Inventory of the William Geer Collection on Oliver Max Gardner and Other Materials, 1931-1961

Collection Number 5300

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Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Geer, William, 1915-1999.
Title
William Geer Collection on Oliver Max Gardner and Other Materials, 1939-1961
Call Number
5300
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
Items: About 4000
Linear Feet: 10.0
Abstract
William Geer was a history professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Oliver Max Gardner was a lawyer of Shelby, N.C., and Washington, D.C., and state senator, 1910-1915, lieutenant governor, 1916-1920, and governor, 1929-1933, of North Carolina. Upon O. Max Gardner's death in 1947, Geer became interested in writing a biography of him. For some time, Geer held in trust the personal papers of O. Max Gardner, which were donated to the Southern Historical Collection in 1962. While he did much research on the subject, the biography was never finished.
The collection represents William Geer's efforts to write a biography on O. Max Gardner. It includes letters to and from friends, family, and colleagues of Gardner from whom Geer tried to gather personal information and stories about Gardner; a series of notebooks kept by Geer on Gardner; notes taken from papers at the North Carolina State Archives about Gardner; transcriptions of Gardner's correspondence and excerpts from his speeches; and one 33-1/3 record album, "J. Melville Broughton on the death of O. Max Gardner," 6 February 1947. Other materials in the collection relate to Geer's career as a history professor.

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Administrative Information

Restrictions to Access
This collection has restrictions to access. Please see details below or contact the Manuscripts Department for more information.
Usage Restrictions
RESTRICTED: Use of audio materials may require production of listening copies.
Acquisitions Information
Received from William Geer in 1998 (Acc. 100532).
Processing Information
Processed by: Margaret Dickson, November 2006
Encoded by: Margaret Dickson, November 2006
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the William Geer Collection on Oliver Max Gardner and Other Materials #5300, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Gardner, Oliver Max, 1882-1947.
Gardner family.
Geer, William, 1915-1999.
Governors--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Historians--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Legislators--North Carolina--History--20th century.
Politicians--North Carolina--History--20th century.
University of North Carolina (1793-1962)--Faculty--History--20th century.
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Related Collections

Oliver Max Gardner Papers Inventory (#3613)
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Historical Note

William Geer was a history professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. Oliver Max Gardner was a lawyer of Shelby, N.C., and Washington, D.C., and state senator, 1910-1915, lieutenant governor, 1916-1920, and governor, 1929-1933, of North Carolina. Upon O. Max Gardner's death in 1947, Geer became interested in writing a biography of him. For some time, Geer held in trust the personal papers of O. Max Gardner, which were donated to the Southern Historical Collection in 1962. While he did much research on the subject, the biography was never finished.

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Collection Overview

The collection represents University of North Carolina history professor William Geer's efforts to write a biography on North Carolina lawyer, state senator, lieutenant governor, and governor Oliver Max Gardner. It includes letters to and from friends, family, and colleagues of O. Max Gardner from whom Geer tried to gather personal information and stories about Gardner; a series of notebooks kept by Geer on Gardner; notes taken from papers at the North Carolina State Archives about Gardner; transcriptions of Gardner's correspondence and excerpts from his speeches; and one 33-1/3 record album, "J. Melville Broughton on the death of O. Max Gardner," 6 February 1947. Other materials in the collection relate to Geer's career as a history professor.

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Items Separated

Audiodisc (D-5300/1)
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Detailed Description of the Collection

William Geer Collection on Oliver Max Gardner and Other Materials, 1939-1961 and undated.
About 4000 items.
Box 1-2
Correspondence of William Geer concerning O. Max Gardener
Box 3-4
Notebooks kept by William Geer on O. Max Gardener
Box 5-6
Notes and clippings on O. Max Gardener
Box 7
Typed transcriptions of speeches by O. Max Gardener
Box 8
Typed transcriptions of correspondence of O. Max Gardener
Box 9
Materials relating to Geer's profession as a history professor
Audiodisc D-5300/1
"J. Melville Broughton on the death of O. Max Gardner," 6 February 1947

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