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  Breazeale Family Papers - Accession 742 - M343 (394)

  Breazeale Family

  Accession 742 - M343 (394)

  The Breazeale Family Papers consists of photographs and newspaper clippings relating to the Breazeale family of Anderson,South Carolina. There is one photograph of Kenon Breazeale (1814-1893) from the 1880s and one undated photograph of former Winthrop Board of Trustee (1891-1926), John Enoch Breazeale (1848-1926). The former Winthrop dormitory Breazeale Hall (1924-2004) was named in John Breazeale’s honor.

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  Myra Potter Bregger Papers - Accession 763

  Myra Potter Bregger, UNICEF, and American Association of University Women

  Accession 763

  This collection consists of the papers of Myra Potter Bregger (1905-2001), community leader and social activist, and includes personal correspondence and papers spanning over sixty years. Also included are records from various organizations with which Mrs. Bregger worked, such as UNICEF, American Association of University Women, and the South Carolina Citizens Committee on Children and Youth. Especially interesting in this collection are letters written during the Great Depression and during World War II, as well as records kept by Mrs. Bregger on her Children and Nutrition Tour in 1965.

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  Myra Potter Bregger Family Papers - Accession 782

  Myra Potter Bregger, Georgia Ann Weir, UNICEF, American Association of University Women, Bregger Family, and Potter Family

  Accession 782

  This collection consists of the papers of Myra Potter Bregger (1905-2001), community leader and social activist. Included in the collection is an autograph book belonging to Georgia Ann Weir, mother of Myra Bregger, family account books, travel diaries and correspondence, papers concerning the Bregger-Potter Families, newspaper clippings, papers concerning UNICEF, the Unitarian Universalist Association, and Personal Correspondence.

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  Brick Church Cemetery Papers - Accession 490 - M203 (245)

  Brick Church Cemetery

  Accession 490 - M203 (245)

  The Brick Church Cemetery is located eight miles southeast of Chester, South Carolina, the cemetery of Brick Church is all that remains of a Covenanter Church that existed in Chester County, South Carolina during the late 18^th century and the early 19^th century. The Brick Church Cemetery Papers consist of photographs and a paper titled “The Covenanters of Brick Church”, written by Gina Price, covering the church’s history.

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  Robert O'Neil Bristow Papers - Accession 1719

  Robert O'Neil Bristow

  Accession 1719

  Robert O’Neil Bristow (1926-2018) was an accomplished writer, author, and professor of journalism at Winthrop College from 1962-1987. This collection consists of copy of the original manuscript for Season of Glory, a copy of the original manuscript of Rebel in Darkness, and a copy of Rebel in Darkness with galley proof edits. Also, included is correspondence from family and friend and business correspondence from editors and publishers dating from 1966-1971.

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  Robert O'Neil Bristow Papers - Accession 3

  Robert O'Neil Bristow

  Accession 3

  Robert O’Neil Bristow (1926-2018) was an accomplished writer, author, and professor of journalism at Winthrop College from 1962-1987. The Robert O. Bristow Papers consist of drafts, revisions, galley proofs, notices of publication, book reviews, promotional literature and photographs, mainly related to the sale, publication, promotion and review of four Bristow novels: Time for Glory was published in 1968, Night Season in 1970, A Faraway Drummer in 1972 and Laughter in Darkness was originally called Rebel in Darkness. The papers cover the period from 1961-1974 with all of the material pertaining to the four published novels extending from 1967 to 1974.

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  A Defence of the South Against the Reproaches and Encroachments of the North: In Which Slavery is Shown to be Institution of God Intended to Form the Basis of the Best Social State and the Only Safeguard to the Permanence of a Republican Government - Accession 1193 - M561 (614)

  Iveson Lewis Brookes and Slavery

  Accession 1193 - M561 (614)

  The collection consists of booklet titled, A Defence [sic] of the South Against the Reproaches and Encroachments of the North: In Which Slavery is Shown to be an Institution of God Intended to Form the Basis of the Best Social State and the Only Safeguard to the Permanent of a Republican Government by Rev. Iveson Lewis Brookes printed by The Republican Office in Hamsburg, SC in 1850. This publication by Rev. Iveson Lewis Brookes was in response to an article against the extension of Slavery to the Territory acquired by the Mexican Treaty that was published in the 1^st number of the Christian Review for 1849. Brookes argues that slavery is an institution of God proven by the Bible. In an Appendix, Brookes sets forth a plan that he says would be satisfactory to both North and South “which would preserve the Union upon Constitutional principles and insure peace and prosperity to the country.” (missing pages 13-16)

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  A Defense of Southern Slavery - Accession 1194 - M562 (615)

  Iveson Lewis Brookes and Slavery

  Accession 1194 - M562 (615)

  The collection consists of a1851 pamphlet titled, A Defence Of Southern Slavery. Against The Attacks of Henry Clay And Alex'r. Campbell : In Which Much of The False Philanthropy And Mawkish Sentimentalism of The Abolitionists Is Met And Refuted. In Which It Is Moreover Shown That The Association of The White And Black Races In The Relation of Master And Slave Is The Appointed Order Of God, As Set Forth In The Bible, And Constitutes The Best Social Condition Of Both Races, And The Only True Principle Of Republicanism written by Rev. Iveson Lewis Brookes of Hamburg, S.C. The booklet written in answer to Henry Clay’s Letter on Emancipation and Alexander Campbell’s Tract for the People of Kentucky maintains that Clay and Campbell under the guise of writing against slavery in Kentucky, maligned the whole of the Southern States. Brookes refutes each man’s stance point by point. Iveson Lewis Brookes (1793-1865) was a planter and Baptist minister from Rockingham, NC educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was a staunch defender of slavery and owned several plantations and many slaves.

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  Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture Photograph Collection - Accession 1543

  Brookgreen Gardens

  Accession 1543

  This collection consists of an artificially bounded book of 76 photographs taken of 74 sculptures at Brookgreen Gardens around the 1940s, possibly as early as the 1930s. Brookgreen Gardens is located in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, and was established as a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve. The bound volume of photographs was given to Carnegie Library at Winthrop College in January of 1951.

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  Samuel Fewell Broughton Letters - Accession 421 - M167 (208)

  Samuel Fewell Broughton

  Accession 421 - M167 (208)

  Samuel Fewell Broughton (1908-1985) was born in Warren, Alabama, graduated from Mayville College in Maryville, TN, and later lived and worked as businessman in Rock Hill, SC where he is buried in the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church cemetery. The Samuel Fewell Broughton Letters consist of two letters written to Sam Fewell Broughton (1908-1985) from his mother describing local happenings in Warren, Arkansas. Also included is a brief letter from friend John describing a rabbit hunt and an unsigned YMCA identification card.

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  Browne Family Papers - Accession 646

  Browne Family

  Accession 646

  The Browne Family Papers consist of incoming correspondence (mainly from the 1840s to the 1850s) of Newton Browne and Jane Morris Browne from various relatives, together with deeds, wills, indentures, land plats, photographs, and various other papers concerning the Browne Family of Anderson County, South Carolina. The collection also includes information on the allied families of Breazeale, Carpenter, Dobbins, Gunnin, Hillhouse, McFall, McGregor, and Morris.

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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 1626

  This 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 1371

  The 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 546

  This 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 21

  The 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 1745

  The 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 1009

  The 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 1644

  The 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 803

  The 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 845

  The 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 29

  Thelma 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 302

  The 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 303

  The 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 1412

  Business and Professional Women's Club, Rock Hill

  Accession 1412

  This 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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  Rock Hill Business and Professional Women's Club Records - Accession 74

  Business and Professional Women's Club, Rock Hill

  Accession 74

  The 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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  South Carolina Federation Of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Records - Accession 261

  Business and Professional Women's Clubs, South Carolina Federation

  Accession 261

  The 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 1172

  The 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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  Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle Genealogical Collection - Accession 665

  Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle, Wilkie Family, and Wilkey Family

  Accession 665

  The Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle Genealogical Collection consists of photocopied genealogical documents of the following families John Collier; Fancher; Wilkie/Wilkey collected by Sarah Mildred Collier Cagle (b. 1915). Most of the collection consists of photocopies of genealogical books. Also included are photocopies of miscellaneous genealogical material related to the Wilkie family and allied families including muster rolls, letters, notes, short histories, and pension applications. Some of the prominent family surnames included are: Barefield/Barfield; Barham; Blankenship; Bowen; Brooke; Brown; Bryan; Carter; Chandler; Christiansen; Clark; Collier; Davidson; Davis; Denton; Franklin; Frith; Funston; Giannini; Greene; Harris; Henderson; Holeman; Jackson; Jenkins; Jones; Johnson; Lewis; Martin; McGreger; McNeely; Miller; Moore; Peterson; Randle; Richardson; Roberts; Smith; Terry; Thomas; Thompson; Tinsley; Tirey; Walker; Watts; White; Wilkie/Wilkey; Williams; Wilson;

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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 804

  This 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 1426

  Cannon 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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  The Carolina Genealogist - Accession 756

  Carolina Genealogist

  Accession 756

  The Carolina Genealogist Collection consists of copies of the newsletter from 1973-1974 and 1976-1984. Published quarterly by Heritage Papers, Danielsville, G.A. The Genealogist consists of transcriptions of various county, state and colonial records from North and South Carolina. The Carolina Genealogist had a print run from 1969-1984. The cover pages for the issues included in this collection contain a listing of the record which is found in that issue. Gaps exist in some of the records in this collection due to the method of publication. For example, one issue may print pages 1-60 of a certain court record, etc. and the next issue may print pages 61-120. An address may be found on the cover pages where back issues were available in 1984. Most of the transcriptions give the location of the Archives or courthouse from which they were taken; some even give exact Archive call numbers for microfilm reel or folder number. For anyone interested in S.C. Revolutionary Pensioners, Section C. contains an excellent introduction written by the archival researcher which discusses the history of the laws and acts passed regarding Revolutionary War Pensions. The majority of this collection, Sections B.-E., contain records pertaining to S.C. including County, State, Colonial and military Records from Courts, Wills, Newspapers, etc. while Section F. contains these same type records for various counties in N.C. This collection provides a good source for a genealogist wishing to gain a brief overview of what records are available and their content before making a trip to a specific archive.