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Special Collections

Special Collections

Special Collections predominantly consists of several thousand books from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Among these are books given to the College by prominent early and founding faculty, resulting in a collection with strengths in history and historiography, classical and contemporary literature, religion and Christianity, and math and science. Subcollections of books within Special Collections include those collected by previous stewards of the collection, reflecting interests and activities once associated with the Library, such as the collection of 16th and 17th century books which serve as specimens of fine bookmaking and printing (as the Library once owned and operated letterpresses) but also represent the intellectual and scholarly preoccupations of the period. Further subcollections of books include a children’s collection consisting of over 500 volumes printed between 1845 and 1945, and a hymnal collection consisting of several hundred volumes dating from 1805 through 1990.

Special Collections also holds miscellaneous single items, such as a bound manuscript Franciscan antiphonarium (chant book), a collection of prints and fine book art by Leonard Baskin;materials compiled by Dr. Joseph Secondi relating to the Sacco-Vanzetti trial, the David Duncan collection;the slide collection of late Wofford history professor and South Carolina historian Dr. Lewis P. Jones, along with local history materials, and some maps, manuscripts, ephemera, and small archives.

A major subcollection of Special Collections is the Broadus R. Littlejohn Collection, a multi-format collection of cultural heritage materials collected by prominent local businessman and philanthropist B.R. Littlejohn, Jr. (1925-2010). The collection reflects the interests of the collector and contains manuscripts and ephemera concerned with the history of the South and South Carolina (including manuscripts by prominent figures of the colonial period), the Civil War and the Confederacy (including manuscripts and archival collections created by general officers and soldiers, Civil War envelopes, contemporary pamphlets, and single copies and complete runs of historical newspapers), but the breadth of the Collection reaches from the late colonial period through the end of the 20th century. The collection also contains several hundred books that complement materials in the Collection.

Contact Special Collections Librarian Luke Meagher with questions or to make an appointment to visit Special Collections.

Archival Collections in Special Collections

 

Archival special collections (organized by name of creator)

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Bagwell, Samuel M., papers; Forest Home Grange records; Glendale School records; created 1874 - 1916 

  Baskin, Leonard and Gehenna Press collection, 1955-1989

 

Breck family papers, created 1845-1848

  Boggs Family papers, or, William Robertson Boggs family papers, created 1845-1911

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Dimon, Charles Augustus Ropes, papers, created

 

Dorroh Family papers, created 1852-1863, or, David Ross Dorroh family papers

 

Dukes, John H., correspondence collection, created 

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Esmond, Darwin William, papers, created 1863-1918

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Forest Home Grange records; Samuel M. Bagwell papers; Glendale School records; created 1874 - 1916

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Glendale School records; Forest Home Grange records; Samuel M. Bagwell papers; created 1874 - 1916

 

Glymph, John and A.Y.W., papers, created

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Hayden, Sidney, family papers, created 1864-1884

 

Hayward, Charles and Emeline, papers, created 1831-1853

  Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, papers, created 1856-1869
 

Hubert, Ben, papers, created 1861-1862

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K

L

Littlejohn manuscripts and ephemera.

See also Littlejohn Stereograph collection

  Littlejohn Stereograph collection
  Lobdell Car Wheel Company papers

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Manuscripts, see Littlejohn manuscripts and ephemera

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O

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Pierce, Parker Hall and Hannah Withington, family papers, created 1835-1859

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R

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Stereograph Collection (Littlejohn), created 1867-1930

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Tyndale, Mary Hilgard (Mrs. Sharon Tyndale) papers, created 1839-1850

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V

Verschuur, Daniel Gregor, papers, created 1864-1884

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Woodbury, William White, papers ​​​​​​, created 1833-1856

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