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Ellison Durant Smith Research Award for the
South Caroliniana Library
At his death, Ellison Durant "Cotton Ed" Smith (1864-1944) had served longer in the U.S. Senate, 1909 to 1944, than any prior member. Columbia's The State newspaper called Smith, "one of the most colorful senators in the Nation's history, a rugged individualist who fought to the very end for his very pronounced ideas on government, on racial relations and other matters. He didn't flinch to stand alone; he was a bitter-end fighter of the New Deal, [and] a staunch supporter of States' rights. . . ." As chair of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, Smith was a powerful advocate for the farmer. Historian Leonard Plummer stated, "When he came to the Senate he came with a mission. . . . He was one of the first to demand national action for the economic relief of the agriculture of the South. . . ." He was a farmer himself, operating the family plantation, located in what is now Lee County.
The Ellison Durant Smith Research Award provides financial support to undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate scholars seeking to conduct research at the South Caroliniana Library on government, politics, and society since 1900. Applications for the awards will be accepted through October 31st of each year, and winners will be announced in December. Funds will be expended within the following calendar year. To apply for this fellowship, please visit http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/fellows/edsmith.html#bio.
The Ellison Durant Smith Awards are endowed through the estate of Harold McCallum McLeod [d.1999]. Mr. McLeod was a native of Timmonsville, a Wofford graduate, and a World War II veteran. He was employed by the Internal Revenue Service from 1933 until his retirement as District Director in 1973. McLeod is remembered for the friendly and effective manner in which he carried out his difficult duties with the IRS, for his commitment to his church, country and Wofford College, and his fond childhood memories of "Cotton Ed," his famous relative.
To donate to this fund and for additional information, please contact the University Libraries Development Office at (803) 777-5564 or visit http://www.sc.edu/library/develop/cu.html.
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