Democratic Committee: Letter from Senator Burnet R. Maybank to Winchester Smith, April 6, 1944

Title:

Democratic Committee: Letter from Senator Burnet R. Maybank to Winchester Smith, April 6, 1944

Date:

1944

Creator (Personal):

Maybank, Burnet R. (Burnet Rhett), 1899-1954

Description:

A letter from Senator Maybank concerning the impact of a recent Supreme Court Decision (Smith v. Allwright) concerning a Texas state law authorizing the Democratic Party to set its internal rules, including the use of white primaries.

Collection Title:

Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Documents

Series:

Burnet R. Maybank Senatorial Papers - Democratic Committee 1944

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Democratic Party (S.C.)
Democratic National Committee (U.S.)
Progressive Democrats (Political party)

Topical Subject:

Civil rights, Democratic National Convention (1944 : Chicago, Ill.), and Politics

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Richland County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0085 Box 156 Folder 24

Date Digital:

2015-02-05

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Statement:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

44046