Hollings, Ernest F. "Fritz"
b. 1922
Biographical Note:
Hollings served in WWII, represented Charleston in the S.C. House, 1949-1954, and served as Lt. Governor and Governor, 1955-1963, and U.S. Senator, 1966-2005. In the House, he supported anti-lynching legislation, a sales tax for education, an increase in teacher salaries, and unemployment compensation reform. He went after industrial interests as Lt. Governor and built on this success as Governor. He worked to improve the state's educational system at all levels, develop industry, and balance the budget, helping South Carolina earn the AAA credit rating. As Senator, he cultivated a lasting interest and devotion to issues including campaign financing, international trade, public education, space exploration, telecommunications, transportation security, hunger and poverty, oceans and the environment, and the federal budget.Papers, 1943-2009, 800 ft.
Finding aids for each series are listed below (all in pdf).Gubernatorial Papers (10 pp)
Senate Papers:
General and Administrative (Office) Records (17 pp)
Legislative Files and Constituent Correspondence, Box Lists:
1966-1976 (68 pp)
1977-1986 (78 pp)
1987-1996 (52 pp)
1997-2004 and “Hollings’ Files" (43 pp)
Legislative Files and Constituent Correspondence, Description, 1966-2004 (24 pp)
Press and Media (4 pp)
Travel Files (4 pp)
Voting Record(6 pp)
Personal Papers (11 pp)
Campaign Files (47 pp)
Audiovisual (including photographs) (38 pp)
Speeches (30 pp)
Clippings (12 pp)
About the Hollings Papers
Digitized Material -- Fritz Hollings: In His Own Words (200 items from the Hollings Papers)
Links:
Fritz Hollings...still fighting to make government work -- official web site for Ernest F. Hollings
Congressional Biographical Directory
S.C. Governors (at “SCIway”)
Making Government Work - USC Press web site
Related Collection -- Gubernatorial Records at the S.C. Department of Archives & History