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Solomon Blatt Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-SB
Scope and Contents Public Papers chiefly relate to Blatt’s role as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from Barnwell County, 1933-1986, and as Speaker, 1935-1946 and 1951-1973. The series includes general files, a “political file”, recommendations, and topical files. The political file subseries describes a discreet set of papers from 1963-1964 that document a range of political activities, including constituent service, correspondence with other public officials around the state, and...
Dates: 1916-1921, 1933-2016

Rembert Coney Dennis Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-RCD
Abstract

Rembert Dennis was one of the most influential legislators of his time. His career spanned almost fifty years in the South Carolina House of Representatives (Berkeley County), 1939-1942, and the South Carolina Senate, 1943-1988.

Dates: 1938 - 1992

Robert Witherspoon Hemphill Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-RWH
Abstract

Robert W. Hemphill served South Carolina's 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1957-1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed him to a federal district court judgeship in April 1964, and he served in that capacity until his death in 1983. Previous public service included a stint in the South Carolina House of Representatives (Chester County), 1947-1948, and as Solicitor for the 6th Judicial Circuit, 1951-1956.

Dates: 1926 - 1984

John Roy Harper II papers

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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...
Dates: 1870-2003; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2003

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

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

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

Burnet Rhett Maybank Scrapbook

 Item — Scrapbook: 1
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-BRM
Dates: 1947 - 1950

P. Bradley Morrah, Jr. Papers

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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

Donald S. Russell Papers

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Identifier: SCU-SCPC-DSR
Abstract Donald Russell began his career with the Spartanburg law firm of Nichols, Wyche and Byrnes, where he became a close friend and protege of James F. Byrnes. Thanks in part to this connection, Russell held several important positions with the Roosevelt and Truman administrations, including Assistant Secretary of State for Administration. In 1952, Russell was named president of the University of South Carolina. As president, Russell guided the school from regional significance towards its...
Dates: 1929 - 1998

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Politicians -- United States -- Biography. 3
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Elections -- Southern states. 2
Judges -- United States -- Biography. 2
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African American Presbyterians -- South Carolina. 1
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African Americans -- South Carolina. 1
African Americans -- Suffrage. 1
Asbestos -- Law and legislation -- United States. 1
Civil rights movements -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century. 1
College presidents -- United States -- Biography. 1
College students -- Political activity -- United States. 1
Columbia (S.C.) -- Social life and customs. 1
Courthouses -- South Carolina. 1
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States. 1
Criminal procedure -- United States. 1
District courts -- United States. 1
Election monitoring. 1
Farmers' markets. 1
Finance, Public -- United States -- States. 1
Greenville County (S.C.) 1
Judges -- United States. 1
Jury -- United States. 1
Juvenile courts -- United States. 1
Legislators -- United States -- Biography. 1
Legislators -- United States. 1
Loyalty oaths -- United States. 1
Political campaigns -- United States -- History -- 20th century. 1
Political participation -- United States. 1
Politicians -- United States. 1
Practice of law -- United States. 1
Presbyterians -- United States. 1
Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States. 1
Prisoners -- United States -- Social conditions. 1
Savannah River Site (S.C.) 1
School buildings -- United States. 1
South Carolina -- Race relations. 1
Southern States -- Race relations. 1
United States -- Race relations. 1
Voter registration -- United States. 1
War crime trials. 1
Water -- Fluoridation. 1
Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. 1
Wildlife conservation -- Law and legislation -- United States. 1
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. 1
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South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
Littlejohn, Bruce, 1913-2007 2
Russell, Donald Stuart, 1906-1998 2
United States. Congress. Senate 2
Black on Nation 1