Herman Hipp papers, 1938-1985.

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Herman Hipp papers, 1938-1985.

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The Herman Hipp papers consist of correspondence, reports, memoranda, and newspaper clippings relating to Hipp's duties with Liberty Life Insurance Company, The Liberty Corporation, and various subsidiary companies. From 1943 until 1968 his primary responsibility was directing the increasingly complex sales operations of Liberty Life. The material related to Liberty Life is the single largest series in the record group and records the dramatic growth of Liberty Life and reveals Herman Hipp's executive traits of persistence and attention to detail. After Hipp's elevation to the presidency of Liberty Life in 1969 and subsequently as a top echelon executive of The Liberty Corporation, his files become more general and policy-oriented. As a board member of the various subsidiary companies of Liberty Life and The Liberty Corporation this policy orientation is particularly apparent. The record group also illuminates Herman Hipp's work as a civic leader and philanthropist. As an ardent alumnus of Furman University, Hipp contributed both his time and resources to Furman's growth. The Furman files provide an inside glimpse of fund raising and long-range planning at the Greenville school. Also documented is Hipp's involvement with the Greenville Chamber of Commerce and the Greenville Hospital System. Because Herman Hipp did not totally segment his business and personal activities, there exists some overlapping in the collection. Specifically, Hipp's correspondence with insurance executives from competing companies is chiefly personal in nature and is therefore located with his personal papers rather than his business records. The researcher should also realize that a gap exists in the record group for the period 1974 to 1979. This collection can be used by researchers interested in the insurance industry in South Carolina, the South, and the United States; economic conditions and the history of the City of Greenville and Greenville County, South Carolina. Correspondents include Charles A. Batson, Alester G. Furman III, Harris P. Gravely, Francis M. Hipp, W. Hayne Hipp, Ernest F. Hollings, Arthur Magill, Buck Mickel, Walter S. Montgomery, Robert D. Ritchie, Robert R. Scales Jr., G. Richard Shafto, and Robert S. Small.

54 cubic ft.

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7969687

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Scales, Robert R.

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Magill, Arthur, 1907-1995

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Arthur Magill. From the description of Arthur Magill papers, 1976-1982, (bulk 1980). (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38505517 ...

Gravely, Harris P.

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Hipp, Herman N.

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Hollings, Ernest F., 1922-....

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Mickel, Buck, 1925-

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Buck Mickel was born December 17, 1925 in Elberton, Georgia to James Clark and Reba Vaughn Mickel. Educated in public schools in Elberton and Atlanta, he graduated from Elberton High School in 1942. During World War II, he attended the U.S. Maritime Academy and served in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific theaters. Returning to Georgia, Mickel attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and received a B.S. degree in civil engineering in 1947. The following year Mickel began his long associ...

Batson, Charles A.

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Liberty Life Insurance Co.

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Shafto, G. Richard

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Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce (S.C.)

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Montgomery, Walter S.

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Ritchie, Robert D.

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Small, Robert S. (Robert Scott), 1915-2007

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South Carolina textile company executive. The son of Robert Scott Small (1891-1931), a banker, Small has been an officer of the South Carolina National Bank, treasurer of the Ottaray Textiles and Haynesworth Mills, president of the Woodside Mills, and president and C.E.O. of the Dan River Mills. He is a director of the Federal Reserve Bank and other concerns. In addition, Small has served as a member of the advisory board of Furman University, which gave him the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1964;...

Hipp, Francis M.

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Hipp, W. Hayne

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Liberty Corporation

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In 1961, Robert Ritchie was named Keeper of the Records with the responsibility to create an archives and archival management program for Liberty Life Insurance Company. Ritchie and others, particularly J. K. Davis, began soliciting and collecting historical and archival documents from employees and departments of the company. Mr. Davis wrote one of the first comprehensive histories of Liberty Life. In the early 1970s, Paul Bridges took over as head of the archives, which was formally known as t...

Furman, Alester G.

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Greenville Hospital Systems (S.C.)

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Furman University

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