Drummond, John W. (John Willie), 1919-

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Personal Topical Files cover issues and projects in which West was interested or involved as a private citizen. Middle East files, circa 1974 to 2003, consist chiefly of correspondence with businessmen, diplomats, and personal friends, as well as with American and Saudi Arabian government officials. Following his years as ambassador, West‘s continuing interest in the Middle East, its business opportunities, culture, and conflicts, is reflected in his ongoing correspondence with various Saudi...

Abstract

John Drummond represented the Greenwood area in the South Carolina Senate for more than forty years, including service as president pro tempore, before retiring in 2008. These papers contain material relating to this public service career and also include material on Drummond's stint as a World War II fighter pilot and his reunions with other veterans from his air group.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Public papers, 1977 to circa 1992, consist of materials related to Hendricks’ career as a state legislator. Of particular note is the Blue Laws file, which contains background research and drafts of blue law legislation from the 1970s and 1980s, much of it sponsored or co-sponsored by Hendricks. The Communications file consists primarily of congratulatory correspondence. It also includes press releases and a newsletter. Senator John Drummond’s introduction of Hendricks as the South Carolina...

Scope and Contents From the Series: Topical files regard Grose’s work for the State Reorganization Committee and the State Budget and Control Board, as well as an award received from the American Society of Public Administration. This series also documents various individuals and organizations that Grose advised, including the Psaras Foundation, a foundation that offered seed funding to nonprofit organizations in education and community service; and gubernatorial candidate Dwight Drake. Additionally, this series contains...

Collection Description From the Collection: The Grose collection consists of twelve feet of material, mostly research materials for his books, South Carolina On the Brink: Robert McNair and the Politics of Civil Rights (2006) and Looking for Utopia: The Life and Times of John C. West (2011). Also included are records from Grose’s time as the head of the Executive Institute, 1989 to 2004.The Personal series consists primarily of correspondence with individuals and organizations, 1978 to the...