The Pendleton District Commission Research
Room and Special Collections contains both primary and
secondary sources relating to the history of Anderson,
Oconee, and Pickens counties. Research materials include
local and family history books, genealogical reference
materials, cemetery surveys, photographs, and both family
and local history files that contain a variety of materials.
The archival collections include family and business records
from the tri-county area, historically known as the Pendleton
District.
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Research Room materials include:
- Local history books
- Topical history books
- Family history books
- Family files
- Local history files
- Photographs
- Periodicals
- Local genealogical reference books
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Anderson County Fair, date unknown |
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The Research Room is temporarily located on the Pendleton
District Agricultural Museum on 120 History Lane in Pendleton
SC. The Research Room is open Monday-Friday by appointment
only. To make a Research Appointment, please contact:
Les McCall, curator
history@pendletondistrict.org
864-646-3782 |
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| Special Collections |
| The Pendleton District Commission contains both a research
library and archival collection. Our archives and manuscripts
collections focus on the people and places of the Old Pendleton
District. The collections include correspondence, business
records, photographs, books, family bibles, scrapbooks and
personal items. Our artifact collections include textiles,
furniture and a variety of objects. |
Some notable collections include:
- T. Franklin Acker
Collection, 1845-1972: Anderson County photos
- Armstrong Family Papers, 1781-1960
- Calhoun Land Company Records, 1893-1896
- Clyde Cole Photograph Collection, 1946-1976
- Courtenay Manufacturing Company Records,
1904-1957
- B.G. Hunter Collection,
1803-1964: Papers and photographs associated with Pendleton
area history and Hunter’s Store
- Benson-Hunter Correspondence, 1846-1866
- Hunter Family Papers, 1863-1941
- Lou Paige Collection, 1944-1980s
- John Verner Stribling Collection, 1878-1929
- Taliaferro
Family Papers, 1788-1965: Letters, deeds, financial
records
- Horace
G. Williams Collection, 1788-1972: Family records,
genealogical and local history material, 1868 Anderson
County election returns, Stephen G. McCully Papers,
Samuel Maverick land plats, photographs
- James J. Lever Collection, 1902-1950
- Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church Records, 1819-1971
- Small Collections: The collections in this category are .2 linear feet or less and have been minimally
processed in order to provide user access to as much of the material as possible.
- Maps and Oversized Materials Information
- Piedmont Image Collection
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The Research Room and Special Collections is temporarily
located on the Pendleton District Agricultural Museum on
120 History Lane in Pendleton SC. The Research Room is open
Monday-Friday by appointment only. To make a Research Appointment,
please contact:
Les McCall, curator
history@pendletondistrict.org
864-646-3782 |
Pendleton, East Main Street |
| Unable to make it to the Pendleton District? The Pendleton
District Commission offers research services, for those unable
to make the trip. Please contact the curator for more information. |
Volunteers
Interested in contributing to the preservation of historical
resources in your community? If so, consider volunteering
at the Pendleton District Commission! Help make preserve
and provide access to the PDC’s historical documents!
For more information e-mail Curator Les McCall at les@pendletondistrict.org. |
Donations
The Pendleton District Commission’s collections are
made up of donations from individuals and families. If
you would like to donate family papers, research or funds
to the PDC, please contact Curator Les McCall at les@pendletondistrict.org. |
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