Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Person
Found in 55 Collections and/or Records:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Correspondence Management System (CMS) Series
Series — Box: 1-475
Identifier: Mss-0100-22
Abstract
The Correspondence Management System (CMS) Series, formerly known as the Subject Correspondence Series, is named for the central filing system that was used by Senator Strom Thurmond's office for all incoming and outgoing correspondence between 1976 and 1988. The CMS Series covers this period with some overlaps with the Subject Correspondence files for 1976. Correspondence from 1989 through 2002 is included in the Constituent Correspondence Series.
Dates:
1976 - 1988
Strom Thurmond Collection, Executive Assistant Series
Series — Box: 1-107
Identifier: Mss-0100-16
Scope and Content Note
The records of this series contain material generally from the 1970's and the early 1980's, and clearly reflect the functions of the executive assistant. These materials include correspondence, memorandums, reports, applications, bank receipts and statements, magazine articles and newspaper clippings, blueprints and plans, photographs, and some speeches.The Executive Assistant Series contains materials covering projects, grants, political campaigns, and other topics. Much of the...
Dates:
1937 - 1983
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, Interim Series
Series — Box: 1-5
Identifier: Mss-0100-10
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, invitations, clippings and other material during the period between Thurmond's resignation from the Senate in April 1956 and his re-election to the Senate in November 1956. Includes veterans inquiries and referrels to interim Senator Thomas Wofford's office. Subjects covered include states' rights and the "bootlegging" of automobiles into Spartanburg County.
Dates:
1955-1956.
Strom Thurmond Collection, Jean Crouch Thurmond Series
Series — Box: 1-19
Identifier: Mss-0100-06
Scope and Content Note
The Jean Crouch Thurmond series primarily covers the period 1947-1960, from her courtship with Governor Thurmond to her death. The records are divided into five subseries: Wedding Correspondence, General Correspondence, General Subject File, Illness/Sympathy, and three oversize volumes of Scrapbooks. The Wedding Correspondence (Subseries A, 1947; .75 cu. ft.) is arranged alphabetically. This subseries contains correspondence concerning the pending Thurmond-Crouch marriage and open house...
Dates:
1879-1995 1915-1992; 1915 - 1992
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
Strom Thurmond Collection, Legislative Assistant Series
Series — Box: 1-172 & 1-24
Identifier: Mss-0100-15
Scope and Content Note
These materials include letters, memorandums, reports, testimonies, and articles from magazines and newspapers. Some of these materials were also used to draft speeches and statements for the Senate floor and other speaking engagements. In addition, there are voting records which were used to keep track of legislation. There are no records concerning the Correspondence Management System Library.The Subject File subseries (Subseries A, 1901-; 55.125 cu. ft.) contains the research...
Dates:
1901 - 1985
Strom Thurmond Collection, Military Assistant Series
Series — Box: 1-50
Identifier: Mss-0100-14
Scope and Content Note
The bulk of the records of this series dates primarily from the 1970's to the 1980's. The material consists of announcements of committee meetings and appointments, blueprints, charts, clippings, correspondence (agency, constituent and many "Dear Colleague" letters from other Senators) and copies of Senator Thurmond's replies, copies of bills, drafts of speeches and statements, "fact sheets," legal documents, lists, maps, memoranda, newsletters, notes, petitions, plans, press releases,...
Dates:
1951 - 1986; 1970 - 1980
Strom Thurmond Collection, Military Series
Series — Box: 1-23
Identifier: Mss-0100-04
Scope and Content Note
The first subseries, Active Service (Subseries A, 1942-1945; 1.8 cu. ft.), contains the records concerning Thurmond's duties and responsibilities in the Civil Affairs Division during World War II. The division's mission was to occupy, govern, and to help restore devastated, war-torn countries and their economies, and usually arrived during large-scale combat operations. Thurmond studied and used this material in connection with his civil affairs / military government responsibilities. These...
Dates:
1940-1959
- Type
- Collection 41
- Archival Object 14
- Subject
- Photographs. 15
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 10
- Speeches (documents) 10
- Articles 7
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 7
- Scrapbooks. 7
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 7
- Governors -- South Carolina 6
- Transcripts 6
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 6
- Bills (legislative records) 5
- Civil rights -- South Carolina. 5
- Education -- South Carolina. 5
- Maps (documents) 5
- Minutes 5
- Petitions 5
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 5
- Agriculture -- South Carolina. 4
- Audiocassettes. 4
- Civil rights -- United States -- History 4
- Editorials 4
- Elections -- South Carolina. 4
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 4
- Laws (documents) 4
- Microfilms 4
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 4
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968 4
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1976 4
- Segregation -- South Carolina 4
- South Carolina -- Politics and government. 4
- States' rights (American politics) 4
- United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 4
- United States -- Economic policy. 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 4
- Advertisements 3
- Artifacts (object genre) 3
- Evangelicalism -- Romania 3
- Evangelicalism -- United States. 3
- Evangelistic work -- Romania 3
- Evangelistic work -- United States 3
- Executive orders 3
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 3
- Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 3
- Lynching -- South Carolina. 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 3
- Revivals -- South Carolina -- Columbia 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
- Taxation -- United States. 3
- United States -- Foreign relations. 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989 3
- United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century 3
- Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
- Agriculture and state -- South Carolina. 2
- Audiotapes. 2
- Bible -- Introductions 2
- Bible -- Study and teaching 2
- Christian ethics 2
- Civil rights -- United States. 2
- Cluj-Napoca (Romania) 2
- Cover up: the Watergate in all of us 2
- DVDs 2
- Deaf -- Education -- Law and legislation -- South Carolina 2
- Deaf -- Education -- Law and legislation -- United States 2
- Deaf -- Law and legislation -- South Carolina 2
- Deaf -- Law and legislation -- United States 2
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 2
- Evangelicalism -- Australia 2
- Evangelicalism -- South Carolina. 2
- Evangelistic work -- Australia 2
- Evangelistic work -- South Carolina 2
- Galley proofs 2
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 2
- God -- Biblical teaching 2
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1946 2
- Greenville (S.C.) -- History 2
- Journals (accounts) 2
- Laity -- Baptist 2
- Lawyers -- South Carolina -- History 2
- Lay ministry -- Baptist 2
- Layman looks through the Bible for God’s will zzzz 2
- Military bases -- South Carolina. 2
- Moral education -- United States 2
- Motion pictures (visual works) 2
- New Deal, 1933-1939 2
- New Deal, 1933-1939 -- South Carolina. 2
- Nursing homes -- Law and legislation -- South Carolina 2
- Nursing homes -- Law and legislation -- United States 2
- Phonograph records 2
- Political campaigns -- South Carolina. 2
- Political campaigns -- United States. 2
- Postal service -- United States. 2 ∧ less
∨ more