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Guide to the Josiah William Bailey Papers, 1833-1967

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Josiah William Bailey Papers, 1833-1967
Creator
Bailey, Josiah William, 1873-1946
Extent
ca. 422,400 Items and 10 volumes
Repository
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
However, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in the Josiah William Bailey Papers have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information consult the section on copyright in the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], The Josiah William Bailey Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Bailey Papers were given to Duke University by the Bailey family.
Processing Information
Processed by: Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library Staff
Completed August 30, 1977
The collection was arranged and described under the auspices of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

1873Josiah William Bailey born, September 14; Warrenton, N.C.
1877Bailey's father, Christopher Thomas Bailey, appointed editor of the Biblical Recorder; family moves to Raleigh, N.C.
1880-1889Bailey attends Raleigh Township Graded Schools and Raleigh Male Academy.
1893Received B.A. degree from Wake Forest College.
1893-1907Edited Biblical Recorder. As editor, Bailey emphasized the need for improved public school conditions in N.C. and advocated state aid to public schools.
1896-1900Member, state Board of Agriculture.
1900 electionSupported disfranchisement of Negroes, Furnifold Simmons for Senate, and Charles B. Aycock for governor.
1903-1907Chairman, N.C. Anti-Saloon League. Fought to establish "local option." Opposed national prohibition. Resigned when League resolved to support state prohibition.
1907-1908
Studied law under Samuel French Mordecai, Trinity College.
Admitted to the bar, began practice with Wesley N. Jones.
1908Elector at Large.
1909-1911Member, Board of Education, Wake County.
1911-1913Chairman, Stste Child Labor Committee.
1912 electionSupported Woodrow Wilson for President and Locke Craig for governor. F.M. Simmons re-elected U.S. Senator.
1913-1910Appointed by President Wilson to be Collector or Internal Revenue for N.C. Eastern District.
1913Governor Craig appointed Bailey to N.C. Constitutional Commission. Commission recommended voting reform, court changes, tax reform, required school term.
1914Assumed leadership of liberal faction of State Democratic Party. Suggestions of this faction defeated by subsequent state convention.
1916Married Edith Walker Pou.
1917Addressed N.C. General Assembly in behalf of women's suffrage.
1919-1921Internal Revenue Collector for N.C.
1919-1920Represented interests of the Farmers' Union before the N.C. General Assembly, opposing increased property taxes.
1921Returned to legal practice full time with James Hinton Pou.
1924Candidate for governor. Defeated in primary by Angus Wilton McLean whom Simmons supported
1928Supported Alfred E. Smith for the presidency, O. Max Gardner for governor.
1930Candidate for U.S. Senate; defeated Simmons in primary and won election with record-breaking majority.
1932Advocated currency control. Suggested reducing administrative expenses, but supported public works appropriations
1932 electionActively supported Roosevelt in N.C.
1933Opposed Agricultural Adjustment Act.
1936Re-elected to Senate.
1937Strongly opposed "court packing" bill. Supported Neutrality Act. Emerged as key Figure in Senate "conservative" alliance.
1938Opposed Fair Labor Standards Act. Became chairman of Commerce Committee.
1940Supported Selective Service Bill.
1941Supported Lend-Lease. Reversing earlier position, advocated intervention.
1942Re-elected to Senate.
1945Supported ratification of the United Nations Charter.
1946Died Dec. 15 in Raleigh, N.C.

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Committee Assignments

  • Claims: 1931-1944 72nd-78th Congresses (Chairman, 1933-1938)
  • Commerce: 1931-1946 72nd-79th Congresses(Chairman, 1939-1946)
  • Finance: 1935 74th Congress (Apparently Bailey was on this committee only briefly)
  • Interstate Commerce: 1933-1934 73rd Congress
  • Post Office and Post Roads: 1931-1946 72nd-79th Congresses
  • Special Committee on the Conservation of Wildlife Resources: 1933-1946 73rd-79th Congresses
  • Special Committee to Investigate Conditions in the Merchant Marine (Chairman): 1939-1944 76th-78th Congresses

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    Family Information

    Josiah William Bailey

  • Parents:
    Christopher Thomas Bailey
    Annie Sarah (Bailey) Bailey
  • Siblings:
    Sallie C. Bailey (married Wesley N. Jones; children: Annie Railey,Sallie W., William B.)
    Christopher Thomas Bailey, Jr. (married Mary Himbish)
    Edmund Lamar Bailey
    Bayard Yates Bailey (died in infancy)
    • Edith Walker Pou
  • Parents:
    James Hinton Pou
    Annie Walker Pou

    • Children of Josiah William and Edith Pou Bailey

  • James Hinton Pou (b. 1917)
  • Annie Elizabeth (b. 1920)
  • Josiah William, Jr. (b. 1922)
  • Edith Pou (b. 1925)
  • Sallie (b. 1927)

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    Collection Overview

    The Bailey Papers contain the personal and professional papers of Josiah William Bailey (1873-1946), noted Baptist layman, Raleigh attorney, and United States Senator. The collection covers many aspects of Bailey's life and career and provides rich information on North Carolina and the United States in the first half of the twentieth century, particularly for the Depression years and World War II.
    The Bailey Papers are comprised principally of correspondence and supporting printed material, although there are also financial records, clippings, volumes, broadsides, pictures, and memorabilia. The papers date from 1833 through 1967, with most Items falling in the period from 1900 through 1946.
    There are four series in the Bailey Collection: Personal, Legal, Pre-Senatorial, and Senatorial. For more information on the organization and contents of these groups, see the Series Overview and Series Description.
    The Bailey Papers depict Josiah We Bailey's family, personal, religious, and professional life and indicate the wide range of his intellectual interests throughout his adult years. Generally, papers prior to Bailey's election to the United States Senate in 1930 reflect North Carolina issues: legal, political, religious, agricultural, social, and economic. During the senatorial years, material pertaining to national affairs predominates.
    The chronological division between the Pre-Senatorial Series and the Senatorial Series was established at Dec. 31, 1930. There is occasional overlap among topical files within a series (such as that among Agriculture, Taxation, and Taxation: Revaluation in the Pre-Senatorial Series) or between series in some cases. When possible, cross references and other notes have been provided in the inventory. The researcher, however, should be aware of these relationships as they apply to specific research topics.
    Much of Bailey's outgoing correspondence consists of form letters and perfunctory acknowledgments, but there are also many lengthy and articulate letters. It should be noted that the correspondence in the Personal Series is comprised mainly of family letters, many of which are informative about political issues of the day. Letters from Bailey to his wife, Edith Pou Bailey, and to his father-in-law, James Hinton Pou, are particularly informative.
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    Subject Headings

    These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
    • United States.--Congress.--Senate.
    • North Carolina--Politics and government 1865-
    • North Carolina--Economic conditions.
    • United States--Politics and government 1901-1953.
    • Electioneering--North Carolina.
    • Democratic Party (N.C.)
    List of Series in Collection
    PERSONAL SERIES, 1833-1967
    LEGAL SERIES, ca. 1900-1940
    PRE-SENATORIAL SERIES, ca. 1898-1930
    SENATORIAL SERIES
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    Detailed Description of Collection

    Introductory folders containing the inventory of the collection and biographical papers are located at the beginning of Box 1.
    Box 1-37

    PERSONAL SERIES, 1833-1967

    * A folder of genealogical material on the Bailey family is located at the beginning of the series.
    Box 1-18

    CORRESPONDENCE
    Correspondence (Family):
    Consists largely of letters to and from family members. For the pre-Senatorial period, there are Items from Bailey's friends and some personal correspondence of Edith Pou Bailey. Although some of these letters are of merely passing interest, others are quite detailed on subjects of research interest. A small folder of personal printed material (programs and other memorabilia) has been placed at the end of this main correspondence section. Arranged chronologically by year.
    Correspondence (Alphabetical):
    Letters to and from several individuals with whom Bailey corresponded frequently. There may also be isolated letters from these individuals in other parts of the collection. Arranged chronologically by day within each section.
    • Branson, Eugene Cunningham
    • Meekins, Isaac Melson (4 folders; See also Pre-Senatorial Series)
    • Paschal, George Washington (See also Baptist Church and Its Institutions, Boxes 16-18)
    • Ruffin, Julian Meade (2 folders; Bailey's physician from Duke Hospital)
    Correspondence (The Baptist Church and Its Institutions In North Carolina):
    Letters to and from ministers and church officials as well as representatives of church-affiliated institutions such as Wake Forest University, Mars Hill College, and Chowan College. Also contains material on the organization and operation or the Biblical Recorder and correspondence of its editors Livingston Johnson, J. S. Farmer, J. C. Slemp, and L. L. Carpenter.
    Other correspondents include the following: J. W. Lynch; William B. Royall; R. L. Moore; William Louis Poteat; Frances P. Gaines; J. A. Campbell; Joseph Bascomb Huff; Preston S. Vann; Louis D. Newton, editor of the Christian Index (Atlanta, Ga.); Robert H. Pitt, editor Herald (Richmond, Va.); and Archibald Johnson, editor of Charity and Children. Of particular interest is the exchange of letters between Bailey and John E. White, a Baptist educator and preacher in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
    Box 18-22

    WRITINGS AND ADDRESSES
    Manuscript notes, drafts and corrections, typescripts, and some printed copies of writings, addresses, and statements.
    The first part of this group consists of religious writings, most of which are undated (5 folders). Some topics include:
    • Does the Christian Religion Stand the Test (1920)
    • The Inadequacy of Modern Christianity to the Modern World
    • Jesus' View of Wealth (1922)
    • Ideals of the Christian College (1923)
    • Historical Testimonies to the Baptist Contribution of Religious Liberty (1928)
    • After Twenty-five Years (1932; on the Biblical Recorder)
    • The Common Sense of Jesus of Nazareth (1934)
    • The Basis of Representation in Baptist Conventions
    • Jesus - An Appeal to Reason
    • Victories of the Bible
    • The Divine Method of Culture
    The remaining writings and addresses are on miscellaneous subjects and include sketches of prominent individuals, commencement addresses and other occasional speeches, addresses, and notes on political philosophy and American history in general. In most cases, especially for writings prepared after 1930, Items on specific subject are found in the appropriate subject category in the Senatorial or Pre-Senatorial Series.
    Miscellaneous writings include the following:
    1890-1900
    • School essays; address for the class of 1893, Wake Forest College
    1900-1920
    • Sketch of Archibald Murphy;
    • Decision Day Address, University of North Carolina
    • The Heritage of the Great War
    • Our Task of Happiness
    • Notes for speeches during World War I
    1920's
    • Thoughts on the Financial Depression (1921)
    • Times that Try Men's Souls
    • Economic Conditions in Rural N. C.
    • Condition of the Farmers in N. C.
    • Sketch of Wesley Norwood Jones
    • Sketch of Dr. William B. Royall
    • A Case for the Cardinal
    • On the Constitution
    • Henry Groves Connor--Address upon portrait presentation
    • Law Enforcement
    1930's
    • Our Duty to Preserve the Character of Our Republic (before the Southern Society of New York City)
    • Spiritual Values
    • The Spirit of the American Revolution
    • The Present Outlook (1932)
    • Mercer University Centennial Address
    • What is the Matter with N. C.?
    • Letters of a Coat-Tail Congressman, Selected By his Private Secretary (satire by Bailey later submitted to the Saturday Evening Post)
    • Novom Orderum Seculares (to New England Society of Charleston)
    • North Carolina Signers of the Federal Constitution
    • Sketch of Judge William Gaston
    • The Major Decisions of President Roosevelt
    • Advertising North Carolina
    • Dominant Ideas of the Constitution (to the Economic Club, Worcester, Mass.)
    • The National Gold-Fish Bowl by B. Pshaw (satire about Justice Hugo L. Black)
    • The South as a National Problem
    • Sketch of W. W. Vass
    • The Democratic Process (commencement address, Colby College)
    • The President Draws the Line (race question and immigration)
    • The Status of the U. S. At the Present Time (1939)
    1940's
    • The intervention issue
    • The Price of Peace
    • Our Republic--It Must be Preserved
    • Robert E. Lee
    • Bricks Without Straw: Fabian Socialism in the United States
    • The South at the Crossroads
    • The Second American Revolution (submitted to the Saturday Evening Post)
    • What is the American Way of Life
    Notes and fragments, poetry by Bailey, writings by members of the Bailey family, and some writings by other individuals complete the Writings and Addresses section.
    Box 22-27

    FINANCIAL
    The first section consists of correspondence pertaining to real estate, investments, and other financial matters. Material is arranged roughly by year. After this chronological sequence, there are separate categories for insurance policy summary, income tax returns, the Bland Hotel' and the Andrew Johnson Hotel.
    Box 27-36

    INVITATIONS, ENGAGEMENTS, AND MEMORABILIA
    Arranged by year.

    Box 36-37

    VOLUMES
    Box 37-55

    LEGAL SERIES, ca. 1900-1940

    Box 37-38

    GENERAL
    Correspondence relating to various aspects of Bailey's law practice. Often routine. Includes some letters of advice to young lawyers. Unarranged, about 5 folders.

    CASE FILES
    Arranged alphabetically, these case files represent a sample of files in Bailey's law office.

    Box 38
    Alexander, Mrs. Addie L. (ca. 1920-1925)
    Applications
    Associated Theaters Inc. (ca. 1923-1925)
    Bailey, Martha (ca. 1929-1930)
    Bailey, R. W. (ca. 1927)
    Bailey family (see also Jones, Leigh, and Pou)
    Bailey, Annie S. Will.
    Bailey, Christopher Thomas (1915-1920).see also Personal Series.
    Bailey, Edith Pou (ca. 1924-1931). Property statements, indentures, and lega1 affairs. See also Bailey, Mr. and Mrs., Josiah William.
    Bailey, Helen Leigh (ca. 1914-1926). Bailey's guardianship of his niece.
    Box 39
    Bailey, Helen Leigh (continued)
    Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. Josiah William. Miscellaneous family material.
    Box 40
    Bailey, Robert Cooper. Concerns Bailey's guardianship.
    Bailey, Sallie Cooper (1910-1918)
    Bailey, William E, Estate, ca. 1905-1929.
    Brogden, W. L. (ca. 1903-1931) Bailey handled severa1 legal matters for Brogden.
    Box 41
    Buell, G. I. (ca. 1928-1929) Involves Falling Springs Lime Co., Inc., and a dispute over the use of limestone.
    Bus Regulation (1924-1925)
    Byrd, J. C. (ca. 1931) Concerns Harrison Lake Timber Co., Inc.
    Byrd, W. G. (1926-1927). Bankruptcy case.
    Cannon, Charles A v. J. W. Bailey, former Collector of Internal Revenue (1926).
    Capitol Ice Company, Raleigh (ca. 1924-1927). Anti-trust problem; this company and others allegedly combined in restraint of trade
    Carolina Academy (l926). Academy for boys.
    Box 42
    Carolina Road Granite Co. (1929)
    Carolina Theatres. Moving Pictures (1920-1930).
    Chain Stores (Ca. 1930)
    Chamber of Commerce (Raleigh). Efforts to locate Internal Revenue Service in North Carolina (ca. 1920 1930)
    Charlotte Radio Station (1530) Power increase for radio station WBT.
    Cherokee Brick Company (Raleigh, ca. 1918)
    Box 43
    Cherokee Brick Company (1918-1930)
    Clubs (includes Raleigh Country Club)
    Cooperative Marketing (1921). North Carolina Cotton Growers' Co-Operative; Farmers' Union.
    Cotten, Colonel R. R. and Bruce (1927). Concerns fraudulent indemnity bonds.
    Cox, Reverend Francis A. (ca. 1930). Pertains to financial obligations of Cox, a missionary in China.
    Coxe, T. C. v. Watts & Bailey
    Criterion Advertising Company (1929). Dispute over a budget bill which taxed outdoor advertising.
    DeWeese, Hamilton G. (1928). Concerns American Industrial Lenders Association and the introduction of a uniform small loan law into the North Carolina Legislature.
    Dill, A. T. (1929-1930). Estate settlement.
    Dixon, Thomas (1926-1927). Dixon's activities with the Wildacres development company and the Mount Mitchell Association of Arts and Sciences.
    Drexel Furniture Company v. J. W. Bailey, Collector of Internal Revenue.
    Duke heirs (1927). James B. Duke's will.
    Box 44
    Durham Life Insurance, Co.--Radio (ca. 1927-1930)
    Deals with WPTF radio station owned by Durham Life. Correspondence and printed material presenting the station's attempts to get favorable ratings and more power from the Federal Radio Commission, Letters from educators at Shaw University, Duke University, Meredith College; from N. C. Congressmen; and from other prominent citizens. Also includes other legal affairs of Durham Life.
    Enrollment and Disbarment, Committee On (1927-1928)
    Treasury Department committee which investigated a complaint against Bailey. The case was ultimately dismissed.
    Erwin Cotton -Mills. Suit involving a patent for knot-tying implements.
    Box 45
    Evans, W. F. (1927)
    Farmers' Union (1921-1922) Incorporation and by-laws, etc. of The Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America, North Carolina Division. Includes a paper on farm tenancy in N. C.
    Finch, S. E. v. Nash County Commissioners (1926) Relates to county-wide plan of school consolidation.
    Fletcher, A. J.
    Freight Rates--Fertilizer (ca. 1927), Includes various propositions, especially those relating to the interests of the N. C. Fertilizer Manufacturers Association.
    Box 45
    Gaskill, D. B. bantcruptcy.
    General Motors Corporation v. R. A. Doughton (1926). Conflict over licenses in N.C.
    Glascock, Dr. H. W. (1928). Concerns an application for membership in the Wake County Medical Society and a resulting dispute.
    Grainger, I. B. (1933). Relates to N. C. Bank and Trust Company.
    Gregory, Margaret Overman (Mrs. Edwin Clarke). Pertains to the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation and the establishment of Stratford-on-the-Potomac.
    Gulley and Tyler v. North Carolina (1925), Slight information on an interesting case in which a prisoner was flogged to death. Bailey's letters comment on convict guards on a road gang and on aspects of penal reform.
    Hardy, Ira M. v. R. T. Wade, Coaster Publishing Company (ca. 1913-1922).
    A libel suit in which Bailey defended R. T. Wade, a Morehead City editor who had printed an editorial relating to financial matters at the N. C. School for the Feeble Minded for which Hardy was responsible. There are numerous clippings about the affair and correspondence with members of the school's Board of Trustees.
    Hart Cotton Mills v. N. C. (1919-1931). Involves a claim.
    Box 46
    Henderson, B. T. (ca. 1926).
    Hicks v. Hicks (1926-1928). Divorce, alimony, and settlement case.
    Highland Hospital (ca. 1928-1930).
    This file concerns a case, the State Board of Charities and Welfare, et al. v. Highland Hospital, Inc. and Dr. Robert S. Carroll: The case dealt with alleged immoral practices at and mismanagement of this hospital for the insane. Bailey defended Carroll.
    Horton v. Horton (ca. 1922-1925). A divorce case involving wife-beating and neglect. Bailey defended the husband.
    Internal Revenue (ca. 1921-1923) Papers pertaining to the end of Bailey's tenure as N.C. Collector of Internal Revenue.
    Johnson, A. R. Do (Will, 1915; 1925-1931) Family legal affairs. Related to Cherokee Brick stock and some business disputes.
    Johnson, Charles E. (ca. 1925-1926). Estate.
    Johnson, Livingston (ca. 1925). Legal problems for the editor of the Biblical Recorder. Pertains to Darwinism and the evolution controversy and mentions the "liberalism" of Wake Forest University and William L. Poteat.
    Box 48
    Jones, Sallie Bailey (ca. 1922) Financial matters; Raleigh Banking and Loan.
    Jones, William Bailey (ca. 1919-1929) Misc. legal matters.
    Jones and Bailey (ca. 1916-1929). Financial information on accounts of Wesley N. Jones and Josiah W. Bailey.
    Ku Klux Klan (ca. 1922-1925).
    This case involves the trial of W. V. Guerard, formerly King Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan, for embezzlement of Klan funds. Bailey defended Guerard and perceived the case as a means to publicize the Klan as a corporation engaged in unlawful business (see letter of Dec. 18, 1922, to Harry Dougherty). Guerard later sued for slander and libel. This file is arranged in chronological order from 1922 through 1925 and includes printed Klan and records of expenses for material on the Klan propagation in N. C., as well as correspondence indicating Bailey's political interest in exposing the Klan.
    Leigh, Benjamin W. (ca. 1925-1926) Estate.
    Box 49
    Leitch, T. G. Relates to motion picture copyright infringement by North Carolina theater operators.
    Lewis, Mrs. Clara B. (ca. 1922-1931). Assorted personal affairs. Bailey borrowed money from her and was a personal friend of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis.
    Murray Company (ca. 1925). Pertains to a claim from Red Springs Cotton Mill.
    Mutual Publishing Company (ca. 1911-1914).
    Nash v. Royster (ca. 1925). Bailey defended Nash in a personal injury suit against Dr. A. H. Royster.
    Box 50
    Nash v. Royster continued
    Negro Fair (1925).
    Bailey sought a restraining order against the Ringling Brothers Circus which planned to hold its circus at the same time as a Negro Fair sponsored by the N. C. Industrial Corporation which was usually held with no competition
    Neuse Manufacturing Company (ca. 1923-1927). Involved a tax appeal.
    Neuseoco Club, Inc. (ca. 1922-1930)
    News and Observer (1916; 1925)
    Newspapers (mainly 1925) Assorted letters discussing issues
    North Carolina State Government (1923-1924)
    Overman, Lee Slater (ca. 1925).
    This file consists of an exchange of legal advice between Overman and Bailey about the Owensby Case (the subject of a Senate committee investigation) and in relation to the confirmation of Harlan F. Stone as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
    Pineland School (1925) Concerns B. N. Duke's generous contributions.
    Box 50
    Poole, D. L. (1929).
    Relates to an attempt to sue N. C. State University when a student was shot by a security guard who was responsible for preventing trespassing in an orchard adjacent to campus.
    Poteat, William Louis (1915-1916, 1923, 1926). Personal and financial affairs.
    Pou, Annie W. Estate.
    Pou, Mattie.
    Box 51
    Powelson, W. V. N. Concerns water, hydroelectric, and steam power development in N. C.
    Pritchard v. Bailey (1931). Election contest.
    Railroad Freight Rates (ca. 1924).
    Raleigh Baseball Club (1926-1927). Incorporation.
    Raleigh Township School Committee v. County Board of Education (1911, 1915, 1918). Disputes over funds and other matters.
    Raleigh Water (ca. 1926). Concerns a city contract with an engineer.
    Rand McNally and Company (ca. 1921-1922).school texts for N. C.
    Red Cross Campaign (1917) Wake County Red Cross War fund
    Reynolds Contest (1931). Concerns a contest sponsored by R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and the wrapping of Camel cigarettes in cellophane. Members of Bailey's family entered the contest.
    Rivenbark, Mrs. W. B. (1925). Estate.
    Saint Mary's Arbitration (1929) Conflict with the city of Raleigh about a street.
    Sayre, C. Gadsden v. School Committee (ca. 1926). Pertains to a contract dispute. Sayre was an architect
    Scholarships and Prizes (1924-1925)
    Schools (1915-1916).
    Simmons, Furnifold McLendel (ca. 1910-1912). Printed material about campaigns and viewpoints.
    State Fair (1923). Concerns mortgage on fairgrounds.
    State Statutes--Prohibition (ca. 1921). Efforts to make N. C. laws compatible with Federal ones. Also reports on Federal liquor agents activities in N. C.
    Box 52
    State Printing (1923). Concerns a state printing contract and related affairs considered by the N. C. General Assembly; an investigation of the conduct and management of the Office of Labor and Printing.
    State Theatre, Inc. (1924, 1929). Tax Reform Club Taxation (ca. 1920-1925). Revaluation Act; Revenue Act of 1924; review of Internal Revenue laws of U. S concerning corporations.
    Teer Nello L. v. George A. Fuller Co. (1928-1929). Concern building the Duke University campus; construction contracts.
    Thompson Publishing Company (1921). Deals with royalties on a high school textbook, Our Republic.
    Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association (1927). Concerns an injunction to prevent breach of contract.
    U. S. v. N. J. Aboud (1926) Case involving fraudulent use of mails.
    Box 53
    U. S. v. Mrs. Corey (1926). Fraud case, related to Aboud case above.
    Various other cases against individuals, 1925-1927.
    Varina (1927). Incorporation of this town.
    Varner, H. B. (ca. 1923-1924) Another copyright infringement case involving the use of music in theaters.
    Vinson, Turner (1928). Estate.
    Box 54
    Vinson estate (continued).
    Wadsworth, George L. v. Johnson & Johnson Company (1919)
    Wake County Bar Association
    Wake County Savings Bank (1920-1931).
    Waller, John R (1929, 1931). Mortgage bonds.
    War Finance Corporation (ca. 1922).
    Watson, N. A. (ca. 1923). A shooting case.
    Watts, George W. (ca. 1922-1923) Estate.
    Whittaker, Joel D. A Civil War claim for property taken by Union soldiers.
    Wills
    Yellow Cab Company (ca. 1925) Dispute over color trademark.
    Young, Allen L. (1925).
    Zebulon Hosiery Mills (ca. 1917)
    Box 55-102

    PRE-SENATORIAL SERIES, ca. 1898-1930

    Box 55-57

    GENERAL
    This category includes Items on topics not included in the Subject Files listed below and Items dealing with more than one topic. It includes correspondence between Bailey and Walter Clark, April-May, 1922, on taxes and the governor's race in 1924; speech by Bailey at Pittsboro (April 30, 1923) with reference to the Ku Klux Klan; correspondence with F. M. Simmons, O. Max Gardner, and other state leaders; letters to and from Bailey's friends; and miscellaneous Items.
    Box 57

    SUBJECT FILES
    Box 58
    Agriculture (1899; 1915-1930)   (7 folders)
    Conditions of farmers, mainly in North Carolina; cooperative marketing of cotton and tobacco; tenant farming; taxation of farm lands; crops and prices; and tariffs protecting agricultural products. (See also Taxation; Taxation: Revaluation; War Finance Corporation; Elections: Gubernatorial, 1924; Farmers' Union; and General).
    Democratic Party, United States; and National Political Concerns (1908-1930)(1 folder)
    Economic Concerns (1917-1931)(1 folder)
    Banking, economic conditions, economic distress in eastern North Carolina.
    Education (ca. 1900-1924)(1 folder)
    Box 59
    Education (1925-1930)(4 folders)
    Public and private-education in North Carolina; Bailey's relationship with UNC-Chapel Hill and his views on public education during the 1924 gubernatorial campaign, textbooks; speech by Bailey on "Athletics and the Public" (Jan. 30, 1925), comments concerning a speech by Bailey on the ideals of a Christian college; correspondence with G. W. Paschal of Wake Forest College (Sept.-Nov., 1929) on the rise of public education in North Carolina; material on the McLean Bill, the Equalization fund and taxation for an eight-month term in 1929. (See also Taxation; letter of Oct. 20, 1929 in Pre-Senatorial General, from Bailey to O. D. Coffin on his and Biblical Recorder's opposition to University of North Carolina).
    Election Reform (1921-1929) (1 folder)
    Ballot reform, Australian ballot, primary laws and the need for election reform. In letter of August 26, 1926, Bailey criticizes Blease of South Carolina. (See also Elections: Presidential, 1928--Aftermath; Extravagance).
    Box 59
    Elections Gubernatorial, 1924. Bailey's candidacy in 1924 Democratic gubernatorial primary against Angus McLean.
    Elections: Gubernatorial, 1924, Preliminaries
    Correspondence concerning whether Bailey should run, his platform, Watts and the "machine" in North Carolina politics, the issues at stake, and the prison scandal May, 1923?.
    Preliminaries, 1921, Jan.-1923, May; (4 folders)
    Box 60
    Preliminaries, 1923, June-Dec.
    Box 61
    Elections: Gubernatorial, 1924, Campaign
    Subjects discussed in correspondence and speeches include taxation, agricultural conditions, freight rates, the political machine, law enforcement, and the Ku Klux Klan. There are lists of voters, sometimes with information on occupations or political positions; correspondence with newspapers; and information on newspaper advertising rates (May and June, 1924). Most of Bailey's speaking engagements are documented in Pre-Senatorial Series--Invitations and Engagements. (See also Agriculture; Farmers' Union; General; Labor; Railroads and Ports: Taxation; Taxation: Revaluation; and War Finance Corporation).
    Campaign (1924, Jan. - Feb.)
    Box 62
    Campaign (1924, Feb. - Mar.)
    Box 63
    Campaign (1924, Mar. - Apr.)
    Box 64
    Campaign (1924, Apr.)
    Box 65
    Campaign (1924, Apr. - May)
    Box 66
    Campaign (1924, May)
    Box 67
    Campaign (1924, May - June)
    Box 68
    Campaign (1924, June - Dec; 1924, n. d.)
    Campaign, Form Letters
    Campaign, Speeches and Published Statements Lists
    Campaign, Lists
    Box 69
    Campaign, Lists
    Box 70
    Campaign, Lists
    Box 70
    Elections: Gubernatorial 1923, Aftermath (1924, June - 1927, Jan.); (2 folders)
    Reflections on the results of the primary and on the political situation in North Carolina. Letters of interest include those from Bailey to John E. White (July 9, 1914); to Santford Martin (July 5, 1924); and to M. L. Kesler (July 16, 1924). See also the letter from Bailey to H. T. Alexander (July 5, 1924) in Farmers' Union file.
    Box 71
    Elections: Presidential, 1928.
    Alfred E. Smith's candidacy for Democratic presidential nomination and for presidency on Democratic ticket. Many references to Prohibition, the 1st Amendment, the Ku Klux Klan, and anti-Catholicism.
    Elections: Presidential, 1928, Preliminaries (1926, Dec.-1928, Mar.) See also letter of Bailey to W. A. Hildebrand (Oct. 11, 1926) in Pre-Senatorial: General.
    Elections: Presidential, 1928, Campaign
    Includes correspondence for July, 1928, concerning selection of North Carolina Democratic national committeemen and correspondence with, among others, the following - individuals: George Gordon Battle, R. H. Edmonds; O. Max Gardner; O. M. Mull; Joseph M. Proskauer; John J. Raskob; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; C. L. Shuping; John H. Small; Alfred E. Smith; and George R. Van Namee. (See also Elections: Senatorial, 1930, Campaign, for lists of 1928 Democratic state convention delegates; and Racial and Religious Prejudices).
    Campaign (1928, Apr. - June)
    Box 72
    Campaign (1928, June - Oct.)
    Box 73
    Campaign (1928 Nov.; 1928)
    Elections: Presidential, 1928, Aftermath (1925, Nov. - 1929, Jan.)
    Includes correspondence concerning reorganization of the Democratic Party in North Carolina, particularly F. M. Simmons's role in party affairs and legislation on primaries and voter registration.
    Elections: Senatorial, 1930.
    Bailey's candidacy against Furnifold McLendel Simmons; for the Democratic senator's -nomination and against George Pritchard for the U. S. Senate seat.
    Box 73
    Elections: Senatorial, 1930, Preliminaries (1927-1929)
    The decision to run against Simmons. Correspondence with, among others, Broughton, Morrison, Poe, and Robert R, Reynolds. See also letter from Bailey to O. J. Coffin (Oct, 20, 1929) in Pre-Senatorial: General, and material on reorganization of Democratic Party in Elections: Presidential, 1928 (Aftermath).
    Box 74
    Preliminaries (1927-1929)
    Elections: Senatorial, 1930. Campaign
    The subject and county folders listed below were apparently created by Bailey's staff during the campaign and have been preserved. The relatively small number of unsorted Items have been arranged by date at the beginning of the category. Most of this material concerns the campaign against Simmons in the Democratic primary rather than against Pritchard in the general election. Material pertaining to the latter race is divided between this category and the one following it, Elections: Senatorial, 1930, Aftermath.
    Box 75
    Campaign
    1930
    Bailey Publicity
    Buttons
    Clippings
    Corey, A.
    Box 76-87
    Counties, Alamance - Wilkes
    Box 88
    Counties, Wilson - Yancey
    Expenses
    Lists--Delegates to 1928 State Democratic Convention
    Lists--county lists of registrars and judges
    Box 89
    Prohibition
    Recipients of Buttons or Folders
    Simmons Organization
    Simmons Publicly
    Box 89
    Elections: Senatorial, 1930, Campaign Speaking engagements
    Campaign:
    Speeches
    Box 90
    Women's Advisory Committee
    Women's Pamphlet
    Elections: Senatorial, 1930, Aftermath
    Congratulatory letters and reflections on primary results are interspersed with Items related to the campaign against Pritchard and various miscellaneous topics from 1930. The organization of Items in this category follows the apparent arrangement in Bailey's office.
    Aftermath:
    Correspondents, A - C
    Box 91
    Correspondents, D - C
    Box 92
    Correspondents, P - Z
    Box 93
    Election Dispute
    General
    Box 94
    The Nye Committee
    Extravagance (1923-1929)
    A filing category apparently used in Bailey's office files for material related to his 1925 campaign against extravagant expenditures of the state government but expanded now to cover similar material from other years. Some Items concern the prison system and George Pou. There are references to the Highway Commission and other departments of state government as well as to election reform. (See also letter of Bailey to O. Max Gardner, Oct. 18, 1929, in Pre-Senatorial General).
    Farmers' Union (1920-1928; n.d ). Farmers' Educational and Co-Operative Union of America.
    Correspondence of Bailey with R. W. H. Stone and other material related to the Farmers' Union and Bailey's connection with it. Many references to taxation, agricultural conditions, the War Finance Corporation, and Bailey' candidacy for the 1924 Democratic gubernatorial nomination. (See also Agriculture; Taxation; and Taxation: Revaluation).
    Box 95
    Internal Revenue Service (1915-1924; n. d.)
    Material related to Bailey's service as Collector of Internal Revenue.
    Invitations and Engagements (1923-1929)
    Invitations for political speeches, commencement addresses, and miscellaneous occasions, mainly from the period of the 1924 gubernatorial primary. Similar material for 1928 is included also in Elections: Presidential, 1928.
    Labor (1921-1929)
    Mostly correspondence with the Rev. Tom P. Jimison, Methodist minister and chaplain for the North Carolina State Federation of Labor, concerning Bailey's 1924 gubernatorial campaign and the interests of workers. Also includes material related to organized labor; references to tenant farming; letters of Bailey to Cameron Morrison (Apr. 89 1922), Josephus Daniels (Apr. 15, 1922), and others; a pamphlet on, and other references to, workmen's compensation legislation; and correspondence between O. Max Gardner and Bailey (Oct. 1929 on strikes at Marion and Gastonia.
    North Carolina General Assembly
    Correspondence of Bailey and members of the General Assembly on various subjects. Reflects Bailey's role in N. C. politics. Bills on insurance, gratuities and other miscellaneous matters. See also N. C. Politics
    Box 96-99
    North Carolina Politics (1898- ca. 1925)
    Material related to political activity, mainly Democratic, in North Carolina, Much early material (ca. 1910-1918) concerns Raleigh; information in 1913 on commission plan of government for Raleigh and in 1918 on death rate in Raleigh, Items from 1922 relate to Tax Commissioner Watts, taxation, the 1924 gubernatorial election, and the candidacy of Miss Lewis for county treasurer and W. F. Evans for solicitor against John W. Hinsdale. Letter (Nov 17, 1925) from O. Max Gardner about his political plans. Material from 1912 and 1913 includes endorsements of Bailey as candidate for D1 strict Attorney in eastern North Carolina and items related to Simmons' candidacy for the U. S. Senate.
    Box 99
    Racial and Religious Prejudices
    Items concerning white supremacy, anti-Catholicism, the Ku Klux Klan, and related topics. See also Education; General Elections: Presidential 1928; and N.C. Politics
    Box 100
    Racial and Religious Prejudices (continued)
    Railroads and Ports
    Much of this material deals with freight rates and the need for a coastal port in N. C. to facilitate east-west railways in the state as opposed to north-south railways in order to lower rates and aid farmers. Also included are Items dealing with other railroad matters. See also Elections: Gubernatorial 1924.
    Recommendations and Appointments
    Correspondence concerning recommendations for positions in the highway department, service academies, North Carolina Railroad, postal service, judiciary, etc.
    Box 101
    Roads
    Material on public roads in North Carolina. See also Taxation.
    Taxation (1902-1931)
    Material related to U. S. income tax, especially 1920; government bonds; and taxation in N. C. Many Items on N. C. taxes on land. Other Items concern taxation for roads and, particularly in 1929, for schools. See also Agriculture; Education; Elections Gubernatorial, 1924; Farmers' Union; General; North Carolina Politics; and Taxation: Revaluation.
    Taxation (continued)
    Taxation: Revaluation
    Material related to the valuation of land for taxation purposes in N. C. and the controversy over revaluation in the early 1920s. See also Agriculture; Elections: Gubernatorial, 1924; and Taxation.
    Temperance
    Concerns temperance movement, Anti-Saloon League, Prohibition, and repeal of the 18th Amendment. Correspondents include Methodist Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon July 1929. See also Elections: Presidential, 1928.
    War Finance Corporation
    Concerns the role of War Finance Corporation in providing credit for N. C. farmers, its alleged failure to do so, and the consequent charges during the 1924 Democratic senatorial primary against Angus W. McLean, who had been an official of the Corporation. See also Agriculture; Elections: Gubernatorial, 1924; Farmers' Union; and General.
    Box 102
    Woman Suffrage
    Material related to the role of women in politics. See also Elections: Gubernatorial, 1924 (Lists: folder of "special lists" for "Suffrage Mailing List." )
    Box 103-542

    SENATORIAL SERIES

    Box 103-127

    GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1930-1946
    The papers in this section, largely correspondence plus some printed material, are of a diverse nature and quality. of primary importance is Bailey's correspondence with persons other than family members, such as friends and fellow Senators. Letters not easily placed in subject areas--those discussing Bailey's philosophy of life, history, or the general condition of the world, for example - and letters relating to more than one subject were placed in this section. Information on racial issues is also found here. Correspondents include major state and national figures, newspaper editors, and religious figures. There is a considerable quantity of routine correspondence and some personal correspondence of Bailey's secretaries, especially A. Hand James. The material is arranged chronologically by day.
    Box 127-164

    AGRICULTURE, 1930-1946
    Correspondence, telegrams, notes, speeches, statements, and printed material pertain to farming and agricultural products as well as to agencies and concerns of the Department of Agriculture. Of particular importance is material relating to the production and marketing of cotton and tobacco, including such topics as grading, surpluses, voluntary versus compulsory crop control, taxes, ceiling prices, arid specific hills. There is also information on other crops, such as soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, and strawberries, as well as on the poultry, baking and dairy industries. The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) in its various forms and stages, is thoroughly discussed by Bailey and his constituents. Also included are materials relating to the Resettlement Administration, the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Federal Land Bank, the Farm Security Administration. Information pertaining to forestry and the Bureau of Public Roads is found in this section.
    The papers for the early 1930s reflect the plight of the farmers and their attempts to survive the Depression. Many farmers describe in detail the effects on the economy and the AAA on their incomes. Material for the late 1930s generally concerns efforts of the farmers to adjust to increasing governmental regulation over production. Other more routine correspondence deals with soil conservation checks and acreage allotments. The papers for the 1940s relate to Federal control over production and prices through the Office of Price Administration (OPA) and to farmers' problems in dealing with OPA. The material is arranged chronologically by day.
    • 1932: Agricultural Marketing Act; Federal Farm Board; farm relief.
    • 1933: Domestic Allotment Plan; Agricultural Credit Corporation; farm extension work; plight of tobacco growers.
    • 1934: Bankhead Cotton Control Bill; food packaging bills; tobacco production reduction; problems of the poultry industry; crop loans; tax on cotton ginning. Frazier-Lemke Farm Refinance Bill; Flannigan Tobacco Grading Bill; Agricultural Adjustment Act and various amendments; Bankhead Farm Tenant Bill. Refund of processing taxes; Seed Loan Bill; Commodity Exchange Control Bill; plans for compulsory crop control; AAA and various amendments.
    • 1937: Cotton loan; improvement of highways and railroad grade crossings; tax on plug tobacco ; 3.5 % interest rate on Federal Land Bank loans; Forestry Bill; Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act; Farm Tenancy Bill; Farm Security Act; AAA; crop control versus export bounty; proposal to move the Forestry Service from the Dept. of Agriculture to the Department of the Interior, voluntary versus compulsory crop control; tax on garden seed.
    • 1938: Compulsory crop control; Farm Bill; peanuts; resettlement; problems with allotments; distribution of seeds by county agents in competition with merchants; AAA.
    • 1939: Crop control; Smith Cotton Bill; restriction on sugar production; Fulmer Net Weight Bill, government distribution of seeds; Bankhead Cotton export subsidy; Agricultural Appropriation Bill; Bailey Farm Marketing Bill; control of tobacco production; flue-cured tobacco marketing crisis; storage rates on cotton; flaxseed competition from Argentina.
    • 1940: Marketing Bill; tobacco embargo; trade agreement with Great Britain affecting cotton and tobacco; agricultural appropriation cuts; transfer of Forest Service to the Dept. of the Interior; cotton storage rates; foreign competition with American wood pulp; crop control; Net Weight Cotton Bill; food stamp plan: Jones-Wheeler Bill; tobacco storage.
    • 1941 Marketing Bill; Net Weight Cotton Bill; tobacco exports; importation of Argentine beef; Agricultural Appropriation Bill; Fulmer Bill for the funding of 4-H Clubs and Extension Service; excess wheat production.
    • 1942: Price controls; sale of government surpluses below parity prices; farm labor shortage and migratory labor camps; Net Weight Cotton Bill; government distribution of seeds; Agricultural Appropriation Bill; peanut prices; tobacco tax; ceiling prices on tobacco; Thomas-Hatch Amendment to the Anti-Inflation Bill, calculating farm labor costs in parity prices; McNary Amendment for a forest fire protection appropriation; government competition with mill operators.
    • 1943: Farm prices and price controls; farm labor shortage; tobacco grading program; farm wagon shortage; crop control; Pace Bill to include farm labor costs in parity prices; appropriation for the Farm Security Administration; vote on Bankhead Bill after presidential veto; Agricultural Appropriaion Bill; shortage of corn products; ceiling prices on flue-cured tobacco; reduction in importation on Chilean nitrate of soda for fertilizer; dairy industry and OPA regulations; Food Subsidy Bill; milk shortage in Roanoke Rapids, N. C.
    • 1944: Food Subsidy Bill; farm labor shortage; ceiling prices on strawberries, watermelons and sweet potatoes; tobacco quotas; subsidy for the dairy industry; alfalfa shortage; Bankhead Amendment on cotton textile ceilings; baking industry and OPA regulations; post-war planning for agriculture.
    • 1945. Ceiling prices and government grading of cotton; funding for the Agricultural Extension Service; sweet potato market; tobacco markets; forestry appropriation; ceiling prices on strawberries, labor from Barbados for emergency work; Pace Bill for parity prices for cotton; Ceiling prices on cotton, tobacco, strawberries, ice cream mix, poultry and dairy industries; Flannagan Tobacco Bill; registration of firearms; rationing or downgrading of flour; shortage of corn products; Flannagan Farm Credit Bill; tobacco exports; farm machinery discounts to distributors; subsidies to the dairy industry.
    • 1946: Correspondence and copies of bills relate primarily to individual bills for relief, There is some routine correspondence pertaining to administrative details of the Committee on Claims, of which Bailey was chairman, 1935-1938. The material is arranged chronologically by day.
    Box 165-166

    CLAIMS, 1930-1946
    Correspondence and copies of bills relate primarily to individual bills for relief. There is some routine correspondence pertaining to administrative detials of the Committee on Claims, of which Bailey was chairman, 1935-1938. the material is arranged chronologically by day.
    Box 167-216

    COMMERCE
    Box 167-172
    Business and Industry, 1930-1946
    The correspondence, telegrams, notes for speeches, and printed materials deal mainly with the problems faced by the business community during the Depression and World War II. During the thirties notable topics of discussion are: the National Industrial Recovery Act and the NAA codes, government competition with private enterprise, and the "Roosevelt" or "business" depression of 1937-1938. Bailey was particularly outspoken during 1937-1938 on governmental policy and attitudes toward business, and there is considerable constituent mail related to his views. The majority of correspondents are textile and furniture executives. Many of these industrialists go into great detail about the Depression, the NRA codes, and Roosevelt's policy in general, and the effects of each on business. Material for the 1940s is less abundant. Its focus is on business problems caused by shortages due to the war and on postwar reconversion. Material in this category is arranged chronologically by day.
    • 1932: Bill to require contractors to name their sub-contractors in bidding; Davis-Kelly Bill.
    • 1933: Section 7A of National Industrial Recovery Act; NRA codes, and business complaints.
    • 1934: NRA codes; government plans to build a furniture factory in West Virginia in competition with North Carolina furniture manufacturers.
    • 1935: NRA codes; competition from chain stores.
    • 1937: Business depression; Bailey speeches urging the government to encourage private enterprise (November and December); Bailey's Declaration of Principles.
    • 1938:Constituent mail on Bailey's speeches, "The Only Way to Real Recovery" and "American Enterprise and American Government;" business depression; Neely Block Booking Bill (Motion Picture Industry); Patman anti-chain store bill.
    • 1940: Neely Block Booking Bill.
    • 1941: Report on Asheville and Western North Carolina as good area for industrial location.
    • 1942-1943: Business problems due to war shortages.
    • 1944: Postwar reconversion.
    • 1945: Postwar reconversion (inc. pamphlet "Victory for Freedom.)"
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    Railroads, 1930-1946
    The material in this section, mainly correspondence and telegrams, reflects the problems faced by railroads and railroad employees in the 1930s and 1940s. Federal regulation and government ownership of railroads and labor problems' such as unemployment, wages, and retirement are the major topics covered, The bulk of the material on freight rates and discrimination against southern railroads is found in the "Trade and Commerce" section. The material is arranged chronologically by month.
    • 1932: Proposed committee to investigate railroad conditions; Railroad Pension Bill.
    • 1933: Fort Benning Railroad (expenses cut from War Department Appropriation Bill); Emergency Railway Transportation Act.
    • 1934: Labor problems, e.g. wages, retirement, unemployment.
    • 1935: Government ownership of railroads; Railroad Retirement Act; extension of Emergency Railway Transportation Act. Railroad Pension Bill; Wheeler-Crosser Bill to prevent reduction in railroad employment.
    • 1937: Discontinuance of Postal Mail Service by train; Train Limit Bill.
    • 1938: Railroad Retirement Act; Train Limit Bill; wages of railroad employees; Wheeler-Truman Bill providing relief to railroads and eliminate competition from motor carriers.
    • 1940: Vote to override presidential veto of Truman-Hobbs Bill; bill requiring conductors on Pullman cars on overnight trains.
    • 1941: Railroad Retirement Act,
    • 1942: Hobbs Bill to amend Anti-Racketeering Bill of 1934.
    • 1943: Hobbs Bill; wage increases for railroad employees.
    • 1944: Railroad Retirement Act; Land Grant Bill; Hobbs Bill, Railroad Retirement Act; Hobbs Bill.
    Box 177-216
    Trade and Commerce, 1930-1946
    Correspondence, telegrams, notes drafts and copies of speeches, statements, copies of bills, and printed material relate to trade and commerce as well as to the concerns of the Commerce Committee, of which Bailey was a member, 1931-1946, and chairman, 1939-1946. Information on foreign trade agreements is found in this section, while papers on specific tariffs are located in the Tax and Tariff category, material relating to commerce, particularly the regulation of commerce, the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC), and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Correspondence concerns various bills to regulate the transportation of goods by rail, by motor carriers, and by waterway. Scattered throughout the section is correspondence pertaining to discrimination against the South in the matter of freight rates. There is also some information on the Merchant Marine, although the bulk of this material is located in the Navy and Marines category.
    Affairs of the Federal Power Commission (FPC) and the development and regulation of public utilities are also covered in this section. In the early 1930s an important issue for Bailey and other North Carolinians was the appointment of "Hoovercrat" Frank McNinch to head the EPC and his reappointment by Roosevelt. The principal bill relating to utilities was the Rayburn-Wheeler Utility Act, 1935. Correspondence and other material related to this act are in separate folders located at the end of the papers for 1935. Material concerning the development of electricity through the Rural Electrification Authority is located in separate folders at the end of the Trade and Commerce section.
    The development and improvement of the nation's waterways is a major concern. Various projects to develop navigation and power in the St. Lawrence Seaway-Great Lakes region, the proposed Florida Cross-State Ship Canal, and Panama Canal tolls are covered in this section. Considerable correspondence relates to various bills concerning rivers and harbors as well as to specific North Carolina projects to develop or improve harbors, ports, and rivers across the state. There is also material dealing with various flood control bills.
    Aviation and its development was an important concern of Bailey's. There is information dealing with the construction of airports, especially in North Carolina; the regulation of air travel; private flying; and the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA) (later, the Civil Aeronautics Board). In 1944, Bailey attended the International Civil Aviation Conference in Chicago. Correspondence, memorabilia, and printed material concerning this conference are located at the end of material for 1944.
    As a result of Bailey's efforts, a special subcommittee was formed in the Senate in 1935 to investigate the causes of the Depression. Bailey chaired the committee. Material concerning the work of the committee is in separate folders at the end of the material for 1935.
    Other material found in this section relates to Federal funds for the improvement of highways, the Federal Communications Commission and the regulation of radio broadcast frequencies, Bailey's duties as chairman of the Commerce Committee, and the controversy over the confirmation of Henry A Wallace as Secretary of Commerce, 1945.
    Material is arranged chronologically by month.
    • 1930: Radio channel for labor; appointment of Frank McNinch to head the FPC.
    • 1931: McNinch appointment; railroad freight rates; Smith's Creek Dredging Project.
    • 1932: Bill to increase powers of the ICC under which it could regulate truck and bus traffic in competition with rail carriers; Federal Aid Highway Appropriation Bill; Shipping Bill to regulate shipping rates and operations of the common carriers on the inter-coastal waterways; Davis-Kelly Coal Bill; Smith's Creek Dredging Project. St. Lawrence Seaway Canal Treaty; Morehead City Port Terminal; Georgia-Florida Ship Barge Canal; pamphlet - "Study in Transportation and the Coming Partnership between Rails and Trucks."
    • 1934: Inland Waterway; St. Lawrence Seaway Treaty; improvement of the New River from the Inland Waterway to Jacksonville, N. C.; McNinch appointment; Pettengill Bill relating to the long-short haul clause of the Interstate Commerce Act; Morehead City Port Terminal; freight rate discrimination against the South.
    • 1935: Eastman Bill to regulate water transportation; Wheeler-Huddleston Bill to regulate motor carriers; McNinch appointment; Morehead City Port Terminal; Florida Cross-State Canal; Shipping Bill; Tar River improvement; Rayburn-Wheeler Utility Act (in separate folders at end of 1935); Guffy Bituminous Coal Act (in separate folders at end of 1935); sub-committee to investigate the causes of the Depression (in separate folders at end of 1935).
    • 1936: Florida Cross-State Canal; Ship Subsidy Bill; Copeland-Guffy Compromise Shipping Bill; Pettengill Bill; Guffy Bituminous Coal Bill; Morehead City Port Terminal; Drum Inlet improvement; Flood Control Bill; Panama Canal Tolls Bill. Florida Cross-State Canal Bill; Guffy Coal Bill; Casey Coal Bill; Pettengill Bill; Connally Hot Oil Act; Federal Aid to Highways Appropriation Cut; Tydings Fair Trade Act; McCarran-Lea Bill for the regulation of air transportation; Panama Canal Tolls Bill; Tar River improvement project; business depression of 1937. Pettengill Bill; McCarran Air Transportation Bill; Griswold Bill requiring contractors submitting bids on government jobs to list names of sub-contractors; Borah-O'Mahany Licensing Bill; Morehead City Harbor improvement; Tuckertown Dam power project; government owned barge line on the Cape Fear River in competition with private railroad companies; tax on nepheline to protect the feldspar industry; proposal by Bailey for the Commerce Committee to conduct a price inquiry.
    • 1939: Bailey Travel Bill; Clark Anti-Pollution Bill; Transportation Bill extending the powers or the ICC to regulate all forms of transportation; freight rates; Neely Block Booking Bill; Rivers and Harbors Bill; the Civil Aeronautics Authority; appointment of Harry Hopkins as Secretary of Commerce; appointment of Thomas R. Amlie as chairman of the ICC.
    • 1940: Wheeler-Lea Transportation Regulation Bill; Reciprocal Trade Agreements; Sugar Bill; Rivers and Harbors Bill; CAA; development of airports, especially the Asheville-Hendersonville Airport; Pan-American Airways; the exportation of scrap iron from the United States, question on the 1940 census concerning income for 1939.
    • 1941: Florida Ship Canal; St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Navigation and Power Project; Rivers and Harbors Bill; Flood Control Bill; Federal Road Aid Act to improve the defense highway system; price-fixing bill; bill to regulate freight forwarders; CAA; improvements at the Greenville and Lumberton airports; restriction on private flying, minority views on the McKellar Amendment providing appropriation for America Export Lines; gas shortage in Wilmington, N. C.
    • 1942: Florida Ship Canal; Rivers and Harbors Bill, including the St. Lawrence Seaway Treaty; bill to regulate size and weight of motor vehicles engaged in interstate commerce; Office of Defense Transportation orders on conserving trucks and tires; development of airports; sugar allocation. Reciprocal Trade Agreements; bill to make freight rates uniform; Bailey-Van Nuys Bill concerning the application of anti-trust laws to the insurance business; highway appropriations; development of airports.
    • 1944: Flood Control Bill; postwar highway development plans; Insurance Bill; cut in sugar quota; development of civil aviation; Yadkin River Dam project; International Civil Aviation Conference (in separate folders at the end of 1944).
    • 1945: Reciprocal Trade Agreements; allocation of radio frequencies for the use of the medical profession in operating diathermy equipment; development of airports; civil aviation; Bailey bill to aid underdeveloped areas to industrialize; Lea Airport Ald Bill; flood control, especially at Buggs Island and the Roanoke River; sugar shortage; the appointment of Henry A. Wallace as Secretary of Commerce (in separate folders at the end of 1945). Airport Bill, extension of the Office of Price Administration; flood control, especially the Yadkin Valley Flood Control Bill; sugar shortage.
    Folders on the Rural Electrification Administration are in separate folders at the end of the section.
    Box 217-278

    ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
    Box 217-227
    Banking and Currency, 1930-1946
    Correspondence, speeches, notes, and printed material concentrate on U. S. banking and monetary policy. The major portion of this section covers the period 1931-1935. Papers on banking relate to the banking crisis and governmental efforts to ease the situation through guarantees of bank deposits and to the various governmental loan agencies: the Home Loan Bank, the Federal Land Bank, and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. There is considerable constituent mail concerning loans from these agencies. Monetary matters cover gold, silver, the devaluation of the dollar, currency stabilization, the regulation of the stock exchange, and bankruptcy legislation. During the early 1930s, there is correspondence concerning the financial affairs of the Wake County Savings Bank, of which Bailey was a vice president. Financial material on Bailey and Helen Leigh Bailey is dated during the early 1930s. Material is arranged chronologically by day.
    • 1932: Forming of the three loan agencies; Glass Banking Bill; Goldsborough Bill for currency stabilization; Stegall Bill guaranteeing bank deposits.
    • 1933: Constituent opinion on Federal guarantees of bank deposits; Glass-Stegall Banking Bill; World Economic Conference; Municipal Bankruptcy legislation
    • 1934: Bailey's speech, "Our Monetary Policy;" Sumner-Wilcox Municipal Bankruptcy Bill;