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Richard D. Sawyer Historic Greenville Collection, 1818-2006

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Collection Summary

Title: Richard D. Sawyer Historic Greenville Collection
Span Dates: 1818-2006 inclusive; bulk 1880-1950
Accession No.: 2012-054
Collector: Sawyer, Richard D., 1944 -
Extent: 17.67 linear feet (18 boxes, plus 1 roll [flag], 2 framed [pennant, flag])
Language: English
Processing History: Students Mark Frederick and Eliza Kate Leiter began processing the collection. Julia Cowart finished processing and completed the finding aid in 2022.
Collection Summary: Extensive collection of materials pertaining to Greenville history from a local collector and author that include memorabilia, artifacts, manuscripts, published material, photographs and newspapers.