Childs family papers, 1842-ca. 1975.

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Childs family. Childs family papers, 1842-ca. 1975.

Childs family papers, 1842-ca. 1975.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36794337

Papers consist of correspondence, writings, notes, photographs, and other items. Included are the papers of St. Julien R. Childs, Margaretta Pringle Childs, William Wallace Childs, Lise Ravenel Childs, and the Pringle family (1896-1940). Correspondence includes letters (1901-1908) of Ernest Henry Pringle (1881-1955) written to his fiancee (later his wife) Nellie McColl while he was working as a traveling salesman for a Charleston (S.C.) drygoods store. Letters from Baltimore (Md.), Columbia (S.C.), Bennettsville (S.C.), and elsewhere in South Carolina and North Carolina concern personal and family matters, courtship, Ernest H. Pringle's job, and other matters. Papers of Frederick Lynn Childs include a letter (1842) from him to his father Major Thomas Childs regarding family matters; and letters (1867-1912) to Frederick Lynn Childs from Jennie Anderson, Annie Childs Rees, his son William W. Childs at the Carolina Military Institute (Charlotte, N.C.) and elsewhere, and letters from other family members at Stateburg (S.C.) and other locations concerning family matters, Frederick L. Childs' job, William W. Childs' education, and other matters. There is also correspondence and papers (1890-1912) of Mr.and Mrs. W.L. Saunders, including a letter from Mary M. Childs; and papers (1890s, mostly letters) of W.W. Anderson. In addition, there are Childs family financial records including accounts, bills, and receipts, as well as certificates and diplomas. Photographs (1870s-1970) are those of the family of St. Julien Ravenel and friends, and members of the Childs family and the allied families of Rutledge, Pinckney, Pringle, and Hayne. Also included are photographs (1917-1925) of St. Julien Ravenel Childs and family in St. Thomas (V.I.) and the Dominican Republic and scenes of those countries, with some picture postcards; reproductions of photographs (ca. 1914-1915) of The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.); a silhouette of W.W. Childs; a photograph (ca. 1920) of Borough House (Stateburg, S.C.); negatives; some oversized photographs; and a drawing of William W. Childs by his sister Mary Childs.

22 linear ft.

South Carolina Historical Society