Simkins, Francis Butler, 1897-1966

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Francis Butler Simkins (1897-1966), native of Edgefield, S.C., was a historian. He was educated at the University of South Carolina and at Columbia University. He was a professor of history at Longwood College, Farmville, Va. His published works include South Carolina During Reconstruction (1931) with Robert Woody; The Women of the Confederacy, (1936) with James Patton; Pitchfork Ben Tillman: South Carolina (1944), a biography of Benjamin Ryan Tillman (1847-1913), South Carolina governor and United States senator; and The South Old and New (1947), later revised and retitled A History of the South (1957); among others.

From the guide to the Francis Butler Simkins Papers, ., circa 1940s, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

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referencedIn Woody, Robert H. (Robert Hilliard), 1903-1985. Robert H. Woody papers, 1927-1985. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Francis Butler Simkins Papers, ., circa 1940s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Savage, Henry, 1903-1990. Papers, 1927-1985; (bulk 1933-1971). South Carolina Newspaper Project
creatorOf Simkins, Francis Butler, 1897-1966. The negro in South Carolina Law. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. : Series I., General Correspondence, 1922-1977 (bulk 1946-1966). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
referencedIn Carter Godwin Woodson Papers, 1736-1974, (bulk 1915-1950) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Records. : Series II., Alfred A. Knopf Personal, 1874-1984 (bulk 1953-1984). Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
creatorOf Jones, Spotswood Hunnicutt. Papers, 1951-1989. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Savage, Henry, 1903-1990. Henry Savage papers, 1927-1994 (bulk 1933-1986). University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
creatorOf Simkins, Francis Butler, 1897-1966. Francis Butler Simkins papers, ca. 1940s [manuscript]. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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associatedWith Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. corporateBody
associatedWith Jones, Spotswood Hunnicutt. person
correspondedWith Savage, Henry, 1903-1990. person
associatedWith Skipper, Ottis Clark, b. 1898. person
associatedWith Tillman, Benjamin R. (Benjamin Ryan), 1847-1918. person
correspondedWith Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950 person
associatedWith Woody, Robert H. (Robert Hilliard), 1903-1985. person
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South Carolina
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Birth 1897-12-14

Death 1966-02-08

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