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

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1882 - 1972

Found in 12 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 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 12: Photograph Series, 1868 - 2002, 1934 - 1972

 Series
Scope and Contents note The Photographs Series consists of digital images, photocopies, and color and black and white photographs.The images in this series cover the period 1868-2002, with the bulk of the material documenting the personal life and political career of James F. Byrnes from 1934-1972.The photographs are divided into two sub-series. The first sub-series contains photographs that were donated to Clemson with the original accession of papers and photographs removed from various series...
Dates: 1868 - 2002; 1934 - 1972

Series 13: Scrapbooks Series, 1921-1972, bulk dates 1932-1954, 1932 - 1954

 Series
Scope and Contents note This series consists of articles, booklets, clippings, photographs, programs, and photocopies of booklets, correspondence, newspaper clippings, invitations, press releases, and speeches all mounted in scrapbooks.The volumes and microfilm in this series cover the period 1821-1972, with the bulk of the material documenting the career of James F. Byrnes from 1932-1954. The Stuttgart, Southern Governors’ Conference, and The State Magazine volumes were...
Dates: 1921-1972, bulk dates 1932-1954; 1932 - 1954

Series 15: Oversize Series, 1903-1979, bulk dates 1939-1954, 1939 - 1954

 Series
Scope and Contents note The Oversize series contains appointments, political advertisements, articles, cartoons, certificates, honorary diplomas, a map, a print, and resolutions.The items in this series span the period 1903-1979, with most of the material dating from 1939-1954. During this time Byrnes served as Director of the Office of War Mobilization, U.S. Secretary of State, and Governor of South Carolina.The material in the series is arranged chronologically within each box.The...
Dates: 1903-1979, bulk dates 1939-1954; 1939 - 1954

Series 16: Memorabilia Series, 1910-1970, bulk dates 1941-1954, 1941 - 1954

 Series
Scope and Contents note The material contained in this series includes academic hoods and robes, badges, campaign buttons, chairs, desks, figurines and busts, flags, a gavel, judicial robes, a key, maps, medals, a mug, a photograph case, plaques, a plate, a signature stamp, and swords.The artifacts in the series date from 1910-1970, with the bulk of the memorabilia dating from 1941-1954.Most of the items document his career as a Supreme Court Justice, Director of the Office of War...
Dates: 1910-1970, bulk dates 1941-1954; 1941 - 1954

Strom Thurmond Collection, Gubernatorial Series

 Series — Box: 1-169
Identifier: Mss-0100-08
Abstract

The material in the Strom Thurmond Collection Gubernatorial Series includes correspondence (both official and personal), campaign material, speeches and other items documenting Strom Thurmond's term as Governor of South Carolina from 1946-1951. Some of this material was originally part of the holdings of the South Caroliniana Library of The University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Dates: 1923 - 1955; 1946 - 1951

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  • Subject: Governors -- South Carolina X
Type
Archival Object 8
Collection 4
 
Subject
Photographs. 9
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 8
Articles 6
Governors -- South Carolina 6
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 6
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Speeches (documents) 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 6
World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 6
Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 5
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 5
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 5
Advertisements 4
Segregation -- South Carolina 4
United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 4
World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 4
Bills (legislative records) 3
Civil rights -- United States -- History 3
Editorials 3
Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 3
Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 3
Maps (documents) 3
Minutes 3
Petitions 3
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 3
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 3
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 3
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 3
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 3
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 3
Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany 3
Scholarships -- South Carolina -- History 3
Scrapbooks. 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
Transcripts 3
United States -- Economic policy. 3
United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 3
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 3
Artifacts (object genre) 2
Audiocassettes. 2
Civil rights -- South Carolina. 2
Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 2
Galley proofs 2
Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 2
Journals (accounts) 2
Laws (documents) 2
Microfilms 2
Phonograph records 2
Political campaigns -- United States. 2
Political cartoons 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968 2
Segregation -- Southern states -- History -- 20th century 2
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States 2
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 2
United States -- Politics 1933-1953 -- Caricatures and cartoons 2
United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 2
Academic costume. 1
African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 1
Agriculture -- History -- 20th century. -- United States 1
Agriculture -- South Carolina. 1
Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Agriculture and state -- South Carolina. 1
Alabama -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 1
Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
Audiotapes. 1
Berchtesgaden (Germany) 1
Buttons (information artifacts) 1
Civil rights -- History. -- United States 1
Coal Strike, Colorado, 1913-1914 1
Coal miners -- Colorado -- History 1
College integration -- South Carolina 1
Daybooks 1
Debt -- United States 1
Diplomas 1
Economic development -- South Carolina. 1
Education -- South Carolina 1
Education -- South Carolina. 1
Education -- United States 1
Elections -- South Carolina -- 1950 1
Elections -- South Carolina. 1
Executive orders 1
Georgia -- Politics and government -- 20th century. 1
Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States 1
Governors -- South Carolina -- Biography 1
Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1946 1
Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1958 1
Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1962 1
Governors -- South Carolina -- Portraits 1
Haiti -- Description and travel 1
Hartwell Dam (Ga. and S.C.) 1
Historic buildings -- Georgia -- McDuffie County. 1
Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Berkeley County 1
Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg County 1
Hurricanes -- South Carolina 1
Industrial mobilization -- History -- 20th century. -- United States 1
Interstate 85 (S.C.) -- Maps. 1
Interstate 85 (S.C.) -- Planning. 1
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