Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1882 - 1972
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
Robert C. Edwards Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Series-0013
Scope and Content
This series contains the correspondence and reference files maintained by the office of the President. Although the files deal with topics too numerous to describe in great detail, the files may be divided into the following general categories: instructional programs and facilities development, relations with the state of South Carolina, and student affairs.1. Instructional programs and facilities developmentEfforts to improve the quality of programs and instruction at...
Dates:
1960 - 1979; 1971 - 1979
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
- Type
- Collection 22
- Archival Object 17
- Subject
- Photographs. 17
- Speeches (documents) 11
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 11
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 10
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 10
- Articles 9
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 9
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 8
- Maps (documents) 7
- United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 7
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 7
- Advertisements 6
- Bills (legislative records) 6
- Governors -- South Carolina 6
- Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 6
- Transcripts 6
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 5
- Laws (documents) 5
- Minutes 5
- Petitions 5
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 5
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 5
- Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany 5
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 5
- Agriculture -- South Carolina. 4
- Audiocassettes. 4
- Editorials 4
- Executive orders 4
- Galley proofs 4
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 4
- Journals (accounts) 4
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 4
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 4
- Scrapbooks. 4
- Segregation -- South Carolina 4
- United States -- Economic policy. 4
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 4
- Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 3
- Civil rights -- South Carolina. 3
- Civil rights -- United States -- History 3
- College trustees -- South Carolina. 3
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 3
- Economic development -- South Carolina. 3
- Education -- South Carolina. 3
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 3
- Microfilms 3
- Motion pictures (visual works) 3
- Phonograph records 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968 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
- South Carolina -- Race relations. 3
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
- Taxation -- United States. 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 3
- Agriculture and state -- South Carolina. 2
- Artifacts (object genre) 2
- Audiotapes. 2
- Education -- South Carolina 2
- Elections -- South Carolina. 2
- Greenville (S.C.) -- History 2
- Hartwell Dam (Ga. and S.C.) 2
- Ledgers (account books) 2
- New Deal, 1933-1939 2
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- South Carolina. 2
- Political campaigns -- South Carolina. 2
- Political campaigns -- United States. 2
- Political cartoons 2
- Richard B. Russell Lake (Ga. and S.C.) 2
- Rural electrification -- South Carolina. 2
- Segregation -- Southern states -- History -- 20th century 2
- South Carolina -- Politics and government. 2
- States' rights (American politics) 2
- Taxation -- South Carolina. 2
- Testimonies 2
- United States -- Foreign relations. 2
- United States -- Politics 1933-1953 -- Caricatures and cartoons 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1953-1961. 2
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 2
- Videocassettes 2
- Academic costume. 1
- Account books 1
- Advertising -- Insurance. 1
- Advertising, Political. 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights 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
- Agriculture. 1
- Alabama -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 1
- Alcohol -- Law and legislation -- South Carolina. 1 ∧ less
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