Manuscript Collection

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  Confederate States Army Records - Accession 612

  American Civil War and Confederate States Army

  Accession 612

  The Confederate States Army Records collection consists of microfiche copies of a ledger containing general and special orders issued from Confederate Headquarters in Charleston, SC, 1^st Military District, Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida during the American Civil War from May 8, 1863 to August 22, 1863.

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  Civil War Song - Accession 56 - M26 (38)

  American Civil War and Confederate States of America

  Accession 56 - M26 (38)

  The Civil War Song consists of a photocopy of handwritten lyrics of the American Civil War song entitled, “The Bonny Blue Flag”. This document was produced in the 1860s.

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  Declaration of The Immediate Causes Which Induce And Justify The Secession of South Carolina - Accession 1256 - M608 (661)

  American Civil War and Confederate States of America

  Accession 1256 - M608 (661)

  This collection consists of a booklet titled, Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union and the Ordinance of Secession printed by order of the convention in 1860. Written by the clerk of convention, Benjamin F. Arthur.

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  Civil War Booklets - Accession 897 - M411 (462)

  American Civil War and Confederate Veterans

  Accession 897 - M411 (462)

  This collection consists of booklets containing reminiscences, anecdotes, and recollections of the American Civil War. The collection includes Army Letters of Personne 1861-1865: News from the Front which was issued monthly by Frederick G. De Fontaine in 1897 and published by the War Record Publishing Company of Columbia, South Carolina. Personne was the pen name of de Fontaine who had been a correspondent and had published several newspapers in South Carolina during the war. Also included is The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy by James Carson Elliot of Co.F 56 Reg North Carolina Troops, CSA of Shelby, North Carolina. This booklet published in 1907 contains a history of Co. F. Reminiscences of the war including tales of Petersburg, Point Lookout Prison, Andersonville, Appomattox, and other remembrances by fellow soldiers.

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  The 40th Annual Reunion of the United Confederate Veteran's Program - Accession 63 - M29 (41)

  American Civil War and Confederate Veterans

  Accession 63 - M29 (41)

  The 40th Reunion of the United Confederate Veteran's Program describes sessions of the Confederate Veterans of the American Civil War and Sons of the Confederate Veterans at the 40^th annual reunion in Rock Hill, South Carolina June 17-19, 1931.

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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 579

  This 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 586

  This 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 5^th 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 1217

  The Johnston Family Papers is a collection primarily focused on genealogical materials. Much of the content was gathered by Andrew D. Johnston, with significant contributions from family members. The collection includes genealogical research conducted by both Andrew D. Johnston and Patricia Andrews Johnston Treadwell. This research comprises Family Tree Maker files, pedigree charts, descendant reports, ahnentafel reports, family unit charts, grave records, family narratives, published genealogical resources, marriage announcements, and obituaries. Prominent family names in the collection include Johnston, Huber, Nesbit, Stassen, Wiedderecht, Glass, Briegel, and Boese.

  In addition to the genealogical materials, the collection contains the personal papers of several family members, including Thomas Jefferson Johnston, Burdette Francis Johnston, Emily Nesbit Johnston, Robert James Johnston, and the Huber family.

  • Thomas Jefferson Johnston (1837-1894) served in the Union Army with Company C, 11th Regiment Iowa Infantry, in Belknap’s Iowa Brigade, XVII Corps, Army of the Tennessee. His papers include his American Civil War diary and an annotated transcription by Robert James Johnston.

  • Burdette Francis Johnston (1913-1992) was an instructor of Speech and Theatre and Vice Provost of the Kappa Division at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. Notable students included Jim Belushi and Kathryn Hays. His papers feature his school records, teaching materials, correspondence with his wife Emily Nesbit Johnston, newspaper clippings, and photographs.

  • Emily Nesbit Johnston (1917-2008)'s papers include her school records (high school and college), personal cards and letters, wedding book, and newspaper articles.

  • Robert James Johnston (1945-2015)'s papers consist of school records (from grade school through college), birth announcements, correspondence, newspaper articles, home movies, and records from the family farm in Columbus Junction, Iowa.

  • The Huber Family papers contain school records from Sherry Lynn Huber Johnston, records gathered by Delbert Edward Huber (1921-2003) and Marion Gertrude Stassen Huber (b. 1926), as well as newspaper clippings related to Liebermann Jewelers in Joliet, Illinois.

  Additional materials in the collection include World War II ration books owned by James R. Johnston of Hoopeston, Illinois, a Stassen family Bible owned by Charles J. Stassen (1866-1942), and Bibles owned by Emily Nesbit Johnston and 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, 3^rd 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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  Rock Hill Chapter of the American Red Cross - Accession 466

  American Red Cross, Rock Hill Chapter

  Accession 466

  The Rock Hill Chapter of the American Red Cross Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, bylaws, financial records, lists of workers, newsletters, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the work of the Rock Hill Chapter, Fort Mill Branch, and Winthrop group. Subjects include disaster relief, volunteers, courses of instruction, aid and services to soldiers and veterans of World War II and Vietnam, Junior Red Cross, blood donation, Suzanne Johnson (Daughter of David B. Johnson), and the Sunshine Club for the visually impaired. Also included are uniforms and caps. Much of the collection consists of American National Red Cross publications on various subjects, posters, and brochures.

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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, Rock Hill Body Company, and Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce

  Accession 158

  The 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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  John Wesley Anderson Jr. Papers - Accession 493

  John Wesley Anderson Jr.

  Accession 493

  The John Wesley Anderson Jr. Papers consist of material collected by the prominent Rock Hill Anderson Family predominantly of Rock Hill, SC. John Wesley Anderson Jr. was a Winthrop Training School Graduate (Class of 1933) and was the grandson of John Gary Anderson who was one the founders of the Anderson Buggy Company which later became the Anderson Motor Company. The Anderson House on Oakland Avenue in Rock Hill was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The collection includes letters received from family and friends, personal diaries, newspaper clippings, and military manuals: graphs, worksheets and textbook from World War II. Anderson attended Coast Artillery School. Also included are a diary, letters, memoranda, program notes, and materials related to military members, the Winthrop Training School, and First Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill, S.C.

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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 19^th 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 15^th 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 315

  The 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 1349

  The 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 344

  The 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)

  This collection consists of a journal written by Mrs. H.O. Watson of Mt. Carmel, South Carolina documenting her trip to the Third Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World in Washington, D.C. from during June 1936. Included are various memorabilia, including a state name tag, conference schedule booklet, drawn map of a room in the Hotel Harrington (including names and addresses of roommates) and newspaper clippings. Also included are two panoramic prints (Panoramic Box 1, Folder 7) of the women who attended the Third Triennial Conference of the Associated Country Women of the World, taken in Washington, DC in 1936. The first is on one of the White House lawns with President and Mrs. Roosevelt in the distant Background (measures 37” x 10”). The second was taken at the Constitution Hall in Washington DC with Eleanor Roosevelt Seated on Stage. Also in the picture (in the distant background) are President and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt and several staff members (Measures 32” x 10”).

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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)

  This collection consists of records from the Associated Country Women of the World. Included in the collection is a financial report for the organization dated June 30, 1990, an ACWW Board Report titled “Our World” dated July 21, 1990, and a piece of correspondence (September 4, 1990) from Shirley Woody, ACWW Area President concerning the ACWW Council Meeting in England on July 23-25, 1990.

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  Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod Minutes Collections - Accession 1557

  Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

  Accession 1557

  The 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 792

  The 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 224

  Mary 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 774

  The 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 1393

  The 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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  Bankhead Family Papers - Accession 594

  Bankhead Family and Beard Storment Bankhead

  Accession 594

  The Bankhead Family Papers contains personal correspondence and financial correspondence, Beard Storment “B. S.” Bankhead (1892-1973) papers relating to his magistracy, papers relating to insurance, mortgages and loans, legal papers, receipts, cancelled checks, photographs and miscellaneous papers relating to the Bankhead Family of Chester County.

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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. 3^rd 1875, at Presbytery (Tirzah) – Oct. 9^th, at Pleasant Grove – Oct. 24^th, at Unity Church – Oct. 31^st.” 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 1011

  The 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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  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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  Sue Barron Papers - Accession 856

  Susan Amelia McQueen Barron and William T. Barron

  Accession 856

  This collection consists mainly of correspondence belonging to Susan Amelia McQueen “Sue” Barron (1898-1995) and her son, William T. “Bill” Barron. The correspondence to Sue Barron includes some correspondence dealing with genealogy and her involvement in the Daughters of the American Revolution. There is also a large collection of Christmas cards, dating from 1948 to 1961. The information regarding her study at Winthrop University includes receipts, letters from college officials, and two Christmas cards from President Henry R. Sims.

  The correspondence belonging to Bill Barron includes letters written to him by family and friends, as well as letters and postcards sent to him by family and friends, as well as letters and postcards sent by Bill Barron to his parents, as well as letters and postcards sent by Bill Barron to his parents while he was in school and in the military.

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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 75^th 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 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 299

  Florence 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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  Blair Beasley Papers - Accession 1043

  Blair Edward Beasley and Winthrop University - Department of Theater and Dance

  Accession 1043

  The Blair Beasley Papers consists of materials related to Blair Beasley’s tenure as a professor of Drama and Theater at Winthrop University. Blair Edward Beasley, Jr. (1940-2003) was a professor in the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Winthrop University from 1976 until his retirement in 2001. The collection consists of scripts, photographs, letters, class notes and materials, and other various personal information mostly related to his work as drama and theater professor at Winthrop.

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  Larry Beasley Family Papers - Accession 1547

  Larry Beasley

  Accession 1547

  The 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 8^th, 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 255

  The 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.