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Harvey Gantt
Harvey Gantt was the first African American student to enroll at Clemson, entering the University in January 1963.
Harvey Gantt’s enrollment itself was a difficult situation, led by civil rights…
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Riggs Field, 1915-1970
Riggs Field as it stands today is the home for Clemson Men’s and Women’s Soccer. It is quite often known as ‘Historic’ Riggs Field, due to its history, but its history is often forgotten in-between other bits of Clemson history. Riggs Field was the…
Letters to President Robert C. Edwards
In response to the ongoing protests from Tigerama to the Confederate symbols at football games, Clemson President Robert C. Edwards began receiving letters from all across the South. Most letters, arriving to the university from October 27th to…
Ghost Island on Lake Hartwell
Harrisburg Plantation was built by John Harris Jr. in the late 1700s after Harris bought the land using funds he had acquired as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. Harris soon became a notable figure in the upstate serving as a judge, doctor, and…
Hardin Hall - Clemson University
Hardin Hall was built in 1890 and named after Mark Bernard Hardin who was Clemson's first Chemistry professor and acted as President in 1897, 1899, and 1902. While Mark Hardin was Clemson's first Chemistry professor he was also a major in the…
Meditation Lectures Offered at Clemson
Hippies of the late 1960s and early 1970s exhibited a fascination with Eastern religions and spirituality. They began practicing yoga and meditation, and these practices eventually spread to other more “mainstream” parts of society. Transcendental…
Augustus Schilletter
Augustus Schilletter got away with what might be one of the biggest crimes in Clemson history simply due to the circumstances at the time it happened.
Schilletter was the dining hall steward around the time that Clemson was first starting to grow…