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Archives related to: Leupp, Charles Mortimer
| 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 | 02/14/2025 10:07:31 |
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