Arthur Walton Caughman papers, 1932-1936.

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Arthur Walton Caughman papers, 1932-1936.

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Courtship letters addressed to Miss Keenan Gayden at Folly Beach (Charleston County, S.C.), New Brookland (Lexington County, S.C.), and Cedar Grove (Eastover, Richland County, S.C.); the recipient of this correspondence, Miss Keenan Wyansel Gayden, was the daughter of Quitman and Lillian Gayden. Letter, 31 Aug. [1934], written from Columbia, S.C., predicting success for Olin D. Johnston in the upcoming S.C. gubernatorial election: "You might be interested to know that my horse, [Olin D.] Johnston, lead the ticket on Tuesday in the Governor's race with Blease as his running mate. I think that Johnston will be our next governor." Letter, [pmk. 15 Jan. 1935], includes an eye witness account of a meeting of African-American educators: "I... sat in on a Negro Teacher's Meeting this A.M. You should have heard the talks & the profound dignity. I think I mocked their shodesty [sic] by chewing gum & smoking. They had the meeting in the same room we were working in. Such styles, English & Topics. Honest 'Honey' they do things in a big way. One told about teaching manners. Telling how she had taught some men to eat without sticking a fork in the bread etc. I have paid Two dollars for a seat at a Negro mi[n]strel [show] & have not enjoyed it as much." Also includes University of South Carolina mid-semester grade report issued to Keenan Wyansel Gayden for the period ending 2 Feb. 1935; and letter, [pmk. 27 Sept. 1935], written from Greenville, S.C., where Caughman reports a visit to the Woodside Building, an early sky scraper that for several years stood as the tallest building in North and South Carolina following its completion 1923: "spent part of a morning on the fifteenth floor of the tallest building in Greenville, counting gold edge securities. The man with whom we were in conference is a great grandson of the founder of Furman University, & his name is also Furman."; and letter [pmk. 3 Feb. 1936], re discussion of picking out a diamond and wedding band at Sylvan's Jewelers.

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Caughman, Arthur Walton, 1909-1974.

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Onetime school teacher who, according to letter, [pmk. 5 Aug. 1935], taught for four years following graduation from college before going to work in the summer of 1934 as an auditor. Caughman traveled South Carolina as an employee of the Commercial Audit Company, headquartered at 100 National Loan & Exchange Building, in Columbia, S.C. From the description of Arthur Walton Caughman papers, 1932-1936. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 434917664 ...

Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965

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Series documenting Johnston's interactions with the media as both candidate and incumbent during political campaigns and serivice in office. From the description of Media series, 1955-1964. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 37539301 Governor of South Carolina, 1935-1939, and 1943 until his resignation, 3 Jan. 1945; U.S. Senator from 1944 until his death in 1965. From the description of Olin D. Johnston papers, 1923-1965. (University of South Car...

Gayden, Keenan Wyansel

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