Scope and Contents The Ben Robertson Papers include biographical information prepared by Charles H. Busha, M. D. Klaas, and others, as well as a wide assortment of Robertson's personal papers. A clippings file contains newspaper and magazine articles written by Ben Robertson during his tenure with the Charleston News and Courier, the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, the Adelaide News, the New...

Scope and Contents The materials in these files span from 1953-1980. The files were kept by Myra P. Bregger who served as director during these years. The collection contains articles of association, correspondence, minutes, publication, and registration records. Also included are annual summary reports, membership lists, faculty listings, news releases, enrollment figures, financial statements, addresses, newspaper clippings, and the schedule of classes 1954-1980. There is a small amount of correspondence...

Abstract

Writer and professional consultant Joseph C. Ellers conducted a series of research interviews in the mid 1980s for his book "Getting To Know Clemson University Is Quite An Education: Determination Makes Dreams Come True."

The interviews focus on key events that shaped the progress and development of Clemson University during the presidency of Robert C. Edwards (1958-1979).