Daniel, Michael R. (Michael Roland), 1940-

Collection Description From the Collection: The Campbell Collection consists of 34 linear feet of material, 1978 to 2001. The bulk of the collection documents Campbell‘s personal activities undertaken while governor of South Carolina (1987-1995) and President and CEO of the American Council on Life Insurance (ACLI, 1995-2001). These activities include his work in the National Governors Association and the Republican Party, his education and tax reform efforts as a member of several national policy groups, and his campaigns for public...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Campaign files detail Riley’s races for the House, Senate, and Governor, as well as his efforts for other candidates, including Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and numerous members of Congress. Of particular interest are the files documenting Riley’s campaign for governor in 1978. Riley entered the race early in 1977 and built a wide-ranging campaign organization, including finance and steering committees, advisory committees from the African-American, student, and senior citizen...

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The Ernest F. Hollings files contain Workman’s notes from Hollings’ gubernatorial press conferences, 1959-1961, gubernatorial campaign of 1958, and primary campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1962 (including transcripts of television appearances). The George Bell Timmerman and Donald Russell files also contain gubernatorial press conference notes and speeches.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Personal Papers include general, campaign, and topical files. Of particular interest among the Personal, General papers is a handwritten 1990 note from Donald Fowler, former Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, responding to criticism from Lourie. At the same time forceful and apologetic, Fowler wrote, “Your suggestions that I have not done my part by the Democratic Party were surprising to me...” and called upon Lourie to work with Fowler to “contribute to a solution.” Another...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Personal papers consist primarily of campaign records, 1975 to 1994, with the bulk of the material dating from Patterson’s races for Congress in 1986, 1988, 1990, and 1992. The campaign files demonstrate the publicity efforts, fundraising, and strategy used in her campaigns. Materials include event planning files, issue files, Democratic Party campaign and Get Out the Vote strategies, and polls and other research. Included in the 1992 campaign materials are files on Bill Clinton’s campaign,...

Collection Description From the Collection: The Campbell Collection consists of 34 linear feet of material, 1978 to 2001. The bulk of the collection documents Campbell‘s personal activities undertaken while governor of South Carolina (1987-1995) and President and CEO of the American Council on Life Insurance (ACLI, 1995-2001). These activities include his work in the National Governors Association and the Republican Party, his education and tax reform efforts as a member of several national policy groups, and his campaigns for public...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Audiovisual (10 linear ft.) comprises the longest time-span of all the series, documenting Campbell‘s career from his 1978 election to Congress to his support of George W. Bush in the 2000 presidential election. Specifically, AV material documents his 1978, 1982, 1984, and 1986 campaigns for public office, his economic development efforts as governor (including BMW‘s arrival in the Upstate), his appearances in the national media as a leading Republican, and his work on the Bush (1988, 1992),...

Collection Description From the Sub-Series: Description of Materials for 1984 Presidential Campaign The almost eleven feet of Presidential Campaign records consist of campaign organization files that include communication and strategy documents, correspondence, financial records, persons files, state files, and topical files. Most of the material is dated between January 1983 and March 1984. General and campaign organization files offer a good deal of insight into the campaign. For example, although Hollings'...