SC ETV Carolina Stories: Miss Springmaid - Accession 1585 - M776 (833)

This collection consists of a DVD of a South Carolina Education Television (SCETV) program titled Miss Springmaid as part of their Carolina Stories series. According to SC ETV, “Carolina Stories: Miss Springmaid is the story of World War I hero and legendary advertising savant Elliott White Springs. The 30-minute program takes an unflinching look at the irrepressible and provocative advertising slant that made “Springmaid” sheets a household name and changed the approach of the entire country’s advertising industry.” The Springmaid Fabrics line was introduced by Springs Mills, Inc. owner Elliott White Springs (1896-1959) which used sex appeal to advertise the line.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2833/thumbnail.jp

Robert O\u27Neil Bristow Papers - Accession 1719

The Robert O’Neil Bristow Papers document the literary career of Robert O’Neil Bristow (1926-2018), a distinguished writer and professor of journalism at Winthrop College from 1962 to 1987. The collection includes drafts, revisions, galley proofs, publication notices, book reviews, promotional materials, and both personal and business correspondence. Notably, it contains original manuscripts for Season of Glory and Rebel in Darkness, as well as a galley proof of Rebel in Darkness with edits. The collection also features correspondence from family, friends, editors, and publishers, primarily from 1966 to 1971. Researchers interested in the creative process of a successful author will find this collection particularly valuable.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2690/thumbnail.jp

May 2025, Volume 21, Number 1

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Hardin Family Papers- Accession 1431

The Hardin Family Papers consists of papers related to the prominent Rock Hill, SC family of the same name and includes books, ledgers related to E. K. Hardin’s Batesburg Drug Co. based in Batesburg, SC, family bibles containing genealogical data including birth, death, and marriage dates, and a file dedicated to Paul Wooten who is related to the family by marriage. Some of the family surnames included in the bibles are Harden/Hardin, Barmore, Bates, Black, Clement, Clinkscales, Davis, Gambrell, Hutto, Jones, Prince, Rogers, Sealy, and Williams.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2391/thumbnail.jp

Historic Rock Hill Collection - Accession 1844

The Historic Rock Hill Collection consists of materials relating to the history of Rock Hill, South Carolina and its notable historic buildings, businesses, and people. The collection also documents the pioneering White Family of Rock Hill as well as the history of Historic Rock Hill, a nonprofit historical preservation organization headquartered at the historic White Home in Rock Hill, SC. Founded in the 1980s as the Midtown Preservation Association, the group continues to work to preserve and promote the many historic sites and stories of Rock Hill through preservation projects and educational programming. HRH records (by-laws, newsletters, agendas, etc.), photographs, newspaper clippings, publications, programs, large prints, and other historical items are included. Most of the collection consists of subject files relating to Rock Hill and York County, SC—materials are largely from The Herald (formerly the Rock Hill Herald and The Evening Herald). Of interest are records documenting the 2000s restoration of the White Home (258 E. White St.) as well as photographs and newspaper clippings of Rock Hill churches and businesses—a detailed list can be found under “SERIES III. Subject File.”https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2834/thumbnail.jp

Jack Weaver Genealogical Papers - Accession 1489

Dr. Jack Weaver was a professor of English at Winthrop University from 1967 until his retirement in 2003. The Jack Weaver Genealogical Papers consists of genealogical books, papers, family records, and genealogical files of Doctor Jack Weaver. Dr. Weaver conducted extensive research into the Scotch-Irish genealogical records in the United States. Prominent families featured in his research include the Hughes, Knox, and McGrew families.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2830/thumbnail.jp

White - Sprunt Family Papers - Accession 1770

The White-Sprunt Family Papers consists of records and items pertaining to or belonging to the White-Sprunt family, and by extension the Little family and the Presto family, related to the Sprunt family by marriage. These records include newspaper clippings, photographs, family and business correspondence, postcards, vinyl records, a diary, a stamp from one of the family members, and a number of books owned or written by members of the White-Sprunt family.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2832/thumbnail.jp

War Birds: Diary of An Unknown Aviator - Accession 1167 M541 (594)

The collection consists of videotape of the film War Birds: Diary of an Unknown Aviator which is based on the experiences of three Americans (Elliott White Springs, John McGavock Grider, and Lawrence Callahan) from the South flying during World War I. Elliott White Springs would publish Grider’s diary (who died during the war) as War Birds in 1926 which became a best seller. The film was produced through grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities by Robert Clem. The film was narrated by Joe Morton, with Frederick Weller as the voice of Elliott White Springs and Matthew Bomer as the voice of John McGavock Grider. The video was copyrighted in 2003, but completed in 2004.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2512/thumbnail.jp

John Thomas Falls Genealogical Collection - Accession 1800

The John Thomas Falls Genealogical Collection consists of photographs, genealogical records, church and family histories, cemetery indexes, correspondence, research notes, and various records concerning the Falls family and related families (Carroll, Crawford, McSwain, Whitesides, and Hambright) of the Catawba region of North and South Carolina. A history of the Antioch Baptist Church (Blacksburg, S.C.), a copy of The Heritage of Cleveland County [N.C.], vol. 1 (1982), three copies of the Pisgah A.R.P Church’s cemetery indexes, a history of the Mount Paran Baptist Church (Blacksburg S.C.), a copy of Our Heritage: A History of Cleveland County [N.C.] (1976), Brent Holcomb’s 1980 Marriage and Death Notices from the Charleston Observer, 1827-1845, and a bounded work on Tryon and Lincoln counties (N.C.) can be found in this collection.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/2829/thumbnail.jp