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Size | About 300 items (1.5 linear feet). |
Abstract | Dorothy Meares Coleman (1890-1981) was a native and resident of Fairfield County, S.C. Her parents were Richard Ashe Meares, an engineer who participated in bringing electricity to rural areas of South Carolina, and Louise Woodward Palmer. Dorothy had five siblings: Kate DeRosset Meares, Harriet Woodward Meares, Gertrude Palmer Meares, Gaston Meares, and Elizabeth Bessie Meares. Dorothy Meares married Allen Coleman in 1920 and with him had Louise, who married John Fowler in 1942. The collection includes scattered correspondence, clippings, writings, printed materials, and photographs of Dorothy Meares Coleman and family, chiefly 1895-1979. Also included are genealogical and biographical materials concerning the Palmer, Woodward, DeRosset, and Meares families of South Carolina; materials concerning Woodward Baptisit Church in Chester, S.C., and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Ridgeway, S.C.; two 1861 certificates of Disability for Discharge; an 1862 letter to Lieutenant Edward Spearman from the auditor's office of the North Carolina Troops Headquarters; and family photographs, including a daguerreotype of Harriet Woodward. |
Creator | Coleman, Dorothy Meares. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Dorothy Meares Coleman (1890-1981) was a native and resident of Fairfield County, S.C. Her parents were Richard Ashe Meares, an engineer who participated in bringing electricity to rural areas of South Carolina, and Louise Woodward Palmer. Dorothy had five siblings: Kate DeRosset Meares, Harriet "Rita" Woodward Meares, Gertrude Palmer Meares, Gaston Meares, and Elizabeth "Bessie" Meares". Kate earned a doctorate in classical languages from the University of North Carolina. Dorothy married Allen Coleman in 1920. The couple had one daughter, Louise, who married John Fowler in 1942.
Back to TopThe collection includes scattered correspondence, clippings, writings, printed materials, and photographs of Dorothy Meares Coleman and family. Also included are genealogical and biographical materials concerning the Palmer, Woodward, DeRosset, and Meares families of South Carolina; materials concerning Woodward Baptist Church in Chester, S.C., and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Ridgeway, S.C.; two 1861 certificates of Disability for Discharge; an 1862 letter to Lieutenant Edward Spearman from the auditor's office of the North Carolina Troops Headquarters; and family photographs, including a daguerreotype of Harriet Woodward.
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Folder 1-2
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Correspondence, 1894-1979 and undatedScattered correspondence of Dorothy Meares Coleman and family members, including father R. A. Meares; sisters Kate DeRosset Meares, Gertrude Palmer Meares, and Harriet Woodward Meares; and daughter Louise Coleman Fowler. Chiefly comprised of letters on family life and geneology. Included is correspondence concerning Kate Meares' memberships in various social organizations, R. A. Meares' work on rural electrification in South Carolina, and the death of Gertrude Meares following an operation. A daguerrotype referred to in an 1894 letter to Dr. John D. Palmer corresponds to SF-P-4185/1. |
Folder 3-5
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Genealogical materials, 1933-1973 and undatedGenealogical and biographical materials concerning the Palmer, Woodward, DeRosset, and Meares families of South Carolina. Chiefly consists of clippings, notes, essays, and printed materials. Included are application materials of Katherine DeRosset Meares in the National Society United States Daughters of 1812 and the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. |
Folder 6-7
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Church materials, 1928-1974 and undatedClippings, correspondence, photographs, and printed materials related to Woodward Baptist Church in Chester, S.C., and St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Ridgeway, S.C. Includes correspondence of Dorothy Meares Coleman and Arthur Cornwall concerning his ancestor and church founder, Elder William Woodward. |
Folder 8-10
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Writings and other materials, 1895-1972 and undatedWritings, correspondence, and clippings concerning members of the Coleman, Meares, Palmer, Woodward, DeRosset, and Fowler families. Includes writings and research notes of Kate Meares on family history and other subjects, as well as correspondence and printed materials concerning the death of R. A. Meares. |
Folder 11 |
Civil War materials, 1861-1862Two Certificates of Disablility for Discharge signed by "Meares, Col. Comd.," 2 and 5 October 1861, and a letter addressed to Lieutenant Edward Spearman from the Auditor's Office, N.C. Troops Headquarters, concerning his financial accounts, 4 April 1862. |
Image Folder PF-4185/1 |
Family photographs, 1883, 1931, 1962, and undatedPortraits and snapshots of members of the Palmer, Meares, and Coleman families. Includes portraits of Ed Palmer, Gertrude Palmer Edwards, Louise Palmer Meares, Mary Meares Galt, Dr. John Ramsey Davis Palmer ("Old Pa"), R. A. Meares, Dorothy Meares Coleman, and Louise Palmer Coleman. Also includes a group photograph of the Meares and Coleman families at Thanksgiving, Charlotte, N.C., 1962. |
Special Format Image SF-P-4185/1 |
Daguerreotype of Harriet Woodward Palmer, undated |