Thomas Green Clemson demonstrated versatility in his varied activities as a mining engineer, government official, plantation owner, scientist, proponent of higher education, artist and art collector, and supporter of scientific farming. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Clemson adopted South Carolina as his home after marrying Anna Maria Calhoun, the oldest daughter of the South Carolina statesman John C. Calhoun. Little is known of Clemson’s early life other than that his father was a well-to-do merchant in Philadelphia. Clemson attended public schools in Philadelphia and the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy in Norwich, Vermont.

The papers of Thomas G. Clemson were kept after his death by his attorney, Richard W. Simpson. Following Simpson’s death, his daughter, Maria Louise, took possession of the Clemson papers. In 1915 or 1916 Miss Simpson turned the papers over to her brother-in-law, Professor Alester G. Holmes, who recognized their historical importance and the need to have them properly cared for. In 1947, Maria Louise Simpson formally donated the papers to Clemson University. Information regarding the provenance of the Clemson Papers can be found in Box 7, Folder 5 of this collection and in the Alester G. Holmes Collection, Mss 1, Box 1, Folder 3, 1930- 1935. In 2000 photocopies of Clemson family correspondence to Elias Baker, Clemson’s uncle, were obtained from the Blair County (PA) Historical Society in exchange for copies of the Baker correspondence in the collection. The collection also includes accessions 93-25, 03-97, 06-40 and 06-45.

Clemson Papers are closely related to the John C. Calhoun Papers (Mss 200), the Richard K. Cralle Papers (Mss 109), the Holmes Collection and the Richard W. Simpson Papers (Mss 96). There are no restrictions on the use of this collection beyond those of Special Collections.

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Submissions from 1861

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Floride Clemson, 1861 April 11

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Floride Clemson, 1861 March 24

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Letter from Babette Rickenberg to Anna Clemson, 1861 February 4

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Letter from C. Alealvert to Anna Clemson, 1861 July 14

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Letter from Charles Mells to Anna Clemson, 1861 October 14

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Letter from D. S. Calhoun to H. P. Calhoun, 1861 July 16

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Letter from D. W. Lee, 1861 August 14

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 August 10

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 August 27

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 August 28

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 December 16

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 December 4

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 January 2

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 January 29

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 June 21

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 November 22

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 November 6

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1861 November 9

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 April 25

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 February 18

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 May 6

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Letter from Elias Baker to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 June 21

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Letter from Elijah Webb to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 August 17

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Letter from F. C. [illegible] to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 February 21

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 April 11

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 February 1

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 February 13

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 February 26

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 January 11

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 July 8

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 March 11

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 March 3

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Anna Clemson, 1861 March 8

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Floride Clemson, 1861 February 25

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Floride Clemson, 1861 January 28

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Floride Clemson, 1861 March 18

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Floride Clemson, 1861 May 1

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Letter from Floride Calhoun to Floride Clemson, 1861 May 17

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Letter from H. L. Thomson to Anna Clemson, 1861 July 23

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Letter from Isabella to Floride Clemson, 1861 January 18

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Letter from J. C. Bel to Floride Clemson, 1861 October 23

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Letter from J. Mana More to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 March 9

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Letter from J. Mora More to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 March 29

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Letter from J. T. Gruidin to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 April 15

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Letter from Laura Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1861 October 24

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Letter from Laura T. Leupp to child, 1861 September 23

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Letter from Laura T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1861 May 5

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Letter from L. T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1861 August 3

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Letter from L. T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1861 February 10

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Letter from L. T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1861 June 27

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Letter from L. T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1861 March 10

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Letter from M. C. Lu to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 March 25

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Letter from Mrs. Riggs to Anna Clemson, 1861 July 14

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Letter from N. L. Thomson to Anna Clemson, 1861 June 15

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Letter from R. C. Barton to Floride Clemson, 1861 September 7

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Letter from S. C. Charford to Anna Clemson, 1861 August 30

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Letter from S. C. [illegible] to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 April 9

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Letter from T. Crauenfers to D. W. Lee, 1861 August 9

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Letter from Thomas G. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1861 August 7

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Letter from Thomas G. Clemson to Elias Baker, 1861 April 4

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Letter from Thomas G. Clemson to Elias Baker, 1861 May 28

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Letter from T. Leaufeues to Anna Clemson, 1861 August 10

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Letter to Floride Clemson, 1861 September 7

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Note from D. B. Corp to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 February 21

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Note from R. James to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 March 1

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Notes on Thomas G. Clemson letters, 1861 May 21

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Note to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 February 7

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Notice of sale of Perry Building to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 August 31

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Notice of sale of Perry Building to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 August 7

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Payment account of Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 January 23

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Payment note of Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 March 19

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Payment notes of Thomas G. Clemson, circa 1861 July

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Purchase notice of Perry Building by Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 June

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Receipt, 1861 July 13

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Receipt of Alex Patterton, 1861 August 26

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Receipt of Anna Clemson, 1861 August 15

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Receipt of Anna Clemson, 1861 August 22

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Receipt of Anna Clemson, 1861 August 5

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Receipt of Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 April 30

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Receipt of Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 August 31

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Receipt of Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 February 25

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Receipts, 1861 August

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Receipts, 1861 November-December

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Receipts, 1861 September-October

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Receipt to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 March 18

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Sale of Perry Building to Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 March 19

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Short note from H. Jaurey to Anna Clemson, 1861 May 10

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Tax note of Thomas G. Clemson, 1861 August 5

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Typed letter from Floride Calhoun to Floride Clemson, 1861 January 28

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Typed letter from Floride Calhoun to Floride Clemson, 1861 May 1

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Typed will from Thomas G. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1861 April 15

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Will of Thomas G. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1861 April 15

Submissions from 1862

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Envelope addressed to Anna Clemson, 1862 July 11

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"Gay and Happy", 1862

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Floride Clemson, 1862 August 13

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Floride Clemson, 1862 August 8

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Letter from Charlotte Latrobe to Floride Clemson, 1862 December 18

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Letter from C. M. W. to Floride Clemson, 1862 July 18

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1862 February 21

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1862 February 9