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....

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...

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...

Scope and Contents note The Posthumous Series consists of articles, booklets, a chronology, clippings, correspondence, diagrams, editorials, a eulogy, a guest book, legal documents, lists, a manual, newsletters, an obituary, photographs, press releases, programs, publications, research papers, resolutions, telegrams, a transcript, and testimonials.Items in this series cover the period 1947, 1969-1981 and 1988. The bulk of the material dates from 1972-1973 and document Byrnes’ funeral and tributes made...