Schools and Educational Institutions

The Bell Tower on Furman Hall | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Bell Tower on Furman Hall | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 32

This photo is of the old Greenville men's campus. The bell tower on Furman Hall, one of the original 1851 buildings, was a landmark of the campus and the community. Courtesy of the Greenville County...

Furman Academy and Theological Institution | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Furman Academy and Theological Institution | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 31

First proposed by Dr. Richard Furman in 1821 (see Richard Furman), but not established until 1825 by the South Carolina Baptist Convention, the Furman Academy and Theological Institution opened at...

Cheerleaders At Coeducational Erskine College | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Cheerleaders At Coeducational Erskine College | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 30

Erskine College, located in Due West in Abbeville County, was founded by the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in 1839, and named in honor of the Scottish founder of the denomination, Ebenezer...

Aerial View of Clemson Stadium | History of SC Slide Collection

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Aerial View of Clemson Stadium | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 29

An aerial view of Clemson stadium, around 1960. Alumni, parents, and supporters of Clemson's football team come from all over the state for home games, as illustrated by the parking lots surrounding...

Clemson University Library | History of SC Slide Collection

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Clemson University Library | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 28

Clemson University, an interior view of the Library taken by the WPA in the 1930s. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.

Clemson University | History of SC Slide Collection

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Clemson University | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 27

Clemson University was founded in 1889 after Thomas Green Clemson, the son-in-law of John C. Calhoun, gave $80,000 and 814 acres of his estate for the creation of an agricultural college. The state...

The Main Building of Claflin College | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Main Building of Claflin College | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 26

The Main Building of Claflin College, photographed by Francis Benjamin Johnston in 1899. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Claflin University | History of SC Slide Collection

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Claflin University | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 25

Claflin University, an engraving from Colyer Meriwether's "History of Higher Education in South Carolina," published in 1889. The Freedman's Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church founded...

Citadel Cadets in Dormitory Rooms | History of SC Slide Collection

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Citadel Cadets in Dormitory Rooms | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 24

Citadel Cadets show one of the dormitory rooms in the original campus, with mattresses neatly stacked in storage shelves, 1898-1902. The Citadel moved from its downtown campus to a new 200-acre campus...

The Citadel in 1904 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Citadel in 1904 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 23

The Citadel in 1904. Its name is derived from the institution's origin in a fortress built to protect Charleston from slave uprisings. In the 1820s, after the Denmark Vesey plot of 1822...

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