Robert Henry papers 1823-1948 bulk, 1823-1855.

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Robert Henry papers 1823-1948 bulk, 1823-1855.

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Consisting chiefly of letters to the Board of Trustees at South Carolina College, and departmental reports to presidents Robert Woodward Barnwell, William Campbell Preston, and James Henley Thornwell; letters re the conditions of the college and student conduct and academic progress; including letter, 3 Dec. 1827, listing students expelled for misconduct; 3 letters, 27 Nov. 1827, 4 Dec. 1833, and 23 Nov. 1845, re student involvement in dueling. Letter, 2 Dec. 1837, re nomination of James Henley Thornwell for the chair of Logic and Belles Lettres; letter, 4 May 1842, re fire hazards on the campus; letter, 7 Dec. 1842 re abolition of law requiring attendance of faculty member at student meals; letter, 29 Nov. 1843, re adjournment of college following outbreak of disease in Columbia in which four students died and reestablishment of tutorships; letter, 8 May 1844, re dismissal of students following disciplinary action.

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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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South Carolina College

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Barnwell, Robert Woodward, 1801-1882

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U.S. senator, U.S. representative, C.S.A. senator, from South Carolina, and educator. From the description of Robert Woodward Barnwell correspondence, 1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450147 American politician, US Congressman from S.C., 1829-1833, US Senator, 1850-1851, Confederate Congressman 1862-1866. From the guide to the Robert Woodward Barnwell paycheck and autograph, 1832, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) La...

Preston, William C. (William Campbell), 1794-1860

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Lawyer and college adminstrator of South Carolina; member of S.C. House of Representatives, 1828-1834, and the U.S. Senate, 1833-1842; president of South Carolina College, Columbia, S.C., 1845-1851, and trustee, 1851-1857; an 1812 graduate of South Carolina College; studied law at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland; practiced law in Virginia and S.C.; formed law partnership with David J. McCord, 1832; founded the Columbia Antheneum; husband of Maria Coalter and Penelope Davis. Fro...

Henry, Robert, 1792-1856

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Minister, of Columbia, S.C. From the description of Robert Henry papers 1823-1948 bulk, 1823-1855. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 42796417 ...

Thornwell, James Henley, 1812-1862

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Henley, James A.

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