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WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
ACCESSION 1135
ROSS WEBB PAPERS
1886-2002
82 Boxes, 247 Folders
Ross Webb Papers, Acc 1135
Manuscript Collections, Winthrop University Archives
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
LOUISE PETTUS ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
ACC. NO.: _1135_
ADDITIONS: ___, ___, ___
PROCESSED BY: _Steve Blankenship_
DATE: August 29, 2016
NO. OF SECTIONS: _3_
ROSS WEBB PAPERS
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The Ross Webb collection was deposited to the Winthrop University Archives and Special Collections on three separate
dates. The first deposit occurred on September 28, 1999, followed by the second deposit on October 14, 2009, and finally by the third
deposit on July 2, 2012.
Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 23
Approximate number of pieces: 42,000 and 73 bound volumes
Restrictions: Open to researchers under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections at
Winthrop University.
Literary Rights: For information concerning literary rights please contact the Louise Pettus Archives & Special Collections
at Winthrop University.
Scope and Content Note: This collection consists of papers from Dr. Ross A. Webb, Historian Emeritus from Winthrop
University. Significant research includes the history of Winthrop College, genealogy of Benjamin Helm Bristow, Webb’s
history class notes, and preliminary drafts of his book The Torch is Passed. The files contain documents, commentary,
correspondence, and articles describing the founding of Winthrop, its move from Columbia to Rock Hill, Founders Day, its
coat of arms, an annual chronology of growth, the presidents, traditions, student life, campus activities, course curriculum,
Board of Trustees records, administration & faculty, distinguished alumni, library services, athletics, organizations,
publications, introduction of coeducation, legislative issues, statistical analysis, history lectures, family genealogy, civic
engagement, newspaper articles, and drafts of Ross Webb’s books.
Related Collection: Accession 697 – Ross Webb Newspaper ColectionAcc. 740 – The Ross Webb Papers
Transfer of Items: Thesis, The Role of Communications In The American Revolution by Anne Putnam was transferred to Winthrop
Theses, W416.
One storage box of 5¼-inch (133 mm) and 3½-inch (90 mm) sized floppy disks were placed in storage.
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
ROSS ALLEN WEBB
Dr. Ross A. Webb, the sixth child of William O. and Purdy Webb, was born in Westchester, Nova Scotia on July 11, 1923. Following
graduation from Cumberland Academy in Amherst, Nova Scotia in 1941, he served in World War II as a coordinator between industry
and the Royal Canadian Air Force. His education endeavors continued at Charles Community College in Amherst and Mount Allison
University at Sackville, New Brunswick. In 1949, Webb received a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors at Acadia University at
Wolfville, Nova Scotia. At the University of Pittsburg he received a Masters of Liberal Arts in 1951 and a doctorate degree in 1956.
Dr. Webb married Ruth Keil in Glenshaw, Pennsylvania on June 19, 1954, and had two sons: Alan and Eric. In the fall of 1956, he
accepted a teaching position at the University of Kentucky as an associate professor of history and Director of Undergraduate Studies.
In 1967 Webb joined the staff of Winthrop College, assuming the position of Dean of the Faculty a year later. Between 1971 and
1975, Webb served as Vice President for Academic Affairs, ultimately leaving that position to teach history full-time. Dr. Webb
retired in 1989 to become Winthrop’s Official Historian.
During his 36 years at Winthrop, Dr. Webb served on the Honors Council as faculty representative to the Winthrop Board of Trustees.
His honors include the Algernon Sidney Sullivan Award (1974), the Distinguished Professor at Winthrop Award (1977), Who’s Who
in America distinction, and the Excellent in Writing Award at the Sixth Annual Winthrop Writers Conference. He was a member of
Phi Kappa Betta, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Phi Alpha Theta, and honored as a Kentucky Colonel.
One of Dr. Webb’s many contributions to Winthrop was to secure the university’s coat of arms, a unique distinction for the school.
Symbolic of the college’s commitment to excellence, the project was researched, produced, and registered by the College of Arms,
under the direction of the Queen of England. On December 15, 1980, Dr. Webb planned the elaborate convocation for the presentation
of the coat of arms, personally delivered by Ulster’s King of Arms, J. P. Brooke-Little.
Dr. Webb was the author of numerous articles and four books including (1) The Alaskan Boundary Dispute, 1779-1903 (published in
1951 by the US Department of State), (2) Benjamin Helm Bristow: Border State Politician in 1969, (3) Kentucky in the
Reconstruction Era in 1979, and The Torch is Passed, a history of Winthrop College, in 2002.
Dr. Webb served in leadership roles with Kiwanis, AARP, the Catawba Area Agency on Aging, the York County Council on Aging,
and the Senior Advisory Board for Piedmont Healthcare. In addition, he served on the Medical Review Board of the Carolinas and
supported the Friends of Brattonsville. Gifted in the art of music, Webb sang professionally with the Pittsburgh Symphony and
enjoyed playing tennis, traveling with his wife several times to Wimbledon in the British Isles.
Ross Webb was a man of religious convictions, being ordained as a Deacon in the Episcopal Church in Lexington, Kentucky and later
ordained into the priesthood in 1981. During his time in South Carolina, Webb served many parishes including the Church of Our
Savior in Rock Hill (1967-1971), the Church of the Good Shepherd in York (1971-1973), St. Paul’s in Fort Mill (1973-1979), and
Christ Church, Lancaster as Assistant Priest since 1981. Dr. Ross Webb passed away November 25, 2003, survived by his wife, two
sons, and a grandson.
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
BIOGRAHPICAL FILES
1
1
REMINISCENCES OF ROSS A. WEBB
Consists of an autobiography by Ross A. Webb with copies of family photographs.
1923-2004
1
2
ROSS WEBB, AUTHOR OF WINTHROP COLLEGE HISTORY
Contains articles and correspondence introducing Ross Webb as first college
historian and author of a book on the history of Winthrop college. Includes list of
resources, the work’s certification & registration, Memorandum of Commitment, and
Webb’s proposal as author.
1987
WINTHROP HISTORY
2
3
ROCK HILL AND SOUTH CAROLINAHISTORY
Contains history of Rock Hill, the state of South Carolina, and elected governors.
Includes sketches by Vernon Grant, articles on Anderson Motor Company, a timeline
of the Yorkville Enquirer, and article in the Sandlapper“The Way We Were.”
1886-1986
2
4
“A CITY WITHOUT COBWEBS”
Composed of a photocopy of the book, A City Without Cobwebs, A History of Rock
Hill, South Carolina including a drama on Catawba Indians: “Kah-Woh, Catawba.”
1953
2
5
PRESENTATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF WINTHROP
1930-1990
Contains Webb’s addresses: Junior Scholars Lecture in 1988, address to the Board of
Visitors on September 14, 1990 and to the Shepherd’s Center January 23, 2003.
Includes Jean Muldrow’s essay of 1947 “The History of Winthrop College, South
Carolina’s College for Women” and a copy of chapter 6 from the 1930’s edition of
Milton Lee Orr’s book The State-Supported Colleges for Women.”
3
6
WINTHROP THROUGH THE YEARS
Contains campus publications “The Winthrop Story” and “Through the Years,”
which are narratives and chronological listings of events. File consists of the
minutes of the first board of trustees meeting in 1886, lists of “firsts” for the college,
and the time capsule dedication. Includes articles: “David Bancroft Johnson,
Educational Champion of The New South” by Ross Webb in 1993, “Winthrop
College and Rock Hill Were Meant for Each Other” by J. Thomas Williams in 1985,
and a campus publication “Winthrop College Literary Societies.”
1886-1996
3
7
WINTHROP ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
File introduces Winthrop’s 25th, 50th, and 75th year anniversary celebrations. Includes
addresses by Governor Ben Tillman, W.S. Hall and Dr. James Kinard. Includes a
campus article on the class of 1927 at their 25th reunion, information on the founding
of Winthrop, and an outline of Winthrop College student life from 1904-1915.
1927-1987
4
8
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
Contains programs and newsclippings pertaining to the celebration of the school’s
first one hundred years and includes: “Winthrop in Rock Hill 1895-1995, A
Centennial Celebration” by Dr. Ross A. Webb, and “Rock Hill in 1895” by Louise
Pettus.
1895-1995
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.)
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
4
9
WINTHROP COAT OF ARMS, COLLEGE SEAL, AND ALMA MATER
1969, 1980
Includes correspondence and news clippings of the selection process for the coat
of arms, college seal, and alma mater.
4
10
WINTHROP COAT OF ARMS
Consists of application, design, registration, and approval of the college coat of
arms. Includes news release, ceremony program, and news clippings.
1980
5
11
HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY OF WINTHROP
Includes walking tour of Winthrop and a 100 year time-line. Contains articles on the
chapel room in Tillman Hall and the Kinard Hall Fire in 1986.
1886-1986
5
12
WINTHROP’S EARLY HISTORY
Contains news articles on the laying of the Main Building (Tillman) cornerstone in
1894, “David Bancroft Johnson, Master Builder,” and Peggy Diane Neal’s
publication of “Benjamin Ryan Tillman, His Role in the Founding and Early History
of Winthrop College.” Includes time-line of campus buildings from 1905 to 1927.
1886-1929
6
13
WINTHROP BUILDINGS
Contains articles on campus construction including the Main Building (Tillman),
Carnegie Library (Rutledge), Peabody Gymnasium, Withers Classrooms, The Little
Chapel, Joynes Hall, Dinkins Student Center, and the president’s home. Includes the
1974 five year (failed) plan to remove many existing structures.
1895-1991
6
14
MUSICAL, THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES, AND PRESENTATIONS OF
VISITING DIGNITARIES
Includes articles on Byrnes Auditorium, history of music at Winthrop, the D.B.
Johnson Memorial Aeolian-Skinner Organ, and the visits of dignitaries including
Helen Keller and Eleanor Roosevelt.
1916-1993
6
15
THEATER AND MUSIC RECITALS
Topics include dedication of Johnson Hall, Winthrop Theater, art exhibits, the 1899
play “The Girls in Blue,” the 1908 play “In the Sunny South,” the play “Kah-woh
Catawba” (describing life of the Catawba Indians), and the 1909 graduation concert.
1903-1954
7
16
HOME ECONOMICS
Composed of chronology including papers on Thurmond Hall dedication, Winthrop
college farm, statewide programs, School of Consumer Science & Allied
Professions, and an article “Home Economics in South Carolina, the Work of a Great
Leader” written by Caroline Hyde Dreher in 1947.
1904-1984
7
17
HOME ECONOMICS
Involves agricultural education at Winthrop and in South Carolina. Includes US
Bureau of Education’s “An Experimental Rural School at Winthrop College” by
Mrs. Hetty S. Browne, the reorganization of the School of Home Economics,
proceedings of the Winthrop School of Consumer Science, and research symposium
of Allied Professions.
1896-1984
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.)
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
7
18
WINTHROP’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE WAR EFFORT
Covers Winthrop’s role in support of the war effort during WWII and includes an
article “The Old Army, a Portrait of the American Army in Peacetime, 1784-1898”
by Edward M. Coffman.
1929-1943
8
19
WINTHROP FOUNDERS DAY
Contains a brief history of Winthrop College and its first nine presidents. Includes
biography and copies of letters from Robert Charles Winthrop and President D.B.
Johnson.
1885-1990
8
20
WINTHROP FOUNDERS DAY
Lists programs and speakers for each Founder’s Day celebration, proposal to change
name of college, and an article “Winthrop Comes to Rock Hill – May 12, 1894” by
John H. Moore.
1985-1990
8
21
EARLY CONTRIBUTORS TOWARD THE FOUNDING OF WINTHROP
Contains various biographical sketches of Benjamin Ryan Tillman and includes a
commentary on the Peabody Fund.
1969-1985
9
22
DAVID BANCROFT JOHNSON – FIRST PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP
COLLEGE
Consists of biographical sketches from notable publications, chronology of service,
quotations, and diary of his trip to Europe in 1908.
1886–1928
9
23
MAI RUTLEDGE JOHNSON – FIRST LADY OF WINTHROP COLLEGE
Includes a 1964 interview, biographical sketch, memoirs, and news articles about
death on her 100th birthday.
1878-1978
9
24
DAVID BANCROFT JOHNSON FAMILY PAPERS
Lists the Johnson family papers (Acc. 162) including a chronology of D.B.
Johnson’s life.
1834-1976
9
25
DAVID BANCROFT JOHNSON HONOR INDUCTIONS
Papers introduce D.B. Johnson into the SC Hall of Honor in Education including his
nomination form for induction into the SC Hall of Fame.
1985-1987
10
26
DAVID BANCROFT JOHNSON – TRIBUTE
Includes the manuscript “The Violet Years” by Ross Webb and copies of related
topics from various issues from 1924 in The Record: a newspaper in Rock Hill.
1924
10
27
DAVID BANCROFT JOHNSON OBSERVATIONS
Lists resources used by President D.B. Johnson and includes an outline of his life by
Dr. Ross Webb.
1873-1928
10
28
DAVID BANCROFT JOHNSON QUOTATIONS
Comprised of transcriptions of D.B. Johnson’s personal notes and various tributes.
1917-1928
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.)
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
10
29
DAVID BANCROFT JOHNSON – ADVOCATE FOR RURAL SCHOOLS
Consists of articles: “The Rural Home and the Woman on the Farm” and Dr.
Patterson Wardlaw”s “Winthrop in Columbia.” Publications include Southern School
News and “A History of Higher Education in South Carolina” by Colyer Meriwether,
and the 1889 “Sketch of the Free School System” by D. P. Robbins.
11
30
JAMES PINCKNEY KINARD, FACULTY MEMBER, DEAN AND PRESIDENT
Contains biographical sketches, chronology, genealogy, quotations from speeches,
and newspaper articles from 1930 describing his leadership at Winthrop through the
depression years.
11
31-32
JAMES PINCKNEY KINARD, PERSONAL LETTERS
Includes copies of personal correspondence. See also Acc. 8 James Pinckney Kinard
Papers.
1895-1934
12
33
SHELTON JOSEPH PHELPS, THE THIRD PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP
Includes a chronology of service to Winthrop including news articles and
correspondence describing his work to strengthen Winthrop’s curriculum. Topics
include the budgeting of Works Project Administration (WPA) funds during WWII.
1934-1943
12
34-35
SHELTON JOSEPH PHELPS, PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS
Includes a narrative of his service to Winthrop and a chronology of
accomplishments.
1934-1943
13
36
HENRY R. SIMS, THE FOURTH PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP
Contains chronology prepared by Dr. Ross Webb and includes outline of contents in
Acc. 9: Henry R. Sims Papers. Topics include Sims’ efforts to increase the school’s
financial base ten-fold and to abolish the uniform requirement.
1944-1959
13
37
HENRY R. SIMS, PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS
File includes a presidential service narrative by Ross Webb.
1944-1959
14
38
CHARLES SHEPARD DAVIS, THE FIFTH PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP
Consists of biographical data and notes from Dr. Ross Webb relevant to the closing
of Winthrop Training School and its existence for more than 50 years. Topics
include racial integration, co-education, and the 1965 financial summary statement.
1959-1973
14
39
CHARLES SHEPARD DAVIS, PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS
Includes a presidential service narrative by Ross Webb.
1959-1973
15
40
CHARLES BROOKS VAIL, THE SIXTH PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP
Includes biographical data and chronology of accomplishments. Includes
presentations by Dr. Vail: “The State of the College – 1975,” “The Pendulum Will
Not Come to Rest,” and “Greatness is More than Brute Strength.” Includes a
narrative of Dr. Vail’s service and the introduction of co-education to the Winthrop
campus.
1973-1982
1886-1919
1895-1951
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.)
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
15-16
41-44
CHARLES BROOKS VAIL, PRESIDENTIAL PAPERS
Composed of news articles, personal correspondence, and summaries of
achievements. Topics include specifically unrestricted coeducation, outreach efforts
in continuing education, and construction of the Wintrhop Coliseum. Includes
“Reports of the President,” HDC (handicapped) activities, and budget reviews
1973-1982
16
45
PHILIP LADER, THE SEVENTH PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP
Comprised of biographical data and personal interview. File includes a copy of
Lader’s convocation program and presentation: “A Vision of Winthrop College.”
Topics involve his resignation from office and unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign.
1983-1985
16
46
PHILIP LADER, ARTICLES
Includes newspaper articles describing Lader’s efforts to increase record enrollment
coordinated with unprecedented levels of state and private funding.
1983-1985
17
47
MARTHA KIME PIPER, EIGHTH AND FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF
WINTHROP
Contains news articles, inaugural, and convocation programs. Emphasis placed on
her leadership in the founding of the School of Visual and Performing Arts including
contributions toward beautification and renovation of the college campus.
1986-1988
17
48
MARTHA KIME PIPER, PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
Contains personal correspondence, faculty conference summary, biographical
information, the college long range plan report, and memorial service of President
Piper.
1986-1988
17
49
MARTHA KIME PIPER, PUBLICATIONS
Contains Chapter 19 from The Torch is Passed: a dedication to the life and service of
Martha Piper including articles of introduction to interim president Mike Smith.
1986-1988
18
50
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, NINTH PRESIDENT OF WINTHROP
Contains opening address on August 17, 1989 and the college’s annual report.
1989
18
51
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, REPORTS AND PROGRAMS
Contains opening address on August 15, 1990: “A Vision of Distinction” and the
Board of Trustees bylaws. Reports include the Presidential Task Force on Effective
Teaching.
1990
18
52
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, INAUGURATION
Contains correspondence and inaugural program, “An Era of Distinction.”
1990
18
53
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, REPORTS
Comprised of the August 20th 1991 opening address by Dr. DiGiorgio followed by
the convocation program on August 27, 1991. Includes the president’s report to the
Board of Trustees: “Charting Winthrop’s Future Course.”
1991
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.)
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
18
54
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, “A VISION OF DISTINCTION”
Contains the August 18, 1992 opening address by Dr. DiGiorgio and his address: “A
Vision of Distinction - a Well-Charted Course of Direction and Commitment to
Excellence.” Includes the budgetary outlook for fiscal year 1992-93 and convocation
address by Richard W. Riley.
1992
19
55
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, CORRESPONDENCE, PRESENTATIONS, AND
REPORTS
File is comprised of the August 17, 1993 opening address by Dr. DiGiorgio. Reports
include morale survey, budget outlook, and university governance & higher
educational goals. Contains articles of introduction to events of the year.
1993-1994
19-20
56-57
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS &
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES
Includes faculty resolution by the Board of Trustees, institutional review,
faculty/staff survey: “Attitudes Toward President DiGiorgio,” The Fretwell Report an analysis of academic programs, and SREB (Southern Regional Education Board)
Fact Book on Higher Education. Also consists of speech discussing pay increase,
faculty surveys & tenure, audit. Includes convocation programs
1995-1998
20-21
58-61
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, ELECTRONIC EMAIL MESSAGES
Incudes official emails sent to faculty/staff.
1996-2002
22
62
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
Involves controversies surrounding President DiGiorgio regarding faculty relations.
1995
22
63
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND CAMPUS
POLICIES
Consists of introduction to internet procedures, campus developments, “External
Review of Administrataive Performance,” and “Winthrop Magazine.”
1995-1996
22
64
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Includes information on art acquisitions, “Winthrop Update” magazine, “FYI”
newsletters, 1997 Spring Calendar of Events, and “Patrons of Winthrop Galleries.”
1997-1998
22
65
ANTHONY J. DIGIORGIO, ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND
PUBLICATIONS
Includes “Policy on copyrighted Materials and Academic Misconduct Policy,” crime
prevention statements, library directive, and essay by Dr. ChrisVan Aller on
democracy.
1990-1999
23
66
WINTHROP BYLAWS
Consists of by-laws from Winthrop College in 1902, 1932, 1957, and 1990. Includes
Board of Trustees membership roster.
1902-1990
23-24
67-69
WINTHROP BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Lists outline of events compiled by Ross Webb. Reports include the Board of
Trustees to the General Assembly and the president’s quarterly reports to the Board
of Trustees.
1896-1973, 1983-1995
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.)
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
24
70
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND RESOURCES
Reports include the status of Peabody Fund, donor resources, student workers, and
student payment agreements.
1895-1991
24
71
COLLEGE REGISTRATION, ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAMS
Lists officials of school administration and college admissions requirements.
Includes reports of the traning school and student teaching.
1888-1968
25
72-73
WINTHROP FACULTY
Contains photographs of the faculty of 1908 and 1926 and manuals for 1971, 1988,
and 1999. Includes memorandums, faculty meeting minutes, tenure plan, personal
profiles, American Association of University Professors (AAUP) newsletters,
program for faculty development and an outline of President Johnson’s discussions
with faculty.
1904-1992
25
74
WINTHROP FACULTY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Consists of procedures manual and memorandums that include roster, committee
elections, employee grievance,study grants,tenure, salary, and appeals.
1944-1975
26
75
ACADEMIC DEANS AND ADMINISTRATORS
Includes academic deans and administrators and include personal profiles.
1918-1975
26
76
REPORTS, STATUTES, AND RESOLUTIONS
Contains Board of Trustees summaries to the SC General Assembly - dating 100
years and state statutes regarding Winthrop.
1884-1984
26
77
WINTHROP HONORARY AWARDS
Contains history of the Winthrop graduate council. Includes honorary degree
recipients with profiles and applications.
1928-1980
27
78-80
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Includes review of trends in grade distributions at Winthrop, institutional goals,
annual report, graduate degrees, and the annual report from the School of Music,
schools of Business Administration, School of Education, School of Home
Economics, the Department of History and Geography, the Honors Council, Dacus
Library, and graduate school, and the statement of purpose for the School of Home
Economics.
1973-1979
28
81
FACULTY COMMITTEE
Contains summaries of minutes as transcribed by Ross Webb.
1930-1977
28
82
WINTHROP CLASS CURRICULUM
Includes “A Role and Scope” study of the purpose of the educational program.
Includes the Winthrop self-study curriculum.
1968-1970
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Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
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83-84
MARY ELIZABETH MASSEY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY EMERITUS
Contains publications: The Food and Drink Shortage of the Confederate Homefront,
The Making of a Feminist, The Effect of Shortages on the Confederaate Homefront,
The Free Market of New Orleans, Mary Todd Lincoln, a memorial resolution, and
the 28th Annual Meeting of the Southern Historical Association.
1943-1974
30
85-86
DISTINGUISHED WINTHROP ALUMNI AND FRIENDS
Consists of articles and records of Dr. Frances Earle, Margaret Bryant, Mary Ellis,
Wil Lou Grey, Harriet F. Johnson, Martha Fitzgerald, Marguerite Tolbert, and Kate
Wofford. Lists alumni association officers & executive secretaries, medallion
recipients. Includes various alumni magazines and newsletters. Also consists of an
essay in the Roddey-McMillan publication, “Vapors, Vamps, and Vogue, and a
Showcase of Women and Fashion” by Dr. Rose Cooper. Includes a citation for Mary
Sue Britton McElveen in addition to profiles of John Thompson Brown, William
John Cherry, William Culp, and Martha Linda Franks.
1896-1986
30
87
ORAL INTERVIEWS
Outlines include interviews of Jean Richards Roddey, Mary Sue Britton McEleveen,
Dr. Harold Gilbreth (by Ross Webb), Dorothy Seely Rauch (by Louise Pettus), and
oral history agreements for various other persons.
1985-1992
31
88-92
DISTINGUISHED FACULTY & ALUMNI, AND FRIENDS
Contains profiles of distinguished faculty:Mary Hall Leonard - Winthrop Training
School’s first principal and teacher, Otis Minick Mitchell, Mabel Montgomery,
Griffith T.Pugh, Walter B. Roberts, Ruth Roettinger, Leila Russell, the Sigreaves
Sisters (Mrs. Edgar A. Brown and Mrs. John T. Stevens), Carolina Coleman Sylvan,
Dora Dee Walker, Paul Mowbray Wheeler, Heber Workman, August Kohn and
William Blackburn Wilson, Annie E. Bonham, Hetty Brown, William Garner
Burgin, T.A. Crawford, Jabez Curry, George W. Dunlap, Mary Frayzer, and Edward
S. Joynes. Minnie Macfeat, Abbie D. Bryan, Willis D. Magginis, Sara R. Marcum,
W.F. Moncfreiff, Alexander Melville Bell, and Samuel A. Green, J. Pierpont
Morgan, Edith Lander Savely, Frances Parrott, James William Thomson, Elizabeth
Godfrey, Mabel Mercer Hamilton, Margaret Finley Collins, James William
Thomson, William Joseph Roddey, Patterson Wardlaw, Sarah Withers, Albert
Edward Winship, James Woodrow, and Mary Yeargin. Also includes a college and
alumni relationship survey
and others.
1906-1988
32
93
DACUS LIBRARY
Consists of a biographical profile of Ida Jane Dacus and the opening of the new
library facility in 1969 named in her honor. Includes profiles or resumes of Gladys
M. Smith, Frances Spain, Ronald Joseph Chepesiuk, and Mark Y. Herring.
Comprised of the annual report of 1985/6 and a history of bibliographic instruction
at Winthrop. Includes Dacus Library’s available resources and significant library
accomplishments since coeducation.
1963-1987
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94
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES & SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Lists stored artifacts in addition to an outline of D.B. Johnson’s original manuscripts.
Correspondence includes MULPS (Metrolina Union List of Periodicals and Serials),
News of the Friends of the Library, Library Associates Group, and the library
committee. Contains assorted publications of the staff newsletters: Hot Flash and
Focus plus the article: “Campus of the Future.”
1975-1995
32
95
LIBRARY PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACCESS
Composed of guides for quick access to referencing, microfilm collection, card
catalog files, publications, and serial holdings. Includes comments to faculty
leadership in 1995.
1974-1995
32
96
DACUS ONLINE LIBRARY SERVICES
Contains “Introducing Online Library Systems,” OCLC Annual Report, and
Winthrop’s Library’s “Gounded in Tradition, Wired for the Millennium.”
1985-1999
32
97
WINTHROP SCHOOL OF ART
Consists of aricles on various works of art on campus including the John Sassi
Exhibit, a portrait of D.B. Johnson, and tribute to artist Clara Barrett Strait.
1906-1988
33
98-99
WINTHROP ART INVENTORY AND ACQUISITIONS
Includes a 1991 appraisal for fine arts at Winthrop with details of location, condition
and value. Includes Art Acquisition Committee agendas & reports plus brochures on
“Portraits of York County” by John R. Schorb, “Art of the Gold Rush, “Blue Line,”
and “Old Master Drawings from the Albertina.” Lists and describes the Art
Acquisition Committee Report, presidential portraits at Tillman Hall, and the Clara
Barrett Strait paintings in the University Collection.
1991-1998
34
100
STUDENT LIFE
Contains listings of student regulations and uniform dress codes. Includes attendance
at state and local fairs, summer school, and chronology of student activities at
Wnthrop.
1898-1982
34
101
STUDENT HANDBOOK
From the early 1900s, file includes narrative on student life, student handbook,
newsletters, news articles, and photo copies.
1919-1922
34
102
STUDENT LIFE IN THE 1920S
Contains narratives of student life including Christmas at Winthrop. Lists
chronology of campus activities and notes on Student Government Association and
religious events at school.
1887-1967
34
103
STUDENT CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
Lists enrollment data and includes articles and notes on The Winthrop Long Blue
Line, beauty contest winners, Daisy Chain, and summaries of campus clubs and
student activities.
1929-1964
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105
WINTHROP TRADITIONS
Lists college traditions such as Founders Day, May Day, Rat Week, Miss Freshman
Pageant, Miss Winthrop, Greek Week, Fall Fest, Blue Line, Miss Hi-Miss Weekend,
Winthrop Day, Parents Day, Convocation, Baccaulaureate, Commencement, alumni
Weekend, Daisy Chain, Junior Follies, lighting of the Christmas Tree, athletic
awards banquet, Honors Night, International Week, and Homecoming.
1991
35
105
STUDENT CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
Includes Student Government Association presidents, minutes, and regulations.
Includes articles on the Debater’s League, United Daughters of the Confederacy’s
campus chapter, the Order of the Strawberry Leaf, and the Model United Nations IV.
1895-1986
35
106
THE WINTHROP JOURNAL
Contains five editions of this campus publication: October 1930, December 1930,
April 1931, May 1932, and March 1933.
1930-1933
35
107
STUDENT ACTIVITIES AND ATHLETIC EVENTS
Consists of student handbook and special events calendar. Covers the addition of
Winthrop Coliseum in 1982 followed by its abandoned proposal to sell it in 1999.
Contains pamphlets on ’80 Alumni Weekend and the ’79 Honors and Awards
Dinner.
1981-1999
35
108
WINTHROP DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Contains reports, records, and articles on the continuing education program. Topics
include adult education, outreach, small business development, summer workshops
and symposium for area teachers: “A History of the Winthrop Olde English
Consortium.”
1973-1991
36
109
HISTORY OF WINTHROP ATHLETICS
Contains a history of the Department of Education from 1886-1970 with a listing of
bibliography resources. Consists of Charlotte Observer article “School Staunch
Believer in Physical Development of its Young Womanhood” and profile of
Winthrop’s Ludy Godbold – gold medal winner in the 1920 Women’s Olympics.
Includes news article on Athletic Director Steve Vacendak.
1895-1988
36
110
HISTORY OF WOMEN’S ATHLETICS
Includes narrative: “Winthrop’s Great Athletes” with pages from the 1941-3 Tatler.
Contains documents of the Winthrop Athletic Association and minutes from the
Committee on History of Women’s Athletics.
1941-1991
36
111
STUDENT ACTIVITY
Consists of academic & activity calendars, clubs and organization directories.
Includes files on new student orientation, sophomore class song, junior follies, senior
class officers, and student enrollment.
1923-1985
37
112
PROMINENT WOMEN’S ORGANIZATIONS ON CAMPUS
Contains records and correspondence on the YWCA and the Literary Society of
Winthrop College.
1909-1986
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113
STUDENT MEMORIES
Contains memories of Violet Days on campus, Janie Mae Carroll Rice, letters to
home from Annie Perry 1896-7, “Thought Book”by Frances Lander in 1921-2, and
the 1928 Winthrop Student Handbook.
1896-1977
37
114
STUDENT ISSUES AND ANSWERS
Consists of campus surveys on (1) sexual activity and (2) teacher evaluation.
Includes notes, news articles, and lectures on abortion rights. Contains essay on
cognitive processing and a guide for preparing book reports. Includes data on
student intern assignments.
1979-1987
37
115
THE TATLER
Includes summary outlines of each of the years’ school annuals and their editors.
1898-1986
38
116
CAMPUS INTEGRATION
Contains research paper by Martha Williams: “Winthrop’s Pioneer Adventure in
Integration.” Includes papers on Grace Blakeney controversy, chronological timeline
of integration on campus, news articles, and profile of actress Nina Mae McKinney.
1949-1994
38
117
CAMPUS COEDUCATION: GENERAL
Contains correspondence and news articles relative to campus coeducation.
1968-1970
38
118
CAMPUS COEDUCATION ESSAYS
Consists of articles, correspondence, chronology of events, and reports in support of
coeducation. Articles include “The Committee to Save Winthrop” by A.L.M.
Wiggins, and campus publications “The Admission of Men to Winthrop College”,
“Male Graduate Student Potential, Listing of Motives for Admitting Men”, and “Is
there a Need for Coeducation at Winthrop College?” Includes Board of Trustee
minutes.
1954-1974
39
119
CAMPUS COEDUCATION: ASSESSMENT
Composed of promotions of coeducation at Winthrop including “The Coeducation
Story” by Eleanor Winn Foxworth- Winthrop statistician. Consists of chronological
summary of coeducation at Winthrop, recruitment plan for males, and research
papers: “Coeducation, Fact or Fiction?” by Ruth Hovermale and “The Struggle for
Coeducation at Winthrop College: Two Decades of Progress 1954-1974” by Jane
Harris Odom.
1968-1982
39
120
CAMPUS COEDUCATION: NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Contains newspaper articles on coeducation.
1973-1974
39
121-122 WINTHROP COEDUCATION: LEGISLATION
Consists of President Charles B. Vail’s correspondence and presentation “Winthrop,
a College in Transition.” Contains legislative papers pertaining to co-education
including synopsis of remarks of Governor John C. West, March 8, 1972 and the bill
to add males at Winthrop. Also contains report of the Board of Trustees to the
General Assembly in 1969. Consists of board minute extracts, notes on coeducation
by Dr. Ross Webb, male enrollment statistics, and letters to newspaper editors.
1891-1994
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123
COEDUCATION: IMPLEMENTATION
Contains correspondence and criteria for the admissions of males to Winthrop.
Includes Virginia’s case for keeping VMI all-male.
1971-1974
40
124
EXTENSION SERVICE, HOME DEMONSTRATION CONTROVERSY –
WINTHROP VS. CLEMSON
Includes articles and correspondence relative to the relocation of the home
demonstration extension department from Winthrop to Clemson.
1955-1960
41
125-127 SOUTH CAROLINA COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Contains summary of opportunity and growth in the state from 1968-1985, supported
by Moody Report recommendations and followup comments. Also consists of a
report of Commission goals (Chapters 1-12) which is comprised of discussion and
recommendations on goals for 1980. Topics include enrollment forecast, student
financial aid, capital improvements, and faculty data. Topics in file include libraries,
continuing education, public service, two year post-high schools, and non-public
colleges.
1968-1980
42
128
MANAGEMENT STUDIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Contains essays: “The Future South and Higher Education” by Eleanor W.
Foxworth, “The New Southern Region, an Essay in Contemporary History” by
Dewey W. Grantham, Jr., “Impact of the Southern Regional Education Board in the
First Twenty Years” by Laurence D. Haskew, “Higher Education in the South in the
Next 20 Years” by Gordon W. Blackwell, “the Growing Southern Economy” by
James G. Maddox, and “The Region as a Unit for Governmental Planning and
Action” by Lawrence L. Durisch. Includes a preliminary outline report and summary
of recommendations in “Winthrop College Organization and Administration” by
Cresap, McCormick, and Paget.
1960-1968
42
129
THE STATE-SUPPORTED COLLEGES FOR WOMEN IN SOUTH CAROLINA
Contains statistical data useful in examining budget, enrollment, and necessity for
higher education for women.
1870-1971
42
130
SOUTH CAROLINA INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION
Contains an exerpt from The Story of the Citadel by Colonel O.J. Bond and includes
an inaugural program for Major General James William Duckett as President of The
Citadel in 1972. Contains an inauguration invitation from Dr. William C. Moran,
the 11th President of Lander University in 1993 and includes “The President’s
Report.” Filed are excerpts from The History of the South Carolina Military
Academy written in 1893 by John Peyre Thomas. Contains essays by Louis Pettus
on Barhamville Female Academy and Limestone College. Includes budget data for
the University of South Carolina, an invitation to Founders Day at York Tech, a
report on initiatives for 1995 for South Carolina higher education: “Connections for
Cooperation,” and research guides for South Carolina history.
1993-1999
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Series
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND PLANNING REPORTS
Contains “A Continuous Progress Plan in Theory of Arithmetic at Winthrop
College” by Patricia Cale Calkins, Proceedings of the Conference on Research-based
Planning and Development in Durham, NC June 27-30, 1968. Includes “University
101: An Educational Experiment,” a monograph of The Social Problems Research
Institute.
Year(s)
1968
DR. ROSS WEBB WINTHROP TEACHING RECORDS
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132
HISTORY 211 – EUROPEAN COLONIZATION AND AMERICAN HISTORY
Contains outlines of lectures on15th and 16th century European history, the American
Revolution, and The Age of Jackson, 1829-1837. Includes the history department
annual report for 1989, an article by Senator Sam Ervin that suggests Andrew
Jackson was born in North, not South Carolina, plus the Hayes Historical Journal,
Spring, 1985.
1500-1989
43
133
HISTORY 211 - AMERICA’S COLONIAL PERIOD
Consists of outline of “Forces Behind Discovery,” including the Renaissance and the
rise of nationalism in Europe. Includes an essay “The Historian and Film” by Paul
Smith, “Rediscovering America” by Charles W. Petit, “Jamestown, Revisited” by
Cullen Murphy, “Looking for Henry Hudson” by Lawrence Millman, “The Story of
John Rolfe, who Saved a Colony and Planted the Seeds of a Nation”(a Jamestown
historical publication), “The Emergence of Historical Writing in the Colonial Period”
by Ross Webb, news article: “Plymouth and its Pilgrim Memories”, and “LaGrange
– La Belle Village” by John H. DeBerry.
1620-1776
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HISTORY 211 – ENGLISH COLONIZATION
Listed is a chronology of western civilization and English colonization. Includes
lecture outline on Virginia from plantation to royal province, an essay “Did
Pocahontas Save Captain John Smith?” by Stan Birchfield, and a biography of Roger
Williams, Governor of Plymouth Colony.
1620-1776
43
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HISTORY 211 – SOUTH CAROLINA HISTORY
Contains correspondence, news articles, and pamphlets on South Carolina history.
Includes “Ladies in the Gentlemen’s Club: South Carolina Women Legislators,
1928-1984” by Carolyn Ellis & Joanne V. Hawks. Also included are the Proceedings
of the South Carolina Historical Assn. 1986, and “The British Heritage in South
Carolina” by Brian Dunning. Contains the 1921 book, The Making of South
Carolina by James Elliott Walmsley, a student at Winthrop.
1928-1986
44
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HISTORY 211 – HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
Contains documents on the Revolutionary War and the Declaration of Independence.
1776
44
137
HISTORY 211 – ANALYSIS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Contains notes on the rise of American revolutionary spirit, British politics, and First
Continental Congress. Includes Time Magazine’s 1776 special issue:
“Independence!” Included is an outline of historical events and casualty statistics.
1776
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138
HISTORY 211 – THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Contains etchings of Paul Revere, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and Betsy
Ross. Essays include “Footnote on Betsy Ross: She stayed in Abington” by Vin
Osborne and a poem “The White Cliffs” by Alice Duer Miller. Contains the
Congressional Record celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence and copies of America’s Declaration of Independence.
Includes colonial culture lecture notes,a “Guide to the Bibliography of the
Revolution,” and various news articles.
1776
45
139
HISTORY 211 – FORCES BEHIND DISCOVERY LECTURE
Lists and describes key American patriots. Includes outline notes from “The Coming
of the Revolution 1763-5” by Larence Henry Gipson with an analysis of Presidents
Jefferson Davis and James Monroe. Includes notes on the thesis of the
Revolutionary War, the triumph of industrialism, and the movement toward
independence. File concludes with test questions.
1760-1783
45
140
HISTORY 211 – FORCES BEHIND DISCOVERY LECTURE
Contains lecture notes on British colonial suppression with a focus on unfair
taxation. Includes analysis of the Boston Tea Party, Benjamin Franklin, the
Declaration of Independence, and military battles that followed.
1760-1783
45
141
HISTORY 211 – A NEW NATION
Includes notes on the Second Continental Congress, the Confederation Years of
1781-1789, the US Constitution, presidential terms of Washington, Jefferson &
Adams, and the causes of the War of 1812.
1776-1815
46
142
HISTORY 211 – US CONSTITUTION
Includes a copy of the US Constitution, including intended function and finances of
the U.S. government. Includes test quizzes and preview notes on the War Between
the States.
1787-1865
46
143
HISTORY 211 – FOREIGN DIPLOMACY AND THE WAR YEARS
Lists and examines the phases, causes, and results of the American Revolution, the
road to Yorktown, foreign diplomacy leading to peace, and the role of John Paul
Jones.
1776-1783
46
144
HISTORY 211 – AMERICA IN THE EARLY NINETEENTH CENTURY
Examines the presidential terms of John Quincy Adams, James Monroe, James
Madison, Andrew Jackson, Martin VanBuren, William Henry Harrison and John
Tyler. Includes pamphlet on the Alamo, listing of patriots, and discussions on slavery
and western expansion.
1815-1848
46
145
HISTORY 211 – JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY AND THE WAR BETWEEN
THE STATES
Contains lecture notes on the presidency of Andrew Jackson from 1829-1837 and
followed by analysis of the pre-war years. Included is a political analysis of slavery
relative to western expansion plus lecture notes on the War Between the States.
1848-1877
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146
HISTORY 211 – RESOURCE MATERIALS ON THE AMERICAN
REVOLUTION
Contains pamphlets and reports on Kings Mountain National Military Park and the
Battle of Bunker Hill. Includes news article on Groton, England, birthplace of John
Winthrop - first governor of Massachusetts. Profiles George Washington, Betsy
Ross, and Alexander Hamilton. Includes a copy of “The Independent Reflector, a
U.S. News and World Report: “America Before Columbus, the Untold Story,” and a
bicentennial map of South Carolina.
1492-1776
47
147
HISTORY 211 - A WORLD WAR II JOURNAL
Contains “My War Diary” by Lucy Hardee Olsen.
1941-1945
47
148
HISTORY 211 – THE DEPRESSION YEARS
Contains reports on the stock market crash and biographical papers on President
Herbert Hoover and pilot Charles Lindbergh.
1927-1929
48
149
HISTORY 212 - COURSE OUTLINE
Contains syllabus and outlines from Post-Civil War era to the Clinton presidency.
Includes detailed study into American frontier expansion.
1866-1992
48
150
HISTORY 212 – INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND AMERICAN
FRONTIER EXPANSION
Consists of lecture notes, presidential scrapbook, and articles on Tammany Hall and
Teddy Roosevelt. Includes “The Scholarly Resources Edition of The House of
Commmons Sessional Papers of the Eighteenth Century” by Sheila Lambert.
1866-1906
48
151
HISTORY 212 – IMPACT ON SOCIETY BY AMERICA’S CAPTAINS OF
INDUSTRY
Consists of lecture notes, outline of events, and test questions.
1869-1901
49
152
HISTORY 212 – POLITICS OF THE GILDED AGE
Includes analysis of the presidential terms of Presidents Hayes, Garfield, Arthur,
Cleveland, Harrison, and McKinley.
1877-1901
49
153
HISTORY 212 – POLITICS OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
Contains lecture notes and outlines of the presidential terms of Teddy Roosevelt,
Taft, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover. Includes discussion of the populist
movement, renewed nationalism, railroad development, Cuban independence, the
sinking of The Maine, and the Panama Canal. Includes articles “Jim Goes GooGoos, and the Rise of America’s Empire” by Warren Zimmermann. Includes a book
review of David Greenberg’s: The American Political Tradition and the Men Who
Made It.”
1901-1933
49
154
HISTORY 212 – THE PROGRESSIVE ERA
Contains lecture notes on the Progressive Era. Includes analysis of Teddy Roosevelt
and a pamphlet, “The Presidency of Warren G. Harding” by Eugene P. Trani and
David L. Wilson.
1901-1933
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155
HISTORY 212 – THE FABULOUS TWENTIES
Includes lecture notes on the presidential terms of Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.
1920-1929
50
156
HISTORY 212 – WORLD WAR II AND THE KOREAN CONFLICT
Contains lecture notes on the presidential terms of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry
S. Truman. Includes “Roosevelt Remembered” by Joseph Alsop.
1933-1953
50
157
HISTORY 212 – THE COLD WAR ERA
Contains lecture notes on the presidential terms of Dwight D. Eisenhour and John F.
Kennedy, followed by an outline of succeeding presidents through Bill Clinton.
1953-2001
51
158
HISTORY271 AND 347 – HISTORY OF ENGLAND SINCE 1603
Contains syllabus for History 271& 347 including “The Structure of Mid-Eighteenth
Century Government and Politics” by L.B. Namier, class notes, test questions, and
chronological outline.
1603-2001
51
159-160 HISTORY 347 – HISTORY OF ENGLAND SINCE 1603
Contains photos and articles regarding the coronation of Queen Elizabeth with an
historical chronology of events. Included are a book review of England in the
Twentieth Century by David Thomson and articles “The Legacy of the Hanoverian
Settlement” by G.M. Trevely and “The Battle of Trafalgar” by Robert Southey. Also
consists of articles and class notes on society and culture in 18th century Britain with
emphasis on the rise of the American revolutionary spirit. Included are profiles and
research on John Wilkes, Boston Tea Party, British politics 1760-1774, and the age
of King George III.
1603-2001
51
161
HISTORY 347 AND 610 – HISTORY OF ENGLAND SINCE 1603 AND THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Contains the appendix to the Declaration of Independence and essays: “Robert Peel”
by Dianna Cocoros, “Causes of the American Revolution – Eyewitness Accounts”
by Albert Busnell Hart, “Understanding and Answering Essay Questions” by Mary
L. Kelley, and book review The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Pauline
Maier Includes lecture notes on the founding of the colonies.
1603-2001
51
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HISTORY 610 - THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TO PRESENT
Contains resource materials and research index cards. Includes “A Study of the
Colonial Press with Regards to the American Revolution” by Ann Putnam, associate
of Dr. Ross Webb.
1776-1996
BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW
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BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: BIOGRAPHICAL FILE
Consists of news articles on the Bristow and Helm families that includes a
biographical Sketch from Ben Edwards and Dr. Ross Webb.
1953-1970
52
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BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: DR. WEBB CORRESPONDENCE
Contains correspondence beween Dr. Ross Webb and book contributors.
1963-1970
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165
BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: JAMES AND MARY HILL
CORRESPONDENCE
Contains the correspondence from the collection of James and Mary Hill.
1864-1964
53
166
BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: ADDESSES
Consists of an address by the Honorable B.H. Bristow May 29, 1875 and the
dedication of a historical marker to him. Includes excerpts from Ross Webb’s
Border State Dilemma: Benjamin Helm Bristow and Kentucky Politics: “A Yankee
from Dixie” and “Man of Destiny.” Includes original family correspondence.
1869-1971
53
167
BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: RESOURCE MATERIAL
Contains Library of Congress resources, correspondence to and from various
libraries, and summary notes by Ross Webb.
1960-1965
53
168
BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW LIFE: JUNE 20, 1832 TO JUNE 22, 1896
Contains primary correspondence, diaries and reminiscences of family members.
1871-1875
54
169-170 BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: RESOURCE MATERIAL
Includes Ross Webb’s requests for resource materials to libraries and state agencies.
1953-1964, 1970
55
171
BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW FAMILY LETTERS
Consists of transcribed letters from family members regarding Benjamin Helm
Bristow.
1890-1892
55
172
BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: DIARIES AND LETTERS
Consists of transcribed diaries and letters including excerpts from books on B.H.
Bristow.
1876-1988
55
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BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS
nd
55
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BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: FAMILY GENEALOGY
Includes genealogy chart and three volumes of “Kentucky Ancestors.”
nd
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BENJAMIN HELM BRISTOW: RESEARCH MATERIALS (NEWSPAPERS)
Includes microfilm of the Leeds Mercury (January 1775-August 1779),
Miscellaneous Newspapers from Lexington, Kentucky (1866-1904) (incomplete
run), Miscellaneous Newspapers from Louisville, Kentucky (1876-1946)
(incomplete run), and Miscellaneous Newspapers from Bardstown, Kentucky (19001917) (incomplete run).
nd
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS (AARP)
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AARP – ROSS WEBB: NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER
AND STATE COORDINATOR
Contains speeches by Ross Webb to the Federation of Older Americans and to the
AARP State Conference & National Convention. Topics include an analysis of
Social Security solvency, supported by article: “Get a Reality Check” by Elida
Davila. Consists of reports on the Southeast Regional Advocacy Summit, the South
Carolina State Legislative Committee, and the Capital City Task Force.
1994-1997
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AARP - SOUTH CAROLINA CONFERENCE ON AGING
File includes Ross Webb’s presentation outlining AARP’s position on prescription
drugs, social security, and Medicare. Also includes a publication that analyzes
Medicare.
2000
56
177
AARP – PROPOSED CHANGES IN SOCIAL SECURITY, MEDICARE, AND
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Contains Ross Webb’s proposed changes in Medicare programs and Social Security.
Includes options for strengthening these government programs and identifying aging
issues for the new millennium.
2000
56
178
AARP – VOTING GUBERNATORIAL, SENATORIAL, CONGRESSIONAL
& PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS
Contains information on the AARP South Carolina “Meet the Candidate Forum.”
Includes the National Journal’s article “The Almanac of American Politics 1994” by
Michael Barone and Grant Ujifusa.
1994
57
179
AARP – CORRESPONDENCE OF ROSS WEBB
Consists of congratulatory correspondence regarding Webb’s appointment to the
AARP National Legislative Council. Includes the 1998 AARP national meeting
agenda, program papers, and schedule of Capitol Hill visits, complete with contact
information.
1996-1998
57
180
AARP – MEMBERSHIP AND ELECTORAL REPORTS
Lists AARP national leadership roster & debate issues. Includes state meeting
agenda notes and Ross Webb’s report to the Leadership Council.
1996
57
181
AARP– REPORTS, CORRESPONDENCE, AND NEWS ARTICLES ON HEALTH
CARE REFORM
Contains newspaper opinions, correspondence, fax transmittals, personal notes,
updates of the AARP State conference, and pamphlet “The Federal Health Update.”
1994-1995
ROSS WEBB CORRESPONDENCE
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182-183 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE OF ROSS WEBB
Includes postcards and letters to and from families and friends.
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1981-1999
OFFICIAL AND PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE OF ROSS WEBB
Contains correspondence and brochures of Webb’s European travels. Includes
letters from the Massachusetts Historical Society and Winthrop’s announcement of
Ross Webb as one of eight statewide recipients of the 1984 “Fellowships in the
Humanities” award. Includes a reply from past Winthrop president Charles B. Vail in
response to a chapter dedicated to him in his book, The Torch is Passed.
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Year(s)
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185-188 THE JOHNSONIAN, THE WINTHROP NEWS, AND THE EAGLE CAMPUS
NEWSLETTERS
Contains copies of newspapers and newsletters. Lists student editors and chronology
of topics.
1924-1989
60-65
189-209 NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Includes news articles and clippings on current events relating to Winthrop.
1982-2002
DRAFTS: THE TORCH IS PASSED: A HISTORY OF WINTHROP
66
210
THE TORCH IS PASSED: INTITIAL STEPS
Contains letters of inquiry and acceptance in writing this book on Winthrop college
history by Ross A. Webb.
1985-2003
66
211
THE TORCH IS PASSED: PROSPECTUS
Consists of correspondence and documents. Includes the book’s prospectus and
overhead projector transparencies.
2000-2001
66
212
THE TORCH IS PASSED: COPYRIGHT PROCEDURES
Consists of the Certificate of Registration with the US Copyright Office, a chapter
outline, and resource materials.
2001
66
213
THE TORCH IS PASSED: PRESENTING THE CONCEPT TO WINTHROP
Consists of book presentation by Ross Webb to the Friends of Dacus Library.
Includes a preliminary appendix, preface, table of contents, and bibliography.
2001
67
214
THE TORCH IS PASSED:FIRST DRAFT
Contains handwritten and typed notes drafted by Ross Webb.
2001
67
215-217 THE TORCH IS PASSED: SECOND DRAFT
Contains pages 1-360 of revised first draft.
2001
68
218-219 THE TORCH IS PASSED: PRELIMINARY DRAFT
Contains pages 1-155.
2001
68
220
THE TORCH IS PASSED: “THE VIOLET YEARS”
Contains chapter relating to Dr. D.B. Johnson
2001
69
221-224 THE TORCH IS PASSED: REVISED DRAFT
Contains chapters 1-17 and the bibliography.
2001
70-71
225-228 THE TORCH IS PASSED: COMPLETE PRELIMINARY DRAFT
Contains chapters 1-20 and Edited Draft 1-9.
2001
71-72
229-234 THE TORCH IS PASSED: REVISED EDITED DRAFT
Contains chapters 1-20.
2001
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES (cont.)
Box(es) Folder(s)
Series
Year(s)
73
235-238 THE TORCH IS PASSED: FINAL PRELIMINARY DRAFT
Contains Chapters 1-20.
2002
74-75
239-244 THE TORCH IS PASSED: CORRECTED PRELIMINARY DRAFT
Contains chapters 1-20.
2002
76
245-247 THE TORCH IS PASSED: FINAL DRAFT
Contains chapters 1-20.
2002
ROSS WEBB MEMORABILIA
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MEMORABILIA
Dr Webb’s Academic Robe and “Office of the Dean” nameplate.
nd
78
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MEMORABILIA
Consists of a Ross Webb nameplate, a letter opener with the Winthrop College seal,
and a Strom Thurmpond letter opener.
nd
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APPENDIX I
ROSS WEBB BOOK LIST
1.
Beschloss, Michael R. Taking Charge: The Johnson White House Tapes, 1963-1964. New York: 1997. Print.
2.
South Carolina Archives. South Carolina Will Transcripts 1782-1868. Columbia: 1980. Print.
3.
Anna Hyatt Huntington. Print.
4.
Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture by Anna Hyatt Huntington. Brookgreen Gardens: 1937. Print.
5.
Brookgreen Gardens. Brookgreen Gardens: 1938. Print.
6.
Brookgreen Gardens History. Brookgreen Gardens: 1954. Print.
7.
Brown, Douglas Summers. A City Without Cobwebs: A History of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Columbia: 1953. Print.
8.
South Carolina Archives. Records in the British Public Record Office Relating to South Carolina 1663-1782. Columbia:
1973. Print.
9.
Catawba Regional Planning Council. Historic Sites Survey: Chester County. Rock Hill: 1976. Print.
10. Catawba Regional Planning Council. Historic Sites Survey: Lancaster County. Rock Hill: 1976. Print.
11. Catawba Regional Planning Council. Historic Sites Survey: Union County. Rock Hill: 1976. Print.
12. Catawba Regional Planning Council. Historic Sites Survey: York County. Rock Hill: 1975. Print. (2 copies)
13. Chafe, William H. The Unfinished Journey: America Since World War II. New York: 1986. Print.
14. Chandler, Marion C. Colonial and State Records in the South Carolina Archives: A Temporary Summary Guide. Columbia:
1973. Print.
15. Charleston County Tricentennial Committee. A Pictorial History Charles-Towne 1670 Charleston 1970. Charleston: 1970.
Print.
16. Chepesiuk, Ron, White, Gina Price. Images of America: Palmetto Women Images from the Winthrop University Archives.
Charleston: 1999. Print.
17. Chepesiuk, Ron. Chester County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk: 1984. Print.
18. Chepesiuk, Ron. Winthrop College: A Centennial Celebration. Columbia: 1985. Print.
19. Clendinen, Dudley. The Prevailing South: Life & Politics in a Changing Culture. Atlanta: 1988. Print.
20. Cobb, James C. Industrialization & Southern Society 1877-1984. Lexington: 1984. Print.
21. Davis, George A, Donaldson, O. Fred. Blacks in the United States: A Geographic Perspective. Boston: 1975. Print.
22. White, Samuel Elliott, Springs, Leroy, Springs, Elliott White. The Legacy: Three Men and What They Built. 1987. Print. (2
copies)
23. Ferrell, Robert H. American Diplomacy: The Twentieth Century. New York: 1988. Print.
24. Fradin, Dennis Brindell. From Sea to Shining Sea: South Carolina. Chicago: 1992. Print.
25. Gibbes, J. Wilson. South Carolina State Symbols and Emblems. 1929. Print. (2 copies)
26. Grantham, Dewey W. The United States Since 1945: The Ordeal of Power. New York: 1976. Print.
27. Greene, Jack P. The Ambiguity of the American Revolution. New York: 1968. Print.
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ROSS WEBB BOOK LIST
28. Hildebrand, Jack D. Rock Hill Reflections. Chatsworth: 1989. Print.
29. Jones, Michael Wynn. The Cartoon History of the American Revolution. London: 1977. Print.
30. Kraehe, Enno E. The Metternich Controversy. New York: 1971. Print.
31. Lee, J. Edward, Beard, Anne E. Rock Hill South Carolina: Gateway to the New South. Charleston: 1999.
32. Macdonald, Martha Benn. Tea Cakes & Trolley Rides. Rock Hill: 1995. Print.
33. Sloop, Mary T. Martin, Blythe, Legette. Miracle in the Hills. New York: 1953. Print.
34. McCowen, George Smith. The British Occupation of Charleston, 1780-82. Columbia: 1972. Print.
35. Merton, Thomas. The Ascent to Truth. San Diego: 1951. Print.
36. Morris, Roy. Fraud of the Century: Rutherford B. Hayes, Samuel Tilden, and the Stolen Election of 1876. New York: 2003.
Print.
37. Ryan, Carmelita S, Holdcamper, Hope K. Preliminary Inventory of the General of Records of the Department of the
Treasury. Washington: 1977. Print.
38. National Archives Trust Fund Board. Federal Population Censuses, 1790-1890: A Catalog of Microfilm Copies of the
Schedules. Washington: 1975. Print.
39. National Archives Trust Fund Board. 1900 Federal Population Census. Washington: 1978. Print.
40. National Archives Trust Fund Board. Federal Population Censuses 1790-1890. Washington: 1979. Print.
41. National Archives Trust Fund Board. The 1910 Federal Population Census. Washington: 1982. Print.
42. South Carolina from the Mountains to the Sea. Columbia: 1964. Print.
43. Oliphant, Mary C. Simms. The History of South Carolina. River Forest: 1964. Print.
44. Pettus, Louise, Bishop, Martha. Lancaster County: A Pictorial History. Norfolk: 1984. Print.
45. Pettus, Louise, Bishop, Martha. The Springs Story: Our First Hundred Years. Fort Mill: 1987. Print. (2 Copies)
46. Pettus, Louise. The Waxhaws. Rock Hill: 1993. Print.
47. Pettus, Louise. Rock Hill: 150 Years of History. Charlotte: 1992. Print.
48. Reynolds, Emily Bellinger, Faunt, Joan Reynolds. South Carolina’s State House. Columbia: 1966. Print.
49. Roberts, Clayton, Roberts, David. A History of England: Volume II 1688 to the Present. Englewood Cliffs: 1991. Print.
50. Roberts, Nancy, Roberts, Bruce. The Faces of South Carolina. Garden City: 1976. Print.
51. Sloan, Eugene B. Scenic South Carolina. Columbia: 1966. Print.
52. Smith, Daniel M. Major Problems in American Diplomatic History. Lexington: 1964. Print.
53. South Carolina Archives. Records of the Public Treasurers of South Carolina 1725-1776. Columbia: 1969. Print.
54. South Carolina Archives. Records of the South Carolina Treasury 1775-1780. Columbia: 1969. Print.
55. South Carolina Archives. South Carolina Treasury Ledgers and Journals 1791-1865. Columbia: 1970. Print.
56. South Carolina Gardens. Print.
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ROSS WEBB BOOK LIST
57. Sprunt, Jr, Alexander, Chamberlain, E. Burnham. South Carolina Bird Life. Columbia: 1949. Print.
58. Union Catalog Division Library of Congress. Selected List of United States Newspapers Recommended for Preservation by
the ALA Committee on Cooperative Microfilm Projects. Washington: 1953. Print.
59. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union. Mount Vernon Virginia: An Illustrated Handbook. 1947. Print.
60. Thomas, Jr, Samuel N. Historic Properties of York County, South Carolina. McConnells: 1995. Print.
61. Task, George Graham, La Touche, Marie Bernice. Beautiful Beaufort by the Sea: Guide to Beaufort, South Carolina.
Beaufort: 1994. Print.
62. Turtledove, Harry. The Guns of the South. Toronto: 1992. Print.
63. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union. Mount Vernon: An Illustrated Handbook. 1968. Print.
64. Waring, Jr, Thomas R. The Way It Was in Charleston. Old Greenwich: 1980. Print.
65. Monuments On the State House Grounds. Columbia: 1958. Print.
66. Willoughby, Lynn. The “Good Town” Does Well: Rock Hill, S.C., 1852-2002. Orangeburg: 2002. Print.
67. York Historical Society. Yorkville To York. Dallas: 1998. Print.
68. Chepesiuk, Ron and Magdalena. Winthrop University. Charleston: 2000. Print.
69. Long, William I. Twelve Half-Hours with the Winthrop Theatre. Rock Hill: 1959. Print.
70. Moore, John Hammond. South Carolina in the 1880s: A Gazetteer. Orangeburg: 1989. Print.
71. Putnam, Anne. The Role of Communications in the American Revolution. Rock Hill: 1994. Print.
72. Long, William L. Twelve Half Hours with the Winthrop Theatre. Rock Hill: 1959. Print.
73. Moore, John Hammond. South Carolina in the 1880s: A Gazetteer. Orangeburg: 1989. Print.
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APPENDIX II
Ross Webb Audio Cassette Collection
Interviews or Presentations
1. Broughton, Hester - January 1983. Recollections of Presidents Johnson, Kinard, Phelps,
Sims and Davis - 2 cassettes.
2. Cupp, Ruth –April 1985 - 2 cassettes.
3. Danielsen, Alvin – October 1986 - Hawkins Nursing Home (age 86) - 1 cassette.
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Davis, Charles S. –October 1985 – 4 cassettes.
Davis, Mary – April 1985 – 1 cassette.
Dunlap, George W – April 1985 – 6 cassettes.
Foster, Marie (age 84) – n.d. - Recollection of D.B. Johnson – n.d. – 1 cassette.
Garrison, Margaret – September 1990 - Recollection of President Piper –1 cassette.
Garrison, Bessie – (age 93) – March 1985 - Recollections of Winthrop from 1895-1985 - 2 cassettes.
Goodwin, Lizziedelle – March 1992 – 1 cassette.
Griffin, Mary Roland – February 1986 – 2 cassettes.
Gilbreth, Harold – May 1986 – 4 cassettes.
Hamilton, Mabel Mercer – April 1985 – 1 cassette.
Johnson, Mrs. D.B. – August 1961 – 1 cassette.
Kinard, James Pickney, Jr. – August 1984 Speech & and September 1986 Interview – 2 cassettes.
Kinard, James B. Mrs. – May 1962 Interview – 2 cassettes.
Lader, Philip – May 1983 Speech and November 1985 Interview – 5 cassettes.
Love, Alice – February 1986 – 1 cassette.
Mann, Jeff – January 1989 – 1 cassette.
Mathews, Mary Ona Denny – President’s Office - May 1983 - Class of 1919 - 1 cassette.
Padgett, Jerry H. – Dean – October 1989 – 1 cassette.
Phelps, Shelton P. – November 1934 Inaugural Address & May 1962 Radio Interview – 3 cassettes.
Pursley, Martha - January 1983 - Recollections of Pres. Sims, Davis, Vail, and Thomas – 3 cassettes.
Ranch, Dorothy & Isabel Potter – April 1980 “Winthrop During the Depression”– 1 cassette.
Roberts, Walter B. - April 1980 - “Winthrop During the Depression” & Interview June 1985 – 2 cassettes.
Roettinger, Ruth – March 1985 – 2 cassettes.
Roddey, Cynthia – March 1989 – 1 cassette.
Smith, Michael – August 1990 – 1 cassette.
Tolbert, Magarite – 1914 – 1 cassette.
Vail, Charles B. – March 1985 – 2 cassettes.
Workman, Margaret – June 1985 – 4 cassettes.
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