Papers chiefly relating to political activities but also documenting his education and business career; collection is arranged in four series: General Papers, Topical Files, Audio-Visual Materials, and News Clippings. General Papers date from 1961-2004 and consist mostly of correspondence including family correspondence and letters discussing political events and issues sent to Shorey by others. Topical files divided into sub-series: Beaufort County Board of Elections and Voter Registration files document Shorey's role as an appointed member of the Board from 1994-2002. Files 1992-1994 relate Shorey's interest in the activities of an earlier body, the Voter Registration and Election Task Force. Campaign files cover elections, 1952-2004, and are subdivided into races for national and S.C. offices. The bulk of materials consist of mailings to constituents and potential donors and some campaign correspondence to or from Shorey relating to strategy, issues, or events; includes materials from 1964 Barry Goldwater Presidential Campaign that reflect Shorey's active involvement, including Goldwater for President Committee position papers, speeches by Roger Milliken and Shorey, and campaign materials such as a Barry Goldwater Comic Book, published by Dell in 1964, and illustrating the life of Goldwater; Also of interest are materials relating to Shorey's chairmanship of Pete DuPont's 1988 Presidential campaign in South Carolina. Issue files contain collected materials on topics of political interest to Shorey (Beaufort County, Confederate flag, conservatism, term limits, United Nations, etc.). Topics of particular interest to Shorey as both an active Republican Party member and as an elections official include arguments for voter registration by political party and for making English the only official language of the United States. Persons files are collections of materials relating to various political figures and individuals including Bill and Hilary Clinton, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon. The Nixon Persons file contains materials produced by Nixon for delegates of the 1960 Republican National Convention, correspondence to and from Nixon, and plans for Nixon's May, 1960 visit to Columbia, S.C.. Also present in the Persons sub-series is one folder of material relating to Betty Shorey. Political Action Committee (PAC) files include mailings received by Shorey from several national organizations including among others the American Conservative Union, Citizens against Government Waste, Ideas for America's Future, and Judicial Watch. These materials provide insight to a variety of issues and ideas prominent in recent political discourse. Republican files represent Shorey's lengthy and active involvement in the Republican Party. Association files encompass Shorey's local involvement in groups such as the Beaufort Federation of Republican Men Club. His national involvement is documented by Republican National Committee materials as well as Republican National Convention materials from the 1960 and 1964 Conventions. National Committee materials range from fundraising materials to the Battle Line a 1963-1964 publication of the Committee. S.C. Republican Party materials document his 1958-1960 chairmanship of the state party but also through more recent materials, such as service on the Beaufort County Executive Committee, chairmanship of the state History and Archives Committee, and his involvement in the Former State Chairmen's Association. Personal papers are comprised of materials relating to Shorey's life and business career; including biography; materials from Boston University School of Public Relations, Massachusetts Memorial Hospital (1947-1948), Riegel Textile Corporation, and Style Crafters, Inc. / Gladding Corporation. Also included are materials relating Shorey's activities on numerous commissions and in professional associations, notably, his service on the S.C. Dairy Commission (1974-1979). Other aspects of Shorey's life and career are documented in the Speeches and Writings file which include speeches from his political and professional activities as well as articles, letters to the editor and position papers relating to his political views. Audio-visual materials include audio tape recordings collected by Shorey throughout his political career. Of interest are recordings of a 1959 speech by Goldwater in Greenville, S.C., and press interviews with Shorey after the 1960 Republican National Convention. Photographs include images of political figures such as Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and others, as well as images of Republican Party events. Videotapes include Nixon's 1960 Presidential nomination acceptance speech and campaign materials from Pete DuPont, Newt Gingrich, and John McCain. Clippings date 1948-2004 and contain general clippings relating to Shorey's political activities and career, articles collected by Shorey relating to the Beaufort Board of Elections and Voter Registration, and materials relating to the South Carolina Republican Party. General clippings from 1960 and 1964 provide comprehensive coverage of the 1960 and 1964 Republican National Conventions and Shorey's involvement in the Goldwater movement. Also includes scrapbook, c. 1961-1991, and one folder of ephemera
