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  Kathryn Summers Powell Papers - Accession 1741

  Kathryn Summers Powell

  Accession 1741

  The Kathryn Summers Powell Papers document the professional career and administrative work of Dr. Kathryn Summers Powell (1920–2000), Professor of Home Economics at Winthrop College from 1960 to 1976. The collection primarily reflects Dr. Powell’s leadership in program development, departmental administration, and applied family and community education initiatives during her tenure at Winthrop.

  Materials in the collection consist of faculty manuals, interoffice memoranda, accounting and reimbursement records, calendars, and internal policy documents that illustrate the operational and administrative functions of the Home Economics Department. Of particular significance are records related to curriculum planning and program development, including notes and drafts outlining proposed academic and community-based initiatives.

  The collection contains extensive documentation of the Experimental Family Education Project and its successor, the Family Education/Day Care Program, both of which were developed under Dr. Powell’s direction in the early 1970s. These materials include manuals, policy binders, job descriptions, contract terms, payroll and benefits information, emergency fund documentation, and communications, providing insight into the structure and administration of early childhood education and family services programs within a university setting.

  Additional materials address career development within the Home Economics Department, including career ladder planning, the Model Cities program coordinator position, and logistical matters such as parking policies for program participants. Together, the records highlight Dr. Powell’s role in integrating academic instruction with community outreach and applied education.

  The collection dates primarily from 1968 to 1972 and offers valuable documentation of Home Economics education, program innovation, and institutional administration at Winthrop College during the late twentieth century, as well as Dr. Powell’s contributions to family education and professional practice in higher education.

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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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  Annie Coryton Rees Papers - Accession 1783

  Annie Coryton Rees

  Accession 1783

  The Annie Coryton Rees Papers consist of eight notebooks created and maintained by Annie Coryton Rees (1884–1970), a graduate of Winthrop College, Class of 1906. While enrolled at Winthrop, Rees pursued coursework in Normal Literature, a program focused on the professional preparation of teachers, following earlier studies in Latin.

  The notebooks, primarily Webster composition books, document Rees’s academic work and classroom instruction during her time at Winthrop, with most materials dating from her junior year (1903–1904). Subjects represented include civics, history, reading, pedagogy, and sewing. The volumes contain Rees’s handwritten lecture notes, outlines, and instructional content, offering insight into early twentieth-century teacher education and curriculum at Winthrop College.

  Several notebooks also feature hand-drawn illustrations, historical diagrams, and examples of stitched fabric, reflecting the integration of practical and academic training within the Normal program. Together, the materials provide valuable documentation of student life, pedagogical methods, and women’s education at Winthrop College in the early 1900s.

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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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  National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter of Rock Hill, South Carolina Records - Accession 762

  Retired Federal Employees, National Association of - Rock Hill Chapter

  Accession 762

  The Collection consists of the administrative records and memoranda produced by and related to the National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter of Rock Hill, South Carolina Records.

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  The Revolutionary War in South Carolina: An Anthology - Accession 1046 - M470 (521)

  Revolutionary War and Stephen E. Meats

  Accession 1046 - M470 (521)

  This collection consists of The Revolutionary War in South Carolina: An Anthology From The Writings of William Gilmore Simms compiled by Dr. Stephen E. Meats. This Anthology consists of excerpts of the writings of William Gilmore Simms (1806-1870). Included are passages from Simms letters, The Geography of South Carolina, South Carolina in the Revolutionary War; The Life of Nathanael Greene Joscelynand The Scout. Dr. Stephen Meats is a graduate of the university of South Carolina (1966, 1968, 1972) and was a Professor of English at Pittsburg State University from 1970 through 2014.

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  Janie Rice Papers - Accession 37 - M12 (22)

  Janie Carroll Rice

  Accession 37 - M12 (22)

  The Janie Rice Papers consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, letters of appreciation, and certificates of awards concerning her career as a teacher at Winthrop Training School, her work with the Baptist Church in Chester, SC and her establishment of a Janie Carroll Rice scholarship at Winthrop.

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  Richardson Family Papers - Accession 1410

  Richardson Family

  Accession 1410

  The Richardson Family Papers consist of letters, envelops, maps, building plans, a genealogy book, and newspaper clippings regarding the Richardson family of Seneca, S.C. The collection contains personal correspondence, war correspondence, maps, sketches of building plans, a book of the 1977 genealogy and newspaper clippings chronicling life in SC before, during, and after World War II, Florida in the 1930s, different stations of World War II, and Alaska in the 1960s onward.

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  Richardson Family Papers - Accession 414

  Frances Riley Richardson and Richardson Family

  Accession 414

  This collection consists of letters, papers, newspaper clippings, tape recordings, and photographs regarding the Richardson family of Seneca, S.C. There are some papers relating to the family business, the Richardson Theatre of Seneca, and some genealogical material. Most of the collection focuses on the different family members including Winthrop graduate (Class of 1915) Frances Riley Richardson (1895-1992) and Dr. Martha Richardson who did much in the area of health care in Alaska.

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  Louene Carolyn DuBose Collection - Accession 1777

  Louene Carolyn DuBose Ridgeway

  Accession 1777

  The Louene Carolyn DuBose Collection consists of student publications, correspondence, and photographs documenting the collegiate experience and later alumni life of Louene Carolyn DuBose Ridgeway (1919–2015), a native of Great Falls, South Carolina, and a member of Winthrop College’s Class of 1940. DuBose earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Music and was an active participant in the literary and musical culture of the campus.

  The collection includes DuBose’s personal copies of The Tatler from 1939 and 1940, both of which contain handwritten notes, messages, and signatures from classmates and faculty, reflecting social networks and student life at Winthrop during the late 1930s. The 1940 volume features original creative work by DuBose, including her song titled “We’ll Never Know” and an eight-line poem written in the form of a triolet, illustrating her engagement with music composition and poetry.

  Also included are two reunion photographs commemorating the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the Class of 1940, as well as two letters: a 1940 letter addressed to DuBose from a former classmate named Betty, and a 2000 letter written by DuBose herself. Together, these materials provide insight into student creativity, personal relationships, and enduring alumni connections associated with Winthrop College.

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  Governor Richard Riley Inaugural Program - Accession 501 - M210 (252)

  Richard Wilson Riley

  Accession 501 - M210 (252)

  Richard Wilson Riley was an American politician of the Democratic Party and former United States Secretary of Education under President Bill Clinton (1993-2001). He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1963-1966), South Carolina Senate (1967-977), and as Governor of South Carolina (1978-1987). The Governor Richard Riley Inaugural Program was the official program from the 1983 inauguration ceremony of Governor Richard “Dick” Wilson Riley to his second term as governor of the state of South Carolina.

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  Speeches of South Carolina Governor Richard W. Riley - Accession 1483 - M725 (782))

  Richard Wilson Riley

  Accession 1483 - M725 (782)

  This collection consists of the Inaugural Address January 10, 1979) and State of the State Address (January 17, 1979) delivered by South Carolina Governor Richard W. Riley. Richard Wilson “Dick” Riley (1933-) is an South Carolina politician who was South Carolina State Senator from 1967-1977, was the 11^th Governor of South Carolina from 1979-1987, and served as 6^th United States Secretary of Education from 1993-2001. Winthrop University named its College of Education the Richard W. Riley College of Education in 2000.

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  Major Eleanor M. Roberts Papers - Accession 1796

  Eleanor M. Roberts

  Accession 1796

  The Major Eleanor M. Roberts Papers consist of records related to Major Eleanor M. Roberts (1916-2000) 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). This collection includes photographs, photocopies, postcards, report cards, illustrations, handwritten notes, military documents and certificates, service medals and ribbons, military dog tags, two photo albums, transcriptions of WWII correspondence, and Roberts family histories. An original draft and copy of Robert’s memoir Wings on My Heels, as well as material relating to Roberts’ time at Winthrop College like her Five Year Diary (1935-1939), 1937-38 Winthrop Handbook, and 1938 Winthrop class ring can be found in this collection.

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  Major Eleanor M. Roberts Papers - Accession 834

  Eleanor M. Roberts

  Accession 834

  The Major Eleanor M. Roberts Papers consist of records related to Major Eleanor M. Roberts (1916-2000) 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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  Major Eleanor M. Roberts Papers - Accession 1888

  Eleanor Marguerite Roberts

  Accession 1888

  The Major Eleanor Marguerite Roberts Papers consists of records related to Major Eleanor M. Roberts (1916-2000) 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, genealogy, writings, diaries, and military papers. These documents not only tell about her career but also about her and her family’s participation in World War II including brothers, Harold Obediah Roberts (1914-1956), James William Roberts (1906-1989), Herbert Neely Roberts (1912-2001), Oliver Carlyle Roberts (1919-1996), and sister, Ella Lily Roberts Allen (1898-1985). Also, these papers contain stories and information about her mother and father, her other siblings Mamie Estelle Roberts (1895-1986) and Hazel Roberts (1910-1992), as well as friends and extended family. Most of the information here comes from her retirement while she is living in Washington D.C.

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  Roberts/ Hardin Family Papers - Accession 1643

  Roberts Family and Hardin Family

  Accession 1643

  This 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 485

  This 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 1284

  This 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 4^th South Carolina Volunteers, Co. A to their parents. Also included is information concerning George Frank Robinson who was in 7^th South Carolina Volunteers Co. A and Archibald Franklin McCord who was in 1^st 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 1361

  This 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.