Scope and Contents This collection consists of two unrelated items. The first is Mr. McCrary's written account, 1939, regarding of the early days of Clemson College. He recalls the Fort Hill mansion and surrounding area in the days before the college was first established. He describes witnessing the first dormitory being built by convict labor, Clemson's opening day ceremonies, and his own experiences as a cadet upon entering the school. The other item is a poem written by George Miles Riley that commemorates...

Scope and Contents This collection contains a class of 1899 roll (compiled in 1948); 2 commencement programs, 1898-1899; a list of Clemson College graduates, 1896-1901; and 2 black and white photographs. Both the 1898 and 1899 commencement programs list all graduates, their thesis topics, and class officers. The 1896-1901 listing of graduates presents the individuals name, place of residence, and occupation. The class of 1899 roll was compiled in 1948, and notes name, occupation, place of residence, and...

Scope and Contents This series contains the correspondence files of Enoch Walter Sikes. Also found within the files are minutes of directors meetings, annual reports, departmental reports and budgets, employment agreements, photographs of some employees, and partial lists of cadets. Frequent correspondents include Clemson College Officials: H. W. Barre, director of research; F. H. H.Calhoun, director of teaching; W. W. Long, director of the extension service; H. M. Stackhouse, professor and...

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...

Scope and Contents The collection consists of photocopies of Haven Metcalf's correspondence while professor of botany and bacteriology at Clemson University, to his former professor Charles E. Bessey, professor of botany and horticulture at the University of Nebraska. Included are some of Metcalf's papers and research in the area of botany and agriculture, such as; his thesis, studies in the blast of rice and rice disease, word definitions and translations questions, personal credentials, lab notes, and...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of 16 photos, 10 postcards, 1 map, and 1 scrapbook depicting scenes of Clemson College. Photographs of note include the Clemson power plant circa mid-1920s, the experiment station before it was painted and moved around 1903, the Nesom home circa 1898-1899, an interior shot of the old campus chapel, Tillman Hall, the old textile building, the extension train, a classroom laboratory scene, cadets in the dining hall, and the old veterinary hospital. There are photos in...

Scope and Contents The collection includes notebooks, maps, a small memorandum book and a folder of information. The notebooks reflect Hunter's college work in chemistry including undated collaborative notes with A.L. Slade, L.H. Crosson, J.K. Bishop, S.B. Knight, and R.B. Eaton. Post 1934 notes concern graduate work and an Extension Course of the Infantry School taken while at the University of Iowa. The topographic maps are related to the Extension course. The folder contains undated mimeographed chapters on...

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This calendar contains 17 photos of the Clemson College campus and surrounding area circa 1908. Area churches, college buildings, and several Clemson athletic teams are depicted.

Scope and Contents Topics of interest include family and early childhood memories; his primary, secondary and college education; impressions of the 1924 cadet walkout that occurred during his sophomore year; his career at Clemson as an instructor and University Registrar; issues regarding enrollment changes; spotting academic fraud; public relations; revisions in college admissions and educational programs; effects of the Great Depression and World War II on Clemson; restructuring of the college; and the...

Abstract

This series contains material/records produced by the Office of the Commandant