Special Collections and Archives

Scope and Contents The papers include 14 letters from Elijah Webb Brown to his wife written during his service in the Confederate Army from 1861-1864 and one letter written in 1880. In addition, there are three other letters from family members and the United Daughters of the Confederacy certificate of Eula Brown Hart, which explains the participation of Elijah Webb Brown and other family members in the Civil War. Also included are fragments of rough draft of family history and a paper written by great...

Scope and Contents The papers consist of certificates, a diploma, photographs and copies of poems, prayers and speeches. The photocopies of poems and some of the photographs were used in the preparation of The Verse of Floride Clemson, edited by Holman and published by the University of South Carolina Press in 1965. The photocopies are of the "Prize Album", located at Fort Hill, which contains autographs from Floride's friends from 1857 and 1860-1861 and several of...