L. H. Fountain papers, 1946-1982.

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L. H. Fountain papers, 1946-1982.

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Congressional papers include general correspondence; legislative, committee, and district files; and Fountain's speeches and newsletters. The papers contain extensive information on social and economic conditions in North Carolina. They also document Fountain's leadership of the Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Government Operations Committee, which Fountain chaired from 1955 to 1982 and which examined waste, inefficiency, and corruption in federal agencies.

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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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United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations

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Fountain, L. H. (Lawrence H.), 1913-2002

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Lawrence H. Fountain (1913-2002) of Edgecombe County, N.C., served as a United States representative from 1953-1982 in North Carolina's Second District. During Fountain's tenure, the district straddled the state's northern coastal plain and piedmont and included at one time or another sixteen different counties. For most of Fountain's congressional career, he served on the Government Operations Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee, where he also served as chairman of the Near East Subcomm...