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  Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company Minute Book - Accession 391

  Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company

  Accession 391

  This 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 124

  The 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 990

  The 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

  Martha Bray Carson

  Accession 995

  Martha Bray Carson (1876-1953) was a native of Fairfield County, SC 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 include original copies of her published essays and manuscripts as well as records pertaining to the UDC, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Up-to-Date Club. This collection also includes Martha Bray Carson’s family records, general correspondence, awards, invitations, and theatrical records. Also included are original news clippings and publications pertaining to various topics (such as the Confederacy, U.S. History, and South Carolina), three handmade scrapbooks with news clippings and photos, and two volumes of Martha Bray Carson’s published papers.

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  Fannie Lee Carter Papers - Accession 292

  Fannie Lee Carter

  Accession 292

  Fannie 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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  James Casada Papers - Accession 903

  James Allen Casada

  Accession 903

  The James Allan Casada Papers consists of materials collected by Dr. James Allan Casada (b. 1942) who was a professor of history at Winthrop University from 1971-1996. Dr. Casada was also the varsity soccer coach from 1975-1987 and was inducted into Winthrop Athletic Hall of Fame. The collection consists mostly of Dr. Casada’s professional research and articles, but also includes materials related to his graduate work, Winthrop teaching records, book reviews, publication materials, and newspaper clippings. A majority of Dr. Casada’s research is related to 19^th century and early 20^th century explorers, mainly of Africa by British Explorers.

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  Jim and Ann Casada Cookbook Collection - Accession 1571

  James Allen Casada and Ann Casada

  Accession 1571

  The 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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  Vera K. Castles Papers - Accession 618

  Vera Faith Kimball Castles

  Accession 618

  The Vera K. Castles Papers consists of papers and material collected by Vera Faith Kimball Castle (1903-1984). The collection consists of Vera Castles’ biographies of recent Nobel Prize winners (sixteen in number), correspondence includes the scientists’’ correspondence with possible publishers, stories and anecdotes of the fictitious character, Col. Poofy, newspaper clippings of the World War II, articles on Ms. Castles’ native state of Alaska, and various other newspaper clippings, articles, and memorabilia.

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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 779

  The 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.

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  Catawba Indian Land Claim Dispute Records - Accession 841

  Catawba Indian Land Claim

  Accession 841

  This collection consists of the records used by the defense attorney in the Catawba Indian land claim trial. Included in the collection are correspondence, memoranda, appendices, reports, financial references, legal brief, newspaper clippings, and other records concerning the land dispute. South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc., 476 U.S. 498 1986 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.

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  Catawba Indian Land Claim Paper - Accession 848 - M377 (428)

  Catawba Indian Land Claim and John McKee Spratt Jr.

  Accession 848 - M377 (428)

  This collections consists of a 1992 50-page paper by former United States Representative John Spratt (South Carolina 5^th Congressional District) who served from 1983 to 2011 concerning the Catawba Indian Land Controversy and includes a brief history of the Catawba Indians. The paper was written by Representative Spratt to explain the background of the Catawba Indian’s land claim. Also included is a letter written to Louise Pettus (Winthrop professor) by John Spratt concerning the settlement of the Catawba Indian Land Controversy.

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  Catawba Indian Photograph Collection - Accession 538 - M232 (280)

  Catawba Indians

  Accession 538 - M232 (280)

  The Catawba Indian Photograph Collection consists of photographs and photographic reprints of which depict Catawba Indian life, culture, and people from the late 1880s to the 1980s.

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  Catawba Indian Records - Accession 540 - M236 (284)

  Catawba Indians

  Accession 540 - M236 (284)

  The Catawba Indian Records consist of a speech given by a Mrs. Williams (Financial Agent for the Catawba Indians) on the history of the tribe and a pamphlet titled “History and Condition of the Catawba Indians of South Carolina” by H. Lewis Scaife, Instructor of English, Trinity Hall, Louisville, Kentucky in 1896.

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  Southeastern Indian Oral History Project - Accession 749 - M348 (399)

  Catawba Indians

  Accession 749 - M348 (399)

  The Southeastern Indian Oral History Project Papers consist of a transcript of an oral history interview sponsored by the University of Florida in cooperation of the Catawba Indian Nation in 1973. The interviewers were Emma Echols and Frances Wade and the interviewees were Mr. Willard Hayes and Mrs. Dessa Hayes. Mr. Willard Hayes was a Mormon missionary who came to the Catawba Indian Reservation in 1935 as a teacher. The interview touches on his experiences and interactions with the Catawba Nation and their leader Chief Samuel Blue.

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  History and Survival of Catawba Pottery - Accession 861 - M383 (434)

  Catawba Indians and Joyce Caputo

  Accession 861 - M383 (434)

  This collection consists of The History And Survival of Catawba Pottery written by Joyce Caputo on December 11, 1992. The 117 page history traces the development of Catawba Indian pottery along historic, archaeological and ethnographic lines and examines changes within the pottery context over time. The Catawba Indians are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans and the Catawba Indian Reservation is located just east of Rock Hill, SC in York County.

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  Catawba Indian Study Commission Papers - Accession 705

  Catawba Indian Study Commission, South Carolina General Assembly and Catawba Indian Land Claim

  Accession 705

  The South Carolina General Assembly Catawba Indian Study Commission Records contain various papers dealing with the Catawba Indian Land Claim issue as well as papers dealing with the commission itself. The collection consists of Correspondence, minutes, memos, notes, expense records, press releases, newspaper articles, hearing records, litigation requests, census report (1900), statements, testimonies, resumés, proposed settlements, records of legislation and legal actions, and maps, relating to the Catawba Indian problem in South Carolina; together with hearing record (1 v., 1979). Persons represented include state legislators Robert L. McFadden and Coleman G. Poag. The commission was created by the South Carolina General Assembly to study the case to the Catawba Indian Nation’s Land Claim that eventually 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.

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  Catawba Regional Planning Council Records - Accession 318

  Catawba Regional Planning Council

  Accession 318

  This collection consists of records produced by the Catawba Regional Planning Council (CRPC) and includes reports, newsletters, brochure, correspondence and photographs. The Catawba Regional Planning Council was established in 1971 is now known as the Catawba Regional Council of Governments (COG). The organization is an association of South Carolina local governments in Chester, Lancaster, Union, and York counties. “The council assists local governments and other agencies with various programs and helps to locate and secure funds for project developments. A board of local elected government officials and private citizens appointed by their county councils directs CRPC’s activities. Citizen advisory committees provide vital ideas and local perspectives on area issues to the Council Board and Staff.”

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  Map of the Catawba River at Great Falls, South Carolina - Accession 1087 - M497 (548)

  Catawba River and Great Falls, South Carolina

  Accession 1087 - M497 (548)

  This collection consists of a map compiled in 2002 of the Catawba-Wateree River System and a topographical map of the Catawba River at Great Falls with explanations of various features on the reverse side which includes Great Falls Reservoir, Stumpy Pond, Dearborn Island, Fishing Creek Hydro and Dam, and Mountain Island.

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  Ellen Evans Cathcart Papers - Accession 238 - M111 (143)

  Ellen Evans Cathcart

  Accession 238 - M111 (143)

  The Ellen Evans Cathcart Papers consist of biographical sketches of Mrs. Ellen Evans Cathcart (1869-1952), first woman member of the Democratic National Committee who was also instrumental in the founding of the Children’s Bureau. Also included in the collection are newspaper clippings, magazine articles, correspondence, reports, certificates, citations, and photographs relating to her work as supervisor of the Children’s Bureau of South Carolina and her involvement in the women’s suffrage movement. Of particular note is an annual report of the South Carolina Council of Defense which outlines the achievements of women of South Carolina in war work and a program book of the 47^th annual convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association.

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  Cedar Grove Church Register - Accession 1698 - M817 (874)

  Cedar Grove Church

  Accession 1698 - M817 (874)

  This collection consists of a Church Register of Cedar Grove Church which was part of the Rock Hill Circuit of the South Carolina Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The location of the church is unknown. Reverend John Carlisle Kilgo (1861-1922) was a circuit preacher at the time of this ledger and his name is prominent in the first section. Rev. Kilgo would later become President of Trinity College and later Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The register contains records of members, baptisms, marriages, and other records of this church from 1886 to 1941 with a majority of the entries being from 1886-1900. Many of the persons listed in the ledger are buried in Laurelwood Cemetery. Prominent member names include: Bolch; Crieghton; Garrison; McCoy; Miskelly (Misskelly and Misskelley); Ratterree (Rateree); Oates;

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  Celanese Fibers Company History - Accession 889 - M404 (455)

  Celanese Fibers Company

  Accession 889 - M404 (455)

  The collection consists of a history of the Celanese Celriver Plant in Rock Hill, SC titled Celanese Fibers Company: A division Of Celanese Corporation Of America. The booklet published by the Celriver Plant of the Celanese Fibers Company relates the history of the company and the history and interesting facts of the Celriver Plant in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The Celriver Plant began operations on August 30, 1948. It also includes a description of acetate and the process used in production

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  Comprehensive Law Enforcement Plan for The Central Piedmont Regional Planning District - Accession 1624 - M797 (854)

  Central Piedmont Regional Planning Commission

  Accession 1624 - M797 (854)

  This collection consists of a 1970 report titled, Comprehensive Law Enforcement Plan for the Central Piedmont Regional Planning District which was the second in a series of continuous Law Enforcement Plans for District III, the Central Piedmont Regional Planning District. The 67 page report was prepared by The Regional Law Enforcement Task Force with technical assistance from Vismor and Associates, Columbia, SC. The sections of the report cover: “Description of Existing Law Enforcement Systems and Available Resources in the Region;” “Law Enforcement Needs, Problems and Priorities;” “Multi-Year Action Plan;” and Fiscal Year 1970 Summary Sheet.

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  Allene Moseley Cerney Papers - Accession 640

  Allene Moseley Cerney

  Accession 640

  The Allene Moseley Cerney Papers consist of personal correspondence, legal papers, financial papers, genealogical papers, miscellaneous material, photographs, and newspaper articles on Allene Moseley Cerney. The collection of correspondence includes letters from Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and Sandringham. Correspondents include “Lady-in-Waiting” Margaret Hay, Susan Hussey, Rose Baring, and Mary Morrison, Private Secretary to Queen, Robert Fellows, Rear-Admiral Sir Hugh Janion, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Vatican Secretariat of State, J.V.G. Mallet (Deputy Keeper, Victoria and Albert Museum), President Gerald Ford, and First Lady of Egypt, Jehan Sadat.

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  Battle of King's Mountain History - Accession 44 - M19 (29)

  Helen Deane Chandler

  Accession 44 - M19 (29)

  Written by Helen Deane Chandler, the history describes the battle fought in York County, South Carolina on October 7, 1780, gives brief accounts of previous celebrations of the battle, contains illustrations showing the battlefield and monuments, and has information concerning the 150^th anniversary celebration that took place in 1930.

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  Edith Bigby Tribble Chapin Collection - Accession 1441 - M706 (762)

  Edith Bigby Tribble Chapin, Winthrop Training School (Class of 1940), and Winthrop College (Class of 1944)

  Accession 1441 - M706 (762)

  The Edith Bigby Tribble Chapin (1923- ) Collection consists of memorabilia related to her time as a student at Winthrop Training School (Class of 1940) and at Winthrop College (Class of 1944). In the collection is a postcard depicting Johnson Hall (later renamed Bancroft) on Winthrop’s campus postmarked June 2, 1913 and sent to Edith Bigby Tribble Chapin’s mother Edith M. Bigby (Class of 1912) in Williamston, SC. There is a program for the WTS Senior Class play Headed for Eden on February 9, 1940 in which Edith Tribble had a part and a WTS Commencement Invitation for May 28, 1940. Also included is a Winthrop College Bulletin for the 1940/1941 academic year, two Winthrop College Commencement Programs for December 19, 1943 (Edith Tribble was considered Class of 1944 even though she technically walked in December 1943), a photograph of Tillman Hall (ca. 1980s), lyrics to a song titled, Carry Me Back to Dear ol’ Winthrop (sung to the tune “Carry Me Back To Old Virginny”) and lyrics to the song, Oh, Winthrop by Martha Bee Anderson and sung at the Class of 1944’s 45^th Alumni Reunion ion April 14, 1989, and other materials related to reunions in 1979 which includes a roster of 1944 alumni and a schedule of events.

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  A History Of The Charleston Library Society - Accession 1299 - M643 (697)

  Charleston Library Society

  Accession 1299 - M643 (697)

  This collection consists of booklet titled A History of the Charleston Library Society published in 1876. This collection consists only of the preface to this History which traces the history of the Charleston Library Society and provides a broad outline of the organization’s history.

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  Charleston Photographs - Accession 649 - M285 (336)

  Charleston, SC

  Accession 649 - M285 (336)

  The Charleston Photograph Collection consists of two photographs of Charleston buildings. One of the photographs is of the Charleston Battery and the other is of the Dock Street Theatre which is on the site of one of America's first playhouses. The facade is that of the old Planter's Hotel built shortly after 1800.

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  The Exchange Building, Charleston, SC Portfolio - Accession 1223 - M586 (639)

  Charleston, SC

  Accession 1223 - M586 (639)

  This collection consists of a portfolio titled The Exchange, 1766-1973 which was produced by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History for the South Carolina American Revolution Bicentennial Commission on December 3, 1973. The portfolio was reproduced from the original plans and architectural drawings of W. Rigby Naylor 1766-1767 for the Exchange building in Charleston, SC.

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  Charleston Siege Journal - Accession 608

  Charleston Siege Journal, James Moncrief, and American Revolutionary War

  Accession 608

  The Charleston Siege Journal consists of a microfiched copy of an anonymous diary of a member of the Corps of British Engineers, Capt. James Moncrief (1741-1793) commanding, in the British Army during the March-May siege for Charleston, SC during the American Revolutionary War. The British siege of Charleston marked the beginning of the major British efforts to focus on the southern theatre to put down the rebellion. The diary was found among the papers of Lt. John A. Wilson (1789-1833) a prominent American Surveyor and engineer. His father, James Wilson (d. 1798), served in the Royal Engineers under Capt. Moncrief and is the possible author of the diary.

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  Ron Chepesiuk Photograph Collection - Accession 1128

  Ronald Joseph Chepesiuk

  Accession 1128

  The Ron Chepesiuk Photograph Collection consists of photographic reproductions of historical photographs, images, and artwork pertaining to the state of South Carolina that Ron used for some of his various publications (articles and books). The photographs depict important South Carolinians, maps, historic scenes and locations, and other images relating to the history of the State and span over 400 years of history.

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  Report of the Committee to Whom was Referred the Petition of Alexander Scott of South Carolina, December 20, 1810 - Accession 1192 - M560 (613)

  Cherokee Indians

  Accession 1191 - M560 (613)

  This collection consists of a booklet titled Report of the Committee to Whom was Referred the Petition of Alexander Scott of South Carolina, December 20, 1810 printed in Washington by A. And G. Way, Printers in 1810. The booklet consists of a report of a United States House of Representatives committee which was referred the petition of Alexander Scott of South Carolina concerning the theft of the property of William Scott, James Pettigrew, and John Pettigrew of S.C. by a party of Cherokee Indians. In June of 1794, the Cherokee attacked these men and killed them and their families. The Cherokee carried away twenty-one slaves and goods and chattel worth more than $1000. The Committee was asked to make a decision on the rights of Alexander Scott to ask for remuneration or return of the property under the Cherokee treaty of 1798.

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  Treaties Between South Carolina And the Cherokee Indians - Accession 1224 - M587 (640)

  Cherokee Indians

  Accession 1224 - M587 (640)

  This collection consists of a portfolio titled Diplomats In Red and White: Treaties between South Carolina and the Cherokee Indians 1759-1777 which was produced by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History in 1992. The portfolio was reproduced from four original treaties between the Cherokee Indians and South Carolina, 1757, 1761, and 1777. It is a limited edition number 290 of 300.

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  Cherry Park Correspondence - Accession 1558 M761 (818)

  Cherry Park; Rock Hill, SC; and James Milton Cherry

  Accession 1558 - M761 (818)

  This collection consists of photocopies of letters written between James Milton Cherry (1856-1920) and Olmstead Parks Firm in 1904 and research conducted in 1986 and 1992 that concerned the plan to create a park on the land that what would become Cherry Park in Rock Hill, SC. For decades the fifty acre lot that Mr. Cherry wanted to make a formal park was informally known as Cherry Park with many Rock Hillians and Winthrop students picnicking on the lot. It was not until September 8, 1985 that the current Cherry Park with its ball fields and recreational facilities was built in JM Cherry’s honor.

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  Bill Cheslock Papers- Accession 1164 - M539 (591-592)

  William Charles Cheslock; Rock Hill, SC; Rock Hill, SC Baseball; and Rock Hill Cardinals

  Accession 1164 - M539 (591-592)

  The Bill Cheslock Papers collection contains photographs of Rock Hill, an Official Program for the Rock Hill Cardinals (1966) and a videotape on hitting instruction by St. Louis Cardinal’s coach Joe “Ducky” Medwick, which also shows many shots of Rock Hill especially Main Street. William Charles “Bill” Cheslock (1944-) took the photographs in 1966 while he was playing for the Rock Hill Cardinals, a semi-professional baseball team in the Western Carolina Conference. The photographs include images of Municipal Stadium, baseball parks, the Catawba River, rural scenes and rural houses, African Americans, Main Street, Park Inn, Town House Motel and Restaurant, Westbrook Grocery, First Presbyterian Church, Highway 21 bridge, Welcome to Rock Hill signs, Nation Ford Historical Marker, and the Rock Hill train depot.

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  Chesnut-Miller-Manning Papers - Accession 771

  Chesnut Family, John Chesnut, James Chesnut Sr., James Chesnut Jr., Stephen Decatur Miller, and John Laurence Manning

  Accession 771

  The Chesnut-Miller-Manning Family Papers consist of financial and property records, correspondence, estate records, legal documents, and other items. Included are the papers of John Chesnut (1743-1818), James Chesnut, Sr. (1773-1866), James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885), Stephen Decatur Miller (1787-1838), and John Laurence Manning (1816-1889). Papers pertain to the business, financial, and plantation affairs and political activities of three generations of the Chesnut family, John Chesnut, James Chesnut, Sr. and James Chesnut, Jr., as well as James Chesnut, Jr.’s father-in-law Stephen Decatur Miller and John Laurence Manning.

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  Chester County Pictorial History Collection - Accession 632

  Chester County

  Accession 632

  The Chester County Pictorial History Collection contains reprint photographs of Chester County. It includes residents, historical buildings and sights and special events. The photographs were used in the book by Ron Chepesiuk, Chester County: A Pictorial History. Donning Company Publishers, 1984. The photographs have identification on the back of each print.

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  Chester County Genealogical Society Records - Accession 257 - M113 (145)

  Chester County Genealogical Society

  Accession 257 - M113 (145)

  The Chester County Genealogical Society Records consist of typescript material of writings and publications that covers mainly Chester County, SC history and genealogy from the 18th century to the 20th century. The collection includes information on covenanters, lists of Chester county American Civil War soldiers, Obadiah Hardin, Revolutionary War Lieut. Col. John R. Culp, Rev. Samuel McCreary, Mrs. M.A. Smith and the Smithton Lumber Co in Smithton, Arkansas, the Kulp family, Matthew Elder, Jr., Rev. Josiah Henson, the Gaston family, the Murphy family, Confederate Capt. G.L. Strait’s Company-6^th regiment, Company B during the American Civil War, the McClure family and Revolutionary War Capt. John McClure, and recollections of Chester, South Carolina.

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  Chester County Minutes of the Commissioners of the Roads - Accession 854

  Chester County, Minutes of the Commissioners of the Roads

  Accession 854

  This collection consists of microfilm copies of the original minutes of the Chester District Commissioners of the Roads (1850-1868) and the Chester County Board of County Commissioners (1868-1872) purchased from the South Carolina Department of Archives and History. The South Carolina Department of Archives and History describe the series as, “the record of proceedings at regular and special meetings of the road commissioners. Information includes appropriations for new roads and bridges and improvements in old roads and bridges; exemptions and fines for defaulters from road duty; and claims presented and passed on and ordered to be paid. Livestock estrays that come to the attention of the board are generally listed. Tavern licenses are reported when new licenses were issued or new license rates were established by the board. Also included are names of the road commissioners, names of whites and freedmen who performed or defaulted on road duty, and names of those applying for licenses to retail liquor or peddle or hawk.”

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  Spirit of Chester, Chester County, South Carolina History - Accession 1080 - M491 (542)

  Chester County, SC

  Accession 1080 - M491 (542)

  This collection consists of a magazine titled “Spirit of Chester: Chester County, SC” that was a supplement to The Chester News, October 28, 1932 as an advertisement of the county for prospective businesses, visitors, and potential inhabitants. It illustrates the history of Chester County, South Carolina up until 1932 and describes what makes Chester County in the 1930s the “Power Center of the South” and “A Good Place in Which to Live.” The article in the possession of Winthrop University Archives is a photocopy of the original.

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  Chester County Schools History - Accession 596 - M255 (304)

  Chester County Schools

  Accession 596 - M255 (304)

  The Chester County School History consists of a photocopy of a history of the Chester County (SC) Schools prepared by the Variety Study Club of Chester in 1976 to commemorate the American Bicentennial. The history presents sketches of the various schools of Chester County between the years 1811 and 1976.

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  History of Purity Community - Accession 1020 - M446 (497)

  Chester, SC

  Accession 1020 - M446 (497)

  The History of Purity Community by Mary “Mamie” Sill Hamilton (1891-1984) was an essay of the history of Purity community and Purity Presbyterian Church in Chester County, South Carolina that includes information on the citizens, property, and buildings of the community which the author traces back to the pre-Revolutionary era.

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  Rock Hill Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy Scrapbook Collection - Accession 1655

  Children of the Confederacy and United Daughters of the Confederacy

  Accession 1655

  The Rock Hill Chapter of the Children of the Confederacy papers consists of three individual scrapbooks. The scrapbooks contain a variety of newspaper clippings, meeting minutes, photos, letters of thanks to donors of the chapter, postcards, brochures for travel destinations in and around the Carolinas, and pamphlets pertaining to the organization. The scrapbooks are placed in three individual phase boxes. The Children of the Confederacy is an auxiliary organization of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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  Children's Attention Home Records - Accession 985 - M431 (482)

  Children's Attention Home

  Accession 985 - M431 (482)

  The collection contains correspondence, reports, and Board of Director’s minutes relating to the Children's Attention Home of Rock Hill, South Carolina which was established in 1970 “to provide a temporary care shelter in which a child can experience a loving and secure family life until the child’s own home conditions are corrected or a permanent home can be found.” The idea of a Children’s Attention Home grew from a concern by the Rock Hill Ministerial Association that abused, neglected, abandoned, and homeless children did not have a place to go and that there was a significant lack of foster homes.

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  Rock Hill Christian Ministers Association Records - Accession 79

  Christian Ministers Association, Rock Hill

  Accession 79

  The Rock Hill Christian Minister's Association Records consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, lists, and programs concerning community programs and workshops, such as the establishment of HOPE (Helping Other People Effectively) and the Senior Citizens Center.