William Bradley and Merle Davis Umstead papers, 1863-1978 [manuscript].

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William Bradley and Merle Davis Umstead papers, 1863-1978 [manuscript].

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Correspondence, congressional files, campaign material, and other papers of William Bradley Umstead; papers of his wife, Merle Davis Umstead, originally of Rutherford County, N.C.; and records of Merle Davis Umstead's family's stores in Rutherford County. Political material chiefly concerns Umstead's years in the United States Senate, the period between his service in the Senate and his election as governor, and his 1952 gubernatorial campaign. The addition of February 2002 contains diaries, personal correspondence, financial records, military papers, and other items, most of which relate to Umstead's military service during World War I.

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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. Senate

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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...

Umstead, William Bradley, 1895-1954

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William Bradley Umstead of Durham, N.C., served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina, 1932-1938; as a United States senator, 1946-1948; and as governor of North Carolina, 1952-1954. From the description of William Bradley and Merle Davis Umstead papers, 1863-1978 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26243142 William Bradley Umstead William Bradley Umstead served North Carolina as a United States representative, a...

Umstead, Merle Davis, 1901-1988.

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William Bradley Umstead William Bradley Umstead served North Carolina as a United States representative, a United States senator, and as governor. Prior to his election as the first representative from the newly formed sixth North Carolina district (Durham, Orange, Guilford, and Alamance counties) in 1932, Umstead was a practicing lawyer in Durham, and he continued his legal work during the gaps in his political career. Umstead chose to leave Congress in 1938 after his t...