Furman University Special Collections and Archives has several collections of coins, most notably the Kilburg Coin Collection and the Richard Prior Coin Collection. Over 700 coins from the Special Collections and Archives have been scanned and are available online with accompanying descriptions. The majority of the coins in this digital collection are ancient and were …
The Furman Cougar Project began in 2008 as an effort to monitor and research cougars in south-central New Mexico. Each summer Furman University Biology professor, Dr. Travis Perry, and his students travel to Sierra County New Mexico to photograph and track the large wild cats. The research team sets up a grid of cameras in …
The Richard Furman and James C. Furman collection contains over 750 letters and 18 sermons of Richard Furman (1755-1825), the namesake of Furman University and his son, James Clement Furman (1809-1891), the University’s first president who served from 1859-1879. Richard Furman Items Browse letters Browse sermons James Clement Furman Items Browse letters Browse sermons
First published in December 1951, the Furman Magazine contains rich historical content about the consolidation of Greenville Woman’s College and the old campus of Furman University, the construction of the current campus, and the accomplishments of University professors, alumni, and friends. Recent issues of the Furman Magazine have the “Class Notes” section redacted for privacy …
Photographs on the history of Army ROTC at Furman University spanning the 1960s-2000s. The Furman University Department of Military Science was originally organized in the fall of 1950 as an Armored Cavalry ROTC Unit.
View issues of the Furman University student publication The Furman Hornet (1916 – 1961) and The Paladin (1961-current). Browse by Title: The Furman Hornet The Furman Paladin
This growing collection currently includes all the Bonhomie yearbooks from 1901-current and selected Entre Nous yearbooks from 1911-1932. Browse by Title: Furman University Bonhomie Yearbooks Greenville Woman’s College Entre Nous Yearbooks
Materials towards a history of the Baptists in the provinces of Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia is an original manuscript written by Morgan Edwards (1722-1795). Edwards intended to publish a history of the Baptists in the original thirteen colonies, but only two volumes were published during his lifetime: Pennsylvania in 1770 and New …