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Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1882 - 1972

Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:

Photographs Series, 1950-1991, 2007

 Series
Scope and Contents This series consists of photographs dating from 1950-1991 and a DVD from 2007. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject with photographs removed from other series and the DVD filed at the end of the alphabetical sequence. Oversize photographs are shelved separately.There are a number of photographs of Dent, his wife Betty, and their family in the series. Other photographs depict a trip by the Congressional Command and Control Group in 1962 and other trips with Senator Strom...
Dates: 1950-1991, 2007

Series 1: Pre-Senatorial Series, 1879-1972, bulk dates 1929-1930, 1929 - 1930

 Series
Scope and Contents note The Pre-Senatorial Series consists of advertisements, biographical sketches, campaign materials, certificates, clippings, correspondence, legal documents, lists, postcards, photographs, publications, receipts, reports, a few subject files, and telegrams.Materials in this series cover the period 1879-1930, from Byrnes’ parent’s marriage through his election to the United States Senate. The bulk of the material dates from 1929-1930, much of it documenting his 1930 U.S. Senate...
Dates: 1879-1972, bulk dates 1929-1930; 1929 - 1930

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 3: Supreme Court Series, 1918, 1940-1944, 1947, 1941 - 1942

 Series
Scope and Contents note The Supreme Court Series includes articles, booklets, correspondence, clippings, executive orders, laws, legislative bills, memoranda, notes, opinions (both draft and final versions), pamphlets, petitions, photographs, postcards, proclamations, receipts, speeches, and telegrams.This series covers the period 1918, 1940-1944, and 1947, with the bulk of it documenting cover Byrnes’ tenure on the United State Supreme Court from 1941 to 1942. Materials in this series are...
Dates: 1918, 1940-1944, 1947; 1941 - 1942

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

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Photographs. 10
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 9
Speeches (documents) 8
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 8
Articles 7
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 7
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 6
Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 5
United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 5
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 5
Bills (legislative records) 4
Governors -- South Carolina 4
Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 4
Maps (documents) 4
Petitions 4
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 4
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany 4
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 4
Transcripts 4
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 4
Advertisements 3
Executive orders 3
Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
Laws (documents) 3
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 3
Segregation -- South Carolina 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 3
Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
Civil rights -- United States -- History 2
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 2
Editorials 2
Galley proofs 2
Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 2
Minutes 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 2
Scholarships -- South Carolina -- History 2
Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 2
Segregation -- Southern states -- History -- 20th century 2
Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 2
Segregation in education -- South Carolina 2
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States 2
Testimonies 2
United States -- Economic policy. 2
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 2
United States -- Politics 1933-1953 -- Caricatures and cartoons 2
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 2
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 2
Academic costume. 1
African Americans -- Civil rights 1
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 1
Agriculture -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 1
Atomic bomb -- History 1
Audiocassettes. 1
Australia -- Description and travel 1
Berchtesgaden (Germany) 1
Buttons (information artifacts) 1
Charleston (S.C.) -- History. 1
Chronologies (lists) 1
Coal Strike, Colorado, 1913-1914 1
Coal miners -- Colorado -- History 1
Coal mines and mining -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Cold War 1
College integration -- South Carolina 1
Columbia (S.C.) -- History. 1
Constitutional history -- United States 1
DVDs 1
Debt -- United States 1
Depressions -- 1929 -- South Carolina 1
Diplomas 1
Draft -- Law and legislation 1
Economic development -- South Carolina. 1
Education -- South Carolina 1
Education -- United States 1
Elections -- South Carolina -- 1950 1
Eulogies 1
Evangelicalism -- Australia 1
Evangelicalism -- Romania 1
Evangelicalism -- United States. 1
Evangelistic work -- Australia 1
Evangelistic work -- Congresses 1
Evangelistic work -- Romania 1
Evangelistic work -- United States 1
Evangelists -- Congresses 1
Executive departments -- Reorganization 1
Florence (S.C.) -- History 1
Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States 1
Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1962 1
Governors -- South Carolina -- Portraits 1
Greenville (S.C.) -- History 1
Haiti -- Description and travel 1
Hartwell Dam (Ga. and S.C.) 1
Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Berkeley County 1
Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg County 1
Hurricanes -- South Carolina 1
Italy -- Description and travel 1
Journals (accounts) 1
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