Theodore F. Davidson papers, 1874-1930 [manuscript].

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Theodore F. Davidson papers, 1874-1930 [manuscript].

The collection chiefly includes letters from Davidson to his wife, Sarah Lindsay Carter Davidson, and letters to her from friends and members of the Carter family. Several letters to the Davidsons, 1921-1923, are from associates in Dresden, Germany, and discuss post-World War I social, political, and economic conditions in Germany, including the perceived influence of Jewish people. Also included are scattered letters about legal business and Democratic Party affairs received by Theodore F. Davidson; a scrapbook of his career; notes on cases tried in Cherokee County, N.C., in 1870; and a Buncombe County, N.C., merchant's account book.

About 200 items (1.0 linear ft.).

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Davidson, Sarah Lindsay Carter.

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Carter family.

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Davidson, Theodore F. (Theodore Fulton), 1845-

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Theodore Fulton Davidson (born 1845) was a lawyer and Democratic party leader of Asheville, N.C. and attorney general of North Carolina, 1885-1893. He was also a member of the North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives. Davidson was married first to Sallie Kate Alexander, who died July 1887, and later married Sarah Lindsay (Sallie) Carter. From the guide to the Theodore F. Davidson Papers, 1874-1930, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical C...

Democratic Party (N.C.)

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During the 1960 election, the North Carolina Democratic Party was led by Bert L. Bennett, state executive committee chairman, and operated out of headquarters in Raleigh, N.C. Democratic candidates for whom the state party campaigned in 1960 included John F. Kennedy for President of the United States and Terry Sandford for Governor of North Carolina. From the guide to the Democratic Party Campaign Headquarters Records, ., 1960, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. S...