Manuscript Collection
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Major Eleanor M. Roberts Papers - Accession 834
Eleanor M. Roberts
Accession 834The Major Eleanor M. Roberts Papers consist of records related to Major Eleanor M. Roberts who was a 1938 graduate of Winthrop and a 25 year veteran of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) and Women's Army Corps (WAC).These papers, which consist of correspondence, scrapbooks, photocopies, orders, and military papers, document not only her career but also her and her family’s participation in World War II including brothers, Harold O. Roberts, James William Roberts, Herbert N. Roberts, sister, Lily Roberts Allen, and brother-in-law, Robert D. Allen. There is also information on World War I, Italy, Winthrop College and York, South Carolina.
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Roberts/ Hardin Family Papers - Accession 1643
Roberts Family and Hardin Family
Accession 1643This collection contains postcards, letters (both personal and business), newsletters, three scrap books, two Winthrop College yearbooks years 1943 & 1945, and photographs. Postcards are mostly German, but contains some French and American, scenes from World War I. Many letters are personal and business correspondence from 1945 some of which pertains to World War II. Two of the scrapbooks belonged to Dr. Walter Buchanan Roberts (1893-1993) who was a professor and director of Music at Winthrop College for 32 years and one of the scrapbooks belonged to his daughter Mary Gene Roberts (1926-2016) who attended the Winthrop Training School (Class of 1942) and graduated from Winthrop College in 1945. Mary Gene Roberts Hardin married James Carlisle Hardin, Jr. (1915-2002). James C. Hardin Jr. and his brother John Anderson Hardin (1920-2010) worked at The Rock Hill Body Shop, with their father James C. Hardin, Sr. (1887-1943), and both entered the U.S. Navy during World War II. Another Winthrop and family connection was Kate Glenn Hardin (1885-1957) who was Dean of Women at Winthrop College from 1932-1951 and was a cousin of James, Jr. and John.
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Walter B. Roberts Collection - Accession 485
Walter B. Roberts
Accession 485This collection consists of black and white photographs autographed by the entertainers who performed at Winthrop College as part of the institution’s Artist Series program, a photograph of the Winthrop College Poetry Society including Dr. David B. Johnson, founder and first president of Winthrop, and photographs of Walter B. Roberts and other Winthrop College Professors as well as visiting instructors from Juilliard School of Music. Artists include Jasha Heifetz, Jan Peerce, Will Rogers, Arthur Rubenstein, Risë Stevens, Vienna Choir Boys and many others.
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Walter Roberts Papers - Accession 1284
Walter B. Roberts
Accession 1284This collection follows the career and life of Dr. Walter B. Roberts (1893-1993). Roberts, former head of the Winthrop Music Department (1925-1958), who founded the South Carolina High School Music Festival and contributed greatly to the formation of music programs around the state. The contents of this collection regarding Dr. Walter Roberts cover various aspects of his life such as his education, service in the military, and career at Winthrop. The contents include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, a house blueprint, academic transcripts, program bulletins, and documents concerning his funeral.
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Robinson Family Papers - Accession 1051 - M474 (525)
Robinson Family
Accession 1051 - M474 (525)The Robinson Family Papers consist of photocopies of letters written during the American Civil War by Samuel L. Robinson and James Robinson of the 4th South Carolina Volunteers, Co. A to their parents. Also included is information concerning George Frank Robinson who was in 7th South Carolina Volunteers Co. A and Archibald Franklin McCord who was in 1st SCV Co. A later Hampton’s Calvary. There is also a typescript copy of a Civil War remembrance February 1884) by Eliza Lucilla Haskell Lee (1836-1905) who describes what civilian living in Charleston, SC (and in South Carolina) was like during the war. There are also reminiscences of the Civil War by James Smith Middleton (1856-1943) who was born in Charleston, SC and moved to Columbia, SC during the Civil War as a child. He discusses civilian life in Columbia, SC as General Sherman and the Union Army advanced, sacked, and then occupied the city. He details at length the rioting and burning of Columbia, SC by Union soldiers and then later life under Reconstruction. The collection also consists of copies of photographs of Civil War soldiers and of a sword.
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Mary Lee Robertson Robinson Papers - Accession 1093 - M502 (552)
Mary Lee Robertson Robinson
Accession 1093 - M502 (552)This collection consists of a letter to Mrs. Mary Lee Robertson Robinson (1897-1994) from Mrs. Ruth P. Bartlett (circa 1921-1927), two pages of a scrapbook. One devoted to Winthrop student Lucille Godbold and the Olympic games. Consists of two articles and 4 photographs pertaining to Lucille and her Olympic exploits. Articles were taken from The News And Courier newspaper (August 1922). The second page consists of Mrs. Robertson’s notes on proper posture and a poem devoted to posture titled Ode to Posture, as well as a certificate acknowledging Mrs. Robertson’s membership in the “Life Loving Corps Boston School Of Physical Education.” There are two loose newspaper articles; one devoted to Hugh Walpole’s visit to Winthrop College and autobiographical passages from Mr. Walpole, the other article is devoted to Mrs. Robertson’s 9 and 3/4 mile hike with some classmates titled “Cox College Girls Hike To Atlanta In Fast Time Of One Hour And 40 Minutes” taken from The Atlanta Journal May 16, 1916. Collection also includes two Friday, October 20, 1922 issues of the Winthrop College News magazines devoted to Lucille Godbold’s return to Winthrop and her Olympic exploits and one issue of The Johnsonian dated December 1, 1923, and two copies of an October 26, 1953 article from the Evening Herald pertaining to Laura Sidney Robinson’s (Mary Lee’s daughter) marriage to Dr. Harry Courtney Bagby.
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Rock Hill Banking Collection - Accession 1361
Rock Hill Banks, Peoples National Bank, and C & S National Bank
Accession 1361This collection consists mostly of materials associated with the Rock Hill National Banks including the People’s National Bank (founded in 1906) and the C & S National Bank; the rest of the collection consists of entries that are linked, either directly or indirectly, with the Banking systems of Rock Hill. The collection consists of mainly of photographs of unknown employees and patrons of People’s National Bank and C & S National Bank, photos of events either attended by members or sponsored by the People’s National Bank and C & S National Bank, photos of employees or customers, a photo of C & S employees serving free drinks to Winthrop students during registration, and photos of the city of Rock Hill, it’s railway system, and Winthrop. The collection also includes a history of the of the Peoples national Bank of Rock Hill and The Peoples Trust Company, correspondence, brochures, posters, certificates, and newspaper articles and clippings.
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Rock Hill Baseball History - Accession 1100 - M507 (557)
Rock Hill Baseball
Accession 1100 - M507 (557)This collection consists of research materials pertaining to professional and semi-professional baseball in Rock Hill from the 1890s Anderson Buggy Team to the 1968 Rock Hill Spinners. This collection’s emphasis is on the 1950 Tri-State League Champion Rock Hill Chiefs, but also, contains research material on famous baseball icons, such as Dusty Rhodes, Steve Carlton, and Sparky Anderson, all of whom played or managed Rock Hill teams. There is material pertaining to David Mobley, the first officially recognized African-American to play on an all-white minor league team in the Carolinas. This material was compiled by Andrew Johnston for a paper and presentation in the Spring of 2003 Public History course taught by Dr. Edward Lee at Winthrop University.
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Rock Hill Body Company Collection - Accession 1390
Rock Hill Body Company, Rock Hill Buggy Company, Anderson Motor Company, J. C. Hardin and Company, and Hardin Family
Accession 1390The Rock Hill Body Company Collection consists entirely of digital scans of material pertaining to the Rock Hill Body Company which was located in Rock Hill, SC and was one of the earliest makers of truck and school bodies in South Carolina. The collection includes newspaper articles, correspondence, brochures, advertisement posters and flyers, photographs, and sales guides mostly related to the Rock Hill Body Company, however there are several items related to the Anderson Motor Company including engine diagrams, newspaper articles, and photographs. There are also several records related to the Hardin family which owned and operated the Rock Hill Body Company including correspondence, programs, commencement invitations, newspaper articles, and photographs. The vast majority of the photographs are of truck and car bodies built by the Rock Hill Body Company, but also includes a couple aerial photographs Downtown Rock Hill.
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Rock Hill Buggy Company Records - Accession 1106 - M509 (559)
Rock Hill Buggy Company
Accession 1106 - M509 (559)This collection consists of two shipping order/receipts and one letter of correspondence from the Rock Hill Buggy Company to the Henkle Live Stock Company. The Henkle Live Stock Company was based in Statesville, North Carolina. The Rock Hill Buggy Company, based in Rock Hill, SC, built horse drawn carriages and buggies in the late 1800s until the company began building motor vehicles in the early part of the 20th century and became known as the Anderson Motor Company. The Rock Hill Buggy Company and the Anderson Motor Company were owned and operated by John Gary Anderson.
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Rock Hill Buggy Company/ Anderson Motor Company Records - Accession 486
Rock Hill Buggy Company, Anderson Motor Company, and John Gary Anderson
Accession 486The Rock Hill Buggy Company/ Anderson Motor Company Records consists of records related to the Rock Hill, SC based company first known as the Rock Hill Buggy Company then the Anderson Motor Company. The collection consists of correspondence, both incoming and outgoing, of John G. Anderson, President; legal papers including deeds and land agreements; meeting minutes; business reports; and stock reports of the Rock Hill Buggy Company of Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce Records - Accession 1502
Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce
Accession 1502The Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce Records consist of correspondence, lists, brochures, scrapbooks, pamphlets, program notes, magazine issues, newsletters, reports and other records relating to the history and activities of the Chamber of Commerce including its sponsorship of the Rock Hill Community Hotel Corporation Project (Andrew Jackson Hotel); its efforts to make the Landsford Canal a major tourist attraction; its protest of the proposed hydroelectric dam, powerhouse and other facilities on the Catawba River in York, Chester, and Lancaster Counties (The Ebb Lake Mutual Electrical Company Project); and its sponsorship of Rock Hill’s “Come-See-Me Event.” There are issues of the Rock Hill Magazine from 1914-1918 and 1975, which describe activities in the city.
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Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce Records - Accession 88
Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce
Accession 88The Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce Records consist of correspondence, lists, brochures, pamphlets, program notes, magazine issues, newsletters, committee reports, financial data, and other records relating to the history and activities of the Chamber of Commerce. The collection contains records regarding sponsorship of Rock Hill’s “Come-See-Me” event and records of former Chamber Managers’ Vernon Grant and Clint Carpenter. Also contained are papers regarding Chamber accreditation, co-educational support for Winthrop University, area-wide racial integration, and recognition of Rock Hill as an All-America City.
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Rock Hill City Planning Commission Records - Accession 258
Rock Hill City Planning Commission
Accession 258The Rock Hill City Planning Commission Records consist of memoranda, agenda notes, minutes, maps, application forms, and other records relating to the commission’s activities in Rock Hill, SC. Subjects include annexation, transportation, community development, mobile home ordinances, zoning, York General Hospital, land use, neighborhoods, and public improvement. The records were collected by Dr. Howard Federspiel, who was chairman of the Winthrop College Political Science Department and member of the Rock Hill City Planning Commission.
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Rock Hill Community Council Records - Accession 113 - M48 (63)
Rock Hill Community Council
Accession 113 - M48 (63)The Rock Hill Council Records consist of correspondence, constitution and by-laws, minutes, list of officers, mailing list, schedules of events and surveys and questionnaires relating to the organization's function as coordinator of community activities. The Rock Hill Community Council served as a clearing house and correlating agency for advancing economic, social, cultural and citizenship interests of all people in the Rock Hill, SC Community. Its work was that of fact finding related to community needs, correlating community activities, and making recommendations as to priorities in community needs.
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Rock Hill Community Council Records- Accession 275 - M118 (151)
Rock Hill Community Council
Accession 275 - M118 (151)The Rock Hill Community Council Records consist of statements of purpose, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and lists of clubs and organizations, mainly relating to the creation of and organization of the Council. The main purpose of the Council was to serve as a clearing house for the many organizations and agencies in the city that are concerned with health, welfare, recreation, and other needs of Rock Hill, SC.
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Rock Hill Cotton Factory Booklet - Accession 1310 - M648 (702)
Rock Hill Cotton Factory and Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1310 - M648 (702)This series consists of a booklet titled, Celebrating The Rock Hill Cotton Factory which was produced for the Historical Marker ceremony held on September 6, 2007. The booklet details the history of the factory which was built in 1881 and closed in 1967. The Rock Hill Cotton factory was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. The building has been re-purposed as retail and office space.
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Rock Hill Fire Department Collection- Accession 242 - M102 (131)
Rock Hill Fire Department
Accession 242 - M102 (131)This collection consists of letters from William Harrison “Harry” Wylie (1857-1920) while he was employed by the Catawba Power Company (later became Duke Energy). Beginning in 1901, Harry was in charge of building the dam at India Hook Shoals on the Catawba River that created Lake Wylie. Harry was the brother of Dr. Walker Gill Wylie (1848-1923) for which Lake Wylie is named. Both of the letters written on Catawba Power Company letterhead concern Harry’s involvement with the Rock Hill Fire Department. One letter dated November 19, 1903 is to Mr. William Joseph Roddey (1861-1945) and the other dated February 18, 1905 is addressed to the Rock Hill Fire Department. Also included in this collection is a program book for the 33rd Annual Convention of South Carolina State Firemen’s Association held in Rock Hill in 1928. The program book lists officers of the Association, committee appointments, fire chiefs in SC, Rock Hill city officials with brief biographical sketches and sketches of the history of SC State Firemen’s Association, the city of Rock Hill and of Winthrop College.
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Rock Hill Graded School Register - Accession 1709 M824 (881)
Rock Hill Graded School; Rock Hill, Education; and Rock Hill, Schools
Accession 1709 - M824 (881)This collection consists of register for the 1885/1896 and 1896/1897 academic years for the Rock Hill Graded School. It lists every student’s name, their grades and grade levels, whether they were promoted to the next grade, and whether they continued as students. The student entries for the 1895/1896 academic year are listed at the top of each page in black ink, while the student entries for the 1896/1897 academic year are listed in the middle of the same page in red ink. The Rock Hill Graded School opened in 1888 and was the first public, tax-supported school in Rock Hill, SC and housed elementary and high school students for s 1st grade through 9th grade.
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Rock Hill Hardware Company Records - Accession 220
Rock Hill Hardware Company
Accession 220The Rock Hill Hardware Company was organized on June 4, 1893 by A.R. Smith and John Gelzer, A.A. Barron and his sons R.E. and W.L. bought Smith out in 1896 and by 1907 had acquired the whole firm. The Barron family owned and operated it until it closed in 1978. The collection consists of a 1906 ledger, financial records, a photograph, a seed license, World War II ration booklets, and newspaper clippings.
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Rock Hill Herald Collection - Accession 1781
Rock Hill Herald
Accession 1781This collection consists of photographs, contact sheets, negatives, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to notable local, state, and national figures connected to York County, SC as well as Herald operations manuals. Some of those included are Charlton Bidwell Ivey, Barron Bayles Mack, Philip and Linda Lader, Manning Kimmel, Talbot Patrick, Wayne T. Patrick, John M. Spratt, Jr., John C. Hayes III, Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, Jerry Falwell, Dr. Joseph Gentry, Banks H. Good, Charles Duke, Clint Carpenter, Ronald Chepesiuk, Maurice Stans, Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, Vernon Grant, Edmund D. Lewandowski, Tommy Pope, Ralph Norman, Robert L. McFadden, Betty Jo Rhea, Joe Lanford, and more.
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Rock Hill Herald Photograph Collection - Accession 1718
Rock Hill Herald
Accession 1718This collection consists of laminated color photographs that were used by the Rock Hill Herald in newspaper editions from 1987-1999. Many of the photographs have a caption from the newspaper the date from which they were used in the print edition laminated on the reverse side. The photographs document many persons, places, activities, and other events in the Rock Hill Herald distribution area. The Rock Hill Herald is the local newspaper headquartered in Rock Hill SC and at various times was known as the Evening Herald and The Herald.
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Rock Hill High School Commencement Bulletins - Accession 1149 - M525 (576)
Rock Hill High School
Accession 1149 - M525 (576)The Rock Hill High School Commencement Bulletin Collection consists of two commencement programs for Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, SC dated May 25, 1945 and May 31, 1960.
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Rock Hill High School Football Program Collection - Accession 1669
Rock Hill High School
Accession 1669The Rock Hill High School Football Program Collection consists of various football game programs ranging from 1943-1949. This includes various high school programs, as well as Shrine Bowl programs from 1946-1948 and 2003, a Gator Bowl program from 1948 and three University of South Carolina programs from 1946-1947. The majority of the collection relates to the Rock Hill High School Bearcats, including the programs from the 1943-1949 football seasons, and an athletic letter from the Rock Hill High School Bearcats.
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Rock Hill High School Girl's Diary - Accession 729 - M334 (386)
Rock Hill High School
Accession 729 - M334 (386)The Rock Hill High School Diary consists of a day by day account of the life of an unidentified girl (Possibly Margaret Rose) attending Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The diary begins on March 20, 1948 and ends September 20, 1948. Names mentioned in diary are Edwin Harrison Stultz, Jr., Susan Hayward, Anne Neely, Jimmy Neely, Jane Ward, Martha Dunlap, Jack Sadler, George Townsend, Alvis Poe, Frances Craig, Nancy Pratt, Nancy Jackson, Tommy Ward, and Andy Clyde.
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Rock Hill High Annual Reports - Accession 1305
Rock Hill High School and Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1305The Rock Hill High Annual Reports consist of reports produced by the principal which covers topics such as student clubs, assembly programs, Guidance & Religious Emphasis Weeks, graduation agendas, and achievement awards in the areas of academic, sports and talent competition.
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Rock Hill High School Yearbook Collection - Accession 1562
Rock Hill High School, The Bearcat, and The Catawban
Accession 1562This collection consists of an artificial collection of yearbooks of Rock Hill High School in Rock Hill, SC which were received from several different donors. This collection contains volumes of the Rock Hill High School yearbook titles, The Catawban and The Bearcat. These contain photographs and names of the students and faculty and photographs and names of the students who participated in sports, clubs and other activities. These yearbooks were consolidated into a single collection for the ease of use.
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Rock Hill Aerial Photographs - Accession 1711
Rock Hill History and Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1711This collection consists of seven aerial photographs of Rock Hill, SC that were originally hanging on the walls of Flint Realty & Construction Company located at 1835 Ebenezer Road in Rock Hill. President of the company was Robert Harry Flint, Sr. (1931-2011). Each aerial photograph measures 24 x 24” and depicts different segments of Rock Hill from the Rock Hill Airport to Albright Road and from York Technical College to Ogden Road from around 1965.
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Downtown Rock Hill Survey Plats - Accession 1685 M816 (873)
Rock Hill History, John Roddey, Alexander Templeton Black, and Ann Hutchison White
Accession 1685 M816 (873)The Downtown Rock Hill Survey Plats consists of two plats laying out Main Street and downtown Rock Hill, SC on November 6 and 7th 1851 and November 26 and 27th 1856. Both surveys were conducted by John “Squire” Roddey, Esq. (1805-1860), Deputy Surveyor. These plats are the earliest known surveys conducted of Rock Hill, SC. These surveys were conducted to determine the layout of the new town as the Columbia and Charlotte Railroad built rail line and depot nearby beginning in 1848. Rock Hill would be founded in 1852 and incorporated in 1892. These plats offer an invaluable source for researchers interested in the founding of the city of Rock Hill.
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World War I Notebook - Accession 1713 M826 (883)
Rock Hill History and World War I
Accession 1713 - M826 (883)This collection consists of a notebook containing a listing of soldiers who served during World War I in Rock Hill, SC and possibly includes other soldiers from the county. The listing was prepared by a local group of women to help supply socks to these soldiers as possibly part of the Red Cross. Members of the group are listed as are dates the socks were sent. The list of soldiers includes their names, where they served, occasionally what branch they served in, and occasionally whether they died in action. This book would be invaluable for anyone researching Rock Hill, SC’s War efforts during World War I.
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Rock Hill Oratory Photographs - Accession 119 - M50 (65)
Rock Hill Oratory
Accession 119 - M50 (65)The Rock Hill Oratory Photograph collection consists of photographs of the Oratory chapel, African-Americans at play, at worship, and in school at St. Mary’s and St. Anne’s, Catholic schools subsidized by the Rock Hill Oratory.
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Rock Hill Photograph Collection - Accession 753
Rock Hill Photographs
Accession 753The Rock Hill Photograph Collection consists of photographs related to Rock Hill, SC and the surrounding area. The photographs of people, events, and buildings of the city of Rock Hill. Most of the photographs are unidentified.
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Rock Hill Power Company Records - Accession 1482
Rock Hill Power Company; Rock Hill Water and Light Company; Rock Hill Water, Light, and Power Company; Rock Hill Water and Electric Company; and Rock Hill Little Theater
Accession 1482The Rock Hill Power Company Records contains thirty nine individual records owned by the Rock Hill Power Company and Rock Hill Water and Electric Company between the years 1856 to 1941. The records consist of abstracts of data, titles and deeds, agreements between the Rock Hill Power Company and other entities, minutes and proceedings letters, lawyer opinion regarding rights to supply water to Rock Hill, and a surveyor sketch. This collection of particular interest to researchers interested in the Rock Hill, SC’s early efforts to bring electric lights to the city in the early 1890s and Rock Hill’s legal authority to acquire ownership of local water and light plants. Also included is a legal statement on the installation of a street railway and information regarding the Rock Hill Little Theater.
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Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company History - Accession 207 - M91 (177)
Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company
Accession 207 - M91 (177)This collection consists of a special edition of The Evening Herald (Rock Hill, SC newspaper) which includes a section devoted to the history of the company.
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Bleachery Beacon Newsletter Collection - Accession 196
Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company and Bleachery
Accession 196The Bleachery Beacon Collection consists of the irregularly published employee newsletter of the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, known locally as "The Bleachery" was one the nations largest textile finishing plants at it's height. The Rock Hill plant bleached, dyed, printed and finished cloth and employed nearly 5,000 workers at its height in 1965. The plant site was placed on the National Register of Historic places in 2013.
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Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company Records - Accession 368
Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company and Bleachery
Accession 368This collection is a valuable source on the history of the textile industry in Rock Hill and particular the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company’s role in its development. Of particular interest is a scrapbook containing nearly a 100 photographs of the construction of the plant including aerial views. The scrapbook also contains many newspaper clippings from the period 1928-1935 that details the construction of the plant and its early operation. Also included in the collection are copies of the newsletters, Newsy Notes and Reporter, a 1943 publication picturing employees serving in the armed forces, and sixteen photographs taken at the foremen’s outing at Joslin Park in May of 1958. Subjects of interest include the founding of the Lowenstein plant in Rock Hill, the direct effects of the New Deal on the workers of Rock Hill, and the strikes of the 1930’s.
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Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company Videos - Accession 1587
Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company and Bleachery
Accession 1587This collection consists of two digital video files created by the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company to show to clients and explain the printing and finishing process and capabilities of the plant to their prospective clients. These professionally produced videos are an important part of Rock Hill’s textile history and offer a glimpse into the Rock Hill company’s day to day work filmed in the early 1990s. The Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company Plant was built in 1929 and was one of the most important industries in Rock Hill, SC throughout most of its history. The Bleachery as it was affectionately called was a dominate figure in the Southern Textile industry and at its height of operation employed over 4000 people from Rock Hill and the surrounding area. The plant like many of today’s textile companies has been shut down, formally closing its doors in 1999. Its history is permanently intertwined in the history of Rock Hill and these videos donated by Emile Russett the last General Plant Manager of the Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company are an invaluable source for researchers searching for information about Rock Hill’s history or that of Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company.
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Electric Installation Ledger - Accession 1060 - M477 (528)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1060 - M477 (528)This collection consists of a ledger containing business records of an unknown Rock Hill, SC company pertaining to oil and coal deliveries and electric light installation from January 1893 through February 1898. A sample of some the clients (businesses and surnames) listed in the ledger include: A. Friedhiem and Bros.; Rock Hill Buggy Company, Roddey Mercantile Company; Rock Hill Hardware Company; Hotel; Winthrop College; Frew; Fewell; Roddey; Globe Cotton Mill; Kimbal; Poag; Wilson; Cherry; Johnson; Smith; Barron; Bryant;
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Laurelwood Cemetery: Rock Hill, SC 1919 - Accession 1035 - M462 (513)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1035 - M462 (513)This collection consists of a booklet titled Laurelwood Cemetery published in 1919 in Rock Hill, SC. The booklet concerns Laurelwood Cemetery Rock Hill, South Carolina and includes a history of the property and purchase of the land from Anne White (1872), A. H. White (1894), and J. H. Witherspoon (1914). The publication also includes cemetery history and burial customs, history of cemetery plan, rules and regulations, service charges, procedures, and costs of lots. Of particular interest are the attached 1912 map of Laurelwood cemetery with plots numbered and a survey titled “Final Plan For Cemetery Extension” for the City of Rock Hill done by E. S. Draper, Landscape Architect and City Planner dated December 1918.
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Map of Rock Hill 1891 - Accession 1084 - M494 (545)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1084 - M494 (545)This collection consists of a photocopy of a map of Rock Hill, SC from 1891. The map shows downtown Rock Hill and north to Oakland Park which is the site Winthrop College would move to in 1895.
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“Puss in Boots” Rock Hill Play Program - Accession 1647 - M806 (863)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1647 - M806 (863)This collection consists of a program for the play “Puss in Boots” which was performed in Friedheim’s Hall on East White Street in Rock Hill, SC. in Street on February 3, 1902. The play was put on by Madison J. Lee, sole owner and manager whose company was based downtown Charlotte, NC at 324 Tryon. The program itself was printed by R. M. London of Rock Hill. The program contains information regarding the parts, acts, “synopsis of scenery,” as well as listing the actors and roles.
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Rock Hill Census - Accession 639 - M278 (328)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 639 - M278 (328)The Rock Hill Census collection consists of a copy of a computer printout of the Rock Hill, SC census for 1984 including demographics and five year projections.
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Rock Hill Centennial Celebration Program - Accession 737 - M341 (392)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 737 - M341 (392)The Rock Hill Centennial Celebration Program consists of a 100 page booklet titled Rock Hill, SC A Good Town: 100 Years of Progress 1852-1952 commemorating Rock Hill, SC's centennial. The booklet details the history of the town including the history of Rock Hill's founding, railroads, churches, schools, Winthrop, industries, and businesses. There is also a chronology of important events in Rock Hill's history.
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Rock Hill City Handbook - Accession 635 - M274 (324)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 635 - M274 (324)The Rock Hill City Handbook consists of a photocopy of an 1895 handbook printed by the City of Rock Hill, SC as an advertisement to families and businesses to entice them to move there. The publication offers a glimpse of life in Rock Hill, SC in the late 19th Century and focuses on business, religious, and financial life in Rock Hill, SC and includes a business directory.
Also, see attached (OCR) copy of 1895 Rock Hill Handbook.
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Rock Hill Gateway Grand Opening Poster - Accession 1407 - M694 (750)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1407 - M694 (750)This collection consists of a poster commemorating the grand opening of the remodeled Rock Hill Gateway which included the unveiling of the four 22 foot-tall sculptures (Civitas) that stand at the intersection of Dave Lyle Boulevard and Gateway Boulevard in rock Hill, SC. There is also a fifth Civitas statue inside City Hall. The Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation commissioned Audrey Flack in 1988 to produce the statues with each Civitas holding a different circular emblem to signify: Gears of Industry; Flame of Knowledge; Stars of Inspiration; and Lightning Bolt of Energy. The unveiling of the Civitas statues and the gateway was coordinated with the Annual Come-See-Me event in April of 1991.
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Rock Hill Handbook - Accession 1002 - M443 (494)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1002 - M443 (494)The Rock Hill Handbook is a brochure produced by the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce with facts and photographs of Rock Hill, SC. Included are facts about the town location population, educational system, transportation, industry, climate, health facilities and other information and photographs of historic homes, churches, schools, mills and other plants, Winthrop College, and other scenes of Rock Hill, SC.
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Rock Hill Historical Marker Booklets Collection - Accession 1341 - M672 (726)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1341 - M672 (726)The Rock Hill Historical Marker booklets cover events that helped shape both Rock Hill and the country. The February 11, 2006 historical marker covers Country and Gospel music recordings in the Andrew Jackson Hotel, the important artists who recorded at the hotel, and the influence of illustrator Vernon Grant on Rock Hill. The January 27, 2007, September 6, 2007, and November 30, 2007 historical markers discuss the “sit-ins” that occurred at popular lunch counters in Rock Hill such as McCrory’s, the “Friendship Nine”, the development of the Rock Hill Cotton Factory along with its creators, and also the development of the Citizen’s Building, US Post Office, the Courthouse, and downtown Rock Hill. The May 15, 2008 historical marker reviews Alexander Templeton Black aka “the Founder of Rock Hill”, the Black Plantation, and Governor Wade Hampton’s campaign.
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Rock Hill History - Accession 42 - M17 (27)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 42 - M17 (27)The Rock Hill History is a handwritten history covering the period from the founding of the city of Rock Hill, SC in 1852 to 1890 and describes the city’s founders, merchants, industries, schools and churches, teachers, newspapers, libraries, and banking and railroad facilities.
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Rock Hill History Centennial Pageant Collection - Accession 1016 - M455 (507A)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1016 - M455 (507A)This collection consists of a 28 page history of Rock Hill, SC and York County, SC, suggestions for scenes in the Rock Hill Centennial Pageant, and supplementary suggestions from the Pageant Committee. The history was written by Hampton M. Jarrell (1904-1980) for the Rock Hill Centennial in 1952 and includes the following chapters titled: “The Beginnings;” “The Revolution;” “Churches;” “Schools;” “The Negro;” “Coming of the Railroad;” “War, Reconstruction, and Red Shirts;” “Cotton To Town;” “The Mills;” “The Coming of Winthrop;” “Looking Backward;” The Suggested Scenes mirror the chapters in the History. The alternate title for the Rock Hill History Centennial Pageant was “Building the Good Town, Six Generations of People.” Hampton M. Jarrell was a professor of English at Winthrop from 1932 through 1969.
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Rock Hill History Collection - Accession 751 - M349 (400)
Rock Hill, SC
Accession 751 - M349 (400)The Rock Hill History Collection consists of a copy of an 1938 edition of the Evening Herald which is was printed as an advertisement of the City of Rock Hill, SC. It contains photographs and images of Rock Hill businesses and mills, schools, churches, the fire department, the police department, the train depot, parks, Rock Hill scenes, and citizens with captions and biographical information. This edition offers a great glimpse for historians looking into life in Rock Hill, SC in the late 1930s. Also included is an undated drawing of downtown Main Street in Rock Hill listing where each business was located.
