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"Open for the Inspection of Visitors" - Fort Hill Historic House Museum Centennial 1893-1993

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Secondary Sources

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Reel, Jerome V. The High Seminary, Volume 1: A History of the Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina, 1889-1964. Clemson, SC: Clemson University Press, 2011. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/restricted/2/.

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Primary Sources

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Manuscript Collections | Clemson University Research | TigerPrints

Mss. 0001, Alester G. Holmes Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina.         Register of the Holmes Collection Mss.0001 (clemson.edu) Register of the Holmes Collection Mss.0001 (clemson.edu)   

Historic House Museum Projects Increase, The Museum News, Published by the American Association of Museums, Vol. XIV, No. 6, September 15, 1936

Mss. 0002, Thomas Green Clemson Papers.  Special Collections and Archives, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina.      Thomas Green Clemson Papers, Mss 2 | Manuscript Collections | Clemson University                              

Mss. 0005, Ethel Mitchell Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina. Folder 1                                                    

Mss. 0068, J.C. Littlejohn Collection, Mss. Special Collections and Archives, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina  Mss0068Littlejohn.pdf (clemson.edu)                                                     

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Ua 100 Clemson University Historical Images, Special Collection and Archives, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina

Couple posing in snow beside porch at Calhoun Mansion http://purl.clemson.edu/2E3ECBB21EF8B057598B8387A820D61B

Military cadets under a tree near Fort Hill Plantation http://purl.clemson.edu/A1218AECE28392B2FF3A56378E76D48B

Calhoun Mansion http://purl.clemson.edu/FB1BE076E49C3DC7B330155A74DCDC9B

Mss356_0440

William "Uncle Bill" Greenlee (plaster http://purl.clemson.edu/91C68397EF785B84B65B1BD5107A1E91 A. Wolfe Davidson, The Man Behind the Sculpture

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(Charge and Care of Relic Room) Board of Trustees, Clemson University, "Clemson Trustees Minutes, 1893 September 13" (1893). Minutes. 539.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/539

Board of Trustees, Clemson University, "Clemson Trustees Minutes, 1912 July 9-10" (1912). Minutes. 359.https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/359

“Calhoun Mansion to be vacated” Board of Trustees, Clemson University, "Clemson Trustees Minutes, 1913 March 19-20" (1913). Minutes. 349.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/349

(Calhoun Mansion as an Historical Asset of the State) Board of Trustees, Clemson University, "Clemson Trustees Minutes, 1923 March 30" (1923). Minutes. 384.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/384

(Miss Ida Calhoun appointed Custodian of Calhoun Mansion and Museum)          Board of Trustees, Clemson University,  "Clemson Trustees Minutes, 1930 March 21" (1930). Minutes. 599.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/599

(Harriet H. Cook, Caretaker of Calhoun Mansion, Effective January 5, 1942)            Board of Trustees, Clemson University,  "Clemson Trustees Minutes, 1942 March 19-20" (1942). Minutes. 424.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/424

(Harriet H. Cook, Mandatory Retirement) Board of Trustees, Clemson University, "Clemson Trustees Minutes, 1958 June 20" (1958). Minutes. 306.https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/306

     (Susan Cline-Cordonier & Department of Historic Houses) Board of Trustees, Clemson University, "Clemson Trustees         Minutes, 1990 July 21" (1990). Minutes. 182.
      https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/trustees_minutes/182

The Tiger Newspapers, Special Collections and Archives, Clemson University Libraries, Clemson, South Carolina. 

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“Old Calhoun Mansion Opened as Shrine: Plans Being Made.” University, Clemson, “The Tiger Vol. XXVI No. 23 - 1931-03-11" (1931). Tiger Newspapers. 976.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/tiger_newspaper/976

“Architects Locate Sites of Mansion Buildings.” University, Clemson, "The Tiger Vol. XXXII No.19 - 1938-02-24" (1938). Tiger Newspapers. 1184.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/tiger_newspaper/1184

“Former Housekeeper” University, Clemson, "The Tiger Vol. XXXIV No.20 - 1939-03-03" (1939). Tiger Newspapers. 1512.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/tiger_newspaper/1512

“Calhoun Mansion Hostess Dies After Illness.” University, Clemson, "The Tiger Vol. XXXVIII No.10 - 1942-11-26" (1942). Tiger Newspapers. 1618.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/tiger_newspaper/1618

Lane, John. “Bill Greenlee Relates Time He Blacked Clemson’s Boots: Familiar Faces Around Clemson,” University, Clemson, “The Tiger Vol. XXXXI No. 28 - 1948-05-20" (1948). Tiger Newspapers. 1720.
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“Mrs. Harriet Hefner Cook Retires as Hostess-Curator of Calhoun Mansion.”  University, Clemson, “The Tiger Vol. LII No. 8 - 1958-11-06" (1958). Tiger Newspapers. 2773. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/tiger_newspaper/2773

“Calhoun Portrait Given to Mansion,” (U.S. Rep. W. J. Bryan Dorn with Curator Revelie Brannon) University, Clemson, "The Tiger Vol. LIX No. 11 - 1965-11-05" (1965). Tiger Newspapers. 3102. https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/tiger_newspaper/3102

The Greenville News,

The Greenville News, (Greenville, South Carolina)

Bryan, A, B. “Fort Hill, Famous Calhoun Mansion at Clemson, Being Restored to Former Beauty: U.D.C., Clemson Authorities and Greenville Assist in Work.” The Greenville News, (Greenville, South Carolina) Sunday, February 24, 1935

“John C. Calhoun’s Dutch Oven is Discovered,” The Greenville News, (Greenville, South Carolina). Saturday, November 16, 1935

“Mansion Is Disputed: Fort Hill is Former Calhoun Home and Not His “Mansion.” The Greenville News, (Greenville, South Carolina). Wednesday March 25,1936

Bryan, A. B. Famous Sideboard Back in Fort Hill The Greenville News, (Greenville, South Carolina) Sunday November 6, 1938

Hayden, Wes. “Fort Hill, Calhoun’s Home, Is Recognized – National Historic Landmark.” The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina). Tuesday December 20, 1960

L. Gray, “Calhoun Home National Landmark.” The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina). Tuesday, September 23, 1975

“Clemson Plants to Restore its Historic Fort Hill House.“ The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina). Saturday, November 11, 1989

Munro, Jenny. Freshmen wary of big home on Campus: Clemson Preserves Historic Dwellings. The Greenville News (Greenville, South Carolina) Wednesday, September 19, 1990.

Davis, Kimberly “Clemson Outlines Plans to Protect Historic Fort Hill Landmark.” The Greenville News, (Greenville, South Carolina). Friday October 3, 1997

University, Clemson, "Clemson Chronicle, 1904-1905" (1904). Clemson Chronicle. 29.
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