Special Collections and Archives

Scope and Content Note The first subseries, Active Service (Subseries A, 1942-1945; 1.8 cu. ft.), contains the records concerning Thurmond's duties and responsibilities in the Civil Affairs Division during World War II. The division's mission was to occupy, govern, and to help restore devastated, war-torn countries and their economies, and usually arrived during large-scale combat operations. Thurmond studied and used this material in connection with his civil affairs / military government responsibilities. These...