Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1972
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Cassie Connor Collection
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0286
Abstract
This material was collected by Cassie Connor, longtime secretary of James F. Byrnes, which gives additional insight into the work of the former Senator, advisor to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State under President Harry Truman, and Governor of South Carolina.
Dates:
1934-1969, no date
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 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 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 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 14: Audio-Visual Series, 1940 - 1979, 1945 - 1946
Series
Scope and Contents note
The Audio-Visual Series consists of sound discs, audio reel-to-reel and cassette tapes, a film, and a videocassette. The items in this series spans the period 1940-1979, with the bulk of the material dating to 1945-1946, when Byrnes was Secretary of State.The material in the series is arranged by type of material, and then chronologically by date within each box.Most of the items in the collection come in multiple versions in different formats. Of...
Dates:
1940 - 1979; 1945 - 1946
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- Subject: United States -- Foreign relations. X
- Type
- Archival Object 9
- Collection 5
- Subject
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 11
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 10
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 9
- Photographs. 8
- Speeches (documents) 6
- Articles 5
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 5
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 5
- Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany 5
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 5
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 5
- United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 5
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 5
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 5
- Advertisements 4
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 4
- Governors -- South Carolina 4
- Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 4
- Maps (documents) 4
- United States -- Economic policy. 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 4
- Audiocassettes. 3
- Bills (legislative records) 3
- Editorials 3
- Galley proofs 3
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 3
- Journals (accounts) 3
- Minutes 3
- Petitions 3
- Phonograph records 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 3
- Scrapbooks. 3
- Segregation -- South Carolina 3
- Segregation in education -- South Carolina 3
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
- Transcripts 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 3
- Artifacts (object genre) 2
- Civil rights -- United States -- History 2
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 2
- Laws (documents) 2
- Microfilms 2
- Motion pictures (visual works) 2
- Political cartoons 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 2
- Scholarships -- South Carolina -- History 2
- Segregation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 2
- Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History 2
- Taxation -- United States. 2
- United States -- Foreign relations. 2
- United States -- Politics 1933-1953 -- Caricatures and cartoons 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961. 2
- Videocassettes 2
- 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 -- United States. 1
- Agriculture. 1
- Alabama -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 1
- Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
- Atomic bomb -- History 1
- Audiotapes. 1
- Berchtesgaden (Germany) 1
- Chronologies (lists) 1
- Civil rights -- History. -- United States 1
- Civil rights -- United States. 1
- Civil rights. 1
- Coal Strike, Colorado, 1913-1914 1
- Coal miners -- Colorado -- History 1
- Correspondence. 1
- Daybooks 1
- Debt -- United States 1
- Diplomas 1
- Education -- South Carolina 1
- Education -- United States 1
- Elections -- South Carolina -- 1950 1
- Europe -- Description and travel. 1
- Executive orders 1
- Federal aid to education. 1
- Foreign trade and employment. 1
- Georgia -- Politics and government -- 20th century. 1
- Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1958 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Portraits 1
- Haiti -- Description and travel 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
- Interstate Highway System -- South Carolina. 1 ∧ less
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