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Charles D. Ravenel Papers

In 1974, Charles D. Ravenel, a political newcomer, became the Democratic Party's nominee for governor, but a dispute over residency qualifications kept him off the general election ballot.

Ravenel, Charles D. "Pug" (1938-2017)

Papers, 1973-1996, 5 ft.

Ravenel's campaigns for the U.S. Senate in 1978 and for Congress in 1980 were also unsuccessful. However, Ravenel's innovative style and charismatic manner reinvigorated the political system, and his method of using the media as a campaign tool was a first for South Carolina and changed politics within the state.

Collection Finding Aid
The collection contains campaign records, 1974, 1978, and 1980, but chiefly consists of clippings kept by Ravenel's 1974 campaign staff.

Related Oral History:
Oral History Transcript, Hal Ravenel (27 pages)

Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional. No Limits.

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