Virginia G. Meynard papers, 1835-1997; (bulk, ca. 1975-1997).

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Virginia G. Meynard papers, 1835-1997; (bulk, ca. 1975-1997).

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Papers, ca. 1975-1997, include research materials, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs gathered by Meynard for her 1981 book, The Venturers: The Hampton, Harrison and Earle Families of Virginia, South Carolina and Texas; research files added following publication of The Venturers include letters from J.L. Sibley Jennings concerning the Eve and Fitzsimons families and their plantation, Goodale, located near Augusta, Ga. Also including letters from Alexander Mackay-Smith, author of The Race Horses of America, 1832-1872: Portraits and Other Paintings by Edward Troye, concerning horse paintings commissioned by Wade Hampton II and executed by Troye; letters from Roger G. Kennedy, director of the National Museum of American History, about the architecture of Millwood, Wade Hampton II's home; and supplemental information on the Hampton, Harrison, and Earle families. A series of short papers written by Harry R.E. Hampton draws upon family tradition and Hampton's own knowledge of Hampton properties and family members; topics include Wade Hampton II and Wade Hampton, III; various homes owned by members of the Hampton family, and "The Haskell Place." Meynard's research notes include sketch of a map showing a conjectural layout of property, including main house, slave quarters, barns, out buildings and roads leading from Garner's Ferry Road, South to Bluff Road (folder 123 - letter size). Includes the following nineteenth-century manuscripts: Dr. Baylis W. Earle's account with Isham Harrison (Columbus, Miss.), 1835-1839; deed, 4 May 1846, Benjamin Strong to Baylis W. Earle; and deed, 26 Jan. 1850, Daniel W. Ragsdale to Baylis W. Earle; also including copies of photographs of portraits, some with supporting materials, used in the 1996 book South Carolina Portraits co-edited by Meynard for the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of South Carolina. Albums labeled "Hampton," "Hampton II," and "Hampton III" with photographs, clippings, and brochures chronologically organized by specific families; Harrison albums containing similar material; and loose-leaf manual with information on the furnishings of the South Carolina Governor's Mansion. An album re Harrison family of Mississippi and Earle family of Birmingham, Alabama includes images of people, homes, and other historic buildings in Columbus, Miss., and elsewhere, associated with these lines.

2.5 linear ft. (2 cartons) + 1 oversize flat file folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7585991

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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