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  Letters from Cokesbury - Accession 1180 - M548 (601)

  Cokesbury Conference Institute, Nathan Christian Whetstone, William Capers Whetstone, and Elmer Don Herd Jr.

  Accession 1180 M548 (601)

  This collection consists of a booklet titled, Letters From Cokesbury 1847-1851: Correspondence of Nathan and William Whetstone combined and edited by Elmer Don Herd, Jr. (1932-1980) and published in 1980. The booklet contains 24 typescript copies of letters written by Nathan Christian Whetstone and William Capers Whetstone when they were at the Cokesbury Conference Institute (aka, Cokesbury Conference College) in Cokesbury, South Carolina from 1847-1851. “The thirty-four letters which comprise this volume represent the collected works of Nathan Christian Whetstone (November 26, 1831-May 25, 1904) and William Capers Whetstone (June 21, 1834-April 19, 1891) during the period when one or both of the brothers were students at the Cokesbury Conference Institute, Cokesbury, South Carolina.” “The original manuscripts of these letters, part of Gates Family Papers, are on deposit in the Manuscript Room, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.” These manuscripts represent the largest extant collection of student letters from the Cokesbury Conference Institute and cover a time span from February 1847 to June 1851.”

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  Speech of the Hon. W. F. Colcock - Accession 1198 - M566 (619)

  William Ferguson Colcock

  Accession 1198 - M566 (619)

  The collection consists of a booklet titled Speech of the Hon. W. F. Colcock, Delivered Before the Meeting of Delegates from The Southern Rights Associations of South Carolina at Charleston, May 20, 1851 printed in Columbia at the South Carolinian Office in 1851. The booklet consists of a speech given by United States House of Representatives member from South Carolina (1849-1853) William Ferguson Colcock [1804-1889] before a meeting of delegates from the southern Rights Associations of south Carolina at Charleston on May 20, 1851. The speech concerns states rights and the question of the secession of South Carolina and possibly other states from the Union.

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  Colonial Spy Poster - Accession 1274 - M625 (679)

  Colonial Spy Poster

  Accession 1274 - M625 (679)

  This collection consists of an advertisement for Colonial Spy, a novel dealing with the Revolutionary War in the Catawba region of South Carolina written by Mickey Beckham. The artwork on the poster was done by Winthrop students.

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  Columbia Graded Schools, First year, 1883-1884 - Accession 1259 - M611 (664)

  Columbia Graded Schools

  Accession 1259 - M611 (664)

  The collection consists of a booklet titled, Columbia Graded Schools, First Year, 1883-1884 written by John Peyre Thomas and David Bancroft Johnson (Winthrop Founder and First President). This booklet describes Columbia, South Carolina’s public school system’s first year, 1883-1884 and outlines the plan for the first year of this school system.

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  Come-See-Me Festival Records - Accession 1408

  Come-See-Me Festival

  Accession 1408

  The Come-See-Me Festival Records consist of papers, photographs, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, media kits, publicity kits, awards, applications, invitations, bylaws, guidelines, histories, correspondence, promotions and advertisements, posters, and memorabilia from the Come-See-Me Festivals from the 1980s to 2013.

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  Come-See-Me Festival Records - Accession 815

  Come-See-Me Festival

  Accession 815

  The Come-See-Me Festival Records consist of records and memorabilia from the Come-See-Me Festivals since its founding in 1962. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, financial reports and papers, promotional materials, and other records and material chronicling the development of the Come-See-Me Festival in Rock Hill, SC.

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  Commissioner of Location Book, Lancaster, SC - Accession 225

  Commissioner of Location Book, Lancaster, SC

  Accession 225

  The Commissioner of Locations Book, Lancaster, SC collection consists of a reel of microfilm that contains plat diagrams and boundary descriptions of land surveys in the Lancaster District, SC. John Adams was at that time Commissioner of Locations in the Lancaster District of South Carolina.

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  South Carolina Commission on Women Records - Accession 375 - M154 (195)

  Commission on Women, South Carolina

  Accession 375 - M154 (195)

  The South Carolina Commission on Women Records consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, newspaper clippings, publications, legislation, press releases, speeches, and financial papers. Subjects include; children, wage discrimination, divorce, marriage, domestic abuse, Women’s History Week, Title IX, and health insurance.

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  South Carolina Commission on Women Records - Accession 691

  Commission on Women, South Carolina

  Accession 691

  The South Carolina Commission on Women Records consist of correspondence, minutes, legislation, press releases and forms, and documents relating to the activities of the agency. Broadcast Awards, Domestic Violence Project, White House Conference on Families, A week of Films By and About Women, and National Associate of Commissions for Women Conferences. The South Carolina Commission on Women was created in 1970 to “study the status of women and make periodic reports to the governor with its recommendations concerning educational needs and opportunities, to disseminate material relating to the rights, responsibilities and status of women.”

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  Confederate Imprint- Accession 75 - M33 (45)

  Confederate Imprint

  Accession 75- M33 (45)

  The Confederate Imprint is an original imprint issued during the American Civil War on August 18, 1863 “To the people of Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Missouri and the Allied Indian nations” at Marshall, Texas by the governors of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri. It seeks to build up the support and confidence of the southern people in the Confederacy following the Union forces capture of New Orleans, LA which split the Confederacy, along the Mississippi River.

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  Confederate States of America Records - Accession 772

  Confederate States of America and American Civil War

  Accession 772

  The Confederate States of America Records consist of 32 microfiche containing correspondence, orders and miscellaneous papers of the Fourth Brigade, South Carolina Militia, the State of South Carolina Adjutant and Inspector General’s Office, and the Military Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida during the American Civil War. The documents consist of muster rolls, lists of officers, etc. for Charleston and other South Carolina troops, including the Arsenal Guards, Beauregard Light Infantry, Charleston Light Dragoons, Dixie Rangers, Ferguson's Battery of Light Artillery, Lafayette Artillery, Marion Rutledge Mounted Artillery, Vigilant Rifles, Washington Artillery, and Washington Light Infantry.

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  Confederate Journal and Magazine Collection - Accession 1705

  Confederate Veteran Magazine, Confederate War Journal Illustrated, and American Civil War

  Accession 1705

  This collection consists of the first four editions of the Confederate War Journal Illustrated and an incomplete run of the Confederate Veteran Magazine from 1893, 1898 through 1930. The Confederate Veteran was originally started in 1893 by Sumner A. Cunningham (1843-1913) as an effort raise funds for the construction of a monument to honor Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America, in Richmond, VA. The magazine became very popular and was one of the most influential monthly magazines in the South. The magazine would eventually become the official voice of the United Confederate Veterans and later of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. The magazine stayed in print through 1932. These magazines provide a valuable insight into the southern mindset following the American civil War and Reconstruction while offering personal accounts of the war. Historiography students would find these magazines helpful in analyzing the histories of the American Civil War from the losing side’s perspective.

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  Zack Spratt's Butcher's Cookbook - Accession 678 - M301 (352)

  Cookbook, Butcher's; A. D. Payne; and Zack Spratt

  Accession 678 - M301 (352)

  The Butcher’s Cookbook consists of a leather bound notebook containing instructions on preserving and curing meat, and recipes for various meat dishes from around the 1910s. The name A.D. Payne is on the front cover and is the author of the book. Zack Spratt collected cookbooks, many of which are housed in the Winthrop Library, and speculated that “these notes were taken by someone [A. D. Payne] working in a packing plant.” Zack Spratt is most likely Zaccheus Spratt (1884-1978) and was a relative of the Fort Mill, SC Spratt Family.

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  Cook Family Collection - Accession 1579 M774 (830)

  Crawford Cook and Springs Cotton Mill

  Accession 1579 - M773 (830)

  This collection consists of materials related to the Cook Family and to Crawford Cook in particular.) Crawford Cook (1934-2016) was a political consultant who advised state, national, and international clients who worked on the campaigns of Fritz Hollings, John West, and Jim Hodges among others. The collection consists of a photograph of Crawford Cook and The South Magazine for March 1979 that includes an article about Crawford Cook which describes his efforts to promote Saudi Arabian interests in the United States. Also of interest is a pillowcase produced by the Springs Cotton Mills which contains aerial views of the plant and several employees including Springs Mill President, Elliott White Springs (1896-1959).

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  Copeland Family Papers - Accession 634 - M273 (323)

  Copeland Family

  Accession 634 - M273 (323)

  The Copeland Family Papers consists of an application for membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution for Wilma Earle Copeland Kirkland of Greenwood, South Carolina. The application contains genealogical information on her Copeland line through William Copeland (1753-1838) of York District, SC.

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  Lena T. Copeland Memorial - Accession 148 - M71 (86)

  Lena T. Copeland

  Accession 148 - M71 (86)

  The Lena T. Copeland Memorial consists of a Eulogy given to commemorate the life of Mrs. Lena T. Copeland titled "In remembrance of Mrs. Lena T. Copeland." Mrs. Copeland lived in Renno, SC which is near Clinton, SC in Laurens County. Her maiden name was Hollingsworth and she was married to Mr. L. Watts Copeland. The remembrance covers Southern life from the American Civil War through Reconstruction and up to her death in 1899 and offers a valuable insight into womanhood during this time frame.

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  Arthur Cornwall Papers - Accession 289

  Arthur Cornwall

  Accession 289

  The Arthur Cornwall Papers consist of personal, professional, genealogical and reference files of writer, musician, and historian Arthur Cornwall. The collection contains correspondence, radio scripts, feature articles, genealogical research notes, photographs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Of particular value are the genealogical files which contain exhaustive research relating to the Cornwall-Cornwell and Colvin families of Chester County. The collection includes genealogical research on many other Chester County families, such as Bennett, Coleman, Feaster, Hardin, Loving, Tims, Wylie, and Yongue. Included are many community histories.

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  Council for the Common Good Collection - Accession 887 - M402 (453)

  Council for the Common Good, South Carolina

  Accession 887 - M402 (453)

  This collection consists of addresses by Strom Thurmond, Dr. Robert E. Seibels, and Dr. WM. P. Jacobs to the 21st Annual Club Institute-Third Institute on Public Affairs at Winthrop University July 9, 10, and 11, 1936 conducted by the Council for the Common Good. Senator Strom Thurmond's Address was titled, "Regular School Attendance-South Carolina's Most urgent Need." Dr. Robert E. Seibels' address was titled, "Maternal Mortality in South Carolina" where he discusses midwifery as well as deaths resulting from child birth including through natural causes and through abortions. Dr. William P. Jacobs, President of Presbyterian College and Secretary-treasurer of Cotton Manufacturers Association of South Carolina, address was titled, "The Place of Agriculture in South Carolina."

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  South Carolina Council for the Common Good Records - Accession 117

  Council for the Common Good, South Carolina

  Accession 117

  The South Carolina Council for the Common Good Records consist of constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, minutes, reports, yearbooks, brochures, financial records, membership lists, and newspaper clippings relating to the council’s governance and its activities, including its work to improve child welfare (1959, 1967-1968); its lobbying against Richard Nixon’s 1970 cutback of public library funds (1969-1971); its lobbying for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (1970-1973); its work to promote passage of jury service to women in South Carolina; and its efforts to strengthen the South Carolina Status of Women’s Conference (1965-1977).

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  South Carolina Council on Family Relations Records - Accession 199

  Council on Family Relations, South Carolina

  Accession 199

  The South Carolina Council on Family Relations was organized in 1956 to promote communication among representatives of participating organizations and citizens in order to further their common objective of strengthening family life in South Carolina. The South Carolina Council on Family Relations Records consist of constitutions, brochures, pamphlets, minutes, correspondence, membership lists, and annual reports, documenting the council’s growth, development, and functions.

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  Rock Hill Council on Human Relations Records - Accession 47

  Council on Human Relations, Rock Hill

  Accession 47

  The Rock Hill Council on Human Relations Records consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, program notes, newsletters, membership lists, and other records of a body organized in 1954 by the Rock Hill City Council to further communication between the city’s African- Americans and whites. The collection includes material relating to the South Carolina Council on Human Relations with which the Rock Hill Council was affiliated, American Friends Services committee, Southern Regional Council, and a black & white 16mm film pertaining to the origin and early development of the Council. Correspondents include Alice Spearman Wright, civil rights activist and former executive secretary of the South Carolina Council on Human Relations.

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  Covenanters of South Carolina Collection - Accession 208 - M92 (118)

  Covenanters of South Carolina

  Accession 208 - M92 (118)

  The Covenanters of South Carolina Collections consists of a "Sketch of the Covenanters of Rocky Creek, South Carolina About 1750 to 1840" by Miss Mary Elder, 1886 as dictated to her by her father Mr. Matthew Elder, Yorkville, SC. Also included is an undated genealogical sketch of William Stinson (Stevenson) (1752-1809) who was a covenanter from Rocky Creek, SC and a "History of Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church by Mrs. Frank Hicklin" that was written ca. 1958. The Fishing Creek Presbyterian Church was organized ca. 1752.

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  Col. Asbury Coward Papers - Accession 600 - M259 (308)

  Asbury Coward

  Accession 600 - M259 (305)

  Colonel Asbury Coward (1835-1925) was a Yorkville (York), SC citizen, founder of Kings Mountain Military Academy, Confederate veteran, and past president of The Citadel. The Colonel Asbury Coward Papers consist of two letters, one written by E.M.H. Frost to Mrs. Hughes conveying sympathy for the death of a member of the family, and one to Col. Coward from Mrs. Jennie Clarke Hughes wanting to know of his wellbeing and soldiers in his company.

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  The Life and Times of the Cowpens Battleground Community - Accession 940 - M424 (475)

  Cowpens, SC and Bertha Olive Smith

  Accession 940 - M424 (475)

  This collection consists of a booklet written and signed by Bertha Smith (1888-1988) concerning the history of the Cowpens Community, SC and battleground written in honor the United States Bicentennial. In this publication Miss Smith writes a brief history of the Battle of Cowpens and then writes about her family and personal recollections of the history of the Cowpens community through her family and personal experiences. The publication touches on the following Cowpens, SC related subjects: The Battle of Cowpens; Early Churches; Early Schools; Home Training; Association Meetings; The Whipping Post; Corn Shucking; Quilting Parties; Arrowood Baptist Church; Clothes Fashion; Life in Arrowood Community; Stores in Cowpens; My School Days; Community Life; Cowpens Churches; Cowpens Homes. Bertha Smith (1888-1988) was a Winthrop graduate in 1913 and served 42 years as a Baptist missionary to China, 1917-1959. Miss Smith was a resident of Cowpens, South Carolina.
  

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  Craig Family Photographs - Accession 1494

  Craig Family

  Accession 1494

  The Craig Family Photograph Collection consists of photographs of the Craig family in Chester, Rock Hill and at Winthrop. The photographs are of family members, friends, and African-American caregivers. The Photographs also show scenes of houses, churches, buildings, pools, farms, dams, bridges, and other scenes of the area.

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  Ruby M. Craven Papers - Accession 407

  Ruby Mae Craven

  Accession 407

  This collection consists of the professional papers of Dr. Ruby Mae Craven (1913-2006), S.C. educator and home economist at Clemson University. Dr. Craven was a 1934 graduate of Winthrop College. “The driving force for Extension home economics in its formative years, Ruby Craven began her career in the classroom, teaching home economics in high school. But it wouldn’t be long before she took her teaching beyond the schoolhouse and into the home. She made the move to Extension work in 1947 as a home demonstration agent in Spartanburg and Lancaster counties before becoming a poultry specialist at Winthrop College. She held the title of Extension home management specialist at Winthrop for 13 years until the Extension Home Demonstration Department was transferred to Clemson, where she became a district agent, state agent and, in 1967, state leader of home economics programs.” worked in the Extension service for The papers include professional correspondence, Dr. Craven’s thesis for her Ph. D. (1963), samples of special programs carried out by the Clemson Extension Service, typescripts of speeches, papers relating to home economics as a profession and materials concerning various seminars and workshops.

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  Paulina Kerr Creed Papers - Accession 1694

  Paulina Kerr Creed, Creed Family, and Kerr Family

  Accession 1694

  This collection mostly consists of genealogical material collected by Paulina Kerr Creed (1898-1982), who was a 1918 alumna of Winthrop College. Records consist of family group sheets, family Bibles, newspapers, newspaper clippings (a sizeable collection on the Catawba Indians), photographs, copies of deeds, letters of correspondence, and military service records from the Revolutionary War through World War II. There are also records in the collection relating to Paulina Kerr Creed’s involvement in the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the United Daughters of 1812. Much of the collection is focused on the Creed Family but material is also present for related families such as Wood, Cherry, Sawyer, McFadden, Kerr, Kneece, Culp, Johnson, Edwards, Anderson, DeWolfe, and Roddey. Also included in the collection are teaching certificates and diplomas belonging to Paulina and Henrietta Creed, a collection of Peterson’s magazines, cassette tapes from Saint John’s Church, a collection of obituaries, a collection of engagement/wedding announcements, a store ledger of unknown origins, cookbooks and children’s books, a scrapbook, two photographs of the delegation to create Catawba County in the early 20^th century, two souvenir letter openers from the Philippines, and a fork that was forged in William Hill’s Ironworks in the late 1700s-early 1800s.

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  Sara Gossett Crigler Collection - Accession 614

  Sara Gossett Crigler, South Carolina Education, Brown Family, and Gossett Family

  Accession 614

  The Sara Gossett Crigler Collection consists of a microfiche copy of her book titled, Education For Girls And Women In Upper South Carolina Prior to 1890 with Related Miscellaneous Articles: A Compilation by Mrs. Henry Towles Crigler (Sara Gossett Crigler), self-published in Greenville, SC on April 15, 1956. This book also includes many anecdotes and reminiscences of Sara’ family including a section devoted to the slaves owned and later freed after the Civil War by her family. The book is dedicated by the author, Sara Gossett Crigler (1886-1966), to her mother Sallie Brown Gossett (1859-1942) and her aunt Mary Brown Mahon (1861-1948) who were both graduates of Williamston Female College in 1877 and 1879 respectively. The 170 page volume would be useful to anyone doing research on the education of women in South Carolina during the 19^th century. The original copy is housed at the South Carolina Historical Society as SCHS 509 and was dedicated and signed by the author, “For the Charleston Library Society” on July 10, 1964.

  *Please see attached Table of Contents

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  Crockett Family Papers - Accession 362

  Crockett Family and Crockett House

  Accession 362

  The Crockett Family Papers consist mainly of account books and registers for a hotel, The Crockett House, 1868-1895, located in Lancaster, South Carolina. Also included are two bd. vols. of the names of those who “took meals” at the Crockett House, 1883-1884 and 1889, as well as personal account books of two family members. There is a typescript of items from the registers and some family genealogical data. The collection also includes bills, receipts, promissory notes, and two Confederate Government tax receipts.

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  Arthur B. Cropley Diary - Accession 675 - M298 (349)

  Arthur B. Cropley

  Accession 675 - M298 (349)

  The Arthur Bird Cropley Diary consists of lecture notes, classmate signatures listing hometown and union or secessionist status, together with secessionist poetry and prose written by Arthur Bird Cropley (1848-1912) and other classmates while they were students of the Stanmore School for Boys in Sandy Spring, Maryland. There are also class rosters for the Stanmore School for Boys as well as a class roster for the Fair Hill Boarding School for Girls, both of Sandy Spring in Montgomery County, Maryland. Arthur B. Cropley was a resident of Georgetown, M.D in 1862 and was born in the District of Columbia on August 11, 1848 and died there on April 24, 1912.

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  Elmer T. Crowson Papers - Accession 878 - M396 (447)

  Elmer Thomas Crowson

  Accession 878 - M396 (447)

  The Elmer T. Crowson Papers consists of photocopies of correspondence written to Tom Crowson (including letters from Senator Strom Thurmond and President George Bush), letters of recommendations, newspaper clipping (concerning State Senator Hugh Leatherman and former Winthrop President Phil Lader), student evaluations, a vita, and a roster of the “The Whyte Guards” SC Battalion, 46 regiment as of April 18, 1861 during the American Civil War. Most of the collection is made up of correspondence to Professor Crowson concerning books he’d written, letters of congratulations, etc. Professor Elmer (Tom) Thomas Crowson (1917-2010) was a history professor at Winthrop from 1953 until his retirement in 1983. He became a member of the Winthrop Board of Trustees in 1998.

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  William Leonard Culp Collection - Accession 1737

  William Leonard Culp, Winthrop University, Winthrop Training School, Lee Miller, Leslee Elliott, and Whitney Carter

  Accession 1737

  This collection is a series of transcriptions of interviews conducted of Bill Culp by one Lee Miller and students Whitney Carter and Leslee Elliot, dating from 8 Sept. 2003, through to the end of that Fall semester. The interviews themselves are primarily focused upon discussing the history of Winthrop, and in particular, the buildings at Winthrop, along with many of Mr. Culp’s own anecdotes. The interviews were conducted to “capture the history of Winthrop according to the 50+ years of Mr. Culp’s involvement with Winthrop.” These interviews offer a great glimpse of Winthrop’s history spanning from Winthrop Founder and first president, Dr. David Bancroft Johnson’s tenure through Winthrop’s ninth, Dr. Anthony Joseph DiGiorgios tenure.

  Those working on the project included the donor of the collection, Lee Miller, additionally, Dr. Kathy Lyons as faculty supervisor in the honors program. Drs. Andy Doyle and Rory Cornish were the faculty working with their two students, Whitney Carter and Leslee Elliot. DeAnna Brooks with the Office of the President and Dr. Tom Moore, Academic VP at the time, also helped with the project. The information gathered by the interviews was used by the students to write an honors thesis and a major paper for independent coursework. The collection also includes correspondence between Miller and others integral to the project, primarily related to setting up the project. The original donation included copies and print-outs relating to Bill Culp, all of which can be found in the file that the Louise Pettus Archives has on Mr. Culp. The signed oral history project release forms can also be found in this collection.

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  Private John Noel Cummings Letters - Accession 613

  John Noel Cummings and American Civil War

  Accession 613

  The Private John Noel Cummings Letters collection consist of microfiche copies of letters written to his wife first from Charleston, SC then Georgia regarding family and the American Civil War. Private John Noel Cummings (1826-1894) served with the 5^th Regiment of Cavalry, South Carolina Volunteers in the Confederate Army and wrote to his wife Caroline “Carrie” M. Bowyer Cummings (1831-1897). Both are buried at Cummings Chapel Cemetery in Ridgeville, Dorchester County, South Carolina.

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  Cuneiform Tablet Collection - Accession 1382

  Cuneiform Tablets

  Accession 1382

  The Cuneiform Tablet Collection consists of six cuneiform tablets ranging from 2300-547 BC. Cuneiform is the oldest known form of writing and was commonly used in the Middle East between 3,200 BC and the second century AD. It was created by pressing a wedge-shaped instrument, usually a cut reed, into moist clay.

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  Coins, Medallions, Tokens, and Paper Currency Collection - Accession 1394

  Currency

  Accession 1394

  The Coins, Medallions, Tokens, and Paper Currency Collection consists of coins, medallions, tokens, and paper currency that were donated to Winthrop. These items were produced from many different countries, republics, and municipalities including Rome, Italy, France, Great Britain, the Philippines, Russia, China, and the United States, and also include paper currency produced by the United Colonies of America and the Confederate States of America. Many of these items were originally put on display in the Winthrop Museum which was housed in the Tillman Science Building.

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  Dacus Family Papers - Accession 251 - M106 (136)

  Dacus Family

  Accession 251 - M106 (136)

  The Dacus Family Papers consist of a brief family history prepared by Mrs. James E. Rugg, together with wills and claims of Nathaniel Dacus (born around 1749 and died around 1831) of Greenville District, SC, and correspondence relating to the family history.

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  Ida Jane Dacus Collection - Accession 1658

  Ida Jane Dacus, American Civil War, and Slavery

  Accession 1658

  This collection consists of letters and autographs Miss Ida Jane Dacus collected from famous authors and politicians. There are also photographs, deeds and land records, financial records, poems and sonnets, notices, memorabilia mostly from the 19^th century. Most of these documents are related to South Carolina during the American Civil War and in particular to the Confederate States of America, however some are pre-Civil War. The deeds and land records all relate to property in Wake County, NC. Some of this material may have been on display in the museum that was in the Tillman Science Building which was razed in 1962, at which point they may have been brought to the library and mixed with Ida Jane Dacus’ collection of Autographs and letters.

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  Cuba Postcard from Ida J. Dacus - Accession 1333 - M667 (721)

  Ida Jane Dacus, Shelton Joseph Phelps, and Cuba

  Accession 1333 - M667 (721)

  This collection consists of a postcard of the Capital Building in Havanna, Cuba from Ida Jane Dacus (Winthrop Librarian) to Shelton Phelps (The president of Winthrop) while she was in Cuba. The postcard is postmarked August 11, 1938.

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  Daughters of the American Revolution, Catawba Chapter Records - Accession 722

  Daughters of the American Revolution, Catawba Chapter and H. D. Brown

  Accession 722

  This collection contains various items relating to the Catawba Chapter of the Daughters of the American and their records, including pieces from 1908-1998. Some of it had been filed beforehand, and so this information is kept in the order it had been received in. These folders include records of programs, correspondence of various DAR committees, and financial records of various years. There is also a bounded volume containing awards and newspaper clippings related to the Chapter. The largest amount of documents are from the mid-1960s through to the mid-1970s. Members or former members of the Catawba Chapter may find the collection useful or interesting in showing what was going at earlier times in the Chapter. Also included is a publication titled, Catawba Chapter Daughters Of The American Revolution: Historical and Genealogical Material, York County, South Carolina Volume 2 which was compiled by Mrs. H. D. Brown. The publication provides information on historical churches, graveyards, and families in York County, including Beersheba Presbyterian Church, Bethany Cemetery, Bullock Creek Burial List, Union Cemetery, Anderson Cemetery, Ebenezer Cemetery, Dawkins Family Burial Ground, the Mason: Youngblood Burial Ground, Robertson Graveyard, Spratt Graveyard, Sadder family and the property of Isaac McFadden.

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  Frances Weatherly David Collection - Accession 1456 - M712 (768)

  Frances Weatherly David

  Accession 1456 - M712 (768)

  This collection consists of Winthrop memorabilia collected by Winthrop class of 1931 alumna, Frances Weatherly David (1911-2009) of Bennettsville, SC while she attended Winthrop. The collection includes a 1931 commencement program, a program (1929) for a May Day celebration titled, “Spring in Many Lands: The Year’s At The Spring,” 4-H Club program (nd) for a Fashion Show, Junior-Senior Reception invitation (1929), a program (1929) for a play titled, Tillie of the Talkies: Glorifying the Winthrop Girl performed by the Junior Class, a Johnsonian article titled, “A Tribute to Mother” (nd), a program to an unidentified play, and a Johnsonian newspaper (June 1, 1931).

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  Luckett Davis Papers - Accession 1561

  Luckett Vanderford Davis

  Accession 1561

  This collection consists of the professional research performed by former Winthrop faculty member and Biology professor Dr. Luckett Davis (1932-2022). Dr. Davis’ research focused on the sport of boxing and the history of the sport. He wrote extensively on the topic and the collection consists of his research including correspondence, research notes, microfilm, publications, statistical fact books, newspaper and magazine articles, published books, boxer narratives, complete or near complete runs of publications such as Weekly Boxing World, The Ring, The Ring Encyclopedia and Record Book, Bare Knuckle Record Books, Boxing News, American Boxing Record Books, Boxing, Boxe, La Boxe and Les Boxeurs, etc.. The records cover boxing from around the world including the United States, South America, France, etc.

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  Nancy Jane Day Papers- Accession 629

  Nancy Jane Day

  Accession 629

  This collection consists of personal papers and professional papers of librarian Nancy Jane Day. The personal papers include biographical information, correspondence, and photographs. The professional papers make up the bulk of the collection and include materials from the various organizations in which Miss Day was involved, such as, the American Library Association, American Association of School Librarians, South Carolina Library Association, South Carolina Education Association, and several others. Contained in the various series are correspondence, reports, agendas, minutes, programs, pamphlets, manuals, lists, rules, publications, handbooks, newspaper clippings, schedule, forms, applications, standards, newsletters, constitutions, by-laws, notices, directories, speeches, notes, guidelines, questionnaires, requirement, book lists, statistics, computer printouts, and various other materials.

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  Degree of Pocahontas, Rock Hill Chapter Records - Accession 1681

  Degree of Pocahontas, Rock Hill Chapter and Rock Hill, SC, Club

  Accession 1681

  This collection consists of the records produced by and for the Rock Hill Chapter of the Degree of Pocahontas which is the female auxiliary of the Improved Order of Red Men. The records in the collection consists of a ledger containing minutes, rosters, and other information, correspondence, applications, reports, and checks related mostly to the Rock Hill, SC female auxiliary, Tepee of Alletah Council, No. 17, Degree of Pocahontas, but some of the records also relate to the Wigwam of Calumet Tribe, No. 36, Improved Order of Red Men, Rock Hill Chapter. Both of the organizations were created solely for white men and women and remained segregated until 1974. The Improved Order of the Red Men was organized to inspire a greater love for the United States of America and the principles of American Liberty, while the Degree of Pocahontas was created to further the virtues of teaching kindness, love, charity, and loyalty to one’s nation.

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  Lucile Kathryn Delano Papers - Accession 28

  Lucile Kathryn Delano

  Accession 28

  The Lucile Kathryn Delano Papers consist of correspondence (1926-1966) relating to Delano’s research and retirement from Winthrop; travel diaries of trips to Spain during the early part of the Spanish Civil War (1936), to Switzerland (1950), and to Russia (1966); a draft of her book Oh Lovely Spain (1973); passports; an account of a trip to Europe in 1932-1933; her dissertation The Sonnet In Lope De Vega’s Comedias (1925); research notes; manuscript for her book Charles De Lannoy; Victor of Pavia; photographs; and newspaper clippings.

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  Lucile Kathryn Delano Papers - Accession 509

  Lucile Kathryn Delano

  Accession 509

  The Lucile Kathryn Delano Papers consist of correspondence relating to Dr. Delano, Hallet Abend, and Virgilia Peterson (Princess Sapieha of Poland), an account of her trips to Europe and Mexico City, honors and awards she received, a dissertation presented to the Board of Graduate Studies at Washington University, notes on projected research on William Cullen Bryant, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and family photographs.

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  Charleston County Democratic Executive Committee Minutes - Accession 611

  Democratic Executive Committee, Charleston County

  Accession 611

  This collection consists of microfiche copies of minutes and records of the Charleston County Democratic Executive Committee. Members of the committee at one time or another: R.C. Barkley, T.A. Beckett, B. Belliman, N.C. Boylston, G.L. Buist, Wm. Byrne, Jas. Conner, W.A. Courtenay, F.W. Dawson, Hugh Ferguson, John Gonzales, T.A. Huguenin, James Kelly, Charles Kerrison, Jr., H.M. Lofton, T.L. McGaham, C.R. Miles, L.D. Mowry, M.D. O’Connor, D.T. Pope, B.C. Pressly, T.F. Redding, A.B. Rhett, G. Rieke, E.L. Rivers, W.W. Sale, Sam. Sanders, R. Siegling, Jacob Small, Wm. Smith, E.A. Smyth, J. Adger Smyth, W. F. Strong, G.N. Tharin, J.L. Tobis, George W. Walker, C.C. White, J.J. Williams, E. Willis and S.H. Wilson. Although the minutes extend from December 28, 1875 through November 5, 1878, there is also a list of the Executive Committee and Delegates to the State Convention for the Election of 1880. The Democratic Party dominated the political scene in post-Reconstruction South Carolina from 1877 to the 1970s and was a much more conservative body more analogous to the present day Republican Party.

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  South Carolina Democratic Party Constitution - Accession 172 - M77 (95)

  Democratic Party Constitution, South Carolina

  Accession 172 - M77 (95)

  The collection consists of the South Carolina Democratic Party Constitution which was adopted at the State Convention in Columbia, May 20, 1908.

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  York County Democratic Party Records - Accession 61

  Democratic Party, York County

  Accession 61

  The York County Democratic Party Records primarily pertain to the various Democratic Party primaries held in York County every two years from 1952 to 1968 and document the work of the York County Democratic Party in choosing its candidates for elections. The type of records include memoranda and correspondence; legal and financial records; lists of candidates, members of the York County Democratic executive committee and delegates to the state convention; minutes of the executive committee and of the York County democratic convention; election records such as tally sheets and ballot slips; newspaper clippings and other related records. Correspondents include Joseph Rodney Moss, former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court.

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  York County Democratic Women's Club Records - Accession 60

  Democratic Women's Club, York County

  Accession 60

  The York County Democratic Women's Club Records consist of minutes, correspondence, program notes, membership and guest lists, and reference files primarily relating to the Club’s organization, work, and relationship with local, state and national branches of the Democratic Party.

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  Rea Deschamps Winthrop Letters - Accession 944 - M428 (479)

  Rea Deschamps

  Accession 944 - M428 (479)

  The Rea DesChamps Collection consists of letters written to Rebecca “Rhea/Rea” DesChamps Kelley (1886-1911) of Bishopville, South Carolina from Winthrop students cousin Mabel Crosswell (Class of 1900), friend Sallie Walker (attended 1902-1904), and friend Grace Dell James (Class of 1907) between the years of 1899 and 1905. All three Winthrop students were from Bishopville, SC. Also included are two photographs (nd) of Winthrop students one of whom is identified as Mabel Crosswell, and the 1902 Winthrop Entrance Examination. Also included is a Winthrop Entrance Examination for potential students entering Winthrop with areas of examination being history, English grammar and composition, geography, and arithmetic and algebra.