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Box 1

 Container

Contains 84 Results:

Dated, 1951

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
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A letter from Rivers to his wife and a letter containing a copy of Coronet Magazine that contains an article concerning Rivers.

Dates: 1951

Dated, 1952

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
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Copies of applications for the appointment of Rivers to the Federal Judgeship of South Carolina and family correspondence.

Dates: 1952

Dated, 1953

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13-17
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A large volume of personal correspondence with family, friends, constituents, and officials.

Dates: 1953

Dated, 1954

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
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Personal correspondence with family, friends, constituents, and officials.

Dates: 1954

Dated, 1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
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Personal correspondence with family, friends, constituents, and officials. Including a wedding invitation for Rivers' niece, Patricia Marion Rivers.

Dates: 1955

Dated, 1959

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
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A telegram congratulating Rivers, two photographs of Rivers from a party put on by Pan American World Airways, and two photographs from a visit by Representative Rivers to the United States Naval Activities in Rota, Spain.

Dates: 1959

Dated, 1960

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
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A letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower concerning fishing and a letter from Rivers' wife.

Dates: 1960

Dated, 1963

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
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Copies of letters written by the Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services, Carl Vinson, authorizing Representative Rivers to travel in Western Europe on behalf of the committee and an invitation by retired General A. C. Wedemeyer to visit.

Dates: 1963

Dated, 1964

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
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A telegram from Frank W. Boykin declining attendance to the annual "bird luncheon," a brief letter from United States Air Force General Jacob E. Smart, and a letter of thanks from United States Air Force Chief of Staff General Curtis E. LeMay.

Dates: 1964

Dated, 1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
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A brief thank you card from President Lyndon B. Johnson, letters from the Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina, and letters concerning the Vietnam War and protests against the draft.

Dates: 1965