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Correspondence concerning the coal shortage in South Carolina.

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Correspondence primarily concerning war training programs at South Carolina colleges including Furman University in Greenville, Erskine College in Due West, the Medical College in Charleston, College of Charleston in Charleston, Winthrop College in Rock Hill, the Clemson Agricultural College in Clemson, Presbyterian College in Clinton, and Wofford College in Spartanburg. Correspondents include the presidents of their respective colleges.

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning Columbia, South Carolina, including construction of a veteran's hospital and cemetery, school district projects, purchase of new trucks, the University of South Carolina, the American Legion Post, Olympia School District, WIS radio station, school lunch program, civilian employees at airbases, an adding machine for the Preparedness for Peace Commission, recreational facilities, street paving improvements, the Columbia Rotary Club, construction of a Marine Corps...

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Correspondence concerning Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, including the permanency of Fort Jackson, the Army hospital, use of Fort Jackson's warehouses, sale of land near Fort Jackson to the government, troops stationed at the fort, overtime pay for Fort Jackson employees, and a race related incident between white and black soldiers at the fort.

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Correspondence concerning constituent requests to receive copies of The Congressional Record.

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Correspondence concerning price ceilings placed on corn starch products by the Office of Price Administration (OPA).

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Correspondence concerning cotton including cotton duck production, importation of Mexican cotton, overtime payment for processors of cottonseed, the cotton shortage, and price control by the Office of Price Administration (OPA).

Scope and Contents Correspondence concerning Senator Maybank's participation in the South Carolina State Democratic Convention and the 1944 Democratic National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois. Correspondence especially concerns the creation of the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) of South Carolina. Senator Maybank was charged with negotiating with the PDP at the convention. Led by John Henry McCray, the PDP was formed in 1944 in response to Governor Olin D. Johnston's attempts to convert the South...