Family papers (404 items and 9 vol.), including courtship letters, 1886-1887 and 1890-1891, between George T. Sims, 1865-1899, addressed from Santuc and Dawkins (Fairfield County, S.C.), and Julia A. Martin Pope, b. 1868, addressed from Monticello (Fairfield County, S.C.), Columbia, S.C., and Santuc, S.C., re wedding plans, George's work, the Coleman Place; letter, 25 July 1890, re the "advisability of the Anti Tillman Men withdrawing from the Monticello Club;" also includes marriage certificate, 7 July 1891, from Hickory Grove Plantation in Fairfield County, S.C., for George T. Sims and Julia A. Martin Pope. Letters, 1885-1887 from Ja[me]s Marion Knight addressed from S.C. College, Eutawville (Orangeburg County, S.C.), and Dawkins, S.C., re college life, Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, description of the evangelists Moody and Sankey; inquiries as to whether George Martin likes his post of private tutor; letters and Western Union Telegram, 1885-1889, from W.R. Cathcart Jr. of Columbia, S.C. re teaching positions, the death of George's brother Sam; letter, 10 Sept. 1885, from H.M. McCaslin stating "I supposed you have heard of the earthquake, if you have not I will not tell you of it for I am quite sick of speaking of it;" letters, 1885-1897, from others, including: American Mill Company, Will A. Barber of Barber and James, Att at Law, Chester, S.C., sister Beaufort Chapin, Columbia Phosphate Company, R. Davis, Hester Gaillard, E.W. Hoyt and Co., sister Lizzie Martin, brother Sam Martin, J. Parker, G.E. Shand, sister Marni Shelton, Ja[me]s C. Stewart, Walker, Fleming, and Sloan (cotton dealers in Spartanburg, S.C.); two bills of lading from Richmond and Danville Railroad Company; blank copy of Burroughs High School Report. Letters to Julia Sims of Spartanburg, S.C., 1899 re the deaths of daughter Anna Lu and husband George, offering condolences, discussion about Julia's future includes carrying on George's work, taking in boarders, trying to start a school, going to training school or taking a business course in stenography or bookkeeping, missionary work; correspondents include the following relatives: Aunt Carrie, Aunt Lizzie, Aunt Anna, cousin Anna Zealy, cousin Florence, sister Genie Martin, brother Laurens, father R.L. Martin; other correspondents include: Sara McCullins (Dr. Russell's sister), Harry Pearson , J. Weathers, and stenographer Eloise Welch at the Wheeler Hotel, N.C. Letters, 1899, to C.P. (Charlie) Sims of Spartanburg from relatives and friends including Edward Joyner, Dr. Louis Shaefer, and R.K. Greenleaf re condolences for his brother's death, letter to Marty Sims (c/o Charlie Sims) from Mary Russell offering condolences. Other correspondence includes: letters to R.L. Martin of Monticello, S.C., from the Farmers' State Alliance; letter, May 1888, to General M.C. Butler of Washington (D.C.) from Milo Berry of Columbia, S.C.; letter from Sam[ue]l W. Rowan (Sheriff of Richland County); letter from the South Carolina Secretary of State Dept. re Milo's son Edward Berry securing position in Springfield Armory; letters to Anna Lu Martin of Monticello, S.C., and Luke, S.C., from Aunt Lizzie, cousin Mattie of Britt, Texas, C.P. Sims and George T. Sims; 2 courtship letters, 1889, between Edward Berry of Holyoke, S.C., and May E. Doyle; letter from sister Carrie of Plainfield, N.J., to Eddie; letter, 27 Sept. 1866, to cousin Genie from Gardner Packer (or Parker) stating, "I am in hope that the reign of terror in the South ceases before long, but do not know as it will. If Andy Johnson would do right I think it would end sooner."; letters and postcards, 1907-1909, to Julia A. Sims of Winthrop College, S.C., from Englishman Robert Wilson of Greenville, S.C., re comparing Englishmen and Americans. Also includes: postcards; obituary, 1951, of Mary E. Martin; obituary of Julia A. Martin; obituary of Lugenia Gladney Roberts; card list of faculty, committees and class officers; complimentary hop program, will, 1934, of Carolina M. Berry of Columbia, S.C.; marriage and reception invitations; advertisements; Easter cards; Christmas cards; domestic bill of lading, 1887; receipts from S.C. and Massachusetts; property tax receipts for R.L. Martin of Fairfield County, S.C., and Edward Berry of Springfield, Mass.; grave receipt, 1890, for Mary Berry; tracts of poems; pamphlet report, 4 July, 1926, re the President Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation; bank book of Julia Sims, 1934-1939, 1942, from People's National Bank of Rock Hill. Bound volumes include: Sims family Bible with family record, 1818-1899; volume of minutes and finances of Ladies Aid Benevolent Society of Monticello, S.C., 1888-1894; account books, 1829-1838, 1846, 1867-1870, 1896-1898, 1910-1915, 1919 and 1920, kept by various people including R.F. Martin, Robert L. Martin, William Jefferson Martin and George T. Sims re individual balances, good property, amount of cotton picked; diary possibly kept by a Martin, 1868, re plantation duties, people, political meetings, the presidential election at Whitmire (Newberry County, S.C.), and entry, 29 Aug. 1868, re racial unrest at Santuc (Union County, S.C.).
