Smythe family papers, 1888-1939.

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Smythe family papers, 1888-1939.

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Correspondence includes letters (1888-1907) from Augustine T. Smythe, Sr. at Woodburn Plantation (S.C.), Charleston (S.C.) and elsewhere to Susan Smythe (later Mrs. John Bennett) and John Bennett at Chillicothe (Ohio) and elsewhere concerning Smythe's health and family and financial matters; letters (1888-1926) from Louisa McCord Smythe to Susan S. Bennett and John Bennett concerning family matters; letters (1902-1939) from Augustine Smythe, Jr. mostly to John Bennett concerning family and friends, photography, and business and financial matters; letters (1928-1937) from Ellison A. Smyth, Sr. (Bennett's uncle) and Ellison A. Smyth, Jr. to John Bennett regarding family matters and Bennett's writings; and a letter [1928?] from Hannah Wright in Savannah (Ga.) to Susan Smythe Bennett regarding family matters. Also included are letters (1933-1939) from Langdon Cheves M. Smythe, a missionary in Japan, concerning the Japanese people, missionary work in Japan, his voyage by sea to Higashi Ku, Nagoya, and other matters; and correspondence (1929-1938) between John Bennett and cousin Amey Smyth in Detroit (Mich.) concerning his writings, the Detroit Civic Theatre (Foundation?), and her poetry. Other items include poems by Amey Smyth, clippings, and excerpts (n.d.) from Civil War era letters (March 1865) of Louisa McCord Smythe concerning her experiences at the close of the Civil War and events in Columbia (S.C.).

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Detroit Civic Theatre.

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Smythe, Louisa McCord, 1845-1928

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Louisa McCord Smythe (1845-1928) was the wife of Augustine Thomas Smythe (1842-1914), a Charleston, South Carolina attorney and South Carolina state senator. She was the daughter of David James McCord (1797-1855) and Louisa Susanna Cheves. Mrs. Smythe served as president of the Charleston chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. From the description of Louisa McCord Smythe memoir 1850-1877 (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 166504104 Louisa McCord S...

Smythe family.

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South Carolina family. Augustine Thomas Smythe (1842-1914) was a Charleston, S.C. attorney and a South Carolina state senator. He married Louisa Rebecca McCord (1845-1928), and their children included Augustine Thomas Smythe, Jr., Langdon Cheves McCord Smythe, Hannah McCord Smythe, who married Anton P. Wright, and Susan Smythe, who married writer and artist John Bennett (1865-1956), a native of Chillicothe, Ohio who made his home in Charleston, S.C. From the description of Smythe fam...

Smythe, Augustine Thomas, 1842-1914

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Charleston, S.C. attorney and South Carolina state senator. He was the son of Rev. Thomas Smyth (1808-1873) and Margaret Milligan Adger (1807-1884), and as a young adult he changed the spelling of his name to Smythe. He was in active military service throughout the Civil War. His wife was Louisa Rebecca McCord (1845-1928), daughter of David James McCord (1797-1855) and Louisa Susanna Cheves. From the description of Augustine Thomas Smythe papers, 1853-1938. (The South Carolina Histor...

Smyth, Ellison Adger, 1847-1942

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Native of Charleston, S.C.; educated at The Citadel; president of Pelzer Manufacturing Company, a textile mill in Anderson County, S.C. From the description of Ellison Adger Smyth papers, 1887-1904. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 34413855 ...

Smyth, Ellison A. (Ellison Adger), 1863-1941

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Ellison A. Smyth, Jr., served as professor of biology, Dean of Faculty, Dean of Dept. of Applied Science, and faculty advisor to students in biology and pre-med fields at Virginia Polytechnic Institute [Virginia Tech]. From the description of Bird Notes : ornithology of South Carolina, 1893-1911. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31448883 ...

Bennett, John, 1865-1956

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Writer and artist. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, he moved to Charleston, S.C. around 1900 and made his home there, marrying Susan Smythe (1878-1965) in 1902. From the description of John Bennett papers, 1875-1967. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794355 Writer and artist, of Charleston, S.C.; native of Chillicothe, Ohio; moved to Charleston, S.C. ca. 1900 and made his home there, marrying Susan Smythe (1878-1965) in 1902. From the descr...

Smyth, Amey.

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Wright, Hannah McCord Smythe.

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Smythe, Langdon Cheves McCord.

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Bennett, Susan Smythe.

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Charleston, S.C. writer and archivist. Born in 1878, she was the daughter of Augustine T. Smythe (1842-1914) and Louisa McCord Smythe (1845-1928). In 1902 she married writer and artist John Bennett (1865-1956), a native of Chillicothe, Ohio who made his home in Charleston, S.C. Susan Smythe Bennett authored numerous articles on the genealogy of South Carolina families. She was active in many civic and cultural organizations and was archivist of the South Carolina Historical Society. She died in ...

Smythe, Augustine Thomas, 1885-1962

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