Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Clemson, Thomas Green, 1807-1888
| title | Thomas Green Clemson Papers, Special Collections, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, SC 29634. | repository | Clemson University |
| description | Articles, certificates, correspondence (originals and copies), deeds, diaries, diplomas, imprints, journals, legal documents, maps, microfilm, music, newspapers, photographs, plats, prints, and a copy of his will, most dated between 1844-1888, relating to Thomas Green Clemson's career, interests, and family and the creation of Clemson College (now Clemson University). Contains Calhoun and Clemson family/financial correspondence; letters to (copies) and from Elias Baker, Clemson's uncle; letters from Clemson's son Calhoun while a prisoner of war at the Union prison on John's Island, OH; correspondence among a circle of women related to or friends of the Clemson family which documents their lifestyle and personalities; work agreements with freed slaves; material relating to Clemson's administration of the O'Bar mine in Dahlonega, GA, and the Fort Hill Plantation in South Carolina; microfilm of correspondence between Clemson and the U.S. State Department while he was Charge d'Affairs to Belgium; and biographical and genealogical information about the Clemson family including newsletters of the Clemson History Associates. correspondents include Elias Baker, Charles R. Clemson, Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, Floride Clemson, William F. Clemson, Alester G. Holmes, Charles M. Leupp and James H. Rion. |
| extent | 4.25 cubic ft. 12 oversize folders 3 rolls of 35 mm. microfilm. |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera Financial Papers Legal Papers Photographs |
| access | See repository for restrictions. |
| record source | http://libcat.clemson.edu |
| finding aid | Register available in repository. Chronological and alphabetical card index available in repository. |
| acquisition information | About 1915-1916 Maria Louise Simpson turned the papers over to her brother-in-law, Clemson College professor, Alester G. Holmes. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:55 |
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| title | Selected art related letters from the James Buchanan papers, 1837-1867. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | REEL P20: Correspondence, March 29, 1837-Jan. 17, 1867, including letters to Buchanan from Henry Dexter, Luigi Persico, George Washington Conarroe, John Sartain, Jacob Eichholtz, George P. A. Healy, and Rembrandt Peale, and one copy of a letter to Healy. REEL P25: One letter to Hon. James Buchanan from Matthew Brady, Nov. 25, 1856, and two letters to Buchanan from Thomas G. Clemson, April 25 and Dec. 28, 1845. Brady sends photographs of Wheatland; Clemson was an amateur painter and collector. Bio / His Notes: U.S. President. |
| extent | 23 items (on 2 partial microfilm reels) reels P20 (fr. 609-630)& P25 (fr. 667-669) |
| formats | Microfilm Correspondence |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record link | n/a |
| record source | https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/selected-art-related-letters-james-buchanan-papers-10876 |
| acquisition information | Lent for microfilming 1955 by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. |
| updated | 06/08/2023 16:42:22 |
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| title | Papers of W. W. Corcoran, 1791-1896 (bulk 1849-1888). | repository | Library of Congress |
| description | Correspondence, letterpress books, financial papers, newspaper clippings, printed material, and other papers relating primarily to Corcoran's business interests, especially real estate and railroad investments; brokerage and banking business, Corcoran & Riggs, Washington, D.C.; philanthropic efforts; and the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Includes material relating to his father, Thomas Corcoran, and to social life in Washington, D.C. Correspondents include William Aiken, George Bancroft, August Belmont, John C. Breckinridge, Arthur Brice, Jesse D. Bright, James Buchanan, Thomas Green Clemson, Leslie Combs, Jefferson Davis, John Wesley Davis, Daniel S. Dickinson, Stephen Arnold Douglas, Alexander Doyle, Edward Everett, Moses Jacob Ezekiel, Millard Fillmore, John W. Forney, Edward Miner Gallaudet, John Lane Gardner, Friedrich Karl Joseph von Gerolt, Ransom H. Gillet, Gabriel Harrison, Joseph Henry, Alexander von Humboldt, R. M. T. Hunter, Anthony Hyde, Robert Ward Johnson, George Wallace Jones, J. William Jones, Amos Kendall, Charles Lanman, Robert E. Lee, J. M. Mason, Junius Spencer Morgan, George Peabody, James Renwick, Elisha Riggs, Lawrason Riggs, David Rorer, Philip Slaughter, William Wetmore Story, Aaron Vail, Charles S. Venable, Robert J. Walker, Daniel Webster, James Grant Wilson, and Robert C. Winthrop. |
| extent | 54,000 items. 105 containers. 5 microfilm reels. |
| formats | Microfilm Clippings Correspondence Financial Papers Printed Materials |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://catalog.loc.gov |
| finding aid | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room |
| acquisition information | Gift, William Corcoran Eustis, 1920. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | R W Simpson Papers, (bulk 1880-1912). | repository | Clemson University |
| description | Chiefly legal documents and other items, relating to the affairs of the Clemson family, including Thomas Green Clemson (1807-1888), his wife, Anna Marie (Calhoun) Clemson (1817-1875), daughter, Floride (Clemson) Lee (1842-1871), son-in-law, Gideon Lee (d. 1894), and granddaughter, Floride Isabella (Lee) Calhoun (1870-1935); the settlement of the Clemson estate after his death; and the establishment of Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. Includes correspondence and short biography of Henry Aubrey Strode, the first college president, relating to his life, interactions with the college trustees, and the construction and staffing of the college; and correspondence (1843-1844) of Richard Franklin Simpson, South Carolina state legislator and U.S. senator. Bio/History: College trustee and lawyer, of Anderson County, S.C. |
| extent | .5 cubic ft. |
| formats | Legal Papers Financial Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://libcat.clemson.edu |
| finding aid | Finding aid in the repository |
| acquisition information | Gift of Alester G. Holmes, Jr., grandson of Mr. Simpson |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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| title | Alester G Holmes Papers, 1789-1977. | repository | Clemson University |
| description | Research notes, drafts, and transcripts (typewritten) relating to the biography Thomas Green Clemson: His Life and Work (1937) by Holmes and George R. Sherrill; together with correspondence, articles, and speeches documenting aspects of Holmes's teaching career; and correspondence, photocopies, photos, and other materials of his wife, Lila Speer Pennel Holmes (1891-1977), relating to the restoration of "Fort Hill," John C. Calhoun's home on the Clemson University campus. Correspondents include Margaret Calhoun, David Kohn, Robert L. Meriwether, and Charles Wiltse. |
| extent | 2 cubic ft. |
| formats | Notes Manuscript Notes Correspondence Printed Materials |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://libcat.clemson.edu |
| finding aid | Finding aid in the repository |
| acquisition information | Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Holmes and Alester G. Holmes, Jr |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:52 |
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