SCPC. South Carolina Political Collections

Description of Materials This collection consists of 7.5 linear feet of regular sized materials, six oversized boxes, one box of sketchpads, one box of t-shirts, and ephemera. The collection dates to 1963 with several newspaper clippings about Kate Salley Palmer in her youth. The bulk of the collection is from 1976 to 2008 and documents her work as a political cartoonist, author/illustrator, and freelance artist. There are eight series: General, Art, Topical, Writings, Audiovisual, Clippings, Oversize, and Ephemera....

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Description of Materials Setzler’s collection consists of 15sqft, arranged in seven series: Public Files, Personal Files, Speeches, Audio Visual, Clippings, Magazines, and Photography. The collection regroups numerous correspondences, campaigns, and projects from c. 1976 to 2024. The collection has been processed in the most chronological order possible within each series and subcategories, by year at minimum. Some documents might be found with no dates in a separate folder. The collection has been processed taking...

Description of Materials This collection includes correspondence; interviews; Professor Thigpen’s notes related to various items in the collection; delegate roles to national Republican Party conventions; clippings; as well as photocopies of book chapters and articles. South Carolina Voting Patterns, 1930s-1940s, contains data related to Presidential, South Carolina House, and State elections. Dowes, David files, 1940-1976, concern New York businessman and Republican Party officer, David Dowes, particularly his...

Abstract DeQuincey Newman was a Methodist pastor, civil rights activist, and entrepreneur. A leading figure in the Civil Rights movement in South Carolina, he helped organize the Orangeburg branch of the NAACP in 1943, helped found the Progressive Democratic Party, and served the South Carolina NAACP as state field director from 1960 to 1969. From 1972 to 1974, he served as executive assistant to the Director of the S.C. Department of Social Services. From 1974 to 1981, he was Director of the...

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Charles L. Appleby, Jr. spent the bulk of his working life as a manufacturer's representative with the Giant Portland Cement Company of Florence, South Carolina, but he may be best remembered for his role in developing the Republican Party in South Carolina and his dedication to the community of Florence. He served as chair of the 6th District Republican Party from c. 1980 to c. 1991 and was a delegate to the 1984, 1988, 2000, and 2004 Republican National Conventions.

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The DWC of South Carolina seeks to identify, encourage and support qualified female Democratic candidates, to help women achieve a level of equality on all levels of government, and to encourage participation in political activities.

Abstract Attorney Bill Hunter was a leader in promoting rural electrification in Newberry County, S.C., and throughout the United States. In 1940, Hunter helped organize the Newberry Electric Cooperative, and served as its attorney from that year until the time of this death in 1979. He served the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association as Secretary-Treasurer, 1963-1965, Vice-President, 1965-1967, and President, 1967-1970. At the time of his election as president, the Association served...

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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.

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This small collection consists primarily of papers and clippings concerning Ferillo's campaign work for Democratic candidates in the 1960s and 1970s, but also includes material from the 1950s through 2016.