Manuscript Collection
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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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South Carolina Education Association Records - Accession 434
Education Association, South Carolina
Accession 434The South Carolina Education Association (SCEA), an arm of the National Education Association, is a leading advocate for teachers. The South Carolina Education Association was founded in 1881 with the mission “to be the leading advocate for quality public education in South Carolina.” The South Carolina Education Records consists of issues of The SCEA Emphasis from October 1974 to October 1978 concerning news prevalent to or about the K-12 grade educational system of the state.
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South Carolina Education News Collection - Accession 780
Education News, South Carolina
Accession 780This South Carolina Education News Collection consists of 25 bound volumes of the South Carolina Education News published by the South Carolina Education Association. The South Carolina Education Association works to promote public education and support public school employees. The collection includes volumes 1-25, excluding volume 24 (1967-1968) and ranges from 1944-1969. Also included in the collection is one bound volume of the South Carolina News Emphasis (1972-1974).
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Allen D. Edwards Papers - Accession 374
Allen David 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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Emmett Scott School Panoramic Print - Accession 1851 M864 (922)
Emmett Scott High School
Accession 1851 M864 (922)This collection consists of a 1922 panoramic print of Emmett Scott School during summer school session. The image depicts the faculty, staff, and students during the Summer School session in 1922. Emmett Scott 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.
*Placed in MSS Oversize Panoramic Box 2, Folder 27, Item 27
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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 31This collection is 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.) While there is information on the Episcopal Home for Children from its beginning in 1850 to 1967, the actual records do not start until 1866. A centennial history of the Episcopal Home will serve as an aid and general guideline to the researcher. (See box 1, folder 1). The collection consists of minutes, reports of the annual meeting, general correspondence, superintendent’s records, health records, attendance registers, financial records, newsletters (both bound and unbound), and photographs. See the Caroliniana File for the Church Home newsletters.
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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 they 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. Paul’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 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.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 81
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition
Accession 81The Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, flyers, newsletters, reports, newspaper clippings, mailing lists and financial records concerning the drive for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) 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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Diary from the ERA Countdown - Accession 1336 - M670 (724)
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition, Nancy P. Moore, and Equal Rights Amendment Countdown
Accession 1336 - M670 (724)This collection consists of a diary penned by Dr. Nancy P. Moore during the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Countdown in 1982. The diary begins on May 19, 1982 and continues through January 10, 1983 detailing the thoughts and actions of an active participant during the ERA Countdown. The 1982 ERA Countdown was a countdown to help push for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by the State of South Carolina when it was reintroduced in 1982 after having been previously introduced in 1977 and 1978 without ratification. The Diary is an invaluable resource for anyone wishing to research the ERA movement in South Carolina.
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Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 183
Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition and Coleman Groves Poag
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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Margaret Ervin Papers - Accession 1154 - M530 (581)
Margaret Ervin
Accession 1154 - M530 (581)The Margaret Ervin Papers consists of the programs that belonged to former Winthrop student Margaret Ervin. The programs are a First Baptist Church program (May 13th, 1923), Second Annual Track Meet held by The High School Girls of Catawba Association at Winthrop College program (April 21, 1923), and a program for Ernestine Schumann Heink (world renowned opera singer) Concert (ca1923).
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Euepian Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 1677
Euepian Club of Rock Hill and Study Club, Euepian
Accession 1677This collection consists of the records produced by the Euepian Club and consists of the constitution and bylaws, meeting minutes up to January 1939, correspondence & valuable letters, rosters, memorabilia such as 50th anniversary photos and invitation dated 1954, and other records. The Euepian Club was organized in Rock Hill, SC on September 21, 1904, admitted to the City Union of Clubs of Rock Hill, February 1906, and admitted to the State Federation of Women’s Clubs in May 1906. The name of the club comes from the Greek word “eu” (good) and “epian” (words). The club was formed as an “incentive and aid to original research and endeavor in literary fields, and for the pleasure to be derived from the social relations of its members.” This collection can offer prospective researchers a glimpse of the social dynamic of Rock Hillians during the span of this collection.
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Evening Herald Photographs - Accession 626
Evening Herald and Rock Hill Herald
Accession 626This Evening Herald Photograph Collection consists of positive prints and negatives. The photographs were used in news stories published by the Rock Hill, SC newspaper, the Evening Herald (Rock Hill Herald). The positive print photographs were printed without emulsion and are degrading quickly. The photographs depict people, events, and places in the area and include Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Chester, Clover, and York scenes. There are photographs of area churches, landmarks, identified and unidentified people, mayors of Rock Hill. They also show scenes from Mrs. Lyndon B. “Lady Bird” Johnson, Astronaut, Charles M. Duke, I. DeQuincey Newman, and Richard Nixon’s visits to the area.
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Evergreen Club of Rock Hill Records - Accession 454
Evergreen Club, Rock Hill
Accession 454The Evergreen Garden Club of Rock Hill was organized in 1955. The records date from March 1955 to March 1982 and include the minutes , yearbooks, and annual program reports. The collection gives a good overview of the general dynamics of the operation of garden clubs in Rock Hill.
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South Carolina Association of Extension Home Economists Records - Accession 146
Extension Home Economists Association, South Carolina
Accession 146The South Carolina Association of Extension Home Economists Records consist of histories, constitutions, minutes, annual reports, handbooks, brochures, membership lists, nomination records and clippings, relating to the activities and history of the Association. The South Carolina Association of Extension Home Economists was organized in 1941 for the Extension Agents of the state, both current and retired.
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South Carolina Extension Homemakers' Council- Kershaw County Records - Accession 516
Extension Homemakers' Council, Kershaw County
Accession 516The South Carolina Extension Homemaker’s Council- Kershaw County Records contain correspondence; financial reports; scrapbook; field reports; newspaper articles; minutes; a brief history; attendance record; convention programs; monthly and annual reports for the Home Demonstration clubs, Farm Women, and 4-H clubs. Also included is information on the 1940 Mattress Making Project and a letter from US Senator Burnet R. Maybank. Subjects include: Camden, South Carolina, 4-H, South Carolina Council of Farm Women; and World War II. The South Carolina Extension Homemaker’s Council in Kershaw County can trace its origin to 1912 when Miss Catherine Chapell became the first Home Demonstration Agent for the county. In 1920, an important outgrowth of home demonstration work in Kershaw County was the organization of 8 clubs in the Kershaw County Council of Farm Women.
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Lancaster County Extension Homemakers' Council Records - Accession 324 - M131 (167)
Extension Homemakers' Council, Lancaster County
Accession 324 - M131 (167)The Lancaster County Extension Homemakers' Council Records consist of newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters and program notes relating to the Lancaster County Extension Homemakers’ Council during the years from 1954-1977. The records include incomplete membership and participation lists.
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Marlboro County Extension Homemakers' Council Records - Accession 321
Extension Homemakers' Council, Marlboro County
Accession 321The Marlboro County Extension Homemakers Council Records consist of minutes of meetings, yearly reports of Council, correspondence, records relating to governance, financial records, membership lists, attendance lists, programs notes, newsletters, yearly calendars, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, and records relating to laws, regulations, workshop training sessions, council projects, awards won by council members, and other educational material. This collection is a useful source on farm living and women’s roles in Marlboro County. Information on the Extension Homemakers’ Council begins in 1921 although there is mention made of a Home Extension Agent as early as 1918. For most, series records are incomplete.
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South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council History and Handbook - Accession 46 - M21 (31)
Extension Homemakers Council, South Carolina
Accession 46 - M21 (31)The South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council History and Handbook collection consists of History of South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council: Fifty Years 1921-1971 by Mrs. W. E. Cochran, 1971 and a 1971-1972 Handbook of South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council.
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South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council Records- Accession 278
Extension Homemakers Council, South Carolina
Accession 278The South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council was organized to promote the study of Home Economics and the work of home economics in the state. The council was originally known as the South Carolina Council of Farm Women which was organized at Winthrop in June, 1921. The name was changed to South Carolina Home Demonstration Council in 1957 and to South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council in 1966. The name was changed again in 1992 when it became the South Carolina Association for Family and Community Education was adopted in 1992, and finally became the South Carolina Family and Community Leaders in 1995. The South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council Records consist of bylaws, annual reports, correspondence, minutes, district and county reports, financial records, yearbooks, handbooks, program notes, officer lists, newsletters, clippings, and a tape recording relating to the council. Also included is information relating to the Associated Country Women of the World and the National Extension Homemakers’ Council.
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South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council Records - Accession 431
Extension Homemakers Council, South Carolina
Accession 431The South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council Records contain historical information, correspondence, minutes, annual reports, brochures, officers’ reports, financial records, yearbooks, photographs, programs, by-laws, memorabilia, speeches, manuals, questionnaires, songbooks, scrapbooks, publications, and newspaper clippings. There are papers relating to annual conventions, the Winthrop-Clemson move, Associated Country Women of the World, The Progressive Farmer (Woman of the Year), National Extension Homemakers Council, Young Extension Homemakers, scholarship loan funds, Buff-Swicegood Travel Study Award, master Farm Homemakers Guild, home demonstration work, leadership, public speaking, White House Conference on Aging, Epsilon Sigma Phi, pageants, Ellen H. Richards, child development, and Dacusville United Methodist Church.
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South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council Records - Accession 71
Extension Homemakers Council, South Carolina
Accession 71The South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council Records consists of minutes, correspondence, yearbooks, program notes, policy statements, studies, surveys and other records concerning the origin, growth, development and work of the Council, which was organized to promote the study of Home Economics and the work of home economics in the state. The council was formerly known as the South Carolina Council of Farm Women. It is now known as South Carolina Family and Community Leaders.
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South Carolina Extension Homemaker's Council Records - Accession 791
Extension Homemakers Council, South Carolina
Accession 791The South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council Records consists of memoranda, minutes and reports, correspondence, photographs, yearbooks, and other material concerning the South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council (now known as the South Carolina Association for Family and Community Education). The South Carolina Extension Homemakers Council (SCEHC) was organized to promote the study of Home Economics and the work of home economics in the state. The council was originally known as the South Carolina Council of Farm Women which was organized at Winthrop in June 1921.
