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Clear All Location United States, North Carolina, Gaston County, Gastonia State North Carolina Medium web sites

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Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968

Description:: Correspondence and materials relating to issues of national importance during the 1960s, including civil rights legislation, from congressional files belonging to Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989), a U.S. Representative from Gastonia, N.C.
Date of Original:: 1889/1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library