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  York Soil and Water Conservation District Cooperative Records - Accession 855

  York Soil and Water Conservation District

  Accession 855

  This collection consists of the participant files in accordance with the business practices of the York Soil and Water Conservation District. Listed alphabetically by last name, with the years of operation ranging from 1937-1994. Included in each folder are the original signed contracts (to insure completion of irrigation and other improvements of the land), rough sketches and blueprints and plats of acreage, and some aerial photographs of the land.

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  Yorkville, SC City Schools Annual Report - Accession 1513 - M737 (794)

  Yorkville City Schools; York, SC; and York, SC History

  Accession 1513 - M737 (794)

  This collection consists of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of The City Schools: A School dedicated to the Earnest Cultivation In Its Pupils of Good Health, Sound Learning, and Sincere Character: Yorkville, SC 1911-1912. This publication consists of school statistics, calendars, programs, school rosters from 1st grade through 10th grade, classes, and many photographs of classes, students, and school activities. A majority of the publication consists of information about Yorkville, SC (now York, SC) and images of the Yorkville Graded School, the Yorkville Colored Graded School, downtown York, Businesses and mills, streets, churches, orphanages, citizens, farms and fields, cotton scenes, Sulphor Springs, Shooting Range Camp, Kings Mountain Battlefield, and a couple images of African Americans. It also includes many advertisements from local businesses. This publication would prove invaluable to anyone researching education in the area as well as York(ville), SC history in the early 20th century.

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  Yorkville Enquirer - Accession 12

  Yorkville Enquirer

  Accession 12

  The Yorkville Enquirer collection consists of bound weekly issues of the York County, South Carolina newspaper from 1931, 1933-1935. The newspaper, published in York, S.C., highlights news from York County, surrounding counties, and South Carolina.

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  Yorkville Female College Commencement Concert Program - Accession 1773 M836 (893)

  Yorkville Female College

  Accession 1773 M836 (893)

  The Yorkville Female College Commencement Concert Program consists of a single printed program documenting a “Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music, by the Young Ladies of the Yorkville Female College,” held on June 28, 1857, as part of the closing exercises for the institution’s annual examinations. The program lists the musical selections performed during the concert, including vocal and instrumental pieces, duets, and ensemble works, and identifies the participating students by name. As such, the item provides a rare and detailed record of student performance, curriculum emphasis, and public exhibition practices at a nineteenth-century women’s educational institution.

  Founded in Yorkville (present-day York, South Carolina), Yorkville Female College was established in the mid-nineteenth century to provide advanced educational opportunities for women at a time when access to higher education for females was limited. Like many female colleges of the period, the institution emphasized both academic instruction and cultural refinement, with music serving as a central component of its curriculum. Public concerts and commencement performances were integral to the college’s educational model, showcasing students’ accomplishments to families and the broader community while reinforcing the school’s reputation and pedagogical standards.

  This program offers insight into women’s education in antebellum South Carolina, particularly the role of music and performance in female academies. It is valuable for research into regional educational history, women’s cultural life, music education, and community engagement in York District during the pre–Civil War era.

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  Yorkville Female College Diploma - Accession 384 - M158 (199)

  Yorkville Female College

  Accession 384 - M158 (199)

  The Yorkville Female College Diploma is a photocopy of the original which was awarded to Sarah Amanda Sandifer of York, SC on June 16, 1859. Signatures on the diploma include that of John R. Schorb, Professor of Astronomy at Yorkville Female College.

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  Yorkville Miscellany Advertisement Broadsheet - Accession 1790 M844 (902)

  Yorkville Miscellany

  Accession 1790 - M844 (902)

  The Yorkville Miscellany Advertisement Broadsheet consists of a single printed broadsheet advertisement, dating to approximately 1851, promoting an early issue of the Yorkville Miscellany, a weekly newspaper published in Yorkville, South Carolina. Printed by John E. Grist, the advertisement announces the subject of the first edition, titled “Expedition Complete,” which recounts the 1776 expedition led by Captain Peter Clinton in the Yorkville District during the Cherokee War of 1776, also referred to in the text as the “Indian War.” The broadsheet additionally provides subscription information, listing rates of fifty cents for three months and up to two dollars per year, offering insight into mid-nineteenth-century newspaper circulation and pricing practices in the region.

  The broadsheet also reflects the broader history of the Grist family’s influence on journalism in Yorkville and York County during the nineteenth century. John E. Grist was the original publisher of the Farmer’s Miscellany (1844–1850), which he later sold to his son, Lewis Mason Grist. Under Lewis Grist’s direction, the paper was renamed the Yorkville Miscellany and published from 1851 to 1854. By 1855, the Miscellany was suspended and replaced by the Yorkville Enquirer, which continued publication for more than 150 years.

  As an ephemeral advertising piece, this broadsheet provides valuable evidence of local print culture, historical memory, and newspaper publishing in mid-nineteenth-century South Carolina, while also documenting how Revolutionary-era events—such as the Cherokee War of 1776—were interpreted and marketed to readers generations later.

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  Yorkville Store Account Ledger - Accession 1743 - M832 (889)

  Yorkville, SC

  Accession 1743 - M832 (889)

  This collection consists of pages of an account ledger from a Yorkville, SC store in November 9, 1827-December 10, 1827. The pages are believed to belong to the Hoke family at some time, and survived a fire. Each page lists the name of each customer, what they ordered, and the cost of item or items. This ledger would prove useful to researchers searching for Yorkville residents from the time period, what items were purchased by the residents in the first quarter of the 19^th century and how much these items cost. Prominent names include: Edwards; Effler; Ellis; Erwin; Galbraith; Gilmore; Givens; Gordon; Harris; Hart; Herron; Hill; Hogge; Hood; Hoover; Hutchison; Jamison; Jeffrey; Latta; Lee; Lindley; Little; Love; Lowry; Martin; McCall; McKee; McLauchlin; Meek; Mellon; Melton; Miller; Mills; Moore; Owens; Perry; Riley; Robinson; Rogers; Rooker; Rowell; Sadler; Senn; ; Sitgreaves; Smith; Springs; Suggs; Sweeny; Tate; Thompson; Walker; Wallace; White; Williams; Witherspoon;

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  The Celebration of Columbus Day: October 21, 1892 at Columbia - Accession 1569 M766 (823)

  LeRoy Franklin Youmans and Columbus Day

  Accession 1569 - M766 (823)

  This collection consists of a publication titled, The Celebration of Columbus Day. October 21, 1892. At Columbia, S.C. With the Address of Hon. LeRoy F. Youmans published in Columbia, SC by Charles A. Calvo, Jr., printer in 1893. The address by LeRoy F. Youmans was discussed the meaning of Columbus Day and the history and evolution of the state of South Carolina from initial discovery in 1492 through 1892 the date of his address. The forward is written by then South Carolina Governor, Benjamin Ryan Tillman and the publication contains an ode by Edna Dean Proctor titled “Columbia’s Banner” which was read by John P. Thomas.