Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
Strom Thurmond Collection, Legal Series (Restricted)
Series — Box: 1-21
Identifier: Mss-0100-03
Scope and Content Note
The legal records of J. Strom Thurmond consist of three subseries; those concerning his legal practice, legal correspondence as the Edgefield Town and County Attorney, and correspondence concerning Thurmond's activities when serving as Eleventh Circuit Judge. The dates preceding the start of Thurmond's practice in 1930 are recordings of wills and mortgages.The Legal Practice subseries (Subseries A; 7.175 cu. ft.) consists of three sub-subseries: Law Cases, the Record Book, and...
Dates:
1840 1900-1955
Will Gravely Collection - Willie Earle Investigation
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-0299
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photocopies of correspondence, memoranda, clippings, teletypes/telegrams, excerpts from lab reports, an oral history interview with transcripts, and an investigative report concerning the February 17, 1947 lynching of Willie Earle. The files document the Federal Bureau of Investigation's involvement in the case and documentation of its coverage in the media. Professor Will Gravely obtained the bulk of this material under the Freedom of Information Act in 2001....
Dates:
1947 - 2001
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- Subject: Lynching -- South Carolina. X
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- Civil rights -- South Carolina. 2
- Advertisements 1
- African Americans -- Crimes against. 1
- Edgefield (S.C.) -- History. 1
- Edgefield (S.C.) -- Social conditions. 1
- Edgefield County (S.C.) -- History. 1
- Edgefield County (S.C.) -- Social conditions. 1
- Education -- South Carolina. 1
- Elections -- Corrupt practices -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
- Elections -- South Carolina. 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Biography 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1938 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1946 1
- Judges -- Election. 1
- Photographs. 1
- Political campaigns -- United States. 1
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 1
- Railroads -- Freight -- Rates -- South Carolina. 1
- Railroads -- Freight -- Rates -- Southern States. 1
- Railroads -- Freight -- Rates -- United States. 1
- Railroads -- Freight -- South Carolina. 1
- Railroads -- Freight -- Southern States. 1
- Railroads -- Freight -- United States. 1
- South Carolina -- History -- 1929-1933. 1
- South Carolina -- History -- 1933-1945. 1
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 1
- South Carolina -- Politics and government. 1
- South Carolina -- Race relations. 1
- South Carolina -- Social conditions. 1
- United States -- History -- 1919-1933. 1
- United States -- History -- 1933-1945. 1
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 1 ∧ less
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