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Guide to the David Newton Henderson Papers, 1930-1976

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Descriptive Summary

Title
David Newton Henderson Papers, 1930-1976
Creator
Henderson, David Newton, 1921-
Extent
ca. 181,850 Items
439 Boxes
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 this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, please 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 David Newton Henderson Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Henderson Papers were presented to Duke University by Congressman Henderson upon his retirement from Congress in 1976.
Processing Information
Processed by: Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library Staff
Completed June 30, 1981
Encoded by Stephen D. Miller
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

1921Born, April 16, on a farm near Hubert, Onslow County, North Carolina.
1942Graduated with B.S. degree from Davidson College; married Mary Wellons Knowles of Wallace, North Carolina, December 11; their three sons are David Bruce, Wiley Bryant, and Wimbric Boney.
1942-1946Commissioned as second lieutenant in Army Air Corps, served overseas in India, China, and Okinawa, discharged as major in Air Force.
1949Graduated with LL.B. from University of North Carolina Law School, Chapel Hill.
1949-1950Practiced law in Wallace.
1951-1952Served as Assistant General Counsel to the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives.
1952-1954Practiced law in Wallace.
1954-1958Elected and served as solicitor of the Duplin County General Court.
1958-1960Elected and served as judge of the same court.
1960-1976Elected to the 87th Congress as Representative for the Third District of North Carolina, November 8, 1960; served continuously until retirement in 1976.

Committee Assignments

87th Congress 1961-1962

  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Subcommittees on Census and Government Statistics, Manpower Utilization
    • 88th Congress 1963-1964
  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Subcommittee on Manpower Utilization (Chairman); Public Works Committee, Subcommittees on Public Buildings and Grounds, Rivers and Harbors
    • 89th Congress 1965-1966
  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Subcommittees on Manpower Utilization (Chairman), Postal Operations; Public Works Committee, Subcommittees on Flood Control, Public Buildings and Grounds, Rivers and Harbors, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Appalachia
    • 90th Congress 1967-1968
  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Subcommittees on Manpower and Civil Service (Chairman), Position Classification, Retirement Insurance and Health Benefits; Public Works Committee, Subcommittees on Flood Control, Public Buildings and Grounds, Rivers and Harbors, Special Subcommittees on Economic Development Programs, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Appalachia
    • 91st Congress 1969-1970
  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Subcommittees on Manpower and Civil Service (Chairman), Retirement Insurance and Health Benefits; Public Works Committee, Subcommittees on Flood Control, Rivers and Harbors, Roads, Special Subcommittee on Economic Development Programs, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Appalachia
    • 92nd Congress 1971-1972
  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Subcommittees on Manpower and Civil Service (Chairman), Postal Facilities; Public Works Committee, Subcommittees on Flood Control and Internal Development, Rivers and Harbors, Roads, Special Subcommittee on Economic Development Programs
    • 93rd Congress 1973-1974
  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, Subcommittees on Manpower and Civil Service (Chairman), Investigations; Public Works Committee, Subcommittees on Water Resources, Transportation, Economic Development, Investigations and Reviews, Energy
    • 94th Congress 1975-1976
  • Post Office and Civil Service Committee, (Chairman), Subcommittee on Manpower and Civil Service (Chairman); Public Works Committee, Subcommittees on Aviation, Economic Development, Public Buildings and Grounds

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    Collection Overview

    The David Newton Henderson Papers contain the office files of Congressman Henderson when he was the U.S. Representative for the Third District of North Carolina. The papers span from 1930 to 1976, but the bulk of the papers covers Henderson's years in office, 1961-1976. Henderson's predecessor, Congressman Graham A. Barden, left Henderson many papers on ongoing business, especially local projects.
    The Henderson Papers contain correspondence, printed material, speeches, invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, newsletters, financial statements, legislative reports and notes, and drafts of bills. The great majority of this collection is correspondence which Henderson's office exchanged with constituents, legislative officials, and officials of federal and state agencies.
    The papers are divided into the following fifteen series:
    Campaign Files
    Case Files
    Committee Files
    Correspondence: Answer Copies
    County Project Files
    Engagements
    Federal and State Agencies
    Legislation
    Military Academy Files
    Newsletters and News Releases
    Newspaper Clippings
    Post Office Files
    Speeches
    Subject Files
    Oversize Box
    The largest series are Committee Files, County Project Files, Federal and State Agencies, Legislation, and Subject Files. The Committee Files contain material relating to Henderson's various committee and subcommittee memberships and reflect the actual creation of legislation. The Legislation Series contains drafts of specific bills and legislative reports and notes. Subject Files contain mostly constituent mail on legislation, current issues, and various subjects. County Project Files concern projects and local affairs in the Third District. The Federal and State Agencies Series reflects Henderson's role as an intermediary between constituents' problems and requests and the appropriate governmental agency which could deal with their problems.
    There is some overlap among series. For example, using the broad subject Agriculture, a constituent's letter supporting an agricultural price-support bill would appear under Subject Files. Agriculture. Drafts of that specific bill might be under Legislation. Material on an agricultural cooperative project in the Third District would be in the County Project Files. A constituent's request for exemption from certain federal regulations regarding crop measurement would be under Federal and State Agencies. Agriculture, Department of. For more information summarizing the contents of each category see the introductions at the beginning of each section in the inventory.
    The papers reflect many types of public opinion: organized and repetitive pressure mail, professional lobbying activities of national interest groups, letters ranging from semi-literate constituents to well-known local and national leaders. The papers show a definite paper spiral during the 1960s and 1970s with the volume of Henderson's files increasing yearly.
    The Henderson Papers illustrate many national trends of the 1960s and 1970s. Henderson's work on the Post Office and Civil Service and the Public Works committees made him instrumental in matters of national importance and brought him correspondence from around the nation. These papers particularly reveal trends in federal employment practices in the 1960s and 1970s. The papers contain much material about the reorganization of the Post Office Department into the Postal Service in 1969-1970. The papers reveal public opinion and legislative trends on such issues as civil rights, the Vietnamese War, the energy crisis of the early 1970s, and the Watergate affair. Henderson illustrates well the position of a conservative southern Democratic congressman voting against all civil rights legislation, opposing extension and raising of the minimum wage, federal aid to education, the War Against Poverty, and foreign aid. He consistently supported the presidents' positions on Vietnam, "right-to-Work" laws, and agricultural price supports.
    The Henderson Papers contain rich information on local interests, affairs, and personalities in the Third District of North Carolina. Henderson vigorously supported local interests in Congress. He vehemently opposed restrictions on tobacco advertising and other "anti-tobacco" legislation. Henderson's correspondence and campaign material reveal the network of the Democratic political machinery in eastern North Carolina and his relationship with the local power structure.
    Specific subjects are discussed in more detail in the inventory.

    Notes on Processing and Arrangement

    The arrangement of this collection has generally followed the system of organization used by Henderson's office. For Federal and State Agencies, Subject Files, and Committee Files, Henderson's staff started a new file each year. In each case these yearly files were consolidated into a comprehensive alphabetical file for the whole period, 1961-1976. Folder headings were left as they were given by Henderson's office except when clarification or more detail was necessary.
    Certain material in the original collection was discarded such as routine requests for publications, general information, autographs, pictures, flags, tickets to the White House, etc. Samples of orchestrated pressure mail and Henderson's responses were retained along with a count of the letters received, but repetitive copies were discarded. Case Files only for the letter "C" were retained. In the Military Academy Files, confidential files for individual applicants and appointees were destroyed. For the Post Office Files, samples were retained only for county seats and Morehead City.
    Photographs are scattered throughout the papers. Many are located in the Subject Files under the heading Photographs. Most of these are undated and were left in order as Henderson arranged them. They roughly correspond to years.
    When papers were in fairly good order, non-dated Items have been left in sequence where they appeared. In some instances where papers were so disarranged that sequence gave no clue to the dates of such Items, they were placed at the beginning of the folder.
    Dates on the folder headings indicate the period of the working papers, but these papers might contain printed material written at an earlier date. Dated printed material was left with the papers in the context in which it was used. This material is often background information, copies of older bills, laws, and regulations.

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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.
    • Henderson, David Newton, 1921-
    • Civil rights--United States--Codification.
    • Civil service--United States.
    • Federal aid to education.
    • Legislators--United States--Correspondence.
    • North Carolina--Politics and government.
    • Postal service--Law and legislation--United States.
    • Public welfare--Law and legislation--United States.
    • Tobacco--Law and legislation--United States.
    • United States--Foreign economic relations.
    • United States--Politics and government--20th century.
    • Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975.
    • Minimum wage--Law and legislation--United States.
    • Watergate Affair, 1972-1974.
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    List of Series in Collection
    Campaign Files Series
    Case Files Series
    Committee Files Series
    Correspondence: Answer Copies Series
    County Project Files Series
    Engagements Series
    Federal and State Agencies Series
    Legislation Series
    Military Academy Files
    Newsletters and News Releases Series
    Newspaper Clippings Series
    Post Office Files Series
    Speeches Series
    Subject Files Series
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    Detailed Description of Collection

    Campaign Files Series

    Contains correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings concerning Henderson's congressional campaigns, 1960-1974. Henderson concentrated most of his time and attention to the Democratic primary in May of each election year. There is much less material about the November election. The Campaign Files contain many lists of electoral officials, party leaders, and targeted support groups, e.g. teachers, veterans. The papers reveal the rising importance of television in political campaigns of the mid to late 1960s.

    1960
    Box 1
    Carteret County
    Congratulations
    Contributions
    Craven County
    Duplin County
    Jones County
    Lists
    National Election
    Onslow County
    Pamlico County
    Rallies
    Speaking Engagements
    Wayne County
    Miscellany

    1962
    Box 2
    Carteret County
    Chalk, Skinner A.
    Congratulations
    Craven County
    Duplin County
    Election Returns
    Harnett County
    Jones County
    Lists
    Newspaper Publicity
    Onslow County
    Pamlico County
    Pender County
    Rallies
    Sampson County
    Simpkins, James O.
    Wayne County
    Miscellany

    1964
    Box 3
    Election Returns
    Lists
    Newspaper Publicity
    Rallies
    Miscellany

    1965
    Local Elections

    1966
    Election Returns
    Fall Schedule
    Lee County
    Lists
    Newspaper Publicity
    Newspaper Publicity. Don Howell
    Box 4
    Rallies
    Miscellany

    1968
    Advertising. Newspaper Rates
    Advertising. Radio Rates
    Advertising. Television Rates
    Congratulations
    Election Returns
    Lists
    Newspaper Publicity
    Newspaper Publicity. Herbert Howell
    Box 5
    Newspaper Publicity. Paid Political Advertisements
    Recording Studio
    Wayne County
    Miscellany

    1970
    Box 6
    Carteret County
    Cole, Jack
    Congratulations
    Contributions
    Duplin County
    Fund Raising
    Box 7
    Godfrey, Horace. Campaign Fund
    Harnett County
    Howell Newsletters
    Johnston County
    Kornegay, Horace. Campaign Fund
    Lists
    Merchants
    Onslow County
    Box 8
    Pender County
    Public Opinion Poll. Results
    Sampson County
    Wayne County
    Miscellany

    1972
    Box 9
    Advertising. Newspapers
    Advertising. Radio
    Candidates. Election Forms
    Congratulations
    Contributions
    Election Returns
    Lists
    North Carolinians for Henderson Campaign Committee
    Reception
    Third District Convention
    Miscellany

    1974
    Congratulations
    Miscellany

    1976
    Miscellany

    Case Files Series

    The Case Files formed a massive part of Henderson's office files. They consist of correspondence from constituents and Henderson's responses concerning problems and requests of all sorts such as pensions, military transfers, job requests, etc. Since these papers are very routine and not topical in nature, a representative sample has been retained only for the letter "C" , a large letter which includes a wide range of ethnic groups.
    Box 10
    Cable - Cain, Coleman
    Cain, E. W. Jr. - Caison, John Allen
    Caison, Jessie - Calhoun, Nelson
    Callahan, R. P. - Cameron, Angus C.
    Cameron, Carl S. - Cameron, Mayo
    Camp Lejeune Motel - Campbell, Austin
    Campbell, Betty - Campbell College:1966
    Box 11
    Campbell College: 1967-1971
    Campbell College. ROTC - Campbell, Debra
    Campbell, Gene - Canaday, Oliver L.
    Canady, Annie Mae - Canady, William
    Box 12
    Canfield, T. - Cannon, Lester Craig
    Cannon, R. E. - Capps, Arthur
    Capps, Daniel W. - Carawan, U.
    Carawan, S/Sgt. Walt Jr. - Carlough, Richard
    Carlton, Katie M. - Carobell Children's Home
    Carolina Air Traders, Inc. - Carolina Power and Light
    Box 13
    Carpenter, Aaron - Carr, Billy
    Carr, Billy Wayne - Carr, John S. Jr.
    Carr, Joseph R. - Carr, Susan
    Carr, William H. - Carraway, Henry D.
    Carraway, Thomas G. - Carroll, Helen
    Carroll, Ina - Carter, A. Harvey
    Carter, Carl - Carter, Charlotte Louise
    Box 14
    Carter, Curtis - Carter, Isaac
    Carter, Jeff K. - Carter, Molly
    Carter, Norwood S. - Carter, William H.
    Carter, W. Jeffrey - Carteret County News-Times
    Carteret County Technical Institute - Carver, Steven
    Casals, Thomas S. - Cash, Morris Jr.
    Cashwell, Frank - Cassiano, Frank
    Box 15
    Castel, Joseph L. Jr. - Catherine's Lake Community Association
    Cato, Mrs. James - Caudell, Sylvia
    Caudell, Virginia - Cavenaugh, Melbourne Q.
    Cavenaugh, Norwood - Census. Eastern North Carolina
    Central Carolina College - Chadwick, Bobby
    Chadwick, Brenda - Chalk, William B. Jr.
    Box 16
    Chalmers, James
    Chamberlin, William L. - Chance, E. E. Jr.
    Chandler, Dr. Lawrence V. - Chappell, James F.
    Chappelle, Jesse M. - Cherry, Marvin W.
    Cherry, Russell - Chestnut, Edwin Odell
    Chestnut, Felix W.- Christy, Julia
    Box 17
    Church, Freddy Joe - Civils, Ronald
    Clark, Andrew B. - Clark, James L.
    Clark, James W. - Clark, John T.
    Clark, Kirby C. - Clayton, Robert C.
    Cleal, Carol - Cloud, Roddie M.
    Coursey, Raymond - Coats, William J.
    Cobb, Dennis R. - Coffman, Karen
    Box 18
    Cogan, Harry J. - Cold Storage Plant. Morehead City
    Cole, Carrol H. - Coleman, Hurtis
    Coleman, Larry - Coley, David H.
    Coley, D. M. Sr. - Collier, Joe
    Collier, Lynwood R. - Collins, Helen
    Collins, Kenneth - Combs, Gene
    Combs, Tommy - Conner, Charles W.
    Box 19
    Conner, Donald C. Jr. - Cook, Anna J.
    Cook, Clyde R. - Cook, James H.
    Cook, Jerry - Cook, Sam
    Cooke, Bobby Earle - Coombs, McIver
    Cooney, Dan - Cooper, Theodora
    Cooper, Thomas - Corbin, Nadine
    Cordell, Charlie - Cording, Melvin
    Box 20
    Cordova, Paul - Cortez, Jimmy Jr.
    Costlow, Dr. John D. - Cottle, Charles
    Cottle, Haywood W. - Couch, Early W.
    Couch, George W. - Covan, Harvey
    Courman, Jessie Mae - Cowgill, E. W.
    Cowgill, James - Cox, Mrs. Duncan L.
    Cox, Edith - Cox, Jesse
    Cox, J. R. - Cox, Robert
    Box 21
    Cox, Sadie - Craver, Paul
    Crawford, E. Gordon - Crawford, William H.
    Craven, James B. III - Creech, David
    Creech, Frank - Creech, Lones Wayne
    Creech, Mrs. Mabel - Cron, Eugene
    Croom, Elizabeth A. - Crowe, Jim
    Crowe, John - Crumpler, Joseph H.
    Box 22
    Crumpler, Thomas M. - Cruse, Ottis
    Cuddington, Frank - Cullingford, William B.
    Cummings, Billy Ray - Curtis, Mrs. Howard
    Curtis, James - Cyr, Kathleen

    Committee Files Series

    Concerns Henderson's work on the Post Office and Civil Service and Public Works committees and their various subcommittees. Contains correspondence from constituents relating to issues before the committees and much national correspondence from lobbyists and concerned parties. This category also contains much printed material, reports of committee hearings, and notes and documents relating to the formation of specific bills. Committee Files were arranged by committee, subcommittee, then general subjects within the committee.

    POST OFFICE AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE
    Box 23-37
    Post Office and Civil Service, 1961-1976
    Contains miscellaneous material about committee matters.
    Subcommittee Files
    Box 38
    Census and Government Statistics, Subcommittee on, 1961-1964
    Census and Population, Subcommittee on, 1975-1976
    Employee Political Rights and Intergovernmental Program, Subcommittee on, 1975-1976
    Investigations, Subcommittee on, 1973
    Manpower Utilization Subcommittee
    Henderson became chairman of this subcommittee in 1963 . Committee name was changed in 1967 . See below.
    Box 39
    Manpower Utilization, Subcommittee on, 1961-1963
    Box 40
    Manpower Utilization, Subcommittee on, 1964-1966
    Civil Service Commission, 1962-1964
    Discriminatory Hiring Practices, 1963
    Executive Session, 1964
    Hearings on Office of Economic Opportunity,1965
    Little Rock Case, 1963
    Special, 1965-1966
    Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 1963
    Manpower and Civil Service Subcommittee
    Box 41-44
    Manpower and Civil Service, 1967-1976
    Box 45
    Army Material Command Reduction in Forces, 1970
    Box 45
    Referrals, 1966-1970
    Selective Service System, 1969-1972
    Box 46
    Postal Facilities and Mail, Subcommittee on, 1972-1976
    Postal Operations, Subcommittee on, 1965
    Postal Service Subcommittee
    Postal Service Subcommittee, 1973-1976
    Hearing, 1973
    Box 47
    Retirement and Employee Benefits Subcommittee, 1973-1976
    Box 48
    Retirement, Insurance, and Health Benefits Subcommittee, 1970
    Non-Subcommittee Files
    Citizens' Committee for Postal Reform, Inc., 1969
    Citrus Shipping, 1974
    Civil Service Commission Briefing, 1971-1972
    Committee Organization, 1966-1967
    Box 49
    Committee Organization, 1968-1973
    Committee Staffs, 1971
    Executive Pay Levels, 1973
    Executive Pay Raise, 1975
    Box 50
    Guam Wage Board Employees, 1971-1972
    Labor-Management Relations, 1969
    Mailing Practices of Executive Agencies, 1969-1974
    Murphy, Richard. Testimony on Pay Bills, 1967
    Box 51
    Obscenity in the Mails, 1971
    Parcel Post Revision, 1966
    Box 52
    Patronage, 1973-1974
    Photographs, 1974
    Postal Pay, 1970
    Postal Rates, 1967, 1970-1974
    Box 53
    Postal Rates, 1975
    Postal Reform
    In 1969 through 1970 the Post Office Department experienced a major reorganization. First introduced in 1969 as H.R. 4, this reform was finally implemented in 1970 as H.R. 17070. This legislation converted the Post Office Department from a Cabinet-level department to an independent establishment in the executive branch of government. This independence necessitated reorganizing rates so that revenues of the Postal Service as a whole met expenses. The bills provided the framework for collective bargaining by postal employees, and enhanced the pay scale and advancement opportunities. One oversized item is located in oversized box at end of collection.
    Box 53
    Postal Reform, 1969
    Box 54
    Postal Reform, 1970
    Box 55
    Air Transportation Amendment, 1969
    Conference, July, 1970
    Correspondence, 1970, January-June
    Box 56
    Correspondence, 1970, July-December
    Finance Commission Amendment, 1969
    Henderson Amendment,1970.Proposed amendment to allow the employee the right to join or not to join a labor organization.
    Henderson Amendment. Thank you Notes, 1970
    Box 57
    Right to Work,1970.Correspondence and lobbying material from constituents and interested parties concerning the Henderson Amendment.
    Box 58
    Star Route Amendment, 1969
    Postal Service Contract, 1971
    Postal Service Organization and Management, 1972
    Postal Strike, 1970
    Postmaster General Meeting, 1971
    Removal of Copy Machines, 1975
    Retirement, 1971-1973
    Schedules, 1974-1976
    Box 59
    Special, 1962-1966
    Sunny Point Terminal, 1971-1972
    Supergrades, 1966-1968
    Supergrades and Wage Board Pay, 1968
    Transportation, Department of. Supergrades, 1966
    Unsolicited Samples, 1972
    Wage Board, 1971-1972
    Wage Board Employees, 1969-1970

    PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
    * Name changed in 1975 to Public Works and Transportation
    Box 60-66
    Public Works, 1963-1976
    Subcommittee Files
    Box 67
    Aviation Subcommittee, 1975-1976
    Box 68-71
    Hearings and Reports, 1973-1976.Printed material about aviation planning and committee hearings concerning aviation regulation.
    Box 72
    Economic Development Subcommittee, 1974-1976
    Energy Subcommittee, 1973
    Flood Control Subcommittee, 1972
    Investigations and Reviews Subcommittee, 1973-1974, 1976
    Box 73
    Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee, 1963, 1974-1976
    Rivers and Harbors Subcommittee, 1963, 1972
    Rivers and Harbors, and Flood Control Subcommittees, 1965
    Roads Subcommittee, 1972
    Box 74
    Surface Transportation Subcommittee, 1975-1976
    Transportation Subcommittee, 1974-1974
    Water Resources Subcommittee, 1973-1974, 1976
    Non-Subcommittee Files
    Box 75
    Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdiction, 1975
    Federal Aid Highway Legislation, 1974-1976
    Federal Protective Service Legislation, 1975
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 1976
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Henderson Amendment, 1976
    Box 76
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Hearings and Reports, 1970-1976
    Box 77
    Jackson Purchase Rural Cooperative Cooperation, 1965
    Motorcycle Helmet Issue, 1975-1976
    Schedules, 1974, 1976
    Special, 1963-1964
    Truck Weight-Width Regulation, 1968
    Water Pollution Control, 1971-1972

    Correspondence: Answer Copies Series

    This series provides a complete record of Henderson's outgoing correspondence from 1968 through 1976. These files are composed of second carbon copies of outgoing mail. The first copy was attached to the correspondent's letter and filed away to its appropriate place. For each year the letters are filed within alphabetical folders such as all surnames beginning with letters Sl-So are in a folder so labeled. Within the folder labeled Sl-So, the letters are arranged not alphabetically but chronologically during the year.
    Box 78

    1968:
    A-D
    Box 79
    E-K
    Box 80
    L-Q
    Box 81
    R-Z
    Box 82

    1969:
    A-B
    Box 83
    C-F
    Box 84
    G-I
    Box 85
    J-Mh
    Box 86
    Mi-Q
    Box 87
    R-S
    Box 88
    T-Z
    Box 89

    1970:
    A-B
    Box 90
    C-F
    Box 91
    G-I
    Box 92
    J-Mh
    Box 93
    Mi-Q
    Box 94
    R-S
    Box 95
    T-Z
    Box 96

    1971:
    A-B
    Box 97
    C-F
    Box 98
    G-I
    Box 99

    1971:
    J-Mh
    Box 100
    Mi-Q
    Box 101
    R-S
    Box 102
    T-Z
    Box 103

    1972:
    A-B
    Box 104
    C-F
    Box 105
    G-J
    Box 106
    K-M
    Box 107
    N-R
    Box 108
    S-U
    Box 109
    V-Z
    Box 110

    1973:
    A-B
    Box 111
    C-F
    Box 112
    G-J
    Box 113
    K-M
    Box 114
    N-R
    Box 115
    S-U
    Box 116
    V-Z
    Box 117

    1974:
    A-B
    Box 118
    C-F
    Box 119
    G-J
    Box 120
    K-M
    Box 121
    N-R
    Box 122
    S-T
    Box 123
    U-Z
    Box 124

    1975:
    A-B
    Box 125
    C-F
    Box 126
    1975:
    G-J
    Box 127
    K-M
    Box 128
    N-R
    Box 129
    S-T
    Box 130
    U-Z
    Box 131

    1976:
    A-D
    Box 132
    E-L
    Box 133
    M-R
    Box 134
    S-Z

    County Project Files Series

    Contains correspondence, notes, newspaper clippings and printed material concerning projects and local affairs in the Third Congressional District. Much of the material relates to projects such as urban renewal, housing developments, anti-poverty programs, water and sewer projects, the construction of recreational facilities, hospitals, and public buildings, etc. Henderson's correspondence with federal agencies, local officials, and interested constituents reflects his position as an intermediary between local interests and federal financing. The County Project Files contain a considerable amount of material from the office of Graham H. Barden. This material is indicated in the inventory by dates prior to 1961.

    Bladen County
    Box 135
    Bladen Technical Institute, Dublin, 1973-1974
    Bladenboro, 1973-1974
    Bladenboro Medical Center, 1974
    Clarkton, 1973-1974
    East Bladen High School. ROTC, 1972
    Elizabethtown, 1973-1974
    Schools, 1971
    Miscellany, 1971-1974

    Carteret County
    Area Redevelopment Administration, Dept. of Commerce and Accelerated Public Works Program Projects, 1961-1965.Federally-funded programs for areas of high-unemployment.
    Atlantic. Harbor of Refuge, 1970-1971
    Box 136
    Atlantic Beach, 1961-1972
    Baptist Housing for the Elderly, Inc., Morehead City, 1961
    Barden's Inlet, 1935-1971
    Beaufort, 1954-1972
    Box 137
    Beaufort. Housing and Urban Development, Department of. Grants, 1966-1972
    Beaufort Armory, 1958
    Beaufort Harbor, 1948-1971
    Beaufort-Morehead City Airport, 1961-1967
    Beaufort Technical Institute, 1972
    Bogue Banks Water and Sewer Corporation, Beaufort, 1971
    Bogue Field, 1953-1971
    Bogue Inlet, 1940
    Bogue Sound. Channel and Basin, 1966-1971
    Brett Bay, 1956-1957
    Brooks Creek, 1956-1958
    Box 138
    Calico Creek Harbor of Refuge, Morehead City, 1970-1971
    Cape Carteret, 1969
    Cape Lookout. Rural Electrification Administration, 1968-1971
    Cape Lookout National Seashore, 1961-1971
    Cape Lookout National Seashore. Employment, 1967
    Cape Lookout National Seashore. Legislative Action, House of Representatives Bill #1784, 1965-1966
    Cape Lookout National Seashore. Legislative Action, North Carolina,1969
    Box 139
    Cat Island, 1956-1957
    Cedar Island Bay, 1956-1965
    Cedar Island Wildlife Refuge, 1964-1969
    Cedar Point-Pettifords Creek Bay. Recreation Centers, 1962
    Coastal Crafts Project,1968.Proposed program by Carteret County Community Action to relieve local unemployment.
    Community Action, 1966-1974.Federally-funded social works program dealing with low-income families, especially alcoholism, housing, medical care, family planning, adult education, job training and headstart programs.
    Core Creek Bridge, 1963-1969
    Core Sound Project, 1934-1972
    Cross Creek Channel, 1945-1951
    Box 140
    Davis, 1963
    Drum Inlet, 1935-1971
    Duke University Marine Lab, Beaufort, 1967-1969
    Environmental Science Services Administration East Coast Laboratory, Radio Island, 1966-1967
    Box 141
    Fishing Pier, Atlantic Beach, 1954-1959
    Fort Macon, 1967-1970
    Harker's Island, 1955-1972
    Harker's Island. Harbor of Refuge, 1967-1969
    Harker's Island Point Basin, 1946-1956
    Harlowe Creek and Clubfoot Creek,1967
    Hurricane Survey. Bogue Inlet to Moore Inlet, 1964-1971
    Industrial Development Commission, 1965-1966
    Lennoxville Point-Big Creek Channel, 1964
    Lower Cape Fear Water and Sewer Authority, 1971
    Marine Research Laboratory, Beaufort, 1969
    Marshallberg Harbor, 1946-1959
    Marshallberg Shore Line, 1948-1958
    Morehead City, 1943-1970
    Box 142
    Morehead City Armory, 1961-1962
    Morehead City Harbor, 1955-1973
    Morehead City Port, 1952-1973
    Morehead City Schools, 1952-1959
    Mullets Slough, 1956
    Box 143
    Navy Transreceiver Radio Station, Lola, 1967-1971
    Nelson's Bay, 1956
    Newport, 1952-1972
    Newport River, 1955-1971
    North River, 1961-1971
    Ocracoke Inlet, 1972
    Outer Banks, 1959
    Patsy Lake 4-H Camp, 1960
    Pelletier Creek, 1945-1957
    Pivers Island, 1961-1962
    Box 144
    Salter Path. Harbor of Refuge, 1964-1972
    Schools, 1956-1971
    Sea Level Basin Project, 1967
    Sea Level Harbor, 1936-1957
    Sea Level Hospital, 1970-1971.Concerns the relocation of Sailors Snug Harbor, a home for old sailors in Staten Island, N.Y., to Sea Level, N.C., and the administration of the hospital by Duke University Medical Center.
    Seafood Processing Project, 1968-1969
    Sheephead Shoals, 1957
    Box 145
    Taylors Creek, 1948-1959
    University of North Carolina Institute of Marine Sciences, Morehead City, 1970
    Wainwright Channel, 1951-1961
    Wallace Channel, 1940-1964
    Waterways Committee, 1961
    Box 146
    Miscellany, 1954-1972

    Craven County
    Core Creek, 1945-1959
    Cove City, 1963
    Eastern North Carolina Baptist Hospital, New Bern, 1958
    Good Shepherd Hospital, New Bern, 1942-1949
    Hancock Creek and Slocum Creek, 1956-1963
    Havelock, 1961-1962
    Box 147
    Havelock, 1963-1967
    Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, 1961-1976
    Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. Housing, 1960-1961
    Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. Laundry and Pry Cleaning Services, 1965-1966
    Box 148
    Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. Naval Air Rework Facility, 1970-1971
    Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. Overhaul and Repair Department, 1962-1967
    Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point. Political Affiliation of Employees, 1961
    Box 149
    Neuse River Dike, 1964-1970
    New Bern, 1960-1966
    New Bern, Airport, 1961-1966
    Operation Progress, 1964-1967.Community Action Program affiliated with the Office of Economic Opportunity and the North Carolina Fund, a private anti-poverty corporation with headquarters in Durham, N.C. Material concerns alleged relationship of anti-poverty programs with civil rights activism.
    Schools, 1953-1967
    Box 150
    Steam-Electric Generating Plant, 1972-1973
    Swift Creek Flood Control, 1962-1964
    Trent River Bridge, 1952
    Miscellany, 1961-1966

    Duplin County
    Beulaville, 1961-1963
    Beulaville Armory, 1964-1974
    Calypso, 1970
    Chinquapin. Farmers Home Administration Loan, 1966-1967
    Civil Defense Agency, Kenansville, 1973
    Duplin General Hospital, 1958-1971
    James Sprunt Institute, Kenansville, 1968-1973
    James Sprunt Institute, Kenansville. Application for National Institute of Health Grant, 1970-1971
    Kenansville, 1968-1974
    Limestone Muddy Creek Watershed, 1971
    Box 151
    Magnolia, 1972
    Maintenance Income Study, 1969
    Ramblewood Country Club, Inc. Farmers Home Administration Loan, 1967-1968
    Recreation Commission, 1965
    Box 151
    Sarceta Fire Department, 1973
    Schools, 1961-1976
    Schools. Civil Rights Compliance Plans, 1968
    Southeastern Farmers Grain Association, Warsaw, 1965-1971
    Wallace, 1960-1974
    Wallace Airport, 1961-1974
    Box 152
    Wallace Armory, 1957-1960
    Wallace Hospital, 1964
    Warsaw, 1974
    Warsaw. Economic Development Administration Project, 1970-1974
    Warsaw. Housing and Urban Development Project, Department of, 1971
    Warsaw. Veterans' Day Parade, 1970
    Warsaw Airport, 1964-1965
    Miscellany, 1961-1974

    Harnett County
    Angler, 1966-1974
    Betsy Johnson Hospital, Dunn, 1969
    Black River Flood Control, 1962-1968
    Campbell College, 1969-1972
    Box 153
    Campbell College, 1973-1974
    Campbell College. Sewerage Project, 1969-1971
    Campbell College. The Graham Arthur Barden Chair of Political Science, Jan.-Oct. 1967
    Box 154
    Campbell College. The Graham Arthur Barden Chair of Political Science, Nov. 1967-1973
    Campbell College. The Graham Arthur Barden Chair of Political Science, Contributions, 1967-1972
    Box 155
    Central Carolina Technical Institute, 1968
    Coats, 1972
    Dunn, 1962-1974
    Dunn. Housing and Urban Development Project, Department of, 1966-1970
    Erwin, 1972-1974
    Erwin. Housing and Urban Development Projects, Department of, 1969-1970
    Schools, 1964-1972
    Shawtown Community, 1969
    Miscellany, 1966-1972

    Hyde County
    Ocracoke Inlet, 1953-1970
    Silver Lake Harbor, 1967-1968
    Johnston County
    Box 156
    Benson, 1968-1972
    Clayton, 1969-1971
    Community Action, 1968-1974
    Four Oaks. Water and Sewer System, 1969
    Johnston County Airport, Smithfield,1974
    Johnston County Technical Institute, 1972-1973
    Kenly, 1969-1974
    Little River Development Corporation, 1973
    Mill Creek Flood Control, 1970-1971
    Schools, 1969-1972
    Selma, 1972-1973
    Selma. Housing and Urban Development Projects, Department of, 1969-1971
    Smithfield, 1972-1973
    Smithfield. Housing and Urban Development Projects, Department of, 1968-1971
    Smithfield. Housing Authority, 1971
    West Smithfield Sanitary District, 1973-1974
    Box 157
    Miscellany, 1967-1974

    Jones County
    Schools, 1958-1965
    Miscellany, 1961-1966

    Lee County
    Cumnock. Farmers Home Administration Loan and Grant, 1966-1967
    Parks and Recreation Department, 1973
    Roberts Company, Sanford, 1967
    Rural Electrification Loans. Central Electric Membership Corporation, Sanford, 1966
    Sanford, 1966-1974
    Sanford. Housing and Urban Development Projects, Department of, 1966-1968
    Schools, 1967-1968
    Miscellany

    New Hanover County
    Harbor Island. Saline Water Program, 1959-1960
    Masonboro Inlet, 1953-1963
    Wilmington Port, 1967-1968

    Onslow County
    Box 158
    Brown and Swansboro Inlet, 1959-1960
    Camp Lejeune, 1961-1967
    Box 159
    Camp Lejeune, 1968-1975
    Box 160
    Camp Lejeune.
    Barbers, 1964
    Camp Lejeune. Base Exchange, 1962-1971
    Camp Lejeune. Base Maintenance Shop Reorganization, 1961-1966
    Camp Lejeune. Civil Service Employees, 1968
    Camp Lejeune. Civilian-Military Relations, 1966-1972
    Camp Lejeune. Food Service Contract, 1974
    Box 161
    Camp Lejeune. Garbage Disposal, 1969
    Camp Lejeune. Racial Disorder, 1969
    Camp Lejeune. Taxi Drivers, 1965
    Coastal Carolina Community College, Jacksonville, 1971-1974
    Georgetown, 1973
    Health Department, 1971
    Holly Ridge, 1974
    Holly Ridge-Camp Davis, 1970-1972
    Housing and Urban Development, Department of. Grants, 1969-1971
    Jacksonville, 1951-1973
    Jacksonville. Housing and Urban Development Projects, Department of, 1971
    Jacksonville Airport, 1955-1974
    Box 162
    Jacksonville Armory, 1964-1970
    Marine Corps Air Station, New River, 1971
    New River, 1945-1951, 1961
    New River Flood Control, 1965-1966
    New River Inlet, 1935-1976
    Box 163
    Onslow County Fund, 1971
    Onslow County Hospital, 1971
    Schools, 1952-1971
    Sheltered Workshops, undated
    Southwest Creek, 1952
    Starkys Creek, 1956
    Stone Bay, 1956
    Swansboro, 1951-1958, 1972-1974
    Richlands, 1955-1960, 1972
    Thiokol Corporation Project, 1961
    Topsail Beach, 1972-1974
    West Onslow Beach, 1971
    Miscellany, 1971-1974

    Pamlico County
    Box 164
    Bay River, 1953
    Federal Crop Insurance, 1962
    Giddings Creek, 1950-1956
    Health Department, 1961-1963
    Hobucken. Coast Guard Station, 1963-1965
    Box 164
    Hobucken. Harbor of Refuge, 1953-1959
    Lowlands Watershed Project, 1957-1961
    Oriental, 1963
    Box 165
    Oriental Harbor and Smith's Creek, 1935-1956
    Oyster Creek, 1961-1965
    Schools, 1958-1965
    Vanclemere Harbor and Bay River, 1934-1939
    Miscellany, 1954-1957, 1963-1966

    Pender County
    Box 166
    Burgaw, 1966-1974
    Burgaw. Radio Stations, 1961-1963
    Burgaw Airport, 1943
    Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce, 1969-1971
    Moore's Creek National Military Park,19611973
    New Topsail Inlet, 1966-1971
    Schools, 1959-1971
    Surf City, 1967
    Willard Agricultural Experiment Station, 1968
    Miscellany, 1961-1974

    Sampson County
    Box 167
    Area Redevelopment Administration and Accelerated Public Works Program Projects, 1963-1964
    Autryville, 1974
    Carolina Power and Light Company Site, 1973
    Clinton, 1970-1974
    Clinton. Housing and Urban Development Projects, Department of, 1969-1971
    Clinton. Transportation, North Carolina Department of, 1973-1974
    Clinton Day Care Center, 1965-1966.A project of Sampson County Community Action
    Doctors Creek, 1970
    Farmers Dehydration, Inc., Clinton,1969.A farmers' cooperative project to grow, dehydrate and pelletize coastal bermuda grass. Financed by FHA loan.
    Garland, 1972
    Planning Board, Farmers Home Administration Grant, 1966
    Roseboro, 1970-1971
    Roseboro Armory, 1961-1970
    Salemburg, 1966-1971
    Sampson County Airport, 1961-1968
    Sampson Memorial Hospital, 1971
    Box 167
    Sampson Technical Institute, 1972-1974
    >Schools, 1961-1971
    Six Runs River, 1950-1970
    Miscellany, 1961-1974

    Wayne County
    Box 168
    Arrington Fire Department, 1974
    Belfast Water Cooperative. Department of Housing and Urban Development Loan, 1967
    Cliffs of the Neuse State Park, 1966-1967
    Deerwood Development, 1973
    Fremont, 1961, 1972
    Fremont Armory, 1963-1968
    Goldsboro, 1954-1974
    Goldsboro. Air Service, 1959-1965
    Box 169
    Goldsboro. Chamber of Commerce, 1947-1958
    Goldsboro. Federal Building (proposed), 1963-1969
    Goldsboro. Housing and Urban Development Projects, Department of, 1967-1971
    Goldsboro. Housing Authority, 1972-1974
    Goldsboro. Schools, 1957-1960, 1975
    Goldsboro. Veterans Administration, 1961-1962
    Goldsboro Airport, 1953-1969
    Box 170
    Mount Olive, 1961-1974
    Mount Olive. Housing and Urban Development, Department of, Water and Sewage Project, 1968-1970
    Mount Olive. Low-Rent Housing Units, 1970
    Mount Olive Airport, 1967-1974
    Mount Olive College, 1960-1974
    Pikeville. Sewer Project, 1967-1971
    Poverty Programs, 1966-1972
    Saulston Water System, 1969-1973
    Schools, 1961-1971
    Box 171
    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, 1961-1973
    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Aviation Fuel Supply System, 1963-1968
    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Bombing Range, 1966
    Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. Garbage Disposal, 1961
    Sleepy Creek Fishing and Recreation Club, 1967
    Thoroughfare Creek Flood Control, 1966-1971
    Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, 1968-1972
    Wayne Memorial Hospital, 1969
    Box 172
    Miscellany, 1961-1974

    Multicounty Projects
    Black River, 1960
    Bogue Inlet-Swaneboro Harbor, 1936-1970
    Cape Fear River Basin-New