Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1972
Found in 11 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 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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- Subject: Speeches (documents) X
- Type
- Archival Object 8
- Collection 3
- Subject
- Photographs. 8
- Articles 6
- Bills (legislative records) 6
- Maps (documents) 6
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 6
- Laws (documents) 5
- Minutes 5
- Petitions 5
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 5
- Transcripts 5
- United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 5
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 5
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 5
- Executive orders 4
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 4
- Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 4
- Journals (accounts) 4
- Segregation -- South Carolina 4
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 4
- Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 3
- Audiocassettes. 3
- Civil rights -- United States -- History 3
- Editorials 3
- Galley proofs 3
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
- Governors -- South Carolina 3
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 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
- 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
- United States -- Economic policy. 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 3
- Advertisements 2
- Artifacts (object genre) 2
- Audiotapes. 2
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 2
- Economic development -- South Carolina. 2
- Greenville (S.C.) -- History 2
- Ledgers (account books) 2
- Microfilms 2
- Motion pictures (visual works) 2
- New Deal, 1933-1939 2
- Phonograph records 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968 2
- Scrapbooks. 2
- Segregation -- Southern states -- History -- 20th century 2
- Testimonies 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 2
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 2
- Account books 1
- Advertising -- Insurance. 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
- Alabama -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 1
- Annual reports 1
- Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
- Atomic bomb -- History 1
- Blueprints (reprographic copies) 1
- Broadcasting -- History. -- South Carolina 1
- Broadcasting -- History. -- Southern States 1
- Broadcasting -- History. -- United States 1
- Broadcasting -- Southern States. 1
- Cable television. 1
- Cashbooks 1
- Charleston (S.C.) -- History. 1
- Civil rights -- History. -- United States 1
- Clippings (information artifacts) 1
- Coal mines and mining -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- College integration -- South Carolina 1
- College trustees -- South Carolina. 1
- Columbia (S.C.) -- History. 1
- Constitutional history -- United States 1
- Corporation law. 1
- Corporations -- Designs and plans. -- Headquarters -- South Carolina -- Greenville 1
- Corporations -- Finance. 1
- Corporations -- Growth. 1
- Corporations -- Headquarters -- South Carolina -- Greenville. 1
- Corporations -- Publishing. 1
- Cotton manufacture -- South Carolina. 1
- Cultural artifacts 1
- Daybooks 1
- Debt -- United States 1
- Depressions -- 1929 -- South Carolina 1 ∧ less
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