Lottie D. Hamby papers, 1946-2001

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Lottie D. Hamby papers, 1946-2001

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Collection is comprised chiefly of the records of the Bradley, Graham, & Hamby Advertising and Public Relations Agency. Papers are arranged into five series: General, Clients, Clippings, Audiovisual, and Oversized. General papers consist chiefly of correspondence with clients, kept separately by Miss Hamby from client folders in the Clients series. She kept letters from James Byrnes, Robert McNair, and Strom Thurmond, among others, complimenting the agency on their talents and indispensability in coordinating the advertising for their political and business campaigns. The series also includes speech notes and biographical and agency information. Clients series constitutes the bulk of the collection. This series is divided into two sub-series: General (accounts for businesses or issues of public interest) and Persons (politicians and campaigns). Clients: Persons files document campaigns that ranged from local to statewide to regional contests and included those of Barry Goldwater (1964), Ernest F. Hollings (1958 and 1968), Robert E. McNair (1966), Donald S. Russell (1962), South Carolinians for Eisenhower (1952), and Strom Thurmond, for both his his successful 1954 write-in campaign for the U.S. Senate, and again in 1964. In addition to political clients, such as the Republican Party (1966), the firm handled the All-American City Celebrations for Columbia (1965) and Florence (1966); Kline Iron and Steel Co. (Columbia, S.C.); the 1972 minibottle campaign allowing liquor by the drink in S.C.; the Palmetto Outdoor Historical Drama Association (1964-1969); the Southern Governor's Conference; State Fair Association (1969); the S.C. Tricentennial Commission (1967-1970); and others. The firm's involvement in the controversy with Badische Anilin and Sodafabrik (BASF) is the most well-documented of accounts in the Clients series. The firm represented opponents of the proposed construction by BASF of a plant in Beaufort County to manufacture dyes, plastics and petro-based products. Concerned over the potential environmental impact of the factory to the flora and fauna of the estuary, citizens groups, began to form in opposition to BASF in late 1969. South Carolinians for a Better Environment, South Carolina Environmental Action, Inc., and the Citizens Association of Beaufort County are the three main groups documented in this collection for their opposition to BASF. Newspaper Clippings document roughly half of the agency's clients. Folders typically include examples of the clients' newspaper advertisements not already documented in the Clients series. Audiovisual Materials include photographs, five audio recordings, and a sizable number of slides. Highlights of the slides include Robert McNair's 1966 gubernatorial campaign; Richard M. Nixon's visits to South Carolina in 1960 and 1973; the 1968 Southern Governors' Conference in Charleston; and a Bradley, Graham, and Hamby open house in 1967. Four of the audio recordings (1/4-inch reels) are radio spots from the 1972 minibottle campaign. The final recording (a 2-inch reel) is Strom Thurmond's speech, 16 Sept. 1964, announcing his switch from the Democratic to Republican Party. Oversized Materials consist of advertisement prints.

7.25 linear ft.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7915834

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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