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Bennie (Ward) Sinclair Papers, 1945-1969

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Contents List

Folder 1 Certificates – W.G. Sinclair, Jr.

Folder 2 - Correspondence

Thank you Letters to Mrs. Sinclair, from:

  1. Bill Crooks, November 27, 1945
  2. [Damaged], November 27, 1945
  3. Johnny ?elin, November 27, 1945
  4. Mary Lou Ashmore, November 27, 1945
  5. Billy Chandler, November 27, 1945
  6. Albert Sanders, November 27, 1945
  7. Douglas Robbins, November 27, 1945
  8. Jean ?eylt, November 27, 1945
  9. Buddy Echals, November 27, 1945
  10. Tommy Waggoner, November 27, 1945
  11. Dick Skelton, November 27, 1945
  12. Alice Rhodes, November 27, 1945
  13. William Ballinger, November 27, 1945
  14. Robert ? [Damaged], November 27, 1945
  15. Patsy Grumbles, November 27, 1945
  16. Joan Banks, November 27, 1945
  17. John Combus(?), November 27, 1945
  18. Perry Nichols, November 28, 1945
  19. Larry Shau--?, November 28, 1945

Correspondence, General

  1. Postcard, to Mr. Buster Sinclair, September 21, 1948
  2. Telegram, to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair, September 15, 1951
  3. Postcard, to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from The Citadel Office of the Commandant, granting three days leave for her son, effective 5 February 1953
  4. Letter, to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Franklin Martin of The Citadel’s Public Relations Office, regarding son’s press release on his promotion, April 8, 1953
  5. Invitation, Annual Parents Day Program, from The Citadel, October 24, 1953
  6. Letter, from Bennie Sinclair to Colonel (The Citadel) January 26, 1954
  7. Invitation, Luncheon at the Citadel Corps Day, March 19, 1954
  8. Port Call Confirmation Letter to Mrs. Joy S. Sinclair, from Commercial Transportation Office, Donaldson Air Force Base, December 9, 1958
  9. Letter to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Ella Mae Hollingsworth, December 3, 1960
  10. Letter to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Ella Mae Hollingsworth, February 2, 1961
  11. Letter to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Ella Mae Hollingsworth, February 13, 1961
  12. Letter to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Ella Mae Hollingsworth, February 13, 1961
  13. Letter to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Ella Mae Hollingsworth, February 13, 1961
  14. Letter to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Ella Mae Hollingsworth, March 13, 1961
  15. Letter to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Ella Mae Hollingsworth, May 26, 1961
  16. Postcard, to Mrs. Bennie Sinclair from Snookie, June 14, 1961
  17. Letter from Waldo G. Sinclair September 20, 1961
  18. Envelope with “First Man on the Moon” Stamp, cancel stamp July 20, 1969 and September 9, 1969
  19. Sympathy card to Mr. and Mrs. Graham Sinclair from the Family of Thomas Franklin McAfee, 1943

Folder 3 – Correspondence, undated

Folder 4 - Ephemera

Folder 9 – W.G. Sinclair, Jr. - The Citadel, Grade Reports, Fees Due, 1954

Folder 4 - Newspaper Clippings

Folder 5 - Photographs and Negatives

  1. Group portrait, Boy Scouts in front of sign for Camp Croft, undated
  2. Negative, floral wreaths at grave site, undated
  3. Negative, monument, undated
  4. Portrait of a man, undated
  5. Postcard, portrait of woman in a hat, undated
  6. Unidentified young man in U.S. Navy uniform, undated
  7. Young girl sitting on the ground, brushing her teeth, undated

Folder 6 - Programs

  1. Piano Recital [Bennie Sinclair performing], June 3, 1949
  2. Trinity Methodist Church, November 11, 1951
  3. The Citadel Commencement Exercises, June 13, 1953
  4. The Community Concert Association Presents Les Compagnons de la Chanson and Natalie Ryshna, Pianist (1953-1954)
  5. The Miss Greenville Pageant, 1958 

Folder 7 - Publications

  1. Booklet, Halemaumau Trail Hawaii National Park- United States Department of the Interior National Park Service, undated
  2. Booklet, How to Respect and Display Our Flag- United States Marine Corps [ water damaged]
  3. Booklet, Stones that Tell a City’s Story, 1959
  4. Booklet, The Beautiful in Life, 1963
  5. Brochure, The Citadel, ca. 1950s
  6. Bulletin of The Citadel, September 1952-September 1953
  7. [Introduction to] Camp Old Indian – Boy Scouts of America, undated
  8. The Bull Dog, The Citadel student newspaper, March 20, 1953, photocopy
  9. The Bull Dog, The Citadel student newspaper, June 12, 1953, photocopy
  10. Yearbook, Business and Professional Women’s Club of Greenville, 1964-1965