Scope and Contents The Silas Calhoun McMeekin Papers include correspondence, financial records, maps, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The bulk of the material was organized in a series of three ring binders and consists of newspaper clippings primarily from The State (Columbia, South Carolina), 1942-1957. The material has been removed from the binders and the acidic paper copied. The binders’ contents have been placed in folders arranged by volume number or title of the binder. The binders document the...

Scope and Content Note The legal records of J. Strom Thurmond consist of three subseries; those concerning his legal practice, legal correspondence as the Edgefield Town and County Attorney, and correspondence concerning Thurmond's activities when serving as Eleventh Circuit Judge. The dates preceding the start of Thurmond's practice in 1930 are recordings of wills and mortgages.The Legal Practice subseries (Subseries A; 7.175 cu. ft.) consists of three sub-subseries: Law Cases, the Record Book, and...