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2. Personal files, 1800-2007, bulk: 1940-2007

 Series

Scope and Contents

The personal files series contains a variety of personal materials concerning the Rivers family. The series is primarily composed of notes and memoirs compiled by Margaret Middleton Rivers and later used to write the books Mendel and Mendel and Me, financial material, funerary material, family journals and diaries, marriage material, Margaret Middleton Rivers' poetry, and other family writings.

Dates

  • Creation: 1800-2007
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1940-2007

Creator

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research, with the following exception: Series 12. Born digital files, 1999-2001. Access is restricted to materials in this series. Materials are currently unprocessed. Materials are not available in their original format and must be reformatted to digital access copies.

Extent

From the Collection: 28.0 linear feet (21 cartons, 1 document box, 1 oversize box, 25 audiocassettes, 36 compact discs, 5 DVDs, 3 reel-to-reel audio tapes, 2 optical disc drives)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
(843) 953-8016
(843) 953-6319 (Fax)