Scope and Content Note The South Carolina Politics material includes correspondence (1935-1971), clippings (1935-1942, 1952-1973), radio schedules of John Cauthen's radio broadcasts of state government activities (1938-1942), reports on South Carolina government, Governors McNair and West (1969-1971) and rough drafts of essays about Edgar A. Brown, Sol Blatt and South Carolina politics, (circa 1930's to 1970).The Textile Industry (1943-1973) records include correspondence with fellow members of the South...

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...

Scope and Content Note The records of this series reflect Strom Thurmond's thoughts, opinions, and philosophies on various economic, political, and social issues. This series was created in 1946 when Strom Thurmond ran for Governor of South Carolina and continues through his last term as United States Senator from South Carolina. Most of the material prior to this date concerns the Junior Order of the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal organization to which Thurmond belonged. This series consists of four...