Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995

Authoritative Name:
Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995
Biography:
"Senator from Mississippi; born near De Kalb, Kemper County, Miss., August 3, 1901; attended the county schools; graduated, Mississippi State College 1923; graduated, University of Virginia Law School 1928; admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced practice in De Kalb, Miss.; member, State house of representatives 1928-1932; district prosecuting attorney 1932-1937; circuit judge 1937-1947; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate on November 4, 1947, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Theodore G. Bilbo and served from November 5, 1947, to January 3, 1953; reelected in 1952, 1958, 1964, 1970, 1976 and 1982 for the term ending January 3, 1989; was not a candidate for reelection in 1988; President pro tempore of the Senate during the One Hundredth Congress; chairman, Select Committee on Standards and Conduct (Eighty-ninth through Ninety-third Congresses), Committee on Armed Services (Ninety-first through Ninety-sixth Congresses), Committee on Appropriations (One Hundredth Congress); was a resident of Starkville, Miss., and later, Madison, Miss., until his death in Jackson, April 23, 1995; interment in Pinecrest Cemetery, DeKalb, Miss."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995
Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995--Correspondence
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

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Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project: Affirmative Action Committee

Creator:
AFL-CIO. Civil Rights Department
Kehrer, E. T., 1921-1996
National Urban League
Recruitment and Training Program, Inc.
Godwin, Lamond
Ramsay, Claude E. (Claude Elwood), 1916-1986
Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995
Date of Original:
1975
Collection:
AFL-CIO Southeast Division Civil Rights Department Records
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

--Not all of you! Only those whom he points his finger at! / Baldy, [ca. 1969]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1969
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

--We'll smuggle it in on this load! / Baldy, [1979 May 25]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1979-05-25
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

It's a shame the way these troops are terrorizing people!, 1961 Oct. 10 [i.e., 1962 Oct. 10].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1962-10-10
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

To Dick Russell-- A toast--, [1997]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1977
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

[Baldy cartoon on the Cold War] / Baldy, [1976 Feb. 10]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1976-02-10
Collection:
Baldy Editorial Cartoons, 1946-1982, 1997: Clifford H. Baldowski Editorial Cartoons at the Richard B. Russell Library.
Contributing Institution:
Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela, P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 3)

Creator:
Allen, Pamela P., 1943-
Date of Original:
1967/1974
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--“This Little Light”-transcript of radio program, 1966 (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 7)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1964
1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 & Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3)

Creator:
Bowie, Harry
Date of Original:
1964/1966
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Braden--Mississippi 1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15)

Creator:
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Oral history interview with David Gambrell, 1992 September 21

Creator:
Gambrell, David Henry, 1929-
Date of Original:
1992-09-21
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Senator John C. Stennis speaking at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Senator John C. Stennis speaking at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Senator John C. Stennis speaking at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Senator John C. Stennis speaking at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Senator John C. Stennis speaking at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History

Senator John C. Stennis speaking at a hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty at the Heidelberg Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi.

Creator:
Peppler, Jim
Date of Original:
1967-04-10
Collection:
Jim Peppler Southern Courier Photograph Collection
Contributing Institution:
Alabama. Department of Archives and History
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Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1963-05-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Statement on farmer protection under the Fair Labor Standards Act

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1957-03-07
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library