Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003

Authoritative Name:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Biography:
"Senator from South Carolina; born in Edgefield, S.C., December 5, 1902; attended the public schools; graduated, Clemson College 1923; taught in South Carolina high schools 1923-1929; Edgefield County superintendent of education 1929-1933; studied law and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1930; city and county attorney 1930-1938; member, State senate 1933-1938; circuit judge 1938-1946; served in the United States Army 1942-1946, in Europe and in the Pacific; major general, United States Army Reserve; Governor of South Carolina 1947-1951; unsuccessful States Rights candidate for President of the United States in 1948; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for United States Senator in 1950; practiced law in Aiken, S.C., 1951-1955; appointed as a Democrat to the United States Senate to complete the term of Charles E. Daniel, who resigned, and served from December 24, 1954, to January 3, 1955; had been previously elected as a write-in candidate in November 1954 for the term commencing January 3, 1955, and ending January 3, 1961, but due to a promise made to the voters in the 1954 election, he resigned as of April 4, 1956; again elected as a Democrat on November 6, 1956 to fill the vacancy caused by his own resignation and took the oath of office on November 7, 1956; reelected in 1960, 1966, 1972, 1978, 1984, 1990 and 1996 and served from November 7, 1956, to January 3, 2003; was not a candidate for reelection in 2002; changed from the Democratic to the Republican Party on September 16, 1964; President pro tempore of the Senate (January 5, 1981-January 5, 1987, January 4, 1995 to January 3, 2001, January 20 to June 6, 2001); President pro tempore emeritus (June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003); chair, Committee on the Judiciary (Ninety-seventh through Ninety-ninth Congresses); Committee on Armed Services (One Hundred Fourth Congresses); turned 100 years old on December 5, 2002, while still in office, the oldest person ever to serve in the U.S. Senate; died in Edgefield, South Carolina on June 26, 2003; interment in Willowbrook Cemetery in Edgefield."--Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
Associated Subjects:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

424 items in 17 collections (expand all)

--Ain't you gonna show him who's boss?-- / Baldy, [ca. 1972]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1972
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

--And would you promise to wear your uniform every day with all eight stars, an all your medals an' ribbons, an carry your swagger stick?-- / Baldy, [1980 Dec. 10]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1980-12-10
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

--Great, Strom! Looks like just the sort of fellas to do the job I have in mind / Baldy, [ca. 1971]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1971
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

--Hey-- man-- Y'mean-- The Strom Thurmond?-- / Baldy, [1981 Feb. 26]

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1981-02-26
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

--I feel like scoring again-- / Baldy, [1968 Mar. 6].

Creator:
Baldowski, Clifford H., 1917-1999
Date of Original:
1968-03-06
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

--Oopsie! / 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
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Hank Thomas : Video Interview

Creator:
Young, Andrew
Date of Original:
2009
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Paul Good Recordings : Tape 3 : Audio

Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Paul Good Recordings : Tape 3 : Transcript

Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Jackie Robinson arrives in Columbia--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-10-21
Collection:
Civil rights films from USC's moving image research collections
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Justice for all: Local television news footage during the civil rights movement in South Carolina, 1960-1969--exhibit

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1960
Collection:
Civil rights films from USC's moving image research collections
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Thurmond on CORE voter registration activities--handout

Date of Original:
1965-04
Collection:
Civil rights films from USC's moving image research collections
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Thurmond on Civil Rights Commission--handout

Date of Original:
1963-05-27
Collection:
Civil rights films from USC's moving image research collections
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Thurmond on Voting Rights--handout

Date of Original:
1965-02
Collection:
Civil rights films from USC's moving image research collections
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Thurmond on civil rights bill--handout

Date of Original:
1964-02-10
Collection:
Civil rights films from USC's moving image research collections
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
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Gov. Farris Bryant Addresses Senate Commerce Committee

Date of Original:
1963-07-30
Collection:
Florida Memory Project
Contributing Institution:
Florida State Archives

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

Oral history interview with Herman Talmadge, 1985 September 24

Creator:
Talmadge, Herman E. (Herman Eugene), 1913-2002
Date of Original:
1985-09-24
Collection:
Georgia Political Papers and Oral History Program
Contributing Institution:
University of West Georgia. Special Collections

Annual Report, December 5, 1965 - December 2, 1966, South Carolina Conference of Branches, NAACP

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1966-12-02
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Frances Close Hart Awards Banquet Program, April 25, 1983

Creator:
Kitani Foundation (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1983-04-25
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Letter, June 13, 1977, I. D. Newman to Strom Thurmond

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1977-06-13
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Letter, June 4, 1983, I. D. Newman to Strom Thurmond

Creator:
Newman, I. DeQuincey (Isaiah DeQuincey), 1911-1985
Date of Original:
1983-06-04
Collection:
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

1969 outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1969-04-21
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Impeach Nixon rally, Gerald Ford speech--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1974-03-15
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Jackie Robinson arrives in Columbia--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-10-21
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

July 3-6, 1968--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-07-03
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

May 1-7, 1968--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-05-01
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

May 10-19, 1968--outtakes

Creator:
WIS-TV
Date of Original:
1968-05-10
Collection:
Local Television Newsfilm Collections
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library
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Letter to Editor of The State

Creator:
Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992
Date of Original:
1981
Collection:
Modjeska Monteith Simkins: In Her Own Words
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

NAACP Press Release, July 7, 1950

Creator:
Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992
Date of Original:
1950-07-07
Collection:
Modjeska Monteith Simkins: In Her Own Words
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

It Was (IS) Quite an Experience

Creator:
The Greenville News
Date of Original:
1966-11-10
Collection:
Robert McNair: In His Own Words
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Letter from Solomon Blatt to J.A. Chase at the University of South Carolina

Creator:
Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986
Date of Original:
1946-08-23
Collection:
Solomon Blatt: In His Own Words
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

The Bridge Builder: Solomon Blatt Reflects on a Lifetime of Service to South Carolina

Creator:
Terry, George D.
Horne, Catherine Wilson
Date of Original:
1986
Collection:
Solomon Blatt: In His Own Words
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1965-05-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1955-08-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1955-02-03
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

Southern school news

Creator:
Southern Education Reporting Service
Date of Original:
1960-07-01
Collection:
Southern school news
Contributing Institution:
University of Georgia. Libraries

"Industrial and Agricultural Outlook for South Carolina."

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1948-01-05
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Accomplishments of the 1948 General Assembly of South Carolina

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1948-05-26
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Accomplishments of the 1949 General Assembly

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1949-07-25
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Address at Florida State Labor Day Celebration, Wildwood, Florida

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1948-09-06
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Address at Jacksonville, Florida

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1948-10-16
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library

Address at Junior-Senior Banquet, Newberry College

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Date of Original:
1949-05-13
Collection:
Strom Thurmond Collection, Mss 100
Contributing Institution:
South Carolina Digital Library
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Captured Confederate Flag is returned to the State House

Creator:
Roberts, Maxie
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1964-04-03
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Captured Confederate Flag is returned to the State House

Creator:
Roberts, Maxie
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1964-04-03
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Sen. Strom Thurmond and Sen. Edgar A. Brown at an Oyster Roast and Shrimp Boil at Hane Cannery

Creator:
Tutte, Vic
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1964-04-04
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Senator James O. Eastland at S.C. Citizen's Council rally

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
McGrail, John Henry
Date of Original:
1956-01-26
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

Strom Thurmond shakes hands with Senator James O. Eastman

Creator:
The State Media Company (Columbia, S.C.)
Date of Original:
1956-01-26
Collection:
The State Newspaper Photograph Archive
Contributing Institution:
Richland Library

J. Strom Thurmond oral history interview, 1989 August 21

Creator:
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Gravely, William
Date of Original:
1989-08-21
Collection:
William Gravely Oral History Collection on the Lynching of Willie Earle
Contributing Institution:
South Caroliniana Library