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.
A letter from Senator Maybank's daughter Roberta Maybank concerning the health and doings of the Maybank family while the Senator was away attending the National Democratic Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
A telegram from the Chairman of the Speakers Bureau of the Democratic National Committee requesting Senator Burnet R. Maybank's availability for speaking assignments just prior to the General Election on November 7th.
A copy of a three-page letter from Senator Maybank written in response to questions posed by M. B. Barkley. Senator Maybank comments on activities at the South Carolina State Convention, the vote of the Charleston delegation, the "two-thirds rule," the election of Eugene S. Blease as Chairman, and the re-election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
