Lewie Griffith Merritt papers, 1917-1974.

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Lewie Griffith Merritt papers, 1917-1974.

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Letters, commissions and certificates (1917-1918 and 1940-1974) and photographs, re Merritt's military service as an officer in the Marine Corps and his career as director of the S.C. Legislative Council. Correspondents include Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, Mark Clark, J. Strom Thurmond, James F. Byrnes, and John C. West; places represented include Charleston and Columbia, S.C., and elsewhere. Photographs include 19th-century images of Merritt's family and homes in Ridge Spring, S.C., and elsewhere; includes images of Merritt during World War II, including view of Merritt sitting at a desk in a tent in the jungle, with sign, "We are fighting the Axis - not one another", and views with various S.C. politicians, including Gov. Robert E. McNair. Scrapbook, 1923-1974 [legal size, photocopy] includes newspaper clippings re Merritt's life in the Marine Corps and as head of the S.C. Legislative Council.

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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