Maps (documents)
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Gary Everhardt Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0344
Abstract
Gary Everhardt was an engineer with the National Park Service who became Assistant Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park in 1969 and Superintendent of Grand Teton National Park in 1972. In 1975 he became the ninth Director of the National Park Service where he oversaw the park-wide celebration of the national Bicentennial and doubled the acreage of lands belonging to the Service, promoting land conservation and preservation. In 1977 he resigned from the directorship and became...
Dates:
1936 - 2005; Majority of material found within , 1972-1999
Harry S. Dent Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0158
Abstract
This collection consists of the White House files and the personal papers of Harry S. Dent. It documents his involvement with the South Carolina and national Republican Party; his political work for President Richard M. Nixon’s Presidential administration and his peripheral involvement in the Watergate scandal; his legal career after his departure from the White House staff; his evangelical work with his wife through their ministry Laity Alive and Serving, including their missions to Romania...
Dates:
1913 - 2007; 1966 - 1995
James Francis Byrnes Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0090
Abstract
The James F. Byrnes Papers document his career as a U.S. Senator, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion during World War II, U.S. Secretary of State, and Governor of South Carolina. The papers show his close relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Byrnes helps him pass New Deal legislation during the Depression and then coordinates the homefront economy during the war, as well as accompanying Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference....
Dates:
1831 - 2007; 1933 - 1972
Marlin H. Bruner Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0281
Abstract
Marlin H. Bruner, Forester and Professor at Clemson University, helped to manage the land acquired by Clemson during the 1930s from 1939-1942 and from1954 until his retirement in 1971. During this period, Bruner was instrumental in the creation of a variety of reclamation and conservation projects on these lands as well as instructing Clemson students. His papers include information about the creation of Lake Hartwell during the 1950s and its impact upon the Clemson Forest as well as on the...
Dates:
1938 - 1973; 1953 - 1957
Mary Stevenson Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0353
Abstract
The Mary Stevenson Collection documents the people and places of the South Carolina counties of Anderson, Oconee, and Pickens—especially the Clemson-Pendleton area—through the research of Mary Stevenson, a Clemson University librarian and chair of the Research and Publication Committee of the Foundation for Historic Restoration in the Pendleton Area. The collection also documents the families who lived in or were associated with the two historic houses the Foundation operates, Ashtabula and...
Dates:
1784 - 1995; Majority of material found within , 1960-1988
Poe Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0242
Abstract
The Poe Family Papers document the lives of H. T. (Harris Tinker, or "Hal") Poe; his son, Harry Tinker Poe, Jr.; and his daughter, Isadora R. Poe. H. T. Poe (1856-1931) played an important role in the development of Greenville, SC because of his involvement in the city's public utilities, such as the Paris Mountain Water Company, the Greenville Gas and Electric Light and Power Company, and the Greenville Traction Company (the city's first street railway). The material relating to Harry T....
Dates:
1884 - 2000; 1938 - 1939
Robert C. Edwards Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0285
Abstract
Robert C. Edwards had a distinguished career in the textile industry from 1933-1942 and 1946-1956. In 1956, he returned to his alma mater, Clemson College as Vice President for Development. Upon the sudden death of President Robert F. Poole in 1958, Edwards was chosen as Acting President and elected the eighth President the following year. During his twenty-one year administration, Clemson College changed dramatically: University status was acquired, African Americans and women were...
Dates:
1942-1979, undated
Walter Brown Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0243
Abstract
The Walter J. Brown Papers document his career as a reporter, Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion during World War II, Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State, and owner of Spartan Communications (especially WSPA-Radio and WSPA-TV in Spartanburg, SC). There is also material relating to his personal life, particularly his interest in the Hickory Hill estate of Tom Watson; his involvement in politics, particularly with James F. Byrnes,...
Dates:
1879 - 1995; 1915 - 1992
Woodland Cemetery Stewardship Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: Series-0613
Abstract
The Woodland Cemetery Stewardship Committee was established by Clemson President Dr. James F. Barker in 2000 to oversee the maintenance, protection, and preservation of Woodland Cemetery. Committee members were appointed by the president for lifetime appointments, initially comprising seven members: four from the 'Clemson Family', the Campus Master Planner, the Chair of the Naming Committee for University Lands and Facilities, and the Chair of the University's Alumni Distinguished...
Dates:
1895 - 2018