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John Marion Lofton papers
Collection
Identifier: SCL-MS-11490
Scope and Content Note
The papers of John Marion Lofton, Jr. (1919-1990), span the years 1909 through 1990 although the bulk of the collection falls between 1940 and 1980. Included in the papers are correspondence, writings, press releases, bulletins, newsclippings, and newsletters. Units of material in the collection reveal Lofton's involvement in the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Unitarian Church, political events during the tumultuous years of racial integration and Vietnam War protests, and such related...
Dates:
1909 - 1990
Found in:
South Caroliniana Library
John Roy Harper II papers
Collection
Identifier: SCL-MS-14uuu
Scope and Contents
Series:I. Personal papersII. Family papersIII. Topical filesIV. Audio-Visual materialsV. Ephemera and RealiaVII. OversizeVIII. LibraryPersonal papers include Harper’s political campaigns, correspondence with his family, friends, and acquaintances, greeting cards, invitations and programs for funerals, commencement ceremonies, and weddings, his education at Mather Academy, Fisk University, Harvard Law...
Dates:
1870-2003; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2003
Found in:
South Caroliniana Library
L. Marion Gressette Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-LMG
Abstract
Marion Gressette served Orangeburg County for half a century in the South Carolina General Assembly. He began his public service in the House, 1925-1928, 1931-1932, and spent the majority of his career in the Senate, 1937-1984; President Pro Tempore, 1972-1984. Nicknamed the "Gray Fox" because of his legislative cunning and slicked-back gray hair, Gressette commanded the respect of political allies and adversaries alike.
Dates:
c. 1920-1924, 1950-1984
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Marian Bruce Logan collection of Civil Rights activism
Collection
Identifier: SCU-RBSC-2017-6
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of the personal papers and effects of civil rights activist and cabaret singer Marian Bruce Logan (1920-1993).
Marian Bruce was a cabaret singer who performed in clubs in New York City, Paris, and London in the 1940s and 1950s. She later retired from the stage and married Dr. Arthur Logan. With whom she had a son, Warren Arthur “Chip” Logan, who was baptized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
After retiring from singing, Marian Bruce Logan began working on several...
Dates:
1945-1989; Majority of material found within 1960-1980
Martha Monteith Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-MEM
Overview
Martha Cunningham Monteith was the first trained speech therapist employed by the South Carolina public school system, establishing the inaugural program at Richland County District 1 in 1949. She worked to secure state funding for speech and hearing services throughout SC public schools. While teaching at South Carolina State University (c. 1954-1962), she helped estabish its department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, and in 1966 helped launch a Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate...
Dates:
1938 - 2016
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Modjeska Monteith Simkins Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-MMS
Abstract
A Columbia civil rights activist, Simkins served as the South Carolina State Secretary for the NAACP, 1941-1957. She also had leadership roles in the renovation of Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital and the Richland County Citizens Committee. Simkins was a founder, in 1921, of the Victory Savings Bank of Columbia. Now called South Carolina Community Bank, it survives as one of the oldest African-American owned banks in the country. As a voice of African-American leadership in the South, Simkins...
Dates:
1909 - 1992
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Philip G. Grose Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-PGG
Abstract
Philip Gibbs Grose, Jr., was a journalist, government administrator, speechwriter, public affairs aficionado, and author. Grose devoted his life to writing about and serving the government of South Carolina. Throughout his life, Grose’s words and actions documented South Carolina’s move to become a modern state, but his name and words were hidden behind the guise of a political journalist and government bureaucrat until late in his life when he became a published author. His papers span his...
Dates:
1966 - 2011
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Robert E. McNair Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-REM
Abstract
Robert Evander McNair represented Allendale County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1951 until his election as Lieutenant Governor in 1962. He served under Governor Donald Russell until 1965, when the death of U.S. Senator Olin Johnston left a vacancy in South Carolina's congressional delegation. McNair succeeded Russell as governor and appointed Russell to serve in the senate until such time as a special election could be held. McNair was elected to a full term as governor...
Dates:
1953 - 2010
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
Robert T. Ashmore Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-RTA
Collection Description
The Ashmore collection consists of 3.75 ft. of material, chiefly correspondence, speeches, and clippings of United States Congressman Robert T. Ashmore (1904-1989). Ashmore represented South Carolina’s 4th District in the United States House of Representatives between 1953 and 1969. Also included are records of his campaigns for office, 1935-1970, and work with the South Carolina Appalachian Council of Governments, 1970-1985.General correspondence includes both personal and public...
Dates:
1914-2002
Found in:
South Carolina Political Collections
WBTW-TV news collection
Collection
Identifier: COD0000004-ACC 1996-0001
Scope and Contents
This collection contains outtake footage shot by the news crews of Florence, South Carolina's CBS affiliate from 1958 to 1977. Contains 16mm color silent and sound film, documenting people and events around the state of South Carolina.
Dates:
1958-1977
Found in:
Moving Image Research Collections (MIRC)
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