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...

Abstract The Mary Stevenson Collection documents the people and places of the South Carolina counties of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens—especially the Clemson-Pendleton area—through the research of Mary Stevenson, a Clemson University librarian and chair of the Research and Publication Committee of the Foundation for Historic Restoration in the Pendleton Area. The collection also documents the families who lived in or were associated with the two historic houses the Foundation operates, Ashtabula and...

Abstract The Poe Family Papers document the lives of H. T. (Harris Tinker, or "Hal") Poe; his son, Harry Tinker Poe, Jr.; and his daughter, Isadora R. Poe. H. T. Poe (1856-1931) played an important role in the development of Greenville, SC because of his involvement in the city's public utilities, such as the Paris Mountain Water Company, the Greenville Gas and Electric Light and Power Company, and the Greenville Traction Company (the city's first street railway). The material relating to Harry T....

Abstract Robert C. Edwards had a distinguished career in the textile industry from 1933-1942 and 1946-1956. In 1956, he returned to his alma mater, Clemson College as Vice President for Development. Upon the sudden death of President Robert F. Poole in 1958, Edwards was chosen as Acting President and elected the eighth President the following year. During his twenty-one year administration, Clemson College changed dramatically: University status was acquired, African Americans and women were...