W.B. Boyle papers, 1893-1918.

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W.B. Boyle papers, 1893-1918.

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Business and personal papers of W.B. Boyle, businessman and mayor, 1906-1910, of Sumter, S.C.; business papers relating primarily to his livestock business; personal correspondence reflecting his involvement in civic enterprises and fraternal organizations and including letters from his children at school--Emma, a student at Elizabeth College, Charlotte, N.C., Martie, a student at the College for Women, Columbia (class of 1913), and E.B. ("Boisy"), a student at the University of South Carolina (class of 1914). The collection includes printed manuscript, 17 Feb. 1904, issued by the Sumter Telephone Company; manuscript, 19 Aug. 1905, from H.E. Wells, South Carolina Cotton Oil Company, transmitting minutes of the annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers' Gin Company, W.B. Boyle, president; letter, 13 Mar. 1906, from Congressman A[sbury] F. Lever, re distribution of experimental cotton seed to local farmers; letter, 5 Dec. 1911, from the Manufacturing Committee, Sumter Chamber of Commerce, re efforts to establish a shoe factory; letter, 9 Aug. 1912, from Nathaniel Barksdale Dial, discussing his campaign for the U.S. Senate against Benjamin R. Tillman; printed manuscript, Apr. 1913, announcing the fifth annual Horse Show sponsored by the Camden Polo Club; and printed manuscript, 7 May 1913, announcing the Greenville Horse Show.

16.25 linear ft. (13 cartons)59 v.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7281177

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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Boyle, Martie.

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Sumter Telephone Company (Sumter, S.C.)

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Lever, Asbury Francis, 1875-1940

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Dial, Nathaniel Barksdale, 1862-1940

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Lawyer, businessman, and U.S. Senator, from Laurens, S.C. From the description of Letters, 1936-1938. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40329083 From the description of Correspondence, 1915-1935; (bulk 1923-1935). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19536357 ...

Boyle, W. B. (William Belton), 1861-1916.

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Businessman and city official of Sumter, S.C. Native of Fairfield County, S.C. Operated livestock business and livery stable. President, W.B. Boyle Company, Farmers' Gin Company, Citizens' Meat Market, Greeleyville Live Stock Company. Director, National Bank of South Carolina. Member, Sumter City Council (3 terms). Mayor of Sumter (2 terms). From the description of W.B. Boyle papers, 1893-1918. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 29974852 ...

Boyle, E. B.

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Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918

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Farmer, governor of South Carolina, 1890-1894, and U.S. senator, 1895-1918; from Trenton (Edgefield Co.), S.C. From the description of Papers, 1894-1897. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20400241 The series title represents "Personal Unprocessed" and was designed as such by staff at the South Caroliniana Library as part of their system of classifying collections. Apparently this part of the Tillman Papers was processed at a later date than the Incoming and Outg...

Farmers' Gin Company (Sumter, S.C.)

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Boyle, Emma

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Wells, H. E.

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W.B. Boyle Co. (Sumter, S.C.)

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