Box 145

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Exam report and correspondence concerning a World War I veteran who was blinded by negligent members of the veterans hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, in 1933 while he was receiving treatment.

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Correspondence concerning a rubber shortage.

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Correspondence concerning rural electrification projects including the Berkley, Fairfield, Pee Dee, Mid-Carolina, Aiken, Black River, Edisto, Blue Ridge, and Palmetto Electric Cooperatives.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning the Santee-Cooper hydro-electric power project (also known as the South Carolina Public Service Authority) including the sale of abandoned Works Progress Administration (WPA) camps in the Santee-Cooper Basin. Senator Maybank was heavily involved with the Santee-Cooper project serving as Chairman of the Santee-Cooper in 1939, Chairman of the Advisory Board of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, and continued interest and involvement while serving as a United...

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Correspondence concerning the Selective Service including management of the Selective Service Board, medical students, drafting of boys younger than twenty-one, and educational rehabilitation.

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A letter from William G. Sheppard, a tourist guide living in Charleston, South Carolina. Included are three postcards of Charleston and a humorous script entitled House Hunting in Charleston South Carolina 1941.

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Correspondence concerning various South Carolina issues including the South Carolina State Employment Service, the South Carolina State Society dance, the South Carolina State Budget Commission, and the Spartanburg Cab Operators and Drivers Association.

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Correspondence concerning Spartanburg, South Carolina, including the establishment of a branch of the Office of Production Management (OPM) in Spartanburg, additions to the Spartanburg General Hospital, a munitions plant, expansion of the sewage disposal plant, reinstatement of the Spartanburg Flying School for civilian pilot training, a recreational building, Camp Croft, the Spartanburg Fair Association, and the Textile Institute.

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Correspondence concerning the Spartanburg Airport including the construction of access roads around the airport, installation of an airport lighting system, and delays in construction and improvements to the airport.

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Correspondence concerning Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina, including the need for recreational facilities for service men, the establishment of a dry cleaning plant, land payments, and a new commanding officer.