Jennie Clarkson Dreher papers

Papers, 1797, 1859-1994 and undated, consisting of manuscripts, bound volumes, pamphlets, and photographs collected by Jennie Clarkson Dreher. Speeches given in Columbia, Gainesville, FL, and Wilmington reflect her interest in the preservation of historic buildings and gardens, the Robert Mills House and the Boyleston Gardens being two examples. Pamphlets issued by the Historical Commission of South Carolina, 1898-1947, promotional material for Chicora College, 1916, and yearbooks of the American Legion Auxiliary to Richland Post no. 6, 1924-1931 reinforce her interest in history. Articles about her work in the community appeared in “The State,” “Newsweek,” and the “Columbia Mirror.” Many of the bound volumes were cash books or business ledgers that were repurposed as scrapbooks, having news articles pasted over ledger entries. A scrapbook, 1925-1929, details the efforts of the American Legion Auxiliary to save the Woodrow Wilson House. Mrs. Henry Cappelmann gave the scrapbook to Dreher. Ledgers belonging to the Columbia Stage Company contain lists of stockholders. An audiocassette of the 1978 Ambassador’s Breakfast and a sound/slide presentation of the 1978 Ambassador of the Year sponsored by the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce are included with the papers. Jennie Clarkson Dreher was the first woman ever to be so honored by the group. An oversize folder contains a United Daughters of the Confederacy membership, n.d., two Orders of the Palmetto, 1979 and 1994, Advisory Committee on the Arts membership, 1979 and Xeroxed copies of a petition of the German Protestant Church Zion on Saludy River, 1797 and a petition, undated, signed by women of Lexington District re sale of intoxicating liquors and consumption of the same at the place of purchase.