Scope and Content The papers document much of Senator Brown's political life in the Democratic Party at the county, state, and national levels. He served at the national level as executive committeeman, as a delegate to conventions, and as a long time representative on the Council of State Governments. The papers illuminate his prominence as President Pro Tempore and chairman of the Senate Finance Committee from 1942-1972. Among his major interests were education, educational television, mental health,...

Scope and Contents The material on the reel is from the files of the Public Works Administration (PWA) pertaining to the Santee-Cooper Power Project. The reel includes a copy of Act 887 which established the South Carolina Public Service Authority for the Project in 1934 and technical charts which contain supporting data pertaining to the construction of the Project. A portion of the reel is devoted to R.M. Jefferies, Sr., and W.J. McLeod, Jr.'s defense of their costs while serving as General Counsel to the...

Scope and Contents note This series consists of blueprints, charts, clippings, correspondence, cross-reference sheets, executive orders and drafts, financial documents, hearings, invitations, laws, legal documents, legislative bills, lists, maps, memos, notes, pamphlets, petitions, photographs, poems, postcards, press releases, regulations, reports, resolutions, speeches, telegrams, and testimonies.The materials in this series span the period 1924-1941, with the bulk of the items dating from the years...