Correspondence concerning an offer of support from Jennings Cauthen, of the Charleston Evening Post, to Senator Maybank in his struggle against the Progressive Democratic Party's attempt to be seated as delegates from South Carolina at the 1944 National Democratic Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
A message from the mayor of Sumter, South Carolina, requesting support for the nomination of James F. Byrnes as Vice-President to Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A telegram requesting Senator Maybank's views on moving up the Democratic Primaries in South Carolina to permit soldiers to vote. Senator Maybank responds with his belief favoring this idea.
A copy of a two-page letter from Senator Maybank written in response to questions posed by T. R. Waring of the News and Courier. Senator Maybank comments on the re-nomination of the President, speculation on the Vice-President, the "Two Thirds Rule," the platform, the Progressive Democratic Party, and Eugene S. Blease's election as Chairman.
A copy of a three-page letter written by Senator Maybank, in response to a South Carolina constituent, primarily concerning Senator Maybank's appointment as National Committeeman over Governor Olin D. Johnson. Also discussed is the impact of the coming invasion of Europe by the Allies.
A copy of a letter containing excerpts from the Democratic Manual for the 1944 Democratic National Convention requested by John H. McCray of the Progressive Democratic Party. A copy of the letter was sent to Senator Burnet R. Maybank.
Correspondence between Maybank and Jefferies concerning information and requesting a survey from R. R. Sayers, Director of the Bureau of Mines, about rock deposits in lower South Carolina.
A letter from a constituent protesting the Supreme Court decision of Brown v. Board of Education to outlaw the segregation of public schools. The constituent is especially concerned that integration will lead to intermarriage.