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Walt Lardner Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-WL
Abstract

Walt Lardner sold his first cartoon in 1954 while a student at the School of Visual Arts in New York. For the next decade, his free-lance cartoons appeared in national magazines such as Collier's and the Saturday Evening Post. In 1967, Lardner moved to South Carolina, where he began a long association with South Carolina Educational Television, eventually becoming the network's chief animator. During this period, he was also a regular, free-lance contributor to The State.

Dates: 1967 - 2009

League of Women Voters of Columbia/Richland County Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-LWVC
Abstract

The League of Women Voters of Columbia/Richland County (S.C.) was organized as a provisional league in 1947, and recognized as a local league in 1950, one year after the recognition of the Charleston and Spartanburg leagues. These three local organizations formed the nucleus of the state League. The League is a non-partisan organization that encourages citizens to learn about and become active in national, state, and local government.

Dates: 1942 - 2021

League of Women Voters of South Carolina Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-LWVSC
Abstract

The League of Women Voters of South Carolina was formed in 1951 from the three local leagues then existing in Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg. The League is a non-partisan organization that encourages citizens to learn about and become active in national, state, and local government.

Dates: 1919 - 2021

League of Women Voters of Spartanburg Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-LWVS
Abstract

Founded in 1948, the Spartanburg (S.C.) league was disbanded during the spring of 1960, and reorganized circa 1974-1975. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

Dates: 1940-1961, 1973-1994

Sarah Leverette Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-SL
Scope and Contents The Leverette collection consists of 19 linear feet of material. Series include General, Topical, Audiovisual, Speeches, Clippings, Vertical File Materials, and Scrapbooks. Within the Topical series, the most extensive subseries pertains to the League of Women Voters, documenting Leverette’s and her colleagues’ work in that organization, including research, discussion, and advocacy efforts on political and governmental issues; outreach and education; and voter service and protection. The...
Dates: c. 1943-2017; Majority of material found within 2002 - 2013

C. Bruce Littlejohn Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-CBL
Abstract

Cameron Bruce Littlejohn represented Spartanburg County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1937 to 1943 and 1947 to 1949, the latter three years as Speaker. He resigned in 1949 when he won a judicial appointment. For the next thirty-five years, Littlejohn served on South Carolina's Seventh Circuit Court and the South Carolina Supreme Court, attaining the post of Chief Justice in his last two years on the Court.

Dates: 1861 and 1906-2007

Isadore E. Lourie Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-IEL
Abstract

Isadore Edward Lourie served in the South Carolina General Assembly from 1965 until his retirement in 1993 and gained a reputation as the champion of the common man and woman. Lourie was first elected to the South Carolina House with the slogan, "The Man Who Will Stand Up For You." In 1972, he won election to the state Senate. In 1995, Governor David Beasley appointed Lourie to the twenty-two-member South Carolina Commission on Racial Relations.

Dates: 1961-2013; Majority of material found within 1961 - 1994

James R. Mann Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-JRM
Abstract James Robert Mann represented Greenville in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953. That year, Gov. James Byrnes appointed Mann solicitor of the 13th Judicial Circuit to succeed Robert Ashmore, a position he held until 1963 when he returned to the full-time practice of law. Mann returned to public service in 1969 with his election to the U.S. House of Representatives, once again succeeding Ashmore. Mann represented the 4th District until 1979 when he returned home to...
Dates: 1948 - 2010

Bernard Manning Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-BM
Abstract

Bernard Manning was a Republican pioneer most active in Richland County. He assisted the Party with numerous legal matters over the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including Simkins v. Gressette and the Riley v. Pechilis cases, petitions and protests, and researching and drafting election laws. Manning ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the S.C. House of Representatives in 1970 and 1972.

Dates: 1958 - 1984

Samuel P. Manning Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-SPM
Abstract

Representing Spartanburg County in the South Carolina House from 1967 to 1982, Manning was a major advocate of promoting and commemorating the state's history. He was particularly successful in gaining recognition for the Battle of Cowpens as a pivotal event in the American Revolution and helping to establish Cowpens National Battlefield as a national park.

Dates: 1895, 1937-1996

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South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1951- 64
Elections -- Southern states. 15
South Carolina -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. 13
Women -- Political activity -- United States. 12
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Lawyers -- United States. 8
Politicians -- United States. 8
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. 6
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States. 5
African Americans -- South Carolina. 4
Elections -- United States -- History. 4
Equal rights amendments--United States 4
Orangeburg Massacre, Orangeburg, S.C., 1968. 4
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. 4
Women -- Societies and clubs. 4
Education -- South Carolina. 3
Governors -- South Carolina. 3
Legislators -- United States -- Biography. 3
Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. 3
Liquor laws -- United States. 3
Loyalty oaths -- United States. 3
Nuclear facilities. 3
Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 3
Political campaigns -- United States. 3
Politicians -- United States -- Biography. 3
Savannah River Site (S.C.) 3
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. 3
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. 3
Abscam Bribery Scandal, 1980 2
Alcohol -- Law and legislation. 2
Civil rights. 2
Columbia (S.C.) 2
Columbia (S.C.) -- Politics and government. 2
Convict labor -- United States. 2
Cotton textile industry. 2
Diplomatic and consular service, American. 2
Educational law and legislation -- South Carolina. 2
Equal rights amendments. 2
Greenville County (S.C.) 2
Greenwood (S.C.) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. 2
Hurricane Hugo, 1989. 2
Journalists -- United States. 2
Judges -- United States -- Biography. 2
Judges -- United States. 2
Legislative bodies -- United States. 2
Lobbying -- United States. 2
Local elections. 2
Methodist Church -- United States -- History. 2
Methodists -- United States. 2
Pollution -- Law and legislation -- United States. 2
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1968. 2
Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States. 2
Richard B. Russell Dam (Ga. and S.C.) 2
School integration -- United States. 2
Schools -- Standards -- South Carolina. 2
Sex discrimination against women -- United States. 2
South Carolina -- Politics and government. 2
Textile factories. 2
United States -- Race relations. 2
Vietnam War, 1961-1975. 2
Voter registration -- United States. 2
Voting. 2
Washington (D.C.) -- Politics and government. 2
Water -- Fluoridation. 2
Actions and defenses. 1
Advertising -- Social aspects. 1
Advertising agencies -- South Carolina -- Columbia -- History. 1
Advertising agencies -- United States -- Columbia -- Management. 1
Advertising, Political -- United States. 1
African American clergy. 1
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century. 1
Aging 1
All-America City Award. 1
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976. 1
Anti-communist movements -- United States. 1
Armed forces. 1
Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- United States. 1
Attorneys General -- United States -- States. 1
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Archives. 1
Authors, American -- Southern States. 1
Automobile insurance -- Law and legislation -- United States. 1
Baptists -- South Carolina -- Greenville. 1
Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Law and legislation. 1
Basic needs -- South Carolina. 1
Battlefields -- South Carolina. 1
Beaufort County (S.C.) 1
Businesswomen -- United States. 1
Cartoonists -- United States. 1
Charlotte Observer 1
China -- Foreign relations -- United States. 1
Church and social problems. 1
Civil rights -- United States. 1
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 1
Civil service -- United States. 1
Cold War -- Political aspects -- United States. 1
College presidents -- United States -- Biography. 1
Columbia (S.C.) -- Commerce. 1
Columbia (S.C.) -- History. 1
Columbia (S.C.) -- Race relations. 1
Columbia Metropolitan Area (S.C) -- City planning. 1
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Names
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 10
Dorn, William Jennings Bryan, 1916-2005 7
McNair, Robert E. (Robert Evander), 1923-2007 7
Democratic Party (U.S.) 6
Hollings, Ernest F. (Ernest Frederick), 1922-2019 6
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West, John Carl, 1922-2004 6
Culbertson, John Bolt, 1908-1983 5
Riley, Richard W. (Richard Wilson) 5
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972 4
Campbell, Carroll A., 1940-2005 4
Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998 4
League of Women Voters of South Carolina 4
Ravenel, Charles Dufort, 1938- 4
Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992 4
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003 4
United States. Congress. Senate 4
Westmoreland, William C. (William Childs), 1914-2005 4
Dennis, Rembert C. (Rembert Coney) 3
Dent, Harry S. (Harry Shuler), 1930-2007 3
Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965 3
League of Women Voters of Columbia (S.C.) 3
Morris, Earle E., Jr. 3
Republican Party (S.C.) 3
Russell, Donald Stuart, 1906-1998 3
Timmerman, George Bell, 1912-1994 3
United States. Congress. House 3
Workman, William D. (William Douglas), 1914-1990 3
Zeigler, Eugene N. 3
Barron, Keller H., 1932- 2
Bass, Jack (1934) 2
Bates, Lester L., Sr. (Lester Lee), 1904-1988 2
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2
Derrick, Butler Carson, Jr., 1936-2014 2
Earle, Willie, 1922-1947 2
Edens, J. Drake (James Drake), 1925-1982 2
Fowler, Donald L. (Donald Lionel), 1935-2020 2
Gressette, L. Marion (Lawrence Marion) 2
Littlejohn, Bruce, 1913-2007 2
Lourie, Isadore E. 2
Mann, James R. (James Robert), 1920-2010 2
National Organization for Women 2
Reagan, Ronald (Ronald Wilson), 1911-2004 2
Riley, Ann Yarborough 2
Riley, Edward Patterson, 1900-1994 2
Sanders, Alex 2
South Carolina. General Assembly. Senate 2
South Carolina. General Assembly. Senate. Judiciary Committee 2
Spence, Floyd D., 1928-2001 2
Turnipseed, Tom (George Thomas Turnipseed), 1936-2020 2
Wallace, George C. (George Corley), 1919-1998 2
Watson, Albert 2
African Methodist Episcopal Church 1
Alda, Alan, 1936- 1
American Association of University Women. South Carolina Division 1
Americans United for Separation of Church and State 1
Appleby, Charles L., 1923-2021 1
Ashmore, Robert T. (Robert Thomas), 1904-1989 1
Ashmore, Willie Vance Linthicum 1
Badische Anilin- & Soda-Fabrik 1
Bates, Lester L., Jr. (Lester Lee), 1931-2009 1
Battiste, Luther J., III (Luther James), 1949- 1
Beasley, David M. 1
Bessinger, Maurice, 1930- 1
Bicentennial Council of the Thirteen Original States 1
Blatt family 1
Blatt, Ethel 1
Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986 1
Blatt, Solomon, Jr., 1921-2016 1
Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr., 1923-2005 1
Bradley, Jane H. 1
Bricker, John W. (John William), 1893-1986 1
Brown, Edgar A. (Edgar Allan), 1888-1975 1
Bryson family 1
Bryson, Joseph Raleigh, 1893-1953 1
Byrnes, Maude 1
Campbell, John T. 1
Catt, Carrie Chapman, 1859-1947 1
Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina 1
Citizens Association of Beaufort County 1
Collier, Pat 1
Columbia High School (Columbia, S.C.) 1
Community Care, Inc 1
Concerned South Carolinians for a Better Environment 1
Cook, Weston Carrier 1
Democratic Party (S.C.) 1
Democratic Women’s Council of South Carolina 1
Drummond, John W. (John Willie), 1919- 1
Duffy, John J. (1934) 1
Eastwood, Clint, 1930- 1
Edens, Jenny 1
Edwards, James B. (James Burrows), 1927-2014 1
Eichel, Henry, 1944- 1
Farrow, Mia, 1945- 1
Fendley, Furman 1
Ferillo, Bud (Charles Traynor Ferillo, Jr.) 1
Finney, Ernest A., Jr. (Ernest Adolphus), 1931-2017 1
Forbes, Wanda L., 1925-2020 1
Frederick, Keith 1
Freemasons 1
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