Manuscript Collection
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Dixie Music Score - Accession 1398 - M690 (746)
Dixie Music Score
Accession 1398 - M690 (746)This collection consists of an autographed copy of Herman F. Arnold’s “Dixie”. The music scale is inscribed with “At the request of Miss Minnie Parker the copy of Dixie is presented to Winthrop College [in 1923] by Prof. Herman F. Arnold + the score in 159 of + who wrote Dixie and was made the war tune of the south at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis Feb. 18th 1861 at Montgomery, Ala.” There is also a note stating that this score is “One of the Four Autograph Copies of the Score of Dixie.” Minnie Barker was curator of the Winthrop museum and the music score was displayed there until Tillman Science Building was razed in 1962 which housed the museum.
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Dixie Music Score Collection - Accession 268 - M114 (146)
Dixie Music Score
Accession 268 - M114 (146)The “Dixie” Music Score Collection consists of two photographs of one of the four original autographed copies of the musical score Dixie which was presented to Winthrop College in 1923 by Professor Herman F. Arnold and a photograph of Professor Herman F. Arnold. The Dixie Score is inscribed "At the request of Miss Minnie Barker the copy of Dixie is presented to Winthrop College by Prof. Herman F. Arnold who wrote Dixie and was made the war tune of the south at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis Feb 18th 1861 at Montgomery, Ala." Minnie Barker was curator of the Winthrop museum and the music score was displayed there until Tillman Science Building was razed in 1962 which housed the museum. The collection also contains newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to the controversy surrounding Dixie and whether it is racially insensitive.
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Dixson Family History - Accession 521 - M221 (268)
Dixson Family and Howard K. Dixson
Accession 521 - M221 (268)The Dixson Family History consists of a lineage chart that includes family history information on not only the Dixson family, but also the Kendall, Kee-Key and Gibson families, compiled by Howard K. Dixson.
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William E. Dobbins Scrapbook - Accession 1337
William E. Dobbins
Accession 1337The William E. Dobbins Scrapbook is a World War II (WWII) era scrapbook that includes newspaper clippings about WWII largely pertaining to the Tenth Army Corp and the soldiers who fell, advertisements for purchase of war bonds, and articles concerning the Rhode Island semi-pro baseball League which was formed around 1942 which Bill Dobbins had aided in and concerning football star Irving “Shine” Hall, Jr. a halfback for Brown University and the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles. Also, included are newspaper articles related to Staff Sergeant William E. Dobbins, V-Mail from friends and family during his service, and personal correspondence. Also included in the collection is a photograph included of William E. Dobbins in uniform ca1942.
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Douglas and James Collection - Accession 1139
Katherine McDowell Douglas and Grace Douglas James
Accession 1139The Douglas and James Collection consists of diplomas, yearbooks, photographs, correspondence, and programs relating to the Winthrop College experience of Katherine McDowell Douglas (Class of 1891) and her daughter Grace Douglas James (Class of 1923). The photograph file provides a visual record of S.C. college life in the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The correspondence relates to Grace Douglas James’ graduation ceremony invitations of 1923 and 1924 and a personal letter and to Katherine McDowell Douglas’ travels with the women’s club to Davidson, NC. Photos relate to the various points in Katherine and Grace’s life in South Carolina and their graduation from Winthrop College. Both the diplomas of Katherine McDowell Douglas and Grace Douglas James are enclosed in the diploma folder. The Miscellaneous relates to a program from April 22, 1922 of a high school girls track meet, the program of Mabel Garrison of the Metropolitan Opera Company performing at the Winthrop Auditorium, the Baccalaureate Sermon given by Reverend Collins Denny on June 3, 1923, and the Class Day Exercises of Winthrop College on June 4, 1923. Four volumes of Winthrop’s yearbook the Tatler are included from 1920-1923 documenting the experiences of Grace Douglas James’ while she attended Winthrop College Volume 17 is dated for 1920, 1921 has no volume given, 1922 is volume 19, and 1923 is volume 23.
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Downtown Parking Company of Rock Hill Records - Accession 329
Downtown Parking Company, Rock Hill
Accession 329This collection consist primarily of the charter, minutes, by-laws, stock certificates, and financial reports produced by the Downtown Parking Company of Rock Hill which was organized by the Downtown Development Association of Rock Hill The company appears to have been as much a vehicle for the Downtown Development Association to encourage shopping in the area as an investment and was run by the many prominent businessman of the area Rock Hill at the time.
The Downtown Development Association of Rock Hill is an eleemosynary corporation was organized on August 16, 1960 with the purpose of the organization “to foster and promote the revitalization and further development of the central business district of Rock Hill, and to thereby realize full participation in the expanding economy of our Piedmont area.”
The Downtown Parking Company of Rock Hill was organized “to engage commercially in the provision of convenient downtown parking facilities for customers of downtown business establishments, to lease, purchase or otherwise acquire sites for parking areas, and property, equipment and buildings necessary for operations thereon, to generally promote and encourage business in the downtown business area by advertisement or otherwise, to engage in any allied or incidental activities designed to further promote the primary purpose aforesaid, to borrow and lend money and give or receive security for such obligations, to invest surplus funds in proper securities or properties to be held for future use, and generally to buy, well, mortgage, improve, develop, hold and lease or rent real estate, buildings and personal property of all kinds and to exercise all such powers as are accorded to business corporations generally by virtue of law.”
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Drennan Family Papers - Accession- 578 - M249 (2980
Drennan Family and Neely Family
Accession 578 - M249 (298)The Drennan Family Papers consists correspondence (Mr. Charles R. Bowman, 1984), notes, and a history titled "The Drennan Family: Early Families of Wilson County, Tennessee" relating to the Drennan family of Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee dating back to William Drennan in 1685. Also included are a few scanned copies of Bible entries that include Neelys and Drennans.
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Sylvia K. Dreyfus Papers - Accession 1044
Sylvia Kohn Dreyfus
Accession 1044The Sylvia K. Dreyfus Papers consists of material collected by former South Carolina State Representative Sylvia K. Dreyfus. Sylvia was an educator and a state legislator from Greenville, SC. She was one of the last Democratic candidates to represent District No. 22, Greenville County in the State House when she was elected to serve from 1976 through 1978. She was also involved in many social committees and organizations. The Sylvia K. Dreyfus Papers consist of records relating to her time in office including the bill to allow prayer in schools. Other material pertains to social and political organizations she was affiliated with which includes meeting minutes and notes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, programs, legal reviews, flyers, pamphlets, brochures, and other records on issues that affected the state of South Carolina and Greenville in particular. The collection is organized alphabetically by subject.
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Drummond Family Military Uniforms Collection - Accession 1572
Warren Howell Drummond, James Drummond, World War II, and World War I
Accession 1572The Drummond Family Military Uniforms Collection consists of uniforms worn by Warren Howell Drummond (1889-1950) and James Drummond. Warren Howell Drummond served in the US Navy during World War I and the collection contains his jacket, belt and pants. James Drummond served in the US Army during World War II and the collection contains green wool trench coat, pants, cap, uniform jackets, vest, and colored shirts. The Drummond family is from Woodruff, South Carolina.
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Alvin Laroy Duckett Papers - Accession 36
Alvin Laroy Duckett
Accession 36The Alvin Laroy Duckett Papers consist of correspondence, lecture notes, reading lists, tests and newspaper clippings relating to Dr. Duckett’s position as a professor of history at Winthrop College (1950-1967). Also included is a thesis (1956) and a rough draft, final draft, and book reviews pertaining to his book John Forsyth: Political Tactician (1962). Although the papers range from 1941 to about 1966, the greater part of the collection concerns the years of his employment at Winthrop.
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Annie V. Dunn Collection - Accession 1072 - M486 (537)
Annie Vredenburgh Dunn
Accession 1072 - M486 (537)The Annie V. Dunn collection consists of photographs, drawings, postcards, and other papers of Annie Vredenburgh Dunn (1876-1966) taught art at Winthrop College from 1907-1947 and was the first full-time art instructor and later became Head of the Art Department.
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Annie V. Dunn Papers - Accession 1419
Annie Vredenburgh Dunn
Accession 1419The Annie Dunn Papers consist of a decorative tray, framed butterfly picture, Blue Willow plate, decorative tray, photographs, letters, pottery, a chair, and Winthrop memorabilia. Annie Vredenburgh Dunn (1876-1966) taught art at Winthrop College from 1907-1947 and was the first full-time art instructor and later became Head of the Art Department.
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A South Carolina Rebel's Recollections - Accession 1195 - M563 (616)
Charles Stevens Dwight, American Civil War, and Confederate Veterans
Accession 1195 - M563 (616)This collections consists of a booklet titled A South Carolina Rebel’s Recollections: Personal Reminiscences of the Evacuation of Richmond and the Battle of Sailor’s Creek, April, 1865. Read before Camp Hampton’s U.C.V., Columbia, S.C. by Charles Stevens Dwight, Captain Corps of Engineers, Staff of Major General J. B. Kershaw published by The State Company in Columbia, S.C. in ca.1917. In this reminiscence, Captain Charles Stevens Dwight (1834-1921) discusses the evacuation of Richmond, VA and the Battle of Saylor’s Creek (Va.) in April, 1865. This publication had a limited print run of “One Hundred Fifty Copies Printed by his Friends for Private Circulation.”
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Ebenezer Academy Photograph Collection - Accession 636 - M275 (325)
Ebenezer Academy
Accession 636 - M275 (325)The Ebenezer Academy Photograph Collection consists of four negatives and a contact sheet of photographs taken of the Academy by the Evening Herald for a segment titled "Directions."
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Ebenezer Presbyterian Church Print - Accession 1411 - M696 (752)
Ebenezer Presbyterian Church
Accession 1411 - 696 (752)This collection consists of a print of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Academy, and Cemetery as it looked around 1892. The print was produced by and signed by the artist Jack Bolin. It is numbered 52 out of 500. The print was produced in 1976 for the Rock Hill American Bicentennial Committee.
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Ebenezer Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill History - Accession 561 - M246 (294)
Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Rock Hill, SC
Accession 561 - M246 (294)The Ebenezer Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill History consists of a typescript sketch chronicling the history of the church from the 1780s to the 1980s of the church history written by J. Thomas Williams, Sr. (November 8, 1983). Subjects include living conditions of the early settlers, Catawba Indians, Bethel Presbyterian Church, the Reverend John Simpson, and Covenant Presbyterian Church.
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Ebenezer Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill Records - Accession 129 - M56 (71)
Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, Rock Hill, SC
Accession 129 - M56 (71)The Ebenezer Presbyterian Church of Rock Hill Records consist of a history of the church written in celebration of the new building and a sermon delivered by Reverend John C. Bailey at the first church services held in the new building dated September 4, 1955.
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Edenfield Family Bible - Accession 1111
Edenfield Family, Creamer Family, Brooker Family, Jonson Family, and Bible
Accession 1111This collection consists of The Holy Bible Containing the old and New Testaments: Newly Translated Out of the original Tongues, And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised by his Majesty’s Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches printed in 1760 by Thomas Baskett, Oxford University. This bible was owned by the Edenfield Family and includes several family history entries throughout the Bible. Most include birth dates of family members and cover dates from 1746-1829. The family names included are: Edenfield; Brooker; Jonson; Creamer.
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The Edgefield Advertiser - Accession 726 - M331 (383)
Edgefield Advertiser
Accession 726 - M331 (383)The Edgefield Advertiser is the oldest newspaper in South Carolina and was first printed on February 11, 1836. The collection consists of the Sesquicentennial Edition (Volume 151, No. 4) printed on March 5, 1986. This celebratory edition covers the history of Edgefield, SC through the 150 years the newspaper was published and includes congratulatory remarks from President Ronald Reagan, SC Governor Richard W. Riley, and Governor of Texas Mark White.
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Southern Conference For Education And Industry Records - Accession 570
Education and Industry, Southern Conference for
Accession 570The Southern Conference for education and Industry Collection consists of a scrapbook containing a history of the conference resolutions, financial reports, by-laws and correspondence concerning different sections of the Conference as well as dates of the previous organizations that merged in 1915 to comprise the Southern Conference for Education and Industry including; The Southern Education Association 1890, Conference of Education in the South 1898, South Education Board 1901.
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Allen D. Edwards Papers - Accession 374
Allen D. Edwards
Accession 374The Allen D. Edwards Papers consist of typescript manuscripts of “Problems of Community Organization,” “The Nation and the Community,” and “The Significance of Community Organization in a Democratic Society.” Also the papers include published works by Allen D. Edwards including: The Sociology of Drought, June 1939, Influence of Drought and Depression on a Rural Community: A Case Study in Haskell County, Kansas, January, 1939, Equalization of Educational Opportunity Among Virginia Counties, May 1940, Youth In A Rural-Industrial Situation: Spencer-Penn Community Henry County, Virginia, June 1940, Beaverdam: A Rural Community in Transition, May 1942, Farmers’ Response to Production Goals in Four Selected Areas of South Carolina, October 1943, Farm Family Income and Patterns of Living: An Analysis of Original Census Schedules and Land Classification of Henry County, Virginia, 1940, 1944, Population in Relation to Resources and Employment Opportunities in South Carolina, May 1945, and Postwar Employment Opportunities in an Agricultural Community, May 1946.
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Edwards Family Memoirs - Accession 695 - M312 (363)
Edwards Family, Allen David Edwards, and Esther Hoy Edwards
Accession 695 - M312 (363)The Edwards Family Memoirs consist of memoirs entitled Looking Over My Shoulder by Esther “Peggy” Edwards and A Journey Through the Twentieth Century by former Winthrop College professor, Allen D. Edwards. Mrs. Edwards (1907-1997) writes about her family background, growing up through the college years, teaching school, her marriage, children, employment, and retirement. Dr. Edwards (1905-2004) writes about his family background and growing up, but mainly writes about his work and teaching experiences in Beirut, Syria, Washington, D.C., Clemson University, and Winthrop University.
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Johnette Green Edwards Papers - Accession 241
Johnette Green Edwards
Accession 241Johnette Green Edwards (1926-1977) was a social worker, club woman, and first African-American member of the Winthrop College Board of Visitors. The collection consists of biographical data, correspondence, speeches, financial papers, minutes, photographs, and other records relating to the following organizations: South Carolina Federation of Women’s and Girl’s Clubs, the Trident Forum for the Handicapped, The National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs, the Wilkinson Home for Girls, Southeastern Association of Colored Girl’s Clubs, Delta Sigma Theta, Church Women United, United Community Service, and the National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees. The collection is a good source of information concerning African-American women’s organizations, social services programs, and intellectual disability.
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Georgia Gatch Elder Papers - Accession 285
Georgia Gatch Elder
Accession 285The Georgia Gatch Elder Papers mainly consist of newspaper clippings. The clippings relate to local history and include information on such subjects as Glencairn Gardens, Brattonsville, the United States Bicentennial, the Piggly Wiggly store, and the White House of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Also included are a premium list of the York County Fair (1965), photographs of the opening of the Piggly Wiggly store in 1926, and scenes of the interior of a Cash and Carry store on York Street in 1921.
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Eletian Club Records - Accession 1047 - M471 (522)
Eletian Club
Accession 1047 - M471 (522)The Eletian Club of Rock Hill Yearbooks consist of two yearbooks (1995/1996 and 1996/1997) which include list of officers and committees, directory, and a calendar of events. The Eletian Club was organized by the Perihelion Club of Rock Hill, SC in 1956. The Eletian Club is a family centered organization and its programs are designed to increase the skills of its members. Their programs have included homemaking, sewing, and needlework, interior decorating, arts and crafts, politics, travel, bible study, literature, personal grooming, music, and gardening. The Eletian Club was organized on February 15, 1956 through the efforts of Mrs. Alton Brown and was federated on March 15, 1956 however they withdrew from the South Carolina Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1959.
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Mary Gordon Ellis Collection - Accession 886 - M401 (452)
Mary Gordon Ellis
Accession 886 - M401 (452)The Mary Gordon Ellis Collection consists of a program honoring the portrait unveiling ceremony for Mary Gordon Ellis on March 29, 1995 by the Senate Chamber of the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia, SC. The Program consists of a copy of the Senate Resolution for the commissioning of the portrait, a program of events for the unveiling ceremony, and a biography of Mary Gordon Ellis.
Mary Gordon Ellis (1890-1934) was the first woman elected to serve in the South Carolina State Senate. She served Jasper County from 1928 to 1932. Mrs. Ellis was a 1913 graduate of Winthrop College and was a teacher-principal and later Superintendent of Education in Jasper County before serving as a State Senator from 1929 through 1932.
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Mary Gordon Ellis Biography - Accession 1455 - M711 (767)
Mary Gordon Ellis, Felicia Mitchell, South Carolina Women, and South Carolina Politics
Accession 1455 - M711 (767)This collection consists of a biography of Mary Gordon Ellis titled, The Honorable Mary G.: Senator Mary Gordon Ellis of South Carolina written by Dr. Felicia Mitchell (1956- ) of the English Department at Emory & Henry College in Emory, Virginia. Mary Gordon Ellis (1890-1934) was a Winthrop graduate in the Class of 1913 and would become the first female elected to the South Carolina State Legislature in 1928. Dr. Mitchell is a South Carolina native born in Sumter, SC and grew up hearing of Mary Gordon Ellis’ exploits.
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Rosemary Brady Ellis Papers - Accession 1436 - M704 (760)
Rosemary Brady Ellis
Accession 1436 - M704 (760)The Rosemary Brady Ellis Papers consists of class notes, memorabilia, commencement invitations related to Rosemary’s student days at Winthrop and correspondence, newspaper clippings, invitations, and other records related to alumni reunions. Rosemary Brady Ellis (1925-2012) was a Winthrop graduate of the Class of 1946. She married Paul Barmore Ellis (1922-2010) and was a resident of Fort Mill, SC.
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Elmwood Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions - Accession 644 - M282 (332)
Elmwood Cemetery
Accession 644 - M282 (332)The Elmwood Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions consists of a publication titled Tombstone Inscriptions from Elwood Cemetery, Ninety-Six, South Carolina compiled by William L. Horne and published on November 4, 1984 for the Greenwood Chapter, South Carolina Genealogical Society, Greenwood County Library. The publication includes tombstone inscriptions with a map of the cemetery with plots numbered.
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Recollections of War Times - Accession 1196 - M564 (617)
Silas Pinckney Holbrook Elwell and American Civil War
Accession 1196 - M564 (617)The collection consists of Recollections of War Times. My Experiences In The West by Rev. S. P. H. [Silas Pinckney Holbrook] Elwell published by The Bamberg Herald Print in Bamberg, SC in 1895. The publication consists of his experiences in Mississippi during the War Between the States. Elwell served in the 23rd Regiment of the South Carolina Volunteers. In May of 1863, Evans Brigade was ordered to Mississippi to strengthen Gen. Joseph E. Johnson’s army at Vicksburg. Rev. Elwell relates his experiences in this campaign. Rev. Elwell’s recollections were originally published in The Advocate.
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Emmett Scott High School Collection - Accession 1729
Emmett Scott High School
Accession 1729This collection consists of memorabilia, artifacts, and other material related to Emmett Scott High School that was collected by Dr. Sylvia Berry who worked for the Rock Hill School District. Emmett Scott opened in 1920 as the first South Carolina school for blacks and was a segregated educational institution from 1920 until South Carolina Schools were desegregated in 1970. The material in this collections consists of yearbooks, photographs, commencement invitations and programs, graduation tassels, student handbook, football program, concert tickets, a class ring and a student pin, a program from the 50th anniversary celebration of the Class of 1946, football jerseys, a letterman sweater, a jacket, and other uniforms related to the school.
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Emmett Scott High School Football Memorabilia - Accession 1680
Emmett Scott High School
Accession 1680Emmett Scott High School opened in 1920 as the first South Carolina school for blacks and was a segregated educational institution from 1920 until South Carolina Schools were desegregated in 1970. This collection consists of a memorabilia related to the 1929 Emmett Scott High School football team, known as the Rattlers. There is a Styrofoam tray dated 1976 with signatures from Alex “Legs” Barnett and H. Crip Crawford. Also written is the Emmett Scott football team from 1929. The second piece of memorabilia commemorating the 1929 football team is a plastic “Pro Football Bank” dated from a reunion held in 1983. The football has the team’s roster written on pieces of paper and taped to exterior of the football. Written on the bottom of the football is “Keep the Rattler Moving On, E.S.H.S., R.H., S.C.” Since the team was known as the rattlers the football bank has a coin inside that rattles.
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Nellie Truett English Biography - Accession 1550 M756 (813)
Nellie Truett English
Accession 1550 - M756 (813)This collection consists of a short biography (6 pages) of Nellie Truett English (1909-1993) written in 1963. Nellie was a Winthrop graduate of the Class of 1930. In the biography she details her experiences as a training to be a nurse while working, practicing as a nurse in many locations all around the country, and her career teaching nursing. She also served during World War II where she trained corpsmen in preparation for D-Day in 1944. Ms. English also served on various local and state nursing organizations including the Augusta League of nursing, in the Georgia State Nurses’ Association, and served as First Vice President of the Georgia State League for nursing. She also writes about her son Edward Alexander English (1944-2016).
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Episcopal Church Home For Children Film - Accession 880 - M399 (450)
Episcopal Church Home for Children
Accession 880 - M399 (450)This 16mm color film titled “A Place to grow Big” was a promotional tool for the Episcopal Church Home For Children in York, SC. The film relates the day-to-day life of children who were residents there. The Episcopal Church Home for Children was founded as an orphanage in Charleston, SC in 1850. The Home moved in 1909 to York, SC. The Episcopal Church Home for Children is now known as York Place and provides support services for children and families.
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Episcopal Church Home For Children Records - Accession 31
Episcopal Church Home For Children
Accession 31The Episcopal Church Home For Children Records are a valuable source on the Church’s historical effort to extend its services for the social improvement of South Carolina (in this case the Episcopal Diocese’s program for destitute children.) The Episcopal Church Home was established in 1850 in Charleston, S.C. for orphan girls and was chartered by the S.C. General Assembly in 1852. Boys were admitted later in the century. The collection consists of a history, minutes, reports of the annual meetings, general correspondence, superintendent’s records, health records, attendance registers, financial records, newsletters (both bound and unbound), and photographs.
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Episcopal Church Home, York Place, Video - Accession 1659 - M810 (867)
Episcopal Church Home For Children and York Place
Accession 1659 - M810 (867)This collection consists of a VHS tape titled, Episcopal Church Home, York Place, A Residential Treatment Center Serving Children Since 1850, produced by Rice Video Productions. The video (12 minutes, 32 seconds) is a promotional tool for the Episcopal Church Home For Children (now York Place) in York, SC. The video relates the day-to-day life of children who are residents there how the treat the kids in their care. The Episcopal Church Home for Children was founded as an orphanage in Charleston, SC in 1850. The Home moved in 1909 to York, SC and in 1969 York Place began focusing on “At-Risk” kids. The Episcopal Church Home for Children is now known as York Place and provides support services for children and families.
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Episcopal Church of Our Saviour: Sesquicentennial Celebration - Accession 1302 - M646 (700)
Episcopal Church of Our Saviour and Bill Easley
Accession 1302 - M646 (700)The collection consists of a history titled, Episcopal Church of Our Saviour: Sesquicentennial Celebration: 150 Year Anniversary of the First gathering of Episcopalians in Rock Hill, South Carolina by Bill Easley written on April 22, 2007. This publication details the history of the Episcopal Church in Rock Hill, South Carolina and celebrates the 150 year Anniversary of the first gathering of Episcopalians in Rock Hill, South Carolina in 1857 at the Cadwallader Jones' (1813-1899) 5,000 acre plantation "Mount Gallant" through 2007 at the church in downtown Rock Hill, SC.
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Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina Records - Accession 169
Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Accession 169The Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina Records consist of histories, minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, program notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, journals, handbooks, yearbooks, and scrapbooks relating to the history of the Episcopal Church in the Upstate of South Carolina and women’s role in the Church. Of particular interest are the records relating to the Bishops Committee on Race Relations and the Bi-Racial Committee, which was concerned with a Voorhees College disturbance in which black power militants seized control of the college facilities in 1967.
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Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese Of Upper South Carolina Records - Accession 245
Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Accession 245The Episcopal Churchwomen Diocese of South Carolina collection represents a valuable reference guide to the work of the organization. Included in the collection are handbooks, a constitution, minutes of annual conventions, correspondence and newspaper clippings related to the organization. The annual handbooks for the organization provide an overview of the organization’s activities. Also included are several short historical sketches of St. Helena’s Episcopal Church in Beaufort, S.C., The Cathedral Church of St. Luke and St. Paul in Charleston, S.C, The Church of the Holy Comforter in Sumter, S.C., St. Pau’s Episcopal Church in Summerville, S.C. and a historical sketch of Golden Alms Basic.
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Episcopal Churchwomen Of Upper South Carolina Records- Accession 563
Episcopal Churchwomen Of Upper South Carolina Records
Accession 563This collection includes the basic Handbook of Information pertaining to Episcopal Churchwomen of the Diocese of Upper South Carolina. A directory of women’s names involved in the organization, branch names and offices held is also included. National Council and description of the ECW duties in outline format are available as well. There are listings of the Annual Conventions, Meeting Minutes from a variety of areas and time periods as well as Districts are carefully placed in chronological order for easy access. The ECW collection contains news articles from The State Paper. An address listing is also included in the series. There is a listing of Annual Meetings by date in chronological order; including minutes, district, minutes, district, and board meeting agendas.
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Annie Davis Collection - Accession 1324
Annie Davis Epting
Accession 1324Annie Davis Epting (1888-1974) was a 1909 graduate of Winthrop College. The collection contains personal items of Annie Davis including photographs, postcards, letters, Winthrop memorabilia, sewing items, and other miscellaneous artifacts, pertaining to her Winthrop career, teaching career, and passion for needlework.
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Annie Davis Collection - Accession 1628
Annie Davis Epting
Accession 1628Annie Davis (1888-1974) was a 1909 graduate of Winthrop College. The collection contains news articles about Winthrop College, Winthrop College Alumnae newsletter, as well as random news clippings from her lifetime. Also included are letters between Annie Davis and friends, her husband, and her son from his time in WWII.
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David A. Epting Papers - Accession 1439
David Andrew Epting Jr.
Accession 1439The David A. Epting Papers consist of David Epting’s correspondence, lecture, and teaching materials, rough notes, books, photographs, newspaper clippings, and artifacts. Most of the material pertains to Epting’s career and experience in the United States Navy, the Naval Reserves, in several colleges and universities, and the Second World War. Most notably is Epting’s correspondence which includes not only letters from him to his family during WWII but also letters to him from his family. His letters give a good picture of a young naval officer’s experience in the war. The letters from his family to Epting give a very good description of the Home Front in South Carolina during WWII. Eptings mother, Annie Davis Epting, was a 1909 graduate of Winthrop.
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David Andrew Epting, Jr. Papers - Accession 1627
David Andrew Epting Jr.
Accession 1627The David Andrew Epting, Jr. Papers consist of correspondence and artifacts collected by David Andrew Epting (1922-2012). Most of the material pertains to Epting’s career and experience in the United States Navy, the Naval Reserves. Most notably is Epting’s correspondence that includes letters to him from his family and friends. The letters from his family and friends to Epting give a very good description of the Home Front in South Carolina during WWII. The collection of letters is separated into two parts, one from family and one from friends. Both sections are arranged chronologically. Epting’s mother, Annie Davis Epting, was a 1909 graduate of Winthrop.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 1062
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Accession 1062The Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records consist of the history of the South Carolina Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), meeting minutes, petitions, votes, polls, and memorabilia from the organization. Also, includes a list of committee members from the House and the Senate leaders, newsletters, correspondence, and calendars of events.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 1618
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Accession 1618The Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records consists of correspondence, newspaper and other clippings, a large booklet on the Equal Rights Amendment talking points, various organizations’ papers in favor of the ERA, promotional materials, and brochures and inserts. These documents were created in an effort to get the ERA ratified in South Carolina.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first introduced to the US Congress in 1921 and propelled the conversation as the meaning of equality between men and women. The ERA passed in Congress in 1971 and was submitted to the States in 1972 for ratification. However, it has yet to receive enough ratifications by the States to be entered as an official amendment.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 168
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Accession 168The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) records, dating from 1970 to 1978, include correspondence, legislative journals, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, and other records relating to the work of the South Carolina Coalition in trying to get the ERA ratified by the South Carolina state legislature. There is relevant material concerning the ERA issue in other states. The Coalition was organized in 1972. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 183
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Accession 183The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) South carolina Coalition Records consists of correspondence, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, and telegrams, extending from 1972-1978, sent by both supporters and non-supporters of ERA to Coleman Poag, South Carolina state senator for district 6, in an effort to influence Poag’s vote. The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 388
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Accession 388The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) South Carolina Coalition Records date from 1972-1982 and include minutes of meetings, correspondence, magazine articles and newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, flyers, memoranda, and other records relating to the drive for ERA ratification in South Carolina.The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 693
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Accession 693The Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records consist of pamphlets, membership listings, newsletters, bulletins, interstate correspondence, legislation positions, polls, newspaper clippings, article reprints, general correspondence and various memorabilia to the attempt to obtain South Carolina ratification of the passage of Equal Rights Amendment. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
