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Democratic National Convention (1940 : Chicago, Ill.)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

James Francis Byrnes Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-0090
Abstract The James F. Byrnes Papers document his career as a U.S. Senator, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion during World War II, U.S. Secretary of State, and Governor of South Carolina. The papers show his close relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Byrnes helps him pass New Deal legislation during the Depression and then coordinates the homefront economy during the war, as well as accompanying Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference....
Dates: 1831 - 2007; 1933 - 1972

Series 2: Senatorial Series, 1924-1941, bulk dates 1933-1941, 1933 - 1941

 Series
Scope and Contents note This series consists of blueprints, charts, clippings, correspondence, cross-reference sheets, executive orders and drafts, financial documents, hearings, invitations, laws, legal documents, legislative bills, lists, maps, memos, notes, pamphlets, petitions, photographs, poems, postcards, press releases, regulations, reports, resolutions, speeches, telegrams, and testimonies.The materials in this series span the period 1924-1941, with the bulk of the items dating from the years...
Dates: 1924-1941, bulk dates 1933-1941; 1933 - 1941

Series 9: Speeches Series, 1831-1967, bulk dates 1933-1965, 1933 - 1965

 Series
Scope and Contents note The Speeches series contains articles, clippings, correspondence, drafts, editorials, memos, notes, postcards, press releases, speeches, and telegrams.The items in this series cover the period 1831-1967. The bulk of the material dates from 1933-1965 and mainly documents Byrnes’ political career.The speeches are arranged chronologically by date. Correspondence, clippings, and other materials are grouped with the related speech. Oversize items have been removed to oversize...
Dates: 1831-1967, bulk dates 1933-1965; 1933 - 1965
Type
Archival Object 2
Collection 1
 
Subject
Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
Articles 2
Bills (legislative records) 2
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 2
Editorials 2
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Executive orders 2
Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 2
Governors -- South Carolina 2
Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 2
Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 2
Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
Laws (documents) 2
Maps (documents) 2
New Deal, 1933-1939 2
Petitions 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 2
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany 2
Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 2
Segregation -- South Carolina 2
Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 2
Segregation in education -- South Carolina 2
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 2
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States 2
United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 2
United States -- Economic policy. 2
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 2
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 2
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 2
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 2
Advertisements 1
Agriculture -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 1
Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
Artifacts (object genre) 1
Audiocassettes. 1
Charleston (S.C.) -- History. 1
Civil rights -- United States -- History 1
Columbia (S.C.) -- History. 1
Debt -- United States 1
Depressions -- 1929 -- South Carolina 1
Draft -- Law and legislation 1
Education -- South Carolina 1
Education -- United States 1
Executive departments -- Reorganization 1
Florence (S.C.) -- History 1
Galley proofs 1
Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States 1
Greenville (S.C.) -- History 1
Journals (accounts) 1
Lynching -- United States -- Law and legislation 1
Microfilms 1
Military bases -- South Carolina. 1
Minutes 1
Motion pictures (visual works) 1
New Deal, 1933-1939 -- South Carolina. 1
Phonograph records 1
Photographs. 1
Political cartoons 1
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968 1
Rural electrification 1
Scholarships -- South Carolina -- History 1
Scrapbooks. 1
Segregation -- Southern states -- History -- 20th century 1
Sit-down strikes -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
South Carolina -- Rural conditions 1
Spartanburg (S.C.) -- History 1
States' rights (American politics) 1
Strikebreakers -- Law and legislation -- United States 1
Strikes and lockouts 1
Testimonies 1
Textile Worker’s Strike, Southern States, 1934 1
Textile industry -- Southern States 1
Textile workers -- Southern States 1
Transcripts 1
United Nations -- History -- 20th century 1
United States -- Economic conditions 1
United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945 1
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany (West) 1
United States -- Government property 1
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 1
Videocassettes 1
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 1
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