Norris Hall and Bradley HallClemson University LibrariesOn back: Dorm, Campus Scenes by Larry Owens 14A; [Fraternity Quad][FIJI Phi Gamma Delta][Sigma Phi Epsilon][Theta Chi]
Home Demonstration, 1953 AugustClemson University LibrariesThe US Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service included Home Demonstration Clubs to educate rural women on home economics. South Carolina's Cooperative Extension Service required segregated clubs taught but not enough black women agents were hired to cover all counties and their pay was considerably less than white home agents.
Full size bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond, circa 1980Clemson University LibrariesIn room with other artwork, including a smaller bas-relief panel of Strom Thurmond that is possibly a model or study for the larger work. The larger panel originally was created for the Strom Thurmond Federal Office Building in Columbia, South Carolina but never installed there. The larger panel was installed in Strom Thurmond High School in Edgefield, South Carolina in 2016.
A. Wolfe Davidson (back row, far right) with Greenville Senior High School art class, 1935Clemson University LibrariesAttached to the duplicate photograph of Mss356_0441 is a list of student names: Standing - 1., 2. McDaniel?, 3., 4. Martha Bruce, 5. Ellen Carpenter, 6. Eloise Donkel, 7. Ann Phillips, 8., 9. Frank Barnes, 10. Constance Whatley, 11. Curtis Fowler, 12. Melvin Bloom, 13., 14. Abe [A. Wolfe Davidson]; Seated - 1. Frances McComell, 2. Townsend, 3.Gerda Prevost, 4. Billy Bonham, 5. Miller, 6. Ernest Seehrest, 7. Marion Webster, 8.
Porch Post, Daniel HouseClemson University LibrariesExterior shot of leftmost porch post at Daniel House, which is now part of the Joseph A. Shirley Center for Philanthropy. At the time this photo was taken, Daniel House served as the Development Office. On back: [Daniel House 1990]; 04-33
Vocational Agricultural Group posed in front of Barracks No. 3Clemson University LibrariesTaken at front of Barracks No. 3. Note Cadets in uniform in upper windows. On front of photograph: Vocational Agricultural Group, Clemson College Agricultural Festival 1934. Group includes-Vocational All Day, Part-time, Evening Class, High School Students and Farmers, Trustees, Teachers, Clemson Student in Vocational Agricultural Education, Teacher Trainers, and College Administrators.
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Exterior Angled Rear View, Daniel HouseClemson University LibrariesSouth facing angled rear view of Daniel House, which is now part of the Joseph A. Shirley Center for Philanthropy. At the time this photo was taken, Daniel House served as the Development Office. On back: [Daniel House 1990]; 04-33
Theodor Herzl (bust)Clemson University LibrariesSculpted clay bust of Theodor Herzl, an Austro-Hungarian Jewish writer and political activist, on a round wooden pedestal with the clay bust of Chaim Weizmann (on the right) and two other busts. Clay bust of Clemson University president Robert C. Edwards visible in left background; clay bust of US President Woodrow Wilson visible in right background. Photograph taken at A. Wolfe Davidson's home studio in Gainesville, GA. Image taken from a negative.
Group portrait of faculty and officers of Clemson CollegeClemson University LibrariesOn front of photograph: Faculty and officers of Clemson College, Oct. 12, 1894. Most names are listed, but some on third row are illegible. Front row (left to right); Furman, Hardin, Craighead, Strode, Morrison, C.W. Welch; Second row (left to right): Harrison, Hook, McGee, Sloan, Smith, Clinkscales, Bowman, W. Welch; Third row Left to right: Hart, Shanklin, Sims, Shiver, Clinton, Sitton, Blythe, Wright.
Exterior Side View, Daniel HouseClemson University LibrariesWest facing exterior shot of rear entrance to Daniel House, which is now part of the Joseph A. Shirley Center for Philanthropy. At the time this photo was taken, Daniel House served as the Development Office. On back: [Daniel House 1990]; 04-33
State winnner of Negro Soil Conservation contest with son, 1947 July 1Clemson University LibrariesState winnner of African American Soil Conservation contest teaching his young son to operate row cropping tractor. Segregated shows and fairs were the only way African Americans could compete.
Exterior, Mauldin Hall and Barnett HallClemson University LibrariesNortheast-facing exterior shot of Mauldin Hall (left) and Barnett Hall (right), with road construction in front. On back: Low Rise Dorms; Mauldin & Barnett; [1969]
Bay Window and Roofline, Daniel HouseClemson University LibrariesExterior shot of bay window and western roofline at Daniel House, which is now part of the Joseph A. Shirley Center for Philanthropy. At the time this photo was taken, Daniel House served as the Development Office. On back: [Daniel House 1990]; 04-33
Gutter and eaves, Daniel HouseClemson University LibrariesExterior shot of gutter and eaves on the western side of Daniel House, which is now part of the Joseph A. Shirley Center for Philanthropy. At the time this photo was taken, Daniel House served as the Development Office. On back: [Daniel House 1990]; 04-33
Rear Exterior with Detached Addition, Daniel HouseClemson University LibrariesSouth facing exterior shot of backyard and detached addition at Daniel House, which is now part of the Joseph A. Shirley Center for Philanthropy. At the time this photo was taken, Daniel House served as the Development Office. On back: [Daniel House 1990]
James F. Byrnes, Maude Byrnes and Wright Bryan in Byrnes RoomClemson University LibrariesOn back: James F. Byrnes Mrs. Byrnes [Maud B. Byrnes] Wright Bryan in James F. Byrnes Room of Clemson University Library [R.M. Cooper Library] November 25, 1966
Courtyard beside Benet HallClemson University LibrariesWest-facing exterior shot of a courtyard between Benet Hall and Young Hall (unseen, on right). Sanders Hall and the south upper deck of Clemson Memorial Stadium visible in right background. On back: [Shoeboxes dorms][1982]
African American home demonstration, 1953 AugustClemson University LibrariesThe US Department of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service included Home Demonstration Clubs to educate rural women on home economics. South Carolina's Cooperative Extension Service required segregated clubs taught but not enough black women agents were hired to cover all counties and their pay was considerably less than white home agents.
Gables and Exterior Windows, Daniel HouseClemson University LibrariesExterior shot of gables and windows on the eastern side of Daniel House, which is now part of the Joseph A. Shirley Center for Philanthropy. At the time this photo was taken, Daniel House served as the Development Office. On back: [Daniel House 1990]
Thomas G. Clemson statue (cast stone)Clemson University LibrariesNorth-facing exterior shot of woman looking up at cast stone statue of Thomas G. Clemson, in situ in front of Tillman Hall. Originally cast in stone, A. Wolfe Davidson recast the statue in bronze in 1966.
Dormitory single steel bedClemson University LibrariesOn back: Littlejohn Collection Duplicate [Barracks - Interior] 31 beds. 39" wide. 19" high. Length 72". Weight 45 #s [lbs.] There are only 31 of these beds. The students like them because of the width. Springs are similar to other beds. Inventory 31
Ceramic bas-relief portrait medallion of Sherry and Larry Keaton, circa 1951Clemson University LibrariesMedallion presented to their father, Lions Club International Director-General R. Roy Keaton, by the Gainesville, Georgia Lions Club during his visit to the city in 1951. Inscribed on medallion - Sherry & Larry Keaton Gainesville, GA Lions Club 1951. On front - Keaton Children.
Plaster model of reverse of Columbia, South Carolina Sesquicentennial commemorative half dollar, circa 1936Clemson University LibrariesDepicts an image from the state seal of a palmetto tree with thirteen leaves and thirteen stars, both representing the thirteen original colonies. Spears are tied around the base of the palmetto tree, and beneath is a broken oak branch, representing the defeat of the British Oak Fleet off the coast of Sullivan's Island in 1776. Inscribed on model - United States of America Half Dollar, E-Pluribus-Unum, In God We Trust
Edwards Hall, under constructionClemson University LibrariesEast-facing exterior shot of Edwards Hall (also known as the College of Nursing) during its construction, with low-rise dormitories in the left background, and high-rise dormitories on the right. On back: UA100_001217; [Edwards Hall construction]; [College of Nursing]; [01-87]
Alumni CenterClemson University LibrariesOn back: [Alumni Center, 1973] IMMEDIATE RELEASE (704ML06MN3). Cutline for photo of Alumni Center. HOME AWAY FROM HOME--The new $456,000 Alumni Center was built and furnished by gifts from Clemson University alumni "above and beyond" their normal annual giving to the Alumni Loyalty Fund. It sits on a grassy, wooded slope 200 yards west of the Clemson House with a commanding view of the main campus entrance. (University Newsphoto). END [01-87]
Clay bust of William Henry Belk, circa 1953Clemson University LibrariesLikely a model for a bust created in 1953 and presented by C.R. Franklin on behalf of Gallant-Belk Company of Gainesville, Georgia to the Belk family at the Belk Store Managers' Conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The family placed the bronzed bust in W.H. Belk's office in Charlotte, NC.
Groundbreaking ceremony for R. M. Cooper LibraryClemson University LibrariesOn back: [R.M. Cooper Library]; Library Groundbreaking, August 1964. From left: Bill Carlisle, Architecture; Melford A. Wilson, Vice-President for Fiscal Affairs; Ralph S. Collins, Physical Plant Director; Gordon Gourlay, Library Director; J.K. Williams, Vice-President for Academic Affairs; Robert C. Edwards, President; Wright Bryan, Vice-President for Development; Traverse Foster and Bob Yeargin Construction Company.; LIBRARY GROUND BREAKING CEREMONIES
Back view of ceramic bust of Solomon Blatt, Sr., circa 1978Clemson University LibrariesInscribed on sculpture - Solomon Blatt Barnwell South Carolina Member House of Representative For Forty Six Years and its Speaker for Thirty Three Years. Likely preliminary for a bronze bust of Blatt created by A. Wolfe Davidson for the Solomon Blatt Office Building, part of the South Carolina State House complex in Columbia, South Carolina.
Vocational Agricultural Group in front of Barracks No. 3Clemson University LibrariesTaken at front of Barracks No. 3. Note Cadets in uniform in upper windows. Vocational Agricultural Group, Clemson College Agricultural Festival 1934. Group includes-Vocational All Day, Part-time, Evening Class, High School Students and Farmers, Trustees, Teachers, Clemson Student in Vocational Agricultural Education, Teacher Trainers, and College Administrators.
Aldo Cella greets cheerleader Sharon BabcockClemson University LibrariesTaps 1984, page 504: "Aldo Cella blissfully greets varsity Cheerleader Sharon Babcock. Aldo was a feature guest during the Homecoming football game against Virginia." Cella, portrayed by James Manis, and famous for Cella Lambrusco wine commercials, is also pictured on pages 50 and 51. On back: pg 504, pos 1, 41510, Homecoming.
Portrait of J.E. Wannamaker and Richard Newman BrackettClemson University LibrariesOn back of photograph: Clemson College, S.C. September 14, 1929. Left: Hon. J.E. Wannamaker, the last survivor of the seven original Life Trustees appointed in the will of Thomas Green Clemson now chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina. Born September 12, 1851, therefore now 78 years old. Residence, Acolian Hill Farm, St. Matthews, S.C. Right: Richard Newman Brackett, the last serviving[surviving] member of the original Faculty of the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina in service. Born September 14, 1863, now 66 years old TODAY. Associate Prof. Chemistry 1893 to 1910. Director of the Chemical Department and Chief Chemist Fertilizer Analysis since 1911 (Acting Director and Chief Chemist 1910-1911).
Retired officers and teachers of The Clemson Agricultural College of South CarolinaClemson University LibrariesTypecript attached to photograph: Group of Retired Officers and Teachers of The Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, Clemson, South Carolina." On back "The Oconee County Planning Board had this photograph made on Thursday, June 5, 1958. First Row (left to right): Dr. S.B. Earle, Mr. S.R. Rhodes, Mr. S.M. Martin, Mr. R.E. Lee, Dr. F.H.H. Calhoun, Dr. D.W. Daniel. Second Row (left to right): Mr. D.B. Rosenkrans, Mr. A.W. Norman, Dr. S.J.L. Crouch, Mr. C.S. Patrick, Dr. H.M. Brown, Mr. A.J. Brown, Mr. J.C. Littlejohn. Third Row (left to right): Mr. L.V. Starkey, Dr. H.P. Cooper, Mr. M.E. Bradley, Dr. H.W. Barre, Dr. Rupert Taylor. Fourth Row (left or right): Mr. J.L. Marshall, Dr. C.H. Arndt, Mr. J.H. Mitchell, Sr., Mr. E.L. Clarke.
Daniel Hall and Strode Tower Under ConstructionClemson University LibrariesEast-facing view of Daniel Hall and Strode Tower under construction, including parking lot; Manning Hall and Lever Hall visible in background. On back: Left, D.W. Daniel Hall (4-story classroom) ; rt-10 story office tower for faculty (Use this Pix); Daniel Hall 6; Scale 37'W
A. Wolfe Davidson with bronze bust of Jimmy Carter at Georgia Visitor Information Center in Plains, Georgia, 1977Clemson University LibrariesDavidson was not satisfied with this bust and replaced it with a different version in 1978. On back - HI! Enjoyed meeting you at the Ga. Chicken cooking contest held in Plains, Ga - a few weeks ago. Look us (Posey and me) up whenever you are "our way." Here is a picture (I had this copy made for you) - very similar to the one in the newspaper. Don't spill your coffee on your sox!! Joanne Mams ... Marietta, Ga.
Exterior, Low Rise DormitoriesClemson University LibrariesNorthwest-facing exterior shot of parking lot in front of the low rise dormitories (from left to right): Mauldin Hall, Barnett Hall, and Smith Hall. On back: Residence Hall;[Low Rise dormitories];L-R Mauldin Hall, Barnett Hall, Smith Hall
Campus view of Johnstone Hall A-F, Young Hall, and Benet HallClemson University LibrariesNortheast-facing aerial shot of Clemson campus stretching from the "shoebox" dormitories to Tillman Hall. Benet Hall and Young Hall pictured in foreground; Dillard Building and physical plant (left) and Johnstone Hall A-F (right) pictured in midground; and left to right in background is Barracks no. 8 (Norris Hall) and the Quad, Holtzendorff Hall, Textile (Godfrey Hall), and Tillman Hall. On back: Aerial views; Dormitories (ext); [Shoeboxes][Johnstone Hall]; Clemson News Bureau, photo by Jack Hurley