Lee S. Overman papers, 1918-1931 [manuscript].

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Lee S. Overman papers, 1918-1931 [manuscript].

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Correspondence of Overman with his constituents and with North Carolina and national leaders. Letters reflect a broad spectrum of the interests and opinions of Overman's constituents in regard to the federal government and relate to many of the major issues of the 1920s, including pensions for World War I veterans, the proposed sale of the Muscle Shoals facility, farm legislation, prohibition, foreign relations, race relations, immigration restrictions, and the bitter fight among North Carolina Democrats during the 1928 presidential campaign. The collection covers only the latter part of Overman's long political career, and there is a gap in the papers from November 1921 to May 1924. For earlier material see the papers of Edwin Clarke Gregory, Overman's son-in-law, at Duke University Library.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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