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George Detwiler Burges collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0095
Abstract

George Detwiler Burges graduated from the College of Charleston in 1938. He served as a B-17 pilot during World War II and was killed in action in 1944. This collection consists of Burges' personal papers, letters, military records, photographs, newspaper and magazine articles, and military decorations including the Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross.

Dates: 1929-1944
Found in: Special Collections

Grimke family papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 0176
Abstract Materials include Revolutionary War papers of John Paul Grimke and his son John Faucheraud Grimke, with materials re the latter as intendant (mayor) of Charleston. Papers of his son Thomas Smith Grimke document temperance, politics and education and contain an autograph collection. With papers of Thomas's siblings Frederick Grimke, abolitionists Sarah Moore Grimke and Angelina Grimke Weld and others. With materials of two more following generations, and genealogical materials on Grimke,...
Dates: 1678-1977, circa 1990s
Found in: Special Collections

Lawrence Layden scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1065-042
Abstract

The collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by Lawrence "Ed" Layden, an officer with the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group of the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. The scrapbook contains photographs of Layden at various bases during the war, reconnaissance photographs, and photographs of Buchenwald concentration camp, which Layden visited on April 17, 1945, six days after it was liberated.

Dates: 1941-1945
Found in: Special Collections

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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American 2
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Bomber pilots -- United States 1
Charleston (S.C.) -- Politics and government 1
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Education -- 19th century 1
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Temperance -- 19th century 1
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Correspondence 1
Women abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Atrocities 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Europe 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany 1
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Reconnaissance operations, American 1
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Buchenwald (Concentration camp) 1
Buckley, Edward D. 1
Burges, George Detwiler, 1917-1944 1
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Drayton family 1
Grimké family 1
Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879 1
Grimké, Frederick, 1791-1863 1
Grimké, John Fauchereaud, 1752-1819 1
Grimké, John Paul, 1713-1791 1
Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873 1
Grimké, Thomas Smith, 1786-1834 1
Layden, Lawrence, 1916-2011 1
Mehrtens, W. Rieppe 1
United States. Army Air Forces 1
United States. Army. Air Corps. Air Force, 9th 1
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