John Dewey Lane papers, 1924-1979; (bulk, 1934-1944).

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John Dewey Lane papers, 1924-1979; (bulk, 1934-1944).

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Chiefly correspondence, pamphlets, and writings re African-American contributions to American life and culture; discussions re William Gilmore Simms and other aspects of literary history and culture in S.C. Letters, 8 Apr. 1924, from George A. Wauchope, Columbia, S.C., calling Charleston, S.C., "one of the most interesting literary centers of the South"; 9 May 1933, from W[illiam] W[atts] Ball, Charleston, S.C., discussing antebellum society in Charleston, and remarking that William Gilmore Simms did not appear to play any noteworthy role in the city's social life and he was not a member of the literary club, "Many a genius is not fit to caper in 'my lady's parlor'.... there is a tradition that old Simms told rough stories when in a convivial mood."; 12 May 1933, from A[lexander] S[amuel] Salley, Columbia, S.C., re Simms' background and social climate of antebellum Charleston, contesting Mrs. [Harriott Horry] Ravenel's argument that Simms was ever snubbed by Charleston society. Letter, 18 May 1933, from W[illiam] W[atts] Ball, Charleston, S.C., reviewing the development in higher education in South Carolina since the establishment of Clemson College, arguing that Clemson had never operated according to the "original idea of men making their own living partly in college on farms and in shops.... [This] idea was realized in the negro state college in Orangeburg. I am not saying it ought to have been realized at Clemson. I think not, but the people should not have been told in 1888 and 1889 that it would be," and sketching a plan for unification of the university system which would result in greater academic freedom for the faculty, "There is little freedom in them now. A professor is afraid to open his mouth." Letter, 12 Mar. 1934, from R.B. Eleazer, Atlanta, Ga., re the conviction of many southern educators that the region's colleges and public schools should play a role in building "more intelligent interracial understanding and attitudes," including a bibliography of history, literature, and art re African Americans; papers include various African American newspapers, newsletters, and other publications, sent, (and often written by) Eleazer; also includes a pamphlet reprinting articles published in newspapers and elsewhere during 1923 about George Washington Carver, titled: The Man who Introduced Sweet Potatoes and Peanuts into Society. Also contains printed manuscripts, Jan. 1943, Singers in the Dawn; and June 1944, The Southern Regional Council: Its Origin and Purpose; other essays include a 1936 research paper by JDL, Corinne Lennox, and Charles H. Cross: A Suggested Approach to the Problem of Race Relations for College Teachers of English in the Deep South (14 sheets); a 1939 essay, Negro Writers in College Textbooks; and undated texts re literature and the "New Negro"; African American newspapers and journalism; and The White Man's Influence on the Spirituals.

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Salley, A. S. (Alexander Samuel), 1871-1961

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Physicians, of Orangeburg, S.C. From the description of Records, 1872-1895. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 44059725 Historian and author of South Carolina; native of Orangeburg County, S.C.; married, 1918, to Harriet Gresham Milledge Salley (1882-1977); son of Sarah Ann Mcmichael Salley (1849-1930) and Alexander McQueen Salley (1847-1929 ), who served as sheriff of Orangeburg County, S.C. From the description of A.S. Salley papers, 1849-1963....

Lane, John Dewey, 1898-1968

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Professor of English at Clemson University; born in Darlington County, S.C.; in 1932, married Bessie Mell Poats; son of Joseph Preston Lane and Milline Ella Carter Lane. From the description of John Dewey Lane papers, 1924-1979; (bulk, 1934-1944). (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31523256 ...

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