dedication by Rev. Robert L. Pugh, Supt., Craven County Schools. In addition the program included several photographs of the garden, Tryon Palace Restoration, and Mrs. Maude Moore Latham.

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  Latimer House Restoration Collection - Accession 1638 - M802 (859)

  Latimer House, Wilkerson Family, and Howard Randolph Wilkerson

  Accession 1638 - M802 (859)

  This collection consists of 6 CDs containing scanned copies of a printed manuscript titled, The Restoration: Evolution of the “Latimer House” at 160 York Street, Chester, SC from about 1900 to 1980 by Howard and Helen Wilkerson, January 1997, also includes an update from July 2012. The manuscript details their experiences and how the restore the Latimer Home from when they purchased the property in 1974 and later sold it in 1979. The manuscript contains a history of the house and detailed explanations of their restoration efforts. It also contains many photographs and architectural drawings detailing their progress to completing the restoration. Also included in the collection are scanned copies of newspaper articles and clippings from the Chester News and Reporter (1975-1983) that relate to the Wilkerson’s restoration efforts and others related to the Wilkerson Family (including Howard and Helen Wilkerson and their children Howard R. Wilkerson, Eileen Wilkerson, and June Wilkerson Sealy (another son Alan Wilkerson is not represented by any articles) and several friends and neighbors in Chester, SC.

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  Samuel Lowry Latimer, Jr. Papers - Accession 530

  Samuel Lowry Latimer Jr., The State, McDavid Horton, Ambrose E. Gonzales, Narciso Gener Gonzales, and William Elliott Gonzales

  Accession 530

  The personal papers of Samuel Lowry Latimer, Jr. (1891-1975) include insurance, financial and tax records, various state-related pamphlets, photographs (mainly from The State newspaper) and postcards, and galley proofs of Three Scores and Ten, a history of The State written by Mr. Latimer (published in 1970 under the title The Story of The State and the Gonzales Brothers, see appendix #2). Also included are items of personal and business correspondence of Mr. Latimer and Major McDavid Horton (1884-1941) (editor of The State from 1938 to 1941), various personal items and memorabilia from Mr. Latimer’s two trips abroad, newspaper clippings and articles relating to or published in The State, critiques of The Story of The State and the Gonzales Brothers done by Mrs. Albert D. (May) Oliphant, and several miscellaneous newspaper articles. One of the major subjects of the collection is founding of The State newspapers and the Gonzales Brothers. The Gonzales brothers are Narciso Gener Gonzales (1858-1903), Ambrose Elliott Gonzales (1857-1926), and William Gonzales (1866-1937) and the former two founded The State newspaper in Columbia, SC in 1891. Narciso would later be gunned down on January 15, 1903 (he died four days later) by James H. Tillman. James Tillman was Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina (and nephew of SC Senator Benjamin Tillman) and was a frequent target of criticism by the paper. Tillman would be acquitted by a jury despite many witnesses and received no punishment.

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  James Latta Plantation Study - Accession 838 - M397 (448)

  James Latta

  Accession 838 - M397 (448)

  This collection consists of a study of the James Latta Plantation by Jack Orr Boyte to provide guidelines for continuing the preservation, restoration, reconstruction and demonstration of this early 19^th century farm as a living history site. This study has information on boundaries, partnership, labor, trade, estate, overseer, land, remnants, equipment, records, etc. The plantation is located in the Hopewell Community of northern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The Latta House was built about 1800 by James Latta and was a cotton plantation which contained more than 800 acres during its most prosperous years. It is currently located within the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve and the original home and smokehouse is situated on a 62-acre lot.

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  Jessie Huey Laurence Papers - Accession 5

  Jessie Huey Laurence

  Accession 5

  The Jessie Huey Laurence Papers primarily consist of correspondence, but also included are speeches, program notes, minutes, financial records, photographs, clippings, and scrapbooks relating to her role in the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs (1928-1937); her promotion of a compulsory school attendance bill for South Carolina (1934-1936); the formation of the South Carolina Council for the Common Good (1935); Works Progress Administration (WPA) and Public Works Administration (PWA) projects in South Carolina; and her interest in the Catawba Indians of York County, as chairman of Indian Affairs Committee for the Catawba Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

  Subjects include literacy, Santee-Cooper Dam, Winthrop College, World War II, York County Historical Society, York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties and family history material including: Adams, Craig, Jackson, Lesslie, Lessly, Mull, Muehl, Robinson, Taylor, Weidner, Witherspoon, and Wylie families.

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  Laurens City Schools High School Diploma - Accession 1356 - M677 (732)

  Laurens City Schools and Olivia Orme Adams

  Accession 1356 - M677 (732)

  This collection consists of a Laurens City Schools High School Diploma awarded to Olie Orme Adams on May 19, 1905. Olivia (Olie) Orme Adams (1888-1978) would go on to graduate from Winthrop College with a Bachelor of Arts in Normal Latin on June 1, 1909 and a Master of Arts degree from Winthrop on June 2, 1914. She also employed as an Assistant Instructor in History at Winthrop College during the 1918-1919 academic year.

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  South Carolina League of Nursing Records - Accession 477 - M196 (238)

  League of Nursing, South Carolina

  Accession 477 - M196 (238)

  The South Carolina League of Nursing Records consist of a copy of the act creating a State Board of Examination and Registration of Nurses, various reports concerning nursing and education of nurses in South Carolina, a brief history of nursing in South Carolina, and an obituary of Miss Nellie Cunningham, the first state nurse.

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  League of Women Voters of South Carolina Records - Accession 236 - M100 (129)

  League of Women Voters, South Carolina

  Accession 236 - M100 (129)

  The League of Women Voters of South Carolina Records consist of a history which describes the League of Women Voters of South Carolina and its activities from 1920-1976 titled Proud Heritage: A History of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina 1920-1976 by Mary L. Bryan (1978). The League was the successor to the South Carolina Equal Suffrage League.

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  South Carolina League of Women Voters Records - Accession 262

  League of Women Voters, South Carolina

  Accession 262

  The League of Women Voters of South Carolina Records consists of correspondence, minutes, annual reports, membership records, and state board reports, national board reports, records on provisional status, finance committee records, records of local government projects, newsletters, bulletins, and newspaper clippings. This collection also contains studies that the league was involved with, such as: education, energy, air and the environment, public relations, prison study, welfare and foster homes, family courts, pamphlets on issues that the league was involved with and pamphlets and books of family issues. This collection also contains books and brochures on cities, towns and counties that the league dealt with including Rock Hill, SC and York County.

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  York County League of Women Voters - Accession 161

  League of Women Voters, York County

  Accession 161

  The York County League of Women’s Voters is a political organization active in encouraging citizen participation in the electoral process and the government in general. The collection consists of bylaws, constitutions, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, publications, program notes, minutes, annual reports, model cities information, project information, and questionnaires concerning the creation, activities and early history of the League.

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  York County League of Women Voters Records - Accession 73

  League of Women Voters, York County

  Accession 73

  The York County League of Women Voters Records consist of constitutions, by-laws, correspondence, membership lists, newsletters, publications, election questionnaires and program notes, concerning the origin, development and early history of the League.

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  Edmund D. Lewandowski Collection - Accession 1522

  Edmund D. Lewandowski

  Accession 1522

  The Edmund Lewandowski Collection documents the artistic career and professional legacy of Edmund D. Lewandowski, artist and Chairman of the Art Department at Winthrop University from 1973 to 1984. The collection spans the mid-twentieth century through the late 1990s and includes materials relating to his exhibitions, professional activities, and posthumous recognition.

  The collection contains personal papers, including handwritten notes by Lewandowski regarding his past exhibitions and two copies of his curriculum vitae. Notes prepared for news releases provide insight into how his work and career were presented to the public. Correspondence, dated primarily from 1997–1999, includes letters exchanged with Ed and Pat Fitzgerald concerning Lewandowski’s life and artistic contributions.

  Materials related to a documentary project on Lewandowski include meeting agendas, scripts, and research notes, reflecting efforts to interpret and preserve his legacy. Newspaper clippings from 1978–1999 document exhibitions of his work, critical reception, and reports of his death in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

  A significant component of the collection consists of exhibition catalogues (1936–1998) featuring Lewandowski’s artwork, illustrating the breadth and longevity of his career. The collection also includes a signed 1987 print titled ThermalIKEM: An American NuKEM Company, which reflects Lewandowski’s characteristic Precisionist style and interest in industrial and technological themes.

  Together, these materials provide a focused record of Lewandowski’s artistic production, professional recognition, and institutional leadership. The collection is valuable for researchers studying twentieth-century American art, Precisionism, and the development of the visual arts at Winthrop University.

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  South Carolina Library Association Records - Accession 379

  Library Association, South Carolina

  Accession 379

  This collection consists primarily of detailed organizational records of the South Carolina Library Association (S.C.L.A.) for the period 1915-1981. Financial records of the organization are included. Comprehensive information concerning the S.C.L.A.’s annual conventions from 1915 until 1981 is present. Various projects in which S.C.L.A. participated (e.g. Tennessee Valley Library Council Survey, S.C.L.A. Loan Fund, National Library Week) are well-documented. Publications of the organization as well as other professional publications are included in the collection. Correspondence of the association’s president, treasurer, and secretary is found in this collection. S.C.L.A. was founded in 1915 with the purpose “to stimulate throughout South Carolina an interest in free public libraries and to promote the establishment of such libraries in all communities so that good books may be readily accessible to the people of all classes in every community in the State.” The purpose has evolved since “to arouse and stimulate an interest in the development of libraries, to be a medium of information in (that) regard..., and to bring into touch her library force that they may gather additional strength and inspiration for the work.”[1]

  [1] South Carolina Library Association webpage (2021). https://www.scla.org/history-of-the-association

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  Interinstitutional Library Committee Records- Accession 604

  Library Committee, Interinstitutional

  Accession 604

  The Interinstitutional Library Committee Records consists of correspondence, reports, memos, minutes, pamphlets, suggestions submitted by members of the institutional library, and general information concerning the committee. The Interinstitutional Library Committee was organized in 1964 by the South Carolina Council of Presidents of the State Institutions of Higher Learning “to promote closer working cooperation between libraries and their staffs. Winthrop President Charles S. Davis was Chairman of the Council and appointed J. W. Gourlay of Clemson University as the first Chairman of the Interinstitutional Library Committee for South Carolina and the committee was composed of the Head Librarian of each of the state supported schools at the time.

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  Abraham Lincoln "Wanting to Work" Letter - Accession 1399 - M691 (747)

  Abraham Lincoln

  Accession 1399 - M691 (747)

  This collection consists of a copy of former President Abraham Lincoln’s famous “Wanting to Work” letter to Major George D. Ramsey dated October 17, 1861. The Archives copy of the letter is most likely a forgery, as the “real” letter was supposedly sold at auction in the late 1970s to the Forbes Magazine. The Archives’ copy of the “Wanting to Work” letter was given to Dr. Alta Y. Forbess and her husband in the 1950s as payment for a debt from a man while they lived in the Midwest. The man said that he had purchased the letter at an auction. The letter later changed hands to her sister, Carolyn Yelvington of York, SC who in turn donated it to the Winthrop Archives. The name of the man who claimed to have bought the letter at auction in the 1950s is not known.

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  Kate Evans Cathcart Lindsay Papers - Accession 198

  Kate Evans Cathcart Lindsay

  Accession 198

  Kate Evans Cathcart Lindsay (1898-1975) was a Winthrop graduate (Class of 1919) and a former president of the Greenville, SC Chapter of the Winthrop Alumni Association. The Kate Evans Cathcart Lindsay Papers consist of a scrapbook and a diary relating to Mrs. Lindsay’s college days at Winthrop, as well as, correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining to her role as the Greenville Alumni Association President. Correspondents include James P. Kinard and Shelton Phelps. The collection is a great source for information concerning student life at Winthrop (1915-1919) and of collegiate life during World War I.

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  Lineberger Family Papers - Accession 323

  Lineberger Family, Thomas James Lineberger, and American Civil War

  Accession 323

  The Lineberger Family Papers consist entirely of photocopies of original correspondence, poems, newspaper clippings, photographs, and financial records. The collection also includes photocopies of original American Civil War era records including confederate correspondence, pay rolls, medical records, duty rosters, enlistment records and company rolls related to American Civil War. The bulk of the collection focuses on Company C 28^th Regiment North Carolina Volunteers and its captain, Thomas James Lineberger (1838-1928), who was awarded the Southern Cross and is an excellent source for North Carolina History during the Civil War. Thomas James Lineberger moved to Rock Hill, SC and is buried at Laurelwood Cemetery in Rock Hill along with his wife Zuleika McCombs Lineberger (1848-1919).

  Also included is a genealogy of the Lineberger family descended from John Lineberger (1771-1854) and his first wife Katherine Miller. Of special interest is a signed order issued by General Robert E. Lee dismissing his troops.

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  Walter L. Lingle Reminiscence - Accession 589 - M253 (302)

  Walter Lee Lingle

  Accession 589 - M253 (302)

  The Walter L. Lingle Reminiscence consists of Memories of Rock Hill by Walter L. Lingle, a Presbyterian minister, was published in commemoration of the centenary of the First Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill which he pastored from 1902 until 1907.

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  Memories of Rock Hill by Walter L. Lingle, D.D., LL.D - Accession 1303 - M647 (701)

  Walter Lee Lingle; Rock Hill, SC; and First Presbyterian Church, Rock Hill, SC

  Accession 1303 - M647 (701)

  This collection consists of a reminiscence titled, Memories of Rock Hill by Dr. Walter L. Lingle, .D., LL.D. published by Order of the Session of the First Presbyterian Church Rock Hill, South Carolina In Commemoration of the Centenary of the Church A.D. 1969. This reminiscence by Dr. Walter Lee Lingle (1868-1956) of his time in Rock Hill, S.C. from 1902 to 1907 when he was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Rock Hill, SC. He delivered this address on November 10, 1944 upon the occasion of the church’s 75^th anniversary. The address was printed in 1969 as part of the celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the organization of the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Lingle’s remarks include recollections of the church and its members, Rock Hill and its citizens, Winthrop college and events in the area. Dr. Lingle would later become President of Davidson College in North Carolina from 1929-1940.

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  Fort Mill Lions Club Records - Accession 647

  Lions Club, Fort Mill

  Accession 647

  This collection consists of records relating to the Fort Mill Lions Club in Fort Mill South Carolina, ranging from the years 1936 through 1984, written and/or organized by Fort Mill Lions Club secretary Orris L. Spires. Included within are records from Lions International Clubs founded within the state of South Carolina: Fort Mill Lions Club, Rock Hill Lions Club, Gaffney Lions Club, Union Lions Club, and York Lions Club. The collection includes bylaws and constitutions, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative records, financial records, membership reports, records related to state conventions, manuals, pamphlets, newsletters, and newspaper clippings.

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  Rock Hill Lions Club Records - Accession 93

  Lions Club, Rock Hill

  Accession 93

  The Rock Hill Lions Club Records consist of minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, program notes, newspaper clippings, bylaws, supply catalogs, magazines, annual directories, newsletters, bulletins, membership records, ballots, activity reports, memorabilia, and a poster. Most of the material consists of records relating to various fund raising activities sponsored by the Rock Hill Lions Club to obtain money for charities. About one-third of the collection consists of financial records. It is a good source of information, not only for those doing research on the Lions Club but for those researching work done with the blind, the poor, the Boys Home of the South in Greenville, SC, the Episcopal Church Home in York, SC, and the SC Eye Bank. The club functions as a community service organization.

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  Sara Vandiver Liverance Papers - Accession 65

  Sara Vandiver Liverance

  Accession 65

  The Sara Vandiver Liverance Papers include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, program notes, newspaper clippings, legislative bills and publications, concerning Mrs. Liverance’s efforts as legislative chairwoman to the S.C. Council for the Common Good, to get jury service for women in S.C., and in trying to improve nursing care in the state. While the collection extends from 1954 to 1981, most of the material is for the period from 1966 to 1973.

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  Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes Magazine Collection- Accession 1415

  Living@ Sun City Carolina Lakes Magazine Collection

  Accession 1415

  This collection consists of Living @ Sun City Carolina Lakes magazine created to provide news and information specifically directed to the residents of the Sun City Carolina Lakes community in Indian Land, SC. This magazine contains articles written by and for residents and often includes historical reminiscences of the area and biographical articles of residents. The Sun City Carolina Lakes community was built on property that was formerly owned by former Sun City resident, Louise Pettus and the Pettus Family. Louise Pettus also wrote several articles for the magazine. This collection is continuing to be added to as we receive new editions.

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  Mrs. J. Palmer Lockwood Journal - Accession 34 - M10 (20)

  Mrs. J. Palmer Lockwood

  Accession 34 - M10 (20)

  The Mrs. J. Palmer Lockwood Journal consists of a 76 page journal kept by Mrs. J. Palmer (Leize Brown) Lockwood concerning how the poem Carolina by Henry Timrod became the South Carolina state song. There is also a description of how Mrs. Lockwood worked to popularize the song, three copies of Timrod’s poem, and a copy of a poem titled “Carolina” by Mary Frances Wickliffe, Winthrop faculty member from 1895 to 1919.

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  Emma Frew London Papers - Accession 1695

  Emma Frew London

  Accession 1695

  The Emma Frew London Papers consists of material collected by Winthrop College 1910 alumna, Emma Frew London (1890-1969). The papers consists mostly of scrapbooks and newspaper clippings related to Miss London’s family and her interests as well as to some of the organizations she belonged to. Included in the collection are correspondence, family narratives and histories, obituaries, church programs (weddings and funerals), photographs and negatives, diaries, and other records related to the London Family and extended family. There are also several ledgers of minutes and other records related to the Catawba-Ebenezer Township Tuberculosis Association. Of particular interest is a narrative titled “My Story” written by Emma Frew London’s mother, Emma Dora Frew London (1852-1937), about the origins of her family arriving in Rock Hill, SC just after General Sherman burned the bridge over the Catawba River during the American Civil War.

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  Roberta London Papers - Accession 844

  Roberta Alexander London

  Accession 844

  This collection contains the office files of Roberta London from the Department of Home Economics. Roberta Alexander London (1913-1998) was an assistant professor of home economics and director of the undergraduate dietetics program at Winthrop College from 1948 to 1977 and a 1934 graduate of Winthrop College. The collection consists of personal photographs, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, research and information on specific foods, recipes, drafts and published editions of manuscripts, class notes and student files. There is also information concerning the American Dietetics Association, the South Carolina Dietetic Association, the Piedmont Dietetic Association, the American Home Economics Association, and the South Carolina Home Economics Association, including conference material, memos, and correspondence. Miss London was president of the S.C.D.A. in 1967.

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  The Lost Colony Play Photograph - Accession 1026 - M452 (503)

  Mary W. Long

  Accession 1026 - M452 (503)

  The Lost Colony Play Photograph is of the outdoor drama play The Lost Colony by Paul Green that is produced in Manteo, North Carolina which has been performed in an outdoor amphitheater since 1937. The photograph depicts Mary W. Long of Rock Hill, SC as Queen Elizabeth I a role she played for many years. The play is about Sir Walter Raleigh’s expedition to the New World that landed in North Carolina in 1588. Mary W. Long was the wife of Winthrop Theater Professor and founder of Winthrop Theater Department William Ivy Long, Sr. and is the mother of famed costume designer William Ivy Long, Jr.

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  Jean Olivia Love WWII Navy Buttons - Accession 1573 M768 (825)

  Jean Olivia Love and World War II

  Accession 1573 - M768 (825)

  This collection includes two Navy buttons that belonged to Dr. Jean Olivia Love who was a 1949 Winthrop graduate with a Masters in Psychology. The buttons were issued Ensign Jean Love while she served in the Navy during World War II and both contain a photograph of her. Dr. Jean Olivia Love (1920-2015) was born in York County, South Carolina and lived in McConnellsville. She went on to receive her doctorate from the University of North Carolina and then started a long career as a Professor of Psychology at Lebanon Valley College until she retired in 1985. She was also chairman of the Psychology Department from 1954-1970).

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  D. A. Low: The British and Uganda (1862-1900) - Accession 1157 - M533 (584)

  Donald Anthony Low

  Accession 1157 - M533 (584)

  The collection consists of a thesis written by D.A. (Donald Anthony) Low (1927-2015) for Exeter College Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1957 from Oxford University. D. A. Low, was a historian of modern South Asia, Africa, the British Commonwealth, and, especially, decolonization. He was the Emeritus Smuts Professor of History of the British Commonwealth at the University of Cambridge, former Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University, Canberra, and President of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The thesis pertains to the British contacts and interests in East Africa, specifically Uganda, in the late nineteenth century from 1862-1900.

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  Lowry-Avery Family Papers - Accession 212

  Lowry-Avery Family

  Accession 212

  The Lowry-Avery Family Papers consist of photocopies of biographical data and family history data, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs from family reunions, and other papers. Includes a copy of the printed version of a diary by Samuel Cosmo Lowry (1845-1864) of the 17th Infantry SCV Co. F, providing a highly literate account of the life of a young Confederate soldier: “We lay in the woods a short distance from the enemy’s line, watching the flying shells as they passed over us, seeing, whistling, literally plowing the air, the loud shriek of the flying shells, the dull whiz of the great ancanisten, with the disappearing cry of wounded mortals, fairly rent the air.”

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  Dr. David M. Lowry Papers - Accession 1421

  David M. Lowry and Winthrop Organ

  Accession 1421

  The Dr. David Lowry Papers consist of work papers, music, photographs, a list of concerts, and documents pertaining to the construction of the Gabriel Kney Organ in the Barnes Recital Hall At Winthrop University. The collection also includes papers pertaining to the restoration of the D.B. Johnson Memorial Organ, David Lowry’s “A Short History of the Pipe Organs at Winthrop”, and information regarding the Gabriel Kney Organ and Angerstein practice organ. Dr. Lowry was an organist, harpsichordist, and is a retired professor of music at Winthrop University from 1965-2012.

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  Susan Gayle (Bartels) Ludvigson Papers - Accession 216

  Susan Gayle Bartels Ludvigson

  Accession 216

  Susan Gayle Ludvigson is a Professor Emeritus in the English Department at Winthrop University. She is an accomplished poet and was inducted into the South Carolina Academy of Authors, the state's literary Hall of Fame on April 25, 2009.The Susan Gayle Bartels Ludvigson Papers consist of an employment vita, correspondence, galley proofs, promotional material for writer’s conferences, contractual agreements, awards and newspaper clippings, mainly relating to the publication of Ms. Ludvigson’s first volume of poetry, entitled, Step Carefully in Night Grass, and to the publication of her other poems in literary magazines, prominent periodicals and journals.

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  Julie Lumpkin Papers - Accession 978

  Julie Lumpkin

  Accession 978

  The Julie Lumpkin Papers consists of Julie’s work during the first part of the 1980’s. Her freelance writing appeared in newspapers, magazines, and special projects such as brochures for beach condos or children’s homes. This collection contains correspondence between Julie and different publishers, along with drafts from her editing process. The collection also contains minutes and financial information from her time on the board at Killingsworth Home for Women and the National Organization for Women (NOW). Killingworth Home for Women is a Columbia, SC based nonprofit “committed to helping women lead sober and clean lives.” The National Organization for Women (NOW) was organized to improve the status and life of South Carolina Women and to aid in efforts toward the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

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  Harriet P. Lynch Letters - Accession 16 - M2 (2)

  Harriet P. Lynch

  Accession 16 - M2 (2)

  The Harriet P. Lynch Letters consist of correspondence from Harriet P. Lynch to Mrs. Julian B. Salley discussing the equal pay for equal work controversy at Winthrop College (1915-1920) where certain women teachers resigned or were fired. Mrs. Salley and Mrs. Lynch served as president and vice-president respectively of the Equal Suffrage League.

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  Francis Murray Mack Sr. Papers - Accession 1631

  Francis Murray Mack Sr., World War I, World War II, and Korean War

  Accession 1631

  The Francis Murray Mack, Sr. Papers consist of a certificate from the governor of South Carolina, ledgers, books on military instruction and training, newspaper clippings, letters, army certificates, books concerning Mr. Mack’s fraternity (Sigma Alpha Epsilon), a family Bible (1851), various college publications, maps of South Carolina, church publications, historical publications, family genealogical papers, and manuals on the operation of machinery.

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  Francis Murray Mack Sr. Papers - Accession 533

  Francis Murray Mack Sr., World War I, World War II, and Korean War

  Accession 533

  The Francis Murray Mack, Sr. Papers are divided into eight sections. The first section consists of his educational papers and the organization of the Catawba Association. The second section includes papers relating to the Ministers’ Annuity Fund. Other sections include his military papers which include his military papers which include numerous maps, papers concerning Camp Campbell and Korea, papers dealing with historical organizations of which he was a member, photographs, newspaper clippings and various pamphlets. There are three appendices which list the names of the pamphlets and the maps and also list the organizations that Francis M. Mack, Sr. was a member.

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  Manchester Cotton Mill Panoramic Print - Accession 1847 - M863 (921)

  Manchester Cotton Mill

  Accession 1847 M863 (921)

  This collection consists of a 1920s panoramic print of Manchester Cotton Mill which was located in Rock Hill, SC on the North side of what is now Dave Lyle Blvd at the corner of Curtis Street and Quantz Street. Manchester Mills was built in 1895 and opened in 1896 with John R. Barron and R.T. Fewell being the most prominent in its early development. Manchester went bankrupt in 1920. The J. P. Stevens Company based in New York eventually became sole owner of the plant in 1948. The plant was then known as the J.P. Stevens Textile Mill.

  *Placed in MSS Oversize Panoramic Box 2, Folder 26, Item 26

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  Peter Manigault Letter Book - Accession 805

  Peter Manigault

  Acccession 805

  The Peter Manigault Letter Book Collection consists of microfiche copies of bound volume of letters written by Manigault from October 1763 through May 1773 most while served in the South Carolina House of Commons. Peter Manigault (1731-1773) was a Charleston, SC Lawyer, legislator, and planter born to the wealthy merchant Gabriel Manigault (1704-1781) and Anne Ashby Manigault (1705-1782). Peter Manigault studied law at London’s Inner Temple, and was called to the British bar in 1752. Manigault served in the South Carolina House of Commons in 1755, and again from 1766 to 1773. Late in 1773 he left South Carolina for England for health reasons, resigning the speakership of the South Carolina House of Commons and died later that year on November 12, 1773.

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  A Map Of Carolina, Florida And The Bahama Islands With The Adjacent Parts - Accession 503 - M211 (253)

  Map, Carolina, Florida And The Bahama Islands

  Accession 503 - M211 (253)

  The map titled Map Of Carolina, Florida And The Bahama Islands With The Adjacent Parts consists of a view of the southeastern United States, the Bahamas, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Cuba, and Yucatan Peninsula. This original color map, 20” x 26 ½” drawn by British Citizen Mark Catesby around 1733.

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  World War I Map - Accession 1357 - M678 (733)

  Map, Europe and World War I

  Accession 1357 - M678 (733)

  This collection consists of a map titled Carte de France et Des Frontieres which was printed at Base Printing Plant, 29^th Engineers, US Army in 1918. The map is also labeled “No. 11 Longwy” and shows portions of Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Meurthe-et-Moselle in Europe. This topographical map shows train routes and water routes and identifies cities, towns, and villages. The map was created during World War I by the Topographic Division of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) due to a lack of adequate maps of the area before they arrived. This map most likely accompanied a military officer during the last year of the war.

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  Mount Dearborn Map - Accession 347 - M137 (173)

  Map, Mount Dearborn

  Accession 347 - M137 (173)

  The Mount Dearborn Map is a photocopy of an 1809 contour map of Mount Dearborn in Chester County, SC including Fort Dearborn. Mount Dearborn, previously known as Rocky Mount, was the National Armory located on the Catawba River in Rocky Mount, SC from 1802-1829. Mount Dearborn was located just below the Great Falls (sometimes called Catawba Falls) on the Catawba River. After the Catawba River was dammed by Duke Electric the Great Falls no longer existed.

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  A Complete Map of North Carolina - Accession 1248 - M600 (653)

  Map, North Carolina

  Accession 1248 - M600 (653)

  This collection consists of a 1966 reproduction of a 1770 map titled, “A compleat map of North Carolina from an actual survey” by Capt. John Collet, Governor of Fort Johnston and engraved by I. Bayly. The map of North Carolina showing mountains, counties, rivers, cities, lakes, and ports. The map was reproduced by the North Carolina State Department of Archives and History courtesy of William Patterson Cumming in 1966. It measures 56 x 85 cm.

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  Map Collection - Accession 1535

  Maps

  Accession 1535

  The Map Collection consists of various maps from around the world and contains original maps and reproductions of historical maps. This collection focuses on maps from the Southern United States and South Carolina and North Carolina in particular, but also contain maps featuring Africa, Alabama, Arkansas, Asia, Central America, Europe, Florida, Georgia, Global, Holy Land, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North America, South America, Tennessee, United States, Virginia, and World War II as well.

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  Guide Maps to Development of S.C. Parishes, Districts, and Counties - Accession 895 - M409 (460)

  Map, South Carolina

  Accession 895 - M409 (460)

  This collection consist of a copy of Guide Maps to Development of S.C. Parishes, Districts, and Counties compiled by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History from maps in SC County Inventories made by the WPA historical records survey. It includes copies of several maps of South Carolina including: Proprietary Counties of South Carolina 1682; Parishes of South Carolina 1770 compiled by Historical Records Survey, WPA, 1938; South Carolina Circuit Court Districts 1769 compiled by Historical Records Survey, WPA, 1938; South Carolina Counties & Circuit Court Districts A.D. 1785 compiled by Historical Records Survey, WPA, 1938; South Carolina Counties & Circuit Court Districts 1791-1799 compiled by Historical Records Survey, WPA, 1938; South Carolina Circuit Court Districts 1800 compiled by Historical Records Survey, WPA, 1938; South Carolina Counties 1868 compiled by Historical Records Survey, WPA, 1938; South Carolina County Origin Map;

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  La Caroline Dans L'Amerique Septentrionale - Accession 1219 - M584 (637)

  Map, South Carolina

  Accession 1219 - M584 (637)

  This collection consists of a map titled, “La Caroline dans l'Amérique septentrionale suivant les cartes angloises” by Jacques Nicolas Bellin in Paris, 1764. The map is in French and depicts the Southeastern portion of South Carolina including rivers, counties, and districts. This map measures 23 x 36 cm.

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  Map of the Carolinas 1691 - Accession 1245 - M597 (650)

  Map, South Carolina

  Accession 1245 - M597 (650)

  This collection consists of a reproduction of a 1691 map titled, “A New Map Of Carolina” by John Thornton, Robert Morden, and by Phillip Lea. The map includes an inset of Charleston, SC labeled, “A perticuler Map for the Going into Ashley and Cooper Rivers.” The map’s focus is on the coastline of North and South Carolina. The map is a reprint from the collection of the South Carolina Historical Society.

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  Map of the Carolinas 1775 - Accession 1247 - M599 (652)

  Map, South Carolina

  Accession 1247 - M599 (652)

  This collection consists of a 1966 reproduction of a 1775 map titled, “An accurate map of North and South Carolina with their Indian frontiers” by Henry Mouzon. The map shows Indian frontiers, mountains, rivers, swamps, marshes, bays, creeks, harbors, sandbanks and soundings on the coasts with the roads and Indian paths; as well as the boundary and provincial lines, the several Townships and other divisions of the land in both of the provinces. The map includes insets of Port Royal and Charleston. The map was reproduced by the North Carolina State Department of Archives and History courtesy of William Patterson Cumming in 1966. It measures 58 x 81 cm.