Edens, J. Drake (James Drake), 1925-1982
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1925 - 1982
Gender
- Males
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Bulletins (From State Chairman Drake Edens)
File — Box: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Campaign Files, 1939-1982, are significant for their breadth. Extensive records document Workman’s 1962 Senate campaign. The series also contains newsletters and material regarding other elections, conventions, and general coverage of the state and national Democratic and Republican parties. Several files concern the States’ Rights Party and its campaigns in 1948 and 1956. There is an unusual example of campaign literature from the 1956 Presidential race—a cartoon book titled “Forward with...
Dates:
1963
Bulletins (From State Chairman Drake Edens)
File — Box: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Campaign Files, 1939-1982, are significant for their breadth. Extensive records document Workman’s 1962 Senate campaign. The series also contains newsletters and material regarding other elections, conventions, and general coverage of the state and national Democratic and Republican parties. Several files concern the States’ Rights Party and its campaigns in 1948 and 1956. There is an unusual example of campaign literature from the 1956 Presidential race—a cartoon book titled “Forward with...
Dates:
1964
Bulletins (to campaign workers from State Chairman Drake Edens)
File — Box: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Campaign Files, 1939-1982, are significant for their breadth. Extensive records document Workman’s 1962 Senate campaign. The series also contains newsletters and material regarding other elections, conventions, and general coverage of the state and national Democratic and Republican parties. Several files concern the States’ Rights Party and its campaigns in 1948 and 1956. There is an unusual example of campaign literature from the 1956 Presidential race—a cartoon book titled “Forward with...
Dates:
1962
Edens, J. Drake
File — Box: 81
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Clippings series, 1962 to 2006, is primarily concerned with elections, legislation, contemporary issues affecting the state and the nation, and people of interest to the DPSC.
Dates:
1962-2006
Edens, J. Drake, 1963-1970
File — Box: 37
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Clippings consist of news articles related to conventions, elections, and issues, 1940 to 2002. Convention clippings document both Republican and Democratic conventions. Early Republican convention clippings are represented by competing Republican factions from 1940 to 1950. Election clippings are arranged by type and year and include general assembly, local, congressional, presidential and state office elections. Issues are arranged topically and consist of reference files representing a...
Dates:
1963-1970
Edens, J. Drake, Jr.
File — Box: 46
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Clippings are arranged topically and mirror the other series to a certain extent. This series is a rich source of contemporary information on a wide range of subjects. Included are Workman's editorials from The State, coverage of political campaigns and parties, and state government, and files on a large number of individuals. This series concludes with seventeen scrapbooks in which Workman preserved copies of his articles. In addition to the twelve bound volumes of “South Carolina...
Dates:
1915 - 1997
J. Drake Edens, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-JDE
Abstract
J. Drake Edens is recognized by many as the father of the modern Republican Party in South Carolina. He campaigned for Charles E. Boineau, Jr., William D. Workman, Jr., Barry Goldwater, Albert Watson, and Richard Nixon. He served as chair of the Republican Party of South Carolina, 1963-1965, and Republican National Committeeman for South Carolina, 1965-1972.
Dates:
1943 - 1982
Edens, Jr., J. Drake
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Administrative series 1963-2000, documents the Party's organizational operations from and are arranged topically. Within each topic, records are listed chronologically. Subseries include Fundraising, Media, Party Leadership, Patronage and Publications. Fund raising is a principal activity of the state organization and is well documented in the collection. Fund raising events are listed by date and include the name of their guest speaker. News releases date from 1966 to 2001 and highlight...
Dates:
1932-2016
Henry Eichel Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-HE
Description of Materials
The Henry Eichel Papers consist of four linear feet split into three series: Persons, Topics, and Photographs.The Persons and Topics series consist of newspaper clippings and notes from stories Eichel planned on writing. The Photographs series consists of mainly headshots of many South Carolinians in the news in the 1970s. Many of the photos have percentages written on the back as...
Dates:
1958 - 2003