Box 9

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.

Numerous edited notes and drafts written by Margaret Middleton Rivers for a biography she was writing about L. Mendel Rivers.

An edited draft written by Margaret Middleton Rivers about L. Mendel Rivers' election campaign for the United States House of Representatives in 1940.

Edited drafts written by Margaret Middleton Rivers concerning the relationship between gardener Thaddeus Smith and L. Mendel Rivers for a biography she was writing about Mendel. Also included are letters from 1968 to 1969 concerning Thaddeus Smith

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

An address book belonging to Margaret Middleton Rivers and correspondence containing mostly invitations stored within the address book.

Flyers announcing Family Court Judge L. Mendel Rivers, Jr.'s visit to the Charleston County Library to field legal questions on divorce and a card announcing L. Mendel Rivers, Jr's association with the law firm Young, Clement and Rivers.