Strom Thurmond certificates series, 1922-1985.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Strom Thurmond certificates series, 1922-1985.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26200331

Consists of certificates given to Thurmond by both civilian and military groups and individuals. Civilian certificates include those of appreciation, membership and honorary citizenship given by civic and political groups, such as the March of Dimes National Foundation, the American Bar Association and Winthrop College. Military certificates include those for medals (such as the Bronze Star and Purple Heart), promotions in rank, and membership in military organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Reserve Officers Association.

319 items.

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7157656

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w66v1b4m (person)

James Strom Thurmond Sr. (December 5, 1902 – June 26, 2003) was an American military officer and politician who served for 48 years as a United States Senator from South Carolina. He ran for president in 1948 as the Dixiecrat candidate on a States' rights platform supporting racial segregation. He received 2.4% of the popular vote and 39 electoral votes, failing to defeat Harry Truman. Thurmond represented South Carolina in the United States Senate from 1954 until 2003, at first as a Southern De...