Box 9

Two drafts written by L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. in response to the biography "Rivers Delivers" written by his sister Marion Rivers.

A typed draft written by L. Mendel Rivers, Jr. about growing up with his father L. Mendel Rivers entitled "How I Remember L. Mendel Rivers."

Edited drafts written by Margaret Middleton Rivers' concerning the construction of a new home in Wappoo Heights on 9 Palmetto Road.

Edited drafts written by Margaret Middleton Rivers about her life with Mendel Rivers entitled "Early Years of Marriage." Much of this material would later appear in the book Mendel and Me.

A typed draft written by Margaret Middleton Rivers about her life before and during her marriage to L. Mendel Rivers. Much of the writings were later used in the book Mendel and Me.

Correspondence and newspaper clippings concerning tributes and honors given to L. Mendel Rivers that were saved by Margaret Middleton Rivers for use in a biography she was writing about L. Mendel Rivers.

A letter, two newspaper articles, and a Christmas greeting selected by Margaret Middleton Rivers to be used as "human touches" for a biography she was writing about L. Mendel Rivers.

Notes and edited drafts written by Margaret Middleton Rivers for a biography she was writing about L. Mendel Rivers. Also included is a copy of The College of Charleston Newsletter for May 1971 and TIME Magazine containing an article on L. Mendel Rivers in the June 1965 edition.

Edited drafts of writings by Margaret Middleton Rivers concerning the construction of the Rivers' new home on Palmetto Road and trips to the mountains in North Carolina. Also included are letters to L. Mendel Rivers and a bill for the Carlton Hotel in Frankfurt.

Notes, edited drafts, and newspaper clippings concerning Margaret Middleton Rivers' writings on L. Mendel Rivers.