J. Sherrard Rice papers, 1928-1988.

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J. Sherrard Rice papers, 1928-1988.

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Sermons, correspondence, printed material, booklets, clippings, obituary, and a journal, re the civil rights movement, Voting Rights Act, the Presbyterian Church, and other local and national issues. Includes letters from members of First Presbyterian, mainly in support of Rice; an open letter from Rice, "To Those Who Have Inquired About My position on the Civil Rights Bill" (14 May 1964); sermons entitled, "Pastor Speaks from His Heart" (13 Nov. 1960), and "A Change of Heart in a Changing South" (16 June 1963). Published materials include pamphlets, essays, and clippings, many dating to the early years of the civil rights movement; authors include: James McDowell Richards, who wrote a booklet, In Tribute, honoring the late Alexander Ramsay Batchelor (d.1955), known for his book about African American Presbyterians; Printed materials include "There are Things to Do," a 1946 revised printing of an essay by Lillian Smith; an issue of "Clemson Alumni News" (Dec. 1962) listing chronology of lawsuit, Jan. 1961-Dec. 1962, filed by Harvey Gantt in his efforts to integrate Clemson; and an undated brochure from Penn Community Services, Inc., St. Helena Island, Frogmore, SC., titled "Something to the sprit..." [ca. 1960s?]. Other writers collected by Rice include Mary McLeod Bethune; Virginius Dabney; Vivian Wilson Henderson; Frank Holloway; Martin Luther King, Jr.; Walter Lee Lingle; Ralph McGill; Frank Spencer Mead; Myron A. Marty; James McDowell Richards; Robert Paul Sessions; Webb Waldron; and others as well as such organizations as the New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR); the Penn Center of St. Helena Island, S.C.; and others. Also includes journal volume, 1947-1951, of James Wyly Jackson (1893-1963) who served as pastor of First Presbyterian prior to Rice; consisting of Jackson's diary, 14 May - 5 Aug. 1947, and minutes, 2 Dec. 1947 - 27 Apr. 1951, of the Heptagon Club (Columbia, S.C.); Jackson's daughter, Neva, presented this volume to Rice in 1984. [J.W. Jackson volume described separately in catalog (1 unbound volume in folders 19-24)].

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