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[Identification of item], in the John T. Woodside Autobiography, #1410-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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• Autobiographies--South Carolina.
• Birmingham (Ala.)--History.
• Children--South Carolina--Social life and customs.
• Duke, James Buchanan, 1856-1925.
• Greenville (S.C.)--Social life and customs.
• Industries--South Carolina--History--20th century.
• Myrtle Beach (S.C.)--History.
• Retail trade--Employees--Alabama--History--19th century.
• Retail trade--Employees--South Carolina--History--19th century.
• Seaside resorts--South Carolina--History--20th century.
• South Carolina--Biography.
• South Carolina--Social conditions.
• Textile industry--South Carolina--History--20th century.
• Woodside, John T. (John Thomas), 1864-1946.

John T. Woodside was a banker and textile manufacturer of Greenville, S.C.

The collection contains a presentation of Woodside's experiences and ideas, including descriptions of growing up in Greenville; working in stores there and in Birmingham, Ala., in the 1880s; involvement in the development of the textile industry and other businesses in South Carolina in the early 20th century; working with James Buchanan Duke (1856-1925); developing Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and life during the Depression. Typescript.