A report from the mayor, city council, and various governmental departments of Charleston, S.C. for the year 1944. The Year Book opens with an address from the mayor, E. Edward Wehman, Jr., followed by reports from various departments.
A letter from South Carolina Governor Olin D. Johnston to Rabbi Raisin, acknowledging Rabbi Raisin's appointment to the County School Board of Appeals for Charleston County.
Lists of state primary elections for 1944 listed alphabetically by state and then by date. Also listed are Senators who terms expire from those states, the type of election, and the filing date. Also included is a description of the rules and regulations for each state.
The College of Charleston Magazine is a monthly publication released by the College of Charleston's Chrestomathic Society during the academic year. This volume is a bound copy of the April 1944 publication.
A 27-page typed transcript of a meeting of the Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina with a sub-committee of the Democratic National Committee on July 17, 1944, at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting was held to hear the contest of delegates that had been selected by the convention of the Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina to be seated as delegates from South Carolina. The committee consisted of Oscar R. Ewing as Chairman, David Kelly (North Dakota), Tracy McCracken (Wyoming), Ida Kayser (Minnesota), Jenny M. O'Hearn (South Dakota), and Mary S. Kelliher (Iowa). Delegates of the Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina were represented by founder John McCray. The delegation certified by the Democratic Party of South Carolina were represented by Senator Burnet R. Maybank.
This scrapbook is comprised of letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other documents related to Gertrude Legendre's work with the Office of Strategic Services in England and France and her subsequent internment as an American prisoner of war in Germany.
Lists of state primary elections for 1944 listed alphabetically by state and then by date. Also listed are Senators whose terms expire from those states, the type of election, and the filing date. Also included is a description of the rules and regulations for each state.
A copy of the instructions given to Senator Maybank to read as Chairman on behalf of the South Carolina Delegation at the meeting of the Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina with a sub-committee of the Democratic National Committee on July 17, 1944.
A letter from Samuel H. Jacobs, secretary of the Congregation of KKBE, to Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin. The letter acknowledges Rabbi Raisin's faithful service to the Congregation. The letter also notes two resolutions "unanimously adopted" by the Congregation: that Rabbi Raisin be elected Rabbi Emeritus, and that he receive a pension of $1,200 a year.
Newspaper clipping from the Louisville Times about Louisville residents, including Lawrence Layden, who were members of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Unit that received the Presidential Unit Citation. Included are three reconnaissance photographs showing pill boxes and dragons teeth in the Siegfried Line near Aachen and the Hurtgen Forest in Germany.
Photographs of "Site A-9" in Le Molay, France, where the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group established their first base on the continent. Includes a map showing the various headquarters of the group as it advanced through Europe.
Article from the Star-Telegram touting the success of air reconnaissance based artillery adjustments, "Arty/R". The 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group took part in this technique.
End of Layden's history of the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group and photographs of P-51 Mustangs and P-38 Lightnings flown by various squadrons in the 67th.
Memo from the Ninth Air Force Public Relations Office to Mary Layden, wife of Lawrence Layden, concerning the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group.
