South Carolina -- Genealogy.
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Calhoun, Noble and Pickens Families Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Mss-0225
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of clippings, original and photocopied correspondence, original and photocopied typed notes/transcripts and photography of a resolution collected by Kathryn Calhoun Hill and all relating to the genealogy of the Calhoun, Noble and Pickens families. A June 30, 1970 clipping from the Southwest Virginia Enterprise of Wytheville concerns the presentation of a marker for the grave of Ezekiel Calhoun by Hill. Most of the correspondence...
Dates:
1955-1956, 1958-1959, 1964, 1968-1971, undated
Godfrey, McFaddin, and Blakely Papers
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Mss-0321
Scope and Contents
The collection contains four sections of genealogy compiled by Frank Godfrey, including a record, 1997, and update, 2004, of the descendants of Ansel Godfrey, 1795-1855, one of the descendants of John McFaddin, died 1773, and one of the descendants of John Blakely, 1718-1798. The Godfrey genealogy consists of seven generations, the McFaddin genealogy consists of nine generations, and the Blakely genealogy consists of eight generations. These genealogies primarily begin in South Carolina and...
Dates:
1985 - 1997; 1994 - 1997
Harewood Residents since Colonel Samuel Washington
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Mss-0216
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a copy of "Harewood Residents since Colonel Samuel Washington" and correspondence relating to its donation to the Clemson University Libraries. The piece contains genealogical information, biographies, anecdotes, and transcriptions of letters relating to members of the Washington family who lived at Harewood, a home located near Charles Town, West Virginia, and was written by Dr. Washington for a 1970 Washington family gathering that marked the end of 200 years of...
Dates:
1970 - 1970
Overseer's Daybook (Westwood Plantation)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-0230
Scope and Contents
Original daybook and typed transcript. The daybook contains daily accounts of work undertaken (up to 1830, mostly by slaves), weather conditions, expenses, illnesses, holidays, burials and cultivation and planting records. There are also wage records and copies of poetry, song lyrics and other items. The transcript was prepared under the title of "Overseer's Day Book of a Small Plantation 1822-1917" by Lula May McNinch of Columbia, SC, in 1936 as part of W.P.A. Project 65-33-118, which was...
Dates:
1822-1823, 1827-1830, 1870, 1875, 1879-1884, 1910-1918, 1936
Quattlebaum Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0076
Abstract
The Quattlebaums were German Protestant pioneers who helped settle the "Dutch Fork" area of South Carolina (present Lexington and Newberry Counties) in the 1760's. The family has provided South Carolina with political leaders, engineers, soldiers, teachers, farmers, and executives for more than 200 years. Four generations of the Quattlebaum family are represented in this collection.The Quattlebaum Papers consist primarily of correspondence, reports, and research relating to...
Dates:
1817 - 2003; 1936 - 2001
Robert S. Lambert Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0159
Scope and Content Note
The collection spans the years 1745-1790, 1958-1980. It is divided into two sections: files and microfilm reels. The files pertain primarily to his activities as a Clemson faculty member and administrator. Most of these files relate to committees Lambert served on during his career at Clemson. The microfilm reels include film from a number of manuscript collections and archives as well as some newspapers. Although from disparate sources and consisting of only pieces of collections, series,...
Dates:
1745-1980