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South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951-

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 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 C. Edwards Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Series-0011
Scope and Content Note This series consists primarily of the general and subject correspondence of Robert C. Edwards. Also contained in the series are reference materials used in the administration of the office of President. The bulk of files falls into the following categories:1. Administrative staff members files: These records relate to administrative staff members who ended their service to Clemson College during the late 1950s or early 1960s. Depending upon a staff member's length of service,...
Dates: 1927 - 1980; 1959 - 1965

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

Strom Thurmond Collection, Subject Correspondence Series

 Series — Box 1-720
Identifier: Mss-0100-18
Abstract

The Subject Correspondence series is named for the central file used by Senator Strom Thurmond's office before changing over to a computerized filing system, the Correspondence Management Series (CMS), in 1976. Some subjects from the Subject Correspondence series for 1976 may overlap into the CMS series.

Dates: 1954 - 1976