Childs, Margaretta Pringle, 1912-2000. Margaretta Pringle Childs family papers, 1841-2000.
Title:
Margaretta Pringle Childs family papers, 1841-2000.
Collection consists of papers of Margaretta P. Childs, her husband St. Julien Ravenel Childs, her father Ernest H. Pringle, and other family members, as well as papers of the related families of Pringle, Childs, McColl, and Ravenel. Papers (1919-2000) of Margaretta P. Childs chiefly consist of personal and professional correspondence, papers relating to her social activism, research material, employment records, writings, and miscellaneous personal papers. Her correspondents include Horace B. Davis, a progressive activist and labor historian, and numerous friends and family members. Her papers include records relating to her house at 82 Pitt Street in Charleston (S.C.), records of the sale or donation of books from the estate of her husband, school records, early records of efforts to preserve the Joseph Manigault House, and files on topics such as Avery Institute, historic preservation, Harriott Horry Rutledge, the Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment, and women's history. Also of note are records (1961) of the Old Calvary Preservation Society, and papers (1980s-1990s) concerning J. D. Gleaton, a South Carolina black death row inmate, including Mrs. Childs' correspondence with him and related clippings, photographs, and transcripts of court testimony. Research file topics include black churches, Eyre Crowe (an artist), Charles Henry Hall, and Portia Trenholm (a South Carolina artist). Writings of Margaretta P. Childs include a biographical sketch of Mary Chesnut, an essay about Charleston City Hall, and book reviews. Professional papers and correspondence reflect Mrs. Childs' archival work for the City of Charleston, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina Historical Society. Papers of St. Julien Ravenel Childs include correspondence (1920-1982), papers concerning a farm on Johns Island, papers concerning his military service in the Marine Corps, writings, records of Craver Industries (1960s), papers (1940s) concerning 73 King Street, including receipts for repairs and renovations, and an inventory of furniture, china, paintings, and other belongings of his mother Elizabeth (Lise) R. R. Childs. Papers of E. H . Pringle include correspondence, writings about banking, economics, and related subjects, and letters to Mrs. E. H. Pringle (Nell McColl Pringle) from her brother D. D. McColl, Jr. Papers of the Pringle family include papers (1926-1990) of Dorothy Duncan McColl Pringle, Pringle family photographs, and miscellaneous items. Childs family papers include a few letters of Frederick L. Childs and his obituary. McColl family papers are chiefly genealogical and include records of the Stewartsville Cemetery Association and information on the related Thomas family. Ravenel family papers include a manuscript poem (1876) by George H. Sass entitled "The Pisgah Expedition," correspondence (1874-1927) of Elizabeth (Lise) Rutledge Ravenel Childs, and Ravenel family correspondence (1841-1904), which includes letters (1840s) from Harriott Horry Rutledge (Childs) to her mother Mrs. Edward Rutledge, a letter (1853) from Harriott P. Rutledge to Harriott H. Ravenel, and letters (1860s) to Dr. St. Julien Ravenel.
ArchivalResource:
6 linear ft.
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