John Hosea Kerr papers, 1923-1952 [manuscript].

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John Hosea Kerr papers, 1923-1952 [manuscript].

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Congressional files of Kerr, documenting his involvement in legislative actions concerning cotton, peanuts, and tobacco farming. He was vice-chairman of the subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee that handled military appropriations during World War II, chairman for the Subcommittee on Subversive Organizations, delegate to the Democratic national conventions of 1932 and 1940, and promoter of the Roanoke River reservoir project named for him.

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