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 –
Christmas 2009
Merry Christmas from Presbyterian College Archives
& Special Collections!
The College Seal and Motto
November 2009
We recently ran across two Bluestocking articles detailing the history of the college seal, the familiar oval which contains the motto “Dum Vivimus Servimus” (“While we live, we serve”). The articles trace the seal back to the 1915 PacSac. As usual, while the facts were partially correct, they were not totally accurate, which proves once again the value of going back to the source. – Read More –
Football Legends
October 2009
Since we’re in the middle of football season, we thought it might be nice to profile a couple of PC’s football legends. Thanks to our interns, Stewart Self and Caroline Todd, for their research on Walter Johnson and Lonnie McMillian, two legendary PC coaches. – 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 –
William T. Johnson and Charles B. MacDonald
July 2009
This is another entry from PC alum William T. Johnson, whose reminiscences in his blog about PC in World War II appeared in our June blog. To see some of Charles MacDonald’s wartime letters, check out our Bee Mail page once a link is available. – Read More –
Memories of the 1940s
June 2009
During World War II, PC changed its academic calendar to a quarter system. Students could go to school year-round, and could graduate with a degree and an army commission in 28 months. The college students shared the campus with aviation students from the 39th College Training Detachment of the Army Air Forces. – Read More –