The daybook, listed as Journal No. 2, records the sales and purchases made by the firm between December 22, 1899 to June 24, 1902. Approximately four hundred names are listed of those purchasing products such as cotton seed oil, hulls and meal. Listed also are names of those selling cotton seed and other items to the firm. Posting references to a missing general ledger are noted. Members of a number of prominent South Carolina families had accounts with the firm.
This collection contains material related to the procurement of textile manufacturing equipment of both American and European origins. Correspondence, brochures, oversized blueprints, and photographs give insights into aspects of textile product development and marketing strategies circa 1955-1970.
The papers include general information about Cooper's career as well as two progress reports on fertilizer experiments at Clemson in 1937.
Charles B. Hackett served as the commander of the 713th Bombardment Squadron and then the 715th Bombardment Squadron of 448th Bomb Group (Heavy) of the Eighth Air Force stationed in Great Britain during World War II. His memoir is important in that it provides descriptions of Army Air Corps operations, military life, and his experiences as a prisoner of war of the Germans after his plane was shot down during a 1944 bombing mission to Pölitz, Poland.
