William Wallace Childs papers, 1867-1927.

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William Wallace Childs papers, 1867-1927.

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Papers consist of correspondence, reports, and other items. Family correspondence includes letters to William W. Childs from his father Frederick L. Childs regarding family affairs, employment, courtship, and other matters; letters (1890-1927) from his fiance and later his wife Lise R. Ravenel; letters from his son St. Julien Ravenel Childs at The Citadel (Charleston, S.C.), and from Parris Island (S.C.) during St. Julien's service in the Marine Corps; and letters from William W. Childs to his sister Annie Childs Rees. Other correspondents include Mary H.A. Childs, Thomas Childs, St. Julien Ravenel, and other family members and friends. Topics of correspondence include William W. Childs' jobs and travels, politics, economics, and family and personal matters. Letters are from New York (N.Y.), Washington (D.C.), Stateburg (S.C.), Flat Rock (N.C.), and elsewhere. Writings of William Wallace Childs include his reports (1914-1925) of government inquiries into the food industry. Reports concern fraud investigations, perishable foods, fish packing, sugar beet industry controls, animal feed legislation, refrigeration machinery, mineral and soda water, and other subjects. Also included are Child's reports for the Federal Trade Commission concerning housing in America (1925), water transportation (1911), state and federal taxation (1922-1924), and tax assessment methods of various states including South Carolina. Other material (1915-1924) written for the Federal Trade Commission or perhaps as independent research by Childs concern economics, corporations, "A New Definition for Labor" (1922), world peace (1924), and other topics. Other items include Childs' letters to the editor; a manuscript of an article submitted for publication in the Evening Star (Washington, D.C.); clippings and printed material, including patents for adding machines (1904); written descriptions and pencil sketches of a pocket calculator and a generator invented by Childs; work report books (1914-1917); a notebook containing lists, a few diary entries, and other information; and school essays by Childs.

7 linear ft.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7386531

South Carolina Historical Society

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Childs, Frederick R.

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Childs, William Wallace, 1857-1927.

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A native of South Carolina, William Wallace Childs was an agent for the Bureau of Corporations of the United States Department of Commerce and Labor. He was the son of Frederick Lynn Childs and Mary Hooper Anderson. His wife was Elizabeth (Lise) Ravenel (b. 1857), the daughter of Dr. St. Julien Ravenel and Harriott Horry Rutledge of Charleston, S.C. From the description of William Wallace Childs papers, 1867-1927. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794384 ...

Childs family.

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Childs, Lise Ravenel, b. 1857.

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The daughter of Dr. St. Julien Ravenel and Harriott Horry Rutledge of Charleston, S.C., Elizabeth (Lise) Rutledge Ravenel married William Wallace Childs (1857-1927). From the description of Lise Ravenel Childs family letters, 1883-1939. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794360 ...