The Timrod Library Archive
The Timrod Literary and Library Association Records
1897 - 2025
The Timrod Literary and Library Association
217 Central Avenue
Summerville, South Carolina
29483
INTRODUCTION
Title: The Timrod Literary and Library Association Records
Physical Description: 8 boxes, 1 folder, 6.2 linear feet.
Creator: Board members of The Timrod Library board, the Chautauqua Scientific and Literary Circle of Summerville, and The Monday Club.
Repository: The Timrod Library
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance: The records were created by various board members and stored in their homes, early library rental locations, and, finally, in the permanent home of the Timrod Library.
Access/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Processed by: This collection was processed by Kari Lynne Gillis Roueche and opened for research in Fall 2025.
COLLECTION CITATION
This collection should be cited as:
The Timrod Literary and Library Association Records: series, box, and folder (#).
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
On Saturday, October 30, 1897, the Summerville Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle was organized with 30 members in attendance. Sometime between December 1898 and October 1906, the group became an independent reading circle and called themselves the Timrod Literary Circle. The reading circle met in member’s homes until enough books were collected to necessitate a rented space. In April of 1908, while the Timrod Literary Circle met in the Guerin Building, the Town of Summerville offered to donate a lot upon which the association could build a permanent library. The circle incorporated through the state as an eleemosynary entity and registered officially as The Timrod Literary and Library Association. The members began earnestly adding to their building fund by serving luncheons to tourist groups, subletting their space, catering, and hosting sales and other events. Donations of lumber and construction supplies were also secured as well as a $2,000 loan.
The Timrod Library opened at 217 Central Ave, Summerville, in January 1915. Members continued, as before, volunteering time as circulating librarians until a paid librarian was first engaged in 1917. Although a yearly subscription fee of $1.00 was charged, with children’s membership ranging from free to .25¢, the goal of the association’s board was to always become a free library.
In 1927, two more rooms were added to the library, which provided room for a kitchen, more book shelves, and meeting space. A final addition, named for long-time Timrod librarian, Catherine Stewart, was completed in 1985; which now serves as a reference library, records storage, and meeting room.
The Timrod Library has never been a true public library in the sense that neither the Town of Summerville nor the County of Dorchester operated the library exclusively with tax-based funds. Most years, but not every year, the town council gave $250 to $1,000 toward operating expenses. In 1947, the county offered $30 monthly in support. Currently, the library receives moderate funds from town and county tax assessments. The majority of the operating expenses come from memberships, donations, and an annual fall book sale.
Several times throughout its history, the Timrod was turned down for financial assistance because of its policy on racial segregation. While the association provided financial and educational support to the nearby Carver Library, it was not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that The Timrod Library was open to all town and county residents. Because the board members would not sign the Compliance Agreement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Timrod effectively cut itself off from any State Library services made available directly through federal funding, including reference and interlibrary loan.
Once the members changed their designation from “Circle” to “Association,” their meetings continued to feature a speaker or literary discussion for some time. Eventually a separate literary group called the Monday Club was formed, which held their meetings outside of the library. Currently, the library sponsors a monthly reading group called “Talking About Books.”
Library dues that were initially set at $1.00 in 1908 remained so until 1975, when fees were raised to $2.00 for residents and $3.00 for out-of-county residents. Annual dues are currently $25 for a family membership.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The records of The Timrod Literary and Library Association are comprised of composition books, ledger books, loose-leaf paper notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed materials, some information on cd-rom, and other media. Minutes from 1899 to 1904 are missing from the collection. These cover a time period after the creation of the original Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and before its successor, The Timrod Literary Circle, changed its name to The Timrod Literary and Library Association in 1908. It is rare that monthly and annual meetings were conducted without interruption and the researcher will find that a recording secretary usually took note of cancelled or postponed meetings, sometimes for several months consecutively.
SUBJECTS
Women’s Clubs; Libraries; Summerville, South Carolina; Dorchester County, South Carolina; Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle; Southern United States; Subscription Library; Membership Library; Timrod, Henry (1828-1867); George Washington Carver Library; Walker, Estelene P.; South Carolina State Library Board.
ARRANGEMENT AND SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
This collection is arranged into three series. Series I has three subseries. The folders are divided by decade. Within the decade, they are both alphabetical and chronological.
Series I, Minutes, 1897-2018, Boxes 1-4
I-A: Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle of Summerville Minutes, 1897-1898, Box 1
This subseries contains one composition book of notes dated October 1897 - December 1898.
I-B: The Monday Club Minutes, Box 1
This subseries contains two composition books with notes dated June 1934 - May 1957.
I-C The Timrod Literary and Library Association Minutes, 1905-2018, Boxes 1-4
The early portion of this subseries begins with a composition book and ledger books dated October 1906 – January 1976. The latter portion is organized in folders by fiscal year dated May 1974 – May 2018. Generally, monthly meetings were held from June through April. In May, an annual meeting was convened which involved various committees, officers, and the librarian submitting reports. More recent years may contain individual folders with the treasurer’s reports and the executive committee’s meeting minutes.
Series II. Library Files, 1903 – 2025, Boxes 5-6, 9 (unboxed scrapbook)
This series contains the operating records of both the library and its board. The files are divided by decade and within each decade the folders are organized both alphabetically and chronologically. Folders are described as:
Building maintenance – estimates, invoices, plans, etc.
Correspondence – board business, librarian, or miscellaneous.
Estate or will – generally legal documentation related to donations or bequests.
Events – publicity materials, photographs, invitations, etc.
Financial records – related to loans, banking, budgets, treasurer’s records.
Grants – related to state, county, or private awards or applications.
Library history – written histories; staffing, acquisitions, and operation-related records.
Newsletters – editions of the Timrod Tattler and earlier communiques.
Press coverage – newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and press releases.
Series III. Daybooks, 2014-2025, Boxes 7-8
This series contains compositions books that are used at the circulation desk to track all daily transactions.
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
Series I., Minutes, 1897-2018, 1-4
Box 1
Subseries A. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Minutes
1. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, minutes, October 1897-December 1898
Subseries B. The Monday Club Minutes
2. Monday Club, meeting minutes, June 1934-November 1946
3. Monday Club, meeting minutes (with inserts), December 1946-May 1957
Subseries C. The Timrod Literary Circle and the Timrod Literary and Library Association Minutes
4. Meeting minutes book, 1905-April 1908
5. Early records loose from minutes ledgers, undated
6. Meeting minutes book (with inserts), April 1908-May 1917
7. Meeting minutes book (with inserts), May 1917-December 1936
8. Meeting minutes book (with inserts and news clippings) and Executive Committee Minutes, January 1937-January 1976
Box 2.
1. Treasurer’s records: Ledger sheets, May 1974-December 1977
2. Treasurer’s records: Tax return, 1975
3. Annual meeting, minutes, May 1976
4. Treasurer’s records: Accounting ledger, 1976-1979
5. Board meeting, minutes, September 1976-April 1977
6. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1977
7. Board meeting, minutes, July 1977-April 1978
8. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1978
9. Board meeting, minutes, July 1978-April 1979
10. Treasurer’s records: Retired savings account (passbooks, statements), 1978-1980
11. Annual meeting, minutes, May 1979
12. Board meeting, minutes, June 1979-April 1980
13. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1980
14. Board meeting, minutes, June 1980-April 1981
15. Board meeting, minutes, June 1981-April 1982
16. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1981
17. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1982
18. Board meeting, minutes, June 1982-April 1983
19. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1983
20. Board meeting, minutes, June 1983-April 1984
21. Annual meeting, Minutes and C. Foster history, May 1984
22. Board meeting, minutes, June 1984-April 1985
23. Board meeting, minutes, June 1985-April 1986
24. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1986
25. Board meeting, minutes, June 1986-March 1987
Box 3.
1. Annual meeting, minutes, May 1987
2. Board meeting, minutes, July 1987-April 1988
3. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1988
4. Board meeting, minutes, June 1988-March 1989
5. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1989
6. Board meeting, minutes, July 1989-April 1990
7. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1990
8. Board meeting, minutes, June 1990-April 1991
9. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1991
10. Board meeting, minutes, June 1991-April 1992
11. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1992
12. Board meeting, minutes, June 1992-April 1993
13. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1993
14. Board meeting, minutes, July 1993-April 1994
15. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1994
16. Board meeting, minutes, June 1994-April 1995
17. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1995
18. Board meeting, minutes, June 1995-April 1996
19. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1996
20. Board meeting, minutes, June 1996-April 1997
21. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1997
22. Board meeting, minutes, June 1997-April 1998
23. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1998
24. Board meeting, minutes, August 2008-April 1999
25. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1999
26. Board meeting, minutes, July 1999-April 2000
Box 4.
1. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2000
2. Board meeting, minutes, June 2000-April 2001
3. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2001
4. Board meeting, minutes, August 2001-April 2002
5. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2001-April 2002
6. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2002
7. Board meeting, minutes, August 2002-April 2003
8. Executive Committee, minutes, August 2002-April 2003
9. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2002-April 2003
10. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2003
11. Board meeting, minutes, August 2003-April 2004
12. Executive Committee, minutes, September 2003-February 2004
13. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2003-April 2004
14. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2004
15. Board meeting, minutes (and cd), August 2004-April 2005
16. Executive Committee, minutes and business, May 2004-May 2005
17. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2004-May 2005
18. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2005
19. Board meeting, minutes, August 2005-April 2006
20. Treasurer’s records: reports, June 2005-May 2006
21. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2006
22. Board meeting, minutes (and cd), August 2006-April 2007
23. Treasurer’s records: reports. June 2006-May 2007
24. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2007
25. Board meeting, minutes, August 2007-April 2008
26. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2008
27. Board meeting, minutes and business, August 2008-April 2009
28. Executive Committee, minutes and business, July 2008-May 2009
29. Treasurer’s records: reports, June 2008-April 2009
30. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2009
31. Board meeting, minutes, August 2009-April 2010
32. Executive Committee, minutes and business, August 2009-May 2010
33. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2009-April 2010
34. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2010
35. Board meeting, minutes, August 2010-April 2011
36. Executive Committee, minutes and business, October 2010-May 2011
37. Treasurer’s records: report, May 2010-April 2001
38. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2011
39. Board meeting, minutes, August 2001-May 2012
40. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2012
41. Board meeting, minutes, August 2012-May 2013
42. Executive Committee, minutes and business, May 2012-April 2013
43. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2013
44. Board meeting, minutes, August 2013-April 2014
45. Executive Committee, minutes, May 2013-April 2014
46. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2014
47. Board meeting, minutes, August 2014-April 2015
48. Executive Committee, minutes, September 2014-April 2015
49. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2015
50. Board meeting, minutes, June 2015-April 2016
51. Executive Committee, minutes, October 2015
52. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2016
53. Board meeting, minutes, August 2016-April 2017
54. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2017
55. Board meeting, minutes, August 2017-April 2018
56. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2018
Series II., Library Files, 1903-2025, 5-6
Box 5.
1. Financial records: treasurer’s book, January 1903-September 1904
2. Financial records: treasurer’s book, October 1904-April 1908
3. Library history: by-laws, c. 1908
4. Grants: proposal to Carnegie (draft), c. 1908
5. Correspondence: board business, 1908
6. Financial records: treasurer’s book, April 1908-November 1910
7. Correspondence: board business, 1909
8. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1910
9. Financial records: treasurer’s book, December 1910-February 1914
10. Correspondence: board business, 1912
11. Building maintenance: receipt, November 1912
12. Building maintenance: December 1913
13. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1913
14. Financial records: banking (checks, passbook), 1913
15. Financial records: women’s clubs dues, 1913-1916
16. Building maintenance: construction, 1914
17. Correspondence: board business, 1914
18. Events: Halloween entertainment, November 1914
19. Financial records: banking (passbook, checks), 1914
20. Library history: handwritten history, c.1914
21. Correspondence: board business, 1915
22. Financial records: building fund certificates, 1914-1915
23. Library history: notice of bond meeting, June 1914
24. Building maintenance: construction, 1915
25. Building maintenance: utilities, 1915
26. Financial records: banking (checks), 1915
27. Financial records: miscellaneous receipts, 1915
28. Library history: by-laws, c.1915
29. Building maintenance: utilities, 1916
30. Financial records: miscellaneous receipts, 1916
31. Financial records: treasurer’s book, 1916
32. Correspondence: board business, 1920
33. Library history: by-laws, c.1920
34. Financial records: invoice, 1925
35. Correspondence: board business (debt-free), May 1926
36. Financial records: invoices, 1926
37. Correspondence: board business, 1927
38. Financial records: invoices, 1927-1928
39. Library history: constitution and by-laws, 1927-1928
40. Correspondence: librarian, 1928
41. Correspondence: librarian, 1929
42. Financial records: invoices, receipts, 1929
43. Correspondence: librarian and board, 1930
44. Library history: by-laws, c.1930
45. Library history: catalog records, c.1930
46. Financial records: time cards, 1930-1931
47. Financial records: invoice, 1931
48. Library history: collection expansion fund donor agreement, February 1931
49. Press coverage (news clipping book), 1931-1934
50. Correspondence: librarian, 1933
51. Correspondence: librarian, 1934
52. Correspondence: librarian (International Mind Alcoves), 1934-1935
53. Library history: annual report, 1934
54. Correspondence: librarian, 1935
55. Financial records: fundraising and expenses, 1935
56. Library history: inventory, non-books, 1935
57. Correspondence: librarian, 1936
58. Estate or will: Dunning, Warren H., 1936
59. Library history: town purchasing library, 1937-1938
60. Financial records: expense statement, 1939
61. Correspondence: Bond-related (cancellation of Seymour loan), 1940
62. Financial records: bond, April 1940
63. Financial records: bond registration book, April 1940-May 1940
64. Financial records: Seymour, Rosa A. loan agreement (1 of 3), 1940
65. Financial records: bond authorization (2 of 3), April 1940
66. Financial records: mortgage (3 bond copies) (3 of 3), 1940
67. Financial records: bond-related correspondence (1 of 3), March 1940
68. Financial records: bond-related correspondence (2 of 5), April 1940
69. Financial records: bond-related correspondence (3 of 3), May 1940
70. Estate or will: Ortman, Frederick William, 1941, 1953 and undated
71. Correspondence: board business, 1945
72. Library history: by-laws, 1945
73. Library history: by-laws, 1945
74. Library history: president’s reports (Lawrence Gaillard), 1945
75. Correspondence: board business
76. Correspondence: board business re: racial policy, 1946
77. Financial records: status of individual bonds, 1946-1950
78. Correspondence: board business re: town/county funding, 1947
79. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1947-1948
80. Library history: president’s report, May 1947
81. Press coverage: (newspaper clipping), August 1947
82. Correspondence: board business, 1948
83. Financial records: mortgage-related correspondence, July 1948
84. Library history: by-laws, 1948
85. Library history: president’s report, April 1948-May 1948
86. Press coverage: re: Carver Library (newspaper clippings), 1948
87. Correspondence: board business, 1949
88. Library history: annual meeting reports, May 1949
89. Library history: by-laws, 1949
90. Correspondence: board business, 1950
91. Financial records: bond trustee substitution, January 1950
92. Financial records: mortgage satisfaction, January 1950
93. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1950-1952
94. Library history: by-laws (3 copies), June 1950
95. Library history: early photograph (Polaroid paper), c. 1950
96. Library history: original members and librarians, unsigned, c.1950
97. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1950 & undated
98. Library history: notes from Executive Board and State Library meeting, March 1951
99. Estate or will: Alexander, Saul, 1952-1953
100. Estate or will: White, Alain C. (1of2), 1952-1953
101. Estate or will: White, Alain C. (2 of 2), 1952-1958
102. Library history: Catherine Stewart resignation, 1953
103. Correspondence: board business (Carver Library), 1955
104. Library history: brochure, c.1955
105. Correspondence: board business, 1956-1957
106. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1956-1957
107. Financial records: county tax appropriation, April 1957
108. Financial records: tax form worksheet, 1957
109. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1957-1960
110. Financial records: banking, 1958
111. Building maintenance: 1958 & undated
112. Correspondence: board business, 1958
113. Financial records: tax form, income statement, 1958
114. Library history: advocacy publications, 1958-1961 & undated
115. Library history: Book selection committee, March 1958-October 1958
116. Library history: book selection committee policy (draft), May 1958
117. Library history: statistical report for State Library, May 1958, 1959
118. Correspondence: board business, 1959
119. Library history: Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle memories, unsigned, 1959
120. Banking: correspondence, 1960
121. Correspondence: Carver Library, 1960
122. Estate or will: Swope, Eugene (art donation), 1960
123. Financial records: taxes, 1960
124. Library history: librarian’s reports, 1960-1963
125. Library history: report of State Library, May 1961, 1962
126. Correspondence: board business, 1962
127. Building maintenance, 1963
128. Correspondence: Board business, 1963
129. Estate or will: franklin, Ellen J. (Dickens donation), 1963
130. Library history: report for State Library, May 1963, 1964
131. Correspondence: Board business, (Carver Library), 1964
132. Correspondence: board business (Civil Rights Act), 1965
133. Library history: librarian’s report, May 1965-May 1967
134. Library history: report for State Library, May 1965
135. Correspondence: board business, 1966
136. Library history: report for State Library, May 1966
137. Correspondence: board business, 1976
138. Library history: annual meeting minutes (draft), c.1967
139. Library history: report for State Library, May 1967, 1968
140. Correspondence: board business (town funding), 1969
141. Correspondence: board business, 1968
142. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1969-1970
143. Library history: by-laws, c.1969
144. Library history: report for State Library, May 1969
145. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1969
Box 6.
1. Library history: various pamphlets, tour script, histories, undated
2. Correspondence: board business, 1970
3. Estate or will: Peake, Helen Frances Locke, 1970
4. Library history: State Library statistical report, May 1970
5. Correspondence: board business, 1971
6. Library history: State Library statistical report, May 1971
7. Correspondence: board business, 1972
8. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1972-1973
9. Correspondence: board business, 1974
10. Building maintenance, 1974
11. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1974
12. Correspondence: board business, 1975
13.Correspondence: board business (Davis, L.M. to Summerville Journal, re: merger), August 1975
14. Correspondence: miscellaneous, c.1975
15. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, Carver Library), 1975 & undated
16. Press coverage: E. Wilder response to J. Connolly letter to editor (copies and news clippings), December 1975- January 1976
17. Correspondence: board business, 1976
18. Correspondence: board business, County to L.M. Davis, re: merger, May 1976
19. Library history: by-laws, c. 1976
20. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1976
21. Correspondence: board business, 1977
22. Library history: membership list, 1977
23. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1977
24. Correspondence: board business, 1978
25. Correspondence: board business, 1979
26. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1979
27. Correspondence: miscellaneous, c. 1980s
28. Library history: histories by C. Foster and P. Hamond, 1987, 1988
29. Press coverage, historic marker, county library (newspaper clippings), 1980
30. Correspondence: board business, 1981
31. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1981
32. Library history: Low, Rebecca Cordis, 1981
33. Press coverage (news clippings), 1981
34. Correspondence: board business, 1982
35. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1982
36. Correspondence: board business, 1983
37. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1983
38. Events: member tea, patron party, miscellaneous (photographs, invitation), 1983, 1989 & undated)
39. Building maintenance: addition, 1984
40. Correspondence: board business, 1984
41. Press coverage, building addition (news clippings), 1984
42. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1984
43. Library history: essay by C. J. Foster, March 1985
44. Correspondence: board business, 1985
45. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1985
46. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1986
47. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1986
48. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1987-1989
49. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1987
50. Correspondence: board business, 1987
51. Correspondence: board business, 1988
52. Grants: Saul Aleander Foundation, 1988
53. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1988
54. Correspondence: board business, 1989
55. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1989
56. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1990
57. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1991
58. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1992
59. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1992-1994
60. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1993
61. Events: book fair, scavenger hunt, 1994
62. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1994
63. Correspondence: board business, 1995
64. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1995
65. Events: retirement ceremony, John Wheeler, 1995
66. Press coverage (news clippings), 1995
67. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1996-1999
68. Press coverage (news clippings & press release), 1996
69. Events: centennial celebrations, 1997
70. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1997
71. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1998
72. Events: patron party (photographs), 1999-2000
73. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, 1999
74. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1999
75. Events: Sweet Tea Trail (memorabilia), undated, c. 2000
76. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 200-2001
77. Press coverage (newspaper clipping), 2000
78. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2001
79. Press coverage (News clippings), 2001
80. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, Fall 2001-Fall 2004
81. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2002
82. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2002
83. Library history: Chautauqua Circle, minutes transcript [30 Oct 1897-29Dec 1898], 2002
84. Press coverage (news clippings), 2002-2003
85. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2003
86. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2003
87. Library history: McNaughton book lease information, c. 2003-2016
88. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, Spring 2003-Fall 2009
89. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2004
90. Correspondence: board business, 2004
91. Events: lecture series, 2004
92. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2004
93. Library history: Porcher, Elise-librarian, 2004
94. Press coverage (news clippings), 2004
95. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2005
96. Library history: Mayor’s proclamation, April 2005
97. Library history: membership list, 2005
98. Press coverage, Dickens books (newspaper clippings), 2005
99. Correspondence: board business, 2006
100. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2006 & undated
101. Events: lecture series, McConaughy farewell, etc., Spring 2006-Fall 2007
102. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2006
103. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2007
104. Building maintenance: M. McCoy ramp design, August 2007
105. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2007
106. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2007
107. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2008 & undated
108. Grants: Accommodations tax funding, January 2008
109. Library history: by-laws (3 versions), 2008-2001
110. Library history: president’s file (compact disc), 2008-2010
102. Correspondence: board business, June – October 2008
103. Events: genealogy initiative, c. 2008-2010
104. Library history: policy and procedures, 2008-2011
105. Correspondence: board business, February 2009 – January 2011
106. Library history: book inventory, March 2010
107. Newsletter, Timrod Tattler, Fall 2010 – Winter 2013
108. Library history: book inventories, 2001
109. Library history: board policies and procedure, 2011-2012
110. Library history: junior fiction inventory, June 2012
111. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2012
112. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2012-2013
113. Library history: board and committees, 2012-2014
114. Library history: Bridgman, Howard, 2013, 2018, 2019
115. Library history: board members, 2014-2016
116. Library history: development and 5-year plan proposal, c. April 2014 – May 2018
117. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2014
118. Library history: new members and renewals, February 2015 – December 2016
119. Library history: book inventory, June 2015
120. Library history: visioning committee, March 2016 – August 2016
121. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, Summer-Autumn 2015
122. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, press releases), 2015
123. Library history: board and committee members, 2016-2018
124. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2016
125. Correspondence: board business, 2017
126. Events: book fair (photographs, cd), 2017
127. Events: shrimp boil (photographs, cd), 2017
128. Library history: new members and renewals, January 2017-December 2020
129. Library history: Boswell, “Peach” Thayer, August 2018
130. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2018
131. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2018
132. Events: Patron’s party (notes from 2015-2019), 2019
133. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, photograph), 2021
134. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, magazine article), 2022
135. Events: author series, Southern Lit Spectacular, 2023
136. Library history: brochure, c. 2023
137. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2023
138. Events: Reading Adventure, card party, 2024
139. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, magazine articles), 2024
140. Events: author and lecture series, 2025
Folder 9.
1. “Memories” scrapbook (created between 2004-2009), 1935-2009
Series III., Day Books, 2014, 7-8
Box 7.
1. Day book January 14-August 25, 2014
2. Day book August 26-April 14, 2014-2015
3. Day book April 15- November 30, 2015
4. Day book December 1-July 11, 2015-2016
5. Day book July 12-February 18, 2016-2017
6. Day book February 21-October 19, 2017
7. Day book October 20-May 31, 2017-2018
8. Day book October 20-May 31, 2017-2018
9. Day book June 1-December 22, 2018
10. Day book December 26-June 24, 2018-2019
11. Day book June 25-November 20, 2019
12. Day book November 21-March 21, 2019-2020
13. Day book March 23-October 26, 2020
14. Day book October 26-December 31, 2020
15. Day book January 4-April 29, 2021
16. Day book April 30-September 11, 2021
17. Day book September 13-December 17, 2021
18. Day book December 18-March 28, 2021-2022
19. Day book March 29-June 30, 2022
20. Day book July 1-September 30, 2022
21. Day book October 1-January 7, 2022-2023
22. Day book January 9-April 14, 2023
23. Day book April 15-July 19, 2023
24. Day book July 20-October 21, 2023
25. Day book October 23-January 29, 2023-2024
26. Day book January 30-May 23, 2024
27. Day book May 24-September 30, 2024
Box 8.
1. Day book October 1 - December 30, 2024
2. Day book January 2 - April 30, 2025
3. Day book May 2 -
Title: The Timrod Literary and Library Association Records
Physical Description: 8 boxes, 1 folder, 6.2 linear feet.
Creator: Board members of The Timrod Library board, the Chautauqua Scientific and Literary Circle of Summerville, and The Monday Club.
Repository: The Timrod Library
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance: The records were created by various board members and stored in their homes, early library rental locations, and, finally, in the permanent home of the Timrod Library.
Access/Restrictions: There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Processed by: This collection was processed by Kari Lynne Gillis Roueche and opened for research in Fall 2025.
COLLECTION CITATION
This collection should be cited as:
The Timrod Literary and Library Association Records: series, box, and folder (#).
BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE
On Saturday, October 30, 1897, the Summerville Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle was organized with 30 members in attendance. Sometime between December 1898 and October 1906, the group became an independent reading circle and called themselves the Timrod Literary Circle. The reading circle met in member’s homes until enough books were collected to necessitate a rented space. In April of 1908, while the Timrod Literary Circle met in the Guerin Building, the Town of Summerville offered to donate a lot upon which the association could build a permanent library. The circle incorporated through the state as an eleemosynary entity and registered officially as The Timrod Literary and Library Association. The members began earnestly adding to their building fund by serving luncheons to tourist groups, subletting their space, catering, and hosting sales and other events. Donations of lumber and construction supplies were also secured as well as a $2,000 loan.
The Timrod Library opened at 217 Central Ave, Summerville, in January 1915. Members continued, as before, volunteering time as circulating librarians until a paid librarian was first engaged in 1917. Although a yearly subscription fee of $1.00 was charged, with children’s membership ranging from free to .25¢, the goal of the association’s board was to always become a free library.
In 1927, two more rooms were added to the library, which provided room for a kitchen, more book shelves, and meeting space. A final addition, named for long-time Timrod librarian, Catherine Stewart, was completed in 1985; which now serves as a reference library, records storage, and meeting room.
The Timrod Library has never been a true public library in the sense that neither the Town of Summerville nor the County of Dorchester operated the library exclusively with tax-based funds. Most years, but not every year, the town council gave $250 to $1,000 toward operating expenses. In 1947, the county offered $30 monthly in support. Currently, the library receives moderate funds from town and county tax assessments. The majority of the operating expenses come from memberships, donations, and an annual fall book sale.
Several times throughout its history, the Timrod was turned down for financial assistance because of its policy on racial segregation. While the association provided financial and educational support to the nearby Carver Library, it was not until the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that The Timrod Library was open to all town and county residents. Because the board members would not sign the Compliance Agreement of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Timrod effectively cut itself off from any State Library services made available directly through federal funding, including reference and interlibrary loan.
Once the members changed their designation from “Circle” to “Association,” their meetings continued to feature a speaker or literary discussion for some time. Eventually a separate literary group called the Monday Club was formed, which held their meetings outside of the library. Currently, the library sponsors a monthly reading group called “Talking About Books.”
Library dues that were initially set at $1.00 in 1908 remained so until 1975, when fees were raised to $2.00 for residents and $3.00 for out-of-county residents. Annual dues are currently $25 for a family membership.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The records of The Timrod Literary and Library Association are comprised of composition books, ledger books, loose-leaf paper notes, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed materials, some information on cd-rom, and other media. Minutes from 1899 to 1904 are missing from the collection. These cover a time period after the creation of the original Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and before its successor, The Timrod Literary Circle, changed its name to The Timrod Literary and Library Association in 1908. It is rare that monthly and annual meetings were conducted without interruption and the researcher will find that a recording secretary usually took note of cancelled or postponed meetings, sometimes for several months consecutively.
SUBJECTS
Women’s Clubs; Libraries; Summerville, South Carolina; Dorchester County, South Carolina; Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle; Southern United States; Subscription Library; Membership Library; Timrod, Henry (1828-1867); George Washington Carver Library; Walker, Estelene P.; South Carolina State Library Board.
ARRANGEMENT AND SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
This collection is arranged into three series. Series I has three subseries. The folders are divided by decade. Within the decade, they are both alphabetical and chronological.
Series I, Minutes, 1897-2018, Boxes 1-4
I-A: Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle of Summerville Minutes, 1897-1898, Box 1
This subseries contains one composition book of notes dated October 1897 - December 1898.
I-B: The Monday Club Minutes, Box 1
This subseries contains two composition books with notes dated June 1934 - May 1957.
I-C The Timrod Literary and Library Association Minutes, 1905-2018, Boxes 1-4
The early portion of this subseries begins with a composition book and ledger books dated October 1906 – January 1976. The latter portion is organized in folders by fiscal year dated May 1974 – May 2018. Generally, monthly meetings were held from June through April. In May, an annual meeting was convened which involved various committees, officers, and the librarian submitting reports. More recent years may contain individual folders with the treasurer’s reports and the executive committee’s meeting minutes.
Series II. Library Files, 1903 – 2025, Boxes 5-6, 9 (unboxed scrapbook)
This series contains the operating records of both the library and its board. The files are divided by decade and within each decade the folders are organized both alphabetically and chronologically. Folders are described as:
Building maintenance – estimates, invoices, plans, etc.
Correspondence – board business, librarian, or miscellaneous.
Estate or will – generally legal documentation related to donations or bequests.
Events – publicity materials, photographs, invitations, etc.
Financial records – related to loans, banking, budgets, treasurer’s records.
Grants – related to state, county, or private awards or applications.
Library history – written histories; staffing, acquisitions, and operation-related records.
Newsletters – editions of the Timrod Tattler and earlier communiques.
Press coverage – newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and press releases.
Series III. Daybooks, 2014-2025, Boxes 7-8
This series contains compositions books that are used at the circulation desk to track all daily transactions.
BOX AND FOLDER LIST
Series I., Minutes, 1897-2018, 1-4
Box 1
Subseries A. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle Minutes
1. Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, minutes, October 1897-December 1898
Subseries B. The Monday Club Minutes
2. Monday Club, meeting minutes, June 1934-November 1946
3. Monday Club, meeting minutes (with inserts), December 1946-May 1957
Subseries C. The Timrod Literary Circle and the Timrod Literary and Library Association Minutes
4. Meeting minutes book, 1905-April 1908
5. Early records loose from minutes ledgers, undated
6. Meeting minutes book (with inserts), April 1908-May 1917
7. Meeting minutes book (with inserts), May 1917-December 1936
8. Meeting minutes book (with inserts and news clippings) and Executive Committee Minutes, January 1937-January 1976
Box 2.
1. Treasurer’s records: Ledger sheets, May 1974-December 1977
2. Treasurer’s records: Tax return, 1975
3. Annual meeting, minutes, May 1976
4. Treasurer’s records: Accounting ledger, 1976-1979
5. Board meeting, minutes, September 1976-April 1977
6. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1977
7. Board meeting, minutes, July 1977-April 1978
8. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1978
9. Board meeting, minutes, July 1978-April 1979
10. Treasurer’s records: Retired savings account (passbooks, statements), 1978-1980
11. Annual meeting, minutes, May 1979
12. Board meeting, minutes, June 1979-April 1980
13. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1980
14. Board meeting, minutes, June 1980-April 1981
15. Board meeting, minutes, June 1981-April 1982
16. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1981
17. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1982
18. Board meeting, minutes, June 1982-April 1983
19. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1983
20. Board meeting, minutes, June 1983-April 1984
21. Annual meeting, Minutes and C. Foster history, May 1984
22. Board meeting, minutes, June 1984-April 1985
23. Board meeting, minutes, June 1985-April 1986
24. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1986
25. Board meeting, minutes, June 1986-March 1987
Box 3.
1. Annual meeting, minutes, May 1987
2. Board meeting, minutes, July 1987-April 1988
3. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1988
4. Board meeting, minutes, June 1988-March 1989
5. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1989
6. Board meeting, minutes, July 1989-April 1990
7. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1990
8. Board meeting, minutes, June 1990-April 1991
9. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1991
10. Board meeting, minutes, June 1991-April 1992
11. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1992
12. Board meeting, minutes, June 1992-April 1993
13. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1993
14. Board meeting, minutes, July 1993-April 1994
15. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1994
16. Board meeting, minutes, June 1994-April 1995
17. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1995
18. Board meeting, minutes, June 1995-April 1996
19. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1996
20. Board meeting, minutes, June 1996-April 1997
21. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1997
22. Board meeting, minutes, June 1997-April 1998
23. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1998
24. Board meeting, minutes, August 2008-April 1999
25. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 1999
26. Board meeting, minutes, July 1999-April 2000
Box 4.
1. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2000
2. Board meeting, minutes, June 2000-April 2001
3. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2001
4. Board meeting, minutes, August 2001-April 2002
5. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2001-April 2002
6. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2002
7. Board meeting, minutes, August 2002-April 2003
8. Executive Committee, minutes, August 2002-April 2003
9. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2002-April 2003
10. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2003
11. Board meeting, minutes, August 2003-April 2004
12. Executive Committee, minutes, September 2003-February 2004
13. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2003-April 2004
14. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2004
15. Board meeting, minutes (and cd), August 2004-April 2005
16. Executive Committee, minutes and business, May 2004-May 2005
17. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2004-May 2005
18. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2005
19. Board meeting, minutes, August 2005-April 2006
20. Treasurer’s records: reports, June 2005-May 2006
21. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2006
22. Board meeting, minutes (and cd), August 2006-April 2007
23. Treasurer’s records: reports. June 2006-May 2007
24. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2007
25. Board meeting, minutes, August 2007-April 2008
26. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2008
27. Board meeting, minutes and business, August 2008-April 2009
28. Executive Committee, minutes and business, July 2008-May 2009
29. Treasurer’s records: reports, June 2008-April 2009
30. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2009
31. Board meeting, minutes, August 2009-April 2010
32. Executive Committee, minutes and business, August 2009-May 2010
33. Treasurer’s records: reports, May 2009-April 2010
34. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2010
35. Board meeting, minutes, August 2010-April 2011
36. Executive Committee, minutes and business, October 2010-May 2011
37. Treasurer’s records: report, May 2010-April 2001
38. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2011
39. Board meeting, minutes, August 2001-May 2012
40. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2012
41. Board meeting, minutes, August 2012-May 2013
42. Executive Committee, minutes and business, May 2012-April 2013
43. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2013
44. Board meeting, minutes, August 2013-April 2014
45. Executive Committee, minutes, May 2013-April 2014
46. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2014
47. Board meeting, minutes, August 2014-April 2015
48. Executive Committee, minutes, September 2014-April 2015
49. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2015
50. Board meeting, minutes, June 2015-April 2016
51. Executive Committee, minutes, October 2015
52. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2016
53. Board meeting, minutes, August 2016-April 2017
54. Annual meeting, minutes and reports, May 2017
55. Board meeting, minutes, August 2017-April 2018
56. Annual meeting, minutes, May 2018
Series II., Library Files, 1903-2025, 5-6
Box 5.
1. Financial records: treasurer’s book, January 1903-September 1904
2. Financial records: treasurer’s book, October 1904-April 1908
3. Library history: by-laws, c. 1908
4. Grants: proposal to Carnegie (draft), c. 1908
5. Correspondence: board business, 1908
6. Financial records: treasurer’s book, April 1908-November 1910
7. Correspondence: board business, 1909
8. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1910
9. Financial records: treasurer’s book, December 1910-February 1914
10. Correspondence: board business, 1912
11. Building maintenance: receipt, November 1912
12. Building maintenance: December 1913
13. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1913
14. Financial records: banking (checks, passbook), 1913
15. Financial records: women’s clubs dues, 1913-1916
16. Building maintenance: construction, 1914
17. Correspondence: board business, 1914
18. Events: Halloween entertainment, November 1914
19. Financial records: banking (passbook, checks), 1914
20. Library history: handwritten history, c.1914
21. Correspondence: board business, 1915
22. Financial records: building fund certificates, 1914-1915
23. Library history: notice of bond meeting, June 1914
24. Building maintenance: construction, 1915
25. Building maintenance: utilities, 1915
26. Financial records: banking (checks), 1915
27. Financial records: miscellaneous receipts, 1915
28. Library history: by-laws, c.1915
29. Building maintenance: utilities, 1916
30. Financial records: miscellaneous receipts, 1916
31. Financial records: treasurer’s book, 1916
32. Correspondence: board business, 1920
33. Library history: by-laws, c.1920
34. Financial records: invoice, 1925
35. Correspondence: board business (debt-free), May 1926
36. Financial records: invoices, 1926
37. Correspondence: board business, 1927
38. Financial records: invoices, 1927-1928
39. Library history: constitution and by-laws, 1927-1928
40. Correspondence: librarian, 1928
41. Correspondence: librarian, 1929
42. Financial records: invoices, receipts, 1929
43. Correspondence: librarian and board, 1930
44. Library history: by-laws, c.1930
45. Library history: catalog records, c.1930
46. Financial records: time cards, 1930-1931
47. Financial records: invoice, 1931
48. Library history: collection expansion fund donor agreement, February 1931
49. Press coverage (news clipping book), 1931-1934
50. Correspondence: librarian, 1933
51. Correspondence: librarian, 1934
52. Correspondence: librarian (International Mind Alcoves), 1934-1935
53. Library history: annual report, 1934
54. Correspondence: librarian, 1935
55. Financial records: fundraising and expenses, 1935
56. Library history: inventory, non-books, 1935
57. Correspondence: librarian, 1936
58. Estate or will: Dunning, Warren H., 1936
59. Library history: town purchasing library, 1937-1938
60. Financial records: expense statement, 1939
61. Correspondence: Bond-related (cancellation of Seymour loan), 1940
62. Financial records: bond, April 1940
63. Financial records: bond registration book, April 1940-May 1940
64. Financial records: Seymour, Rosa A. loan agreement (1 of 3), 1940
65. Financial records: bond authorization (2 of 3), April 1940
66. Financial records: mortgage (3 bond copies) (3 of 3), 1940
67. Financial records: bond-related correspondence (1 of 3), March 1940
68. Financial records: bond-related correspondence (2 of 5), April 1940
69. Financial records: bond-related correspondence (3 of 3), May 1940
70. Estate or will: Ortman, Frederick William, 1941, 1953 and undated
71. Correspondence: board business, 1945
72. Library history: by-laws, 1945
73. Library history: by-laws, 1945
74. Library history: president’s reports (Lawrence Gaillard), 1945
75. Correspondence: board business
76. Correspondence: board business re: racial policy, 1946
77. Financial records: status of individual bonds, 1946-1950
78. Correspondence: board business re: town/county funding, 1947
79. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1947-1948
80. Library history: president’s report, May 1947
81. Press coverage: (newspaper clipping), August 1947
82. Correspondence: board business, 1948
83. Financial records: mortgage-related correspondence, July 1948
84. Library history: by-laws, 1948
85. Library history: president’s report, April 1948-May 1948
86. Press coverage: re: Carver Library (newspaper clippings), 1948
87. Correspondence: board business, 1949
88. Library history: annual meeting reports, May 1949
89. Library history: by-laws, 1949
90. Correspondence: board business, 1950
91. Financial records: bond trustee substitution, January 1950
92. Financial records: mortgage satisfaction, January 1950
93. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1950-1952
94. Library history: by-laws (3 copies), June 1950
95. Library history: early photograph (Polaroid paper), c. 1950
96. Library history: original members and librarians, unsigned, c.1950
97. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1950 & undated
98. Library history: notes from Executive Board and State Library meeting, March 1951
99. Estate or will: Alexander, Saul, 1952-1953
100. Estate or will: White, Alain C. (1of2), 1952-1953
101. Estate or will: White, Alain C. (2 of 2), 1952-1958
102. Library history: Catherine Stewart resignation, 1953
103. Correspondence: board business (Carver Library), 1955
104. Library history: brochure, c.1955
105. Correspondence: board business, 1956-1957
106. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1956-1957
107. Financial records: county tax appropriation, April 1957
108. Financial records: tax form worksheet, 1957
109. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1957-1960
110. Financial records: banking, 1958
111. Building maintenance: 1958 & undated
112. Correspondence: board business, 1958
113. Financial records: tax form, income statement, 1958
114. Library history: advocacy publications, 1958-1961 & undated
115. Library history: Book selection committee, March 1958-October 1958
116. Library history: book selection committee policy (draft), May 1958
117. Library history: statistical report for State Library, May 1958, 1959
118. Correspondence: board business, 1959
119. Library history: Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle memories, unsigned, 1959
120. Banking: correspondence, 1960
121. Correspondence: Carver Library, 1960
122. Estate or will: Swope, Eugene (art donation), 1960
123. Financial records: taxes, 1960
124. Library history: librarian’s reports, 1960-1963
125. Library history: report of State Library, May 1961, 1962
126. Correspondence: board business, 1962
127. Building maintenance, 1963
128. Correspondence: Board business, 1963
129. Estate or will: franklin, Ellen J. (Dickens donation), 1963
130. Library history: report for State Library, May 1963, 1964
131. Correspondence: Board business, (Carver Library), 1964
132. Correspondence: board business (Civil Rights Act), 1965
133. Library history: librarian’s report, May 1965-May 1967
134. Library history: report for State Library, May 1965
135. Correspondence: board business, 1966
136. Library history: report for State Library, May 1966
137. Correspondence: board business, 1976
138. Library history: annual meeting minutes (draft), c.1967
139. Library history: report for State Library, May 1967, 1968
140. Correspondence: board business (town funding), 1969
141. Correspondence: board business, 1968
142. Financial records: treasurer’s statement, 1969-1970
143. Library history: by-laws, c.1969
144. Library history: report for State Library, May 1969
145. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1969
Box 6.
1. Library history: various pamphlets, tour script, histories, undated
2. Correspondence: board business, 1970
3. Estate or will: Peake, Helen Frances Locke, 1970
4. Library history: State Library statistical report, May 1970
5. Correspondence: board business, 1971
6. Library history: State Library statistical report, May 1971
7. Correspondence: board business, 1972
8. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1972-1973
9. Correspondence: board business, 1974
10. Building maintenance, 1974
11. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1974
12. Correspondence: board business, 1975
13.Correspondence: board business (Davis, L.M. to Summerville Journal, re: merger), August 1975
14. Correspondence: miscellaneous, c.1975
15. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, Carver Library), 1975 & undated
16. Press coverage: E. Wilder response to J. Connolly letter to editor (copies and news clippings), December 1975- January 1976
17. Correspondence: board business, 1976
18. Correspondence: board business, County to L.M. Davis, re: merger, May 1976
19. Library history: by-laws, c. 1976
20. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1976
21. Correspondence: board business, 1977
22. Library history: membership list, 1977
23. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1977
24. Correspondence: board business, 1978
25. Correspondence: board business, 1979
26. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1979
27. Correspondence: miscellaneous, c. 1980s
28. Library history: histories by C. Foster and P. Hamond, 1987, 1988
29. Press coverage, historic marker, county library (newspaper clippings), 1980
30. Correspondence: board business, 1981
31. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1981
32. Library history: Low, Rebecca Cordis, 1981
33. Press coverage (news clippings), 1981
34. Correspondence: board business, 1982
35. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1982
36. Correspondence: board business, 1983
37. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1983
38. Events: member tea, patron party, miscellaneous (photographs, invitation), 1983, 1989 & undated)
39. Building maintenance: addition, 1984
40. Correspondence: board business, 1984
41. Press coverage, building addition (news clippings), 1984
42. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1984
43. Library history: essay by C. J. Foster, March 1985
44. Correspondence: board business, 1985
45. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1985
46. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1986
47. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1986
48. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1987-1989
49. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1987
50. Correspondence: board business, 1987
51. Correspondence: board business, 1988
52. Grants: Saul Aleander Foundation, 1988
53. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1988
54. Correspondence: board business, 1989
55. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1989
56. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1990
57. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1991
58. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1992
59. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1992-1994
60. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1993
61. Events: book fair, scavenger hunt, 1994
62. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1994
63. Correspondence: board business, 1995
64. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1995
65. Events: retirement ceremony, John Wheeler, 1995
66. Press coverage (news clippings), 1995
67. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 1996-1999
68. Press coverage (news clippings & press release), 1996
69. Events: centennial celebrations, 1997
70. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1997
71. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1998
72. Events: patron party (photographs), 1999-2000
73. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, 1999
74. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 1999
75. Events: Sweet Tea Trail (memorabilia), undated, c. 2000
76. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 200-2001
77. Press coverage (newspaper clipping), 2000
78. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2001
79. Press coverage (News clippings), 2001
80. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, Fall 2001-Fall 2004
81. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2002
82. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2002
83. Library history: Chautauqua Circle, minutes transcript [30 Oct 1897-29Dec 1898], 2002
84. Press coverage (news clippings), 2002-2003
85. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2003
86. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2003
87. Library history: McNaughton book lease information, c. 2003-2016
88. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, Spring 2003-Fall 2009
89. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2004
90. Correspondence: board business, 2004
91. Events: lecture series, 2004
92. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2004
93. Library history: Porcher, Elise-librarian, 2004
94. Press coverage (news clippings), 2004
95. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2005
96. Library history: Mayor’s proclamation, April 2005
97. Library history: membership list, 2005
98. Press coverage, Dickens books (newspaper clippings), 2005
99. Correspondence: board business, 2006
100. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2006 & undated
101. Events: lecture series, McConaughy farewell, etc., Spring 2006-Fall 2007
102. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2006
103. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2007
104. Building maintenance: M. McCoy ramp design, August 2007
105. Grants: Saul Alexander Foundation, 2007
106. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2007
107. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2008 & undated
108. Grants: Accommodations tax funding, January 2008
109. Library history: by-laws (3 versions), 2008-2001
110. Library history: president’s file (compact disc), 2008-2010
102. Correspondence: board business, June – October 2008
103. Events: genealogy initiative, c. 2008-2010
104. Library history: policy and procedures, 2008-2011
105. Correspondence: board business, February 2009 – January 2011
106. Library history: book inventory, March 2010
107. Newsletter, Timrod Tattler, Fall 2010 – Winter 2013
108. Library history: book inventories, 2001
109. Library history: board policies and procedure, 2011-2012
110. Library history: junior fiction inventory, June 2012
111. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2012
112. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2012-2013
113. Library history: board and committees, 2012-2014
114. Library history: Bridgman, Howard, 2013, 2018, 2019
115. Library history: board members, 2014-2016
116. Library history: development and 5-year plan proposal, c. April 2014 – May 2018
117. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2014
118. Library history: new members and renewals, February 2015 – December 2016
119. Library history: book inventory, June 2015
120. Library history: visioning committee, March 2016 – August 2016
121. Newsletters, Timrod Tattler, Summer-Autumn 2015
122. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, press releases), 2015
123. Library history: board and committee members, 2016-2018
124. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2016
125. Correspondence: board business, 2017
126. Events: book fair (photographs, cd), 2017
127. Events: shrimp boil (photographs, cd), 2017
128. Library history: new members and renewals, January 2017-December 2020
129. Library history: Boswell, “Peach” Thayer, August 2018
130. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2018
131. Correspondence: miscellaneous, 2018
132. Events: Patron’s party (notes from 2015-2019), 2019
133. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, photograph), 2021
134. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, magazine article), 2022
135. Events: author series, Southern Lit Spectacular, 2023
136. Library history: brochure, c. 2023
137. Press coverage (newspaper clippings), 2023
138. Events: Reading Adventure, card party, 2024
139. Press coverage (newspaper clippings, magazine articles), 2024
140. Events: author and lecture series, 2025
Folder 9.
1. “Memories” scrapbook (created between 2004-2009), 1935-2009
Series III., Day Books, 2014, 7-8
Box 7.
1. Day book January 14-August 25, 2014
2. Day book August 26-April 14, 2014-2015
3. Day book April 15- November 30, 2015
4. Day book December 1-July 11, 2015-2016
5. Day book July 12-February 18, 2016-2017
6. Day book February 21-October 19, 2017
7. Day book October 20-May 31, 2017-2018
8. Day book October 20-May 31, 2017-2018
9. Day book June 1-December 22, 2018
10. Day book December 26-June 24, 2018-2019
11. Day book June 25-November 20, 2019
12. Day book November 21-March 21, 2019-2020
13. Day book March 23-October 26, 2020
14. Day book October 26-December 31, 2020
15. Day book January 4-April 29, 2021
16. Day book April 30-September 11, 2021
17. Day book September 13-December 17, 2021
18. Day book December 18-March 28, 2021-2022
19. Day book March 29-June 30, 2022
20. Day book July 1-September 30, 2022
21. Day book October 1-January 7, 2022-2023
22. Day book January 9-April 14, 2023
23. Day book April 15-July 19, 2023
24. Day book July 20-October 21, 2023
25. Day book October 23-January 29, 2023-2024
26. Day book January 30-May 23, 2024
27. Day book May 24-September 30, 2024
Box 8.
1. Day book October 1 - December 30, 2024
2. Day book January 2 - April 30, 2025
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