The Semaphore magazine covers the North and South Carolina cities that the Piedmont & Northern and Durham & Southern railways passed through including genealogically relevant information like birth and marriage announcements, plus photographs and articles about mid-20th century economic and industrial development in the cities served by the railroad.
Photograph collection of cemeteries and burial grounds in Upstate South Carolina.
Photographs of the Five Forks branch from groundbreaking (2016) to opening day (2018). The Five Forks Branch Library is approximately 28,000 square feet–nearly the twice the size of the other branches in the library system
Meeting minutes of African American women’s social clubs including lists of members, dues collected, and programs sponsored.
Handwritten and typescript ledger for Brandon Mill from incorporation in 1899 to 1928. Includes stockholder and board of director meeting minutes and names of stockholders.
Jeremiah Cleveland (1774-1845) moved to Greenville in 1804 and open a mercantile store which he operated until 1826 when his sons took over management. These loose pages torn from a bound ledger date August to December 1823.
Newsletters from the Parker School District for the school year 1923-1924.
Collection of The Slater News, a community newspaper for the Slater Mill community covering the life and times of the employees and families.
Collection of photographs of John Wesley United Methodist Church. Founded in 1866, it is one of the oldest African American churches in Greenville.
Ledger for 1925-1926 accounts of a taxi and hauling business operated by William “Bill” Howell (1906-1985) based in the Greer area.