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[Identification of item], in the James Carson Gardner Congressional and Political Papers, #3829, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Acquisitions Information

Gift 1971

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• Chatham County (N.C.)--Politics and government.
• Gardner, James Carson, 1933-
• Governors--North Carolina--Election.
• Legislators--United States--Correspondence.
• Montgomery County (N.C.)--Politics and government.
• Moore County (N.C.)--Politics and government.
• Nash County (N.C.)--Politics and government.
• North Carolina--Politics and government--1951-
• Orange County (N.C.)--Politics and government.
• Political campaigns--North Carolina--History--20th century.
• Randolph County (N.C.)--Politics and government.
• Soldiers--United States--History--20th century.
• United States. Congress. House--History--20th century.
• Veterans--United States--History--20th century.
• Wake County (N.C.)--Politics and government.

United States Representative of Rocky Mount, N.C.; later lieutenant governor of North Carolina.

Congressional office files of Gardner of Rocky Mount, N.C., United States Representative from the 4th District (Nash, Wake, Orange, Chatham, Randolph, Montgomery, and Moore counties) in the 90th Congress, 1967-1968, and Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1968. The bulk of the collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, much of which deals with military service and benefits. Legislative materials, speeches, reports, press releases, and items related to Gardner's bid for the governorship are also included.