Workman, William D. (William Douglas), 1914-1990
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1914-08-10 - 1990-11-23
Occupations
Places
- Greenwood (S.C.) (Place of Birth)
- Greenville (S.C.) (Place of Death)
- Columbia (S.C.) (Residence)
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Bill Workman's Testimonial Dinner, Hollings Introduces Workman
File — Box 750
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Collection Description Audio and video recordings consist of over 700 video recordings and 800 audio recordings in multiple formats, arranged chronologically within format. Featured prominently across the formats are Hollings campaign ads, senatorial debates, and related campaign interviews and events, most notably footage and commentary from his campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President in 1983-1984. Hollings made numerous media appearances to discuss legislative and...
Dates:
1943-2008
Charles Evans Boineau, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-CEB
Scope and Contents
2.5 ft. of materials, 1934-2003, chiefly 1961-1964, document more fully the emergence of a viable and active Republican Party in South Carolina than they do Boineau’s brief tenure in the South Carolina House of Representatives. The papers are arranged into nine series. In addition to the papers described herein, Mr. Boineau recorded an extensive interview with Modern Political Collections (now SCPC) regarding his education, wartime experiences, and political involvement.Campaign...
Dates:
1934 - 2003
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
W. D. Workman, State Week, 1 June
File — Box 747
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Collection Description Audio and video recordings consist of over 700 video recordings and 800 audio recordings in multiple formats, arranged chronologically within format. Featured prominently across the formats are Hollings campaign ads, senatorial debates, and related campaign interviews and events, most notably footage and commentary from his campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President in 1983-1984. Hollings made numerous media appearances to discuss legislative and...
Dates:
1962 [See Box 750 for more reels from Hollings' days as governor]
W.D. Workman Interview
Item — Box 4
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Photographs include family photos as well as pictures of Wickenberg as student on the USC campus, actor, soldier, and journalist. Separate files document politics and his trip to Vietnam in 1970. The former includes photos of Sol Blatt, Charlie Boineau, Edgar Brown and Fritz Hollings. Eighteen slides chiefly seem to date from 1952 and include images taken in Korea as well as several family photos.Audio tapes include interviews apparently conducted in updating obituaries of...
Dates:
c. 1835-2004
William Workman, 1 June
File — Box 751
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Collection Description Audio and video recordings consist of over 700 video recordings and 800 audio recordings in multiple formats, arranged chronologically within format. Featured prominently across the formats are Hollings campaign ads, senatorial debates, and related campaign interviews and events, most notably footage and commentary from his campaign for the Democratic nomination for U.S. President in 1983-1984. Hollings made numerous media appearances to discuss legislative and...
Dates:
1962
Workman and Spence Campaigns, 1962
File — Box 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
Campaign materials primarily document Boineau’s 1961 election victory and consist largely of congratulatory letters. Two folders combine T.V. scripts and other press related materials for both Boineau’s 1961 contest and the 1962 Workman for Senate race with campaign advertising materials from the Republican National Committee. Of particular note in the campaign series, is the file “Civil Action, Boineau, et al v. Thornton, et al, 1964.” While only few items are found, it provides evidence of...
Dates:
1962
Workman, William D.
File — Box 612
Collection Description
From the Sub-Series:
Campaign for U.S. Senate, 1962 In 1962, fresh from his term as governor, Hollings challenged three-term U.S. Senator Olin D. Johnston in the Democratic primary. Hollings knew he would have to ―out-hustle‖ Johnston to make his case to the voters, as he discusses in Making Government Work. Well before the election in December 1961, South Carolina journalist Charles Wickenberg noted, ―Both Johnston and Hollings act like the election is tomorrow. Both are beating the bushes, talking...
Dates:
1962 (First Senate campaign -- lost to Olin D. Johnston in the Democratic Primary)
Workman, William D.
File — Box 138
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Clippings consist of 15 feet of material (12 cartons), primarily 1958 to 1964. Clippings were kept by Johnston to provide background information on persons, issues, and current events. Most frequently from the Columbia State, Charleston News and Courier, and Greenville Times, clippings include extensive files on agricultural topics, the armed services, civil rights, political campaigns, education, persons, and postal issues. [While working with the clippings, you may notice there are gaps in...
Dates:
1914 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1965
Workman, William D.
File — Box 144
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Campaign Files, 4 linear feet (4 cartons), 1938 to 1964, contain correspondence and other materials related to Johnston's campaigns for public office as well as other statewide campaigns. This series contains valuable records from the presidential races of 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, and 1964. Particularly good material exists for the campaigns of Adlai Stevenson, 1952 and 1956, and Barry Goldwater, 1964. William C. Johnston's 1958 gubernatorial campaign is also documented with papers including...
Dates:
1962
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