South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Harry S. Dent Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0158
Abstract
This collection consists of the White House files and the personal papers of Harry S. Dent. It documents his involvement with the South Carolina and national Republican Party; his political work for President Richard M. Nixon’s Presidential administration and his peripheral involvement in the Watergate scandal; his legal career after his departure from the White House staff; his evangelical work with his wife through their ministry Laity Alive and Serving, including their missions to Romania...
Dates:
1913 - 2007; 1966 - 1995
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
Personal Series, 1939-1999, 1966 - 1992
Series
Scope and Contents note
The majority of material in this series consists of articles/clippings and correspondence, although there are some lists, memos, monthly planners, notes, reports, reviews, speech material and statements.
The content of this series dates from 1939 to 1999, with most of the items dating from 1966-1992.The series is arranged alphabetically by folder title. Photographs, oversize items, and artifacts have been removed to photograph, oversize, and artifacts storage. See the Photographs...
Dates:
1939-1999; 1966 - 1992
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, Campaigns Series
Series — Box 1-87
Identifier: Mss-0100-09
Scope and Contents
The material in this series documents the Senator's campaigns from 1954 to 1978. This excludes the 1956 senatorial and the 1976 Presidential campaigns, for which no material is presently known to exist; some material on the 1960 senatorial campaign may be found in the Administrative Assistant series. These records not only document Thurmond's own campaigns; they also document other campaigns that he was involved in, especially the 1968 Presidential campaign.
Items in this series consist...
Dates:
1938 - 1996