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Asbury Francis Lever Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss-0095
Scope and Contents The Lever papers consist primarily of correspondence with constituents, businessmen, leaders in government, and educators. His career in Congress (1901-1919), organizer of the First Carolina Joint Stock Land Bank (1922-1929), his unsuccessful bid for governor of South Carolina (1930) and for Congress (1932), as a member of the Federal Farm Board (1930-1933) and his affiliation with the Farm Credit Administration (1933-1940) are covered in this collection. There is also material relating to...
Dates: 1895 - 1964; 1900 - 1940

Keowee Plantation Journal

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Mss-0056
Scope and Contents

The Journal lists work done on Keowee Plantation, owned by John Ewing Colhoun. It records the purchase and sale of farm products and weather conditions from January 2, 1853, to January 13, 1855. There are several lists of names of the plantation's slaves between 1854-1859 which in some cases give their ages, death dates, family relationships, and valuation. Brief mention is made of John Ewing Colhoun's sons, William Ransom Colhoun and Henry Davis Colhoun.

Dates: 1853-1859; 1853 - 1855

Strom Thurmond Collection, Speeches Series

 Series — Box: 1-271
Identifier: Mss-0100-11
Scope and Content Note The records of this series reflect Strom Thurmond's thoughts, opinions, and philosophies on various economic, political, and social issues. This series was created in 1946 when Strom Thurmond ran for Governor of South Carolina and continues through his last term as United States Senator from South Carolina. Most of the material prior to this date concerns the Junior Order of the Woodmen of the World, a fraternal organization to which Thurmond belonged. This series consists of four...
Dates: 1935 - 1998

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Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986 1
Brown, Edgar A. (Edgar Allan), 1888-1975 1
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
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