Abstract

Writer and professional consultant Joseph C. Ellers conducted a series of research interviews in the mid 1980s for his book "Getting To Know Clemson University Is Quite An Education: Determination Makes Dreams Come True."

The interviews focus on key events that shaped the progress and development of Clemson University during the presidency of Robert C. Edwards (1958-1979).

Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, press releases, and news clippings. Topics of note include: radio and advertising spots and costs; concerns expressed with the media seeking corrections and clarifications of printed stories; and suggestions by local media that Clemson provide occasional columns detailing agricultural research. Of particular note are letters regarding the admission of Harvey B. Gantt to Clemson in 1963. A bulk of the content includes communications with various...