The records contain correspondence, minutes, miscellaneous papers, newspaper clippings and titles to cemetery lots. Correspondence includes notices of meetings of the Association; requests by Dr. Richard Brackett for information for his history of the Church and requests for his book after its publication in 1905; requests pertaining to the condition of family graves; genealogical requests; donor solicitations for the maintenance and repair funds and thank you letters for the contributions; and correspondence relating to the ordering and receipt of materials for repairs. There is also correspondence relating to the separation from the Session of the Pendleton Presbyterian Church in order to incorporate; the need for an endowment fund; and the election of non-Presbyterians as commissioners. Miscellaneous papers include a list of materials collected for the history of the Church and addresses given about the Church which Brackett included in his book; there are also invoices and receipts for repair materials and a program for the 150th anniversary service of the Church. Newspaper clippings include articles about the Church and some of the famous people who are buried in its cemetery, including Confederate soldiers.
The Old Stone Church and Cemetery Commission was formed in 1893 by members who were concerned about the condition of the Old Stone Church (built c.1797) and cemetery. First known as the Old Stone Church and Cemetery Association (O.S.C.&C.A.); the first annual meeting was held in October 1894. In 1917 a Clemson Chapter of the Association was formed with Dr. R.N. Brackett of Clemson College as secretary and treasurer. In December 1919 a petition was made on behalf of the O.S.C.&C.A. to the Session of the Pendleton Presbyterian Church to relinquish all rights in the Old Stone Church as the Association wished to incorporate. The petition was granted and incorporation was accomplished in June 1920. In 1924 an endowment fund was begun. The name was changed to the Old Stone Church and Cemetery Commission by the 1940s.
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