Manuscript Collection
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Confederate Veterans Association Catawba Camp No. 278 Records - Accession 579
American Civil War, Confederate Veterans, and Catawba Camp (CVA) No. 278
Accession 579This collection consists of photocopies of records related to the Confederate Veterans Association Catawba Camp No. 278. The majority of the records consist of minutes, but also includes membership lists, newspaper clippings, and resolutions. Also included in the collection are Catawba Camp flag and two ribbons. The Catawba Camp was organized in 1893 and was based in Rock Hill, SC with Colonel Cadwallader Jones as the Commander.
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Confederate Veterans of Lancaster County, South Carolina - Accession 468 - M192 (234)
American Civil War and Confederate Veterans, Lancaster, South Carolina
Accession 468 - M192 (234)The Confederate Veterans of Lancaster County, SC Records were compiled by Mattie Adams Plyler of Lancaster County, South Carolina from a list in the Lancaster County Clerk of Court’s Office, the records provide service information for Lancaster County veterans including each veteran’s rank, regiment, battle record, and township. The townships represented are Indian Land, Waxhaw, Cane Creek, Pleasant Hill, and Flat Creek. A map is included showing the location of each township.
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Emily Liles Harris Journals - Accession 586
American Civil War, Emily Liles Harris, and David Golightly Harris
Accession 586This collection consists of six journals written by David Golightly Harris (1821-1875), concerning his life as a upcountry farmer and slave-owner who owned and operated his 100-acre farm in Spartanburg County, South Carolina. During the American Civil War he was pressed into service on the part of the Confederacy and served with the South Carolina 5th State Troops Co. G. During his absence his wife Emily Liles Harris (1827-1899) managed their ten children, ten slaves and the farm while dutifully describing the difficulties of a southern woman operating a large farm and caring for her large family during the Civil War. Also included in this collection are photocopies off correspondence and bible records relating to the family’s history. A videotape on Mrs. Fordis on file in the South Carolina Humanities Resource Center.
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Johnston Family Papers - Accession 1217
American Civil War, Thomas Jefferson Johnston, Robert James Johnston, Johnston Family, Huber Family, Nesbit Family, and Stassen Family
Accession 1217The Johnston Family Papers consists mostly of material genealogical in nature. This genealogical material was accumulated by Andrew D. Johnston with much being handed down to him by family members. Also included is genealogical research conducted by Mr. Johnston and by Patricia Andrews Johnston Treadwell. The research includes Family Tree Makers files, pedigree charts, descendant reports, ahnentafel reports, family unit charts, grave records, family narratives, published genealogical materials, marriage announcements, and obituaries. The prominent family names are Johnston, Huber, Nesbit, Stassen, Wiedderecht, Glass, Briegel, and Boese. Also included in this collection are the personal papers of Thomas Jefferson Johnston, Burdette Francis Johnston, Emily Nesbit Johnston, Robert James Johnston, and Huber Family Papers. Thomas Jefferson Johnston (1837-1894) fought in the Union Army in Company C, 11th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Belknap’s Iowa Brigade, XVII Corps, Army of the Tennessee and the collection consists of his American Civil War Diary and an annotated transcription of the diary by Robert James Johnston. Burdette Francis Johnston (1913-1992) was an instructor of Speech and Theatre and Vice Provost of Kappa Division of the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn where he taught Jim and John Belushi. He also taught Kathryn Hays (born Kay Piper) who is best known for her role as Kim Hughes on the CBS soap opera, As the World Turns from 1972 to 2010. B.F. Johnston taught Kathryn speech and drama while she attended Joliet Township High School. His collection of papers include his school records (grade school, high school, and college), teaching papers, his letters to his wife Emily Nesbit Johnston before and after their marriage, newspaper clippings and articles, and photographs. The Emily Nesbit Johnston (1917-2008) papers consist of her school records (high school and college), cards and letters, wedding book, and newspaper articles. The Robert James Johnston (1945-2015) papers consists of his school records (grade school, high school, and college), birth announcements, letters and correspondence, newspaper articles, home movies, and family farm records (Columbus Junction, Iowa). The Huber Family papers consist of school records of Sherry Lynn Huber Johnston, records collected by Delbert Edward Huber (1921-2003) and Marion Gertrude Stassen Huber (b. 1926), and newspaper clippings related to Liebermann Jewelers in Joliet, Illinois. Also included in the collection are World War II ration books owned by James R. Johnston of Hoopeston, Illinois, a Stassen Family Bible owned by Charles J. Stassen (1866-1942), a bible owned by Emily Nesbit Johnston, and a bible owned by Robert James Johnston.
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James Alexander Milling Civil War Reminiscence - Accession 877 - M395 (446)
American Civil War, James Alexander Milling, and Confederate Veterans
Accession 877 - M395 (446)This collection consists of a photocopy of a typed transcript of the recollections of James "Jim" Alexander Milling (1846-1916) of his service in the American Civil War from 1862-1865. He wrote them sometime prior to his death in 1916. He was a native of Fairfield County, South Carolina and is buried at First Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Greenwood, SC. Milling joined the Confederate Army in 1862 and served as a Corporal in Company G, 3rd Battalion South Carolina Infantry. He participated in the Battles of: Fredericksburg; Chancellorsville; Chickamauga; Chattanooga; Battle of the Wilderness; Spotsylvania; Cold Harbor; Fisher’s Hill; New Market Heights; Bentonville;
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Civil War Remembrances “Dark Days of the Confederacy” - Accession 1094 - M503 (553)
American Civil War, Annie E. Witherspoon, and Confederate States of America
Accession 1094 - M503 (553)This collection consists of a typescript copy of an American Civil War memoir titled “Dark Days of the Confederacy.” The work was written by Lancaster native Annie E. Witherspoon (1850-1923) August 20, 1915 and transcribed by Tony Emanuel on January 31, 2003. Annie Witherspoon’s wrote of her experiences during the Union Armies’ siege of the town of Lancaster, SC in February of 1865. The siege lasted six days and Ms. Witherspoon documents what the natives of Lancaster experienced and how they perceived the invading Union Army. She discusses some personal experiences, as well as those of others. In her essay she mentions Union General Wheeler, Butler, and Fitzpatrick and how their men treated the people of Lancaster. She also mentions Confederate general Kilpatrick and how her personal slaves helped them. And Mrs. Witherspoon recalled, “...to this day we remember in loving gratitude what they did (our slaves) for us in our hour of need.”
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York County American Tune Book Association Scrapbook - Accession 420 - M166 (207)
American Tune Book Association, York County
Accession 420 - M166 (207)The York County American Tune Book Association was founded on August 2, 1921 at the York County Court House due to the efforts of Mr. W. Mason Stowe, Mr. Mason L. Carroll, and Mr. E. Meek Dickson. The organization was involved with singing sacred music. The York County American Tune Book Association Scrapbook consists of photocopies of a brief history, newspaper clippings, and photographs concerning the founding of the association and its performances.
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American Vocational Association History - Accession 716 - M326 (377)
American Vocational Association and Helen A. Loftis
Accession 716 - M326 (377)The American Vocational Association Home Economics Education Graduate Fellowship History was compiled and written by Helen A. Loftis. The history relates the development and organization of the award and covers the years 1960 through 1986. Also included are the names of the officers and recipients of the award from the first honoree Beulah I. Coon in 1965 to the 1986 Joyce Terrass.
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John Gary Anderson Papers - Accession 158
John Gary Anderson
Accession 158The John Gary Anderson Papers consist of biographical sketches of J.G. Anderson and Alice Holler Anderson (wife of J.G. Anderson), newspaper clippings offering accounts of the success and failures of the Rock Hill Buggy Company, the Anderson Motor Company and “the Rock Hill Plan” for reduction of the cotton crop in the south. Also included is a map of Rock Hill dated 1891 and scrapbooks containing advertising materials for Anderson’s products, photographs, and correspondence relating to Anderson’s business, his will and years as a trustee of Winthrop College (1920-1937).
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Roy Byrd Interview - Accession 1052 - M475 (526)
Anderson Motor Company and Roy Byrd
Accession 1052 - M475 (526)The collection consists of an interview of Roy Byrd on VHS who worked for the Anderson Motor Company in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Anderson Motor Company which was the successor of the Rock Hill Buggy Company which was founded in 1886 by Adley Holler and, his son-in-law, John Gary Anderson in Rock Hill, SC. The factory produced high quality automobiles and at one point employed 250 workers. Among these workers was Roy Byrd who worked at the Anderson Motor Company from 1917 to 1920.
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Appalachian Women: A Patchwork Quilt - Accession 642 - M280 (330)
Appalachian Women and Gretchen Robinson
Accession 642 - M280 (330)The Appalachian Women: A Patchwork Quilt Collection consists of a VHS film by independent film maker and 1965 Winthrop graduate Gretchen Robinson which interviews Appalachian women chronicling their achievements and challenging their stereotypes. She traces women in Appalachia from the Cherokee women who had the right to speak at council meetings to the strong independent Ulster-Scot settlers who brought their education with them, to 19th Century farm women, to textile workers and to 1970's & 1980' s activists. Included is information on or interviews with Civil War farm women Emily Lyles Harris, jury service advocate Sara Liverance, and South Carolina House members Carolyn Frederick and Martha Fitzgerald.
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Aragon Baldwin Mills (J. P. Stevens) Records - Accession 868 - M389 (440)
Aragon Baldwin Mills
Accession 868 - (M389) (440)The Aragon Baldwin Mills (J. P. Stevens) Records consist of financial records, minutes to meetings, correspondence and other records produced by the Aragon Baldwin Mills (JP Stevens) in Rock Hill, SC. The Aragon Mill was organized in 1906 and built in 1907 by Alexander Long with financial support of J. P. Stevens as cotton mill. The Mill would later merge with Baldwin Mills and became known as Aragon Baldwin Mill in 1924. The mill was located just west of Manchester Mill in Rock Hill, SC off of Dave Lyle Boulevard.
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Arcade Cotton Mill Photographs - Accession 1720 M830 (887)
Arcade Mill
Accession 1720 M830 (887)This collection consists of two panoramic photographs of Arcade Cotton Mill in Rock Hill, SC taken by Seymour & Thrasher Photo in the 1920s. One photograph is of the Cotton Mill with employees lined up in front and a second of just the Mill.
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Education in Charleston - Accession 1568 M765 (822)
Henry Purse Archer and Charleston, SC Education
Accession 1568 - M765 (822)This collection contains a publication titled, Education in Charleston: the public schools of Charleston: their origin, development and present status, by Henry Purse Archer (1839-1911) dated January 15th 1887. This publication offers a great snapshot of the history of education from the first free school successfully established in South Carolina which was founded in Charleston, in 1710 through 1887 when he discusses the current state of education in the City of Charleston.
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Rock Hill Artist Guild Records - Accession 315
Artist Guild, Rock Hill
Accession 315The Rock Hill Artist Guild was organized on March 17, 1960 as the Artists Guild of York and Chester Counties to encourage the appreciation of art and artists in the Rock Hill area. In July 1976 the name was changed to the Rock Hill Artist Guild. The Rock Hill Artist Guild Records consist of charters, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, newsletters, photographs, membership lists, newspaper clippings, financial and other records relating to art shows and artistic activities in Rock Hill.
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Arts Appreciation Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 1349 - M723 (779)
Arts Appreciation Club , Rock Hill and Woman's Club of Rock Hill
Accession 1349The Arts Appreciation Club of Rock Hill Records consists of records produced by the club and includes meeting minutes, club member directories, club rules, calendar of events, advertisements, correspondence, handbooks, financial records, programs of events, and other records related to the activities of the club. The club appears to have been federated by the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs and members of the Arts Appreciation Club of Rock Hill were required to be members of the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill first.
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Nathan Asch Papers - Accession 344
Nathan Asch
Accession 344The Nathan Asch Papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal and financial papers, published short works of Nathan Asch, book reviews, unpublished manuscripts, notes, photographs, clippings, and a tape recording of the novelist. There is exclusive correspondence with many literary personalities including Malcolm Cowley, Josephine Herbst, James Farrell, Morley Callaghan, Stefan Zweig, Sholem Asch, Doris Lessing, Hart Crane, Hermynia Zur Mühlen, John Dos Passos, and Ford Madox Ford. There is also information pertaining to his work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and his service in the US Army Corps during World War II.
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Assistance Agencies Report - Accession 498 - M207 (249)
Assistance Agencies, Federal and State Governmental
Accession 498 - M207 (249)The Assistance Agency Report consists of a report titled Activities and Accomplishments of Assistance Agencies in South Carolina prepared by Lawrence M. Pinckney, State Director for South Carolina, Office of Government Reports in December 1939. The report “was prepared to acquaint the citizens of South Carolina with the manifold public services of governmental assistance agencies, both Federal and State, operating in South Carolina.” Included are reports of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Civilian Conservation Corps, Farm Credit Administration, Farm Security Administration, Federal Housing Administration, Forest Service, Home Owner’s Loan Corporation, National Park Service, National Youth Administration, Public Works Administration, Social Security Board, Soil Conservation Service, South Carolina Public Service Authority, State Department of Public Welfare, South Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission and Work Projects Administration.
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Associated Country Women of the World Records - Accession 602 - M261 (310)
Associated Country Women of the World
Accession 602 - M261 (310)The Associated Country Women of World Journal contains program notes, newspaper clippings, journal entries, and memorabilia kept by Mrs. H.O. Watson of Mt. Carmel, South Carolina, and documenting her trip to the Third Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World in Washington, D.C. in 1936. Also included is a panoramic print of the women who attended the Third Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World, taken in Washington, DC in 1936 on one of the White House lawns (MSS Panoramic Print box 2, folder 7).
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Associated Country Women of the World Records - Accession 788 - M362 (413)
Associated Country Women of the World
Accession 788 - M362 (413)The Associated Country Women of the World Records consist of correspondence and reports from the Associated Country Women of the World Council meeting in England from July 23-25, 1990.
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Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collections - Accession 1557
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Accession 1557The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collection consists of the minutes of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod. The minutes span October 1850 through June 2009. The minutes include reports from the treasurer, reports from the church presbyteries, and information pertaining to Erskine College. There is a copy of The Moral Bugle Call a sermon presented by Rev. George A. Gordon, as well as The Presbyterian Quarterly which was published January 1893.
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Joe Azer Photograph Collection - Accession 792
Joe Azer
Accession 792The Joe Azer Photograph Collection consists of more than 6500 photographs taken by Joe Azer, Rock Hill, South Carolina photographer. Included are photographs of beauty pageants, parades, women, families, fashion, local history, Winthrop students and events such as May Day, public school events, plays, sports, weddings, and Azer’s family. These photographs were taken in York, Chester, Lancaster, Cherokee, Kershaw, Chesterfield, Horry and other South Carolina counties. Also included are negatives, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photograph albums, and photographic equipment, and photographs arranged by subject.
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Bailes Family History - Accession 366 - M149 (189)
Bailes Family
Accession 366 - M149 (189)The Bailes Family History consists of information on the Bailes Family, their Coat of Arms, and the Harris, Clawson, McGinn and Wolfe families mostly of Lancaster and Fort Mill, SC.
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Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker Papers - Accession 224
Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker
Accession 224Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker (1921-1995) was from Aiken, SC and served as executive secretary for the General Laborer’s Union- International Hod Carriers Building and Common Labor of America Local #58, Augusta, Ga. and Local # 58, Aiken S.C. The Mary Ursula Blackwell Baker Papers consist of correspondence, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) newsletters, financial records, minutes of meetings, labor agreements, meeting attendance journals, receipt books and various records relating to the construction and General Laborer’s Union- International Hod Carriers Building and Common Labor of America Local #58, Augusta, Ga. and Local # 58, Aiken S.C.
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Ball Family Papers - Accession 774
Ball Family
Accession 774The Ball Family Papers consists of 52 microfiche that covers the operation of several plantations on the Cooper River in the Berkeley County area in South Carolina. The Ball Family Papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, wills and estate papers, plantation papers and slave records, accounts, receipts, genealogical material, plats, and other items pertaining to the Ball family and related families. The collection also includes the papers of John Ball (1760-1817), William James Ball (1787-1808), Ann Simons Ball (1776-1840), John Ball (1782-1834), and William James Ball (1821-1891), as well as the journal (1715-1716) of Captain George Chicken (d. 1727). Also included are releases (1645-1646) to John and Edward Harleston of England, and the epitaph (ca. 1699) of James Bond (d. 1699) of England.
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Harriet Bandy Papers - Accession 1393
Harriet Bandy
Accession 1393The Harriet Bandy Papers consist of scrapbooks, photographs and photograph albums, yearbooks, plaques and award certificates, display boards, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, patches, programs, correspondence, and biographical information relating to Harriet “Boots” Bandy, a 1958 graduate of Winthrop. "Boots" Bandy was a legendary basketball coach in the state of South Carolina and was later inducted into the South Carolina Coaches Association Hall of Fame and Winthrop Hall of Fame.
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Banks Presbyterian Church History - Accession 195 - M87 (111)
Banks Presbyterian Church
Accession 195 - M87 (111)The Banks Presbyterian Church History is a history written by Mrs. Lena P. Kell entitled “The Early History of Banks Presbyterian Church” describing the history of the church from 1870s to 1947. The church is located in Waxhaw, North Carolina near Fort Mill. (Photocopies)
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Reverend William Banks Memorial Sermon - Accession 1701 - M818 (875)
William Banks, Unity Presbyterian Church, Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, Providence Presbyterian Church, Banks Presbyterian Church, and James Spratt White
Accession 1701 - M818 (875)This collection consists of a 86 page handwritten Memorial Sermon for Reverend William Banks (1814-1875) following his death which was written in September 1875 by J. S. W. (Rev. James Spratt White (1841-1891)). The sermon was preached by request at “Catholic – Oct. 3rd 1875, at Presbytery (Tirzah) – Oct. 9th, at Pleasant Grove – Oct. 24th, at Unity Church – Oct. 31st.” Rev, William Banks served as pastor of Bethel Presbytery and Pleasant Grove Presbytery beginning in the 1840s. He also served as stated supply pastor of Providence Presbyterian Church and Unity Presbyterian Church in Fort Mill, SC. Banks Presbyterian Church in Marvin, NC was named in his honored. Rev. William Banks is also the father of William Banks the first superintendent of the Rock Hill Schools
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Eugene L. Barnwell Papers - Accession 1011
Eugene Lindsay Barnwell
Accession 1011The Eugene L. Barnwell Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, training materials, memorabilia, and personal reflections concerning his life and careers in music and public service including his service as mayor of York, SC from 1982-1991. Of particular interest among the Barnwell Papers is his study of municipal management relative to a council/manager form of government.
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Clara Barrett-Strait Papers - Accession 653 - M288 (339)
Clara Barrett-Strait and Edwin S. James
Accession 653 - M288 (339)Clara Barrett-Strait (ca. 1867-1948) was one of the foremost portrait painters in South Carolina during the first half of the 20th century. The Clara Barrett-Strait Collection consists of the manuscript, Clara Barrett-Strait: An Achievement and a newspaper clipping published in the State Magazine in 1985 about the artist, both written by former Winthrop professor Edwin S. James (1922-2011). Also included is a microcassette recording labeled “Clara Barrett-Strait 1983” and photographs and negatives of Clara Barrett-Strait’s portraits, all of which were compiled by Edwin S. James.
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Barron and Carothers Papers - Accession 1504 - M732 (788)
Barron Family and Carothers Family
Accession 1504 - M732 (788)The Barron and Carothers collection consists of six photographs of Louise Carothers Newland, Winthrop Class of 1920 and Winthrop piano instructor 1946-1949; one photograph of Mary Erwin Byers, aunt of Louise Carothers Newland; a newspaper clipping concerning the Winthrop Training School (WTS) Second Grade class’ visit to the Peoples National Bank [Evening Herald, Monday, April 3, 1933]; and a mimeographed copy of “Third Grade News” the newsletter of the Third Grade of the Winthrop Training School (WTS) dated December 8, 1933. Bill Barron attended Winthrop Training School from 1930 to 1942.
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Lionel Barrymore Collection - Accession 1716 M828 (885)
Lionel Barrymore
Accession 1716 M828 (885)This collection consists of a framed watercolor painting titled, “Holiday Time in the South” by Lionel Barrymore. The nameplate states: “Painted And Presented To The Citizens Of Rock Hill As A Memento Of My Sincere Appreciation For Their Good Will Towards Me, 8-11-’53, Lionel Barrymore.” Also included in the collection are several photocopies of newspaper articles related to the receipt of the painting from 1953-1954 and a letter written by Lionel Barrymore on his letterhead to Miss Nan Weller Carson of the Rock Hill Public Library dated May 2, 1954. Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) was a famous actor, director, author, and painter. A member of the Keystone Club of Rock Hill, Mrs. Eva M. White, wrote to Lionel as part of a project she was working on and Mr. Barrymore responded with a letter and telegram. In response, members of the Keystone Club sent several hundred letters and birthday cards to him for his 75th birthday. In thanks he painted and dedicated the watercolor, “Holiday Time in the South” to the City of Rock Hill.
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Andrew Baskin Family Genealogy - Accession 1156 - M532 (583)
Baskin Family Papers and Raymond Martin Bell
Accession 1156 - M532 (583)This collection consists of excerpts (title page, table of contents, and pages 1-3 and 12-15) from The Baskin(s) Family South Carolina—Pennsylvania with Stephens and Martin notes by Raymond Martin Bell (1975). The photocopied excerpts cover the origin of the Baskin family name and details the Southern Branch following the lineage of Andrew Baskin (ca1730-1800) of Kershaw and Lancaster Counties in South Carolina.
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Albin O. Bauer Letters - Accession 526 - M225 (272)
Albin O. Bauer
Accession 526 - M225 (272)Albin O. Bauer was a professor and the director of music at Winthrop from 1907-1913. He was retired and moved back to Germany in 1913 just before the outbreak of World War I. The letters provide a nostalgic glimpse of life in Rock Hill in the early twentieth century and provide information from the German point of view about World War I by a former resident of the United States. The letters detail the struggles Mr. Bauer endured while attempting to reconcile his admiration of the U.S. with his love of Germany and the German Culture that was threatened during World War I and what life was like following the defeat of the Germans in the war. Most of the letters were written to the Fewell family of Rock Hill, SC with whom he lived with while working at Winthrop.
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Florence Richard "Dickie" Baxter Papers - Accession 299
Florence Richard Baxter
Accession 299Florence Richard "Dickie" Baxter (1930-?) was a club woman and former president of the South Carolina Business and Professional Women’s Club. The Florence Richard Baxter Papers consist of correspondence, memoranda, bylaws, financial records, publications, brochures, newspaper clippings, and legislative voting profiles, mainly relating to the South Carolina Business and Professional Women’s Club activities in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratification in the South Carolina General Assembly and the activities of such South Carolina Women’s organizations as the Columbia chapter of the National Organization of Women (NOW), the South Carolina Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment, and Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina.
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Melle H. Beard Photograph Album - Accession 276 - M119 (152)
Melle Hanahan Beard
Accession 276 - M119 (152)The Melle H. Beard Photograph Album collection consists of a photograph album of with images of Winthrop buildings, campus scenes, and pictures of Mrs. Beard and her friends while students at Winthrop College from 1917-1919. Melle Hanahan Beard from Charlotte, NC was a 1919 graduate of Winthrop Normal and Industrial College with an AB degree in Education.
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Larry Beasley Family Papers - Accession 1547
Larry Beasley
Accession 1547The Larry Beasley Family papers consist of correspondence, materials associated with the car company Cadillac, photograph collection of Cadillacs, a book on Cadillacs from 1968, newspaper clippings and newspapers of notable events in United States history, magazine clippings and magazines also comprising of notable events in United States history, and memorabilia related to the Beasley Family. In addition, there are United States ration cards from World War II, penmanship booklets, travel brochures, and a book on Trinidad.
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General P.G.T. Beauregard Pamphlet - Accession 624 - M268 (318)
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Accession 624 - M268 (318)General P. G. T. Beauregard (1818-1893) was a prominent Confederate General during the American Civil War as well as a politician, inventor, writer, and civil servant. The General P.G.T. Beauregard Pamphlet consists of a pamphlet describing the details of the transfer of General Beauregard’s sword to the city of Charleston, SC following his death in 1893.
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William Douglas Beer - Accession 290 - M123 (156)
William Douglas Beer
Accession 290 - M123 (156)The William Douglas Beer Journals collection consists of photocopied journals which are accounts of Mr. Beer’s preparation for and participation in World War I. The journal gives an account of the hardships of war and its effects on American soldiers. Willie Beer was born in Columbia, Missouri on September 20, 1891 and died on February 4, 1950.
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The Barnwell County Endemic of 1891: Is it Typhoid or Continued Fever? - Accession 1323 - M660 (714)
Martin Bellinger; Barnwell County, SC; Map, South Carolina; and Barnwell County Medical Society
Accession 1323 - M660 (714)This collection consists of a booklet titled, The Barnwell County Endemic of 1891: Is it Typhoid or Continued Fever? published in ca. 1892. This publication is an address read “At a special meeting of the Barnwell County (South Carolina) Medical Society, called March 8th, 1892, to discuss the character of the recent County fever outbreak, Dr. L. C. Stevens, president, in the chair, the following paper read by Dr. Martin Bellinger was unanimously endorsed and ordered to be published.” Also included is a Map Of The State Of South Carolina, United States Of America: Shewing The Cities, Principal Towns, Court Houses, Railroads, Rivers and Seacoast Published by Joseph Walker, Charleston, SC 1867.
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Lucia B. Bell Papers - Accession 255
Lucia B. Bell
Accession 255The Lucia B. Bell Papers consist of historical and family history information pertaining to the Bell family of South Carolina. Most of the material relates to the Bell Family and other allies clans such as the Gaston, Coln, and Stinson Families. The earliest dated material includes notes on the Bell family’s coat-of-arms and a listing of land grants from 1770-1848. Information on the Chester County Covenanters along with reprinted historical sketches concerning the area’s general history and a biographical sketch on Reverend William Martin, the first Chester County Covenanter preacher. A brief history of Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church is provided with listing of former church elders and deacons from 1895-1958.
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Thomas Belue Collection - Accession 35 - M11 (21)
Thomas Belue
Accession 35 - M11 (21)The Thomas Belue Collection consists of the diary of Thomas Belue of Union County, South Carolina. He enrolled as a private in the Confederate Army in Co. F, Captain C.W. Boyd’s , 15th SCV. The diary covers August, 1861 to September, 1863, and May 1864. Belue describes battles fought in South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, and Virginia, mileage covered, camp life and events that occurred during his time in the army. The collection also includes biographical information, genealogical information, a partial transcript of the diary, and copies of Belue’s military records. In addition there is a tintype in a case of Belue in his uniform, two copies of the tintype, and photographs of his gravestone at Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery in Union County, South Carolina.
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Benick/Beanick Family Papers - Accession 1601 - M784 (841)
Benick Family and Beanick Family
Accession 1601 - M784 (841)The Benick/Beanick Family Papers consist of two land deeds and two surveys from Lincoln County, North Carolina to members of the Benick/Beanick family. The first deed affords land to Philip Benick on August 22, 1795 and includes a survey, which is glued to the deed, for Philip Benick’s property at the Indian Creek (150 acres) conducted on December 3, 1794 by David Ramsey. on the area done . The second deed affords land along Indian Creek in Lincoln County, NC to Feely Beanick and was entered on October 20, 1818 and registered on November 30, 1820. The second deed also has a survey of the property glued to it dated February 15, 1820 conducted by Samuel Wilson.
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Dr. and Mrs. James P. Berry Collection - Accession 1042
James P. Berry
Accession 1042The Dr. and Mrs. James P. Berry Collection consist of newspaper headlines covering President Richard Nixon’s resignation and Gerald Ford’s subsequent inauguration. Additionally, there are newspapers detailing President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and the events surrounding the next few days afterwards. Finally, the LIFE magazines located within contain articles on the John F. Kennedy assassination, his burial, and the March on Washington during the Civil Rights era.
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Beta Sigma Phi Rock Hill Chapter Scrapbook Collection - Accession 900
Beta Sigma Phi, Epsilon Chapter; Beta Sigma Phi, Xi Delta Chapter; and Beta Sigma Phi, Preceptor Zeta Chapter
Accession 900This collection consists of six scrapbooks related to three Rock Hill, SC chapters of Beta Sigma Phi. Beta Sigma Phi is a non-academic social organization that was founded in 1931 “for the social, cultural, and civic enrichment of its members.” Rock Hill at one time has nine chapters: Phi Pi; Epsilon; Beta Upsilon; Delta Delta; Beta Theta; Xi Alpha Theta; Xi Alpha Xi; Xi Delta; Preceptor Zeta; The scrapbooks in this collection were made by the Epsilon Chapter that was organized on May 2, 1940, the Xi Delta Chapter which was charted on July 15, 1948, and the Preceptor Zeta Chapter. The scrapbooks consists of memorabilia, photographs, newspaper clippings, yearbooks, event programs, invitations, and flyers, member lists, correspondence, and other items related to the activities of the these three Rock Hill chapters of Beta Sigma Phi.
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Bethel Baptist Church of Sumter, SC, History - Accession 209 - M93 (119)
Bethel Baptist Church of Sumter,SC
Accession 209 - M93 (119)The Bethel Baptist Church of Sumter, SC History consists of a short history of Bethel Baptist Church in Sumter, SC from its beginning in 1780 to 1974.
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Family and Church Records - Accession 49 - M22 (32-33)
Bethel Presbyterian Church, York County, SC
Accession 49 - M22 (32-33)The Family and Church Records consist of photocopies of records compiled by Mrs. W.H. Hamilton, Mrs. Fred C. Laurence and Mrs. L.F. Abernethy for the Catawba Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The collection includes mostly genealogical information including a history of the Crawford family, Reid family Bible records, Roach family Bible records, Joseph Palmer Moore obituary, Moore family chart, Andrew Jackson, Sr. and Elizabeth Jackson monument, Commission from Gen. Francis Marion to Captain James Witherspoon, Witherspoon family records, Alexander Love biographical information, and a cemetery list of Bethel Presbyterian Church.
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Cemetery Inscriptions of Bethel United and Tabernacle United Methodist Churches Of Lancaster, South Carolina - Accession 471 - M193 (235)
Bethel United Methodist Church and Tabernacle United Methodist Church
Accession 471 - M193 (235)The collection consists of 2 booklets listing the cemetery inscriptions for Bethel United Methodist and Tabernacle United Methodist Churches copied by Mattie Adams Plyler and Betty Keener Samaras. The lists are in alphabetical order. Included in the inscriptions of the Tabernacle United Methodist Church is a brief history of the Church, a list of ministers and a roll of honor of members in the service during World War II.
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Bethesda Presbyterian Church Binder - Accession 1699
Bethesda Presbyterian Church
Accession 1699The collection consists of a ledger containing records related to the Bethesda Presbyterian Church. The ledger contains histories of the church and of its congregation. Also, included are photographs, programs, newspaper articles, and a complete run of the church newsletter, Onward and Upward, from April 1946 through June 1953. Of particular interest are several photographs, programs, and records related to the building of an educational building completed in 1949. Bethesda Presbyterian Church was founded in 1769 by Rev. William Richardson, but can trace its roots to the region of York County known as Bethesda that became a preaching station in 1760.
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Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery Directory - Accession 885 - M400 (451)
Bethesda Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Accession 885 - M400 (451)This collection consists of a publication titled Cemetery Directory of Bethesda Presbyterian Church 1769-1994: Honoring 225 Years in His Service compiled by Dr. Robert H. Walker. The cemetery directory includes a history of the Bethesda Presbyterian Church and the Bethesda community, maps and an explanation on how to use the directory, alphabetically arranged lists of gravestones by surname which includes location number, birth and death dates, veteran of a war and any addition information found on the stone. Bethesda, a community in southern York County, SC, became a preaching station in 1760 and Rev. William Richardson organized Bethesda Presbyterian church around 1769. The current church was built in 1820 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
