Manuscript Collection
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State of South Carolina Map 1773 - Accession 1246 - M598 (651)
Map, South Carolina
Accession 1246 - M598 (651)This collection consists of a 1970 reproduction of a map titled, “A map of the province of South Carolina [map] with all the rivers, creeks, bays, inlets, islands, inland navigation, soundings, time of high water on the sea coast, roads, marshes, ferries, bridges, swamps, parishes, churches, towns, townships, county, parish, district, and provincial lines. Humbly inscribed to the Honble. Lawlins Lowndes, Esgr. ... / by their most obedt. & faithful servt. Jams. Cook.” The map includes the following insets: A plan of Beaufort on Port Royal Island; A plan of Camden; A draught of Port Royal Harbour in South Carolina with the marks for going in; A plan of Charles Town; A chart of the bar and harbour of Charles Town;
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State of South Carolina Map 1796 - Accession 1240 - M592 (645)
Map, South Carolina
Accession 1240 - M592 (645)This collection consists of a map titled, “The State of South Carolina: from the best Authorities, 1796” and published by John Reid, New York. The map measures 39 x 44 cm. on sheet 41 x 56 cm.
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State of South Carolina Map 1814 - Accession 1243 - M595 (648)
Map, South Carolina
Accession 1243 - M595 (648)This collection consists of a map titled, “The state of South Carolina : from the best authorities / by Samuel Lewis ; W. Barker sculp” published by M. Carey, 1814. This topographical map of South Carolina with districts, rivers, cities, and counties labeled. The map measures 38 x 44 cm. on sheet 42 x 54 cm.
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State of South Carolina Map 1816- Accession 1241 - M593 (646)
Map, South Carolina
Accession 1241 - M593 (646)This collection consists of a circa. 1816 map titled, “S. Carolina,” by Samuel Lewis and Henry Schenck Tanner. The map of South Carolina includes counties and districts and measures 22 x 28 cm.
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Map of North and South Carolina - Accession 1211 - M577 (630)
Map, South Carolina and Map, North Carolina
Accession 1211 - M577 (630)The collection consists of a hand colored map of North and South Carolina, ca. 1796. It measures 10.5 x 8.5 inches.
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Map of American Southeast 1775 - Accession 894 - M408 (459)
Map, Southeast America
Accession 894 - M408 (459)This collection consists of a photocopy of a map of the Southeast of America in 1775. The map shows parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina.
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Southeastern United States Map 1806 - Accession 1244 - M596 (649)
Map, Southeastern United States
Accession 1244 - M596 (649)This collection consists of a reproduction of a map titled, “A New Map of Part of the United States of North America containing the Carolinas and Georgia. Also The Floridas and Part of the Bahama Islands &c. From the Latest Authorities by John Cary, Engraver 1806.”
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Rock Hill Maps - Accession 359 - M144 (183)
Maps, Rock Hill, SC
Accession 359 - M144 (183)The Rock Hill Maps collection consist of maps of the city of Rock Hill, SC and of York County, SC put out by the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce from the 1960s and 1970s.
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York County Map 1825 - Accession 1443 - M707 (763)
Map, York County and Robert Mills
Accession 1443 - M707 (763)This collection consists of facsimile of Robert Mills 1825 map of York District, South Carolina. The map was surveyed by Gordon Moore, 1820 and engraved by H.S. Tanner & Assistants.
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Robert Marett Papers - Accession 980
Robert Marett
Accession 980The Robert Marett Papers are a valuable resource for researchers, as well as surveyors, in researching the growth and development of the various communities in which he worked. Bob Marett’s work, which includes survey plats (as well as copies of plats from previous surveyors), maps, architectural drawings, field notes, correspondence, copies of deeds, and appointment ledgers are available for researchers and surveyors to peruse. The collection consists of 40, 000 pieces and 124 bound volumes that span from the late 1800s to 1992. The Inventory itself consists of 313 pages and individual plats are searchable by Property Owner as well as by the Date of the Survey.
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Margaret Nance Hall Interior Design Project - Accession 994 - M436 (487)
Margaret Nance Hall, Winthrop University
Accession 994 - M436 (487)This collection consists of a project completed by Jacqueline Byer for an Interior Design class. The project culminated in a meticulously researched paper which includes historical information such as date of erection, architect builder, plans, additions, renovations, chronology, and historical context. The paper includes architectural information such as the architectural character, description of the exterior, description of the interior and the site, information on her sources, copies of photographs and historical documents and sketches of interior design elements.
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Marlboro County, South Carolina Cemetery Records- Accession 789 - M363 (414)
Marlboro County, South Carolina; Elizabeth C. Drake; and Jacquelyn M. Rainwater
Accession 789 - M363 (414)The Marlboro County, SC Cemetery Records consist of Cemetery Records of Marlboro County South Carolina compiled by Elizabeth C. Drake and Jacquelyn N. Rainwater. The compilers include cemetery records of churches and family plots of Marlboro County.
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Rite Of Marriage - Accession 983 - M429 (480)
Marriage, Rite of
Accession 983 - M429 (480)This collection consists of the Rite of Marriage, Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 1970 which was found in Winthrop's Little Chapel. Rite of Marriage contains the programs and services for various types of church wedding services. The publication includes sections: (1) Rite for Celebrating Marriage during Mass; (2) Rite for Celebrating Marriage outside Mass; (3) Rite for Celebrating Marriage between a Catholic and an Unbaptized Person; (4) Texts for Use in the Marriage Rite and in the Wedding Mass;
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Marshall Family Papers - Accession 260 - M110 (142)
Marshall Family
Accession 260 - M110 (142)The Marshall Family Papers includes originals and photocopies of two letters written by Fred D. Marshall of Rock Hill. The first is from Camp Thomas in Chickamauga, Georgia and the second was from Camp Cuba Libre in Jacksonville, FL. while he was a soldier during the Spanish American War to his parents, Capt. and Mrs. John Wilson Marshall of Rock Hill Also included is a letter by W.W. Byre to Capt. John Wilson Marshall while a missionary in Mexico. Fred D. Marshall served as mayor of Columbia from 1941 to 1946 and W.W. Byre became Dean of Erskine Theological Seminary at Due West, SC.
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Marshall Family Papers - Accession 1495
Marshall Family, Albright Family, Barnes Family, Foxworth Family, Friedhiem Family, Tiner Family, Tyner Family, Watson Family, and Edward Marshall III
Accession 1495The Marshall Family Papers consist mostly of genealogical information related to the Marshall Family of Rock Hill, SC. The Marshall family is one of the most prominent Rock Hill families and are related to the Albrights, Barnes, and Friedheims. The genealogical records consist of lineage charts, family narratives, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, notes, newspaper articles, and published family histories. The genealogical records include information of the following families: Albright; Barnes; Foxworth; Friedheim; Marshall; Tiner (Tyner); Watson (of Brittons Neck; SC); Also included in the collection is Winthrop Training School memorabilia collected by Edward “Ned” Marshall III (Class of 1955) and information related to the Marshall Family owned Marshall Oil Company.
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Fifty Latin Verbs: Their Compounds And Derivatives - Accession 1296 - M640 (694)
Donnis Martin and Gladys Martin
Accession 1296 - M640 (694)This collection consists of a booklet titled, Fifty Latin Verbs Their Compounds and Derivatives: A Manual For Use in the Teaching of Latin and English Vocabulary by Donnis and Gladys Martin published by The Palmer Company, Boston, MA in 1927. The booklet is a manual for teaching Latin to high school students. It focuses on the roots and meanings of Latin words, and lists the English words that developed out of each Latin root. Dr. Donnis Martin (1891-1970) was a Professor of Classics at Winthrop College from 1920-1957 and was the sister of coauthor Dr. Gladys Martin (1891-1979).
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George C. Martin Papers - Accession 271 - M117 (149-150)
George C. Martin
Accession 271 - M117 (149-150)The George C. Martin Papers includes Civil War correspondence between George Canning Martin and his wife, Sarah Jane, from May 1862 to August 1864. Subjects include camp life, the progress of the war in North Carolina and Virginia, and the physical and mental condition of the Confederate soldiers (such as ill health, poor food, and depression). Also included are tax receipts, pension records, newspapers clippings (1863), a commonplace book belonging to Robert Smith, and a memoir (author unknown).
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Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin Papers - Accession 1492
Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin and Mary Seagle Faris
Accession 1492The Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin Papers document the educational experiences, academic achievements, and enduring relationship with Winthrop University of Dr. Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin (1932–2013), as well as the Winthrop education of her mother, Mary Seagle Faris. The collection reflects two generations of women whose academic lives were closely connected to Winthrop Training School and Winthrop College.
The collection includes commencement programs, diplomas and diploma covers, photographs, yearbooks, a student handbook, and artifacts. Commencement programs document graduation ceremonies for Mary Seagle Faris (Winthrop Class of 1930) and Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin (Winthrop Classes of 1954 and 1960). Diplomas span the period from 1926 to 1960 and include high school and collegiate diplomas awarded to Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin, as well as diplomas earned by her mother at Winthrop Training School and Winthrop College. Diploma covers embossed with Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin’s name mark key academic milestones in her educational career.
Photographs consist of class portraits and school images of both Mary Seagle Faris and Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin during their years at Winthrop Training School and Winthrop College, primarily dating from the 1920s through the 1950s. The collection also contains four bound volumes of the Garnet and Gold yearbooks from the Winthrop Training School, dating from 1946 to 1950, which provide visual and contextual documentation of student life during Mary Jean Martin’s attendance. A Winthrop student handbook from the 1928–1929 academic year, owned by Mary Seagle Faris, offers further insight into campus life during an earlier generation.
In addition, the collection includes artifacts documenting Mary Jean Faris Ligon Martin’s later relationship with Winthrop University, including letters, plaques, medals, and name badges. Together, these materials illustrate the multigenerational educational legacy of the Faris–Martin family and reflect Dr. Martin’s lifelong connection to Winthrop University as a student, alumna, and distinguished supporter of the institution.
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Sue Martin Papers- Accession 532 - M228 (276)
Sue Martin
Accession 532 - M228 (276)Sue Martin (1885-1966) was a 1907 graduate of Winthrop Normal and Industrial College. Included are three letters to her future husband, Paul Quattlebaum, while she was at Winthrop and he was at Clemson; ten photographs of Winthrop students and others, and a short biographical sketch of Sue Martin Quattlebaum.
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Massey Family Papers - Accession 1599 - M782 (839)
Massey Family, Fred J. Powell III, Mary Heath Brown Craig, and Mary Brown Craig Powell
Accession 1599 - M782 (839)The Massey Family Papers consist of photocopies of genealogical/ family history information concerning the Massey Family of Virginia and the Carolinas, and specifically York County from about 1570 to 2017. Included are family history lineage charts, anecdotes and reminiscences, and photographs related to the Massey Family.
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Mary Elizabeth Massey Papers - Accession 1740
Mary Elizabeth Massey
Accession 1740The Mary Elizabeth Massey Papers document the scholarly career and professional legacy of Dr. Mary Elizabeth Massey, a historian and longtime member of the Winthrop College Department of History. The collection consists of correspondence, published and unpublished writings, newspaper and biographical articles, certificates, photographs, and related materials that reflect Dr. Massey’s contributions to Civil War–era scholarship and her impact as an educator.
The collection includes letters written by Dr. Massey, biographical and memorial articles, and a Pi Gamma Mu honor society membership certificate. Of particular significance are multiple essays authored by Dr. Massey, including published works such as “The Food and Drink Shortage on the Confederate Homefront” (1949) and “The Confederate Refugees in North Carolina” (1963), as well as unpublished or undated writings and manuscript drafts related to her research on the Confederate home front and wartime economies. These materials illustrate her scholarly focus on social and economic conditions in the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Also included is a senior honors thesis, “Benjamin Ryan Tillman: His Role in the Founding and Early History of Winthrop College,” for which Dr. Massey served as a committee member, documenting her role in mentoring undergraduate research. Memorial materials and photographs further contextualize her professional relationships within the academic community, including images associated with Winthrop College and the public reception of her work.
The collection contains posthumous correspondence addressed to Dr. Ross Webb requesting copies of Dr. Massey’s publications. Many of these letters were written by former students and colleagues and attest to Dr. Massey’s enduring influence within the Winthrop College History Department and the lasting esteem in which she was held as a teacher and scholar.
The materials date primarily from the late 1940s through the 1980s. This collection supplements previously processed Mary Elizabeth Massey Papers and provides additional documentation of her academic work, teaching legacy, and professional reputation.
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Mary Elizabeth Massey Papers - Accession 20
Mary Elizabeth Massey
Accession 20The Mary Elizabeth Massey Papers consist of Dr. Massey’s professional and organizational files and includes biographical data, correspondence, lecture and teaching materials, rough notes and unpublished drafts of Dr. Massey’s journal articles and books, speeches, research notes and photocopies and typescript copies of historical manuscripts from other repositories. Most of the material pertains to Dr. Massey’s publishing efforts, her work as a Winthrop faculty member and scholar and her involvement with professional organizations, especially the Southern Historical Association and the Civil War Centennial Commission. While there is material extending from Dr. Massey’s student days at Hendrix College (a 1937 graduate), most of the substantive material extends from 1953-1973.
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Mary Ona Denny Mathews Papers - Accession 1008
Mary Ona Denny Mathews
Accession 1008The Mary Ona Denny Mathews Papers consist of Winthrop materials collected by Mrs. Mathews. Mary Ona Denny Mathews (1897-1988) graduated from Winthrop College in 1919 and began working at Winthrop in the Business Office from 1919 until she retired in 1942. She married Brig. Gen. Lucius Don Mathews (1893-1972) on August 9, 1924. The collection includes: photographs and negatives of Winthrop Faculty and Staff and Winthrop buildings, holiday greetings cards to Mary, a post card, 1919 Winthrop Students’ Handbook, a fee form, a publication titled, “The Last Meeting of the Confederate Cabinet”, Winthrop Bulletin, Winthrop Weekly News, letters, a Winthrop view book, and memorabilia including a “WC” Winthrop armband and a bookmark.
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Mary Ona Denny Mathews Papers - Accession 724
Mary Ona Denny Mathews
Accession 724The Mary Ona Denny Mathews Papers consists of Winthrop materials collected by Mrs. Mathews. Mary Ona Denny Mathews (1897-1988) graduated from Winthrop College in 1919 and began working at Winthrop in the Business Office from 1919 until she retired in 1942. She married Brig. Gen. Lucius Don Mathews (1893-1972) on August 9, 1924. The collection contains three postcards: One dated July 29, 1919 from David Bancroft Johnson; the other two have not been used or dated. There is also one photograph of a young lady at Winthrop-not dated; a two page letter from D. B. Johnson in regards to her marriage and employment at Winthrop, dated 1924; a 1915-1919 scrapbook of articles and photographs of Winthrop; a two page letter from 1964 in reference to their coming fiftieth class reunion; Miss Denny’s Diploma; and an articles from 1942 on her retirement from Winthrop’s business office.
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Mary Ona Denny Mathews Papers - Accession 796 M366 (417)
Mary Ona Denny Mathews
Accession 796 - M366 (417)Mary Ona Denny (Class of 1919) worked at Winthrop in the Business Office from 1919 until she retired in 1942. She was married L. Don Mathews on August 9, 1924 and passed away on May 14, 1988. The Mary Ona Denny Mathews Papers consists of records and memorabilia of her time as a student at Winthrop (star course ticket, programs, photographs, and papers), newspaper clippings concerning the death of D.B. Johnson, and a 1919 paper on General Haig and a June 1, 1942 editorial from The State concerning the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) controversy at Winthrop. Also included are records from Mrs. Mathew’s tenure in Winthrop’s Business Office concerning donations and gifts.
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Addie Stokes Mayfield House Historical Register Application - Accession 813 M370 (421)
Addie Stokes Mayfield
Accession 813 - M370 (421)This collection consists of an application submitted to the National Historic Register of Historic Places for inclusion of the Greek Revival house located at 353 Oakland Avenue, Rock Hill, South Carolina known as the Stokes-Mayfield House. The application contains historical notes on the history of the families who owned the property and of the property itself. Also included are historical and architectural descriptions and photocopies of photographs, articles, plats, and maps of the house as well. The Stokes-Mayfield house was accepted and entered into the National register of Historic Places on May 17, 1984.
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Addie Stokes Mayfield Papers - Accession 548
Addie Stokes Mayfield, Mayfield Family, Stokes Family, Moore Family, Rawlinson Family, Hutchinson Family, Caldwell Family, Springs Family, and Baxter Family
Accession 548The Addie Stokes Mayfield Papers consist mostly of photocopies of genealogical material collected and prepared by Winthrop Training School graduate (1933) and Winthrop College graduate (1937) Addie Stokes Mayfield (1916-1999) related to the Moore, Stokes, Rawlinson, Hutchinson, Caldwell, Springs, and Baxter families primarily from Rock Hill, SC. The genealogical entries span mostly from 1791 to 1983. The materials consists of biographical data and narratives on family members, lineage and family charts, genealogical notes, bible entries, correspondence and applications to the Huguenot Society of South Carolina, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Children of the Confederacy, etc., and nomination of the Stokes-Mayfield House (Rock Hill, South Carolina) to the National Register of Historic Places. The subjects of the biographical sketches include Dr. James Richmond Stokes (1877-1949), Harriet Baxter Rawlinson (1849-1933), Joel Woodward Rawlinson (1822-1888), Jane Moore Rawlinson (1820-1892), Addie Hutchinson Rawlinson Stokes (1883-1960), Walter Joel Rawlinson (1845-1928), Addie Hutchinson Caldwell Rawlinson (1851-1884), Dr. William Shakespeare Moore (1791-1867), and Harriet Baxter Springs Moore (1802-1832).
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Women of the Mayflower and Women of Plymouth Colony Index - Accession 857 - M381 (432)
Mayflower and Plymouth Colony, Women of, Index; Ethel J.R.C. Noyes; and Roberta Lea Cowart
Accession 857 - M381 (432)This collection consists of the Index to the book The Women of the Mayflower and Women of Plymouth Colony, compiled by Roberta Lea Cowart in 1992 to help genealogists and researchers find the names of these women pioneers. The original publication being indexed by Ms. Cowart was The Women of the Mayflower and Women of Plymouth Colony written by Ethel J.R.C. Noyes in 1921. The index includes all the names of the women from Ms. Noyes' 1921 publication and the pages where they are mentioned.
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Benjamin Whitman Mayo Civil War Diary - Accession 630 - M271 (321)
Benjamin Whitman Mayo
Accession 630 - M271 (321)The Benjamin Mayo Diary consists of a typescript copy of Massachusetts resident Benjamin Mayo’s unpublished Civil War Diary. Benjamin Whitman Mayo (1836-1908) served in the Union Army in Company I, 25th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. He describes the condition of the army, it’s movements, and army life during the American Civil War.
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McCall Family Papers - Accession 1069
McCall Family and Chester, SC
Accession 1069The collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and personal papers documenting the lives of the McCall siblings of Chester, South Carolina: Clyde C. McCall (1917–1979), Ernest W. McCall (1909–1993), Hazel Janet McCall Windham (1911–2011), Ruth McCall Ward (b. 1919; married John Vernon Ward on January 6, 1940), Mary Lou McCall Elliott (1904–1991), and Chalmers S. McCall (1907–1965). Their parents were Ernest Walton McCall (1882-1937) and Flonnie L. Horton McCall (1883-1966).
Scrapbooks compiled by Hazel, Ruth, and Mary Lou provide insight into the culture and daily experiences of high school–aged and young adult women during the 1920s and 1930s. These scrapbooks include memorabilia from dances, parties, and other social events, as well as publicity photographs of cultural figures such as Rudolph Valentino.
A significant portion of the collection relates to the military service and personal life of Chalmers McCall from roughly 1940 until his death in 1965. The collection also contains several notable vintage postcards and holiday cards.
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McCandless Family Papers - Accession 1715
McCandless Family, Caldwell Family, Crawford Family, and Smythe Family
Accession 1715The McCandless Family Papers consists of photographs and photo albums of the McCandless family, mostly from Chester, SC, and those related to them. Many of these photographs are tintypes, ambrotypes, and carte de visites. This collection also has a 10 ¾ x 13 ½ inch portrait photograph of Isabella Caldwell. Most of the photographs are of the McCandless family, but the Caldwell, Crawford, and Smythe Families appear prominently. The other family names featured include: Alexander, Beaty, Burdell, Craig, Curry, Herbeson, McCaughey, McElwie, Miller, Morrison, Meely, Pooser, Priestly, Russel, Saye, and Wherry.
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Alice Claire McColl Collection - Accession 1367 - M683 (738-739)
Alice Claire McColl and Winthrop College
Accession 1367 - M683 (738-739)The Alice Claire McColl Collection consists of material collected by Alice Claire McColl (Class of 1966) and her time as Winthrop undergraduate student from 1962-1967. Alice is a member of the Class of 1966, but she graduated in December 1965. The collection includes a commencement bulletin, Johnsonian articles, schedules for classes and Winthrop events, advertisement flyers, handbooks/booklets, several artist series programs and flyers, and a Rat Week program. There are also special items including four Winthrop ID cards for Claire McColl, a meal ticket, a swimmer qualification, student government (SGA), and inspection cards, items pertaining to WDC, a notice of admission, a diploma cover, and two signs for Claire McColl. This collection offers a great window into the life of an undergraduate student at Winthrop during the early to mid-1960s.
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McConnell Family Papers – Accession 340
McConnell Family
Accession 340The McConnell Family Papers consist of correspondence, land plots and deeds, Fifth Regiment “E” Company Roll of the South Carolina Volunteers, program pamphlet, journal, family papers, a photograph, and recollections by John Daniel McConnell of his service in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. All of the material primarily relates to the McConnell family members in North and South Carolina, but also contains some material from families located in other states.
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Hugh J. McCorkle Papers - Accession 341
Hugh Jetton McCorkle
Accession 341Hugh Jetton McCorkle (1893-1979) was a noted banker and prominent citizen of York, S.C. He worked in a number of banks around the area before settling at the Bank of York for 35 years, first as Vice President and Executive Vice President from 1944 to 1959, as President from 1959 to 1974, and as Chairman of the Board from 1974 until his death in 1979. He served during World War I from 1915-1918 as a First Sergeant in the U.S. Armed Forces in the 105th Engineers in France and Belgium. He was wounded in Bellicourt, France and received a Purple Heart. The collection contains a few World War Records including lists of First Platoon members, Class Cards, and certification as Sergeant 1st Class. Also included in the collection are citations and awards, newspaper clippings, photographs, a scrapbook, and other papers relating to Mr. McCorkle’s business and community activities. Included in the Hugh J. McCorkle papers is a biographical file containing sketches of McCorkle’s life and an outline of his activities.
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J.L. McCrorey Civil War Diary - Accession 472 - M194 (236)
J. L. McCrorey
Accession 472 - M194 (236)The J. L. McCrorey Civil War Diary contains a photocopied excerpt from a diary of J. L. McCrorey, 2nd Lieut., Co. B, 4th South Carolina Calvary which covers his capture and life as a prisoner of war held by the Union Army during the American Civil War. Lieutenant McCrorey died on August 20th 1864 of "Congestion of the Lungs" while still a prisoner of war. The Diary was transcribed by Margie Peak in October 1940 from the original manuscript in the possession of J.L. McCrorey of Columbia, S.C.
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McCrory's Five and Dime Store Records - Accession 1467
McCrory's Five and Dime Store Records
Accession 1467This collection contains correspondence, titles, and leases concerning James S. White Jr. and McCrory’s Dime Store, as well as, blueprints, newspaper clippings, and a McCrory’s Store inventory. McCrory’s Dime Store was located on Main Street in Rock Hill, South Carolina in a building built in 1901. McCrory’s operated from 1937 through 1997 and from 1960-1961 was the site of several “sit-in” protests by black students from nearby Friendship Jr. College.
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Bertie Lucille Wells Papers - Accession 1161 - M536 (587)
Bertie Lucille Wells McDonald
Accession 1161 - M536 (587)The Bertie Lucille Wells Papers consists of two certificates awarded to 1918 Winthrop College Alumna Bertie Lucille Wells (1897-1969. The collection consists of a Palmer Method of Business Writing Teacher’s Certificate dated May 24, 1923 to Lucille Wells and a United Daughters of the Confederacy certificate dated March 20, 1924 awarded to B. Lucille Wells.
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McDonald-Sadler Family Genealogy - Accession 936 - M422 (473)
McDonald Family and Sadler Family
Accession 936 - M422 (473)This collection consists of the lineage of the McDonald–Sadler families of Mecklenburg, NC and Carthage, Tennessee covering the years 1763 to 1996 from William McDonald (born about 1763) and Elizabeth Sadler who were married in Mecklenburg County, NC on September 16, 1789. The McDonald-Sadler Family Genealogy Collection was compiled by Douglas Wade McDonald of Tacoma Washington.
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McFadden-Dillingham Papers - Accession 901 - M412 (463)
McFadden Family and Dillingham Family
Accession 901 - M412 (463)The McFadden-Dillingham Papers include photographs, correspondence, a history of the Episcopal Church of Our Savior (Rock Hill, South Carolina), city directory of Ogdensburg, New York, newspaper articles and other papers relating to the family of William Dillingham (1840-1894) who was a Western Union Telegrapher in Rock Hill and his wife Eliza McFadden Dillingham (1856-1930) who are both buried in Laurelwood Cemetery in Rock Hill, SC.
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Lindsay Crawford McFadden Certificate of Commission - Accession 677 - M300 (351)
Lindsay Crawford McFadden
Accession 677 - M300 (351)The Lindsay Crawford McFadden Certificate of Commission was given in the State of South Carolina, for the Volunteer State Troops. Lindsay Crawford McFadden (1881-1961) was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Company H., First Infantry given by Gov. M. F. Ansel on April 5, 1907. The South Carolina Volunteer State Troops were the equivalent of the State Militia or State Guard. Lindsay McFadden would later serve in WWI and is buried in Laurelwood Cemetery in Rock Hill, SC.
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Lizzie Graham McFadden Civil War Reminiscence - Accession 784 - M359 (410)
Lizzie Graham McFadden
Accession 784 - M359 (410)The Lizzie Graham McFadden Civil War Reminiscence Collection consists of a typescript copy of a reminiscence by Mrs. J.B. (Lizzie Graham) McFadden about how her father James Graham who helped organize efforts in Chester, SC to feed and shelter Confederate soldiers coming through the area during the American Civil War. Mr. Graham who was too old to fight in the war organized "the ladies in the town into committees, one for each day of the week" who would make certain that "the boys" would be fed and the wounded cared for.
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Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers - Accession 378
Robert Lawrence McFadden
Accession 378The Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, studies, legislative bills, and acts, amendment copies, financial records, news releases, policy statements, maps and newspaper clippings relating to Mr. McFadden’s career as a member of the S.C. House of Representatives for District #50 of York County. the papers relate to such diverse topics and organizations as the York County Nature Museum, alcohol and drug abuse, the Catawba Regional Planning Council, the death penalty, public education, social services, Winthrop University and York Technical College, rural fire departments, et al. The collection is arranged so that the general correspondence appears first in the collection followed by a subject file arranged alphabetically. A random collection of newspaper clippings closes out the collection. All records are arranged in their respective subject files in general chronological order.
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Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers - Accession 58
Robert Lawrence McFadden
Accession 58The Robert Lawrence McFadden Papers consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and financial records, relating to a wide range of topics and organizations, both at the state and York County level; including the York County Nature Museum, alcohol and drug abuse, the Catawba Regional Planning Council, the death penalty, public education, social services, Winthrop College and York Technical College, Catawba, South Carolina, Clover, South Carolina, Congaree Swamp, consumer protections, health care, Henry’s Knob, insurance, Jaycee Boys Home, judicial reform, dairy industry, Gov. John C. West, taxes, York County landfills, South Carolina wildlife, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Fort Mill, transportation, housing, senior citizens, South Carolina State Constitution revision, Home Rule, House Reapportionment, highways, environment, South Carolina Tricentennial. Celebration, York County Boys Home, civil defense, York General Hospital, race relations, and Veteran affairs.
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McGee Family Papers - Accession 735 - M340 (391)
McGee Family
Accession 735 - M340 (391)The McGee Family Papers consists of photocopies of genealogical records including deeds, birth and death certificates, marriage licenses, and church records concerning the MaGee (Magee) family from Pennsylvania from 1709-1986.
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Susie Norwood McKeown Papers - Accession 53 - M25 (36)
Susie Norwood McKeown
Accession 53 - M25 (36-37)The Susie Norwood McKeown Papers consist of correspondence, lists, statements and other papers mainly concerned with her work on the nominating and executive committees of South Carolina Library Association (SCLA).
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Address of the Hon. J. Rion McKissick of Greenville, S.C. To the General Assembly of South Carolina - Accession 1201 - M569 (622)
James Rion McKissick
Accession 1201 - M569 (622)The collection consists of a publication titled Address of the Hon. J. Rion McKissick of Greenville, SC to the General Assembly of South Carolina in Joint Session at Columbia March 23, 1927 Upon the Occasion of the Presentation to the State of South Carolina of the Robe and the Gavel used by the Hon. William H. Wallace when presiding over the Historic “Wallace House” in 1876 published in 1927 in Columbia, SC. The publication consists of an address by James Rion McKissick (1884-1944) of Furman University to a joint session of the South Carolina general Assembly on March 23, 1927 concerning William H. Wallace and the events surrounding the South Carolina election of 1876. The address was given on the occasion of the presentation to the state of the robe and gavel used by Wallace as Speaker of the House in 1876. It includes biographical information about Wallace. McKissick became president of the University of South Carolina in 1936.
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Sara Perry McLeod Papers - Accession 1432
Sara Perry McLeod and Winthrop College
Accession 1432The Sara Perry McLeod Papers include a May Day program, newspaper clippings and photographs from a scrapbook, and Winthrop College yearbooks (Tatler) from Sara Perry’s student years. Sara Perry McLeod (1921–2011), a 1942 Winthrop College graduate, served as Maid of Honor during the May Day festivities in the spring of 1942. The bulk of the collection documents the 1942 May Day celebration, featuring images and articles related to that event, along with materials reflecting her time as a student at Winthrop.
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Marion W. McLester Papers - Accession 408 - M163 (204)
Marion W. McLester
Accession 408 - M163 (204)Dr. Marion Woodward Wright McLester (1895-1994) was civic leader and a principal and public school teacher in Sumter County, South Carolina from 1919 to 1964. The Marion Woodward McLester Papers consist of correspondence, reminiscences, and excerpts from an unpublished autobiography, relating to Mrs. McLester’s teaching career and work as a civic leader.
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Medieval Manuscript Collection - Accession 1500
Medieval Manuscripts
Accession 1500The Medieval Manuscript Collection consists of documents dating from the 13th century. The collection consists of folios of music, law, the Bible, theology, Psalters, the Book of Hours, Science, Liturgy, as well as more modern representations of the medieval style. Although most of the pieces are from northern Europe, the reproductions are from the Middle East and North Africa. The works include notable authors such as Justinian, Thomas Aquinas, and John Chrysostom.
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Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers - Accession 1049
Dorothy Moser Medlin
Accession 1049(The Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers are currently in processing.)
This collection contains most of the records of Dorothy Medlin’s work and correspondence and also includes reference materials, notes, microfilm, photographic negatives related both to her professional and personal life. Additions include a FLES Handbook, co-authored by Dorothy Medlin and a decorative mirror belonging to Dorothy Medlin.
Major series in this collection include: some original 18th century writings and ephemera and primary source material of André Morellet, extensive collection of secondary material on André Morellet's writings and translations, Winthrop related files, literary manuscripts and notes by Dorothy Medlin (1966-2011), copies of historical manuscripts and original research on various enlightenment figures, including Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, information on the French Revolution and specifically le Terreur (1793-1794).