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Photographs Series, 1950-1991, 2007

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series consists of photographs dating from 1950-1991 and a DVD from 2007. Folders are arranged alphabetically by subject with photographs removed from other series and the DVD filed at the end of the alphabetical sequence. Oversize photographs are shelved separately.

There are a number of photographs of Dent, his wife Betty, and their family in the series. Other photographs depict a trip by the Congressional Command and Control Group in 1962 and other trips with Senator Strom Thurmond; military training at Fort Gordon, Georgia in 1966; South Carolina Republican Party events; Dent at work in the White House during the Nixon administration; the Ed Cox-Tricia Nixon wedding held there in 1971; and a meeting between President Gerald Ford and Dent during the 1976 Republican Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. The series also includes photographs of the 1987 Billy Graham Crusade held in Columbia, SC and a few of Dent talking to various groups about his Christian faith. In addition, there are photographs documenting overseas evangelization trips by Harry and Betty Dent to Australia, New Zealand, and Romania as well as other trips made to locations such as Italy and Somalia. The DVD is of Dent’s memorial service on October 6, 2007; a program for the service is enclosed with the DVD.

Among the individuals pictured are Mohamed Siad Barre, President of Somalia, 1969-1991; U.S. Senators James F. Byrnes and Strom Thurmond; Dent’s wife Betty and family; U.S. Presidents George Bush, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon; fellow evangelist Greg Horton; and Nixon’s wife Pat, daughter Tricia, and son-in-law Ed Cox.

SEPARATION LIST Oversize Photographs:

  • Harry S. Dent and Betty F. Dent at Machado Restaurant in Lisbon, Portugal, November 23, 1962.
  • Harry Dent at his desk, circa 1968-1972.
  • Harry Dent shaking hands with unidentified man in his office; Official Photograph of the White House, December 3, 1969.
  • Harry Dent with three unidentified women; Official Photograph of the White House, April 15, 1970.
  • Textile meeting with President Nixon; Official Photograph of the White House, June 8, 1970.
  • Harry Dent and President Richard Nixon in the Oval Office; Official Photograph of the White House, February 22, 1973.
  • Dates

    • 1950-1991, 2007

    Creator

    Extent

    0.675 Cubic Feet ( (consisting of 26 folders, 6 oversize photographs and 1 DVD).)

    Language of Materials

    From the Collection: English