Legacy
Byrnes is memorialized at several South Carolina universities and schools.
- The James F. Byrnes Building housing the Byrnes International Center at the University of South Carolina.
- The James F. Byrnes Professorship of International Studies at USC, its first endowed professorship.
- Byrnes Auditorium at Winthrop University.
- Byrnes Hall, a dormitory at Clemson University (where Byrnes was a Life Trustee).
- James F. Byrnes High School in Duncan, South Carolina.
- The Byrnes Schools (formerly the James F. Byrnes Academy) in Quinby, South Carolina.
In 1948, Byrnes and his wife established the James F. Byrnes Foundation Scholarships and since then more than 1,000 young South Carolinians have been assisted in obtaining a college education. His papers are in the Special Collections of the Clemson University Libraries.
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