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 1863

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Floride Clemson, 1863 November 1

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Letter from Kale C. Barton to Floride Clemson, 1863 February 2

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Letter from Kale C. Barton to Floride Clemson, 1863 February 7

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Letter from Kale C. Barton to Floride Clemson, 1863 May 12

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Letter from Laura T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1863 August 25

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Letter from Laura T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1863 March 9

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Letter from Louisa Washington to Floride Clemson, 1863 November 3

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Letter from L .W. Wharton to Floride Clemson, 1863 August 31

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Letter from M. C. Lin to Anna Clemson, 1863 September 14

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Letter from M. C. Lin to Anna Clemson, 1863 September 7

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Letter from M. W. Merrick to Floride Clemson, 1863 April 21

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Letter from Nina Buck, 1863 April 18

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Letter from Nina Buck, 1863 March 30

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Letter from Sallice L. Clemson to Floride Clemson, 1863 June 30

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Letter from Truman Durall to Anna Clemson, 1863 July 23

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Letter from W. C. to Anna Clemson, 1863 August 5

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Letter from W. C. to Anna Clemson, 1863 July 9

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Letter to Anna Clemson, 1863 May 21

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Letter to Floride Clemson, 1863 August 10

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Payment notice from Anna Clemson, 1863 August 29

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Receipt of Elias Baker, 1863 June 3

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Short note about Anna Clemson, 1863 September

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Typed letter form J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 January 4

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Typed letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 24

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Typed letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1863 January 12

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Typed letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1863 June 23

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Typed letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1863 November 23

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Typed letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1863 November 5

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Typed letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1863 October 10

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 10

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 13

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 14

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 16

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 22

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 24

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 December 5

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 January 4

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Typed letter from J. C. Clemson to Floride Clemson, 1863 November 1

Submissions from 1864

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Damaged letter from Floride Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 2

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Illegible letter, 1864 March 29

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Letter and receipt from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 May 20

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Letter from A.L.L. to Flouride Calhoun, 1864, April 21

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Letter from A.L.L. to Flouride Calhoun, 1864, April 22

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 April 17

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 August 2

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 December 21

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 February 4

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 July 3

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 June 12

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 June 5

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 March 6

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 May 1

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 May 15

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 May 26

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 November 20

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 October 24

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 October 31

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 October 6

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 September 18

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Letter from Anna Clemson to Elias Baker, 1864 September 28

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Letter from Annie to Floride Clemson, 1864 February 22

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Letter from Bob Lambert to Harriet, 1864, January 2

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 8

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Letter from D. W. Lee to Anna Maria Calhoun Clemson, 1864, December 22

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Letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 1

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Letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 8

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Letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 6

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Letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 8

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Letter from Elias Baker to Anna Clemson, 1864 March 3

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Letter from Floride Calhoun, 1864 January 25

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Letter from Floride Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 26

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1863 January 28

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 11

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 16

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 21

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 26

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 27

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 February 8

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 14

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 20

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 23

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 January 4

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 March 15

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 March 2

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 March 20

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 March 27

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 March 4

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Letter from J. C. Clemson to Anna Clemson, 1864 September 26

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Letter from Laura T. Leupp to Floride Clemson, 1864 February 1

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Letter from Longwell Taylor to Anna Clemson, 1864

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Letter from M. Brighton Sr. to Anna Clemson, 1864 March 15

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Letter from the U.S. Forces Sandusky, 1864, April 27

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Letter from unknown sender, 1864, April 9

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Letter from unknown sender, 1864 August 24

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Letter from unknown sender, 1864, December, 26

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Letter from unknown sender to Flouride Calhoun, 1864, April 20

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Letter from unknown sender to Mrs. Don Alson and Mrs. Clemson,1864, April 22

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Letter to Mr. Butler, 1864 December 29

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Pass for Mrs. Thomas G. Clemson, 1864, December 26

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Pass from General Terry to Mrs. Thomas G. Clemson, 1864, April 21