Samuel Melanchthon Derrick papers, 1924-1973.

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Samuel Melanchthon Derrick papers, 1924-1973.

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Correspondence and reports re Derrick's administrative responsibilities at USC, ca. late 1920s-1952, with major focus upon Derrick's work on Donald Russell's Special Reorganization Committee, 1952; also including extensive collection of essays and speeches by Derrick. Includes papers, 1957, re establishment of Davison McDowell Douglas memorial through University South Caroliniana Society; typescripts of Derrick's various articles and essays: Dr. John de la Howe Industrial School, 1924; Rice in Colonial South Carolina, 1928; Influence of Occupation Upon the Personality of the Farmer, 1928; Sales Taxes for State Purpose, 1932; Dutch Fork, 1935; and Future of Capitalism in American Economic Life, undated. Contains speeches and addresses, including "Education and Present Economic Conditions," 1933; "Social Sciences in Schools, " 1936; "Unemployment Compensation, " 1941; "Charleston in Wartime, " 1943; "Outlook for Business, " 1945; "Problems of State Government, " 1946; "The Shifting Scene in South Carolina Agriculture, " 1947; "Economic Factors Affecting the Financing of Education in South Carolina, " 1955; and "Jacob Nunez Cardozo, " 1956. Also includes memorial resolutions on George McCutchen (1876- 1951), Josiah Morse (1879-1946), and Robert Lee Meriwether (1890-1958); files re Derrick's 1930 book "Centennial History of South Carolina Railroad," including editorial comments from Yates Snowden. File of letters, 1961, between Derrick and Marion A. Wright in which Wright attempted to enlist Derrick as director of a proposed human relations / civil rights research project in Beaufort County, S.C., under the auspices of Penn Community Services on Saint Helena Island (S.C.) [formerly Penn School], in which Derrick would research "the extent to which discrimination exists in South Carolina and its cost to all the people." Report, "Human Relations Programming in South Carolina: A report of three consultations on human relations concerns in South Carolina held at the Penn Community Center, May - Aug. 1960."

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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