Manuscript Collection
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Browns of Beersheba - Accession 1070 - M484 (535)
Brown Family
Accession 1070 - M484 (535)The Browns and Beersheba collection consists of a photocopy of a genealogy titled “Browns of Beersheba” compiled by Juanita H. Steffy and Rev. John H. Jackson concerning the Brown family of Western York County, SC beginning with Jane Brown (1754-1803) and George Black ( ?-1820). The collection consists of linage charts, anecdotes, and photocopies of photographs, newspaper articles, maps, and diary entries. Allied names included in the genealogy are: Brown; Castle; Caveny; Davis; Fewell; Gault; Graves; Hall; Hinson; Hilton; Hudspeth; Jackson; Jordan; McGill; Osborne; Poplin; Putnam; Sherer; Steffy; Ware; Whiteside; Whitesides; Thomas;
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Brownlee Family Papers - Accession 525 - M224 (271)
Brownlee Family
Accession 525 - M224 (271)The collection consists of a history of the Brownlee Family of Abbeville County, South Carolina compiled from wills, tombstone records and family Bible records. The records extend from Thomas Brownlee of Torfoot, Scotland and consists of an article, “The Homes of the Brownlees In Scotland,” by Janet L. Brownlee. Also included is a genealogy of the Brownlee Family done by Leonardo Andrea for Mr. David A. Williams of Rock Hill, SC dated August 27, 1955 that traces his line to James Brownlee (1726-1798) who was the first in his line to come to America from Ireland.
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Robert Little Brown, The Boy And The Farm Collection - Accession 1626
Robert Little Brown; Winthrop College History; Olde Stone House, Winthrop; College Farm, Winthrop; Brown Family; Lindler Family; and Little Sheppard Lindler
Accession 1626This collection consists of Robert Little Brown’s memoir titled, The Boy And The Farm: A personal Memoir: The Winthrop College Farm & Stone House 1942-1946 which was published by the author at The Ravens Nest at Crow Hill Farm (the name of the farm) in Dalzell, SC in 2010. The memoir details the experiences of Robert L. Brown (1938-2016) growing up on Winthrop’s farm in the Old Stone House. Brown’s grandfather, Little Sheppard “L.S” Lindler (1886-1970). L.S. Lindler was the Farm Manager at Winthrop’s Farm from 1937-1947 and Robert and his mother, Henry Linnette “Nette” Lindler Brown (1917-2001), went to live with L. S. Lindler in 1942 while his father, William Hall Brown (1914-2008), served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He offers vast details on life on the Winthrop College Farm and the Olde Stone House. He delves into the operation of the farm and the work of his grandfather while also offering details of family history before and after his stay at the farm from 1942 to 1946. Family Names included are, Brown, Lindler, Goodson, and Stockstad. Mr. Brown also attended the Winthrop Training School while he lived at the farm and writes about his experiences. The chapter titles are: “The Boy Comes To Live At The Farm,” “The Lindler Family,” “The Lindler Daughters- Wives and Mothers,” “The Stone House,” “Early Farm Impressions and Lessons,” “Sand Boxes and Threshing Machines,” “Farm Playmates,” “Ice Cream and Green Apples,” “The Winthrop Training School,” “The World Outside the College Farm,” “The War,” “The Original Farm,” “The Farm’s Management and Production,” “Problems On The Farm,” “Changing Times ~ Moving On,” “The Boy at the Catawba Farm ~ New Lessons Learned,” “The End of an Era,” “The Boy Grows Older,” “Robert L. Brown,” and “The Renovated “Olde Stone House.” The collection contains the original unbound layout copy of Robert Brown’s memoir in a loose leaf binder, as well as, the digital copy on a CD and correspondence with Winthrop University about printing the book.
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Abbie Dukes Bryan Papers - Accession 1371
Abbie Dukes Bryan
Accession 1371The Abbie Bryan Papers consist of records from Winthrop Alumna, Abbie Dukes Bryan (1887-1981). Abbie Dukes Bryan was a graduate of Winthrop Normal and Industrial College in 1909 and also served as President of the Sumter Chapter of Winthrop Daughters Club several times. Included in the collection are a Winthrop Memories Scrapbook, three Sumter Chapter of Winthrop Daughters Club minute books, alumnae magazines, early college brochures, and photographs of Winthrop alumnae.
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Frederic Morse Bryant, Jr. Papers - Accession 546
Frederic Morse Bryant Jr. and Clemson College, Student Life
Accession 546This collection includes personal and business correspondence collected by to Frederic Morse Bryant, Jr. (1904-1990) of primarily of Marion, SC. Some of the correspondence relates to Frederic’s brother Malcolm M. Bryant (1905-2000) and to the Bryant Coal and Hauling Company of Marion, South Carolina. Most of the letters are from friends of Mr. Bryant while he was a student at Clemson College from 1923-1925 including from Winthrop graduate (Class of 1925) Flora Margaret Bethea (1903-1950) while she was a student (letters range from 1923-1924). Many of the other correspondence was from other ladies attending college at Coker College and Anderson College. The letters offer an interesting insight into the life of young people during the early to mid-1920s. Also included in the collection are some financial records, purchase orders, invoices, and bank statements, some related to the Bryant Coal and Hauling Company.
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Margaret Mae Bryant Papers - Accession 21
Margaret Mae Bryant
Accession 21The collection consists of Dr. Bryant’s professional and organizational files, biographical data, correspondence, and speeches. Most of the material relates to her publishing efforts, her work as a faculty member at Brooklyn College, and her involvement with professional organizations, especially the New York branch of the American Association of University Women. Most of the material extends form 1950-1975. A list of the more prominent individuals who corresponded with Margaret Bryant has been included as an appendix to the inventory. (For more extensive and comprehensive list of correspondents, see the list included in the collection control file.)
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Robert E. Bryant Papers - Accession 1745
Robert Edmiston Bryant
Accession 1745The Robert E. Bryant Papers consist of papers and memorabilia belonging to Robert “Bob” Edmiston Bryant (1903-1977) who was a Rock Hill theatre-owner, photographer, and a world record holding airplane pilot. The collection includes mostly photographs, negatives, slides, scrapbooks, pilot logs, and newspaper articles related to his flying career and to the Pix Theatre, but also includes correspondence, books, memorabilia (including a key to the City of Camden from Mayor James L. Anderson), awards, and certificates related to his life. There are materials related to the Apollo 16 mission including a scrapbook, photographs, and memorabilia. Former Astronaut and Lancaster, SC resident, Charles M. Duke (b. 1935) was a member of the Apollo 16 mission. Also included are some material related to the Carolina Aero Club and to Rock Hill’s Come-See-Me festival. The photograph collection includes photographs taken of and by both Robert Bryant and Wayne J. Gordon. These include aerial photographs of the building of Carowinds Amusement Park, Carolina Bowater Plat, the I-77 Bridge over the Catawba River, and the Highway 5 Bridge over the Catawba River, and of the Celanese Plant among many others. There is also some material related to Wayne J. Gordon that includes a York Technical College Yearbook, photographs, etc…
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'Buffalo Room Incident' Interview - Accession 888 - M403 (454)
Buffalo Room Incident
Accession 888 - M403 (454)This collection consists of a the first draft of a history and a typescript copy of an interview with Charles L. White Jr. conducted by Winthrop Student Orlando Tate. On Sept 5, 1989, Nelson B. Rivers III; James Gallman Sr.; Rev. David Walker; Willar H. Hightower Jr.; Rev. James Jones Sr.; and Charles L. White Jr. were barred admission to an establishment known as the “Buffalo Room” in North Augusta, South Carolina by the owner and manager Bruce H. Salter. The NAACP brought civil action against Salter Enterprises, Inc. challenging Salter’s actions in denying African-American the use, and enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, privileges and accommodations of the “Buffalo Room” by reasons of their race. Charles White, Jr. would eventually be the first African American in the State of South Carolina to receive monetary damages for race discrimination.
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Betty Buff Papers - Accession 1009
Betty Randall Sistare Buff
Accession 1009The Betty Buff Papers consist of materials pertaining to the different organizations Betty Buff participated in throughout her life. Materials are present for the following organizations: Country Women’s Council (CWC), Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), National Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild (NMFHG), South Carolina Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild (SCMFHG), National Extension Homemaker’s Council (NEHC), various extensions of the Homemaker’s Council (i.e. South Carolina Extension, Tennessee Extension, etc.), American Farm Bureau (AFB), South Carolina Farm Bureau (SCFB), Lexington Farm Bureau (LFB), Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET), National Volunteer Outreach Network (NVON), Academic Programs Committee on Organization and Policy (ACOP), South Carolina Family and Community Leaders (SCFCL), National Association for Family and Community Education (NAFCE), and the National Extension Advisory Council (NEAC). Contents of folders mostly include photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting materials, conference materials, programs, news articles, handbooks, organization histories, financial papers, publications, and other items of similar interest pertaining to Betty Buff and her activities in the above listed organizations. Also included are scrapbooks pertaining to Betty’s service in some of the above listed organizations, materials concerning the Buff-Swicegood Travel Award, and Women in Agriculture Delegation to Spain, Morocco, and Portugal materials.
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Betty Buff Papers - Accession 1644
Betty Randall Sistare Buff
Accession 1644The Betty Buff Papers consist of materials pertaining to the different organizations Betty Buff participated in throughout her life. Materials are present for the following organizations: Country Women’s Council (CWC), Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), National Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild (NMFHG), South Carolina Master Farm Homemaker’s Guild (SCMFHG), National Volunteer Outreach Network (NVON), South Carolina Farm Bureau (SCFB), Lexington Farm Bureau (LFB), Council for Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching (CARET), and the South Carolina Family and Community Leaders (SCFCL). Contents of folders mostly include photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, meeting materials, conference materials, programs, news articles, handbooks, organization histories, financial papers, and other items of similar interest pertaining to Betty Buff and her activities in the above listed organizations. Also included are materials concerning the Buff-Swicegood Travel Award and the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.
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A Historical Sketch of People, Places and Homes of Bullocks Creek, S.C. - Accession 684 - M306 (357)
Bullocks Creek, S.C. and Jerry Lee West
Accession 684 - M306 (357)This collection consists of A historical Sketch of People, Places and Homes of Bullocks Creek, South Carolina by Rev. Jerry Lee West published by the Chester District Genealogical Society, Richburg, SC in 1986. The publication consists of a history of Bullocks Creek, SC from its beginning around 1735, its people and places and homes of the town. It includes sections on schools, churches, homes, and the occupations of residences and other anecdotes and stories related to the area.
See attached Table of Contents.
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Political Bumper Stickers - Accession 1334 - M668 (722)
Bumper Stickers
Accession 1334 - M668 (712)This collection consists of political bumper stickers that advertise the 1996 Presidential Election promoting Bill Clinton and Al Gore and the 1996 U.S. Senate candidate Elliott Springs Close.
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Henry C. Burford Papers - Accession 427 - M172 (213)
Henry C. Burford
Accession 427 - M172 (213)Henry C. Burford (1840-1932) was a Confederate soldier in Co. E (Whitesville Guards) 20 Regiment Georgia Infantry during the American Civil War. He was captured at Fort Harrison near Richmond, VA on September 29, 1864 and was exchanged on March 17, 1865. The Henry C. Burford Papers consists of photocopies of Confederate muster rolls, hospital registers, prisoner of war rolls, and casualty lists, relating to Burford’s participation in the American Civil War.
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Tiphaine Ravenel Burgess Collection - Accession 1075 - M487 (538)
Tiphaine Ravenel Burgess
Accession 1075 - M487 (538)The collection consists of memorabilia collected by Tiphaine Ravenel Burgess (1899-1984) who was a Winthrop graduate of the class of 1921. The collection consists of memorabilia including commencement and daisy chain programs, Winthrop postcards, report cards, January 16, 1920 edition of the Winthrop Weekly News, commencement invitation, a 1919 “Map of the Races of Europe,” and other material related to her time as an undergraduate at Winthrop. There is also 1924 Winthrop Summer school memorabilia including a Winthrop Annual Dinner program and a book of Summer School Meal Tickets. There are also programs, newspaper articles, and meeting agendas and budget reports relating to the Winthrop Alumnae Association and the 1956 alumni reunion (Tiphaine’s 35th reunion).
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Armistead Burt Papers- Accession 803
Armistead Burt, Henry Workman Connor, John Caldwell Calhoun, and Robert Barnwell Rhett
Accession 803The Armistead Burt Papers consist of microfiche copies of 21 letters dating from July 1, 1847 through July 18, 1848 from Abbeville Congressmen and lawyer Armistead Burt (1802-1883) in Washington and are to Henry Workman Conner (1797-1861) who was President of the Bank of Charleston from 1814-1850 and president of the South Carolina Railroad Company from 1850-1861. The letters discuss consultations on political questions with American Statesman John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1845), American politician Robert Barnwell Rhett (1800-1876), and others. The letters are not in strict chronological order.
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Eleanor Burts Collection - Accession 845
Eleanor Norris Burts
Accession 845The Eleanor Burts Collection consists of children themed books, artifacts, artwork, posters, puzzles, and other miscellaneous items that were collected by Eleanor Norris Burts (1916-1998) throughout her life. Eleanor Burts was a 1937 graduate of Winthrop College and lifelong educator. She was an avid collector of artifacts, artwork, and mainly books related to children and amassed a very large collection of materials that date back to the 1700s.
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Thelma Ecord Busbee Papers - Accession 29
Thelma Ecord Busbee
Accession 29Thelma Ecord Busbee [1910-2004] was a Civic leader and club woman from Columbia, South Carolina. The Thelma Ecord Busbee Papers consist of correspondence, reports, constitutions, financial records, program notes, and other papers relating to her many club and civic activities. The collection covers the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs (1950-1959), The South Carolina Status of Women’s Conference (1961-1968), the Richland-Lexington Tuberculosis Association (1961-1964), South Carolina Alert, Inc. (1961-1962), the Palmetto Outdoor Historical Drama Association (1965-1968), the South Carolina State Library Board (1967-1968), the Lexington County Hospital Auxiliary (1970-1972), and the South Carolina Council for the Common Good (1966).
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Business and Professional Woman's Club of Spartanburg - Accession 302
Business and Professional Woman's Club, Spartanburg, SC
Accession 302The Business and Professional Women's Club of Spartanburg was founded in 1919. The Spartanburg chapter of the Business and Professional Women's Club is now known as the Breakfast Business and Professional Women of Spartanburg. Their mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. The collection consists of a history, bylaws, correspondence, annual reports, financial records, pamphlets, newsletters, other publications, and photographs, mainly relating to the Business and Professional Women’s Club annual conventions in South Carolina and around the nation.
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Business and Professional Women's Club of Greenville Records - Accession 303
Business and Professional Women's Club, Greenville Chapter
Accession 303The Business and Professional Women's Club of Greenville traces its beginnings to 1919 with the mission to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. The Business and Professional Women's Club of Greenville Records consist of bylaws and constitutions, historical data, yearbooks, newspaper clippings, financial records, publications, reports, membership lists, and other records relating to the history of the women’s clubs.
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Rock Hill Business and Professional Women's Club Records - Accession 74
Business and Professional Women's Club, Rock Hill
Accession 74The Rock Hill Business and Professional Women's Club Records consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, membership lists, yearbooks, photographs, awards, news clippings, and records relating to the Rock Hill, South Carolina, and national Business and Professional Women's Club (BPWC). The collection documents the origin, history, and activities of the Club. The Business and Professional Women's state branch was organized in 1919 and the Rock Hill chapter was established in 1925 with the mission to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information.
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Rock Hill Business and Professional Women's Club Records - Accession 1412
Business and Professional Women's Club, Rock Hill Chapter
Accession 1412This Rock Hill Business and Professional Women’s Club Records consist of minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, memberships list, yearbooks, photographs, awards, records relating to state and national level BPWC, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks containing photographs and other paraphernalia pertaining to the Rock Hill Business and Professional Women’s Club. The collection documents the origin, history, and activities of the Business and Professional Women’s Club, especially the Rock Hill chapter. The state branch was organized in 1919 and the Rock Hill chapter in 1925. The records fall into three categories: the Rock Hill Business and Professional Women’s Club, the South Carolina Business and Professional Women’s Club, and the National Business and Professional Women’s Club.
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South Carolina Federation Of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Records - Accession 261
Business and Professional Women's Clubs, South Carolina Federation
Accession 261The South Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Women's Club was founded in 1919 to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information. The South Carolina Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Club Records consist of minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, clippings, photographs, financial and other related records documenting the growth, development, and history of the organization.
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Business Men's Evangelistic Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 1707 M822 (879)
Business Men's Evangelistic Club, Rock Hill
Accession 1707 - M822 (879)This collection consists of records related to the Business Men’s Evangelistic Club of Rock Hill. The object of the club was “to lead men and women to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ, and to enlist them in Christian activity.” The records consists of meeting minutes from October 9, 1923 through January 1, 1925, attendance records, a couple applications for membership, a couple newspaper articles, and a couple pieces of correspondence (1924) from South Carolina Governor Thomas McLeod and Alex Long, President of National Club, related to the clubs efforts to pass a Bill through a York County Delegation that would offer a final settlement between the Catawba Indians and the State of South Carolina. Many of the leading businessmen of Rock Hill, SC were members of this club including Alex Long who was also President of parent group, The Association of Business Men’s Evangelistic Clubs of America.
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Buttons - Accession 1172
Buttons
Accession 1172The collection consists of pin back buttons collected by former Winthrop faculty member and Winthrop alumna Louise Pettus. Many of the buttons are political in nature, advertise local events, contain slogans, and etc. Buttons slogans: “Washington Redskins”; “I just said no and I don’t feel guilty”; “Are we willing to work in a world in which uncertainty, rather than routine and habit, is the norm?”; “Come See Me! Rock Hill, SC April 5015, 2001” (2 count); “Come See Me! April 1-10, 2004”; “Come See Me! April 12-21, 2002”; “Mondale Ferraro”; “Merry Christmas”; “Emmett Kelly, Jr. Collectors Society”; “Good Bears of the World” (2 count); “Gee, Somebody Cares!”; “A MOUSE IN MY HOUSE”; “P.O.W.’s NEVER HAVE A NICE DAY”; “Buck-a-Cup Brace-a-Child”; “I believe in Christmas”; “Re-elect Betty Jo Rhea Mayor”; “We survived Hugo”; “Senior Power”; “Vote Lindsay Pettus Lancaster County Council”; “Re-elect Tom S. Gettus to Congress”; “Vote Rook H. Sturgis for City Council”; “Our Time is NOW”; “Matchbox Collector”; “B.A.C.”; “Support Your Local Planet Earth”; “Jackson”; “Clinton Gore Rapid Response Team”; “I’m a Mini Page Reader”; “Man’s Impact on the Environment”; “B.A.C. Brace a Child”; “Don’t Tread on Me”; “Come See Me! April 1-10, 2004”; “Gen’l Andy Jackson”; “NCSS Annual Meeting Washington, D.C. November 5-8, 1976”; “Matchbox Collector”; “Button w/ a picture of an open book and a peace sign (no words)”; “U.S. Senate ‘96”; “Rolling in Rock Hill I Bought a Bucket of Paint”; "Live On Main: October 1, 1994;" "Harvest Of The Arts: Jubilee Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 1999 Rock Hill, South Carolina;"
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James F. Byrnes Day Program - Accession 1151 - M527 (578)
James Francis Byrnes
Accession 1151 - M527 (578)The James F. Byrnes Day Program Collection consists of two copies of a program for the ceremonial unveiling of a statue of James F. Byrnes on the State House Grounds in Columbia, SC on May 2, 1972. The program consists a brief biography of Mr. Byrnes, a schedule of the event, and contains listings of The Byrnes Foundation, the Executive Committee, and of Contributors.
Please consult the attached PDF of the Program above.
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Caldwell Family Genealogy - Accession 795 - M380 (431)
Caldwell Family
Accession 795 - M380 (431)The Caldwell Family Genealogy Collection consists of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) application of Gwendolyn Caldwell Stanford. The DAR Application is based off of Mrs. Stanford’s relation to Henry Moore (1755-1843) of Winnsboro, SC who served in the “American Army from 1776 to May 1780 – advanced to rank of Lieutenant to Major.” The genealogical material contained in the application consists of typescript copies of newspaper articles, various notes, family charts, and anecdotes and recollections (including parts of Henry Moore’s “Recollections of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina and Georgia”). Family names mentioned in the papers are Caldwell, Davis, Eagar, Ferguson, Moore, Robertson, and others most of which were in Chester, Fairfield, and York Counties.
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F.G. Caldwell Diary - Accession 18 - M5 (15)
F. G. Caldwell
Accession 18 - M5 (15)The F. G. Caldwell Diary consists of a travel account of a trip taken through Switzerland and Germany, describing the terrain, historical sites visited, and the social life customs of the people and offers a glimpse of life in 1850s Switzerland and Germany through the eyes of an American traveler. The collection includes a transcription of the diary.
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Speech of Mr. Calhoun, Of South Carolina, In Reply To The Speeches of Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay, On Mr. Crittenden's Amendment To the Pre-emption Bill - Accession 1272 - M624 (677)
John Caldwell Calhoun
Accession 1272 - M624 (677)This collection consists of Speech of Mr. Calhoun, Of South Carolina, In Reply To The Speeches Of Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay, On Mr. Crittenden's Amendment To The Pre-Emption Bill: To Which Is Annexed Mr. Calhoun's Bill, As Modified By Mr. Young, As An Amendment To Mr. Crittenden's Amendment; And The Resolution Offered By Mr. Tazewell in 1826 To Cede The Public Lands To The New States, And The Remarks Of Mr. Randolph And Mr. Van Buren In Favor Of A Cession published in 1841 by Blair & Rives Printers. The speech was delivered on January 30, 1841 in the United States Senate by South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun (1782-1850).
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South Carolina State Library History - Accession 761 - M356 (407)
Betty E. Callaham
Accession 761 - M356 (407)The South Carolina State Library History Collection consists of a paper titled The Imprint of Women: Notes on the South Carolina State Library and the Women Who Influenced Its Development 1929-1979 by Betty E. Callaham, Director of the South Carolina State Library 1979-1990. This paper was written as the basis for the Fifth Annual Dean’s Lecture of the College of Library and Information Science, University of South Carolina, to be delivered February 21, 1990. The paper traces the development of the South Carolina State Library from its founding through 1979 and focuses on the role of women in the process.
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Calvary Episcopal Church, Charleston, South Carolina Records - Accession 804
Calvary Episcopal Church. Charleston, South Carolina
Accession 804This collection consists of microfiche copies of records of the Calvary Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Calvary Episcopal Church was founded in 1847 to give free blacks and slaves a separate Episcopal congregation of their own. The original records are housed at the South Carolina Historical Society as SCHS 329 and consist of a Baptismal Register (1832-1978), Register of Confirmations and Communicants, 1849-1975 (with gaps), Marriages, 1848-1977 (with gaps), and Burials, 1853-1978. Antebellum records give data on slave or free status with name of owner often supplied. Records after the Civil War supply varying amounts of information.
BAPTISMAL REGISTER, 1832-1978. 1 vol.
Contains Rev. Paul Trapier’s (1806-1872) application to Charleston, SC Mayor Thomas Leger Hutchinson (1812-1883) for continuance of existing custom of holding services “for my colored people of Calvary Church,” meetings always to end “before drum beat,” and “Sentence of Consecration” signed by Episcopal Bishop of South Carolina, Christopher Edwards Gadsden (1785-1852), 1849.
REGISTER OF CONFIRMATIONS AND COMMUNICANTS, 1849-1975 (with gaps). 1 vol.
Confirmations, 1849-1860. Gives names of owners and only forenames of confirmands. List of Communicants, 1883-1935. Notes occasional transfers, removals and burials to 1975.
MARRIAGES, 1848-1977 (with gaps). 1 vol.
Names of owners of both spouses from 1849-1858. Forenames only provided for slaves, except in marriages of three free women (3 out of 62).
BURIALS, 1853-1978. 1 vol.
Surnames during the years 1848-1858 available for a few free people. In Addition to “Calvary Ground” most often mentioned as the place of burials, there are references to “Baptist Ground,” “Methodist Ground,” “Colored Fellowship Society,” “Mazpelah, St. Michael’s Ground,” “St. Peter’s Ground,” on Line St., “Scotch Church,” “in the country,” and potter’s field.
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C.W. (Bill) Campbell Papers- Accession 562
C.W. (Bill) Campbell
Accession 562 M247(295-296)The C. W. Campbell Papers consists primarily with records relating to the Historical Commission of York County. The Historical Commission Records consist mainly of the correspondence of Harper S. Gault, Commission Chairman(1959-1960). Of special interest would be the Commission’s research concerning the Confederate President, Jefferson Davis flight through York County and South Carolina during the waning stages of the American Civil War. Also included in the collection are photographs, newspaper clippings, and letters relating to the Campbell family, as well as a spelling workbook compiled by Parker School District in Greenville, South Carolina and Miss Sadie Goggans, Professor of Education at Winthrop, and Highway maps of York County (1950), a highway map of Fort Mill, SC (1967), and a copy of a 1907 map of Union County, NC showing property owners.
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Cannon Mills Records - Accession 1426
Cannon Mills
Accession 1426Cannon Mills (1887-2003) was a textile manufacturer based in Kannapolis, NC founded by James William Cannon’s (1852-1921). The Cannon Mills Records consist of correspondence, contracts, corporate charters, personnel records, stock certificates, insurance policies, land surveys, indentures, deeds, right-of-way agreements, financial statements, business proposals, service contracts, parts orders, and sales invoices related to the operation of Cannon Mills dating from 1858-2003.
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Capers Family Papers - Accession 99 - M42 (54-56)
Capers Family
Accession 99 - M42 (54-56)The Capers Family Papers consist of genealogical material, including a family history titled, “Pedigree of the Capers Family” (1908); a journal of Alexander Means (1877), former president of Emory; and correspondence of Family members, including Henry D. Capers. Of special interest is a (July 1908) letter from Henry D. Capers to Minnie(?) describing the Georgia prison system and information on history of Women’s Foreign Missionary Service, including the Dalton District Women’s Missionary Service. The collection consists entirely of photocopies of the originals in Harlan M. Trammell’s possession.
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James Henry Carlisle Speech - Accession 139 - M66 (81)
James Henry Carlisle
Accession 139 - M66 (81)The James H. Carlisle Speech consists of a typescript copy of a speech delivered by James H. Carlisle concerning the "Great Falls" of the Catawba River as well as the establishment of Mount Dearborn, a federal military arsenal in the early 1800s in Chester County, South Carolina. The title of the speech is "What Might Have Been: An Almost Forgotten Page of South Carolina's History".
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Alexander Carlyle Journal of Northern Scotland - Accession 1545 M754 (811)
Alexander Carlyle and Richard B. Sher
Accession 1545 - M754 (811)This collection consists of a booklet titled, Journal of a tour to the North of Scotland: Alexander Carlyle with an introduction by Richard B. Sher which was published by Old Aberdeen: Centre for Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen in circa. 1983. This typescript copy of Rev. Alexander Carlyle’s (1722-1805) trek from Inveresk (near Edinburg) to Inverness from August 26, 1765 through September 9, 1765 details his experiences during his tour. The tour took Carlyle through from Inveresk, Edinburg, Kincross, Perth, Dundee, Arbroath, Montrose; Bervie, Stonehaven, Old Aberdeen, New Aberdeen, Oldmeldrum, Banff, Cullen, Fochabers, Elgin, Forres, Nairn, Cawdor, Fort George, and then Inverness. Rev. Alexander Carlyle (1722-1805) was a Scottish church leader who served 57 years as the minister of Inveresk.
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Carnes Family Papers - Accession 424 - M170 (211)
Carnes Family
Accession 424 - M170 (211)The Carnes Family Papers consists of photocopies of a biography of William D. Carnes by Joseph Malcolm Carnes, together with family history data and clippings relating to the Carnes family, which has resided throughout the South. There is also information on Andrew Jackson State Park and Lancaster County, South Carolina.
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Carolina Bird Club, Inc. Bulletins - Accession 176 - M79 (98-100)
Carolina Bird Club, Inc.
Accession 176 - M79 (98-100)The Carolina Bird Club, Inc. Bulletins collection consists of The Chat which is a quarterly publication of the Carolina Bird Club devoted to the publication of scientific and popular information on birds and other wildlife of the Carolinas. The Carolina Bird Club was founded in 1937 to represent and support the birding community in the Carolinas and to support the protection, conservation, research and the study of birds and their habitats.
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Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company Minute Book - Accession 391
Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company
Accession 391This collection consists of microfilm copies of the minutes of the stockholders meetings of the Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company of N.C., which consolidated with the Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad Company of S.C. ca. 1873. The merged companies were then known as the Chester and Lenoir Gauge Railroad which ran over 120 miles from Chester, SC to Lenoir, NC.
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Carolina Planter Journal - Accession 124
Carolina Planter Journal
Accession 124The journal was published by A.S. Johnston, edited by R.W. Gibbs and had as its purpose the fostering of practical knowledge about agriculture and the rural economy. The collection contains 37 bound issues published from January, 1840 to January, 1841 devoted to South Carolina agricultural activities. The subscription to the issues held by the Pettus Archives was in the name of J. N McElwee, Spring Rock, York, S.C.
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Carolina Teacher Journal - Accession 1036 - M463 (514)
Carolina Teacher Journal
Accession 1036 - M463 (514)The Carolina Teacher Journal collection consists of two journals (August 1886 and May 1888) containing essays, articles, and advertisements pertaining to the teaching profession of the state of South Carolina.
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Carolina Teachers' Journal - Accession 84 - M35 (47)
Carolina Teachers' Journal
Accession 84 - M35 (47)The Carolina Teachers' Journal collection consists of the 1900, Volume 4, Number 10 (July-August) issue of the Journal, which pertains to educational matters in South Carolina. It contains a good description of summer school activities at Winthrop for 1900. The issue also has biographical sketches of summer school teachers- R. Means Davis, Dr. Thomas P. Bailey, Jr., Marshall Earle, Dr. Waller S. Leathers, J. William Pattison, Henry N. Snyder Dr. Bond, Erich F. Rath, J.V. Lewis, William C.A. Hammel, Sarah Withers, and Charles W. Bain; articles on the Art Student, Methods in Language and Grammar, Readers, and Grammars; and a list of students enrolled at the State Summer School at Winthrop.
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Clint Carpenter Papers - Accession 990
Clint Carpenter
Accession 990The Clint Carpenter Papers consist of correspondence, memorabilia, awards and speeches during his professional career. Clint Carpenter (1936- ) was an insurance representative, club member, and was also a former Executive Vice-President of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce (1966-1987). Mr. Carpenter served as President of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce Executives Association and of the Southern Association Chamber of Commerce Executives twice. He also served on several boards and committees including: Board of the Rock Hill YMCA; Eagle Scout Review Board; Board member of the Saint John’s Methodist Church; York technical College Business Advisory Committee; Rock Hill Keystone Board of Directors; Board member of the Rock Hill Rotary Club; Board Member of the Rock Hill Country Club; Board of Regents for the Institutes for Organizational Management, Chamber of Commerce of the United States;
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Joseph Carroll-Smith Family Papers - Accession 499 - M208 (250)
Joseph Carroll-Smith
Accession 499 - M208 (250)The Carroll-Smith Family Papers consist of typescript copies and photocopies of genealogical records related to the family of John Carroll, Jr., American revolutionary soldier and York County, SC resident. Included is a family history chart for the Reuben Smith family of North Carolina and of wills and deeds related to Joseph Carroll, Reuben Smith, Jeannett Carrell, Thomas Carroll, Robert McClelland, William Ratchford, Sr., Abner Smith, Nancy Smith, Rachel Westmoreland, Jane Gallagher.
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Thomas Carrot Mathematics Notebook - Accession 1529 M743 (800)
Thomas Carrot
Accession 1529 - M743 (800)This collection consists of a one volumes mathematics notebook with various mathematic word problems and calculations that was owned by Thomas Carrot. The name name Thomas Carrot is found written throughout the book and on a few occasions mentions he is “aged 10 years” in 1840. 1840 is listed several times throughout the volume and there is one entry stating 1860. The handwriting, style, and ink appears the same throughout the book and seems continuous. The math problems and lessons appear to have been taught by several different teachers in very different locations. Most of the entries state Hogsthorpe (in one case stated Agsthorpe) which is a village in Lincolnshire, England. A couple of the teachers that signed the students work are Mrs. Hy Vickers of Lincolnshire, Mrs. Fred Daniel of Sergeants Bluff, Woodbury County, Iowa, Mrs. T. R. Carrit of Castana, Monoa County, Iowa, and Jacob A. Westerwalt. While most of the entries appear to have taken place in England, there are also entries from Iowa and Elkhorn in Walworth County, Wisconsin. There are many other names listed in the volume which are presumably teachers, but some a difficult to discern. Some signatures may be relatives as well including John Carrott, James Carrott, Jabez Carrott, Mary Ann Carrott, and Elizabeth Carrott. The mathematics covered in this notebook include sections on: Cloth Measure; Weights; Reduction; Bills of Parcels; Multiplication; Long Measure; Wine Measure; Ale and Beer Measure; Dry Measure; The Single Rule of Three; The Double Rule of Three; and Tare and Tret;
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Gertrude Mitchell Carson Papers - Accession 1479 - M724 (780)
Gertrude Mitchell Carson and Winthrop College (Class of 1900)
Accession 1479 - M724 (780)This collection consists of 11 letters on Winthrop Letterhead from Gertrude Mitchell (Carson) (1877-1928) to her cousin, Alice Mitchell of Richardsonville, S.C. (Saluda County) concerning her life as a student at Winthrop. Gertrude graduated from Winthrop College in 1900 with a B.A. degree in the Four-Year Normal Course (education). Also included is a Commencement program for the Class of 1897 and a Commencement Invitation for the Class of 1899. This collection is great resource for a glimpse into the life of a female college student in the late 1890s.
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Martha Bray Carson Papers - Accession 995 - M437 (488)
Martha Bray Carson
Accession 995 - M437 (488)Martha Bray Carson (1876-1953) was a native of Fairfield County, S C but lived most of her life in Chester County. She was very active in the South Carolina United Daughters of the Confederacy and wrote many historical articles for their magazine. She served as president of the state UDC and as president, historian and register for the Chester UDC Chapter. In 1950, she wrote the following salute to the South Carolina State Flag: “I salute the Flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty and faith,” which was officially adopted by the South Carolina General Assembly in 1966. The Martha Bray Carson Papers consist of a copy of a photograph of Mrs. Carson and photocopies of newspaper articles, of her obituary, and the Salute to the Flag of South Carolina.
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Fannie Lee Carter Papers - Accession 292
Fannie Lee Carter
Accession 292Fannie Lee Carter (1903-1988) was a 1923 graduate of Winthrop College and a teacher in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The Fannie Lee Carter papers consist of correspondence, including three letters from a Confederate soldier discussing war conditions and battle plans, photographs, grade reports, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, a thesis, a term paper, and a physics notebook, relating to Miss Carter’s student days at Winthrop College (Class of 1923) and her teaching career in North Carolina.
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Jim and Ann Casada Cookbook Collection - Accession 1571
James Allen Casada and Ann Casada
Accession 1571The Jim and Ann Casada Cookbook Collection includes five cookbooks written by Jim and Ann Casada, four of them pertain to cooking wild game while the other one is for grilling. The collection also includes the notes, materials, and research used to write the cookbooks, floppy disks copies and hard copies of drafts, newspaper and magazine clippings of recipes, and recipe drafts to be re-done for the cookbooks. Dr. James “Jim” A. Casada (1942- ) was a history professor at Winthrop University from 1971 to 1996 and was Winthrop’s first men’s soccer coach. He coached the Winthrop Soccer Team for twelve seasons from 1975-1986.
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Catawba Family Center Records - Accession 1617 - M796 (853)
Catawba Family Center
Accession 1617 - M793 (853)This collections consists of records related to the Catawba Family Center. The records include lists of contributors, several brochures, and a Building Campaign (2000) fundraising booklet titled, “Catawba Family Center: We need your help to keep making a positive difference in this community.” for the Catawba Family Center.
The Catawba Family Center is the component of Catawba Mental Health Center that serves children, adolescents, and their families in York County. The Catawba Family Center: “Provides services to children, adolescents and their families in York County that unite, reunite, or keep children in their own families as appropriate;” “helps support children in foster care or other living arrangements in York County;” “emphasizes collaboration with other agencies and school in the community;”
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Catawba Indian Land Claim Dispute Records - Accession 779
Catawba Indian Land Claim
Accession 779The Catawba Indian Land Claim Records consist of newspaper articles, magazine articles, court cases and decisions, legislation, and other records related to the Catawba Indian Nation’s Land Claim that went to the Supreme Court in 1986. South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S. 498 was an important case regarding aboriginal title in the United States. A settlement was eventually reached where the Catawba Indian Nation’s aboriginal title was revoked in exchange for $50,000,000 in 1993. This collection would prove invaluable to anyone researching the Catawba Indian Nation, its history, and relation to local history.
