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  Rock Hill Piano Teachers Forum Records - Accession 1532

  Piano Teachers Forum, Rock Hill

  Accession 1532

  The Rock Hill Piano Teachers Forum Records consist of membership lists, application forms, newspaper clippings including ones for the establishment of piano workshops at Winthrop and Dr. Robert Pace, famous pianist, starting to offer lessons at Winthrop; correspondences, minutes of meetings, treasury reports, student recitals including ones of Winthrop students, balance sheets, payment forms, financial statements forms, attendance records, and copies of the constitution and by-laws of the Rock Hill Piano Teachers forum. Also included in the collection are biographical sketches of Robert Pace and copies of Robert Pace’s recital sheets.

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  Andrew Pickens Papers - Accession 1148

  Andrew Pickens

  Accession 1148

  The Andrew Pickens Papers consists of microfiche copies of handwritten correspondence (1787, 1792) with George Handley (1752-1793), Alex McGillivray (ca. 1759-1793), Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (1746-1825), Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828), Felix Warley (1749-1814), Richard Winn (1750-1818), and the Chief Little Turkey (1758-1801) and other headmen of the Cherokees regarding politics, land disputes, Indian Lands, ratification of the US Constitution. Also contains miscellaneous accounts and legal papers (1782-1804). Andrew Pickens (1739-1817) was a militia leader, eventually raising to the rank of Brigadier General during the American Revolution and served in the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina from 1793-1795). Pickens and Pickens County, SC were named in his honor.

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  South Carolina Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens Accounts - Accession 606

  Francis Wilkinson Pickens and American Civil War

  Accession 606

  The South Carolina Governor Francis Wilkinson Pickens Accounts collection consists of microfiche copies of Governor Pickens’ accounts with the Bank of the State of South Carolina for military contingencies during the American Civil War which includes amounts of checks, monthly balances, and drafts on the account.

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  Piedmont Medical Center Auxiliary Records - Accession 1559

  Piedmont Medical Center and York General Hospital

  Accession 1559

  The Piedmont Medical Center Auxiliary Records consist of handbooks, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scrapbooks relating to the activities and duties of the York General Hospital Auxiliary and Piedmont Medical Center Auxiliary volunteer groups.

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  Piedmont Natural Gas Company Annual Reports - Accession 1354 - M676 (730-731)

  Piedmont Natural Gas Company

  Accession 1354 - M676 (730-731)

  This collection consists of the yearly annual reports produced by the Piedmont Natural Gas Company from 1984 through 1992. The Piedmont Natural Gas, Company, Inc. traces its roots back to 1950 when it was incorporated in New York. The company is engaged in the purchase, distribution, and sale of natural gas to residential, industrial, and commercial customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee with headquarters in Charlotte, NC. The company was later acquired by Duke Energy in 2016. The annual reports offer financial highlights and information, letters to shareholders, reviews of operation, directors, officers, and manager information, shareholder information, and other information related to the operation of the company during their fiscal year from 1984-1992.

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  Pilot Club International South Carolina District Records - Accession 205

  Pilot Club International, South Carolina Chapter

  Accession 205

  The Pilot Club International was a service oriented club for women, however men are now allowed to join. The South Carolina District was founded in the 1930s for “the promotion of social welfare through the performance of civil and beneficial service of the character generally accomplished by civic organizations, rendering aid and assistance to local Pilot Clubs and implementing at the district level the programs and policies of Pilot Club International.” The Pilot Club International South Carolina District Records consist of a certificate of incorporation, minutes, annual reports, correspondence, resolutions and lists of standing rules.

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  South Carolina District Pilot International Records - Accession 785

  Pilot Club International, South Carolina Chapter

  Accession 785

  This collection consists of records from the South Carolina District Pilot International Club. The collection includes records from SCDPIC annual conventions as well as records regarding the district administrative council and fall council. Included are minutes, governor reports, treasurer reports, secretary reports, convention agendas, rules for the conventions, as well as programs and itinerary’s for convention proceedings. Also included are congratulatory letters to Jean V. Reames who received her commission to be Governor for the SCDIPC in 1990. The purpose of the Pilot International Club is to promote character development in civic organizations by aiding local Pilot Clubs, and executing the programs and policies of the Pilot Club International.

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  Esther Surasky Pinck Papers - Accession 293

  Esther Surasky Pinck

  Accession 293

  The Esther Surasky Pinck Papers consist of correspondence and newspaper clippings, relating to the Pinck, Surasky, and Polier families, together with concert, literary, and drama programs, newsletters, photographs, citations, poems, and memorabilia. The papers contain information on Mrs. Pinck’s years at Winthrop and her extensive work for Jewish causes, such as the United Jewish Appeal, the Jewish National Fund, Technion, Hadassah, and the Hebrew Home for the Aged. There is also a biographical file on Mrs. Pinck’s husband, Dr. Louis A. Pinck, who was a chemist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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  Pinckney Family Papers - Accession 564

  Pinckney Family, Eliza Lucas Pinckney, Thomas Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Harriott Pinckney Horry Rutledge, and Harriott Pinckney Rutledge Holbrook

  Accession 564

  The Pinckney Family Papers consists of correspondence of Eliza Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, and Thomas Pinckney; Benjamin Huger; Rebecca Mott, John Q. Adams; Joseph Alston; Lord Charles Grenville; Alexander Hamilton; Thomas Jefferson; Marquis de Lafayette, and others. The longest portion of the correspondence, contained in six letter books, have to do with Thomas Pinckney’s diplomatic service and his service in the War of 1812. The next largest group of letters is that of Eliza Pinckney. Also included are household accounts and family receipts; land, legal, estate, and other papers.

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  Martha Kime Piper Papers - Accession 793 - M364 (415)

  Martha Kime Piper

  Accession 793 M364 (415)

  The Martha Kime Piper Papers consist of speeches, letters, and newspaper articles relating to Dr. Piper’s time as Chancellor of the University of Houston-Victoria (Texas), her acceptance of the presidency of Winthrop College and her death. Dr. Martha Kime Piper (1932-1988) was Winthrop’s 8^th president (1986-1988) and first female president.

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  Pleasant Hill, SC Teacher's Monthly School Report - Accession 1388 M688 (744)

  Pleasant Hill, SC and Horry County, SC

  Accession 1388 M688 (744)

  This collection consists of a "Teacher's Monthly School Report" for Pleasant Hill School in Horry County, South Carolina taught in School District No. 3 for August 20, 1888 through September 12, 1888. N. W. Cooper is listed as the Principal Teacher and the report was attest to by N. E. Dryer (?), Clerk Board of Trustees. Included in this collection is a blank "Teacher's Pay Certificate."

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  William Harvey Poag Photograph - Accession 1536 - M747 (804)

  William Harvey Poag Jr. and William Harvey Poag III

  Accession 1536 - M747 (804)

  This collection consists of a copy of a photograph, which is of William Harvey Poag, Jr. (1863-1943), and his grandson, William (Sonny) Harvey Poag, III (1940-1959). In the photograph, William Harvey Poag, Jr., is holding his grandson at Thornwood Farm, a farm he owned in Macon, Mississippi. Both are buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery in Macon, Mississippi.

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  South Carolina Political Science Association Records - Accession 497

  Political Science Association, South Carolina

  Accession 497

  The South Carolina Political Science Association Records consist of records produced by the organization. The South Carolina Political Science Association was founded in 1967 “to encourage understanding and to improve instruction in areas of Political Science through discussion and research. A further purpose shall be that of improving relations among members of the faculties of South Carolina universities, colleges, and secondary schools, and public officials.” The collection consists of constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, minutes, financial records, memoranda, research papers, brochures, membership lists, profile sheets of the South Carolina Party Activists Bill, newspaper clippings (Xeroxed), and case studies.

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  Sigmar Polke Photograph Collection Accession 1420

  Sigmar Polke

  Accession 1420 - M703 (759)

  The Sigmar Polke Photograph Collection consists of a boxed publication including an essay by Mariette Althaus and 32 actual size Polke images which was purchased in connection to a November10-December 24, 2005 exhibition titled Sigmar Polke: Photographs 1969-1974 at Nyehaus in New York.

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  Isaac N. Pollard Letter - Accession 1538 - M748 (805)

  Isaac N. Pollard; Harry M. Miller Jr.; and Seminole War, First

  Accession 1538 - M748 (805)

  This collection consists of a photocopy and a typescript copy of a letter from Isaac N. Pollard to his brother Austin on June 12, 1817 while serving in the 4^th or 7^th regiment during the First Seminole War. Isaac wrote the letter while stationed in Cantoment “Monteplier” in Alabama. He mentions previously being stationed at Camp Scott which was on the bank of the Flint River in Georgia and also mentions Fort Johnson and joining his regiment in Charleston Harbor. The Letter tells of Isaac N. Pollard’s experiences away from his family while fighting in the First Seminole War. The letter was transcribed by his Great, Great, Great Grandson Harry M. Miller, Jr. The Original is owned by Mrs. Hazel Dawkins Cape, of Union, SC who is a Great, Great Granddaughter of Isaac N. Pollard.

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  Pooh Corner Guest Register - Accession 631 - M272 (322)

  Pooh Corner

  Accession 631 - M272 (322)

  The "Pooh Corner" Guest Register consists of a register of patrons that visited the "House at Pooh Corner," which was a popular mixing spot for students and professors in the 1970s. The house was located near Winthrop College.

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  Joseph Daniel Pope Address to South Carolina College - Accession 1542 M752 (809)

  Joseph Daniel Pope, South Carolina College, and University of South Carolina

  Accession 1542 - M752 (809)

  The collection consists of a bulletin titled, The State And The College: An address Delivered In The College Chapel Of The South Carolina College On The 13^th Of May, 1892, At The Request Of The Law Association Of The College by Joseph Daniel Pope, LL. D., Professor Of Law which was printed by the Presbyterian Publishing House, Columbia, SC in 1892. The address focuses on the history and advantages of the South Carolina College (now University of South Carolina) to the state of South Carolina. It discusses the history of the state and how the South Carolina College has impacted it's growth and the impact it's graduates have had on the state and beyond.

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  Celebrity Scrapbook - Accession 1331 - M665 (719)

  Popular Culture, 1950s

  Accession 1331 - M665 (719)

  This collection consists of newspaper and magazine clippings of celebrities, movie stars, music stars, and other famous people of pop culture during the 1950s. This scrapbook represents what many Winthrop students were interested in during the 1950s.

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  Postcard Collection - Accession 215

  Postcard Collection

  Accession 215

  The Postcard Collection consists of various postcards that depict various scenes including Rock Hill, South Carolina, Chester, South Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia. The collection also includes postcards from places such as Florida, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Israel, Russia, and England.

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  Kathryn Summers Powell Papers - Accession 62

  Kathryn Summers Powell

  Accession 62

  The Kathryn Summers Powell Papers consist of Dr. Powell’s professional and organizational files and includes correspondence, drafts and revisions of her speeches and dissertation, biographical data, and teaching notes with reference material. The collection pertains to Dr. Powell’s work as a Winthrop faculty member, scholar and specialist in family and child development and her involvement with such organizations as the Christian Children’s Fund and the Southeastern Council on Family Relations. The material extends from Dr. Powell’s days as a student and young wife in Florida (1940-1959), with most of the substantive material extending from 1960 to 1976.

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  Pratt Motor Company Records - Accession 1608

  Pratt Motor Company and Crawford C. Pratt

  Accession 1608

  The collection consists of Log books of payments made to the Pratt Motor Company based in Rock Hill, S.C. and founded by Crawford C. Pratt (1910-1957) with client information, payment dates, addresses, and the make, model and year of vehicle sold. Information also includes serial numbers and motor numbers of vehicles. Some motor vehicle registrations are present, as well as a title.

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  Presbyterian Church of Bethel History - Accession 438 -M176 (217)

  Presbyterian Church of Bethel

  Accession 438 - M176 (217)

  The Presbyterian Church of Bethel is located in York County and was organized by Scotch-Irish immigrants from Pennsylvania in 1764. The Presbyterian Church of Bethel History was originally compiled in 1887 by the church’s fifth pastor, the Rev. R.A. Webb, and issued by the Ladies Aid Society, the history was revised in 1938.

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  Presentation Of Facts On Spartanburg County, South Carolina - Accession 986 - M432 (483)

  Presentation of Facts on Spartanburg County, South Carolina

  Accession 986 - M432 (483)

  This collection consists of a publication, Presentation of Facts on Spartanburg County, South Carolina compiled by the Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce. The factbook contains a brief history of Spartanburg, SC as well as information describing the resources and facilities of the county.

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  Presidential Election of 1880 in South Carolina Pamphlet - Accession 625 - M269 (319)

  Presidential Election of 1880 In South Carolina

  Accession 625 - M269 (319)

  The Presidential Election of 1880 in South Carolina Pamphlet consists of a pamphlet outlining alleged frauds and various other misdeeds perpetrated by the Electors of South Carolina who cast their votes for the Democratic Hancock-English ticket in the presidential election of 1880 (Hancock vs. Garfield). The Pamphlet is titled, The Election of 1880 in South Carolina: Address of the State Executive Committee of the Union Republican party of South Carolina, Detailing The Frauds, Violence and Intimidation, By Which South Carolina Was Carried For Hancock and was printed by J. W. Hammond, Charleston, SC in 1880.

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  Primers and Catechisms Collections - Accession 620 - M264 (314)

  Primers and Catechisms

  Accession 620 - M264 (314)

  The Primer and Catechism Collection consists of Mother’s Primer, Dr. Watt’s Plain and Easy Catechisms for Children, The New England Primer, Improved, The Child’s School Primer: A First Book in Spelling and Reading (Published by McCarter & Company, Charleston, South Carolina), ABC Book II, and a partial unidentified reader/speller.

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  Pringle Family Letters - Accession 628 - M270 (320)

  Pringle Family

  Accession 628 - M270 (320)

  The Pringle Family Letters consist of typescript copies of letters written by Mary Pringle Mitchell (1831-1901) of New Haven, Connecticut and one written by her brother, Edward Jenkins Pringle (1820-1899) of California, to her family in South Carolina during the course of the American Civil War and their views on it. The letters offer insight into the life of a "Southern lady" living deep within "enemy territory" Civil War. These letters were edited by Stuart Lee Butler in 1977 and include biographical notes on the Pringles and those mentioned in the letters as well as explanatory notes.

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  Project Tap Collection - Accession 1437 - M705 (761)

  Project Tap

  Accession 1437 - M705 (761)

  The Project Tap Collection consists of two copies of I am Not Born Yet But I Have A Looking Glass: Student Poetry Project Tap edited by Michael Waters and published by the South Carolina Arts: Commission: Columbia, SC in 1975. The publication consist of student poetry from Chester District Schools (Dora Jones-Gayle Elementary School, Southside Elementary School, and York Road Elementary School), Fort Mill District Schools (Fort Mill Senior High and Fort Mill Junior High), and Lancaster County Schools (Buford High, Erwin Elementary, Flat Creek Elementary, Indian Land Elementary, and Kershaw Middle School). Project TAP (Total Arts Program) was created to place artists in the participating public schools.

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  South Carolina Psychological Association Records - Accession 1207

  Psychological Association, South Carolina

  Accession 1207

  The South Carolina Psychological Association (SCPA) was incorporated on April 1, 1955 for the purpose of advancing “psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare.” The South Carolina Psychological Association Records consists of a photocopy of the certificate of incorporation (1955), constitution and bylaws, event programs, invitations, correspondence, newsletters, histories, photographs, and other records related to the activities of SCPA. The collection arrived in three 2-inch binders. Two of these binders contained issues of Feedback the SCPA quarterly newsletter. The third binder contained information about the fiftieth anniversary of incorporation of the SCPA. Some of the information contained in this binder consists of firsts for the SCPA (such as first female president, first president, etc.), the association’s constitution and bylaws, and conference itineraries, as well as a miscellany file which the association included in the binder.

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  South Carolina Psychological Association Records - Accession 229

  Psychological Association, South Carolina

  Accession 229

  The South Carolina Psychological Association was incorporated in 1955 to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare. The South Carolina Psychological Association Records consists of a charter of incorporation, bylaws and constitutions, membership directories, treasurer’s reports, correspondence of the president and newsletters.

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  George Washington Cable: A Biographical and Critical Study - Accession 1326 - M661 (715)

  Griffith Thompson Pugh

  Accession 1326 - M661 (715)

  The collection consists of a booklet titled, George Washington Cable: A Biographical And Critical Study: A Summary Of A Thesis Presented To The Faculty Of The Graduate School Of Vanderbilt University In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements For The Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy For The Department Of English In 1944 By Griffith Thompson Pugh printed in Nashville, TN as a private edition, distributed by The Joint University Libraries in 1947. George Washington Cable was an American novelist notable for the realism of his portrayals of Creole life in his native Louisiana as well as his sympathy for civil rights and opposition towards the harsh racism of the era and his friendship with Mark Twain.

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  Alice McCarter Pursley Papers - Accession 701

  Alice McCarter Pursley

  Accession 701

  The Alice McCarter Pursley Papers consists of material collected by Alice McCarter Pursley (1902-1987) during her college career at Winthrop College and during her extensive teaching career. This includes college transcripts and grade reports, correspondence, teacher certification documentation, journals, programs, teacher’s attendance registers, newspaper and magazine clippings, student information, and other memorabilia. This collection consists of records including attendance records from her time at Lugoff Elementary School in Kershaw County, S.C., Sutton Springs School, Cotton Belt School, and York Elementary School in York County, SC.

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  Michael Ragsdale Family Papers - Accession 451 - M185 (226)

  Ragsdale Family

  Accession 451 - M185 (226)

  The Michael Ragsdale Family Papers consists of two copies of a history of the Ragsdale Family compiled by Theron E. Ragsdale (1974). This history traces the Ragsdale family along the Michael Ragsdale Line through Virginia and Georgia from their arrival in America in 1642 up to 1974.

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  Mai Davidson Ramsey Letter - Accession 137 M64 (79)

  Mai Davidson Ramsey

  Accession 137 - M64 (79)

  The Mai Davidson Ramsey Letter consists of a photocopied letter written in 1940 as a birthday greeting from Mai Davidson Ramsey (1883-1960) to her sister, Ora, describing the day of Ora’s birth on November 20, 1895, and her mother’s near death in childbirth. The letter also contains a good description of family life on a west Tennessee farm at the time.

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  James Rape Photograph Collection - Accession 306 - M127 (162)

  James Rape

  Accession 306 - M127 (162)

  James Rape (1922-2012) was a resident of Chester, SC and attended Chester County schools. He served in the U.S. Marines as a sharp shooter during WWII. Mr. Rape was also the owner of the James Studio in Chester, Sc for over fifty years. The James Rape Photograph Collections consists of reprints of photographs of churches and businesses in Chester, SC.

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  Ratchford Family Papers - Accession 656

  Ratchford Family

  Accession 656

  The Ratchford Family Collection consists of materials collected related to the Ratchford Family of Union County, NC and Union County, SC. The Jones surname also appears throughout the papers. The collection consists of a Call to preach document to Rev. William Wallace Ratchford (1831-1921) to Tirzah Presbyterian Church in Union County, NC, legal documents including deeds to properties and a “Lien on Crops,” a Dixie Cotton Company financial ledger, photographs of family and friends, correspondence, school papers related to William Erwin Ratchford (1865-1944) who attended the Bingham School in Orange County, NC, and three college annuals belonging to family members.

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  Dorothy Rauch Papers - Accession 1059

  Dorothy Sealy Rauch

  Accession 1059

  The Dorothy Rauch Papers consist of copies of the Winthrop Alumnae Magazine, scrapbooks, 1910 Winthrop College yearbook, photographs, biographical data on Dorothy Rauch and her father Mr. J. B. Sealy, scholarship plaque, ceramic plates, and a Winthrop Training School jacket. Dorothy Rauch was the former Winthrop Director of Alumnae Affairs from 1966-1980.

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  The Brownie Studio and Rauton Family History - Accession 1089 - M499 (550)

  Rauton Family and Brownie Studio

  Accession 1089 - M499 (550)

  This collection consists of a narrative and reminiscence of the Rauton family history from Johnston County, SC and York County, SC and the family business (The Brownie Studio) by Christine Mackay Rauton Cogburn (1917-), the daughter of Edward May Rauton (1888-1957) and James “Jane” Andrew Sanders (1898-1976) (she was named in honor of her grandfather before she was born and before they knew the gender of the child).

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  Virginia Ravenel Papers - Accession 484 - M201 (243)

  Virginia Ravenel

  Accession 484 - M201 (243)

  The Virginia Ravenel Papers consist of articles by Virginia Ravenel (1905-1982) concerning St. John’s Episcopal Church of Florence, South Carolina; John Rutledge and Rawlins Lowndes; “The Two Presidents of South Carolina” (South Carolina Magazine Aug.1959); “Little Mistress Children: A Veritable Happening of Colonial Carolina” (South Carolina Magazine Dec. 1960); “Maxcy Gregg [1814-1862]” (Florence Morning News November 29, 1981); Mars Bluff; Civil War Figure, Florena Budwin (d.1865); Leila Pettigrew Farmer (1867-1970) and Florence, SC; Turn of the Century (20^th) Florence; and other historical subjects. Also included are newspaper clippings, obituaries, a typed copy of the will of French Huguenot and an early South Carolina land owner, Benjamin Marion (1670-1734) dated January 13, 1734, and two photographs, one of Ravenel and American poet, Archibald Rutledge (1883-1973), and one of the Henry Timrod School House.

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  Rawlinson Family History - Accession 673 - M295 (346)

  Rawlinson Family and Addie Stokes Mayfield

  Accession 673 - M295 (346)

  The Rawlinson Family History consists of a brief historical sketch of the Rawlinson Family descended from Joel Woodward Rawlinson I (1822-1888). The publication titled Ancestors and Descendants of Joel Woodward Rawlinson I was written by Addie Stokes Mayfield of Rock Hill, SC in June 1985. Included are anecdotes and historical accounts of Joel Woodward Rawlinson I and his three brothers with charts of their descendants. Photographs of the Rawlinson and Moore Coats of Arms and Rawlinson ancestors are also included.

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  An Address Delivered before the South Carolina Society on the Occasion of Opening their Male Academy, on the 2nd of July, 1927 by William George Read - Accession 1183 - M551 (604)

  William George Read and South Carolina Society

  Accession 1183 - M551 (604)

  This collection consists of the printed address titled An Address Delivered Before The South Carolina Society, on the Occasion of Opening Their Male Academy, On the 2^nd of July, 1827 delivered by William George Read printed in 1827 in Charleston, SC by A. E. Miller at the request of the South Carolina Society. William George Read was the Principal of the South Carolina Society’s Male Academy and delivered the address on July 2, 1827. The Male Academy was a secondary school located in Charleston, SC. The address concerns the state of education in South Carolina and the South at the time and the plans for the curriculum and organization of the new Male Academy.

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  Reagan Presidential Inauguration Invitation - Accession 383 - M157 (198)

  Ronald Wilson Reagan

  Accession 383 - M157 (198)

  The Reagan Presidential Inauguration Invitation was souvenir invitation to the inauguration of Ronald Wilson Reagan as the 40^th President of the United States on January 20, 1981.

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  Frances McCown Reardon Photograph Collection - Accession 1553 M758 (815)

  Frances McCown Reardon and Winthrop College (Class of 1941)

  Accession 1553 - M758 (815)

  This collection consists of photographs taken by Frances McCown Reardon (1920-2001) while attending Winthrop from 1939-1941. Frances is a 1941 graduate of Winthrop College. Her photograph collection consists of several images of classmates and fellow Class of 1941 graduates including: Dulice Harley Martin; Marguerite Beatty Hicks; Ida Carter Cromer; Clara Webb Maxwell; Elizabeth Murphy Moseley; Frances lived in “Old North” (Margaret Nance Dormitory) for her junior and senior years after she transferred from Anderson Junior College. The photographs show life on campus from 1939-1941 and includes dormitory life, student life, and campus buildings.

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  Mamie Meacham Reaves Papers - Accession 554 - M240 (288)

  Mamie Meacham Reaves

  Accession 554 - M240 (288)

  Mamie Meacham Reaves (1873-1964) was from Greer, SC and attended Winthrop Normal College when Winthrop was still in Columbia, SC. She began teaching in 1898 and married Edward S. Reaves in 1900. She later lived in Fort Mill, SC. The Mamie Meacham Reeves collection consists of two volumes with detailed notes in mathematics, music, and poetry while a student at Winthrop Normal College in the early 1890s. Also included are photocopies of a biography of Mrs. Reaves which includes newspaper articles, anecdotes, and photographs depicted her life and her family.

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  Red River Church Records - Accession 1689 - M812 (869)

  Red River Church

  Accession 1689 - M812 (869)

  This collection consists of records and materials related to the Red River Community Church. Much of the collection includes financial records, minutes, and other records pertaining to the church’s move from Catawba Indian Nation to Red River Mill. Of particular interest is a ledger contain meeting minutes and a record of disbursements and receipts. Included in the collection is letters with letterhead from the Rock Hill Hardware Company, Carhartt Overall Company, The Peoples Trust Company, D.B. Stearns, House Moving Contractor, Jones Iron Works, Inc., York County Citadel Club, and the Rock Hill Lumber Company.

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  Morgan Reeves Papers- Accession 249 - M105 (135)

  Morgan Reeves

  Accession 249 - M105 (135)

  Morgan Reeves (1841-1928) was a Confederate Soldier during the American Civil War in Company I of the 13^th South Carolina Regiment. He was also an exchanged prisoner at Camp Lee, near Richmond, VA on March 20, 1865. The Morgan Reeves Papers consist of photocopies of company, hospital, receipt rolls, and a morning report of Company I of the 13^th South Carolina Regiment of the Confederate Army. The collection is all photocopies.

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  Thomas Sumter Reid Papers - Accession 1683

  Thomas Sumter Reid

  Accession 1683

  The Thomas Sumter Reid Papers consists of genealogical research on various Rock Hill, SC and Chester, SC families by Thomas Sumter Reid (1890-1956). The research and records consist of genealogical and lineage charts, correspondence, notes, typescript copies of York County deeds and wills, census data, immigration data, and other records. Some of the more prominent family names listed alphabetically are Adams; Baskin; Bradley; Craighead; Crawford; Cureton; Drennan; Dunlap; Fayssoux; Gill; Lusk; Massey; Mills; Neely; Reid; Simpson; Workman; Zubly; Of particular interest in the collection is the typescript Civil War diary of Julius Mills (1839-1889), Major 17^th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers. The diary is more descriptive than many Civil War diaries and has many anecdotes and stories including “The Legend of Ravenswood” which concerns Ravenswood Plantation on John’s Island in Charleston County, SC.

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  Clemson Republican Women's Club Records - Accession 367 - M150 (190)

  Republican Women's Club, Clemson

  Accession 367 - M150 (190)

  The Clemson Republican Women's Club Records consist of photocopies of newsletters, annual reports, bylaws changes, and officer lists of the Clemson Republican Women’s Club.

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  Spartanburg County Republican Women's Club Records - Accession 356

  Republican Women's Club, Spartanburg County

  Accession 356

  The collection contains papers relating to the Spartanburg Federation of Republican Women, the South Carolina Federation of Republican Women, and the National Federation of Republican Women. Included in the Spartanburg records are correspondence, membership and dues lists, a yearbook, congressional records, and newspaper articles. South Carolina papers include bylaws, minutes, correspondences, financial records, lists of officers and board members, convention materials, and a Republican precinct manual. The national level papers include bylaws, resolutions, correspondence, convention materials, award reports, booklets, brochures, and newsletters.

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  South Carolina Federation of Republican Women Records - Accession 1134

  Republican Women, South Carolina Federation

  Accession 1134

  This collection contains the records produced by the South Carolina Federation for Republican Women. The records consists of various publications related to the National Federation of Republican Women and correspondence, publications, conference and convention records, county and club records, financial records and bank statements, membership records, and various reports related to the South Carolina Federation for Republican Women (SCFRW).

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  South Carolina Federation of Republican Women Records - Accession 300

  Republican Women, South Carolina Federation

  Accession 300

  The South Carolina Federation of Republican Women Records consist of bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, publications, and other records relating mainly to the growth of the South Carolina Republican Party, the political activities of South Carolina women, and the position of the Republican Party on public issues. Subjects include; Panama Canal Treaty, Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), Watergate, & Barry Goldwater.

  
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