Bruce Littlejohn papers, 1861-2005, (bulk, 1935-1998)

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Littlejohn, Bruce, 1913-2007. Bruce Littlejohn papers, 1861-2005, (bulk, 1935-1998)

Bruce Littlejohn papers, 1861-2005, (bulk, 1935-1998)

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Papers, 1861 and 1906-2001, arranged in following series: Public Papers, 1936-1998; Personal Papers, 1861- 2005; Photographs, 1935-2003; Clippings, 1935-2004; Judicial Papers, 1960-1994; and Miscellaneous. Collection documents Littlejohn's legislative career as member of the S.C. House (from Spartanburg County), 1936-1943, and as Speaker, 1946-1949; his service as resident judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, 1949-1967; his tenure as associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, 1967-1984, and Chief Justice, 1984-1985; and political campaigns and writings. Public Papers document Littlejohn's legislative career as member and Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1936 to 1943 and 1946 to 1949, as well as his active participation and leadership in several local and national conferences and committees related to his service as resident judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, 1949 to 1967, his tenure as associate justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, 1967 to 1984, and Chief Justice, 1984 - 1985. Public papers also contain Littlejohn's speeches covering a broad range of political, legal and judicial topics. Personal papers primarily concern Littlejohn's political campaigns and writings. Campaign files reflect his exhaustive and successful efforts throughout 1948 and 1949 to gather support for his election as Speaker and as resident judge of the Seventh Circuit, as well as his campaign for associate justice of the Supreme Court. Personal Papers: Topical Files includes information on the Littlejohn family file, which includes genealogical information as well as two Civil War items: letter, 13 June 1861 from E.B. Logan, "We have hard times, we Drill 6 times a day it is thought we will have a fight in about 20 days"; and letter, 16 Dec. 1861, from Ja[me]s R. Warmoth, Pocotaligo [S.C.] re a battle on Hilton Head Island. Other topical files include Awards and Certificates, records of reunions of the USC Law School; files, 1942-1947, re Littlejohn's military service in the U.S. Army during World War II, when he resigned from the legislature in the summer of 1943 to enter the U.S. Army, where he primarily served in the quarter master corps. After the Japanese surrender, Littlejohn was sent to the Philippines in 1945 to help prosecute Japanese war criminals as part of the International War Crimes Commission; the 1964 Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, and the Democratic Party of South Carolina, 1964 to 1967. Topical files, speeches, and other papers reflect Littlejohn's concern with sentencing disparities among judges and his efforts to develop, revise and amend the circuit court rules and efforts to enact various judicial reforms. Material relating to Littlejohn's writing includes correspondence, drafts of Laugh With the Judge and Littlejohn's Half-Century at the Bench and Bar, as well as drafts of articles written for local and national legal journals and newsletters.

17.5 linear ft.

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