Mulberry Castle: The Land of My Dreams [DVD]

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Mulberry Castle (ca. 1917): Origsize: 5.75x4; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 100 dpi
Mulberry Castle (ca. 1917)

Origsize: 5.75x4; Origformat: Print-Photographic; Resolution: 100 dpi

Name/Title

Mulberry Castle: The Land of My Dreams [DVD]

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0179

Description

Silent film footage of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Chapman (a New York financier and his wife Adelaide) and their time at Mulberry Castle a/k/a Mulberry Plantation, ca. 1926-1932. Includes scenes of the Chapmans, their guests, and their house employees. Features scenes of duck and deer hunting, picnicking, fishing, boating, and horseback riding. Representative of the wave of wealthy northerners who purchased "leisure plantations" in the Lowcountry in the early 20th century. Assembly of a few reels of 8mm film that had originally been transferred to videotape. Spans 1927-1932, but reproduced in no particular order. Highlights include: *Views of Mulberry Plantation, including the landscape and gardens (pre- and post-Loutrel Briggs design), 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 (shows the brick above-ground wall to the underground vault) *Pompion Hill *Rice Hope Plantation *Departures from and arrivals at the train station (Moncks Corner?) *Wreckage from a train accident *Ferry transporting horses and men across the river *Car arriving at Mulberry (NJ license plate, 1927) See the film footage on the Lowcountry Digital Library at http://lcdl.library.cofc.edu/content/mulberry-castle-land-my-dreams. 1 DVD ; approx. 79 min.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

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.)

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

DVD

Publication Details

Publisher

S.n.

Date Published

1926 - 1932

Call No.

F277 .B5 M85

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

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

Related Entries

Notes

2007.002.0040, 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, 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 MP4 file also available via Media link.

Related Publications

Notes

The leisure plantations of the South Carolina lowcountry, 1900–1940, by Daniel J. Vivian (F277. B5 V58 2011, Object ID#2013.002.123)

Outgoing Loans

Loan Out

29

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 Media Link for handwritten list of what is featured in the film; the list had been found with the canisters of original film. See Media link for articles, etc., about the train wreck that may be the one featured in the footage at 1:05:33-1:06:11. Researched and compiled/created by Grant Mishoe, July 2016.

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 24, 2007

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

February 17, 2023