J.C. Littlejohn Collection
Mss.0068

Summary Information

Repository
Clemson University Libraries Special Collections
Creator
Littlejohn, James C. (James Corcoran), 1888-1959
Creator -
Ritchie, Mary
Title
J. C. Littlejohn Collection
ID
Mss.0068
Date [inclusive]
1900-1961
Extent
15.0 cubic feet (22 document boxes, 1 oversize folder, 4 oversize boxes, 2 reel-to-reel tapes, 4 cassette tapes, 2 compact discs)
Language
English
Introduction
This collection consists mainly of material compiled by J. C. Littlejohn for a history of Clemson College. He died before completing this project. It is a rich source of documentation on every aspect of Clemson, from information on the Calhoun and Clemson families to student life and college administration.

Preferred Citation

J. C. Littlejohn Collection, Strom Thurmond Institute,Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC 29634.

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Biographical Note

James Corcoran Littlejohn was born November 27, 1888 at Jonesville, South Carolina. He graduated from Clemson Agricultural College in 1908 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. He worked for the college as electrician and instructor in woodwork and engineering until he was appointed Clemson’s registrar in 1910. Littlejohn became Clemson College’s Business Manager in 1926, a post he held until his retirement in 1954. He served under three Clemson presidents and witnessed the period of the college’s greatest growth.

In 1952, Littlejohn was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree. He was active in the Clemson Baptist Church, the Rotary Club and the Masons and was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi and Blue Key fraternities, the Tiger Brotherhood and the Alumni Association. He was instrumental in planning class reunions. He was married to Mary Poats and they had two sons, James P. and Samuel M., and one daughter, Mary Katherine. Littlejohn died on January 30, 1959.

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Scope and Contents

The collection contains material relating the history of Clemson Agricultural College from its conception by Thomas G. Clemson in the 1880’s to its designation as a University under President Robert C. Edwards in the early 1960’s. It includes correspondence of James Corcoran Littlejohn, Walter Merritt Riggs, Henry Hartzog, Robert Franklin Poole, Robert Cook Edwards, Rupert Fike and other individuals prominent in the history of Clemson University. The material was compiled and created by Littlejohn and organized by his secretary, Mary Ritchie, as the research material for a history of Clemson College which he intended to write. As such, its organization has some of the characteristics of a narrative history. Littlejohn’s writings on the history of Clemson College were supplemented by a great deal of research material which includes both printed items and some correspondence.

There is extensive documentation dealing with Thomas G. Clemson and his relationship with the Calhoun family; the will which established Clemson as a land-grant college and military academy; the court battles which surrounded its founding in 1889; and the growth of Clemson to the early 1960’s. Prominent in the records is the role of Senator Benjamin R. Tillman, who promoted Clemson as an institution for the betterment of the farmers of South Carolina.

The collection also includes information on the college itself, its facilities and curricula. Items of particular interest include an annotated holograph copy of the Code of Ordinances drawn up by the Board of Trustees in 1900; an essay on industrial education written by Clemson’s first history professor, William S. Morrison, in 1906; and a file of clippings recounting Clemson’s early years as a football power. The material on Clemson College pays particular attention to the presidents, trustees, and buildings. Also of value is an extensive clippings file on the construction of the Hartwell Dam and its immediate impact on Clemson.

The collection includes various typescript drafts of parts of the narrative history of Clemson. Among these are “The Story of the Fort Hill Lands”, “The Story of the Clemson Bequest” and “Mr. Clemson’s Dream Becomes Reality–Almost” by Professor Charles M. McGee. Littlejohn’s correspondence file sheds light on how he administered the college’s finances, as well as aspects of his personal life. Finally, the papers contain an alphabetical listing of faculty and prominent employees of Clemson College from 1908-1945.

An important component of the Littlejohn collection is its photographs, many of which are unique. The subjects of photos parallel the scope and content of the papers, and include candid shots of Thomas Clemson; portraits of Clemson’s presidents and trustees; and photos documenting the construction and destruction of many campus buildings.

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Arrangement

Littlejohn's secretary Mary Ritchie arranged the manuscript drafts and supplementary material into groups similar to chapters in a book which she called “volumes.” Ritchie continued to gather material and annotate it until 1961. She also produced a card file which indexed the collection and serves as a useful finding aid.

The photographs were originally housed in five 3-ring binders but have been transferred into folders for preservation reasons. The orginal binder numbers are indicated on the list of photographs. Each photograph is numbered; the numbers correspond to a card file in the Special Collections Reading Room. The numbering system consists of the manuscript collection number (68) followed by the catalog number of the photo. The binders were numbered first, followed by the loose photos, and then the oversize material. Photographs 68-1 through 68-206 are arranged chronologically. Photographs 68-207 through 68-277 are arranged by subject. Additional loose photos are arranged by size and subject.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Clemson University Libraries Special Collections

Ownership and Custodial History

Material transferred to Special Collections during the 1960s.

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Related Materials

Related Archival Materials

Mss 64 Klugh scrapbook, Clemson University Libraries, Strom Thurmond Institute.

Separated Materials

Ritchie occasionally added clippings of little value for documenting the history of Clemson. This material was discarded and in cases where nothing remains in the folder, this fact is noted.

Photographs of miscellaneous campus views were moved to Series 100, Clemson University Photographs.

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Controlled Access Headings

Personal Name(s)

  • Calhoun, John C., (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
  • Clemson, Thomas Green, 1807-1888
  • Edwards, Robert C. (Robert Cook), 1914-
  • McGee, Charles M.
  • Poole, Robert F. (Robert Franklin), 1893-1958
  • Riggs, Mary
  • Riggs, Walter M., (Walter Merritt), 1873-1924

Subject(s)

  • College trustees--South Carolina.

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Collection Inventory

Box Folder

Inventory Record and Notes 

 1 1

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Volume I: Establishment of Clemson College 
Box Folder

I.A.1 Thomas G. Clemson, Where He Lived and Worked 

 1 2

I.A.2 Confederate Service of Thomas G. Clemson 

 1 3

I.A.3.a-d Thomas Green Clemson 

 1 4

I.A.4 Thomas Green Clemson: Plantation in Saluda County 1843 

 1 5

I.A.5 Thomas Green Clemson: Religious Views 

 1 6

I.A.6 Thomas Green Clemson: Sketch by R.W. Simpson 1897, 1909 

 1 7

I.A.7 Thomas Green Clemson 1867-1869 

 1 8

I.A.8 Extracts from "Thomas G. Clemson" - Holmes and Sherrill 

 1 9

I.A.9 Simpkins and Woody - "South Carolina During Reconstruction," Extract 

 1 10

I.A.10 Miscellaneous 

 1 11

I.A.11 Clemson Collection of Paintings 

 1 12

I.A.12 Deaths of Calhouns and Clemsons 

 1 13

I.A.13 Calhoun, Colhoun and Clemson Families 

 1 14

I.A.14 Calhoun, Colhoun and Clemson Families 

 1 15

I.A.15 Diary of Floride Clemson 1863 - October 24, 1866 

 1 16

I.A.16 John C. Calhoun - Excerpts from letters of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Calhoun, "Memories of John C. Calhoun" and other information 

 1 17

I.A.17 Clemson Letters 

 1 18

I.B.1 Will of Thomas G. Clemson 

 1 19

I.B.1.a James H. Rion - Clemson's Attorney 

 1 20

I.B.1.b Documents dealing with the execution of the will of Thomas G. Clemson 

 1 21

I.B.2 Digest of Opinions of South Carolina Supreme Court 

 2 22

I.B.2 Story of Fort Hill Lands - third carbon 

 2 23

I.B.2 Story of Fort Hill Lands - fourth carbon 

 2 24

I.B.2.a Fort Hill - Calhoun - articles, publications 

 2 25

I.B.2.b Lands belonging to Calhouns 

 2 26

I.B.3 The story of the Clemson bequest - forth carbon 

 2 27

I.B.3 The Clemson bequest - first carbon 

 2 28

I.B.3 The story of the Clemson bequest - original 

 2 29

I.B.3.a Clemson Bequest: Snowden's "History of South Carolina" 

 2 30

I.B.3.b Clemson Bequest: W.C. Benet's Speech 

 2 31

I.B.3.c Clemson Bequest: R.W. Simpson article 

 2 32

I.B.3.d Clemson Bequest: Lee vs. Simpson case 

 2 33

I.B.3.e Clemson Bequest: Facts and figures - August, 1956 

 2 34

I.B.4 The Act of Acceptance and other acts leading to the establishment of Clemson College 

 2 35

I.B.4 Acts of Acceptance Will and Estate of Thomas G. Clemson 

 2 36

I.B.5 Amendments and Additions to Acts of Acceptance 

 2 37

I.B.6 Name of Institution 

 2 38

I.B.7 Benjamin R. Tillman: Account of Origin of Clemson College, and other information 

 2 39

I.B.8 Benjamin R. Tillman: Letters about the Campaign of 1885 

 3 40

I.B.9 Benjamin R. Tillman: Historical Sketch by W.M. Riggs 1923 

 3 41

I.B.10 Argument for State aid for Clemson - Capt. John L. Weber 

 3 42

I.B.11 Role of Oconee in founding of Clemson 

 3 43

I.B.12 Act of 1889 - To provide for building and maintenance of the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina 

 3 44

I.B.13 The Clemson Agricultural College Bulletin, January 1925 containing a historical sketch by W.M. Riggs;  Thomas G. Clemson (1807-1888): His Influence in Developing Land-Grant Colleges, 1957, by Robert F. Poole 

 3 45

I.B.14 Clemson College - Historical Sketch - E.W. Sikes 1933 

 3 46

I.B.15 Articles Concerning Clemson College by W.M. Riggs, President 1914 

 3 47

I.B.16 "Who Really Was Responsible for the Founding of Clemson College?" - article from The State 1913 

 3 48

I.B.17 Clemson's Charter 

 3 49

I.B.18 Miscellaneous 

 3 50

I.B.19.a Events by Calendar Year 1868-1888 

 3 51

I.B.19.b Events by Calendar Year 1889-1890 

 3 52

I.B.19.c Events by Calendar Year 1891-1892 

 3 53

I.B.19.d Events by Calendar Year 1893-1910 

 3 54

I.B.20 Use of prisoners for building 

 3 55

I.B.21 Railroad freight bills - For material used in erecting first buildings 

 3 56

I.C.1 Clemson College - Opening announcements 

 3 57

I.C.2 The opening of Clemson - two articles from the Greenville Mountaineer July 12, 1893 

 3 58

I.C.3 Clemson's first prospectus (catalog) 1893 

 3 59

I.C.4 Prospectus of Clemson College 1893-1898 

 4 60

I.C.5 Road to Pendleton 

 4 61

I.C.6 Ravenel Bridge - Purchase of 

 4 62

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Volume II: Early Years of Clemson College 
Box Folder

II.A Clemson College - Historical sketch, catalog 1903-1904 

 4 63

II.B Alumni, first meeting 1897 

 4 64

II.C Historical sketch of Clemson College by W.M. Riggs 1910 and 1923 

 4 65

II.D Old Textile Building - Dedication speech 

 4 66

II.E Main Building fire, Cornerstone 1894 

 4 67

II.F Miscellaneous 

 4 68

II.G Reminiscences of early days at Clemson - Class of 1896 and 1898 

 4 69

II.H Long, Long Ago by Grace Ward Calhoun 

 4 70

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Volume III: College Laws, Legal Status, Organization 
Box Folder

III Legal status of Clemson College and the Board of Trustees Legal status of Clemson 

 4 71

III.A Legal status of Clemson: Rice Hope Plantation case - Judge Lide's opinion 1950 

 4 72

III.B Legal status of Clemson: Dyke Suit - Hopkins vs. Clemson - Legal status of Clemson and Trustees 

 4 73

III.C Legal status of Clemson: Extracts from Snowden's History of South Carolina 

 4 74

III.D Legal status of Clemson: Clemson's place in the Constitution of 1895, etc. 

 4 75

III.E Organization 

 4 76

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Volume IV: Federal Laws and Land Grants 
Box Folder

IV.A Land Grant Act - Morrill Act - Land Scrip - Land Grant College and Federal Laws 

 4 77

IV.B Federal legislation relating to Land-Grant Colleges - teaching, research, extension 

 4 78

IV.C Bankhead-Jones Amendment to Morrill Act - teaching 1935 

 4 79

IV.D Appropriation of Federal Land Grant Funds not necessary 

 4 80

IV.E Remittances to states - Land Grant Funds 

 4 81

IV.F Federal Income Taxes paid by state employees 

 4 82

IV.G Banking of Land Grant Funds 

 5 83

IV.H Extension Service Resettlement Administration Agreement June, 1935 

 5 84

IV.I Colored Land-Grant Colleges - Remittance of appropriations 

 5 85

IV.J Interest, use of, and federal funds allocated to Land-Grant Colleges 

 5 86

IV.K Miscellaneous 

 5 87

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Volume V: State Laws, Clemson College 
Box Folder

V.A Extracts from "Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of South Carolina" 1868-1894; Special Acts 1888-1936; state constitutions of 1868 and 1895. 

 5 88

V.A.1 Extracts from "Acts and Joint Resolutions of the General Assembly of South Carolina" 1868-1899 

 5 89

V.B Extracts from the Code of Laws of South Carolina 1902, 1912, 1915, 1922, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1952 

 5 90

V.C Summary of Act of the South Carolina Legislature accepting Federal land grants 1868-1897 

 5 91

V.D Clemson's place in the Constitution of 1895 1895 

 5 92

V.E Miscellaneous 

 5 93

V.F "Revised Statues of South Carolina, Civil Statues (Published 1894) 1893 

 5 94

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Volume VI: Financing Clemson College 
Box Folder

VI.A Financing Clemson College - land scrip 

 5 95

VI.B.1-3 Fertilizer tax 

 5 96

VI.B.4 Its beginning - reorganization 1937 

 5 97

VI.B.5-7 The open formula 

 5 98

Briefs Prepared for Legislative Committees: Finances, Enrollments, Historical 

About this folder

This folder was found tucked into the front of Box 6. I numbered it 98A and left it in place. -Jen Bingham 3/16/2010

 6 98A

VI.C Financing Clemson College 

 6 99

VI.D Depression years 

 6 100

VI.E Miscellaneous 

 6 101

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Volume VII: Board of Trustees, Clemson College 
Box Folder

VII.A Life Trustees 

 6 102

VII.B Major A.T. Smythe's Letter to Mr. J.E. Wannamaker August 29, 1906 

 6 103

VII.C Legislative Committee - Report on state educational institutions - Investigation of Clemson College 1896-1911 

 6 104

VII.D.1 Miscellaneous - "Acts of the General Assembly" 1889-1893 

 6 105

VII.D.2 Statement regarding trustees 

 6 106

VII.D.3 Legal status 

 6 107

VII.D.4 Extracts from Report of Legislative Committee on Affairs at Clemson College 1910 

 6 108

VII.D.5 Statements by Dr. P.H. Mell 

 6 109

VII.D.6 Newspaper clippings 

 6 110

VII.D.7 Letter from Mr. Christie Benet to Dr. R.F. Poole 1949 

 6 111

VII.D.8 Clemson Trustees - Abstract 1952 code 1952 

 6 112

VII.D.9 Memorandum, J.C. Littlejohn 1956 

 6 113

VII.D.10 Tillman's celebration of the new income tax 

 6 114

VII.D.11 Certain early duties, powers, and directives not now on the Statue books - excerpts from "South Carolina Code of the Laws" 1922, 1942 

 6 115

VII.D.12 Articls about trustees 

 6 116

VII.D.13 Amendment to Act of Acceptance defining election of six Trustees - various articles 

 6 117

VII.E Trustee meetings called by governor - Information for next code 1962 

 6 118

VII.F By-laws 

 6 119

VII.G.1 General information 

 6 120

VII.G.2 Christie Benet 

 6 121

VII.G.3 W.W. Bradley, Sr. 

 6 122

VII.G.4 Robert Sims Campbell 

 6 123

VII.G.5 Robert Muldrow Cooper, Jr. 

 6 124

VII.G.6 Charles E. Daniel 

 6 125

VII.G.7 J.B. Douthit 

 6 126

VII.G.8 William Dunkling Garrison, Jr. 

 6 127

VII.G.9 Benjamin A. Leppard 

 6 128

VII.G.10 Asbury Francis Lever 

 7 129

VII.G.11 Richard I. Manning 

 7 130

VII.G.12 Ivy Milton Mauldin 

 7 131

VII.G.13 David Townley Redfern 

 7 132

VII.G.14 Richard Wright Simpson 

 7 133

VII.G.15 Augustine T. Smythe 

 7 134

VII.G.16 Robert L. Stoddard 

 7 135

VII.G.17 Theodore Wilbur Thornhill 

 7 136

VII.G.18 Benjamin Ryan Tillman 

 7 137

VII.G.19 Henry Cumming Tillman 

 7 138

VII.G.20 John Edward Wannamaker 

 7 139

VII.G21 Board members in catalogs 1893-1955 

 7 140

VII.G.22 Board members taken from the Minutes of the Board of Trustees 1893-1949 

 7 141

VII.H Consolidation of trustees for all state institutions - letter from W.M. Riggs to Senator Niels Christensen 1919 

 7 142

VII.I.1 Report of the Joint Committee on Economy and Consolidation, General Assembly, Session of 1921 

 7 143

VII.I.2 Report of Legislative Committee on Consolidation, March 4, 1932; Copy of Executive Budget Act, 1931 

 7 144

VII.I.3 Report of Commission on Higher Education 1932 

 7 145

VII.I.4 Peabody Survey, extracts 1940 

 7 146

VII.I.5 Correspondence between Dr. R.F. Poole and Mr. Edwin G. Seibels, January 1950; South Carolina Budget Board, 1955 

 7 147

VII.J Election of trustees of state colleges - abstract of 1952 code 1952 

 7 148

VII.K Minutes of the Board of Trustees - condensed summary 1888-1910 and April 7, 1953 

 7 149

VII.L Annual Reports, Clemson Board of Trustees 

 7 150

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Volume VIII: Presidents of Clemson College 
Box Folder

VIII.A Chronological List 

 7 151

VIII.B To Dr. E.W. Sikes - talk made by Gaston Page May, 1948 

 7 152

VIII.C P.H. Mell 

 7 153

VIII.D.1 Mrs. Lula Riggs Hall April, 1951 - November, 1953 

 7 154

VIII.D.1.b Mrs. Lula Riggs Hall January, 1954 - August, 1958 

 8 155

VIII.D.2 Walter Merritt Riggs 

 8 156

VIII.E S.B. Earle (acting) 

 8 157

VIII.F E.W. Sikes 

 8 158

VIII.G R.F. Poole 

 8 159

VIII.H R.C. Edwards 

 8 160

VIII.I Miscellaneous 

 8 161

VIII.J Frank J. Jervey 

 8 162

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Volume IX: Teaching and Teachers at Clemson College 
Box Folder

IX.A Clemson College faculty 1893-1897 

 8 163

IX.B Teaching 

 8 164

IX.C Engineering School (Mechanincal Department) 

 8 165

IX.D Military Training 

 8 166

IX.E Agricultural Department - clippings 

 8 167

IX.F The Claude W. Kress Endowment Research Fund 

 8 168

IX.G Miscellaneous 

 8 169

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Volume X: Student Life at Clemson College 
Box Folder

X.A.1 Walk-out of 1894 

 8 170

X.A.2 Walk-out of 1902 

 8 171

X.A.3 Walk-out of 1908 - Pendleton Guards 

 8 172

X.A.4 Walk-out of 1920 

 8 173

X.A.5 Walk-out of 1924 

 8 174

X.B No Hazing at Clemson 1909, 1912 

 9 175

X.C Literary Societies, Glee Club, Dramatic Club 

 9 176

X.D Athletic Department - organization and functions 

 9 177

X.D.1.a Baseball 

 9 178

X.D.1.b Basketball 

 9 179

X.D.1.c Boxing, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Track 

 9 180

X.D.1.d Football 

 9 181

X.D.1.e Carolina-Clemson football game "Big Thursday" 

 9 182

X.D.1.f Bluebonnet Bowl football game December, 1959 

 9 183

X.D.2 Athletics - W.M. Riggs made Vice-President of Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1900 

 9 184

X.D.3 IPTAY 

 9 185

X.D.4 Miscellaneous 

 9 186

X.E.1 Historical: Churches at Clemson 

 9 187

X.E.2 Old Stone Church 

 9 188

X.E.3 Young Men's Christian Organization 

 9 189

X.E.3.a YMCA - addition 1937-1938 

 9 190

X.E.4 YMCA - Rockefeller gift 

 9 191

X.E.5 Miscellaneous 

 9 192

X.F Commencements 

 9 193

X.G Enrollments 

 10 194

X.H Costs to the student and cost per student 

 10 195

X.I.1 Subsistence Department (Mess Hall) 

 10 196

X.I.2 Dairy prices 

 10 197

X.I.3 Poultry Division prices 

 10 198

X.I.4 Augustus Schilletter 

 10 199

X.J Entertainment 

 10 200

X.K Negro applicants to Clemson 

 10 201

X.L Student publications 

 10 202

X.M Miscellaneous - uniforms, etc. 

 10 203

X.N Co-eds come to Clemson 

 10 204

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Volume XI: Financial Assistance to Students at Clemson College 
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XI.A Student labor 

 10 205

XI.B Scholarships 

 10 206

XI.C Loans to students - talk by J.C. Littlejohn 1930 

 10 207

XI.D Miscellaneous 

 10 208

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Volume XII: The Business Side of Clemson College 
Box Folder

XII.A Business Manager's Office - organization and functions 

 10 209

XII.B The business side of the college 1931-1932 

 10 210

XII.C Inventories 

 11 211

XII.D Inventory Summary June 30, 1953 and 1909 

 11 212

XII.E Fire losses, Clemson 

 11 213

XII.F Budget control - internal auditing, revolving accounts 

 11 214

XII.G Books and supplies for veterans 

 11 215

XII.H Depression years, faculty pay, etc. 

 11 216

XII.I Central Purchasing Department 

 11 217

XII.J Cresap, McCormick and Paget, Management Consultants 

 11 218

XII.K The comptroller's office 

 11 219

XII.L Fort Hill Land Company - light and water agreements 

 11 220

XII.M.1 Procedure for maintaining records on employment, retirement and workmen's compensation insurance 

 11 221

XII.M.2 Group insurance and retirement plans 

 11 222

XII.M.3 Group insurance and retirement plans 

 11 223

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Volume XIII: Public Service Activities of Clemson College 
Box Folder

XIII.A Public Services expected of Clemson College - summary of South Carolina laws accepting federal grants 

 11 224

XIII.B Public service activities - How they were started 

 11 225

XIII.C Inspection of oils 

 11 226

XIII.D Livestock sanitary work - cattle tick eradication 

 11 227

XIII.E Farmers' Institutes 1906, 1907, 1910 

 11 228

XIII.F.1 Experiment Station - drainage project 

 11 229

XIII.F.2 Experiment Station - history 

 11 230

XIII.F.3 Edisto Experiment Station - office and laboratory building 

 12 231

XIII.F.4 Pee Dee Experiment Station - office building 1938 

 12 232

XIII.F.5 Pee Dee Experiment Station - laboratory building 1940 

 12 233

XIII.F.6 Sandhill Experiment Station 

 12 234

XIII.F.7 Truck Experiment Station 

 12 235

XIII.G A.P. Butler - on cost of fertilizer analysis (argument with B.R. Tillman) 

 12 236

XIII.H.1 Agricultural extension staff and news items 1908-1945 

 12 237

XIII.H.2 Extension Service Correspondence 1914-1931 

 12 238

XIII.H.3 Fertilizer Inspection and analysis 

 12 239

XIII.J Report to State Reorganization Commission of South Carolina September 15, 1949 

 12 240

XIII.K Research Projects 

 12 241

XIII.L Farm and Home Week 

 12 242

XIII.M Miscellaneous 

 12 243

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Volume XIV: The Physical Plant 
Box Folder

XIV.A Early Buildings 

 12 244

XIV.B.1 Building Programs 1952-1955 

 12 245

XIV.B.2 Building Programs 1941-1951 

 12 246

XIV.C Public Works Administration Buildings 

 12 247

XIV.D U.S. Post Office 1940 

 12 248

XIV.E Master Plan 

 12 249

XIV.F Housing - Faculty and students (maps) 

 13 250

XIV.F.1 Faculty 1914-1953 

 13 251

XIV.F.2.a Clemson House - report - rates, salary roll, employment procedure August, 1953 

 13 252

XIV.F.2.b Old Clemson Hotel 

 13 253

XIV.F.2.c room rates, salary rolls, organization chart June, 1953 

 13 254

XIV.F.2.d Clemson House and Clemson homes 

 13 255

XIV.F.3 Regulating governing rental of Federal Public Housing Authority houses to veterans 

 13 256

XIV.F.4 Barracks buildings 

 13 257

XIV.F.5 Barracks repairs 1940 

 14 258

XIV.F.6.a Photographs 

 13 259

XIV.F.6.b Barracks program, part 1 March 3, 1954 

 13 260

XIV.F.6.c Barracks program, part 2 March 3, 1954 

 13 261

XIV.F.6.d.1 Barracks program 1953 

 13 262

XIV.F.6.d.2 Barracks program 1954-1955 

 13 263

XIV.G Sirrine Hall - Textile Building 

 13 264

XIV.H Olin Hall - Olin Foundation 

 13 265

XIV.I.1 Agricultural Center 

 13 266

XIV.I.2 Agricultural Center 

 14 267

XIV.J Engineering Building (Riggs Hall) 

 14 268

XIV.K Names for Buildings 

 14 269

XIV.L.1 Long Hall - Agricultural Education Building 1937 

 14 270

XIV.L.2 Agricultural Building (Sikes Hall) 

 14 271

XIV.L.3 Chemistry Building (Hardin Hall) 

 14 272

XIV.L.4 Physical Education Building (Fike Hall) 1933-1935 

 14 273

XIV.L.5 Dairy Barn Replacement 1935 

 14 274

XIV.L.6 Miscellaneous Buildings 

 14 275

XIV.M Lands 

 14 276

XIV.N Facilities of the Clemson Agricultural College 1954 

 14 277

XIV.O Earle Chemical Engineering Building 

 14 278

XIV.P Sprinklers 

 14 279

XIV.Q Cotton Laboratories 

 14 280

XIV.R Biological Station 

 14 281

XIV.S Miscellaneous 

 14 282

XIV.T Physics Building (Kinard Hall) 

 14 283

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Volume XV: Clemson Men - Alumni 
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XV.A.1 Clemson's Service Flag 

 14 284

XV.A.2 World War I 

 14 285

XV.A.3 World War II 

 14 286

XV.B Meetings 

 14 287

XV.C Speeches 

 14 288

XV.D Miscellaneous 

 14 289

XV.E "Alumni News" 

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XV.F.1 Class of 1920 Reunion 

 14 291

XV.F.2 Class of 1908 (J.C. Littlejohn) 

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Fike-Littlejohn correspondence 1955-1958 

General note

Folder was tucked in the back of Box 14. I gave it a folder number of 292a since the contents appear to belong with Volume XV. - Jen Bingham

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Volume XVI: Miscellaneous 
Box Folder

XVI.A Miscellaneous items pertaining to Clemson College 

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XVI.B South Carolina Department of Agriculture 

 15 294

XVI.C Empty File 

 15 295

XVI.D Empty File 

 15 296

XVI.E Empty File 

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XVI.F State Budget and Control Board 

 15 298

XVI.G Board of Visitors 1893-1954 

 15 299

XVI.H Colleges and Universities of South Carolina 

 15 300

XVI.I.1 Correspondence and other material 1949-1956 

 15 301

XVI.I.2 Preliminary report on the damage to the property of Clemson College by the proposed Hartwell Dam development April, 1951 

 15 302

XVI.I.3 Newspaper Clippings 1949-1961 

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XVI.J Greenlee, Annie and Bill 

 15 304

XVI.K Historic houses of the Piedmont section of South Carolina 

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XVI.L Code of ordinances 

 15 306

XVI.M Oconee County Planning and Development Board (Littlejohn) 

 15 307

XVI.N F.H. Clinkscales 

 15 308

XVI.O General Samuel McGowan 

 15 309

XVI.P Federal Explosives Act - Bureau of Mines - Explosives Licenses 1942-1945 

 15 310

XVI.Q Empty file 

 15 311

XVI.R Anderson Daily Mail - Clemson's fiftieth anniversary 

 15 312

XVI.S Empty file 

 15 313

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Volume XVII: Pictures 
Box Folder

XVII.A Rutledge Monument and Treaty Oak 

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XVI.B Photographs (see photograph file for this collection) 

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Volume XVIII: Material from Bound Brown Volumes 
Box Folder

XVIII.A Preliminary study of certain documents relating to Clemson Agricultural College 

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List of Officers and Faculty 1908-1945 
Box Folder

XVIII.B.1 Alphabetical List of Names 

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XVIII.B.2 Listing A-B 

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XVIII.B.3 Listing C-E 

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XVIII.B.4 Listing F-G 

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XVIII.B.5 Listing H-J 

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XVIII.B.6 Listing K-L 

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XVIII.B.7 Listing M-O 

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XVIII.B.8 P-R 

 17 324

XVIII.B.9 Listing S 

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XVIII.B.10 Listing T-Z 

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Box Folder

XVIII.C Appraisal of the property of Thomas. G. Clemson 

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XVIII.D Isabella Lee vs. Richard W. Simpson - court record (Hagood Report) 

 18 328

XVIII.E.1 Mr. Clemson's Dream Becomes Reality - Almost (final draft) 

 18 329

XVIII.E.2 Mr. Clemson's Dream Becomes Reality - Almost (early draft) 

 18 330

XVIII.F Acknowledgements, Foreword, and Information Concering the History File Written by J.C. Littlejohn 

 18 331

XVIII.G Table of Contents 

 18 332

XVIII.H.1 James H. Rion 

 18 333

XVIII.H.2 Straws in the Wind by John W. Holmes 

 18 334

XVIII.H.3 Anderson Fellowship Fund 1959 

 18 335

XVIII.H.4 The Story of the Clemson Bequest 

 18 336

XVIII.H.5 The Story of the Fort Hill Lands 

 18 337

XVIII.H.6 The Acts of Acceptance and Other Acts Leading to the Establishment of Clemson 

 18 338

XVIII.H.7 Events By Years - 1887-1895 1887-1895 

 18 339

XVIII.H.8 Miscellaneous newspaper clippings 

 18 340

XVIII.H.9 Notes made by Professor C.M. McGee 

 18 341

XVIII.H.10 The Story of the Clemson Bequest by Professor Charles M. McGee 

 18 342

XVIII.H.11 The Fort Hill Story by Professor Charles M. McGee 

 18 343

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Volume XIX: Littlejohn and Ritchie Correspondence 
Box Folder

XIX.A.1 "A" 1955-1958 

 19 344

XIX.A.2 "B" 1955-1958 

 19 345

XIX.A.3 "C" 1954-1959 

 19 346

XIX.A.4 "D" 1955-1958 

 19 347

XIX.A.5 "E" 1955-1959 

 19 348

XIX.A.6 "F" 1955-1957 

 19 349

XIX.A.7 Fellowship Club 1956-1957 

 19 350

XIX.A.8 "G" 1955-1959 

 19 351

XIX.A.9 "H" 1955-1961 

 19 352

XIX.A.10 "I" 1955 

 19 353

XIX.A.11 "J" 1955-1958 

 19 354

XIX.A.12 "K" 1955-1960 

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XIX.A.13 "L" (Littlejohns, Lever) 1955-1960 

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XIX.A.14 Littlejohn, Tom 1958-1959 

 19 357

XIX.A.15 "M" 1955-1960 

 19 358

XIX.A.16 "N" 1955-1958 

 19 359

XIX.A.17 "O" 1955 

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XIX.A.18 Office Expenses 1955-1957 

 19 361

XIX.A.19 "P" 1955-1957 

 19 362

XIX.A.20 "R" 1955-1960 

 19 363

XIX.A.21 Rhett H. Ravenel 1955-1956 

 19 364

XIX.A.22 Rotary Club 1958-1959 

 19 365

XIX.A.23 "S" 1955-1961 

 19 366

XIX.A.24 "T" 1955-1958 

 19 367

XIX.A.25 "V" 1956 

 19 368

XIX.A.26 "W" 1954-1959 

 19 369

XIX.A.27 "X,Y,Z" 1956-1958 

 19 370

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Interviews Early 1950s 

Scope and Contents

Recorded interviews with William "Uncle Bill" Greenlee of the black community and James Harrison "Uncle Bud"/"Mr. Mc" McHugh of the white community.
Box Disk

William "Uncle Bill" Greenlee interview   1.0 item(s) (1 compact disc)

Biography

William "Uncle Bill" Greenlee was born March 4, 1871 and was on the Clemson College payroll for 51 years.

Description

Bill Greenlee and Littlejohn discuss topics including: Thomas G. Clemson, Tom Fruster [Fuster?], Mrs. Cox, the keeper of the covered toll bridge, Cherry's "flat" ferry, Dr. Lewis, Andrew Lewis, Aaron Boggs, D.K. Norris, [?] Tate, George Cherry, "salting hogs", brick making and hauling, first constructions, housing, Gus Shanklin, Dr. Sloan, Jim Hall, Jules [?] Shanklin, Walt Cochran, Dr. Brackett, Dupre (Walhalla), and Mr. Newman.

Existence and Location of Originals

The original reel-to-reel tape is stored in the box with the copies.

Existence and Location of Copies

The interview is also available on two cassette tapes.

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James H. McHugh interview   1.0 item(s) (1 compact disc)

Description

McHugh and Littlejohn discuss topics including Bill Goodman, Lee McHugh, Jack Shelton [Shetland?, Skelton?], Dr. Riggs, J.D. Smith, Colonel Simpson, chemical lab, machine shop, Mechanical Hall, hand brick, "nigger quarters" (Calhoun's), Dr. Sloan, Colonel Bowen, Strode, Craighead, Jim Hall (foreman on Mechanical Hall, owned downtown store and Cateechee mill), cornerstone at main building, power plant, barracks, toilets, electricity, plumbing, Ernest Dillard, George Fike, A.E. "Shorty" Schilleter, main building fire, Tom Wright, [?] Little, Simon Hunt (headache for 25 years), Mr. Hewell, Will Gresham, "Big Sam" Earle, John Goodman and Colonel Donaldson and their "drams" and arguments, the "straight, upstanding Goodman sons", Robert Lindsay, and the Sears boys.

Biography

James Harrison McHugh came to Clemson in 1890 when he was 15 or 16 years old.

Existence and Location of Originals

The original reel-to-reel tape is stored in the box with the copies.

Existence and Location of Copies

The interview is also available on two cassette tapes.

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Photographs 
Box Folder

Explanation of provenance; letter from General S.D. Lee to J.E. Wannamaker with registry receipt, June 18, 1890; letter from Lee to Wannamaker from Assistant Postmaster/mistress, June 28, 1890; biography of S.D. Lee; ten dollar confederate bill, 1864 [from Binder 1] ] 

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68-1 through 68-10 [from Binder 1] 

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68-11 through 68-20 [from Binder 1] 

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68-21 through 68-30 [from Binder 1] 

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68-31 through 68-41 [from Binder 1] 

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68-42 through 68-50 [from Binder 2] 

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68-51 through 68-60 [from Binder 2] 

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68-61 (with typed explanation) through 68-60 [from Binder 2] 

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68-71 through 68-84 [from Binder 2] 

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68-85 through 68-96 [from Binder 2] 

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68-97 through 68-105 [from Binder 2] 

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68-106 through 68-115 [from Binder 2] 

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68-116 through 68-125 [from Binder 2] 

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68-126 through 68-133 [from Binder 2] 

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68-134 through 68-145 [from Binder 3] 

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68-146 through 68-156 [from Binder 3] 

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68-157 through 68-165 [from Binder 3] 

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68-166 through 68-175 [from Binder 3] 

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68-176 through 68-185 [from Binder 3] 

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68-186 through 68-195 [from Binder 3] 

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68-196 through 68-206 [from Binder 3] 

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68-207 through 68-215 [from Binder 4] 

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68-216 through 68-225 [from Binder 4] 

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68-226 through 68-235 [from Binder 4] 

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68-236 through 68-245 [from Binder 4] 

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68-246 through 68-253 [from Binder 4] 

 23 26

New boiler plant information including cost breakdown (1947, 2 copies) and description by Ralph S. Collins, Plant Engineer (1951, 2 copies) [from Binder 5] 

 23 27

68-254 through 68-265 [from Binder 5] 

 23 28

68-266 through 68-277 [from Binder 5] 

 23 29

Greenhouse and Horticultural Laboratories (68-278 through 68-286) 

 23 30

Old Barracks: Kitchen Exterior (68-287 through 68-296) 

 23 31

Old Barracks: Kitchen Interior (68-297 through 68-309) 

 23 32

Old Barracks (68-310 through 68-311) 

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Old Barracks: Stairwells (68-312 through 68-318) 

 23 34

Power Plant demolition (68-319) 

 23 35

Class Reunions: 1908, 1920 (68-320 through 68-326) 

 23 36

Tokyo Clemson Alumni Club (68-327) 

 23 38

Hardin Hall: Repairs (68-328 through 68-337) 1946 

 23 38

Calhoun Family Lands (68-338 through 68-345) 

 23 39

Class of 1908 50th reunion (68-346) 

 23 40

Board of Trustees: "The long and the short of it" (68-347) 

 23 41

Tom Littlejohn (68-348 through 68-349) 

 23 42

Mess Hall (68-350) 

 23 43

Treaty Oak (68-351) 

 23 44

Tillman Hall: Architect's sketch (68-352) 

 23 45

Negatives 

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Oversize_box

68-353 through 68-359 (oversize) 

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