Poole, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1893-1958
Person
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Beech Island Agricultural Society Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0209
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a transmittal letter, minutes of meetings, a journal of proceedings and publications. The 1947 letter tansferring the collection to the Libraries is from Dr. Robert F. Poole, president of Clemson University. Minutes include those of the A.B.C. Farmers Club for the period 1846-1848; from the Beech Island Agricultural Club for 1856-1862 (the first nine pages of this period are missing, although it forms the bulk of the collection); and minutes from 1872-1874. Some of...
Dates:
1846 - 1947; 1856 - 1862
Benet Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0048
Introduction
Christie Benet was a lawyer and an outstanding leader who served his city, his state and nation. Among the many places he served was as a Life Trustee of Clemson College. He was elected in 1929, and in 1949 he became Chairman of the Board. Despite his long service these papers are limited primarily to the period 1946-1951.
Dates:
1909 - 1951
Clemson University Board of Trustees Records
Collection
Identifier: Series-0030
Scope and Contents
This series contains the records of the Board of Trustees of Clemson University. The records are found in files, volumes, publications and microfilm. Included in this series is information which may be categorized as follows: Athletics, Biographical Files, Board Activities, Board Materials, Board of Visitiors, Commission on Higher Education, Committees, Correspondence, Executive Secretary, and President. The records span the years of 1888-1991.The athletic subseries consists of...
Dates:
1888 - 2012
Darlington County Agricultural Society Records
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0043
Scope and Contents
There is a nine page history of the society written by J.M. Napier which focuses upon its early years and gives some genealogical information about its members. Also, a three page account of the 97th annual meeting of the Society at which Dr. R.F. Poole introduced the topic of discussion, 'The Farmer's Part in the War Effort', also written by Napier.
Dates:
1942
Frank Johnstone Jervey Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0072
Scope and Contents
The material in the Jervey Papers covers primarily the last thirty years of his life (1953-1983). The correspondence in the collection deals with such topics as fund raising, alumni relations, IPTAY and athletic affairs, and Jervey's personal activities. The collection contains correspondence with prominent South Carolina politicians such as James F. Byrnes, Ernest F. Hollings, L. Mendel Rivers, Strom Thurmond and Edgar Brown. Other notable correspondents in the Jervey Papers include Clemson...
Dates:
1925-1981
G. H. Aull Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0255
Scope and Contents
The papers include articles, audio tapes, correspondence, maps, microfilm, motion
picture film, newsletters, photographs, reports, scrapbooks and speeches.The papers date from 1915 – 1986 with the bulk of the collection dating from 1932 –
1969. There are two albums of photographs documenting Aull’s years as a Clemson cadet, 1915-1919 as well as photographs related to his career, 1930-1969. There is one oversize volume documenting the Clemson Land Use Project, 1934-1954....
Dates:
1915 - 1986; 1932 - 1969
J. C. Littlejohn Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0068
Introduction
This collection consists mainly of material compiled by J. C. Littlejohn for a history of Clemson College. He died before completing this project. It is a rich source of documentation on every aspect of Clemson, from information on the Calhoun and Clemson families to student life and college administration.
Dates:
1900 - 1961
James Francis Byrnes Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0090
Abstract
The James F. Byrnes Papers document his career as a U.S. Senator, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion during World War II, U.S. Secretary of State, and Governor of South Carolina. The papers show his close relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Byrnes helps him pass New Deal legislation during the Depression and then coordinates the homefront economy during the war, as well as accompanying Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference....
Dates:
1831 - 2007; 1933 - 1972
Marlin H. Bruner Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0281
Abstract
Marlin H. Bruner, Forester and Professor at Clemson University, helped to manage the land acquired by Clemson during the 1930s from 1939-1942 and from1954 until his retirement in 1971. During this period, Bruner was instrumental in the creation of a variety of reclamation and conservation projects on these lands as well as instructing Clemson students. His papers include information about the creation of Lake Hartwell during the 1950s and its impact upon the Clemson Forest as well as on the...
Dates:
1938 - 1973; 1953 - 1957
O. M. Doyle letter
Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: Mss-0006
Scope and Contents
Typed copy and carbon copy of letter from O.M. Doyle, Columbia, South Carolina, to Captain [William W.?] Hollingsworth, Pickens County, South Carolina, regarding a state appropriations bill and discussing the financial condition of South Carolina in March, 1869.
Dates:
March 16, 1869
- Type
- Collection 25
- Archival Object 3
- Subject
- Photographs. 9
- Articles 5
- Speeches (documents) 5
- Agriculture -- South Carolina. 4
- Bills (legislative records) 4
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 4
- Audiocassettes. 3
- Civil rights -- South Carolina. 3
- Executive orders 3
- Hartwell Dam (Ga. and S.C.) 3
- Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 3
- Laws (documents) 3
- Maps (documents) 3
- Microfilms 3
- Minutes 3
- Petitions 3
- Scrapbooks. 3
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 3
- Taxation -- United States. 3
- Textile industry -- South Carolina. 3
- United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 3
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 3
- Advertisements 2
- Agriculture -- Societies, etc. -- South Carolina 2
- Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
- Agriculture and state -- South Carolina. 2
- Civil rights -- United States -- History 2
- Clemson Experimental Forest (S.C.) 2
- Correspondence. 2
- Cotton textile industry -- South Carolina. 2
- Education -- South Carolina. 2
- Forests and forestry -- South Carolina. 2
- Galley proofs 2
- Governors -- South Carolina 2
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 2
- Motion pictures (visual works) 2
- Political campaigns -- South Carolina. 2
- Political campaigns -- United States. 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 2
- Scholarships -- South Carolina -- History 2
- South Carolina -- History -- 1865- 2
- South Carolina -- Race relations. 2
- Transcripts 2
- United States -- Economic policy. 2
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 2
- Academic libraries -- Automation. 1
- Academic libraries -- History. 1
- Academic libraries -- South Carolina 1
- Agricultural colleges. 1
- Agricultural implements. 1
- Agricultural laborers -- California. 1
- Agricultural price supports -- United States. 1
- Agriculture -- California. 1
- Agriculture -- Economic aspects. 1
- Agriculture -- Social aspects. 1
- Agriculture -- United States. 1
- Agriculture and state. 1
- Agriculturists -- United States. 1
- Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
- Artifacts (object genre) 1
- Audiotapes. 1
- Automobile dealers -- South Carolina. 1
- Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
- Civil rights -- United States. 1
- Coal mines and mining -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Coastal charts 1
- College trustees -- South Carolina. 1
- Commercial crimes -- South Carolina. 1
- Constitutional history -- United States 1
- Cotton -- Fertilizers. 1
- Cotton growing -- California. 1
- Darlington County (S.C.) 1
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 1
- Editorials 1
- Educational television stations -- South Carolina. 1
- Elections -- South Carolina. 1
- Fertilizers. 1
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Biography 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1946 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 1
- Histories 1
- Journals (accounts) 1
- Judges -- Selection and appointment. -- United States 1
- Judicial process—United States—History 1
- Labor -- United States. 1
- Land use -- South Carolina. 1
- Lend-lease operations (1941-1945) 1
- Livestock improvement -- South Carolina. 1
- Lynching -- South Carolina. 1
- Manures. 1
- Memorabilia. 1
- Military education -- United States. 1
- New Deal, 1933-1939 1
- Paper industry -- South Carolina. 1 ∧ less
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