Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Person
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
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
Robert M. Littlejohn Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-0103
Scope and Contents
These papers contain 17 chapters of Passing in Review, an aborted history of the Quartermaster Corps in the European Theater of Operations in World War II. It was conceived and edited by General Littlejohn; a number of officers who contributed chapters played major roles under Littlejohn's command. There is also a second volume, Storage and Distribution of Quartermaster Supplies in the ETO in WWII, published by the...
Dates:
1942-1968; 1942 - 1955
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
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
- Type
- Archival Object 8
- Collection 5
- Subject
- Photographs. 9
- Speeches (documents) 7
- United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953 7
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Diplomatic history 6
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 5
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace. 5
- Articles 4
- Governors -- South Carolina 4
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1950 4
- Industrial mobilization -- United States -- History -- 20th century 4
- Segregation -- South Carolina 4
- South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 4
- Transcripts 4
- United States -- Defenses -- Economic aspects -- History -- 20th century 4
- United States -- Economic policy. 4
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953 4
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. 4
- Advertisements 3
- Bills (legislative records) 3
- Civil rights -- United States -- History 3
- Galley proofs 3
- Germany -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Inauguration 3
- Maps (documents) 3
- Minutes 3
- Petitions 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1944 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1952 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1956 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1960 3
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964 3
- Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Germany 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
- Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Germany 3
- United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 3
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Reparations. 3
- Agriculture -- United States -- History -- 20th century 2
- Civil rights -- South Carolina. 2
- Editorials 2
- Executive orders 2
- Journals (accounts) 2
- Laws (documents) 2
- Political campaigns -- United States. 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1936 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1940 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1948 2
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968 2
- Segregation -- Southern states -- History -- 20th century 2
- African Americans -- Civil rights -- South Carolina -- History -- 20th century 1
- Agriculture -- South Carolina. 1
- Agriculture and state -- South Carolina. 1
- Agriculture. 1
- Architectural drawings (visual works) 1
- Artifacts (object genre) 1
- Atomic bomb -- History 1
- Audiocassettes. 1
- Chronologies (lists) 1
- Civil rights. 1
- Coal Strike, Colorado, 1913-1914 1
- Coal miners -- Colorado -- History 1
- Coal mines and mining -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- College integration -- South Carolina 1
- Debt -- United States 1
- Depressions -- 1929 -- United States 1
- Economic development -- South Carolina. 1
- Education -- South Carolina 1
- Education -- South Carolina. 1
- Education -- United States 1
- Elections -- South Carolina. 1
- Federal aid to education. 1
- Foreign trade and employment. 1
- Germany (West) -- Foreign relations -- United States 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Biography 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1946 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Election -- 1962 1
- Governors -- South Carolina -- Portraits 1
- Haiti -- Description and travel 1
- Hartwell Dam (Ga. and S.C.) 1
- Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Berkeley County 1
- Historic buildings -- South Carolina -- Orangeburg County 1
- Hurricanes -- South Carolina 1
- Korea (North) -- Description and travel 1
- Korea -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1948 1
- Labor policy. 1
- Lend-lease operations (1941-1945) 1
- Lynching -- South Carolina. 1
- Manchuria (China) -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union 1
- Microfilms 1
- Motion pictures (visual works) 1
- New Deal, 1933-1939 1
- Nuclear nonproliferation 1
- Nuclear weapons (International law) 1
- Page proofs 1
- Petroleum industry and trade -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Phonograph records 1
- Political campaigns -- South Carolina. 1 ∧ less
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