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Manuscript Collection
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Whitener Family History - Accession 706 - M108 (138)
Whitener Family
Accession 706 - M108 (138)The Whitener Family History consists of a history written by Robert Campbell Whitener, Sr. in 1987 titled "Gold Mining Son of a Gold Miner" David William Whitener: His Ancestors and Descendants 1717-1987.
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Wesley D. White Papers - Accession 773
Wesley D. White
Accession 773The Wesley D. White Papers largely consists of research materials gathered on American Indian nations. The collection consists of unpublished research on SC Indians consisting of reports: “The Sewee and Santee Indians of SC”; “Indians in Colleton Co., SC 1747-1756, 1830-1975”; “The Summerville Indians”; “The Indians of Crane Pond ( 1 ½ miles north of Holly Hill, SC)”; “The Catawba Indians, 1975.” With other essays including analyses of the Catawba Indians and their language, the Kusso tribe and a band of Natchez on the Edisto River, “The Sewee and the Wateree Indians, the Tuscarora, “Saponi descendants along Drowning Creek, Robeson County, NC,” Indians in NC in 1754, “The Peedee Indians of SC, 1711-1755 and following,” and “Winiaw Indians.”
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William Boyce White, Jr. Papers - Accession 1488
William Boyce White Jr.
Accession 1488The William Boyce White, Jr. Papers consist of his genealogical research as well as his research concerning the history of York County and the city of Rock Hill, South Carolina. The papers also include records and manuscripts relating to several of his published works. His local history interests include the families and businesses on Main Street, Rock Hill; Colonel William Hill; the Catawba River; the Catawba Indian Nation; Rock Hill and York County schools; historic homes (including photographs, many of which were used by Elizabeth Reed in her long running series on historic homes in the Rock Hill Evening Herald), local churches; as well as local history regarding Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Blackstocks, and York County in general. Of particular interest is a copy of the Indian Land Chronicle dated January 21, 1859. Only three (3) copies of the Chronicle are known to exist in the state of South Carolina. The genealogical and family history research conducted by Mr. White covers many of the prominent names of York County in particular and South Carolina in general. Please see Appendix XX for a list of family names covered by Mr. White’s research. The family history files vary in content from extensive information including local government records, census materials, family charts and correspondence to other files that contain only an item or two.
The genealogical research conducted by Mr. White covers many of the prominent names of York County and of South Carolina in general. Below is a list of the prominent family names covered in Mr. White’s research:
Anderson; Bankhead; Barringer; Bell; Black; Button; Campbell; Carpenter; Coffey; Cowan; Crawford; Culp; Davis; Fennell; Fewell; Graham; Hanna; Hayes; Hill; Hutchison; Irwin/ Erwin; Johnson; Lee; Martin; Massey; McClain; McConnell; McCullough; McFadden; Miller; Mobley; Morrow; Neely; Neil; Patton; Pettus; Plexico/Plaxco; Rives; Robinson; Roddey; Setzer; Stephenson; Strait; Sturgis; Sutton; Templeton; Waggoner; Wallace; Wherry; White; Williams; Williamson; Workman; Wylie.
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William B. White Program Collection - Accession 1097 - M506 (556)
William Boyce White Jr.
Accession 1097 - M506 (556)This collection consists of programs and newsletters collected by William B. White. Most of the material relates to Rock Hill, SC area churches. Mr. White was the organist at First Presbyterian Church. Also included in the collection are programs pertaining to the Rock Hill High School Band and Chorus groups, a tribute to Dr. F. W. Gregg, the St. Johns Methodist Church , the Waxhaws Chapter– Daughters of the American Revolution, The Old Waxhaw Presbyterian Church, The North Carolina Chapter American Guild of Organists, and the Nation Ford Historical Park Red River, South Carolina.
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William B. White Jr. Papers - Accession 1363 - M679 (734)
William Boyce White Jr., Plaxico Family, Winthrop Training School, and Organs
Accession 1363 - M679 (734)The William Boyce White, Jr. Papers consist of research conducted by William Boyce White, Jr. on different aspects of Rock Hill, SC history including the history of the Winthrop Training School, where Mr. White was a teacher, family history of the Plaxico family, pipe organs in local churches and at Winthrop College. His research on the Winthrop Training School includes a commemoration, a copy of a plaque, pictures, letters to and from the contractor/builder, a list of all the WTS graduates from the class of 1913 through class of 1965 when the school closed, and the alma mater for the training school. The family history section titled “A Personal Note” is devoted to the Plaxico family and their love of music. He gives a brief family history of how music has played a role in their lives, including their association with the First Presbyterian Church. The final section on Pipe Organs includes an article titled, “Informal History of Pipe Organs in the Churches of Rock Hill, SC and at Winthrop College”. This article contains sections titled, “Pipe Organs in the Churches of Rock Hill,” “Church Organists That I Remember,” “Pipe Organs Used at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, SC From 1897,” And “Theater Organ.” This collection would be invaluable for anyone researching the history of the Winthrop Training School, the Plaxico Family, and organs in Rock Hill, SC.
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Kinard - Wicker Company Ledger - Accession 1603 - M786 (843)
Mathias Wicker, John Adam Kibler, Kinard - Wicker Company, and Wicker Company
Accession 1603 - M786 (843)This collection consists of an account ledger for the Kinard-Wicker Company located in Newberry County, SC. The company was a mercantile or general store with a possible connection to former Winthrop President, James Pinckney Kinard (1864-1951) and/or his wife Lee Wicker Kinard (1871-1962). Signatures found in the ledger include: Mathias Wicker; J. A. Kibler (possibly John Adam Kibler); Kibler and Wicker; and Wicker and Cameron;This ledger contains the accounts of many local customers and what they purchased. This ledger is a good source for anyone conducting genealogical research and attempting to locate relatives that lived in Newberry County during the 1857-1861 time frame of this ledger.
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Elma Merritt Wilkerson Papers - Accession 1402
Elma Merritt Wilkerson, Wilkerson Family, Smith Family, and Buice Family
Accession 1402This collection contains photocopies of the personal diary, correspondence, paper clippings and photographs of Elma Merritt Wilkerson, a Winthrop graduate (Class of 1908). The papers contain diary entries about her family life from 1900-1902, her correspondence with her future husband John S. Wilkerson in 1910, and diary entries spanning from 1919 to 1938. Also included are copies of newspaper clippings, photographs, family reunion information and a booklet about York County title “York County: Yesterday and Today 1550 to 2005” written by Elma Merritt Wilkerson’s son, John Wilkerson. The collection also contains genealogical records of the Wilkerson family from 1746-1991 and includes family charts, anecdotes, and reminisces. Some of the allied family names included are: Allen; Anderson; Buckner; Buice; Chandler; Edwards; Houston; Landreth; Perry; Rhodes; Sherer; Smith;
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Alice Wilks Letters - Accession 560 - M245 (293)
Alice Wilks
Accession 560 - M245 (293)The Alice Wilks Letters consist of photocopies of typescript letters from Alice’s brother W. Thomas Wilks who was a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War and two of her friends (1862-1864) . Subjects include the conditions and travels of Confederate troops, and the general health of family and friends.
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Ermine Willfong Papers - Accession 928
Ermine Baskin Willfong
Accession 928The Ermine Willfong Papers consists of material collected by Ermine Willfong. Ermine Baskin Willfong (1886-1972) was a 1906 Winthrop graduate and a professor of music at Winthrop College from 1907-1951. Most of the papers were collected and pertain to her career in music at Winthrop. The collection consists of concert programs (most performed at Winthrop College), newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, notes, songbooks, and photographs.
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William Barnett and Sons Company Records - Accession 217
William Barnett and Sons Company
Accession 217The William Barnett and Sons Company was founded in 1780 in Philadelphia by Bartholomew Bussier and was replaced to be the first starch factory in the United States. In 1817 the firm was sold by his heirs to Thomas Barnett, who had been manager, and the company remained in the Barnett family until its dissolution in 1967. The growth of the laundry industry prompted the company to discontinue the manufacture of wheat starch in 1916, and to devote all effort to the sale of many products used by laundries, dry cleaners, hospitals, and various industries, including the distribution of starches. The collection dates from 1873-1975 and includes a history, correspondence, minutes, reports, wills, deeds, financial ledgers, invoices, tax records, trust fund records, stock records, certificates, and photographs. Most of the photographs are from the late 1920s and early 1930s and depict vacations including Folly Beach, SC, Charleston, SC (John P. Grace Memorial Bridge), Providence, RI, Willoughby Beach, VA after the 1933 hurricane among other locations. About three fourths of the collection consists of financial records. The records also include much information on the Harmony Fire Company Stock Association and on the estates of Sellers Hoffman, Hannah R. Hoffman, and Grace Hoffman Barnett, wife of William Barnett, Jr.
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Harris Williams Collection - Accession 1234
C. Harris Williams and Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1234The C. Harris Williams Collection consists of newspaper clippings and photographs pertaining to the 1952 Rock Hill Centennial Celebration. C. Harris Williams (1912-1960) was a Rock Hill, SC resident, owner of the Williams Gulf Station in Rock Hill, and was a member of the Brothers of the Brush. Most of the photographs in the collection are of Mr. Williams and fellow members of the Brothers of the Brush participating in the 1952 Rock Hill Centennial events and include images of skits, parades, Rock Hill citizens, and Rock Hill Main Street and Downtown. There is also an original photograph of a cotton scene on Main Street in Rock Hill in the early 1900s (possibly 1911). The collection also includes several newspaper clippings related to the Centennial Celebration.
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Williams Family Genealogy - Accession 541 - M235 (283)
Williams Family
Accession 541 - M235 (283)The Williams Family Genealogy collection consists of photocopies of a pedigree chart and other notes and records pertaining to the James Cullen Williams (1935- ) family descended from Robert Newton Williams (1827-1899) in the Abbeville District of South Carolina.
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“A Stroll through Downtown Rock Hill, SC, and Memory Lane Beginning in 1929 and Covering Most of the 1930s” - Accession 1347 - M673 (727)
Joseph Thomas Williams Sr. and Rock Hill, SC
Accession 1347 - M673 (727)This collection consists of a remembrance of Rock Hill, SC and its businesses in the Downtown area in the 1930s by Joseph Thomas Williams, Sr. (1915-2005) which he wrote on February 14, 1986 and was published by the York County Genealogical and Historical Society from June 1992 through March 1993. The article is titled, "A Stroll Through Downtown Rock Hill, SC and Memory Lane Beginning in 1929 and Covering Most of the 1930s." This personal account of what Downtown was like in the 1930s by J. Thomas Williams, Sr. he details what businesses and building were where. He offers several anecdotes as well that offer great insight into what Rock Hill, SC was like during the Depression era.
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J. Thomas Williams Reminiscences - Accession 396 - M161 (202)
Joseph Thomas Williams Sr. and Rock Hill, SC
Accession 396 - M161 (202)The J. Thomas Williams Reminiscence was a seventeen page article by Joseph Thomas Williams, Sr. (1915-2005) entitled, “A Flavor That Made a ‘Good Town’ Better.” This paper, which Williams dedicates to the late Talbot Patrick, contains some interesting anecdotes concerning the history and growth of Rock Hill, SC.
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Linda Williams Collection - Accession 1751
Linda Driggers Williams, Vernon Simeon Plemion Grant, and Come-See-Me Festival
Accession 1751The Linda Williams Collection primarily includes memorabilia featuring the art work of Vernon Grant collected by author, educator, and school administrator Linda Driggers Williams (Winthrop Class of 1964, ‘69, ‘80). Contents of the collection includes items such as posters, Come See Me buttons, Christmas cards, magazines, books, prints, and advertisements. There are many toys featuring the illustrations of Vernon Grant as well. For example, there is a xylophone, a record player, pick-up-stix set, and paper dolls. Also included is a Hershey’s mascot doll, plate, and mug; a Rice Krispies bowl, mug, and plate; and a Rice Krispies jigsaw puzzle. There are also copies of Linda Williams’ book, Beyond Snap™, Crackle™ and Pop™, the Story of American Illustrator Vernon Grant, as well as letters of correspondence concerning its creation and copyright permissions. Other material included in the collection includes, Linda William’s Do’s and Don’ts Etiquette book, and some personal correspondence.
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W.L. Williams Family Papers - Accession 441 - M178 (219)
William Lane Williams
Accession 441 - M178 (219)The W. L. Williams Family Papers consist of photocopies of family history data concerning the family of Dr. William Lane Williams (1914-2002) and an article by his father , Oscar Kell Williams (1874-1952) about the Catawba Indians.
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Williford Family of South Carolina Genealogy - Accession 794 - M379 (430)
Williford Family
Accession 794 - M379 (430)The Williford Family of South Carolina consists of genealogical information concerning the Williford family of York County, South Carolina and surrounding areas compiled by Willie May Williford Johnston (1916-2015) titled, “The Williford Family of South Carolina: A Genealogical Record of the Williford Family of York County, South Carolina and Surrounding Counties, As it Spread into the Southern States.”. Also includes family names of Anderson, Clinton, Fewell, Gregory, McFadden, Milholen, Miller, Neely, Poag, Shillinglaw, Williams, and others as connected to the Williford family.
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Miriam Williford Papers - Accession 1225
Miriam Williford
Accession 1225The Miriam Williford Papers relate to Dr. Miriam Williford’s personal and professional life. Dr. Williford (1926-1998) was a native of Rock Hill and was a student, professor, and administrator at Winthrop College for 40 years. Her papers include information concerning biographical data, correspondence, academic papers, publications and presentations, newspaper articles, photographs, and her personal interests. Dr. Williford’s areas of interest were in philosophies of Jeremy Bentham and Latin American History. Also consult Accession 157 for more information concerning Dr. Miriam Williford.
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Miriam Williford Papers - Accession 157
Miriam Williford
Accession 157The Miriam Williford Papers consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, lecture and teaching materials, research notes, professional files, rough notes and drafts of publications, copies of historical manuscripts from other repositories, and other Papers, The collection pertains to Willifords’ teaching and publishing activities, and to her involvement with professional organizations and seminars such as the Latin American Studies Association (1975). Her research files include extensive material on Jeremy Bentham and his interest in Latin America, and includes correspondence with Simon Bolivar and other leaders of Latin American independence; papers on the administration of Mariano Galvez, Chief of State of Guatemala from 1837-1838, including a complete file of Boletin, the official government newspaper; and material on liberalism in Latin America from 1820-1840.
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Anne Edna Willis Lewis Collection - Accession 1209
Anne Edna Willis Lewis
Accession 1209The Anne Edna Willis Lewis Collection consists of materials collected by Anne Edna Willis Lewis (1902-2001) during her academic career at Winthrop College from 1921-1925. She graduated as part of the Winthrop Class of 1925. Her collection consists of 11 reports cards, 2 photographs taken at her 50th reunion, and a scrapbook containing photographs, programs, correspondence, tickets, invitations, newspaper clippings memorabilia, and commencement programs. A Winthrop scholarship was named in her and her husband’s honor titled the Anne W. Lewis and Robert M. Lewis Endowed Scholarship to assist academically talented students with financial need.
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An Address Before the Historical Society of the South Carolina Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, At Chester, South Carolina, November 27, 1900 - Accession 1199 - M567 (620)
Emory Olin Wilson and Methodism
Accession 1199 - M567 (620)This collection consists of An Address Before the Historical Society of the South Carolina Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South at Chester, South Carolina, November 27, 1900 by Rev. E. O. Watson. This publication consists of an address delivered by Rev. Emory Olin Watson concerning the history and evolution of education sponsored by Methodists in South Carolina. The speech includes topics concerning early education in South Carolina, early Methodist education, education of African-Americans, Methodist academies and colleges, and the education of women. Also included is a list of the officers and the minutes of the meeting of the Historical Society.
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James Russell Wilson Sr. Papers - Accession 322
James Russell Wilson Sr.
Accession 322The James Russell Wilson, Sr. Papers are a valuable source of Lancaster County, South Carolina history, with a focus on Indian Land history. James Russell Wilson, Sr. (1885-1979) owned a large amount of land in Lancaster County and there is a substantial amount of titles, deeds, and other records of real estate transactions dating back to 1887. There are also a number of quite precise plats and maps. Mr. Wilson’s papers could be of genealogical interest.
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Woodrow Wilson Dinner Program - Accession 1110 - M512 (563)
Woodrow Wilson
Accession 1110 - M512 (563)This collection consists of a program from a dinner commemorating the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Woodrow Wilson, who was the 28th president of the United State, sponsored by the City of Columbia and the State of South Carolina held at Hotel Columbia on December 28, 1956. The dinner was attended by several notable South Carolinians including Columbia, SC Mayor J. Clarence Dreher, Jr., South Carolina Governor George Bell Timmerman, Jr., and former South Carolina Governor James F. Byrnes. President Woodrow Wilson lived in Columbia, SC from 1870 to 1874 while his father was a professor at the Columbia Theological Seminary.
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Windsor and Kensington Plantations Diary - Accession 807
Windsor Plantation, Kensington Plantation, John Beaufain Irving, Plantations, and Slavery
Accession 807This collection consists of microfiche copies of a narrative diary handwritten by the owners of Windsor Plantation and Kensington Plantation both located on the Eastern Branch of the Cooper River in Berkeley County, South Carolina. The diary begins when Dr. John Beaufain Irving (1800-1881) bought Windsor Plantation in November 1840 for $2,000. Dr. Irving later bought Kensington Plantation in March 1846 for $6,900. The narrative diary records the purchase and refurbishing of the two plantations, summations of work done each year, the purchase of slaves, lists of slaves owned, and the reasons for certain decisions. There is a separate list of slaves that includes the Name, Description, How Obtained, and years Born and Died (1842-1858) following the narrative Diary. The slave list appears to be maintained through 1872. Although the regular entries ceased in 1852, they resume in 1886 after the Kensington was purchased by Greene, Dillenbeck, and Smith and continue through 1888. The diary mentioned many prominent names in the area including Huger, Corbett, and Harleston.
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Winthrop Family Pedigree Chart - Accession 1589 M777 (834)
Winthrop Family and John Winthrop
Accession 1589 - M777 (834)This collection consists of a pedigree chart created by John Winthrop that spans from Robert Winthrop (1833-1892) and his wife Kate Wilson Taylor Winthrop (1839-1925) through 1995. Birth and death dates are not included. Allied family surnames included are: Kean: Roijen; Bradford; McKeen; Morse; Raynolds; Hicks; Lansbury; Higginson; Bonnie; Wexler; Borden; Freeman; Getchell; Barzun; van Notten; Goodrich;Harding; Dashevsky; Haack; Czarnecki; Wheelwright; Niles; Douglas; Lansbury; Petit;
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Winthrop Farm Excavation Artifacts - Accession 1462
Winthrop Farm Excavation Artifacts
Accession 1462The collection consists of various artifacts obtained from the Winthrop University Farm Excavation conducted during the Fieldwork in Archaeology class directed by Dr. Christina Brooks and Darwin Ramsey, Spring of 2008. The artifacts consist of glass jars and bottles, pots, bowls, building materials, sherds, and other materials found at a dig conducted near the Aragon Cotton Mill in Rock Hill, SC near what is now known as Winthrop Farm. The Aragon Cotton Mill employed 275 operators and the associated mill housing had 450-500 residents. The collection also contains various printed photographs, student papers, display cards, and photo displays from the class exhibit.
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Robert C. Winthrop's Personal Letters - Accession 1010 - M476 (527)
Robert Charles Winthrop
Accession 1010 - M476 (527)The Robert C. Winthrop Letters Collection contains six personal letters of Robert C. Winthrop (1809-1894) lawyer and philanthropist who was the benefactor and namesake for Winthrop University. In this collection, there is an invitation to a gentleman for lunch, a thank you note, an accepting to an invitation, and a request for Abraham Lincoln’s autograph.
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Winthrop Centennial Album Photograph Collection - Accession 641 - M279 (329)
Winthrop University
Accession 641 - M279 (329)The Winthrop Centennial Album Photograph Collection consists of copies of photographs of Rock Hill, South Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina that were used in Winthrop’s pictorial history in 1986. Included are seven photographs: two photographs of Strawberry Hill Plantation in November 1897; one photograph showing the making of a street in Rock Hill, SC around 1890; one photograph showing white horses pulling a chariot in a parade in Rock Hill, SC; one photograph showing a map of North and South Carolina in 1882; one photograph of the Columbia Opera House; one of a Columbia, SC street scene depicting children and animals.
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Winthrop Presidential No Confidence Controversy Papers - Accession 1345
Winthrop University, Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio, William Blough, and Robert M. Gorman
Accession 1345The Winthrop Presidential No Confidence Controversy Papers relate to the Vote of No Confidence by Winthrop faculty of Winthrop President, Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio and the papers consists of correspondence, editions of the Johnsonian, photocopied newspaper articles from The Herald and the York Observer, Winthrop University budget information, salary information, incoming Freshmen SAT scores along with average of other local colleges in South Carolina, Tenure information, newspaper articles on art student censorship scandal and the DiGiorgio presidency, correspondence between Winthrop staff and Herbert Kirsh pertaining to DiGiorgio, and various records pertaining to the No Confidence controversy that occurred under President DiGiorgio’s term.
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Winthrop Presidential Vote of No Confidence Papers - Accession 1530
Winthrop University, Anthony Joseph DiGiorgio, William Blough, and Robert M. Gorman
Accession 1530The Winthrop Presidential No Confidence Controversy Papers relate to the Vote of No Confidence by Winthrop Faculty Conference of Winthrop President, Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio. The collection contains papers from the Board of Trustees, Faculty Conference meetings, evaluations of the President, problems at Winthrop, Freedom of Information Act, rumors reported, and papers from different clubs or organizations meeting at that time.
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Harry Withers White House Holiday Collection - Accession 1584 M775 (832)
Harry Withers
Accession 1584 - M775 (832)This collection consist of memorabilia collected by Harry Withers related to his visits to the White house for holiday celebrations during President George administration in 2004. The collection includes an autographed Easter egg from the White House Easter Egg Roll in 2004. The collection also includes a program titled, A Season of Merriment and Melody: Holidays at the White House which includes a welcome note from President George and First Lady Laura Bush, descriptions of decorations throughout the White House, and illustrations by illustrator Elise Primavera. The collection includes a Christmas Greeting Card with President George Bush with Harry Withers and his wife, Jan and a second personalized and autographed greeting card with First Lady Laura Bush with Harry and his wife, Jan with the White House Christmas Tree in the background.
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Withers/Weathers Family History Collection - Accession 1338 - M671 (725)
John S. Withers, Withers Family, Weathers Family, Meador Family, and Walker Family
Accession 1338 - M671 (725)This collection consists of family history information about the Withers/Weathers Family and includes many narratives, essays, and anecdotes of family members, genealogical information and notes, copies of photographs, newspaper articles, deeds, maps, and other records related to the family which were compiled by John S. Withers, Jr. Included are sections titled “Withers Family: Family Members,” “Withers Family: Withers Homes,” “Withers Family: Feasterville Connection,” “Withers Family: Sarah Withers and Friends,” and “ Withers Family: Miscellaneous Papers.” The majority of the collection pertains to the Withers and Weathers Family, but there is some information about the Meador and Walker Families as well. The collection covers the family from the 1600s up through 2007, but a majority focuses on the family from the Berryman Hicks Withers (1818-1875) line and the family mostly from North Carolina (Gaston County) and South Carolina (Chester County, Fairfield County, and York County).
Winthrop University's connection to the Withers family as Sarah Withers (1873-1955) who was a Winthrop graduate and the first principal of the Winthrop Training School (the building was renamed in her honor as W.T.S./Withers Building in 1969) is the Great Aunt of John S. Withers.
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Fort Mill Textile Research Collection - Accession 1786 M841 (898-899)
Nancy Biggs Thomas Wofford; Fort Mill Manufacturing Company; and Fort Mill, SC
Accession 1786 - M841 (898-899)This collection consists of research material like photographs, negatives, correspondence, an Evening Herald newspaper section, a thesis proposal, and an oral history project relating to Nancy Biggs Thomas Wofford (Class of 1967, 1984) and her 1984 thesis titled, Fort Mill: Transition from a Farming to a Textile Community, 1880-1920. The photographs and negatives depict the Fort Mill Manufacturing Company (or Springs Industries, Inc.) and the local townscape during the early 1900s; an identification sheet accompanies the fifty photographs. The photographs are photographic copies of the originals owned by Ruth Meacham (1895-1987) (see Ruth Meacham Interview – OH 369 in which Ruth and the interviewer, Nancy Thomas, discuss each photograph as well as life in Fort Mill at the time). The photographs depict downtown Fort Mill, businesses, houses, the Fort Mill well pump, train depot, Fort Mill Academy, Fort Mill Manufacturing Company, 1916 flood, train tracks, cars, fire engine, bridges, Catawba Power Company, and many other Fort Mill scenes. Also included in the collection is a report of Thomas’ oral interview project includes a summary of the project which consists of ten interviews of local mill workers in Fort Mill. Included are indexes of the interviews.
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Woman's Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 1586
Woman's Club of Rock Hill
Accession 1586The Woman’s Club of Rock Hill Records consists of documents that detail the general history of the organization, history on the building fund project, history on Rock Hill, accounting notes on the yearly budget for the organization, a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the organization, information regarding the Eugene Smith Award and Diamond Jubilee year, and two yearbooks. In addition, there are blank copies of various forms used internally within the organization.
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Woman's Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 1610
Woman's Club of Rock Hill
Accession 1610The Woman’s Club of Rock Hill is an organization for women designed to promote community service, conservation of the arts, and raise awareness of various public issues. This collection of documents contains two yearbooks, general history of the organization, history on the building fund project, history on Rock Hill, accounting notes on the yearly budget for the organization, a copy of the constitution and by-laws of the organization, and information regarding the Eugene Smith Award and Diamond Jubilee year. In addition, there are blank copies of various forms used internally within the organization.
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Woman's Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 219
Woman's Club of Rock Hill
Accession 219The Woman's Club of Rock Hill's mission is to further the cultural, educational, and social interest of its members and to promote interest in Rock Hill’s civic development and welfare. The Woman's Club of Rock Hill Records consist of constitutions and bylaws, histories, minutes, reports, correspondence, memoranda, program notes, brochures, newsletters, membership lists, yearbooks, questions, certificates, awards, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The records also relate to the thirteen affiliated clubs comprising the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill: Amateur Arts, Arts Appreciation, Book Discussion, Book Lovers, Crafts, Hearthstone, Hermitage, Home Study, Lantern, Literary, Outlook, Palmetto, and Politeia, and to other records for the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Club and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. Records of various organizations not directly related to the Woman’s Club of Rock Hill are also included, such as the Tri-County Parents Without Partners, the Rock Hill Community Council, the Rock Hill Model Cities Commission, the Rock Hill Senior Center, and the South Carolina Conference on the Status of Women.
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Woman's Club of Rock Hill Yearbooks - Accession 154 - M75 (90-91)
Woman's Club of Rock Hill
Accession 154 - M75 (90-91)The Woman's Club of Rock Hill Yearbooks details the structure and activities of the the organization. The Woman’s Club of Rock Hill's mission is to further the cultural, educational, and social interest of its members and to promote interest in Rock Hill, SC's civic development and welfare.
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Woman's Club of Rock Hill Yearbooks - Accession 39 - M14 (24)
Woman's Club of Rock Hill
Accession 39 - M14 (24)The Woman's Club Yearbooks Collection consists of a Woman’s Club of Rock Hill Yearbook (1950-1951) and Woman's Club of Gaffney Yearbook (1935-1936).
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Junior Woman's Club Girls' Home - Accession 698 - M314 (365)
Woman's Club of Rock Hill, Junior
Accession 698 - M314 (365)The Junior Woman's Club Girls' Home Records details the establishment and operation of the Rock Hill Girls Home by the Junior Woman’s Club of Rock Hill, SC. The records consist of minutes, correspondence, promotional material and newspaper clippings documenting the history, purpose, and the progress of the Girls Home sponsored by the Junior Women's Club of Rock Hill. The Rock Hill Girls’ Home opened in 1972 under the sponsorship of the Junior Woman’s Club and there primary goal was to reunite troubled girls between 12 and 16 who need short-term counseling with their families.
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Junior Woman's Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 94
Woman's Club of Rock Hill, Junior
Accession 94The Junior Woman's Club of Rock Hill Records contain a historical file, minutes, correspondence, membership lists, financial records, project reports, newsletters, yearbook and thirty-seven scrapbooks relating to the growth, activities and community contributions of the Rock Hill Junior Woman’s Club from 1955 to 2003.
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Women in Crisis Program Records - Accession 658
Women in Crisis Task Force
Accession 658The Women in Crisis Program Records consists of the records of the Women in Crisis Task Force on Battered Women, part of the Family Counseling Service and travelers Aid in Greenville County, South Carolina. The Women in Crisis Task Force on Battered Women was organized in October 1977 by the Family and Counseling Service to study the special problems and needs of women who are victims of domestic assault. “The Task Force [was] composed of representatives from thirty organizations and agencies with the Greenville community, and met with law enforcement, legal, social service and counseling agency representatives to learn about the problem as it occurs on the local level.” The collection includes minutes, financial records, correspondence, and research on domestic violence. Also included are newsletters, journal, and magazine articles, as well as newspaper clippings associated with family problems. Especially interesting in this collection is information relating to the Women’s Crisis Counseling and Emergency Shelter including the handbook used in operation of the shelter outlining rules, regulations, and procedures.
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South Carolina Federation of Women's Club Yearbook - Accession 92 - M41 (54)
Women's Club, South Carolina Federation
Accession 92 - M41 (54)The South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs Yearbook (1924-1925) describes the activities and accomplishments of the Federation during the previous year and reports on various subjects. Reports include such subjects as American Citizenship, Community Service and Civics, Friendly Co-operation with Ex-Service Men, Applied Education, Education, Home Economics, Library Extension, Home Demonstration, Fine Arts, Art, Music, Literature, Legislation, Publicity, Public Welfare, Child Welfare, Health, Industrial and Social Conditions, International Relations, Recreation, Anti-Narcotics and Federation business.
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South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs Records - Accession 272
Women's Clubs, South Carolina Federation
Accession 272The South Carolina Federation of Women's Club was organized on June 15, 1898 in Seneca, SC and was admitted to the General Federation of Women's Clubs on July 29, 1899. The Women's Club is one of the oldest nonpartisan and nondenominational women’s service organizations in the country which strives to unite diverse women in a single goal to improve the lives of others by bringing about cooperation between the many women's clubs in the state. The South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs Records consist of a retrospective 10 year history of the formation and early years of the SCFWC, constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, annual reports , minutes, program notes, financial records, yearbooks, directories, speeches, bulletins, magazines, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia. More than half of the collection consists of SCFWC yearbooks, and the South Carolina Clubwoman magazine and its predecessor, the Keystone. These provide a rich source of information on women’s history throughout South Carolina. The records also provide some information on the General Federation of Women’s clubs and the various state organizations which make it up.
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Greenville Women's History Week Records - Accession 592
Women's History Week, Greenville
Accession 592The Greenville Women’s History Week Records consist of correspondence, advertisements, program evaluations, introductions, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, minutes, agenda, pamphlets, notes, addresses, photographs, proclamations, radio spots, receipts, resume, and exhibits. The Women’s History Week was created to honor the roles women have played in the history of the United States and this collection documents the organization of the women’s history week celebration in Greenville, SC from 1982-1985.
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Women's Investment Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 1546
Women's Investment Club of Rock Hill; Investment Club; and Rock Hill, SC, Club
Accession 1546The Women’s Investment Club of Rock Hill (WICRH) Records consist of by-laws, articles of partnership, meeting minutes, correspondence, member rosters, biographies, certificates and awards, stock information and securities evaluations, investment progress sheets, and investment research. The WICRH was founded in 1993 as a cooperative partnership formed “for the purpose of educating the members in securities evaluation and for investment through periodic contributions by the members for their mutual benefit.”
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Heber Rhea Thomas Workman Papers - Accession 308
Heber Rhea Thomas Workman
Accession 308Heber Rhea Thomas “Dimples” Workman (1918-1988) was a 1937 graduate of Winthrop College and was an English professor at Columbia College from 1957 to 1977. She was married to journalist and politician William Douglas Workman Jr. and the mother of former mayor of Greenville, SC, William Douglas Workman III. The Heber Rhea Thomas Workman Papers consist of correspondence, reports, resolutions, minutes, membership lists, newsletters, and newspaper clippings relating to Mrs. Workman’s tenure as Winthrop College Alumni Association President and to the history of Winthrop alumni-administration relations.
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Paul D. Workman Photograph Collection- Accession 1109
Paul D. Workman
Accession 1109The Paul D. Workman Photograph Collection consists of photographs taken by Rock Hill, SC resident and WWII veteran Major Paul D. Workman (1900-1968). Maj. Workman was the nephew of Winthrop founder and first president, David Bancroft Johnson (1856-1928) through Dr. Johnson’s half-sister Florence Nance Workman (1872-1940). The collection consists of 168 slides, 5 negatives, and 76 photograph prints. Most of the images are of Rock Hill, SC and are of spring scenes including Glencairn Gardens and other gardens, the Rock Hill Centennial Parade in 1952, local businesses, Sullivan Middle School (formerly Rock Hill High School, the Southern Rail Road, and the Elks Club of Rock Hill.
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Work Projects Administration: Research and Records Work in South Carolina Report - Accession 131 - M58 (73)
Work Projects Administration
Accession 131 - M58 (73)The Research and Records Work in South Carolina Report was conducted by the Professional and Service Division of the Works Project Administration. The report describes the various projects undertaken by the division to gather and publish from available records basic facts concerning the socioeconomic and governmental structure of the state. The report offers an abstract of all the reports, surveys, and projects produced by the Professional and Service Division of the Works Projects Administration in the state of South Carolina as of 1940. The reports, surveys, and projects with abstracts include: Farm Mortgage Survey (1937); Survey of Sales Price and Assessed Value of Farm Real estate (1938-1939); Survey of Farm Real estate Tax Delinquency (1938-1939); Property Identification Map (1938-1940); A Graphic Appraisal of South Carolina (1939); Cancer Survey (1939-1940); Rural Housing Survey (1939-1940); Social Survey of South Carolina (1939-1940); Farm Family Food Study (1939); Housing Survey (1939-1940); Park and Recreational Area Survey (1938); Park and Recreational Activity Study (1939-1940); Forest Resources Survey (1938); South Carolina Historical Records Survey (1935-1940); Statewide Historical Project (1935-1938); Charleston Historical Project (1935-1940); manuscript and Newspaper Work (1936-1940); Preservation of early Public Records (1935-1940); County Records Indexing and Filing (1935-1940);
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Works Progress Administration (WPA) Inventories of Church Records - Accession 410
Works Progress Administration, Church Records, and South Carolina Historical Society
Accession 410These records were microfilmed by the South Carolina Historical Society through the cooperation of the South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, under a grant from the South Carolina Committee for the Humanities as part of the grant titled “Genealogy, Community & Identity: Finding Local Roots.” These records represent the efforts of WPA field researchers who collected information on the history and records of approximately 2,500 South Carolina Churches in the late 1930s, including black congregations. The records include work forms, typed reports, newspaper clippings and short histories. The information pertains to physical descriptions of church buildings and grounds, pastors, types of records kept by the church and where kept, and information on any published or unpublished histories. The fiche is arranged within the county, only a listing.
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Works Progress Administration (WPA) Tombstone Inscriptions - Accession 488
Works Progress Administration and South Carolina Genealogical Society
Accession 488The collection consists of 67 fiche which contains an alphabetical (by surname) index of compiled by chapters of the South Carolina Genealogical Society, of tombstone inscriptions that were collected by the Works Progress Administration in its partial survey of South Carolina cemeteries in the 1930s. The index lists the full name, inclusive dates and location of each inscription recorded from the approximately 350 cemeteries surveyed. Included are inscriptions from Abbeville County, S.C. – Genealogy; Aiken County, S.C. – Genealogy; Allendale County, S.C. – Genealogy; Anderson County, S.C. – Genealogy; Barnwell County, S.C. – Genealogy; Beaufort County, S.C. – Genealogy; Berkeley County, S.C. – Genealogy; Calhoun County, S.C. – Genealogy; Charleston County, S.C. – Genealogy; Clarendon County, S.C. – Genealogy; Colleton County, S.C. – Genealogy; Darlington County, S.C. – Genealogy; Dillon County, S.C. – Genealogy; Edgefield County, S.C. – Genealogy; Fairfield County, S.C. – Genealogy; Georgetown County, S.C. – Genealogy; Horry County, S.C. – Genealogy; Kershaw County, S.C. – Genealogy; Lancaster County, S.C. – Genealogy; Laurens County, S.C. – History; Marion County, S.C. – Genealogy; Marlboro County, S.C. – Genealogy; Newberry County, S.C. – Genealogy; Pickens County, S.C. – Genealogy; Richland County, S.C. – Genealogy; Spartanburg County, S.C. – Genealogy; Sumter County, S.C. – Genealogy; Union County, S.C. – Genealogy; Williamsburg County, S.C. – Genealogy; and York County, S.C. – Genealogy.