Strom Thurmond memorabilia series, 1918-

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Strom Thurmond memorabilia series, 1918-

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Mostly three-dimensional artifacts of personal significance to Senator Thurmond, reflecting his lifelong devotion to public service and to the people of South Carolina. Items include plaques and other awards, pins, paperweights, posters, drawings, pens used to sign bills into law, commemorative stamp books, an assortment of hats and other clothing items, and shovels used in ground-breaking ceremonies.

1600 items.

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7157672

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003

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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...