Mulberry Castle [VHS]

Publication

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Mulberry Castle [VHS]

Entry/Object ID

2007.002.0040

Description

Film of the Chapmans (Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Chapman) and their life at Mulberry Castle (Mulberry Plantation), ca. 1926-1932. Footage of the Chapmans, their guests, and their house employees(?). Includes scenes of duck and deer hunting, picnicking, fishing, boating, and riding horseback. Highlights include: *Views of the landscape and gardens, various buildings and other locations on the grounds (some identified, some not, e.g., the boat house, kitchen building, entrance gate, rice fields, shed by kitchen garden, slave cabin, possible farm buildings, etc.) *St. James Church (with door signage not there today) *Strawberry Chapel (people are standing with the priest there) (also shows the brick above-ground wall to the underground vault) *Pompion Hill *Car arriving at Mulberry (NJ license plate, 1927) *Departures from and arrivals at the train station (Moncks Corner?) *Wreckage from a train accident *Footbridges on the property (to boat house and over water) *Ferry transporting horses and men across the river *House at Rice Hope Plantation (identified by researcher 1/2008) (long 2-story house, with board and batten shutters) Films date at least from 1927, maybe earlier, as evidenced by the license plate on a car arriving at Mulberry, to 1932, as evidenced by a caption that shows up late in the film entitled "Mulberry Castle: the Land of My Dreams" signed "A.W., 1932." Also, some views of the grounds are pre-Loutrel Briggs gardens and some are after the gardens were installed. Assembly of 8mm film footage, transferred to videotape. See Cannister notes. videotape; approx. 79 min.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2007.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2007)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Videotape

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Photographic Media

Nomenclature Class

Photographic T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

Cooper River Historic District, National Register of Historic Places, Mulberry Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.), Plantations--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Vacation homes--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Chapman, Clarence Edward (d. 1947), Chapman, Adelaide Lent (d. 1959), Cooper River (S.C.), Plantation life--South Carolina--Berkeley County--20th century, Gardening--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Gardens--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Landscapes--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Rivers--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Railroad stations--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Railroad trains--South Carnolina--Berkeley County, Railroad accidents--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Outdoor recreation--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Duck hunting--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Deer hunting--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Horseback riding--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Canoes and canoeing--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Picnicking--South Carolina--Berkeley County, Rice Hope Plantation (Moncks Corner, S.C.), Pompion Hill Chapel (Berkeley County, S.C.), St. James Church (Goose Creek, S.C.), Strawberry Chapel (Berkeley County, S.C.)

Publication Details

Publisher

S.n.

Date Published

1926 - 1932

Call No.

F277 .B5 M85

Notes

Copy No.: 2

Location

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chapman, Clarence E. (Mr. and/or Mrs.)

Related Entries

Notes

2007.002.0041, 2007.008.32, 2007.008.33, 2007.008.34, 2007.008.35, 2007.008.36, 2007.008.37, 2007.008.38, 2007.008.39, 2007.008.40, 2007.008.41, 2007.008.42, 2007.008.43, 2008.002.0179, 2013.002.123, MULBERRY.001, MULBERRY.002, MULBERRY.003, MULBERRY.004, MULBERRY.005, MULBERRY.006, MULBERRY.007, MULBERRY.008a-c, MULBERRY.009, MULBERRY.010a-k, MULBERRY.011a-b, MULBERRY.012, MULBERRY.013a-f, MULBERRY.014a-b, MULBERRY.015, MULBERRY.016, MULBERRY.017, MULBERRY.18a-f

General Notes

Note

Notes: Archivist attempted to identify the owners of the 1927 vehicle that is shown arriving at Mulberry, but NJ state records did not keep vehicle registration records. See Multimedia Link for handwritten list of what is featured in the film; the list had been found with the canisters of original film.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 24, 2007

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

February 17, 2023