Manuscript Collection
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Stitt-Howey (Howie) Family Papers - Accession 462, M261 (311)
Stitt Family, Howey Family, and Howie Family
Accession 462 - M261 (311)The Stitt-Howey (Howie) Family Papers consist of photocopies of deeds, indentures, Civil War correspondence, wills, newspaper clippings, and financial records, relating not only to the Stitt and Howey (Howie) families but also to the Dunn and Ezell families. The families lived in Mecklenburg County and Union County, North Carolina, and Sumter County, South Carolina.
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St. Mary Catholic Church (Rock Hill, SC) History - Accession 808 - M365 (417)
St. Mary Catholic (Rock Hill, SC) and Michael Rukstelis
Accession 808 - M365 (417)This collection consists of a history of the St. Mary Catholic Church in Rock Hill, SC from about 1932 to 1992 written by Micheal Rukstelis titled, bRINGING iT aLL bACK hOME: A Brief History of St. Mary's Catholic Church Rock Hill, South Carolina. The church history also offers a glimpse into the lives of members of the African American community in the Crawford Road area of Rock Hill from the 1930s through the 1990s.
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Stokes Family Bibles - Accession 1169
Stokes Family, Boulware Family, Gillespie Family, Cunningham Family, Teague Family, Hood Family, Epting Family, Boozer Family, Holroyd Family, and Bible
Accession 1169This collection includes two family bibles of the Stokes Family. The first was owned by Williams (1788-1850) & Ann Risher Stokes (1790-1860) is titled, The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and New Testaments: Together With The Apocrypha: Translated Out Of The Original Tongues, And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared And Revised With Canne’s Marginal Notes And References To Which Are Added An Index; An Alphabetical Table Of All The Names In The Old and New Testaments, With Their Significations, Tables Of Scripture Weights, Measures, And Coins, &c. Published by Summer and Goodman in Hartford in 1845. The second was started by their son William (1833-1905) and his wife Eliza Jane Boulware Stokes (1837-1916) of Branchville, SC and Early Branch, SC and was titled, Holman’s Edition. The Holy Bible, Containing The Old and New Testaments, Translated Out of The original Tongues, And With The Former Translations Diligently Compared And Revised; With The Apocrypha, Concordance and Psalms. The Text Conformance To The Oxford And The American Bible Society’s Standard Editions published in 1872 by A. J. Holman & Co., No. 930 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA. The 1872 Bible contains names of births, deaths, and marriages of their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren from 1833-1967. There is also a 1902 Boulware Family tree (Eliza was a Boulware) starting from Muscoe William Boulware (1758-1825) and Nancy Pickett Boulware (1762-1836). Included in the collection are various papers found between the pages of the bibles. Family Names included in the genealogical entries in the Bibles are: Stokes; Gillespie; Cunningham; Teague; Hood; Epting; Boozer; Holroyd; Boulware; Note: The William and Eliza Jane Stokes Collection, Acc. 760 M355 (406) contains photographs and photocopies of all the pages containing genealogical entries.
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William and Eliza Jane Stokes Family History Collection - Accession 760 - M355 (406)
Stokes Family, William Stokes, and Eliza Jane Stokes
Accession 760 - M355 (406)The William and Eliza Jane Family History Collection consists of genealogical information from the Stokes Family Bible and other sources. The original Bibles were transferred to Accession 1169. Other family names included are Boulware, Gillespie, Hall, McMaster, Neil, Pickett, Raines, Richmond, and others.
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William Stokes Papers - Accession 882
William Stokes and American Civil War
Accession 882The William Stokes Papers mainly consist of personal correspondence from William Stokes (1833-1905) to his wife, Eliza Jane Boulware Stokes (1837-1916), during the American Civil War. William Stokes served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War with the 4th Regiment South Carolina Calvary as Lieutenant Colonel. After the conclusion of the war he would be given the rank of Brigadier General by then Governor Wade Hampton. He was born on October 20, 1833, and died on June 30, 1905. The collection includes pre-Civil War, Civil War, and post-Civil War letters and military orders. Also includes writings by historians detailing William Stokes’ involvement, and actions by his regiment and other regiments, particularly those from South Carolina, during the Civil War. Most of the letters and orders are dated and identified.
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Elizabeth Stowe Papers - Accession 752
Martha Elizabeth Stowe
Accession 752The Elizabeth Stowe Papers consist of yearbooks, newspaper clippings, letters, magazines, sheet music, prayer books, photographs, invoices, Winthrop College papers, envelops, letters, meeting minutes, alumna information, invitations, wills, insurance papers, genealogy books, contacts lists, Baptist newsletters, lesson plans, history books, and bibles. Martha Elizabeth Stowe (1910-2000) was a 1932 Winthrop graduate and remained very active on campus working with the Winthrop Christian Association and Gamma Delta Kappa Gamma. Stowe worked for Winthrop University for many years as a Residence Life Coordinator, graduate assistant, and as a training school supervisor. Ms. Stowe helped lead the campaign in the late 1980s to get Winthrop’s founder David Bancroft Johnson into the South Carolina Hall of Fame. She was very active in her church and the local community working with children, homeless shelters, the York County Historical Society, the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, the Catawba Regional Planning Council, local schools, and the National Historic Preservation Society.
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Clara Barrett Strait Papers - Accession 653 - M288 (339)
Clara Barrett Strait and Edwin S. James
Accession 653 - M288 (339)Clara Barrett Strait (ca. 1867-1948) was one of the foremost portrait painters in South Carolina during the first half of the 20th century. The Clara Barrett Strait Collection consists of the manuscript, Clara Barrett-Strait: An Achievement and a newspaper clipping published in the State Magazine in 1985 about the artist, both written by former Winthrop professor Edwin S. James (1922-2011). Also included is a microcassette labeled “Clara Barrett Strait 1983” that includes a recording of Mr. James talking about Clara, and photographs and negatives of Clara Barrett Strait’s portraits, all of which were compiled by Edwin S. James.
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William Kirkwood Stringfellow Family Papers- Accession 559
William Kirkwood Stringfellow, Stringfellow Family, Adair Family, Gaston Family, Simonton Family, and Brice Family
Accession 559This collection consists of photocopies of genealogical material that Mr. William Kirkwood Stringfellow (1904-1981) collected. This material includes information on the families Simonton, Adair, and Gaston, as well as, Stringfellow and include correspondence, obituaries, bible entries, wills, deeds, genealogical charts, and family narratives and anecdotes. Also included is a reminiscences of Mr. Stringfellow’s childhood in Chester, SC and a typescript copy of a reminiscence of the American Civil War by John James Stringfellow (1837-1931) from Chester, SC who served in Company F of the 6th South Carolina Infantry.
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Stroud Family Genealogy Collection - Accession 1025 - M451 (502)
Stroud Family
Accession 1025 - M451 (502)The Stroud Family Genealogy Collection consists of information concerning the Stroud Family that lived in Chester County, South Carolina in the 18th Century compiled by Leatha Ann Stroud Betts of Utah. The collection consists mostly of family charts and record groups, but also includes some typescript copies of deeds and wills, as well as anecdotes and narratives. Allied family names included are: Campbell; Carter; Franklin; Howard; Howell; Kitchens; Strickland; Walker; Wall;
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Stroud Family Bible - Accession 1015
Stroud Family, Hornsby Family, Blake Family, and Bible
Accession 1015Consists of The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments . . . printed in Edinburgh by Adrian Watkins, His Majesty’s printer in 1756. The Bible contains genealogical information pertaining to the Stroud, Hornsby, and Blake families. There is also information on the family names of Crockett, Caldwell, Roden, Information includes death, marriage, and birth dates. The inclusive dates of the genealogical information are 1731 to 1949. Please see attached scans of the genealogical information.
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David Stroupe Collection - Accession 1629 - M799 (856)
David Stroupe, Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company, and York County Fair
Accession 1629 - M799 (856)This collection consists of material collected by former Winthrop Biology Instructor David Stroupe who taught from 1969-1972. Included in the collection is an Official Program for the 1971 Come See Me festival in Rock Hill, SC, a Rock Hill Printing and Finishing Company brochure titled “Howdy Neighbor” with several fabric swatches, a Lowenstein and Sons, Inc. textile manufacturing brochure titled, “Fiber To Fabric To Fashion…”, and a booklet titled “Official Premium List of the York County Fair Fifty-Fifth Annual Exhibition” which was produced for the 55th annual York County Fair held in Rock Hill, South Carolina October 19-24, 1970.
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St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Records - Accession 309 - M128 (163)
St Thaddeus Episcopal Church
Accession 309 - M128 (163)St. Thaddeus Church was founded in Aiken, SC in 1842 and is part of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina and the Episcopal Church. The St. Thaddeus Episcopal Church Records consist an order of service of the ordination of Mellie Hussey Hickey, a program of the 125th anniversary celebration of the church’s founding, and a history of the church titled, History of the Church of St. Thaddeus 1842-1966.
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Sturgis-Schooly Family History - Accession 727 - M332 (384)
Sturgis Family, Schooly Family, and Frances P. Stewart
Accession 727 - M332 (384)The Sturgis-Schooly Family History was compiled by Frances P. Stewart of Atlanta, Georgia and consists of genealogical information concerning the Sturgis and Schooly families that lived in York County, South Carolina beginning in the latter half of the 18th Century. The history covers the families from the 1600’s through 1988 when the history was printed.
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George Hammond Sullivan Collection - Accession 654 - M296 (347)
George Hammond Sullivan
Accession 654 - M296 (347)The George Hammond Sullivan Collection consists of three bound volumes of his poetry including Some Expressions in Verse and Prose (1936) and Miscellaneous Expressions (1944) both published privately and an unpublished compilation of poetry composed from 1933-1944 by George Hammond Sullivan (1859-1956) titled “Miscellaneous Verses.” George Hammond Sullivan was the son of Mary Mildred Sullivan (1836-1933) and Algernon Sydney Sullivan (1826-1887). Mary and Algernon were well-known for their philanthropy and in 1934, George created a foundation in his parents name to honor their legacies at in over fifty higher education institutions, including Winthrop University, Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards and Algernon Sydney Sullivan awards are handed out to graduating senior who partake in unselfish service an demonstrate an altruistic character.
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George Hammond Sullivan Triptych Collection - Accession 776
George Hammond Sullivan
Accession 776The George H. Sullivan Triptych Collection consists of three antique Italian religious wooden triptychs. One is labeled, “Imported From Javit, Italy” and the other two are labeled as from “Sarti Enrico, Via Villani 23, Florence (Italy) N. 143.” The triptychs were donated most likely in the 1940s or 1950s by Mr. George Hammond Sullivan for the Winthrop Museum that used to be housed in the Tillman Science Building. George Hammond Sullivan (1859-1956) was and lawyer and was well known for his philanthropic work, just like his parents, Mary Mildred Sullivan (1836-1933) and Algernon Sydney Sullivan (1826-1887). Mary and Algernon were well-known for their philanthropy. One of the highest awards given at Winthrop University is the Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards and Algernon Sydney Sullivan awards which are handed out to a graduating senior who partakes in unselfish service and demonstrates an altruistic character.
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Walter Caswell Sullivan Papers - Accession 201 - M88 (112)
Walter Caswell Sullivan
Accession 201 - M88 (112-113)The Walter Caswell Sullivan Papers consist of correspondence; bills of sale; a biographical sketch of Edward Walter Hall (1859-1949), pioneer educator of Rock Hill; a journal (1912-1915) of the Eats Club in Rock Hill; and war ration books. Most of the correspondence concerns a John H. Allen of Chester and subjects include the health and financial affairs, the shooting of a doctor, Hall family genealogy, and business transactions. The Eats Club's members were Julia Cork, Eva Fewell, Josie Hall, Anne Claire Hutchison, and Susan Steele.
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Sumter Garden Club Records - Accession 450
Sumter Garden Club and Garden Club, Sumter
Accession 450The Sumter Garden Club Records consist of secretary, treasurer’s and president’s reports and minutes. The collection also consists of several newspaper clippings, photographs, and awards pertaining to flower shows, yearbooks, and programs from a radio show sponsored by the club. The collection includes two historical sketches and records relating to the club’s reconstruction after World War II. The collection also contains records relating to civic work by the club. The Sumter Garden Club was organized in March 1927 in Sumter, SC. The Sumter Garden Club is a member of the Garden Club of South Carolina, The National Council of State Garden Clubs, Inc., and The Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter. The Object of the Club is “to promote the Love of Gardening and to Increase the Knowledge of Horticulture; to Project and Promote the Growth of our Native Flowers, Trees, Shrubs and Birds; and to Encourage Civic Planting.”
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Surasky Family Papers - Accession 250 - M115 (147)
Surasky Family
Accession 250 - M115 (147)The Surasky Family Papers consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reminiscences, poetry, and other papers mostly photocopies. Of particular interest are a reminiscence by Esther Pinck entitled “Remembrance of Things Past”, concerned with the Jewish experience in Aiken, SC; papers related to Mina Tropp, a painter who developed a unique medium of painting with flora and who is also published poet; and letters of Judge Justine Wise Polier, well known Juvenile Court judge in New York. Collection is almost all photocopies.
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Hugh Lorraine Swann Letters - Accession 1182 - M550 (603)
Hugh Lorraine Swann and American Civil War
Accession 1182 - M550 (603)This collection consists of materials related to Hugh Lorraine Swann (1829-1863) who was born in York County, South Carolina and died during the American Civil War. Lorraine served in the Confederate Army in the 2nd “E” Company, 9th South Carolina Regiment. The Collection consists of photocopies of two letters that Swann wrote during the war while stationed near Chattanooga, Tennessee. One of the letters is dated October 11, 1863 and was sent to his sister-in-law, Mary Davison and the second letter was dated October 21, 1863 and was to his wife Jane M. Latimer Swann. . Also included in the collection is a listing of Hugh Swann’s movements during the war from October 16, 1863 through November 16, 1863 when he was killed by an artillery explosion that “tore off Robert “Bob” McKinght’s arm, which is what actually struck Lorraine killing him brutally (gruesomely) as per Joel [sic] D. McConnell’s Recollections of the Civil War. [1]” The collection has a couple genealogical charts for the Swann family as well.
[1] This reference is to the John Daniel McConnell Recollections of the Civil War. A copy of the recollection is in the McConnell Family Papers – Accession 340.
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Sweatt Family Papers - Accession 401
Sweatt Family
Accession 401The Sweatt Family Papers consist of photographs, correspondence, Christmas cards, envelopes, a newspaper article, and memorabilia related to the family. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of family members. The photographs include tintypes, cartes-de-visite, and postcards. The Sweatt family was predominately located in Rock Hill, SC.
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Tamassee Industrial School Records - Accession 138 - M65 (80)
Tamassee Industrial School
Accession 138 - M65 (80)The Tamassee Industrial School Records consist of brochures, pamphlets and bulletins describing the purpose, history and work of the school which was established by the South Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as a Christian Boarding School for boys and girls. The school is located in Tamassee, SC in Oconee County and was established in November 1914.
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Sallie B. Tannahill Lantern Slides - Accession 346
Sallie B. Tannahill
Accession 346The collection is composed of lantern slides which were given to Eleanor Burts by Sallie B. Tannahill. The slides were used by Miss Tannahill and Dr. Jean Betzner in the courses they taught at the Teachers College at Columbia University in the 1920s and 1930s, with Miss Tannahill teaching courses about typography, graphic design, and the fine arts while Dr. Betzner taught classes about Children’s Literature.
The Sallie B. Tannahill Lantern Slides collection is a good summary of the ideas and inspirations Miss Tannahill had, as many slides are in German, Czech, and French, showing the European influence Miss Tannahill received. Additionally, many of the slides are not of typography and letter analysis, but rather of textiles, woodcuts, architectures, photographs, and other expressions of art, showing that Miss Tannahill lectured about the fundamental principles she believed every craft shared.Some slides may have additionally come from lectures Miss Tannahill gave at museums.
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Doris Mitchell Tant Collection - Accession 1501 - M731 (787)
Doris Mitchell Tant
Accession 1501 - M731 (787)This collection consists of regulation and flight maneuver handbooks (Platter for Elementary Flight Maneuvers: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 31 (February 1943) and Digest of Civil Air Regulations for Pilots: Civil Aeronautics Bulletin No. 22 (October 1943). Also included is a medical certificate given by the U.S. Department of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Administration to Doris Mitchell Tant (1923-2011). Doris served as a pilot during WWII. The Civil Aeronautics Administration taught women to pilot airplanes for non-military aviation purposes. Doris Tant was a 1946 graduate of Winthrop College graduated with a degree in Physical Education.
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William Knox Tate Biography By Howard O. Long - Accession 1108 - M511 (561-562)
William Knox Tate and Howard O. Long
Accession 1108 - M511 (561-562)This collection consists of a photocopy of a1952 dissertation by Howard O. Long for a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the George Peabody College For Teachers titled, An Abstract of a Biography Of William Knox Tate: Southern “Educational Engineer”. The dissertation includes an extensive biography on Professor William Knox, Sr. (1870-1917) who was a former State Supervisor of Rural Schools in South Carolina, Superintendent of Memminger Normal School in Charleston, SC, and was a professor at Winthrop College from 1910-1914 and at the George Peabody College for Teachers in Tennessee. The aim of the dissertation was “(1) to point out the important work and to indicate the unique contributions of professor William Knox Tate to the field of Southern education in his role as “educational engineer,” and (2) to preserve for posterity a record of the works and thoughts of a great Southern educator so that history of southern education will be more complete.”
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South Carolina Teacher Association History - Accession 240 - M101 (130)
Teacher Association, South Carolina
Accession 240 - M101 (130)The South Carolina Teacher Association History collection consists of a publication written by David Duncan Wallace titled History of the South Carolina Teachers' Association in 1924. The publication covers the history of the South Carolina Teacher Association from its founding in 1850 to 1924.
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Daniel Webster Terry Diary Collection - Accession 339
Daniel Webster Terry
Accession 339Daniel Webster Terry lived in Albany County, New York and was a farmer/ teacher/ salesman. These 23 nineteenth century diaries that comprise this collection are a valuable source of family life and general lifestyles of the period 1860-1900 spanning from the American Civil War to the turn of the Twentieth Century. Daniel Webster Terry was the father of Winthrop Geography Professor Elwood Idell Terry (1879-1962) who taught from 1930-1947. Daniel Terry was also the grandfather of Winthrop Librarian Georgene Terry Sanders (1921-2016) who worked at Winthrop from 1962-1982. Researchers and social historians could develop a wide variety of research topics from the diaries.
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South Carolina Textiles: Southern Workers, Northern Bosses - Accession 1269 - M621 (674)
Textiles, South Carolina
Accession 1269 - M621 (674)This collection consists of a printed edition of South Carolina Textiles: Southern Workers, Northern Bosses which is a research department economic report and study of industrial concentration and locale of ownership conducted by the Textile Workers Union of America, C.I.O. in 1949. The publication details the plight of Southern textile mill ownership where most are owned by Northern "firms with far-flung interests outside of the state." The report investigated 227 mills in South Carolina that were "engaged in spinning, weaving and dyeing of cotton, wool, and rayon fabrics...as of October 1948."
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Commencement Exercises Of The South Carolina Military Academy- Accession 1300 - M644 (698)
The Citadel, Francis Whitlock Gregg, and Edward McCrady Jr.
Accession 1300 - M644 (698)This collections consists of publication titled, Commencement Exercises Of The South Carolina Military Academy: Sermon By Rev. Francis W. Gregg (Class 1894) June 28th, 1903 and Address By General Edward McCrady June 30th, 1903 published in Charleston, SC by Walker, Evans & Cogswell Co., Printers in 1903.
The Baccalaureate Sermon delivered by Reverend Francis Whitlock Gregg (1873-1958) was held at the Winthrop College Chapel in Rock Hill, SC on June 28, 1903. Rev. Gregg was a pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill, SC and the Gregg Chapel was named in his honor. The sermon deals with the difference between being rich and leading a rich life. He argues that life should be dedicated to servicing God and preparing for the afterlife. He also relates a story of when he was a cadet in 1894 when he and the rest of the Citadel Cadets marched from Rock Hill through Tirzah to Yorkville, SC. From there they marched to Kings Mountain to pay their respects. On the 20 mile march back to Yorkville they were overcome by a storm and were forced to take refuge at Bethany Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church.
The second address is by General Edward McCrady, Jr. (1833-1903) which focuses on the love one has for their home country and home state, arguing that a man will always love his state more than his country. He relates this idea to the history of South Carolina, which gave its residents a unique identity set apart from the rest of the United States. Gen. McCrady served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War with the 1st Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers and rose to Lieutenant Colonel. He later served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and was appointed Major General of the South Carolina Militia.
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The Educational: A Monthly Periodical for the Interchange of Thought - Accession 1391 - M689 (745)
The Educational, Carolina Teachers' Journal, David Bancroft Johnson, Winthrop College, and McLaurin Hall
Accession 1391 - M689 (745)The collection consists of one edition of The Educational: A Monthly Periodical for the Interchange of Thought published by McGhee & Davis, Columbia, South Carolina for June 1, 1902 (Vol. I, No. 5). The Educational was the successor to the Carolina Teachers' Journal which ran from 196-1901. This edition contains an article titled "The New Dormitory at Winthrop College" written by Winthrop founder and first president, David Bancroft Johnson. This article provides background on the College and offers a description and justification of the new dormitory (South Dormitory, later renamed McLaurin Hall) built in 1901 on Winthrop's campus in Rock Hill, SC.
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The Itinerant, or Wesleyan Methodist Visiter - Accession 214 - M95 (121)
The Itinerant, or Wesleyan Methodist Visiter
Accession 214 - M95 (121)The Itinerant, or Wesleyan Methodist Visiter is a newspaper of the Methodist Church that was published every two weeks in Baltimore, MD. The bound issues in the collection extend from November 10, 1830 to October 12, 1831.
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The Land We Love Magazine Collection - Accession 1738
The Land That We Love, New Eclectic, and Daniel Harvey Hill
Accession 1738The Land We Love was a monthly Charlotte, NC based magazine that was founded and edited by ex-Confederate general Daniel Harvey Hill (1821-1889) and published monthly from May 1866 through March 1869. In March 1869 this publication was absorbed by the New Eclectic which was based in Baltimore, Maryland. The magazine was literary in nature and consists of short stories, articles, poems, and throughout there are advertisements from the era. The publication focused mostly on history, agriculture, politics, and the military. According to a Julian Mason article titled “The Land We Love” (2006) “The Land We Love’s greatest significance was literary. Its contents and editorial positions highlighted the southern point of view and heritage, and its authors were primarily from the South.” The collection consists of four editions of the original publication and two from after it was acquired by the New Eclectic. Daniel H. Hill was the grandson of Colonel William Hill who founded Hill’s Iron Works in York District, South Carolina from which he made cannon for the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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The Legacy: Three Men and what they Built - Accession 1152 - M528 (579)
The Legacy: Three Men and What They Built, Springs Industries, Samuel Elliott White, Leroy Springs, and Elliott White Springs
Accession 1152 - M528 (579)This collection consists of two copies of The Legacy: Three Men and What They Built by Anne Springs Close on December 25, 1987. This short booklet contains a brief biography of three men who helped to shape the history of the South Carolina based textile company Springs Industries: Samuel Elliott White (1837-1911); Leroy Springs (1861-1931); and Elliott White Springs (1896-1959); They “established, built and guided through its first 72 years the company this is now Springs Industries,” (Close, Anne S., Preface).
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The Proposed Alteration Of The Judicial Tenure In South Carolina - Accession 1257 - M609 (662)
The Proposed Alteration Of The Judicial Tenure In South Carolina
Accession 1257 - M609 (662)The collection consists of a booklet titled, The Proposed Alteration of the Judicial Tenure in South Carolina discussed by “The Black Sluggard” and printed at the Republican Office, Hamburg in 1844. This publication consists of essays that were originally published in the Charleston Courier consolidated into this booklet to discuss the proposed alteration of judicial tenure in South Carolina which includes reasons to be removed from office.
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Thomas Family Papers - Accession 147
Thomas Family
Accession 147The Thomas Family Papers are a valuable source of information concerning family life in Rock Hill, S.C. during the period 1920-1945. The collection includes diaries, Thomas Tours brochures, newspaper clippings speeches, financial and estate records, genealogies, menus, photographs, memorabilia and an extensive body of correspondence comprising the largest part of the collection. Dr. Roy Zachariah Thomas brought his family to Rock Hill when he assumed the position of professor of Chemistry at Winthrop College in 1914. The correspondence in the collection traces the growth of the Thomas family and the tour business, Thomas Tours, Inc., that Dr. Thomas founded in the 1920s. Letters exchanged by family members give keen insight into the following: 1) the activities offered by Winthrop Training School and Winthrop College in the 1920s and early 1930s, 2) the burgeoning tour business, 3) social events offered by Duke University in the mid-1930s, 4) life during the Great Depression, 5) the rigorous training of ROTC cadets at Clemson University during the early 1940s, 6) the accelerated training of enlisted men and officers of the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, 7) the effects of the U.S. atomic bombing of Japan, and 8) the growth of one of Rock Hill’s prominent families.
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On The Profession of Arms Address - Accession 1298 - M642 (696)
John P. Thomas and The Citadel
Accession 1298 - M642 (696)This collection consists of a booklet titled, On The Profession of Arms: The Annual Address Delivered Before the Association of Graduates of the State Military Academy of South Carolina in Charleston, SC April 9th 1859 by Professor John P. Thomas of the Citadel Academy published by Order of the Association. The Booklet was published by Walker, Evans & Co. Printers in 1859. The contents of this booklet consist of a transcription of a speech delivered to the State Military Academy in 1859 by Colonel John P. Thomas (1833-1912) who was a Citadel graduate of 1851 and was a Professor of English and History at the school. He later served as President of the Citadel from 1882-1885. The speech praises the military as the oldest and noblest profession and analyzes the work of three great American military men: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Winfield Scott.
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Joseph Alexander Thomas Civil War Letter - Accession 70 - M32 (44)
Joseph Alexander Thomas
Accession 70 - M32 (44)The Joseph Alexander Thomas Civil War Letter consists of a typescript copy from Joseph Thomas, who was at James Island, Legares Point, near Charleston, to Mrs. Lewis B. Bryant (Jennett N. Hemphill) in York County. The letter mainly describes living and working conditions during the American Civil War. The letter is dated April 26, 1864.
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Ruth Harvey Thomason Papers - Accession 739
Ruth Harvey Thomason
Accession 739The Ruth Harvey Thomason Papers consists of materials collected by Ruth Harvey Thomason Turner (1913-1984) was a 1929 graduate of Winthrop Training School and a 1933 graduate of Winthrop College. Ruth Harvey Thomason was the daughter of Winthrop professor, Dr. John Furman Thomason (1878-1967) who was a Professor of Rural Education from 1918-1943. The collection consists of materials she collected while she attended the Winthrop Training School (1925-1929) and Winthrop College (1929-1933). The collection consists of scrapbooks, personal correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, mementos, and memorabilia. This collection is an excellent snapshot of student and Winthrop life during the 1920s and 1930s.
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Dorothy Perry Thompson Papers - Accession 1352
Dorothy Perry Thompson
Accession 1352Dr. Dorothy Perry Thompson was a Winthrop professor of English and an accomplished poet and writer. As well as teaching in the English Department, Dr. Thompson also coordinated the African American Studies program which she helped found. The Dorothy Perry Thompson Papers consists of her poems and writings, drafts, research, notes, contract agreements, awards and certificates, speaking engagement flyers and records, thank you letters, and promotion and tenure records.
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John Thompson Letters - Accession 491 - M204 (246)
John Thompson
Accession 491 - M204 (246)The John Thompson Letters consist of copies of two typescript letters written by Private John Thompson, 1st U.S. Artillery, to his father, Robert Thompson of Articlave Northern Ireland, concerning the siege of Fort Sumter by confederate troops which marked the beginnings of the American Civil War. Also included are Private Thompson’s enlistment records from the National Archives.
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O. Frank Thornton Papers - Accession 232
O. Frank Thornton
Accession 232O. Frank Thornton served as South Carolina Secretary of State of South Carolina from 1950 to 1979. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, and financial records. The correspondence is with family, friends, and associates and includes communication pertaining to Thornton’s elections as Secretary of State.
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Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. J. H. Thornwell, D. D. - Accession 1184 - M552 (605)
James Henley Thornwell and American Civil War
Accession 1184 - M552 (605)This collection consists of a booklet published posthumously by the South Carolina Tract Society titled Our Danger and Our Duty by Rev. James Henley Thornwell, D.D. (1812-1862) concerning the dangers being faced by and the duties of Southern citizens during the War Between the States. The writer discusses civic and religious duties and offers encouragement and guidance to his readers. Thornwell was a Presbyterian minister and later was a professor and then president of South Carolina College (the future University of South Carolina).
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Letter to His Excellency Governor Manning on Public Instruction in South Carolina - Accession 1280 - M627 (681)
James Henley Thornwell, John Lawrence Manning, and South Carolina Education
Accession 1280 - M627 (681)This collection consists of a bound version of a letter sent to South Carolina Governor John Lawrence Manning (1816-1889) regarding problems with Public schools in South Carolina. The letter was written by James Henley Thornwell (1812-1862) and was published in 1853 in Columbia. Thornwell was an American Presbyterian preacher and religious writer from South Carolina. He supported the Confederacy and preached a doctrine that claimed slavery to be morally right and justified by the tenets of Christianity.
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Strom Thurmond Annual Message to the General Assembly, 1951 - Accession 1032 - M459 (510)
James Strom Thurmond
Accession 1032 - M459 (510)This collection consists of a booklet that contains Governor Strom Thurmond’s annual message to the General Assembly of South Carolina in 1951 about the general state of the state of South Carolina.
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Strom and Jean Crouch Thurmond Scrapbooks - Accession 27
Strom Thurmond and Jean Crouch Thurmond
Accession 27The Strom and Jean Crouch Thurmond Scrapbook collection consists of three scrapbooks containing photocopies of clippings relating to Mr. and Mrs. Thurmond’s family life, as well as the political career of Strom Thurmond. Senator Thurmond’s first wife, Jean Crouch Thurmond was a 1947 graduate of Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women.
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Benjamin Ryan Tillman Address - Accession 59 - M28 (40)
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
Accession 59 - M28 (40)The Benjamin Ryan Tillman Address consists of Tillman's version of the Ned Tennant (July 1874 and February 1875) and the Hamburg (July 1876) race riots, which occurred in Edgefield County, South Carolina. Tillman was Governor of South Carolina1890-1894 and U.S. Senator 1894-1918. The speech appears to be a draft of a speech Tillman delivered in Anderson, SC on August 25, 1909.
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Benjamin Ryan Tillman Photographs - Accession 336 - M134 (170)
Benjamin Ryan Tillman
Accession 336 - M134 (170)The Benjamin Ryan Tillman Photographs consist of two 8x10 photograph reprints of Governor Ben Tillman during his senior years.
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Dorothy Rogers Tilly Papers - Accession 235
Dorothy Rogers Tilly
Accession 235Dorothy Rogers Tilly (1883-1970) was a Civil rights worker and church worker from Atlanta, Georgia. The collection consists of photocopies (from material in the possession of the Atlanta University Archives and Emory University) of biographical data, reports, correspondence, newspaper and magazine clippings, minutes, speeches, and other papers collected by Dr. Arnold Michael Shankman, Winthrop history department member (1975-1983), who did research on Mrs. Tilly. Most of the collection concerns Mrs. Tilly’s work as a field worker and member of the Fellowship of the Concerned and the Southern Regional Council, with which the Fellowship was affiliated.
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Dorothy Rogers Tilly Term Paper - Accession 998 - M439 (490)
Dorothy Rogers Tilly and Bianca Tinsley Madden
Accession 998 - M439 (490)Dorothy Rogers Tilly (1883-1970) was a Civil rights worker and church worker from Atlanta, Georgia. She worked as a field worker and member of the Fellowship of the Concerned and the Southern Regional Council, with which the Fellowship was affiliated. The Dorothy Rogers Tilly Term paper was a paper titled, "Dorothy Rogers Tilly: A women Beyond Her Times" by Bianca Tinsley Madden (Winthrop Class of 1995) as a class assignment for Dr. Lynn Willougby (Winthrop History Professor 1989-1997).
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Mary Jewell Skinner Tindall Collection - Accession 1374 - M684 (740)
Mary Jewell Skinner Tindall and Winthrop College
Accession 1374 - M684 (740)The Mary Jewell Skinner Tindall Collection consists of materials collected by Mary Jewell Skinner Tindall (Class of 1948) related to her student days while at Winthrop College and offer a great snapshot of the life of a Winthrop student during the mid to late 1940s. The collection consists of programs related to Winthrop including; two Henry Radcliffe Sims inauguration programs (1945); a Junior Recital (1947); Senior Week activities (1948); Winthrop College Alumnae Association Inauguration (1948); May Day Pageant (1948); Junior Class Follies program titled “Home Was Never Like This” (1948); Commencement (1949); and a published play titled, All Night Service: A Comedy for Women in One Act by Bernard Merivale published by The Baker International Play Bureau in Boston, MA in 1935.
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Marguerite Tolbert Papers - Accession 184
Emmie Marguerite Tolbert
Accession 184Marguerite Tolbert was a Winthrop alumna (Class of 1914), club woman, educator, Winthrop Board of Trustee member, and administrator with the Opportunity School in Columbia, South Carolina. The Marguerite Tolbert Papers consist of biographical data, newspaper and magazine articles, photographs, a copy of her thesis titled, A Survey of Negro Elementary Schools of Oconee County (1940), a scrapbook, and other papers, mainly relating to her career as an educator and to her student days at Winthrop (1911-1914).
