Papers, 1910-1942.

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Papers, 1910-1942.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40422265

Letters and papers concerning Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc., a company that created Lake Lure as a part of a resort development in Chimney Rock, N.C. Also includes letters received while he was the president of the Raleigh Daniels-for-President Club in 1924 that mention Oscar Wilder Underwood and William Gibbs McAdoo.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7426264

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Chimney Rock Mountains, Inc.

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McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941

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Lawyer, business executive, Democratic Party leader, U.S. secretary of the treasury, Director General of Railroads, and U.S. senator from California. From the description of Papers of William Gibbs McAdoo, 1786-1941 (bulk 1880-1941). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71063506 McAdoo was born near Marietta, Cobb County, GA, on Oct. 31, 1863; attended the Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville; admitted to TN bar in 1885 and began law practice in Chattanooga, TN; moved to NYC, 1892; devel...

Simms, Robert Nirwana, 1876-

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Lawyer and Baptist lay leader, of Raleigh, N.C. From the description of Papers, 1863-1949. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20159071 From the description of Papers, 1910-1942. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40422265 ...

Underwood, Oscar Wilder, 1862-1929

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Oscar Wilder Underwood (1862-1929) served Alabama for many years in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Known best for his extensive knowledge of and authorship of a sweeping tariff reform act, he was also a Democratic candidate for president in 1912 and in 1924, which saw the longest convention in U.S. history. He has been described as a conservative politician who opposed suffrage for women, Prohibition, and rights for organized labor. Underwood was born on May 6, 1862, i...