Winyah Indigo Society
Variant namesAgricultural and social club of Georgetown, S.C.; founded Mar. 1755; incorporated in 1757, for the purpose of erecting a free school at Georgetown, S.C.; by 1799, the Society sponsored the organization of the Georgetown Library Society, a group tasked with purchasing books and securing newspapers and gazettes from London and as well as centers of trade in the United States such as Boston, New York, Richmond, and Savannah.
From the description of Records, 1788-1918. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31444922
Founded 7 March 1755, incorporated in 1757, for the purpose of erecting a free school at Georgetown, S.C.
From the description of Winyah Indigo Society records, 1883-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981622
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| creatorOf | Winyah Indigo Society. Winyah Indigo Society records, 1883-1958. | Library of Congress | |
| referencedIn | Brown, Shirley Black, 1900-1994. Shirley Black Brown papers, 1907-1945. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Read family. Papers of the Read and Lance families, 1677-1907. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Winyah Indigo Society. Records, 1788-1918. | University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Brown, Shirley Black, 1900-1994. | person |
| associatedWith | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836. | person |
| correspondedWith | Library Society (Georgetown, S.C.) | corporateBody |
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