Mary Simms Oliphant | S.C. Hall of Fame

Mary Simms Oliphant (1891-1988), granddaughter of novelist and historian William Gilmore Simms, wrote the South Carolina History textbook used in public schools. She was Director of the State Public Library Association and received the state of South Carolina’s highest honor—the Order of the Palmetto.

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South Carolina Hall of Fame / Reconstruction

Cardinal Joseph Bernardin | S.C. Hall of Fame David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame
As Superintendent of Schools in Columbia, South Carolina, David Bancroft Johnson saw the need for an institution that would focus on training teachers. He received funds from Robert Winthrop and the...
James Lide Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James Lide Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame
Born January 3, 1837, in Society Hill, James Lide Coker was a farmer, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, and industrialist. He was a planter in Hartsville until the Civil War began...
James Marion Sims | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James Marion Sims | S.C. Hall of Fame
James Marion Sims (1813-1883) was a medical doctor and surgeon who became known as the “Father of Modern Gynecology.” Sims was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, and practiced in Montgomery, Alabama...
Robert Smalls | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Robert Smalls | S.C. Hall of Fame
In 1862, Robert Smalls, an enslaved crew-member of the CSS Planter, steals the boat, sails it past the heavily armed defenses of Charleston Harbor in South Carolina and delivers it into the hands of...
Wade Hampton | S.C. Hall of Fame Thomas Green Clemson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Green Clemson | S.C. Hall of Fame
Thomas Green Clemson was born in Philadelphia in 1807. In 1838 he married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter of South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. Clemson served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium and later...
David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame Wade Hampton | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Wade Hampton | S.C. Hall of Fame
A short biography of the life of Civil War leader and Governor, General Wade Hampton. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical illustrations this program...

South Carolina Hall of Fame / Late 20th & Early 21st Centuries / Writers

Elizabeth Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elizabeth Coker | S.C. Hall of Fame
Elizabeth Boatwright Coker (1909-1993) was the author of nine historical romance novels. Born in Darlington, South Carolina, she was married to South Carolina industrialist James Lide Coker, III. She...
Robert Bass | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Robert Bass | S.C. Hall of Fame
Dr. Robert Duncan Bass (1904-1983) was born in Scranton, South Carolina (Florence County). He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and became one of the nation's leading scholars of...
Mary Simms Oliphant | S.C. Hall of Fame Walter Edgar | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Walter Edgar | S.C. Hall of Fame
Dr. Walter B. Edgar was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1943. He received his undergraduate education from Davidson College in 1965 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of South Carolina...