Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1964
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
James Francis Byrnes Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss-0090
Abstract
The James F. Byrnes Papers document his career as a U.S. Senator, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion during World War II, U.S. Secretary of State, and Governor of South Carolina. The papers show his close relationship with President Franklin D. Roosevelt as Byrnes helps him pass New Deal legislation during the Depression and then coordinates the homefront economy during the war, as well as accompanying Roosevelt to the Yalta Conference....
Dates:
1831 - 2007; 1933 - 1972
Scrapbooks Series, 1939-1976
Series
Scope and Contents note
The scrapbooks contain, in addition to newspaper clippings, such items as letters, programs, brochures, minutes, agendas, press releases and newsletters. They document the period 1939-1976 and are arranged chronologically.The bulk of the materials in the first six volumes are from the Yellow Jacket, the St. Mathews High School student newspaper where Dent was associate editor, (1944-1945), editor-in-chief (1946-1947) and sports editor (1947) and...
Dates:
1939-1976
Series 8: Post-Gubernatorial Series, 1919, 1926, 1946-1976, bulk dates 1955-1968, 1955 - 1972
Series
Scope and Contents note
The Post-Gubernatorial Series consists of architectural drawings, articles, booklets, cards, clippings, correspondence, invitations, memoranda, notes, photographs, a poem, postcards, press releases, schedules, speeches, statements, tax forms, telegrams, and transcripts.The files in this series date from 1946 to 1976, with the bulk of the material covering the period from Byrnes’ retirement in January 1955 until 1968, four years before his death on April 9, 1972.Materials...
Dates:
1919, 1926, 1946-1976, bulk dates 1955-1968; 1955 - 1972
Series 9: Speeches Series, 1831-1967, bulk dates 1933-1965, 1933 - 1965
Series
Scope and Contents note
The Speeches series contains articles, clippings, correspondence, drafts, editorials, memos, notes, postcards, press releases, speeches, and telegrams.The items in this series cover the period 1831-1967. The bulk of the material dates from 1933-1965 and mainly documents Byrnes’ political career.The speeches are arranged chronologically by date. Correspondence, clippings, and other materials are grouped with the related speech. Oversize items have been removed to oversize...
Dates:
1831-1967, bulk dates 1933-1965; 1933 - 1965
Strom Thurmond Collection, Campaigns Series
Series — Box 1-87
Identifier: Mss-0100-09
Scope and Contents
The material in this series documents the Senator's campaigns from 1954 to 1978. This excludes the 1956 senatorial and the 1976 Presidential campaigns, for which no material is presently known to exist; some material on the 1960 senatorial campaign may be found in the Administrative Assistant series. These records not only document Thurmond's own campaigns; they also document other campaigns that he was involved in, especially the 1968 Presidential campaign.
Items in this series consist...
Dates:
1938 - 1996
Strom Thurmond Collection Cartoons
Series
Identifier: Mss-0100-29
Scope and Contents
This series contains primarily political cartoons that Strom Thurmond collected throughout his years of public service. With few exceptions, the subject of the cartoon is either Thurmond or a current event in which he was involved. Many of the cartoons are original drawings, sent to Thurmond by the cartoonists or their editors. Originals may be identified by a brief description, such as "ink on illustration board" or "pencil and ink". If there is an inscription, it is included in...
Dates:
1869-1996
Strom Thurmond Collection Scrapbooks
Series
Identifier: Mss-0100-31
Scope and Contents
The final reel of microfilm is of three clippings scrapbooks created for the three youngest Thurmond children: James Strom Thurmond, Jr., Juliana Gertrude Thurmond, and Paul Reynolds Thurmond. These scrapbooks are similar in content and include articles that mention the children, including Senator Thurmond's birthday celebrations and coverage of Nancy Moore Thurmond's death in 1993. Some commencement programs and clippings are unique to the child whose name is on the scrapbook.
Dates:
1923 - 1982