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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.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

James Strom Thurmond (1902- ): South Carolina State Senator (1933-1938: Circuit Judge (1938-1941): Governor of South Carolina (1947-1951): and U.S. Senator (1954- ): President Pro Tempore (1981-1987)

Extent

10 Cubic Feet (2.25 cubic ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Alphabetical by folder-title, chronological within each folder. Series.

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Strom Thurmond,1981.

Creator

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
230 Kappa St.
Clemson SC 29634 U.S.A. US