Abstract The provenance of these papers is unknown, but in 1927 Dr. William Hayne Mills, a Clemson College professor, asked Mr. W. A. James, Secretary of the South Carolina State Grange, to prepare a history of the South Carolina Grange. Mr. James prepared a short history using an original volume of minutes. Since the Cooper Library now has both this volume and the short three page history, it is reasonable to assume that Mr. James and Dr. Mills were instrumental in the acquisition of this...