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men dead and 27 wounded at
the hands of state highway
patrolmen. Smalls anticipates
that the filmmakers will use the
archives for research.
Clyburn himself has already
made a sizable contribution to
the archives, having pledged his
own papers in 2001.
“I had quite a few schools
and other entities asking for my
papers, but I always knew that
if I had the chance to give back,
it would be to S.C. State
University,” he said.
Asked how he thinks
researchers might define his
legacy decades from now,
Clyburn shared that he only
hopes that they will determine
that he never shirked his
responsibility.
“I just feel that I have a
certain responsibility to the
order of things that I strive hard
to live up to,” he said.
The university archivists
continue to sort through the
first third of the Clyburn
papers.
“It’s definitely a growing
collection, and I see more
growth in years to come,” said
Smalls. “I think that housing
the archives in the new location
is very positive and will
complement people’s thinking
and desire to give even more —
thanks to Congressman
Clyburn.”
Smalls looks forward to the
day when the archives will be
able to relocate from Whittaker
Library to the new Emily E.
Clyburn Library.
“In the new facility, we are
projecting a research room with
a lot more space,” she said.
They are even planning space
for a larger processing room.
“You need a lot of space to be
able to sort through materials
when you’re processing a
person’s collection.”
Smalls added that the extra
space will allow them to
process multiple collections
simultaneously.
However, space is not the
only reason that a move is
anticipated.
Located on the top floor of
an older building, the current
archival space is subject to
seasonal shifts in temperature
and humidity. The staff
constantly tests the archives’
temperature and relative
humidity and monitors
documents to make sure that
they do not prematurely age.
According to Smalls, the
temperature in the vault and
stack areas of the new archives
will be maintained at a constant
55 degrees Fahrenheit and 40
degrees relative humidity. The
reading room, offices and work
areas will have a standing
environment relative to the rest
of the facility.
Smalls is also hoping for
good exhibit space to do
monthly or rotating exhibits of
materials from some of the
collections to generate further
interest from potential donors.
“I believe that having the
new facility will aid and assist
us in getting more collections,”
she said. “Hopefully, we’ll be
able to add some collections
that we’ve been working
toward for a number of years.”
BY JASON DARBY
photo by Rolondo Davis
U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC)
• Born in Sumter, S.C.
• Graduate of S.C. State University
• Former history teacher, S.C. Human Affairs commissioner
• Elected in 1992 as the first African American to
represent South Carolina in the U.S. Congress since
post-Reconstruction
• Nationally recognized expert and leader in historic
preservation issues
• Single-handedly pushed through Congress the
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic
Preservation Program, which provides funds for HBCUs
to renovate and preserve historic buildings on their
campuses
• Chair, U.S. House Democratic Caucus
• Member, House Appropriations Committee
Emily and Jim
Clyburn are shown
with soprano
Kimberly Haynes
at a holiday gala,
benefiting the
James E. and Emily
E. Clyburn
Endowment for
Archives and
History at S.C.
State University.
Haynes, an opera
singer and a
winner of the
Seventh Montreal
International
Czech and Slovak
Voice Competition,
was one of the
performers at the
gala.
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