Harriet Porcher Stoney Simons Papers, 1947-19784 (bulk 1948-1962).

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...

Simons, Harriet Porcher Stoney

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Charleston, S.C. civic leader, political activist, and wife of architect Albert Simons (1890-1980). She was the first president of the Charleston League of Women Voters, organized and headed the South Carolina League of Women Voters, and was involved in many other civic, social, and political organizations including the Red Cross, the Maternal Welfare Bureau, and the Welfare Council of Charleston. She was the daughter of Samuel Gaillard Stoney and Louisa Cheves Smythe Stoney. From th...

Simons, Albert, 1890-1980

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Charleston, S.C. architect. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Simons was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects (A.I.A.). He served as an instructor in architecture at Clemson College and was a partner in the architectural firm of Todd, Simons & Todd. After military service in World War I, Simons returned to Charleston and with Samuel Lapham established the architectural firm of Simons & Lapham. He was a lecturer on fine arts and a professor of engineering at the Co...

League of Women Voters of South Carolina

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Non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization formed in 1951 from the three local leagues then existing in Charleston, Columbia and Spartanburg, S.C.. The League encourages voter education and participation in national, state, and local government and the political process. From the description of Records, 1909-1952. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 58802520 ...

Williams, Harriet Simons.

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Waring, Julius Waties, 1880-1968

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Judge. From the description of Reminiscences of Julius Waties Waring : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309728157 Federal judge, lawyer, and civil rights advocate; of Charleston, S.C. From the description of Letter, 1921 May 24, Charleston, S.C., to Julian Mitchell, Charleston, S.C. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 54862038 From the description of Letter, 1935 Apr. 27, Charleston, S...

Simons, Harriet Porcher Stoney Simons, 1896-1971.

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Smith College.

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Since 1900, Christmas at Smith College has involved the sending of cards, the singing of carols and the annual Vespers. Smith College's Christmas Vespers has allowed religious and non-religious students alike to come together and appreciate the music and spirit of the holiday season. At this annual candlelight ceremony, Smith College choral groups perform seasonal songs and religious readings. From the description of Records of Christmas at Smith College, 1900-[ongoing]. (Smith Colle...

Clement, A. J. (Arthur J.)

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African-American business leader, of Charleston, S.C.; b. Arthur John Howard Clement, Jr. (1908-1986) served as district representative for N.C. Mutual Life, Charleston, 1930-1937, 1942-1955, Savannah, Ga., 1937-1942, Newark, N.J., 1955-1961, Los Angeles, Ca., 1961-1963, Philadelphia, Pa., 1963-1967; he was the son of Arthur John Howard Clement, Sr., and Sadie K. Jones Clement. Other activities include candidate for Charleston County Council, 1948; candidate for U.S. Hou...