"W" is for Wallace, David Duncan [1874-1951]

  “W” is for Wallace, David Duncan [1874-1951]. Historian. For more than four decades he was professor of history and economics at Wofford College.  The author of seven major books, his History of South Carolina [4 volumes], published in 1935, was his magnum opus. While “holding the most exact standards of scientific accuracy,” Wallace also believed that “all history should be written to be read.” Considered progressive for its time, Wallace's History nevertheless reflected the attitudes and biases of the South Carolina of his day. Today, it is still a reference for those of us who study the state's past. An historian who believed in public service, David Duncan Wallace was an active member of the Methodist Church, served on the State Board of Charities and Corrections, and was a trustee of the South Carolina Boy's Industrial School.