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.
Contributing Institution
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
