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John Lanneau McMillan Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-JLM
Abstract
John Lanneau McMillan represented South Carolina's 6th District in the U.S. House of Representatives for seventeen consecutive terms between 1939 and 1973. McMillan was called the "Mayor of DC" in recognition of his key role in the management of Washington, D.C., as chairman of the House Committee on the District of Columbia. He served as chair for over twenty years.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1938 - 1972; 1938 - 2006
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Thomas S. and Clara G. McMillan Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-TCM
Abstract
Thomas Sanders McMillan represented Charleston in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1917 to 1925, serving his last two terms as Speaker Pro Tem and Speaker. He was then elected to represent the 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives. He died in office in 1939, whereon constituents elected his wife, Clara Gooding, to complete his unexpired term. Clara did not run for re-election in 1940, but stayed in Washington and served in the National Youth Administration and,...
Dates:
c. 1870 - 1980
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Richter H. Moore, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-RHM
Abstract
Richter H. Moore, Jr., an active member of the Democratic Party, belonged to the States Rights Democrats Club and the Young Democratic Club as a student at the University of South Carolina in the late 1940s. He served on the Washington County (TN) Democratic Executive Committee, 1958 to 1972, and was a delegate to numerous state conventions and three national conventions. Moore enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an educator, teaching at East Tennessee State and Appalachian State for...
Dates:
1928, 1937-2003
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
P. Bradley Morrah, Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-PBM
Abstract
P. Bradley Morrah, Jr., represented Greenville County in the South Carolina House of Representatives in 1940 and 1947 to 1948, and served in the state Senate from 1953 to 1966. During these years, Morrah and several senators, including John West, Earle Morris, and Marshall Parker, banded together to pursue their legislative goals in an informal group they called "the left field boys." The group challenged the old line establishment represented by Edgar Brown and Marion Gressette.
Dates:
1931 - 1990
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Barbara W. Moxon Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-BWM
Abstract
Speaker, motivator, mentor, recruiter and leader, Moxon dedicated her life to service. She knew citizen groups could accomplish their goals through cooperation, hard work, and perseverance. Moxon was involved in and held positions in organizations and campaigns such as Advocates for Comprehensive Health Education (ACHE), SC Division of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), Common Cause of SC, Constitutional Convention Repeal Campaign, Equal Rights Amendment of SC (ERA), SC...
Dates:
1964 - 2006
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Erminie M. and John T. Nave Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-EJN
Abstract
Erminie McKnight Nave and her husband John Thomas Nave were active leaders in Republican politics from the 1960s to the early 1990s, chiefly in Greenwood County but also at the district and state levels. Mrs. Nave served as chair of the Greenwood County Republican Party and of the Third District Republican Party. Mr. Nave served as Mayor of Greenwood, Greenwood County Republican Party chair and as state executive committeeman.
Dates:
1916 - 1998
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-IDN
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...
Dates:
1929 - 2003
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
C. Kenneth Powell Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-CKP
Abstract
C. Kenneth Powell was active in the establishment of the modern Republican Party in South Carolina, beginning with his work on Floyd Spence's landmark 1962 campaign for Congress as a Republican. He ran several times for elective office and became chair of the Richland County Republican Party in 1970, organizing the Party's first primary in the county. Powell served the S.C. Republican Party as its chair at a critical time in its development, 1971 to 1974. The election of 1974 was a turning...
Dates:
1964 - 1982
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Charles D. Ravenel Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-CDR
Abstract
In 1974, Charles D. Ravenel, a political newcomer, became the Democratic Party's nominee for governor, but a dispute over residency qualifications kept him off the general election ballot. Campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1978 and for Congress in 1980 were also unsuccessful. However, Ravenel's innovative style and charismatic manner reinvigorated the political system, and his method of using the media as a campaign tool was a first for South Carolina and changed politics within the state.
Dates:
1973 - 1996
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Republican Party of South Carolina Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-RPSC
Abstract
The papers of the Republican Party of South Carolina document the Party's activities at the local, state, and national levels. Headquartered in Columbia, the Party's primary purposes are to promote the Party's interests throughout the state, provide campaign assistance to Republican candidates for state and national office, and liaison with the national and local Republican parties.
Dates:
1932-2016
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
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- Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965 2
- League of Women Voters of Columbia (S.C.) 2
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- United States. Congress. House 2
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- Zeigler, Eugene N. 2
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- Cook, Weston Carrier 1
- Democratic Party (S.C.) 1
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- Dent, Harry S. (Harry Shuler), 1930-2007 1
- Derrick, Butler Carson, Jr., 1936-2014 1
- Drummond, John W. (John Willie), 1919- 1
- Duffy, John J. (1934) 1
- Edens, J. Drake (James Drake), 1925-1982 1
- Edens, Jenny 1
- Edwards, James B. (James Burrows), 1927-2014 1
- Ferillo, Bud (Charles Traynor Ferillo, Jr.) 1
- Fowler, Donald L. (Donald Lionel), 1935-2020 1
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- Graham, Cora Doten 1
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- Hall, Wilton E. (Wilton Earle), 1901-1980 1
- Hamby, Lottie D. (Dolly) 1
- Hare, Butler B. (Butler Black), 1875-1967 1
- Harrell, Flynn T., 1934- 1
- Harvin, C. Alex, III (Charles Alexander) 1
- Hemphill, Robert W. (Robert Witherspoon), 1915-1983 1
- Hendricks, Lloyd I. (Lloyd Inman) (1942-2023) 1
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- Holleman, Frank 1
- Hollings, Rita L. (Rita Liddy "Peatsy") 1
- Humanities Council SC 1
- Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978 1
- Jackson, Jesse, 1941- 1
- Jennings, Peggy 1
- Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina 1
- Johnston, Gladys Atkinson (Gladys Elizabeth Atkinson), 1901-1976 1
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