M. Rutledge Rivers Papers (#4553-z) 1894-1939

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M. Rutledge Rivers Papers (#4553-z), 1894-1939

M. Rutledge Rivers Papers (#4553-z) 1894-1939

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M. Rutledge Rivers (1868-1940), lawyer of Charleston, S.C., who served as attorney for various corporations and corporate counsel for the City of Charleston, 1918-1920. Rivers was also active in civic affairs, chairing the Port Utilities Commission in 1923 and serving on the South Carolina Board of Education and on the boards of trustees of both the College of Charleston and the Medical College of South Carolina. The collection includes correspondence relating to M. Rutledge Rivers's solicitation of support from political allies for his son, Buist Rivers, who was seeking the chairmanship of the Ways and Means Committee of the South Carolina legislature; a yearbook celebrating the centennial of the High School of Charleston, of which Rivers was then president of the board of trustees; a couple of miscellaneous items relating to the Masonic Lodge; a certificate of membership on the South Carolina State Board of Education; and a microfilm copy of a letterpress copybook, ca. 700 pages, containing business letters, 1 March 1894-28 October 1898. The letters relate to legal actions Rivers undertook on behalf of various clients. An index to correspondents is included in the front of the volume.

About 50 items (2 folders)

eng,

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection