Carl Thomas Durham papers, 1938-1960 [manuscript].

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Carl Thomas Durham papers, 1938-1960 [manuscript].

Office files of Durham's terms in Congress, where he was a member of the House Armed Services Committee and chairman of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, and was particularly interested in the development and regulation of atomic energy and government stockpiling of strategic materials. He was also involved in the reform of the Army court martial system and government regulations concerning non-narcotic drugs. The files include papers from his committee work as well as correspondence with constituents and papers on other subjects. Volumes are compilations of mimeographed materials produced for committee members as information files.

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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services

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United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy

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Durham, Carl Thomas, 1892-1974

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Physicist. From the description of Papers, 1938-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81474360 Democratic U.S. congressman, 1939-1960, representing the Sixth North Carolina District (Orange, Durham, Guilford, and Alamance counties). From the description of Carl Thomas Durham papers, 1938-1960 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25327493 Carl Thomas Durham (1892-1974) was born in Orange County, N.C.; studied pharmacy at the University of North C...