Katharine M. Jones papers, 1951-1977.

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Katharine M. Jones papers, 1951-1977.

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Typescripts, bibliographies, and research notes for three unpublished books: "General Washington and Aide de Camp Colonel John Laurens," "The Spirit of 1819: President Monroe Tours the South, " and "Farewell the Plumed Troop, and the Big Wars: From Appomattox to Fort Monroe, April-May 1865." Other items include biographical material; published magazine and newspaper articles by Jones; reviews and promotional materials for her books; and notes and newspaper clippings re American Revolution, South Carolina women, the Confederacy, and Greenville, S.C. Includes correspondence, 1962-1963, as a member of the Women's Committee of the Civil War Centennial Commission; letters, 24 July 1953 - 13 Feb. 1962, from David Laurance Chambers, editor and editor emeritus of Bobbs-Merrill Co.; and letters from Bobbs-Merrill staff members Harrison Platt, Monroe Stearns, Rosemary York, and Anne McDonald.

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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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Laurens, John, 1754-1782

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John Laurens was American soldier and statesman from South Carolina during the American Revolutionary War. Son of the prominent merchant and planter Henry Laurens; best known for his criticism of slavery and his efforts to help recruit slaves to fight for their freedom as U.S. soldiers. He was killed in a skirmish on the Combahee River on August 27, 1782. ...

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Author, of Greenville, S.C.; died 1977. From the description of Katharine M. Jones papers, 1951-1977. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 47759728 ...

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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United States. Civil War Centennial Commission. Women's Committee

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