Scope and Content Note The records of this series contain material primarily from the 1960's and the 1970's which clearly reflects the functions of the administrative assistant. The material generally pertains to office operations and policies, patronage, political campaigns, and some miscellaneous functions. These materials include letters, memoranda, reports, articles from magazines and newspapers, and some speeches. The series is divided into four subseries: Subject File, Becki Edwards Files, Linda Guell Files,...

Scope and Contents This series contains primarily political cartoons that Strom Thurmond collected throughout his years of public service. With few exceptions, the subject of the cartoon is either Thurmond or a current event in which he was involved. Many of the cartoons are original drawings, sent to Thurmond by the cartoonists or their editors. Originals may be identified by a brief description, such as "ink on illustration board" or "pencil and ink". If there is an inscription, it is included in...

Scope and Content Note The Jean Crouch Thurmond series primarily covers the period 1947-1960, from her courtship with Governor Thurmond to her death. The records are divided into five subseries: Wedding Correspondence, General Correspondence, General Subject File, Illness/Sympathy, and three oversize volumes of Scrapbooks. The Wedding Correspondence (Subseries A, 1947; .75 cu. ft.) is arranged alphabetically. This subseries contains correspondence concerning the pending Thurmond-Crouch marriage and open house...

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.