Box 2

Scope and Contents From the Series: The personal files series consists of correspondence, memoranda, notes, and printed materials related primarily to Rivers' relationship with social and political organizations, county and city governments, and first district constituents. Included are files documenting his assistance in obtaining military weapons and equipment for use in local fairs and exhibits and his interest in supporting local businesses and schools. The file also includes speeches, memoranda, and communications from...

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Correspondence concerning a proposal for the development of a marina on Lake Marion in Clarendon County, South Carolina.

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Correspondence with Frank K. Ayer, a Hampton County Veteran Service Officer from Hampton, South Carolina, concerning veterans' issues.

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Correspondence with Alabama Representative Frank W. Boykin concerning a speech given by Representative Rivers in honor of retired South Carolina Representative James P. Richards and an invitation to go hunting.

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Correspondence concerning the invitation of evangelical leader Dr. Billy Graham to Washington D. C. for a Crusade and two newspaper articles, concerning Dr. Graham, copied from the Charleston News and Courier.

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Correspondence with Captain Fritz Harlfinger, Commander of United States Submarine Squad Twelve, primarily concerning United States Navy matters.

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Correspondence with South Carolina Governor Ernest F. Hollings primarily concerning the Governor's battle with the press.

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Correspondence with John O'Connor including a request for a statement to be introduced in The Congressional Record and correspondence concerning the commissioning of Senator Herman Talmadge as a Six Star Admiral in the Sumter Guards of Charleston. Included is a photo of the Senator accepting the award.

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Correspondence with Leon Patat, of Leon Patat and Company located in Charleston, South Carolina, concerning requests for Representative Rivers' assistance in the acquisition of business contracts for the company.

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Correspondence with T. E. Pederson, a Charleston lawyer, concerning authorization to file suit against the United States, by reason of the negligent operation on the wife of an Air Force sergeant in Tokyo.