Abstract The Class of 1939 Records are an important resource for documenting life at Clemson college in the mid to late 1930’s, the role of the Class of 1939 in World War II, class reunions, the creation of the Class of 1939 Faculty Award for Excellence, and the development of the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.The records contain architectural drawings, artifacts, audio-visual materials, biographical files, clippings, correspondence, financial information, lists, minutes, necrology...

Scope and Contents This collection includes six account books; class notes 1888-1902; Charles Nutting Gignilliat's 1902 Clemson degree (oversize); his Calhoun Literary Society diploma, 1902 (oversize); a cotton Telegraphic Cipher Code, 1878, revised and improved edition, especially adapted to the cotton trade; a bound copy of biographical data submitted by Clemson"s class of 1902 for their 50th reunion in June, 1952; and a lacquered keepsake box with seventy cents in...