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Ernest B. Furgurson Papers (#4912), 1950-1985

Title: Ernest B. Furgurson Papers (#4912) 1950-1985

Ernest B. Furgurson is an author and reporter. He is the former chief of the 's Washington Bureau. He has written books on the Civil War, including (1996), (1992), and two biographies: (1968) and (1986). This collection consists of materials assembled by Ernest B. Furgurson while researching . There are many notes, transcripts of interviews with people who knew Jesse Helms, and materials relating to conservative political organizations like the Congressional Club. There are also materials from the 1950 North Carolina United States Senate election campaign that pitted Democrat Willis Smith, for whom Helms worked, against Frank Porter Graham, and from Helms's own Senate races as a Republican beginning in 1972. Furgurson also collected articles about Helms, transcripts of Helms's WRAL editorials, articles and speeches written by Helms, and other material. Baltimore Sun Ashes of Glory: Richmond at War Chancellorsville, 1863: the Souls of the Brave Westmoreland: The Inevitable General Hard Right: The Rise of Jesse Helms Hard Right: The Rise of Jesse Helms

ArchivalResource: About 500 items (2.0 linear feet)

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