Margaretta Pringle Childs family papers, 1841-2000.

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Margaretta Pringle Childs family papers, 1841-2000.

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Collection consists of papers of Margaretta P. Childs, her husband St. Julien Ravenel Childs, her father Ernest H. Pringle, and other family members, as well as papers of the related families of Pringle, Childs, McColl, and Ravenel. Papers (1919-2000) of Margaretta P. Childs chiefly consist of personal and professional correspondence, papers relating to her social activism, research material, employment records, writings, and miscellaneous personal papers. Her correspondents include Horace B. Davis, a progressive activist and labor historian, and numerous friends and family members. Her papers include records relating to her house at 82 Pitt Street in Charleston (S.C.), records of the sale or donation of books from the estate of her husband, school records, early records of efforts to preserve the Joseph Manigault House, and files on topics such as Avery Institute, historic preservation, Harriott Horry Rutledge, the Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment, and women's history. Also of note are records (1961) of the Old Calvary Preservation Society, and papers (1980s-1990s) concerning J. D. Gleaton, a South Carolina black death row inmate, including Mrs. Childs' correspondence with him and related clippings, photographs, and transcripts of court testimony. Research file topics include black churches, Eyre Crowe (an artist), Charles Henry Hall, and Portia Trenholm (a South Carolina artist). Writings of Margaretta P. Childs include a biographical sketch of Mary Chesnut, an essay about Charleston City Hall, and book reviews. Professional papers and correspondence reflect Mrs. Childs' archival work for the City of Charleston, the College of Charleston, and the South Carolina Historical Society. Papers of St. Julien Ravenel Childs include correspondence (1920-1982), papers concerning a farm on Johns Island, papers concerning his military service in the Marine Corps, writings, records of Craver Industries (1960s), papers (1940s) concerning 73 King Street, including receipts for repairs and renovations, and an inventory of furniture, china, paintings, and other belongings of his mother Elizabeth (Lise) R. R. Childs. Papers of E. H . Pringle include correspondence, writings about banking, economics, and related subjects, and letters to Mrs. E. H. Pringle (Nell McColl Pringle) from her brother D. D. McColl, Jr. Papers of the Pringle family include papers (1926-1990) of Dorothy Duncan McColl Pringle, Pringle family photographs, and miscellaneous items. Childs family papers include a few letters of Frederick L. Childs and his obituary. McColl family papers are chiefly genealogical and include records of the Stewartsville Cemetery Association and information on the related Thomas family. Ravenel family papers include a manuscript poem (1876) by George H. Sass entitled "The Pisgah Expedition," correspondence (1874-1927) of Elizabeth (Lise) Rutledge Ravenel Childs, and Ravenel family correspondence (1841-1904), which includes letters (1840s) from Harriott Horry Rutledge (Childs) to her mother Mrs. Edward Rutledge, a letter (1853) from Harriott P. Rutledge to Harriott H. Ravenel, and letters (1860s) to Dr. St. Julien Ravenel.

6 linear ft.

South Carolina Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 8179094

South Carolina Historical Society

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Pringle family.

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Childs, Frederick R.

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Crowe, Eyre, 1824-1910

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English painter. From the guide to the Eyre Crowe sketchbooks, 1859-1904, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Abraham Hayward, English essayist and translator. His many friendships with significant figures in the literary and political circles of Victorian London resulted in this collection of correspondence. From the guide to the Abraham Hayward correspondence files : 1063 items, 1790-1889, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pfor...

Calvary Episcopal Church (Charleston, S.C.)

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This congregation began holding services in March 1848 under the direction of Rev. Paul Trapier, and moved into its new building on Beaufain Street in 1849. Though the congregation had white members, Calvary was established primarily as a mission to the black population of Charleston. Services ended at the sanctuary on Beaufain Street in November 1940, when the congregation sold the building and moved to a new one on Line Street. The old Calvary Episcopal Church building was demolished in 1961. ...

City Hall (Charleston, S.C.)

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Carolina Alliance for Fair Employment.

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Childs, St. Julien Ravenel, 1897-1983

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Charleston, S.C. educator, historian, and investment counselor. Childs attended The Citadel and George Washington University, served as an officer in the Marine Corps, was a professor of history and political science at The Citadel. He received his doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. Born in Atlanta, Ga., he was the son of William Wallace Childs and Elizabeth (Lise) Rutledge Ravenel. He married (Clara) Margaretta Pringle (b. 1912), daughter of Ernest H. Pringle (1881-1955), in 1935. ...

Hall, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1820-1895

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Pastor of Church of the Holy Trinity, Brooklyn. From the description of Letter, 1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155450080 Charles Henry Hall (1820-1895) was an Episcopal clergyman in New York, South Carolina, and Washington DC. From the description of Charles Henry Hall Papers, 1844-1895 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152967 1820 Nov 7 Bor...

Joseph Manigault House (Charleston, S.C.)

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Childs family.

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Thomas family.

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Trenholm, Portia Ashe Burden.

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Pringle, Ernest Henry, 1881-1955.

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Grandson of both Robert Alexander Pringle and James Maxwell Pringle of Charleston, South Carolina. From the description of Pringle family papers, 1721-1876. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32139796 ...

Davis, Horace Bancroft

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Childs, Lise Ravenel, b. 1857.

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The daughter of Dr. St. Julien Ravenel and Harriott Horry Rutledge of Charleston, S.C., Elizabeth (Lise) Rutledge Ravenel married William Wallace Childs (1857-1927). From the description of Lise Ravenel Childs family letters, 1883-1939. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794360 ...

Sass, George Herbert, 1845-1908.

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Charleston, S.C. attorney and writer. Sass wrote poetry under the pen name "Barton Grey," and as a member of the editorial staff of the News & Courier, a Charleston newspaper, he contributed book reviews, drama criticism, and other articles. In 1883 he married Anna Eliza Ravenel. From the description of George Herbert Sass papers, 1862-1941. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794345 Author, of Charleston, S.C. From the description ...

Rutledge, Harriott Horry Rutledge, 1832-1912.

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Childs, Margaretta Pringle, 1912-2000.

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Charleston, S.C. archivist and social activist. The daughter of Ernest Henry Pringle (1881-1955), she married St. Julien Ravenel Childs (1897-1983) in 1935. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1932 and received a Ph. D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1940. A student of history, Margaretta P. Childs was involved in efforts to preserve historic buildings in Charleston, S.C. She was active in many local and national organizations including the Charleston Interracial Committee (1947-1958). ...

Ravenel, Harriott Horry, 1832-1912

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Charleston, S.C. resident. From the description of Letters, [1805?]-1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36321579 Charleston, S.C. author. The daughter of Edward Cotesworth Rutledge (1798-1860) and Rebecca Motte Lowndes (1810-1893), in 1851 she married Dr. St. Julien Ravenel (1819-1882). Her great grandmother Harriott Pinckney Horry (1749-1830) was the daughter of Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793) and Charles Pinckney (ca. 1699-1758). From the desc...

McCall family.

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Chesnut, Mary Boykin Miller, 1823-1886

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Avery Center (Charleston, S.C.)

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Gleaton, J. D.

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Ravenel family.

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Ravenel, St. Julien, 1819-1882

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Charleston, S.C. physician and agricultural chemist. He was the son of John Ravenel (1793-1862) and Anna Elizabeth Ford (b. 1791). In 1851 he married Harriott Horry Rutledge (1832-1912), daughter of Edward Cotesworth Rutledge and Rebecca Motte Lowndes. From the description of St. Julien Ravenel papers, 1870-1882. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953384 ...