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Box 1

 Container

Staff Only

Contains 84 Results:

Dated, 1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Scope and Contents

Personal correspondence with family, friends, constituents, and officials. Including a wedding invitation for Rivers' niece, Patricia Marion Rivers.

Dates: 1955
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1959

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Scope and Contents

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
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1960

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Scope and Contents

A letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower concerning fishing and a letter from Rivers' wife.

Dates: 1960
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1963

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

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
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1964

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

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
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1965

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

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
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1966

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Scope and Contents

Letters to President Lyndon B. Johnson and letters concerning a tribute Rivers' sent to former Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Carl Vinson.

Dates: 1966
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1967

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 26
Scope and Contents

A letter containing a receipt for an insured parcel for Rivers' daughter sent from Lisbon, a letter from Rivers' mother, and a brief letter from the American Ambassador in Germany inviting Rivers to lunch.

Dates: 1967
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1968

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents

Letters of congratulation and a letter to the Secretary of Defense, Robert S. McNamara concerning a proposed reduction in United States Air Reserve Forces.

Dates: 1968
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated

Dated, 1969

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 28
Scope and Contents A birthday card and photographs from Rivers' visit to Munich, an annotated schedule for President Nixon's inauguration, a letter to the Democratic National Congressional Committee, a petition for reparations from Saint David's Episcopal Church, Washington, D.C., a letter from President Richard M. Nixon concerning draft reform, a letter from Madame Chiang Kai-shek concerning her car accident, and a letter from the President of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek. Contains original letter...
Dates: 1969
Found in: Special Collections / L. Mendel Rivers papers / 1. Correspondence / Dated
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