Clemson University

Tillman Hall at Clemson University

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Rembert “Red” Horton (Class of 1930) and family donated a set of four Paccard bells as a Victory Peal in memory of his brother, Captain Lewis Samuel Horton, Jr., a 1940 Clemson graduate who was killed during the Battle of San Pietro, Italy. The bells were the start of a 47-bell carillon to be installed in Tillman Hall. Horton's Victory Peal and two other bells were dedicated on June 8, 1985.

The remaining 41 bells were donated as memorials and the carillon was dedicated on October 18, 1987 with a recital given by blind carillonneur Steven B. Knight.

A 48th bell was added in 2013.

References
1985 "Conway man donates bells to Clemson in memory of brother," Sun-News, January 30, 1985, Page 3.
The campaign will require about $230,000 in support from Clemson alumni willing to contribute memorial bells in honor of Clemson alumni killed in the war.

1985 "Clemson makes room for carillon bells," The Greenville News, May 17, 1985, Page 3C.

1985 "Clemson University honors servicemen killed in action," The Greenville News, June 9, 1985, Page 1B | Part 2 |

1987 "Memorial Carillon will be dedicated," Anderson Independent Mail, October 15, 1987, Page 18

1987 "Bell dedication ceremonies set for Sunday at Clemson," The Greenville News, October 16, 1987, Page 14.

2007 "A Brief History of the Bells of Clemson," by Linda Dzuris, Bulletin of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America 56:15-23 (2007)

2010 "Bells in the Background," Clemson World Magazine 63(1):44-45 (Winter 2010)

2012 "I hear the bells," Anderson Independent Mail, September 2, 2012, Page 1D | Part 2 |
A look inside Clemson University's carillon.
Dzuris said it is traditional for the carillonneur to ride up on a new bell as it is lifted.
Scared of heights, she's not sure she'll get the OK from the University to take a six-story vertical ride, but is figuring out ways to respect the tradition.

2015 "Carillon concert shows off Clemson's bells," Anderson Independent Mail, September 21, 2015, Page 1 | Part 2 |
48 bells