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Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076The two Cephas Perry Quattlebaum series contain business records and correspondencerelating to his Conway, South Carolina law practice, including the scattered records of severallocal businesses which passed into the receivership of Quattlebaum's law firm. There is alsosome correspondence with family and friends. The series is arranged chronologically.The Clemson College series documents certain aspects of Paul Quattlebaum's career as a cadet.His activity in the Calhoun Literary Society and the YMCA represent the major topics in thissmall series.The Quattlebaum Light and Ice Company series provides a picture of the operations of alocally-owned, family operated utility business in early twentieth-century South Carolina.These alphabetically-arranged files contain reference material and correspondence betweenPaul Quattlebaum and his customers and suppliers. This correspondence documents PaulQuattlebaum's executive traits of tenacity, diplomacy, and shrewd business judgment. There issome correspondence related to the Santee-Cooper project.The Personal Series follows the life of Paul Quattlebaum as private citizen. It is composedchiefly of correspondence dating from the mid-1930's until his death in 1964. Thiscorrespondence documents Quattlebaum's efforts in civic and church affairs. His lifelonginterest in state and national politics is reflected in many letters to and from old politicalcolleagues. This series also holds personal family correspondence and material relating tomedical and financial matters.The Senate Series details Paul Quattlebaum's nine year tenure in the South Carolina StateSenate. In addition to correspondence from constituents, politicians, and government officials,the series also holds reference material such as reports and informational memoranda. Thecorrespondence documents the inner workings of state politics and also illuminates theinternal operations of local government in Horry County. The various Horry County files, alongwith folders titled "Magistrates," "Sheriff," and "Delegation," help provide a glimpse of countygovernment in the pre-Home Rule years of South Carolina. Quattlebaum's prominence in Horrypolitics led to his appointment as chairman of the Horry County Council of Defense, a localagency of the state-wide civil defense effort. His activity in this role is documented in the HorryCounty Civil Defense Series.Although Paul Quattlebaum ended his Senate career in 1945, he remained a keen student ofpolitics. A conservative Democrat, Quattlebaum decried the Truman administration's stanceregarding national defense, organized labor, and Civil Rights. He energetically supportedthe candidacy of Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 and helped establish a "South Caroliniansfor Eisenhower" movement. During this campaign Quattlebaum ran unsuccessfully as anindependent presidential elector. The Eisenhower for President Campaign Series recordsQuattlebaum's efforts in the 1952 election. This small series gives evidence of changing politicalallegiances in South Carolina and the weakening of the "Solid South" in national politics.Paul Quattlebaum's love for South Carolina was only exceeded by love for his family. Hisachievements in genealogical and historical research are documented in two separate series.A Palatine Family in South Carolina and Related Materials reveals Quattlebaum's methodicalgenealogical research in this family history. The correspondence and reference material in this- Page 7-

Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076series supply a wealth of information on the German Protestant pioneers of the South Carolinamidlands. The Land Called Chicora and Related Materials Series holds correspondence andresearch notes dealing with early European settlements on the South Carolina coast. Thesefiles furnish a potentially rich source of information for students of American frontier history.Although the primary focus of this series is research material directly related to Quattlebaum's1956 book, The Land Called Chicora, the series also contains numerous folders pertaining tothe history of the South Carolina Low Country and miscellaneous genealogical inquiries.As a genealogist Paul Quattlebaum appreciated the need to record vital information onindividuals and families. The Horry County Families Series represents his sixteen year effortin collecting obituary notices of residents of Horry County. The genealogical expertise of PaulQuattlebaum was also sought after by Emily Bellinger Reynolds and Joan Reynolds Fauntas they compiled their Biographical Directory of the Senate of the State of South Carolina,1776-1964. The Senatorial Research Committee Series documents Quattlebaum's contributionsto this volume.The Richard Champion Series, is a manuscript volume compiled by Paul Quattlebaum in 1956.Richard Champion, a noted potter and merchant from Bristol, England, lived briefly in SouthCarolina in the late eighteenth-century. Paul Quattlebaum's cousin, W. Dan Quattlebaum,collected Champion porcelain and persuaded Paul Quattlebaum to write a biographical sketchof Champion.The German Immigration Series consists of a variety of research materials relatedto the settlement in South Carolina by German speaking immigrants as well as theiraccomplishments, community and religious establishments collected by Paul Quattlebaum, Jr.It is uncertain whether any publication resulted from this research. Some material from hisfather's research on A Palatine Family in South Carolina is also included.The Northeast Corner of South Carolina Series consists of Paul Quattlebaum's research materialand manuscript drafts titled "The Northeast Corner of South Carolina or Old GeorgetownDistrict" dated during 1959. The project was discontinued after four chapters and apparentlywas never published.The Paul Quattlebaum Jr. Series, 1933-2003, consists almost exclusively of material aboutClemson University, primarily related to Paul Quattlebaum Jr.'s service on the Board ofTrustees. The bulk of the Trustee papers are from the 1995-2001 when, as a Trustee Emeritus,he continued to participate in Board activities.Because Paul Quattlebaum did not neatly segment his different political, historical andpersonal interests, there exists some overlapping of material in the twelve series. Specifically,the Personal Series and the Chicora series both contain folders related to historical research;also, correspondence between Quattlebaum and notable political figures such as James F.Byrnes, Olin D. Johnston, Burnet R. Maybank, and Strom Thurmond can be found in both theSenate Series and the Personal Series. Processing notes for most of the series are available inthe reference file.- Page 8-

Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076 Return to Table of ContentsAdministrative InformationPublication StatementClemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives230 Kappa St.Clemson, SC 29634cuscl@clemson.eduURL: s/Immediate Source of AcquisitonThe bulk of the papers were donated by Paul Quattlebaum, Jr., Laura J. Quattlebaum,Katherine Q. Brunson, Sue Q. Grantham, and Verbia Quattlebaum. This collection consistsof accessions 67-2, 70-6, 79-12, 86-59, 86-65, 86-72, 88-91, 88-116, 88-137, 95-93, 04-65, 04-91,04-94, and 06-30.Processing InformationBerniece Holt and student Sharon Stark completed processing the papers in 1979. Thecollection was re-processed in 1985-1986. The register was prepared by Bryan F. McKownin 1986 with revisions by Michael Kohl in 1991 and 2006. Jen Bingham and student KristiRoberts made minor revisions and entered the register in Archivists' Toolkit in 2010. Return to Table of ContentsRelated MaterialsSeparated MaterialsThree pamphlets concerning the Clemson Extension Service, one alumni directory and analumni association decal have been added to the Clemson University Archives.Four World War II posters donated by Paul Quattlebaum Jr., accession 88-139 were added toMss 253, the World War II Information Collection.- Page 9-

Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076 Return to Table of ContentsControlled Access Headings South Carolina -- Genealogy.Horry County (S.C.) -- Genealogy.South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951Germans -- South Carolina.South Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950Horry County (S.C.) -- History.Quattlebaum, VerbiaQuattlebaum, Paul, 1886-1964Quattlebaum, Paul, 1912-2003Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965Quattlebaum, Paul, 1812-1890Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003Quattlebaum familyQuattlebaum, Cephas Perry, 1851-1929Quattlebaum Light and Ice Company (Conway, S.C.)Clemson University. Board of TrusteesMaybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954Huntington, Anna Hyatt, 1876-1973Imprints Cataloged in Special CollectionsThe following were removed from the papers and cataloged individually.Fulmer, Rev. Verley L., comp. History of St. Peter's Lutheran Church (Piney Woods). Newberry, S.C.:n.p., 1944.Hammond, J.H. An Oration on the Life, Character and Services of John Caldwell Calhoun: Deliveredon the 21st Nov., 1850 in Charleston, S.C., at the Request of the City Council. Charleston: Walker andJames, 1850.Meares, R.A. Report of Investigation Concerning the Progress of Rural Electrification andDevelopment of South Carolina. Columbia: Joint Committee on Printing, General Assembly of SouthCarolina, 1939.Seabrook, Whitemarsh B. An Essay on the Agricultural Capabilities of South Carolina, and the BestMeans of Developing and Improving Them. Columbia: John G. Bowman, 1848.(Simms, William Gilmore). Sack and Destruction of the City of Columbia, South Carolina, to Whichis Added a List of the Property Destroyed. Columbia: Power Press of the Daily Phoenix, 1865.- Page 10-

Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076South Carolina Secession Convention. Declaration of the Immediate Causes which Induce andJustify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union and the Ordinance of Secession.Charleston: Evans and Cogswell, 1860.American Bar Association. Report of the Special Committee to Oppose Ratification by States ofFederal Child Labor Amendment and Promote Adoption of Uniform Child Labor Act. Chicago:American Bar Association, 1937. MISSING.Pamphlet titled Practical Considerations circa 1830 which cites biblical arguments in favor ofslavery. MISSING. Return to Table of ContentsCollection InventorySeries 1: General Paul Quattlebaum, 1870-1890Physical Description: 0.15 Cubic FeetSeries DescriptionThis series consists of fragmentary correspondence and documents from family members. Most ofthe correspondence is between General Paul Quattlebaum (1812-1890) and his son Cephas during thedecades after the Civil War. There are a few letters between Quattlebaum and various Confederategovernment officials and military officers concerning attempts to secure promotions for two of his sonsin the Confederate Army, Theodore Adolphus Quattlebaum (1842-1865) and Edwin Ruffin Quattlebaum(1844-1906). Notable correspondents include James Henry Hammond, Governor M. L. Bonham of SouthCarolina, and General James Conner. There is a folder documenting the settlement of the estate of JohnQuattlebaum, Paul's father, during the 1850s; two criminal incitements against slaves, 1853 and 1857; aletter from the political operative, Armistead Burk, 1848; and a financial note from John Taylor to RobertF. Withers, 1817.Biographical NoteGeneral Paul Quattlebaum was born July 8, 1812, in Lexington District, South Carolina, the son of CaptainJohn and Metee Burkett Quattlebaum. Educated in local schools, at the age of eighteen he married SarahCaroline Jones Prothro of Edgefield District. He served as an officer in the Seminole War of 1835-36, andupon returning home was commissioned colonel and later brigadier general in the South Carolina Militia.An active planter and industrialist, Quattlebaum's ventures included lumber and flour mills and a riflefactory. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives (1840-44), the State Senate (1848-52),and was a signer of the Ordinance of Secession. General Paul Quattlebaum died October 18, 1890.ArrangementArranged chronologically.Title/DescriptionInstancesNote to John Taylor from Robert F. Withers, 1817box 1folder 1Letter to Paul Quattlebaum, June 18, 1840box 1folder 1AEstate of John Quattlebaum and Related Papers, undatedbox 1folder 2- Page 11-

Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076Armistead Burk to Paul Quattlebaum, June 11, 1848box 1folder 3Criminal Incitements Against Slaves: Horry District and AllSaints Parish, 1853, 1857box 1folder 4James H. Hammond to Paul Quattlebaum (with envelope),October 17, 1861box 1folder 5Lt. Col. O.M. Dantzler, Secessionville, South Carolina, toTheodore A. Quattlebaum, June 26, 1863box 1folder 6W.W. Lesuau (?) to Paul Quattlebaum, November 28, 1863box 1folder 7Sgt. Maj. T.A. Quattlebaum, 20th Regt., S.C. Vols.,Headquarters, Sullivan's Island, S.C. to Gen. S.Cooper, askingfor appointment to 2nd Lt., February 19, 1864box 1folder 8Maj. S.M. Boykin added his recommendation, which wassigned by Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, February 19, 1864box 1folder 8Paul Quattlebaum, Leesville, S.C., to Col. John S. Preston,Richmond, VA., February 27, 1864box 1folder 9Edwin Ruffin Quattlebaum, Headquarters, CulpepperCounty, Va., to brother "Theo" Quattlebaum. On reverseside, General Order No. 38, Army of Northern Virginia (withenvelope), August 10, 1864 and May 4, 1864box 1folder 10T.A. Quattlebaum, Headquarters, Sullivan's Island, S.C., toPaul Quattlebaum, August 12, 1864box 1folder 11Governor M.L. Bonham, of South Carolina, to PaulQuattlebaum, October 7, 1864box 1folder 12Gen. James Conner, Camden, South Carolina, recommendingthat Sgt. Maj. E.R. Quattlebaum be promoted to lieutenant.(This appears to be a copy of General Conner's letter andthe copy was sent to Mrs. Paul Quattlebaum from T.A.Quattlebaum; envelope is included.), January 5, 1865box 1folder 13James H. Witherspoon, Richmond, to Paul Quattlebaum,February 4, 1865box 1folder 14Correspondence, 1867-1873box 1folder 15Correspondence, 1874box 1folder 16Correspondence, 1876-1877box 1folder 17Correspondence, 1878-1879box 1folder 18Correspondence, 1880-1883box 1folder 19Correspondence, 1884-1885box 1folder 20Correspondence, 1886-1890box 1folder 21Diary, 1888box 1folder 22- Page 12-

Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076 Return to Table of ContentsSeries 2: Cephas Perry Quattlebaum, 1859-1928Physical Description: 3.5 Cubic FeetSeries DescriptionThis series has correspondence about Cephas Perry Quattlebaum's years as a practicing attorney inConway, South Carolina, first in partnership with W.D. and J. Monroe Johnson and later on his own. Thiscorrespondence includes letters from farmers, lumbermen, and others suffering from the effects of thelate nineteenth century agricultural depression in the South Carolina Low Country. It documents realestate activity and Quattlebaum's role in collecting judgments for overdue bills in the Conway area. Theyalso document Quattlebaum's service as local attorney for the Atlantic Coast Line and his unsuccessfulrun for the office of Horry County Solicitor in 1908.Quattlebaum was active in local politics, serving as Conway's first mayor in 1898. He was a conservativeDemocrat and opposed the Tillman wing of the party. There are campaign flyers, voting tallies, and othermaterial related to the elections of 1892 and 1894. He corresponded occasionally with South CarolinaGovernor Cole Blease and Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe. There are also some correspondence withfamily members, particularly his wife Janette, loc

Quattlebaum Family Papers Mss.0076 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on February 15, 2021. . Perry Quattlebaum (1851-1929) and the correspondence, reports, and research relating to Paul . His activity in the Calhoun Literary Society and the YMCA represent the major topics in this