Solomon Blatt: in his own words
Documents from the Papers of Solomon Blatt, Sr. at South Carolina Political Collections.
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Creator
Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986
Clark, Alton C.
Horne, Catherine Wilson
Terry, George D.
Contributor to Resource
Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986
Publisher
Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
Date of Original
1916/1986
Subject
South Carolina--Politics and government
South Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Democratic Party (S.C.)
South Carolina Gamecocks (Football team)
University of South Carolina
Barnwell (S.C.)
Clemson Tigers (Football team)
Race relations
Automobile license plates
Baptists
Barnwell County (S.C.)
Blackville (S.C.)
Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.
Christmas
Civil rights movement--Southern States--History--20th century
People
Blatt, Solomon, 1896-1986
Byrnes, James F. (James Francis), 1882-1972
Fowler, Donald L. (Donald Lionel), 1935-
Johnston, Olin D. (Olin Dewitt), 1896-1965
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003
Watson, Albert William, 1922-1994
Baruch, Bernard M. (Bernard Mannes), 1870-1965
Blatt, Ethel, 1896-1985
Brown, Edgar A. (Edgar Allan), 1888-1975
Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Edwards, James B., 1927-
Finney, Ernest A. (Ernest Adolphus), 1931-
Holderman, James B. (James Bowker), 1936-
Howard, Frank, 1909-
McGuire, Frank, 1913-1994
McNair, Robert E. (Robert Evander), 1927-2007
Newman, I. DeQuincy, 1911-1985
Smith, Gerald L.K. (Gerald Lyman Kenneth), 1898-1976
Timmerman, George Bell, 1912-1994
West, John Carl, 1922-2004
Location
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
Medium
correspondence
speeches (compositions)
photographs
books
notes (documents)
prayers (compositions)
Type
StillImage, Text
Description
Documents from the Papers of Solomon Blatt, Sr. at South Carolina Political Collections.
Sol Blatt (1895-1986) represented Barnwell, Bamburg, and Allendale Counties in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1933 until his death in 1986. He also served as Speaker of the House almost continuously from 1937 until 1973. These documents reveal Blatt’s thoughts on issues such as race, economic development, taxes, nuclear energy, and a number of other topics at a critical time in South Carolina’s history. Personal letters also detail the day-to-day work of a state politician as well as something of Blatt’s drive and personality. Blatt was perhaps the most powerful South Carolina politician of the mid-twentieth century, rendering his papers an invaluable source for understanding the dramatic changes the state has experienced since World War II.
Language
eng
Contributing Institution
South Caroliniana Library
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