Clemson University Young Men's Christian Association, Association records, 1911-1975.

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Clemson University Young Men's Christian Association, Association records, 1911-1975.

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The majority of the collection consists of documents but also includes photographs and publications. The documents in this series consist of correspondence of the YMCA secretary and routine operations of the YMCA. The material in the collection covers the period 1911-1975, with most of the collection dating from 1937 through the 1950s. The documents and photographs are arranged alphabetically by subject. The bulk of the correspondence is that of P.B. Holtzendorff, Jr., General Secretary of the YMCA 1916-1956. Primary subjects include programs and speakers for evening Vespers, picture shows in the auditorium, trips to the Blue Ridge Assembly, advisory board meetings, construction of the YMCA building, and enlargement of the auditorium.

2.35 cubic ft.

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Young Men's Christian Association (Clemson University)

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The YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) organization at Clemson began in 1894, a year after the school opened. In 1913, Clemson President Walter M. Riggs received permission from the Board of Trustees to seek aid from John D. Rockefeller for a YMCA building on campus as a center for the organization's religious, recreational and social functions. Architect Rudolph E. Lee designed the building to be in the Italian Renaissance style of architecture and it was completed by January 1916. Some o...

Cooper, J. R., 1901-1985

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Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. Holtzendorff Hall.

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Clemson university

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Courses in Computer Science first offered, 1965-1966. Department of Computer Science created July 1, 1978. Albert Turner, Acting Head, July 1978-April 1979; Head, 1979-1993. Stephen T. Hedetniemi, Acting Department Head, 1993-1994; Head, 1994-1995; Chair, 1995-1997. Harold Grossman, Acting Chair, 1997-1998. John C. Peck, Chair, 1998-2000. Pradip Srimani, Chair, 2000-present. Master of Science degree program instituted 1980-1981. From the description of Department of Computer Science ...

Holtzendorff, Preston Brooks.

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Preston B. Holtzendorff, Jr. was born on November 9, 1894 near Rome, Georgia, the son of Preston B. Holtzendorff, Sr. and Agnes W. Drake Holtzendorff. He graduated from law school at the University of Georgia in 1916. Shortly afterwards in June 1916 he came to Clemson College at the post of Assistant General Secretary of the YMCA before being called in February 1918 into the military service during World War I. During the conflict he served with the U.S. Army Air Corps, rising to the rank of Sec...

Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina

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Three Clemson cadets; George Chaplain, Paul L. Tobey, and J. Henry Woodward are credited with preparing this report. Cadets from the junior and senior classes were gathered to the campus chapel on April 18, 1935 in order to evaluate professors from the schools of: Agriculture, Textiles, Vocational Education, Chemistry and Geology, Engineering, and General Science. The report was presented to President Sikes upon it completion. From the description of Student faculty evaluations (Clem...