SPC. Special Collections

Collection Overview

The collection consists of two typescript copies of Maria Henrietta Pinckney's "A Notice of the Pinckneys." The original was published by Evans and Cogswell in 1860. The document gives a brief genealogy of the Pinckney family from Thomas Pinckney (the first Pinckney in South Carolina) to his grandsons, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney and General Thomas Pinckney. The genealogy also includes a brief history of their father, Charles Pinckney.

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The collection consists of a letter written in 1800 from Primrose to John S. McLaughlin concerning a job and a list of Primrose's assets from 1835.

Collection Overview The marriage settlement of and letters to Samuel Prioleau. Marriage settlement (trust deed) of Hannah Motte Prioleau and Samuel Prioleau for property in trust with Hannah Prioleau's father, Major James Hamilton, property consisting of a fourth part of 65 slaves (listed by name) to which she would be entitled upon his death. A letter (1826 Sept. 15) from S.M. Drayton at Northhampton (Mass.) acknowledges the receipt of money, thanks Prioleau for his help, discusses tenant problems and renting...

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This collection consists of a single receipt for peas and flour received from Bollman Brothers by the sloop Mary on June 17, 1870. The goods were sent to C.P. and G.W. Chiman at Toogoodoo signed for by E.D. LaRoche. On the reverse side of the receipt is written "Sloop Mary, Captain Mills, June 27, 1870".

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The manuscript is a rough draft authored by Charles Reznikoff. Parts of this work later appeared in The Jews of Charleston: A History of an American Jewish Community, a work in which Reznikoff collaborated with Uriah Z. Engelman, published by the Jewish Publication Society of America in 1950.

Collection Overview The collection consists of a letter from James Henry Rice to Robert Lathan dated January 6, 1935. In the letter, Rice discussed several articles he had written or was planning to write. He also discussed his book, The Aftermath of Glory, which was published by Walker, Evans & Cogswell company. In the letter he mentioned several individuals including M. Bishop Alexander, Billie Cogswell, Johnson Hagood, Dr. William Trelease and Thomas R. Waring. He also mentioned several newspapers...

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The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes numerous documents published by state, federal, and private sources concerning "civil rights" in the United States.

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Volume contains receipts for annuity payments to servants made by James R. or Robert S. Rutledge, executors for the estate of Mrs. Julia Rose. The receipts are witnessed by Maria Rutledge and other members of the Rutledge family. Loose receipts include a receipt of payment (1888) for advertising the sale of Poplar Grove Plantation.

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The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes numerous clippings and pamphlets concerning the "Greensboro Incident" of 1979. The materials describe the murder of 5 members of the Communist Workers Party by members of the Ku Klux Klan and the National Socialist Party of America. Most of the materials were published by the Communist Workers Party.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of materials gathered by the staff of the Robert Scott Small Library at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. It includes numerous newspaper clippings concerning the Ku Klux Klan and some documents published by the Klan.