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Mary Hollis Papers - Accession 1457
No full textThis Mary Hollis Letters consists of personal correspondence dating from 1932 to 1935, including letters and postcards addressed to members of the Hollis family, primarily Mary Hollis Faris (1911-1986) who was a 1932 graduate of Winthrop College. The correspondence documents family relationships, travel, daily activities, and social life during the period. A significant portion of the letters reflects a courtship between Mary Hollis and her future husband John Franklin “Frank” Faris (1909-1981), offering insight into romantic relationships, social customs, and leisure activities in the early 1930s. The series also includes communications among family members that reference vacations, weather, household matters, and education.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2443/thumbnail.jp
Tirza Faris Fewell Letters - Accession 1458
No full textThis collection consists primarily of personal correspondence addressed to Tirza Jane Faris Fewell (1858–1928), including letters from family members, friends, and her future husband, Samuel Alexander Fewell (1850–1908). The correspondence provides insight into family relationships, courtship, and daily life in the late nineteenth century.
Letters from family members contain updates on the health of relatives, news of personal plans and future goals, and accounts of significant family events, including the death of Tirza’s grandmother. Correspondence from friends—some unidentified—includes social updates such as news of a marriage, travel arrangements involving Rock Hill, invitations to visit, and requests for assistance with household provisions.
The collection also includes a series of love letters from Samuel Alexander Fewell written during his courtship of Tirza. These letters discuss his children, the death of his father, the purchase of his home, his intentions to visit Tirza, and routine matters such as the health and daily activities of family and acquaintances. Together, the letters offer a detailed and personal view of relationships, domestic concerns, and social life during the period.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2408/thumbnail.jp
Pettus Family Papers - Accession 1731
No full textThe Pettus Family Papers document the history, genealogy, landholdings, and daily life of multiple generations of the Pettus family, with roots in Indian Land, South Carolina, and branches extending throughout the southeastern United States and abroad. The collection spans the nineteenth through the early twenty-first centuries and includes family histories, genealogical research, correspondence, legal and financial records, photographs, reminiscences, literary works, and artifacts. Together, these materials provide a comprehensive record of family relationships, agricultural and commercial enterprises, property ownership, and historical memory.
A significant portion of the collection is devoted to genealogical research and family history, including compiled genealogies, correspondence with researchers, photocopied historical sources, and published family histories tracing Pettus lineage in South Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, Mississippi, the United Kingdom, and England. Materials also document connected families through marriage, such as the Allen, Cruse, Hall, Knox, Morrow, Rodgers, Perry, Sparks, and Wilson families. Family reunions, cemeteries, obituaries, and death certificates further support genealogical and biographical research.
The collection contains extensive documentation of land ownership, estates, and legal affairs, particularly for the branch of the family associated with Louise Pettus. These records include original and photocopied deeds, titles, wills, probate court documents, land surveys, tax records, loan receipts, and estate files. Agricultural and commercial activities are well represented through records and photographs of the Pettus family farm, the Pettus Cotton Gin, and the Pettus Store, including account ledgers, expenditure reports, lease agreements, manuals, and business-related correspondence.
Personal perspectives are preserved through reminiscences written by family members, especially Bessie Kathryn Rodgers Pettus, as well as broader family recollections created to preserve memories for future generations. Correspondence spanning much of the twentieth century—including letters, postcards, and later email printouts—illustrates family relationships, communication practices, and everyday concerns across decades.
Photographs, negatives, and contact sheets form a substantial visual component of the collection, documenting individual family members, reunions, businesses, cemeteries, travel, and local history. Many images are identified, while others remain unidentified, and several binders preserve original order and descriptive labels created by the family.
The collection also includes poems, essays, and publications written by Pettus family members, along with newspaper articles about the family, particularly those highlighting the work of Louise Pettus as a historian of South Carolina. Artifacts associated with the Pettus Store and cotton operations—such as signage, tools, containers, and equipment—provide tangible evidence of the family’s commercial and agricultural activities.
Overall, the Pettus Family Papers offer rich documentation of a multigenerational Southern family, illuminating themes of genealogy, land tenure, rural and small-town commerce, family memory, and regional history in South Carolina and beyond.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2867/thumbnail.jp
W466-001A-01 - School of Graduate, Continuing, and Online Education: General Office Records: Correspondence and Memoranda
No full textCareer and Character of General Micah Jenkins, C.S.A. - Accession 1177 M545 (598)
No full textThis collection consists of a 28 page booklet compiled by John P. Thomas entitled “Career and Character of General Micah Jenkins, C.S.A” published in 1903. Included in the booklet is biographical information, tributes, descriptions of battles, reminiscences, and letters. There is also a collection of letters from Micah Jenkins to his family concerning his service in the Confederate Army and a genealogy of the Jenkins Family. Micah John Jenkins was born in South Carolina at Edisto Island in 1835 and died as the result of friendly fire at the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on May 6, 1864.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2532/thumbnail.jp
Cleveland, SC Civilian Conservation Corps Photograph - Accession 1422 - M697 (753)
No full textThis collection consists of photograph of the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp South Carolina P-51, Company No. 440 from Cleveland, South Carolina dated February 26, 1934. Charles S. Manning was the Commanding Officer and F. A. Res was Captain. The photograph was developed by the Post Exchange Studio in Ft. Des Moines, Iowa.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2383/thumbnail.jp
Sara Perry McLeod Papers - Accession 1432
No full textThe Sara Perry McLeod Papers include a May Day program, newspaper clippings and photographs from a scrapbook, and Winthrop College yearbooks (Tatler) from Sara Perry’s student years. Sara Perry McLeod (1921–2011), a 1942 Winthrop College graduate, served as Maid of Honor during the May Day festivities in the spring of 1942. The bulk of the collection documents the 1942 May Day celebration, featuring images and articles related to that event, along with materials reflecting her time as a student at Winthrop.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2392/thumbnail.jp
Bill Shepherd Sheet Music Collection - Accession 1435
No full textThe Bill Shepherd Sheet Music Collection primarily consists of sheet music related to World War I and World War II collected by Billy Austin Shepherd. The collection includes 96 pieces dating from 1912 to 1971, with most materials originating from the periods 1916–1918 and 1940–1944.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2395/thumbnail.jp
Jack Weaver Genealogical Papers - Accession 1489
Full text linkDr. Jack Weaver was a professor of English at Winthrop University from 1967 until his retirement in 2003. The Jack Weaver Genealogical Papers consists of genealogical books, papers, family records, and genealogical files of Doctor Jack Weaver. Dr. Weaver conducted extensive research into the Scotch-Irish genealogical records in the United States. Prominent families featured in his research include the Hughes, Knox, and McGrew families.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2830/thumbnail.jp