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  Newcomers Club Records - Accession 843

  Newcomers Club, Rock Hill

  Accession 843

  The Newcomers Club Records consists of 18 scrapbooks created by the club. The Newcomers Club is a social as well as a service club of Rock Hill, SC. The purpose of the club is the development of friendship among new residents of the area and their assimilation into the social and civic life of the community. The Newcomers Club will also undertake and promote within the community one or more charitable, humanitarian or social welfare projects as proposed by the Executive Committee each year. Additionally, The Newcomers Club will provide moral, physical, and emotional support for local charities on a continuing basis. The collection consists of photographs, news clippings, monthly newsletters, invitations, pamphlets, flyers, club bylaws, picture negatives, and correspondence.

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  New Guinea Natives Photograph - Accession 482 - M199 (241)

  New Guinea

  Accession 482 - M199 (241)

  The New Guinea Natives Photograph is of natives in New Guinea taken by Robert B. Evans during World War II.

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  New Southern Women's Club Records - Accession 1765

  New Southern Women's Club

  Accession 1765

  The New Southern Women’s Club is a social organization in the Fort Mill and surrounding areas that provides activities and social opportunities for newcomers to the area. The goal of the club is to support women and help them meet friends through activities and work together on community service projects. The group was first formed when it broke off from the Rock Hill Newcomer’s Club in 1998. The group has monthly meetings and activities set for the group that include a book club, monthly luncheons, and various game nights. The New Southern Women’s Records consist mainly of photographs of events throughout the years, newsletters, guidelines for the club, board members lists, and descriptions of activities.

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  The New South Magazine - Accession 1249 - M601 (654)

  New South Magazine

  Accession 1249 - M601 (654)

  The collection consists of a view book titled, The New South published as Volume 1, Number 1 February 1899. The magazine contains an article titled “Rock Hill: The City of the Great Piedmont Region of South Carolina” which describes life in Rock Hill, SC in 1899. The article was produced as an advertisement to recruit new citizens and includes information about crops, plants, schools, and churches. This publication also includes articles on southern historical figures such as, Ann Pamela Cuningham, Florida Governor, William D. Bloxham, Lieutenant William Ewen Shipp, and Wade Hampton. There is also an article titled, “The Philippine Islands: Our New Possessions.”

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  Newspaper Articles-Historical Collection - Accession 1277

  Newspaper Articles, Historical Collection

  Accession 1277

  The collection consists of sixty newspaper articles dealing with seven subjects: historical landmarks in South Carolina, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, Reconstruction, President Andrew Jackson’s birthplace, and miscellaneous. (The miscellaneous category contains single articles dealing with important issues of their day such as unions, women’s suffrage, and education.) The articles were published between 1910 and 1938, though the majority of them were not dated. Most of the articles were published in The Union Times.

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  Newspaper Collection - Accession 218

  Newspaper Collection

  Accession 218

  The Newspaper Collection consists of newspapers and portions of newspapers mostly from the United States with a focus on South Carolina Newspapers. These newspapers are rare or contain subjects of note and are placed in the oversize flat files. The following inventory contains the title of the newspaper in alphabetical order, the location they were printed, important subjects and/or notes, and the date they were published. This collection is continuously added to as they are received from various donors. These newspapers are added to this collection if they are not a part of a larger collection.

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  Jean Hicklin Nichols Collection - Accession 295

  Jean Hicklin Nichols

  Accession 295

  The Jean Hicklin Nichols Papers consist of family histories and family history charts relating to the Pressley, Poag, McFadden, McKenney, Elder, and Simpson families, together with a journal concerning shipping and toll-keeping on the Fishing Creek Canal in Chester County, papers relating to the history of the Chester County towns of Richburg, Lando, and Bascomville, and information on the Lancaster and Chester (L&C) Railway Company.

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  Joel Nichols Photograph Collection - Accession 1372

  Joel Horace Nichols Jr.

  Accession 1372

  The Joel Nichols Photograph Collection consists of framed photographs used for an exhibit of Joel Nichols photography. Joel Horace "Nick" Nichols, Jr. (1934-2020) was Winthrop’s official photographer from 1963-2008. The collection contains images of Winthrop Athletics, Winthrop buildings, Winthrop Chemistry Department, May Day at Winthrop, and other Winthrop scenes.

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  Charles H. Niehaus Scrapbook - Accession 1387 - M687 (743)

  Charles Henry Niehaus

  Accession 1387 - M687 (743)

  The Charles H. Niehaus Scrapbook Collection consists of a scrapbook devoted to life and work of the famous sculptor Charles Henry Niehaus (1855-1935). The creator of the scrapbook is unknown, but the scrapbook (24" x 18") is filled with newspaper articles, image of his works, and a few photographs all detailing Mr. Niehuas' artistic exploits. Monuments and statues created by Niehuas can be found in cities all over the United States including at the United States Capitol.

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  Two Hundred Years of Student Life at Chapel Hill: Selected Letters and Diaries - Accession 893 - M407 (458)

  North Carolina, University of, at Chapel Hill; Lisa Tolbert; Julia Smith; Helen Wolfe Evans; and James Leloudis

  Accession 893 - M407 (458)

  This collection consists of a copy of Two Hundred Years of Student Life at Chapel Hill: Selected Letters and Diaries which was printed to honor the 200th year of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's founding. This publication was produced to highlight some of the student reflections, observations, and experiences through the letters and diaries housed in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC Chapel Hill. Many of the reminiscences report on faculty, staff, administrators, and townspeople.

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  20 Year History of Northwestern High School Athletics - Accession 1146 - M524 (575)

  Northwestern High School

  Accession 1146 - M524 (575)

  This collection consists of a bound volume detailing the 20 year history of the athletic program at Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, SC. It was compiled by the Athletic History Steering Committee which was spearheaded by Chairman Ed Thompson. It includes photographs of Northwestern athletes, coaches, students, teachers, principals, and parents, quotes, honors, championships, team records, profiles, highlights, and credits.

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  Terry Norton Children's Book Collection - Accession 1654

  Terry L. Norton

  Accession 1654

  This collection consists of the children’s books and magazines collected by Dr. Terry L. Norton, Winthrop Professor Emeritus. Dr. Norton was a Winthrop Professor of Education from 1981 until his retirement in 2008. He is also a 1981 graduate of Winthrop College. The books are organized in consecutive order numerically and then by subjects selected by Dr. Norton, excepting the last appendix, which is organized by books as received.

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  Charles B. Notess Papers - Accession 265

  Charles Boris Notess

  Accession 265

  Dr. Charles B. Notess (1928-2008) was a professor of Sociology at Winthrop College from 1975 to 1979. The Charles B. Notess Papers consist of bylaws, organizational records, correspondence, news releases, membership lists, newspaper clippings, and other material relating to the Concerned Citizens for Rural Recreation, York County Rural Development Commission, York County Recreation Study Committee, and a conference held at Winthrop College in 1980 titled “Dialogue on Human Values Guiding Regional Growth.” Also included are lecture notes, examinations, and syllabi from his courses.

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  Jimmie E. Nunnery Family Papers - Accession 404

  Jimmie E. Nunnery

  Accession 404

  The Jimmie E. Nunnery Papers consist of personal correspondence, legal papers, financial papers, compositions of Iva Jordan Nunnery, genealogical papers, historical sketches of Landsford Canal, of General W.R. Davie and of Fort Lawn, papers relating to South Carolina Volunteers of the Confederate Army and Revolutionary soldiers, newspaper clippings, photographs and various papers relating to members of the Nunnery family of Chester County.

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  Jimmie E. Nunnery Family Papers - Accession 436

  Jimmie E. Nunnery

  Accession 436

  The Jimmie E. Nunnery Papers consist of papers relating to Jimmie Nunnery’s tenure in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1963-1968). Included is general correspondence, constituency correspondence, bills, resolutions, acts, speeches and various other correspondence and papers relating to Nunnery’s career.

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  Jimmie E. Nunnery Family Papers - Accession 939

  Jimmie E. Nunnery

  Accession 939

  The Jimmie E. Nunnery Papers contains records relating to Jimmie Nunnery’s career as a professor at USC-Lancaster. Included are correspondence, information about the scholarship program, fund raising, and the Lancaster County Educational Foundation, USC-Lancaster publications, promotion and tenure, indoor and outdoor recreation complexes, salary, building plans, committees, Medford Library, public relations, news releases, reports, conferences, expense reimbursement, teaching awards, faculty, newspaper clippings related to USC-Lancaster, and papers relating to teaching. The collection also contains personal papers, papers relating to early education, higher education, the S.C. National Guard, and the S.C House of Representatives, legal documents, various family papers, certificates, photographs, publications, general newspaper clippings, memorabilia, calendars, and various other materials.

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  Jimmie Ernest Nunnery Family Papers - Accession 1353

  Jimmie Ernest Nunnery

  Accession 1353

  The Jimmie E. Nunnery Papers consists of correspondence, death certificates, certificate for administrator of estate, court petition for name change, birth certificates, other various certificates, photographs, high school diploma, plaques, marriage license, legal agreements, wills, newspapers, invitations to graduation, passport, property maps, genealogical information, school programs, recipes, church brochures, boy scout patches, report cards, drawings, records from the House of Representatives, stationary, SC legislative manuals, florist magazine, Kodak movie film, various books, American flag, recording tape, cemetery booklet, family bulletin, high school yearbook, and a scrapbook of time spent in the House of Representatives.

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  Joseph Nunnery Family Papers - Accession 342

  Joseph Nunnery, Ferguson Allston Nunnery, Henry Edward Jordan, Landsford Canal, Nunnery Family, and White Family

  Accession 342

  The Joseph Nunnery Papers contains excellent examples of 19^th century documents and even includes two 18^th century land grants from King George III. The bulk of the collection dates from 1801-1898, but there are several papers from the 1700’s and early 1900’s. The collection includes land deeds, indentures, wills, bonds and mortgages, as well as personal letters and transactions relating to the Nunnery family. There are also several papers relating to the White family as well as various other families. These papers would be a tremendous asset to a genealogist or to a researcher focusing on land transactions or legal processes of the 19^th century. Due to the fragile condition of several papers, photocopies have been made available. These should be used whenever possible in order to protect the originals from further deterioration. Refer to the appendix for a listing of family names.

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  Melvin Ernest Nunnery Papers - Accession 301

  Melvin Ernest Nunnery

  Accession 301

  Melvin Ernest Nunnery (1951-1991) was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for District #44 (Lancaster and Chester counties). The Melvin Ernest Nunnery Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, minutes, and other papers relating primarily to Chester County affairs, including civil defense, tax rulings, and home rule. There is also state and national level information on the death penalty, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), gun control, “Laetrile” controversy, and mental health.

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  Oakland Park Research Collection - Accession 1088 - M498 (549)

  Oakland Park

  Accession 1088 - M498 (549)

  This collection consists of several articles about Rock Hill, SC in the 1890s that discusses Oakland Park by Louise Pettus and an article and research about Oakland Park by Paul Gettys. Oakland Park was designed by Joseph Forsyth Johnson and was located on Oakland Avenue where Winthrop University is today. The land that comprised the park was given to Winthrop as incentive to move to Rock Hill, SC from Columbia, SC in 1895.

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  Isabel Oates Papers - Accession 483 - M200 (242)

  Isabel Oates

  Accession 483 - M200 (242)

  Mrs. Isabel Jackson Oates (ca1906-1998) was married to John H. Oates and was a member of Tirzah ARP Church since 1924, where she belonged to the Women's Society of Tirzah ARP Church and was a Sunday school teacher. She was also a member of the DAR Catawba Chapter. Mrs. Oates for over 50 years did extensive mission work in the mountains of North Carolina. The Isabel Oates Papers consists of a reminiscence, photographs, and newspaper clippings relating to Western North Carolina and its people, as well as Mrs. Oates’ experience as a missionary in the Appalachian mountains.

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  South Carolina State Association of Occupational Health Nurses Records - Accession 430

  Occupational Health Nurses, South Carolina

  Accession 430

  The collection consists of correspondence, organizational records, President’s Reports, biographies, Vice President’s Reports, advisory council members, committee chairs, membership secretaries kit, history of the South Carolina Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Bylaws, amendments to the bylaws, Treasure’s Report, letters from the Medical Advisory Board, general documents, forms and applications, sample letters, articles and newspaper clippings, all pertaining to the South Carolina State Association of Occupational Health Nurses. Also includes three (3) bound volumes; (2) scrapbooks and (1) photograph album, containing events pertaining to the South Carolina State Association of Occupational Health Nurse Records.

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  Rock Hill Board of Officials Records - Accession 645 - M283 (334)

  Officials, Rock Hill Board of

  Accession 645 - M283 (334)

  The Rock Hill Board of Officials were created to promote desirable sports programs for girls and women and to improve the quality of officiating for girls' and women's sports contests. The records consist of constitutions and bylaws, financial records, handbooks, correspondence, and lists of officials.

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  Gwendolyn Oliver Collection - Accession 1717 M829 (886)

  Gwendolyn Oliver, Winthrop College, and Winthrop College History

  Accession 1717 M829 (886)

  This collection consists of memorabilia collected by Gwendolyn Oliver related to Winthrop College. Some of the material relates to her coming to Winthrop for summer conferences while still in high school, while the rest is related to her undergraduate career at Winthrop from 1959-1963. She graduated from Winthrop with Bachelor of Arts in English in 1963. The collection consists of Carolinas Editor’s Conference certificates (1956, 1957), summer session notepads (1955, 1956), and summer session letterhead (1957). Also included are Rat Week Programs (1959), theater and music programs (1959-1963), “Sign Out” Cards (1959-1960), College Laundry cards, Student government Association Card (1959), Certificate of Award for Winthrop Alumnae Scholarship (1959-1960), and a program for “Off To College Banquet: Park Inn Grill” (1961). This collection offers a glimpse of life as a college student at Winthrop from the mid to late 1950s through 1963.

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  Evangelist Willie Laurel Olive Photograph - Accession 1673 - M811 (868)

  Willie Laurel Olive, Elizabeth Temple, and Four Square Gospel Church

  Accession 1673 - M811 (868)

  Willie Laurel Dick Olive (1886-1959) was a Pentecostal evangelist who worked throughout the Carolinas and was the founder of the Elizabeth Temple, largest of the Four Square Gospel Churches, in Concord, NC. The collection consists of a large panoramic photograph print dated September 5, 1923 (or 1926). A Sunday tent service is taking place in Rock Hill, SC. It was nightly at 7:45pm. The photograph consists of hundreds of people standing and sitting outside, in front of a large tent. It has a sign on it stating, “Willie Laurel Olive, Evangelist, Nightly At 7:45, Preaching The Four Square Gospel”. The adults are standing in the rear while the children are in the front mainly sitting on the ground. Within the crowd, there are a few parked automobiles of different models. The photographer was J. W. Moon [James William] of Charlotte, N.C. The photograph measures 32" x 8".

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  Lucy Hardee Olsen War Diary - Accession 87 - M38 (51)

  Lucy Hardee Olsen

  Accession 87 - M38 (51)

  The Lucy Hardee Olsen War Diary consists of a photograph, newspaper clippings, and a diary titled My War Diary, which was written from December 7, 1941 to February 3, 1945. A typed copy was presented to Mrs. Olsen on the occasion of her eightieth birthday. It is a diary of her experiences as an American held in occupation in the Philippine Islands during the Second World War.

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  Optimist Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 927

  Optimist Club, Rock Hill and Rock Hill, SC Club

  Accession 927

  This collection consists of the records of the Optimist Club of Rock Hill which was founded in 1948 and chartered by Optimist International on January 15, 1949. The Optimist Club of Rock Hill “provides funds through charitable activities to assist the youth of Rock Hill in a number of programs.” The organization sponsors scholarship essays and oratorical contests for youth. The collection consists of a history of the organization, the original charter, pamphlets and flyers, photographs, Optimist International paperwork, Monthly magazines and pamphlets, programs from various dinners, and other records related to the club.

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  Great Depression/ World War II Oral History Papers - Accession 1653 - M809 (866)

  Oral History, Elizabeth C. Smith, World War II, and Great Depression

  Accession 1653 - M809 (866)

  This collection consists of typescripts and summaries of interviews collected by Winthrop graduate and Buford High School teacher Elizabeth C. Smith during the 1990s. The students were tasked with interviewing persons’ (usually family members) experiences during the Great depression or during World War II. The interviewees discuss what life was like living during the Great Depression and what life was like at home during World War II and what life was like fighting in World War II. This collection will be valuable for any person researching the experiences of everyday people during to these two seminal events during the 21^st Century.

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  Orangeburg Massacre Report - Accession 494 - M205 (247)

  Orangeburg Massacre

  Accession 494 - M205 (247)

  The Orangeburg Massacre Report consists of a Special Report issued by the Southern Regional Council by Pat Watters and Weldon Rougeau concerning the demonstration against segregation that ended in violence in Orangeburg, S.C. on February 8, 1968. Events leading up to the demonstration and the aftermath of the massacre are also covered in the report.

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  John Osborn Diary - Accession 1523 M739 (796)

  John Osborn

  Accession 523 M739 (796)

  This collection consists of a photocopied typescript copy of the diary of John Osborn(e) who resided in Union County, North Carolina. The diary spans from January 1, 1800 through October 2, 1802 and offers a detailed account of life on the farm and of the weather in the area. The diary was loaned to the National weather Records Center for microfilming by Miss Clara Laney, Register of Deeds, Union County, Monroe, NC in 1968. The diary includes provenance of the diary up to 1968 and also includes a list of people mentioned and places visited, as well as comments by various researchers who have studied the dairy. The author of the diary (John Osborn(e)) has not been fully identified, however one researcher surmised that John was the youngest son of William Osborne whose household in Mecklenburg County, NC in the 1790 census includes Abel Osborne, Capt. James Osborne, Widow Osborne, Alexander Osborne, Robert Osbourne, and John Osborne.

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  Our Three Sons (OTS) Media Group 70th Anniversary Booklet - Accession 1498 - M730 (786)

  Our Three Sons Media Group and WRHI

  Accession 1498 - M730 (786)

  This collection consists of a 2014 booklet celebrating the 70th anniversary of the WRHI radios station in Rock Hill, SC owned by Our Three Sons (OTS) Media Group. The booklet contains a detailed history of OTS and the 70 year history of WRHI and its personalities.

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  A Discourse Before the General Assembly of South Carolina on December 10, 1863 - Accession 1185 - M553 (606)

  Benjamin Morgan Palmer and American Civil War

  Accession 1185 - M553 (606)

  This collection consists of a booklet titled A Discourse Before The General Assembly Of South Carolina, On December 10, 1863, Appointed By The Legislature As A Day Of Fasting, Humiliation And Prayer by Benjamin Morgan Palmer, D.D. of New Orleans, Louisiana published in 1864 in Columbia, SC by Charles P. Pelham, State Printer. This booklet consists of a speech by Benjamin Morgan Palmer who noted the significance of December 10, 1863 which had been designated as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer and discusses the issues and challenges facing the Confederacy; the motives of the North against the South; and the consequences of defeat.

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  Palmetto Landmarks WIS Radio Program - Accession 1251 - M603 (656)

  Palmetto Landmarks and WIS Radio Station

  Accession 1251 - M603 (656)

  This collection consists of a vinyl record produced by WIS Radio Station in Columbia, SC titled "Palmetto Landmarks" on April 10, 1949. The recording was postmarked in June 1949 in an envelope to Radio Station WLAT in Conway SC. The 16 Inch wide record has a run time of 14:30 at 33 1/3 RPM.

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  Rutledge Building Historic American Buildings Survey by Carolyn M. Parker 2002 - Accession 1096 - M505 (555)

  Carolyn M. Parker

  Accession 1096 - M505 (555)

  This collection consists of a detailed history of the Rutledge Building and its’ predecessor the Carnegie Library on Winthrop University's campus. The history details the architectural design of the building from its’ inception in 1905-1906 as the Carnegie Library through its’ transformation into the current Rutledge Building as the center for the Department of Arts and Design of the College of Visual and Performing Arts 2002. The collection contains many pictures and detailed descriptions of each renovation and restoration of the building as well as the architectural design of the exterior and interior of the building.

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  John Gary Anderson Biography - Accession 1365 - M681 (736)

  Craig S. Pascoe, John Gary Anderson, Rock Hill Buggy Company, and Anderson Motor Company

  Accession 1365 - M681 (736)

  This collection consists of a photocopy of a thesis titled, The Struggle to Succeed, John Gary Anderson and the Problems of a New South Industrialist by Craig S. Pascoe which was submitted to the faculty of the University of north Carolina at Charlotte in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of History in Charlotte, NC in 1992. This thesis details the history of the Rock Hill Buggy Company and the Anderson Motor Company, as well as a biography of founder, John Gary Anderson (1861-1937) of Rock Hill, SC. The abstract written by the author, Craig S. Pascoe, states his thesis: “Examines the efforts of John Gary Anderson to develop alternative forms of manufacturing in the South. Describes how Anderson built a successful buggy factory and how he converted his operations to manufacturing automobiles in 1916. Explores his efforts to change people’s perception of the South as a backward region. Concludes that the success of manufacturing in the South was hampered by negative attitudes of both Northern and Southern concerns.”

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  Anderson Motor Company Papers - Accession 1401 - M692 (748)

  Craig S. Pascoe, Anderson Motor Company, Rock Hill Buggy Company, and John Gary Anderson

  Accession 1401 - M692 (748)

  This collection consists of paper titled “Made in Dixie But… The Anderson Motor Company and the Problems of Financing and Acceptance of a Southern Made Automobile." The paper was written by Craig Pasco and presented at the “The American Automobile Industry: Past, Present, and Future” symposium on September 1996 in Dearborn, Michigan. It concerns the Anderson Motor Company of Rock Hill, SC and its founder John Gary Anderson

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  Patrick and Allied Family Genealogy - Accession 545 - M237 (285)

  Patrick Family

  Accession 545 - M237 (285)

  The Patrick and Allied Family Genealogy collection consists of photocopies of lineage charts and anecdotes spanning from 1778 through 1982 relating to the following families: Allen, Barksdale, Beatty, Bonner, Browne, Cabell, Campbell, Carroll, Clark, Collins, Copeland, Cowan, Davis, Dyke, Edwards, Enloe, Ewing, Falkner, Faust, Gammy, Gault, Hagler, Hamlin, Howe, Hudspeth, Huffman, Huggin, Inman, Ira, Jaber, Jackson, Jeffries, Johnson, Kearns, Lancaster, Lassiter, Leonard, LeMaster, Lineberger, Littlejohn, Lloyd, Lockhart, Long, McElhaney, McFadden, McKown, McNair, Messer, Moseley, Oates, O’Donnell, Parrot, Patrick, Patterson, Peeler, Poplin, Presto, Price, Proezeale, Quinn, Raygor, Ress, Sarrat, Scheide, Sellers, Smith, Spear, Spencer, Sprunt, Steffy, Stephenson, Strawhorn, Suwannacot, Swilling, Templeton, Thomasson, Walker, Washburn, Watkins, Welch, Wells, White, Whitesides, Wilson, Wood, and Yarborough.

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  Hellen G. Patrick Papers - Accession 1078 - M489 (540)

  Hellen Gurganus Cruse Cochrane Patrick

  Accession 1078 - M489 (540)

  This collection includes correspondence between Hellen Gurganus Patrick Cruse Cochrane (1891-1979) and Winthrop founder and first president, David Bancroft Johnson (1856-1928) from 1913 to 1916. The letters and telegrams also include recommendations on the behalf of Ms. Patrick for receiving a position at Winthrop College. Also included is a picture of Ms. Patrick, a program for a senior recital from Judson College at Marion, Alabama in 1910, and a personnel file on Ms. Patrick. Ms. Patrick was offered a position in the Winthrop Department of English for the 1916-1917 academic year, originally accepted, but then was offered a job at another institution and backed out of the position at Winthrop.

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  Talbot Patrick Papers - Accession 381

  Talbot Patrick

  Accession 381

  The Talbot Patrick Papers consists of newspaper articles written by Mr. Patrick for the Rock Hill, SC Evening Herald from 1953-1979 and were organized in chronological order by Mr. Patrick in a notebook. Mr. Talbot Patrick (1897-1980) was a longtime editor of the Rock Hill Evening Herald newspaper from July 1, 1947 retired in 1975, however he continued to write editorials for the paper until he passed away on January 23, 1980. The majority of articles in the collection were part of his running column titled the “Carolina Traveler” in which he describes his travels and experiences throughout the globe. His travels for the column take him throughout Europe, Asia, and the Middle East through the 1950s through the 1970s. He editorializes on the culture, politics, geography and people of the places he visited including Europe, the Middle East, South America and the Far East. Of special interest are his articles in July 1958 when Mr. Patrick found himself in the middle of the Iraq Revolution when he just happened to be visiting. He witnessed firsthand the overthrow of the Iraqi government and was in Baghdad as the King was put to death and the new government was installed. As a result of his coverage of the events he was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.

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  David S. Patton Papers - Accession 1465 - M713 (769)

  David S. Patton, Robert Patton, and Patton Family

  Accession 1465 - M713 (769)

  The David S. Patton Papers consists of original deeds, receipts, promise to pay bills, lists of prices, an invitation and a will for Colonel Robert Patton (1737-1808) all related to the family of David S. Patton. Most of the documents directly relate to David S. Patton of York District, South Carolina, but some relate to his father Revolutionary War Soldier and Patriot, Colonel Robert Patton, his brother John Patton, and Kittie Patton. The documents include: Promise to Pay Bill (1772); Promise to Pay Bill (1804); Tax Receipt (1818); Promise to Pay Bill (1824); Promise to Pay Bill (1825); two Promise to Pay Bills (1826); four Lists of Prices (1826, nd); Promise to Pay Bill (1827); two Promise to Pay Bills (1828); Property Deed (1829); Will for Col. Robert Patton (1829); Promise to Pay Bill (1829); Promise to Pay Bill (1831); Promise to Pay Bill (1835); an Invitation to the Home of Miss Kittie Patton (1900);

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  Margaret Payne Papers - Accession 987 - M433 (484)

  Margaret Helen Payne

  Accession 987 - M433 (484)

  The Margaret Payne Papers consists of letters, pamphlets, photographs, and other material belonging to Margaret Helen Payne (1916-2011) who was a native of Johnston, SC and was a librarian of Conway High School for 25 years and at Wade Hampton in Greenville for 10 years. Most of the material is from Class of 1922 Winthrop Alumna Martha L. Franks (1901-1992), a Baptist Missionary to China. There is also a letter (1946) from Class of 1943 Winthrop Alumna, Ida Crawford Stewart (1922-2023) about Winthrop College while she was employed (1946-1948) as Superintendent of Art Education at the Winthrop Training School. Ida Crawford Stewart was a 6^th grade teacher in Conway from 1943-1946 where she became acquainted with Miss Payne.

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  Pearl Harbor Collection - Accession 1313

  Pearl Harbor Attack and Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack

  Accession 1313

  The Pearl Harbor Collection consists of 39 bound volumes of the transcripts of the hearings before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack on December 7, 1941 and contains marks and notes produced by the Kimmel family. One volume is a transcript of the Report of the Joint Committee and one is of the Minority Views of the committee. The Hearings Before The Joint Committee span from Part I to Part XXXIX, however Part XX and XXII are missing. There are also 8 volumes of books on Pearl Harbor that were collected by the Kimmel family.

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  Joseph Mitlin Peddler's License - Accession 348 - M138 (174)

  Joseph Mitlin Peddler

  Accession 348 - M138 (174)

  The Joseph Mitlin Peddler's License collection consists of a photocopy of a peddler's license issued on October 23, 1912 and was valid through January 1, 1913 which allowed Joseph Mitlin (1888-1969) to sell dress goods in Williamston, SC, a town in Anderson County.

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  Reverend C.E. Peele Address - Accession 126 - M54 (69)

  C. E. Peele

  Accession 126 - M54 (69)

  The collection consists of an address that was given by Rev. C. E. Peele before the Historical Society of the Upper South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church at Bethel Methodist Church, Spartanburg, SC, on October 30, 1934 and the Historical Society of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Church, Kingstree, SC, on November 13, 1934. Peele discusses the origin and development of the Dougherty Manual Labor School of the South Carolina Conference and how it evolved into the Cokesbury Conference Institute.

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  Patrick Peirce Papers- Accession 1406

  Patrick Morey Peirce

  Accession 1406

  Consists of portraits, advertisements, theme park maps, illustrations, sketches, story boards, sample pages, and an illustrated family lineage which were all rendered by Patrick Peirce. Inclusive dates ca. 1970’s-1990’s. Maps of theme parks include King’s Dominion, King’s Island, Canada’s Wonderland, and Carowinds. Family lineage includes coat of arms and 2 handwritten bound volumes.

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  Constance Pelzer Papers - Accession 1140 - M522 (573)

  Constance Pelzer

  Accession 1140 M522 (573)

  This collection consists of photographs, postcards, a commencement program, and other memorabilia collected by Winthrop graduate Constance Pelzer (Class of 1922) while she was at Winthrop. Constance's mother Josephine Bonner Pelzer also attended Winthrop in the late 1890s and was a friend and classmate of Mai Rutledge Smith who later married the founder and first president of Winthrop, David Bancroft Johnson in 1901. This collection provides a good source for women’s history, Winthrop College/University history, and period social/cultural history.

  Descriptive List of Items:

  6 black and white photos (really brownish): 1) Constance Pelzer with her aunt and cousin at empty swimming pool. 2) Dr. “Deeb” Johnson. 3) Pelzer sitting on Winthrop University lawn. 4) Pelzer as College Marshall, with house and tree in background. 5) Narrow strip of photo of Pelzer as Marshall. 6) Small cut from photo of three women seated. Center woman looks like Constance Pelzer.

  16 postcards: Ten postcards of buildings and the garden of Winthrop University are color-tinted. The remaining brown-and-cream postcards show the exterior views of four Winthrop buildings and interior views of the College auditorium and library. Noting the reverse side of the postcards, one was sent with a handwritten message and stamps. The other only had a 1 cent stamp.

  4 print or handwritten items: One partial news clipping congratulates Constance Pelzer for being chosen as College Marshall (among others). Another item is a 1922 Commencement program and list of graduates, including Constance Pelzer on cream cardstock. One of the two handwritten items is an unsigned note (presumably by Constance Pelzer) on a small square of acidic paper describing the friendship of her mother and the wife of President D.B. Johnson and Constance’s subsequent frequent visits with the Johnsons that introduced her to many notable guests (among them Jane Addams and the donor Harry Emerson Fosdick). The other handwritten piece is a letterhead note from Mrs. James W. Duvall, and daughter of Constance Pelzer explaining the donation.

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  Coltharp Family Genealogical Collection - Accession 1651

  Beverly Dean Peoples, Coltharp Family, and Colthorp Family

  Accession 1651

  The Coltharp Family Genealogical Collection consists of research conducted by Beverley Dean Peoples primarily on the Coltharp/Colthrop Family through the Henry Coltharp (1753-1835) line and John Campbell Coltharp (1825-1902) lines. The records consists of photocopies and typescript of deeds, marriage records, wills, newspaper articles and obituaries, letters, genealogical publications, and photographs. Also included are printouts from online genealogical material and email correspondence with other genealogists and family members concerning her research. Most of the research deals directly with the Coltharp Family, however there is some records related to a few allied families including: Bailey; Billue; Epps; Faris; Merritt; Potts; Wagner; Wilson;

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  Peoples Trust Company History - Accession 481 - M198 (240)

  Peoples Trust Company

  Accession 481 - M198 (240)

  The Peoples Trust Company History consists of a history of the People’s Trust Company of Rock Hill, S.C. from 1906 to 1982. The Company is now the Peoples First Insurance. Included in the history is a list of company officers and longtime employees, various location sites of the company, and other developments relating to the growth of the company. Among the officers of the Company was Dr. J.B. Johnson, the company’s first president.

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  Mary Pitts Perry Papers - Accession 1789

  Mary Celeste Pitts Perry

  Accession 1789

  The papers of Mary Pitts Perry consists of material collected by 1962 Winthrop Training School graduate, Mary Celeste Pitts Perry (b. 1943). Mary had several family members that attended Winthrop Training School and the family had many ties to Winthrop College as well. The collection consists of material related to the history of Winthrop College, the Winthrop Training School, Rock Hill, SC, and her family history. The collection includes several books, bulletins, newspaper articles, newsletters, a land purchase letter, a Winthrop Training School print, Winthrop Training School ornament, and a wooden box containing materials related to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and the Freemasons.

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  Esther Persky Papers - Accession 141 - M68 (83)

  Esther Surasky Persky

  Accession 141 - M68 (83)

  The Esther Persky Papers consist of newspaper clippings, correspondence and reminiscences of Mrs. Esther Surasky Persky (Winthrop Class of 1918) concerning her role in the founding of the Aiken Chapter of Hadassah in 1938 and the work of the chapter. Hadassah is an American Jewish volunteer women's organization. The reminiscence also contains a brief remembrance of her time at Winthrop.