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William S. Morrison papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-0023

Scope and Contents

Handwritten essays or lectures (originals and photocopies) on education, Andrew Pickens, English history. Treaty of Hopewell-on-Keowee, Institute (Experiment station) notes, 1902; a list of occupations of parents and guardians of Clemson students, 1897-1902; D.K. Norris correspondence, July 15, 1895 re local Indian legend; two oversize photographs, one a campus view and one of cadets, faculty, and trustees, were removed and filed in the Mss photograph files.

Dates

  • 1884-[194?]

Creator

Biographical Note

William Shannon Morrison, born in 1853 in Winnsboro, South Carolina; graduated with AB degree from Wofford College in 1875; taught in public and private schools and was Superintendent of city schools in Spartanburg 1874-1892; in 1892 he became the first history professor at Clemson College where he taught until his death December 22, 1922.

Extent

0.15 Cubic Feet ( (8 folders))

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Chronological.

Ownership and Custodial History

The Morrison family, specifically W. Austin Morrison, brother of Miss Margaret Morrison, donated to Clemson through Wright Bryan.

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Wright Bryan delivered to the Clemson Libraries, 1977 September.

Creator

Status
Completed
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
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Clemson SC 29634 U.S.A. US