South Carolina Historical Repository Directory

South Carolina Historical Repository DirectoryVoorhees College Archives, Wright-Potts LibraryMailing and Facility AddressPO Box 678Denmark, SC 92042Facility Address:5480 Voorhees Rd.DenmarkAppointments: RequiredTelephone:Fax:803-703-7095803-793-0471www.youseemore.com/Voorhees/about.aspScope:Not available to Not availableEstimated Overall Linear Feet:54.0Includes paper records, photographs, sound recordings, and videotapes related to the history of Voorhees College, andEpiscopal-affiliated institution.White Homestead ArchivesAlternative Name:The William Elliott White HouseMailing and Facility Address1826 Second Baxter CrossingFort Mill, SC 29708Facility Address:1042 N. White St.Fort MillAppointments: RequiredTelephone:Fax:803-547-4557803-802-5546Scope:1764 to presentEstimated Overall Linear Feet:400The collection dates from 1764 to the present and includes over 200 linear feet of records, and more than 2000 boundvolumes. Included in the manuscript collection are wills, deeds, plats, Catawba Indian land leases, correspondence,diaries, architectural drawings, and maps relating to the ancestral home and its residents. Also included are accountbooks, receipts, reports, and minutes of the many businesses ventures involving the Springs, White, Allison, and Phiferfamilies. These businesses include Springs Industries in Fort Mill, South Carolina as well as mercantile and land holdingsin both North Carolina and South Carolina. Particularly interesting are the manuscript drafts and correspondenceconcerning Colonel Springs' aviation and writing careers. Colonel Elliott White Springs was a World War I flying ace,author, and leading textile manufacturer. The collection is open to serious researchers by appointment Monday throughThursday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Please direct requests for information to Ann Evans, Archivist and Curator ofCollections.Thursday, April 09, 2009 Page 50 of 52