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Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968

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.

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Date of Original
1889/1968

Subject
Civil rights--United States
Gun control--United States
Legislators--United States--Records
North Carolina--Politics and government
Social security--Law and legislation--United States
United States--Foreign relations--Law and legislation
United States--Politics and government--20th century
Vietnam War, 1961-1975

People
Ervin, Sam J. (Sam James), 1896-1985
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
Shriver, Sargent, 1915-2011
Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003

Location
United States, North Carolina, Gaston County, Gastonia, 35.26208, -81.1873

Medium
web sites

Type
InteractiveResource

Description
Basil Lee Whitener (1915-1989) was a U.S. Representative from Gastonia, N.C.; this collection includes correspondence between Congressman Whitener and his constituents, other congressmen, and government officials, legislative materials, drafts of bills, financial papers, speeches, invitations, printed material, clippings, photographs, and other papers, chiefly from congressional files (1957-1968), relating to issues of national importance during the 1960s, including the Vietnam War, crime legislation, gun control, riots, civil rights legislation, foreign aid, social security, and the Taft-Hartley Act. Correspondents include Sam Ervin, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Sargent Shriver, and Strom Thurmond.

Metadata URL
http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/whitener/

Contributing Institution
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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1. Box 149, Folder 3: Judiciary Committee, 1968, May-July and undated

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1968-05/1968-07
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

2. Box 148, Folder 2: East-West Trade, 1967, July -Sept.

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1967-07/1967-09
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

3. Box 150, Folder 6: Textiles, 1967, June-Sept. and undated

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1967-06/1967-09
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

4. Box 149, Folder 2: Judiciary Committee, 1967, Mar.-1968, Apr.

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1967-03/1968-04
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

5. Box 148, Folder 1: East-West Trade, 1967, Jan.- June

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1967-01/1967-06
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

6. Box 148, Folder 3: East-West Trade, 1967, Oct.-1968, Mar.

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1967/1968-10
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

7. Box 148, Folder 5: Integration of Mississippi Schools, 1967 and undated

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1967
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

8. Box 150, Folder 5: Textiles, 1966, Aug.-1967, May

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1966-08/1967-05
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

9. Box 147, Folder 5: Civil Rights, 1966, July

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1966-07
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

10. Box 147, Folder 6: Civil Rights, 1966., Jul.-1967 and undated

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1966/1967-07
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

11. Box 150, Folder 4: Jury Selection, 1966

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

12. Box 143, Folder 5: Hoffa, 1964, Apr.-Aug.

Creator:: Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Date of Original:: 1964-04/1964-08
Collection:: Basil Lee Whitener papers, 1889-1968
Contributing Institution:: David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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