Geer, William, 1915-1999

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.

From the description of William Geer collection on Oliver Max Gardner and other materials, 1931-1961. WorldCat record id: 76814694

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