02.09.10 Daily Photo

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Archives Collection Spotlight

Dr. John Knox Diaries 1857-1859

KNOX-WISE FAMILY PAPERS,1768-1982 (Accession no. 591)

The Knox-Wise Family resided primarily in Chester, South Carolina. The collection includes a land grant issued to John Knox in 1768; diaries written by Dr. John Knox (1792-1859) covering 1840s-1850s; James N. Knox (1806-1880) covering 1859-1880; and William D. Knox (1847-1928) covering 1869-1928; indentures, deeds, receipts, court summonses and other papers of Hugh Knox (1757-1821), sheriff and justice of the peace in Chester County, South Carolina (ca. 1780s and 1790s); correspondence of James N. Knox, correspondence, and other professional papers of Dr. John Knox; correspondence, and other papers of William D. Knox, Superintendent of Education in Chester County from 1896-1928. Also included are papers of various other members of the Knox and Wise families including Hugh Boyd Knox (1814-1886), Robert Knox (1796-1879), Sally Knox Wallace (1803-1901), Alexander Walker Wise, and Emmie R. Knox (1885-1969); family histories of the Knox, Wise, Dunlap, Gaston, and Wilkes families; church histories, photographs, and newspaper clippings. Also included are three published volumes of the United Confederate Veterans Minutes of the 21^st (1911) and 25^th (1915) Annual Meeting and Reunion; and the minutes of the annual reunion of the South Carolina Division of the United Confederate Veterans (1921-1927). Some of the subjects covered in the collection are:  Davidson College education, Chester County, Purity Presbyterian Church, Eastside Presbyterian Church, Church histories from Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Pickens, Williamsburg, and York Counties, Medicare, Royal Arch Masons, politics in Chester County, Civil War, Revolutionary War; and the Medical College of Georgia.

For more information please see the list of manuscript collection finding aids or contact the Archives.

From the Reference Shelf

Call # Ref.  JK526 2008 .W56 2009
Title Winning the White House 2008 : the Gallup poll, public opinion, and the presidency / by Frank Newport … [et al.]
Imprint New York, NY : Facts on File, c2009

Provides a month-by-month overview and detailed analysis of public opinion concerning the 2008 presidential campaign.

02.08.10 Daily Photo

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Dacus Library Hours

Dacus Library hours for the week of Monday, February 8th to Sunday, February 14th: Monday – Thursday – 8:00 a.m. to midnight; Friday – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.; Saturday – 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Sunday – 1:00 p.m. to midnight. View complete library schedule.

Don’t forget, you need your valid Winthrop ID card in order to access the library.

02.05.10 Daily Photo

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New Books Hot Off the Press

Dacus has recently added to our collection:

• Web wisdom : how to evaluate and create information quality on the Web / author, Marsha Ann Tate
• Organotransition metal chemistry : from bonding to catalysis / John F. Hartwig
• Passage on the Underground Railroad / photographs by Stephen Marc ; with contributions from Keith Griffler, Diane Miller, and Carla Williams
• Bach’s choral music : a listener’s guide / Gordon Jones

These are just a random sampling of the newest materials available for check out from Dacus. The library is constantly adding new items to our print and audio-visual collections with new materials arriving and being cataloged for addition to Dacus Online Catalog (DOC) every day.

02.04.10 Daily Photo

Students Going To Class In Snowstorm--1960s

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02.03.10 Daily Photo

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2.2.10 Daily Photo

Dr Minnie Snellings--Head of Biology Dept in front of Winthrop Fountain--1929

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