Brown, Walter J.
Person
Found in 23 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 4: War Mobilization Series, 1918, 1930, 1936-1957, bulk: 1942 - 1945
Series
Scope and Contents note
The series consists of an affidavit, articles, brochures, charts, clippings, correspondence, cross-reference sheets, drafts, essays, executive orders, galley proofs, laws, leaflets, lists, maps, memoranda, minutes, notes, photographs, political platforms, press releases, regulations, reports, resolutions, speeches, summaries, tables, telegrams, transcripts, and transmittal slips.Materials in this series date from 1918, 1930, and 1936-1957, with the bulk of the material covering...
Dates:
1918, 1930, 1936-1957; Majority of material found within 1942 - 1945
Series 5: State Department Series, 1938-1972, bulk dates 1945-1947, 1945 - 1947
Series
Scope and Contents note
The State Department Series contains agendas, biographical sketches, book drafts, clippings, correspondence, correspondence indexes, cross-reference sheets, etchings, guidelines, journals, lectures, lists, maps, a medical report, memoranda, notes, photographs, press releases, proposals, reports, a subpoena, speeches, summaries, telegrams, and transcripts. Materials in this series relate to Byrnes’ tenure as U.S. Secretary of State and date from 1938-1972, with the bulk of the...
Dates:
1938-1972, bulk dates 1945-1947; 1945 - 1947
Series 6: Interim Series, 1946 - 1951, 1947 - 1950
Series
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of an appointment book, bills, biographical sketches, booklets, brochures, cards, clippings, correspondence, invitations, lists, legal documents, legislative bills, memoranda, medical reports, minutes, notes, petitions, photographs, postcards, press releases, receipts, reports, resolutions, resumes, speeches, and telegrams.Materials in this series cover the period between Byrnes’ resignation from the State Department in 1946 and inauguration as governor of...
Dates:
1946 - 1951; 1947 - 1950
Series 7: Gubernatorial Series, 1945 - 1955, 1950 - 1954
Series
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of bills, booklets, a calendar, certificates, clippings, correspondence, forms, lists, memoranda, notes, pamphlets, petitions, photographs, postcards, press releases, receipts, reports, resolutions, speeches/statements, and telegrams.Materials in the series date from 1948-1955 and cover Byrnes’ campaign for, and single term as, governor of the state of South Carolina, with most of the items in the series dating from 1950-1954. While in office, Byrnes focused...
Dates:
1945 - 1955; 1950 - 1954
Series 8: Post-Gubernatorial Series, 1919, 1926, 1946-1976, bulk dates 1955-1968, 1955 - 1972
Series
Scope and Contents note
The Post-Gubernatorial Series consists of architectural drawings, articles, booklets, cards, clippings, correspondence, invitations, memoranda, notes, photographs, a poem, postcards, press releases, schedules, speeches, statements, tax forms, telegrams, and transcripts.The files in this series date from 1946 to 1976, with the bulk of the material covering the period from Byrnes’ retirement in January 1955 until 1968, four years before his death on April 9, 1972.Materials...
Dates:
1919, 1926, 1946-1976, bulk dates 1955-1968; 1955 - 1972
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
Series 10: Book Materials Series, 1932-1958, bulk dates 1947, 1958, 1947 - 1958
Series
Scope and Contents note
The Book Materials series consists of advertisements, booklets, chapter drafts, charts, clippings, contracts and other legal documents, correspondence, cross-reference sheets, executive orders and drafts, financial documents, galleys, legislative bills, lists, lyrics/poems, memos, notes, postcards, press releases, proofs, and telegrams.The materials in this series span the period 1932-1958, with the bulk of the items dating from the years 1947 and 1958 when first ...
Dates:
1932-1958, bulk dates 1947, 1958; 1947 - 1958
Series 11: Posthumous Series, 1947, 1969-1981, 1988, 2007, bulk dates 1972-1973, 1972 - 1973
Series
Scope and Contents note
The Posthumous Series consists of articles, booklets, a chronology, clippings, correspondence, diagrams, editorials, a eulogy, a guest book, legal documents, lists, a manual, newsletters, an obituary, photographs, press releases, programs, publications, research papers, resolutions, telegrams, a transcript, and testimonials.Items in this series cover the period 1947, 1969-1981 and 1988. The bulk of the material dates from 1972-1973 and document Byrnes’ funeral and tributes made...
Dates:
1947, 1969-1981, 1988, 2007, bulk dates 1972-1973; 1972 - 1973
- Type
- Collection 13
- Archival Object 10
- Subject
- Photographs. 12
- Speeches (documents) 10
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 8
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 7
- Articles 6
- Maps (documents) 6
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 6
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 6
- Transcripts 6
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 6
- Bills (legislative records) 5
- Minutes 5
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 5
- United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 5
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 5
- Advertisements 4
- Editorials 4
- Galley proofs 4
- Governors -- South Carolina 4
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 4
- Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 4
- Journals (accounts) 4
- Laws (documents) 4
- Petitions 4
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 4
- Segregation -- South Carolina 4
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 4
- Agriculture -- South Carolina. 3
- Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 3
- Audiocassettes. 3
- Civil rights -- South Carolina. 3
- Civil rights -- United States -- History 3
- Elections -- South Carolina. 3
- Executive orders 3
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 3
- Microfilms 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968 3
- Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany 3
- Scholarships -- South Carolina -- History 3
- Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 3
- Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 3
- Segregation in education -- South Carolina 3
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
- Taxation -- United States. 3
- United States -- Economic policy. 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 3
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 3
- Agriculture and state -- South Carolina. 2
- Artifacts (object genre) 2
- Audiotapes. 2
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 2
- Economic development -- South Carolina. 2
- Education -- South Carolina. 2
- Greenville (S.C.) -- History 2
- Ledgers (account books) 2
- Motion pictures (visual works) 2
- New Deal, 1933-1939 2
- Phonograph records 2
- Political campaigns -- South Carolina. 2
- Political campaigns -- United States. 2
- Postal service -- United States. 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 2
- Scrapbooks. 2
- Segregation -- Southern states -- History -- 20th century 2
- South Carolina -- Race relations. 2
- States' rights (American politics) 2
- Testimonies 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961. 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 2
- Account books 1
- Advertising -- Insurance. 1
- Advertising, Political. 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 1
- Agriculture -- History -- 20th century. -- United States 1
- Agriculture -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 1
- Agriculture -- United States. 1
- Alabama -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 1
- Annual reports 1
- Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
- Arms control. 1
- Atomic bomb -- History 1
- Automobile dealers -- South Carolina. 1
- Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
- Broadcasting -- History. -- South Carolina 1
- Broadcasting -- History. -- Southern States 1
- Broadcasting -- History. -- United States 1
- Broadcasting -- Southern States. 1
- Busing for school integration -- Law and legislation. -- United States 1
- Cable television. 1
- Cashbooks 1
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History. 1
- Chronologies (lists) 1 ∧ less
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