News broadcasts about L. Mendel Rivers' death and funeral (copy), 1970

Item — Box: Special Collections Audiocassette Box 3, Audiocassette: 0199-a12

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Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

The audiocassette subseries primarily contains audiocassette recordings of news broadcasts, radio programs, speeches given by L. Mendel Rivers, dedication ceremonies honoring Rivers, and oral history interviews conducted by Marion Rivers Ravenel for her book Rivers Delivers. Those interviewed include Senator J. Strom Thurmond, Representative Mendel J. Davis, Mayors of Charleston Joseph P. Riley, Sr., and J. Palmer Gaillard, Jr., President of the College of Charleston Theodore S. Stern, Thomas Waring, Irving Robertson, and Ross Blandford.

Dates

Creation: 1970

Creator

From the Collection: Rivers (Family : Rivers, L. Mendel (Lucius Mendel), 1905-1970) (Family)

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials in English

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research, with the following exception: Series 12. Born digital files, 1999-2001. Access is restricted to materials in this series. Materials are currently unprocessed. Materials are not available in their original format and must be reformatted to digital access copies.

Extent

From the Collection: 28.0 linear feet (21 cartons, 1 document box, 1 oversize box, 25 audiocassettes, 36 compact discs, 5 DVDs, 3 reel-to-reel audio tapes, 2 optical disc drives)