“Two Gun” Baker
May 2011
Ken Baker, son of longtime PC professor Kenneth Baker and himself a PC grad, recently sent us some stories about PC that were shared with him by his father and his Uncle Ralph. – Read More –
Turner Map Collection
March 2011
We recently received a wonderful collection of South Carolina maps from Marvin S. “Steve” Turner, ’67. These 23 maps, many of them very early, show many facets of the state’s development. – Read More –
Almon Edwin Spencer
July 2010
Caroline Todd ’10, an intern in the archives this summer researched this influential and long-standing member of the Presbyterian College faculty and administration. – Read More –
George L. Mabry Jr. ‘40
June 2010
To observe Memorial Day, we thought it would be appropriate to recognize General George L. Mabry, Jr., the only Presbyterian College graduate to win the Congressional Medal of Honor. – Read More –
The Founder’s Library
April 2010
One of our unique special collections at Presbyterian College is the Founder’s Library, the personal collection of William Plumer Jacobs (1842-1917). He stated clearly in his diary his wish that his library be preserved for posterity. – Read More –
Art in the Archives
March 2010
While the Russell-Arnold Archives at Presbyterian College is mostly known for its collections of books and documents, there are some interesting works of art hanging on the walls as well. – Read More –
Something Rubbed Off: Black History Month
February 2010
Since February is Black History Month, we thought it would be interesting to include a reminiscence from PC grad, Charles W. Joyner ’56, on race relations during his time at the college. – Read More –
Memories of Doyle
January 2010
This month we are sharing some thoughts about life on campus in the early 1980s sent to us by Mark R. McCallum, PC class of 1982, who “had the privilege of being exiled there [Doyle Hall] in 1978 as housing overflow along with 11 others.” – Read More –
School Spirit
September 2009
With September, and the beginning of the football season, we thought it would be nice to examine school spirit at PC, including songs, yells, cheerleaders, our nickname, and our mascot, the Scotsman. Our thanks to our summer intern, Caroline Todd, who helped with the research. . – Read More –
How PC was different 100 years ago
August 2009
Starting in the spring of 2009, we had something new here in the archives – interns! In the spring, we had Lance Poston with us, and this summer it was Caroline Todd. Their big project was to trace the history of PC’s campus and buildings; you’ll be seeing the results of that research on our webpage. Caroline also helped us by preparing a number of entries for our blog, including our August blog. We thought it might be fun for incoming students to see what PC was like 100 years ago. – Read More –