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The Town of Calhoun Collection is composed of recordings of interviews conducted by W.J. Megginson during research for a 1989 lecture entitled Calhoun, South Carolina: The Founding of the Town, Its Early Years, and Its Relationship to Clemson Agricultural College, 1890-1910. The recordings made accessible by this site contain digital files created from audio cassettes.

Twenty-four cassette tapes document the recollections of seventeen Calhoun residents. Typical subjects covered in the interviews include: family history of the interviewee, remembrances of childhood, local stores in Calhoun and Clemson, houses in the area, politics, going to school, local businessmen, Clemson College students and employees, entertainment, and local churches.