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Strom Thurmond Collection, Gubernatorial Series

Series — Box: 1-169

Identifier: Mss-0100-08

Abstract

The material in the Strom Thurmond Collection Gubernatorial Series includes correspondence (both official and personal), campaign material, speeches and other items documenting Strom Thurmond's term as Governor of South Carolina from 1946-1951. Some of this material was originally part of the holdings of the South Caroliniana Library of The University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Dates: 1923 - 1955; 1946 - 1951

Found in: Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives

Strom Thurmond Collection Photographs

Series

Identifier: Mss-0100-27

Abstract This series consists primarily of black-and-white photographs documenting the political life of United States Senator Strom Thurmond. The Photographs Series document Strom Thurmond's early years, his family and careers. These are photographs of Strom Thurmond as a baby, his parents, his siblings, as well as the Edgefield home where he was raised. There are also photographs documenting his rise in public life, showing Thurmond as a college student, teacher and coach, state senator, circuit...

Dates: 1900-1995

Found in: Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives

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

Found in: Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives

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