Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt papers, 1914-1977.

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Robert Llewellyn Sumwalt papers, 1914-1977.

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Consisting of general correspondence, 1914-1977; University of South Carolina correspondence, 1958-1975; topical files, including materials re Sumwalt's connections with Pierre S. DuPont and the DuPont Company, Easter Seal Society, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge [an educational civic organization promoting good citizenship and patriotism], USC Board member Rutledge Osborne, and others; and activities at the University of South Carolina Extension Centers [the two-year and four-year campuses]; and addresses/speeches.

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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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Osborne, Rutledge L.

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University of South Carolina. President (1959-1962 : Sumwalt)

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Sumwalt, Robert Llewellyn.

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Engineer; 22nd president of USC, serving as acting president from 1957 to 1959 and president from 1959 to 1962; joined USC faculty in 1926 as associate professor of civil engineering and became full professor in 1931 and dean of the School of Engineering in 1943; Sumwalt received the B.S. degree and the professional degree of Civil Engineer from the University of Delaware, and the S.B.C.E. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology; University of Delaware also conferred upon him the honorary Doc...

Easter Seal Society for Crippled Children and Adults of South Carolina.

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Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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Du Pont, Pierre S. (Pierre Samuel), 1911-1988

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