Frank Johnstone Jervey papers. 1925-1981, (bulk 1951-1979)

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Frank Johnstone Jervey papers. 1925-1981, (bulk 1951-1979)

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The Jervey Papers cover primarily the last thirty-two years of his life. The correspondence in the collection deals with such topics as fund raising, Alumni Relations, IPTAY and Athletic Affairs. Correspondence with prominent South Carolina politicians includes James F. Byrnes, Ernest F. Hollings, L. Mendel Rivers, Strom Thurmond, and Edgar Brown, other notable correspondents include Clemson presidents Robert F. Poole and Robert C. Edwards and administrators Walter Cox and J.C. Littlejohn. The Alumni files contain letters from prominent Clemson graduates. Jervey's papers also contain twenty files relating to ordinance and extensive correspondence between Jervey and Charles L. Horn of the Federal Cartridge Corporation and Olin Foundation.

2 cubic ft. Twenty photographs, twelve legal size documents and two maps are located in Special Collections.

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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