Guide to the Basil Lee Whitener Papers, 1889-1968
[top]Descriptive Summary
TitleBasil Lee Whitener Papers, 1889-1968
Creator
Whitener, Basil Lee, 1915-
Extent
306 Boxes
ca. 297,300 Items
Repository
ca. 297,300 Items
Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], The Basil Lee Whitener Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Whitener Papers were transferred from Belmont Abbey College in 1978.
Processing Information
Processed by: Sharon E. Knapp
Completed December 22, 1983
Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
| May 14, 1915 | Born in York County, South Carolina. |
| 1931 | Graduated from Lowell High School. |
| 1933 | Graduated from Rutherford Junior College. |
| 1933 - 1935 | Student at University of South Carolina. |
| 1937 | Received LL. B. degree from Duke University. |
| Aug., 1937 | Admitted to the North Carolina Bar and entered general practice in Gastonia, North Carolina. |
| 1938 | Organizer and first President, Gastonia Junior Chamber of Commerce. |
| 1938 - 1940 | Instructor of business law at Belmont Abbey College. |
| 1940 - 1941 | Vice President, North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. |
| 1941 | Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Re-nominated in 1942, but resigned to enter the U. S. Navy. |
| 1941 - 1942 | President, North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce. |
| Sept. 26, 1942 | Married Harriet Priscilla Morgan. Their children are John Morgan (1945), Laura Lee (1950), Basil Lee, Jr. (1952), and Barrett Simpson (1960). |
| Oct. 5, 1942 - Nov. 6, 1945 | Served as gunnery officer in U. S. Navy during World War II, and was separated from service with the rank of Lieutenant USNR. |
| 1946 | Member, North Carolina General Statutes Commission. |
| 1946 - 1956 | Solicitor of the 14th Solicitorial District. |
| 1946 - 1947 | President, Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina. |
| 1947 - 1949 | Member of Commission to Study Improvement of Administration of Justice. |
| 1948 | Delegate, Democratic National Convention. |
| 1948 - 1949 | Chairman, Speakers' Bureau, Young Democratic Clubs of America. |
| Nov., 1949 | Permanent Chairman, Young Democratic National Convention. |
| 1949 - 1951 | Chairman of Advisory Committee of Young Democratic Clubs of America. |
| 1950 | President of Gaston County Bar Association. |
| 1951 | Chairman of the Board of Regional Directors of the Young Democratic Clubs of America. |
| 1957 - 1968 | Elected to the 85th - 87th Congresses as Representative for the Eleventh District of North Carolina, and to the 88th - 90th Congresses as Representative for the Tenth District of North Carolina. |
| June 4, 1959 | Admitted to District of Columbia Bar. |
| 1960 |
Delegate, Democratic National Convention.
Honorary LL. D. degree from Belmont Abbey College.
|
| 1965 | Honorary LL. D. degree from Pfeiffer College. |
| 1968 | Returned to the practice of law in Gastonia, North Carolina. |
Committee Assignments
Commmittee on Veteran's Affairs (Jan. 3, 1957 - Jan. 16, 1958)
Committee on the District of Columbia (87th Congress, 1st Session, 1961 - 90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968)
Special Subcommittee on Metropolitan Police Department, Chairman
Special Subcommittee to Study Revenue Procedures in the District of Columbia, Chairman
Special Subcommittee on Traffic, Streets, and Highways, Chairman
Committee on the Judiciary (86th Congress, 1st Session, 1959 - 90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968)
Special Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate Commerce, Appointed in 1961
In addition, Whitener served on several special committees investigating such matters as interstate taxation, the Chinese refugee problem, the International Police organization, and the International Court of Justice.
[top]Collection Overview
Basil Lee Whitener Papers primarily contain the office files of Congressman Whitener when he was the U. S. Representative for the Eleventh District (85th - 87th Congresses) and Tenth District (88th -90th Congresses) of North Carolina. Although the papers span the years 1889-1968, the bulk of the papers covers Whitener's years in office, 1957-1968. Some of the early files from the 81st through the 84th Congresses, are the papers of Woodrow Wilson Jones, Whitener's predecessor in office.
luded in the papers are such Items as correspondence, printed material, invitations, speeches, clippings, financial papers, photographs, as well as legislative materials and drafts of bills. Much of this collection consists of correspondence between Whitener and his constituents, other Congressmen, and government officials.
The papers are divided into the following series:
- PoliticalCorrespondence (General) Correspondence (Legislative) District of ColumbiaJudiciaryJudiciary CommitteeSpeechesSubjectCase FilesTextile ImportsHouse of RepresentativesMilitary and VeteransMilitary AcademyTripsPost OfficeGrantsInvitationsGeneral InformationOffice FilesOffice InformationPersonal
By far the largest category is the Correspondence (General), even though it was weeded extensively. The Correspondence (Legislative) Series is also rather large. Both of these series contain extensive correspondence with constituents. Other large series are the Personal Series, which pertains more directly to Whitener's private and unofficial affairs, and the Office Files Series, containing files which seem to have been in active use by Whitener's office staff at the time he left office.
There are information and opinions in the collection on a variety of issues of national importance during the 1960s. Included are the Vietnam War, civil rights legislation, riots, crime legislation, gun control, foreign aid, Social Security, and the Taft-Hartley Act. Other subjects are the U. S. Congress and various bills and laws. There are a variety of letters from prominent persons, such as John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Sargent Shriver, Strom Thurmond, and Sam Ervin.
The views of Whitener on many national and state issues are revealed within the collection. He supported legislation to combat crime and civil disobedience, a strong national defense, and exerting every effort to bring the Vietnamese Conflict to a successful conclusion. The Congressman was opposed to civil rights legislation, deficit spending, foreign aid spending, and the proliferation of domestic and social programs. Concerning North Carolina issues, Whitener wanted restrictions on textile imports in order to protect jobs, and supported the concept of a balanced economy in the state. As a member of the Committee on the District of Columbia, he authored bills to curb the crime rate in the District of Columbia and a bill to establish a modern rail rapid transit system in the District. In general, Whitener seemed to exhibit the views of conservative Southern Democrats.
Specific subjects are noted in more detail in the inventory. There is some overlap of subjects among the series.
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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.
- Civil rights--United States.
- Gun control--United States.
- Legislators--United States--Records.
- North Carolina--Politics and government.
- Social security--Law and legislation--United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Law and legislation.
- United States--Politics and government--20th century.
- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975.
- Ervin, Sam J. (Sam Jones), 1896-1985.
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963.
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
- Shriver, Sargent, 1915-
- Thurmond, Strom, 1902-
Detailed Description of Collection
Political Series, 1956-1966
This series primarily concerns Whitener's first bid for Congress in 1956. He decided to run for Congress in January of that year when Woodrow W. Jones declined to run for re-election as the representative of the Eleventh Congressional District. Included is information on the campaign and two primaries, as well as on the election. The primaries were held on May 26(Whitener/Gardner/Wells) and June 23 (Whitener/Gardner). In addition to the 1956 campaign material, there are precinct committee lists for 1960 and 1962, and material pertaining to the 1966 campaign.
Box 1
Folders 3-6
Congressional File, 1956, Jan. - Apr.
Concerns Whitener's candidacy for Congress and plans for the campaign
Folder 7
Congressional Campaign Correspondence, 1956, Apr. - Juneand undated
Box 2
Folders 1-3
Correspondence -
"BLW for Congress,"
1956, Mar. - Juneand undated
Folders 4-5
Congressional Campaign - Post-Campaign Correspondence, 1956, May - Oct.
Includes congratulatory letter upon Whitener's election as well as thank you's for support in the campaign.
Folder 6
Congressional Correspondence, 1956, Jan. - Nov.
Information in reference to Whitener's early duties as a Congressman and preparations for his new position.
Box 3
Folder 1
Congressional Correspondence, 1956, Dec.and undated
Same as above.
Folders 2-3
Congressional Campaign Lists, 1956, Mar.- 1958, Oct.and undated
Also includes some correspondence.
Folders 4-6
Congressional Campaign Bills, 1956, Mar. - Aug.and undated
Folder 7
Precinct Committee Lists,1960and1962
Folder 8
Smyre Letter,1966
Smyre was the Finance Chairman for the 1966Whitener campaign for re-election.
Correspondence (General) Series, 1956-1968
This series, the largest in the collection, runs from the 85th Congress, first session, 1957, through the 90th Congress, second session, 1968. Included is correspondence to and from Whitener's constituents. Some of the letters were written by his administrative assistant, Herbert M. Lineberger. The papers are organized by Congress and session, and then alphabetically within each session by name of correspondent. In some cases Whitener's office held material together about a certain person in the folder for the letter of the alphabet for his name, regardless of the correspondents involved. For example, there may be letters about Mr. Capps in the
"C"
folder, which were written by various persons. There are a few subject folders included in the alphabetical arrangement. Items within the folders are filed chronologically.
In addition to constituent mail, Whitener corresponded with prominent persons. Representative people are Sam Ervin, Thad Eure, Orville Freeman, Luther Hodges, J. Edgar Hoover, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson, B. Everett Jordan, John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Dan K. Moore, Admiral Hyman Rickover, Terry Sanford, Sargent Shriver, and Strom Thurmond. Several letters appear in this series for each of the above correspondents. Please consult the Autograph File of the card catalog for a detailed listing of these letters.
A variety of topics appear throughout the series. Particularly in the late 1960s the themes of the Vietnam War, civil rights legislation, riots, crime legislation, gun control, and foreign aid appear often in constituent's letters. In 1968 some constituents were urging Whitener to run for governor of North Carolina. The papers go primarily through October, 1968.
Extensive, although conservative, weeding was done in this series. The decision to weed was made because of the large proportion of routine material included. Approximately one-third of this series was discarded. The following is a list of the types of Items that were weeded out:
- 1. Claims for individual Social Security benefits2. Passport and visa applications3. Individual immigration change of status requests4. Requests for prison paroles5. Routine congratulatory letters, except from prominent persons6. Routine job applications and resumes7. Correspondence concerning visits of school groups to Washington8. Expressions of sympathy9. Congratulations to new parents10. Welcome letters to new residents of Gastonia, N. C.11. Routine requests for government publications, flags, photographs, etc.12. Admissions of individual patients to hospitals and rehabilitation facilities13. Recalls and discharges from military service14. Individual income tax returns15. Tickets for athletic events16. Applications for individual Farmers Home Administration (FHA) loans17. Applications for enlistments and discharges from various branches of the military18. Duplicate copies of speeches, reports, memoranda, etc.
85th Congress, 1st Session, 1957
Folders 1-7
A - G
Box 5
Folders 1-8
H - P
Box 6
Folders 1-2
R - S
Folder 3
Speech at Dallas High School
Folders 4-7
T - Z
85th Congress, 2nd Session, 1958
Folders 1-6
A - D
Box 8
Folders 1-7
E - L
Box 9
Folders 1-6
Mc - R
Box 10
Folders 1-6
S - Z
86th Congress, 1st Session, 1959
Folders 1-6
A - D
Box 12
Folders 1-8
E - Mc
Box 13
Folders 1-7
M - V
Box 14
Folders 1-3
W - Z
Folders 4-7
Letters Whitener wrote from his district office in Gastonia, N. C., and letters his administrative assistant wrote from the Washington office in his absence.
86th Congress, 2nd Session, 1960
Folders 1-6
A - C
Box 16
Folders 1-8
D - H (1960, Jan. - June)
Box 17
Folders 1-7
H (1960, July- Dec.) - M
Box 18
Folders 1-6
N - S
Box 19
Folders 1-5
T - Z
Box 20
Folders 1-7
Primarily letters Whitener wrote from his district office in Gastonia, N. C.
87th Congress, 1st Session, 1961
Folders 1-6
A - C
Box 22
Folders 1-6
D - H (1961, Jan. - Apr.)
Box 23
Folders 1-7
H (1961, May - Dec.)- L (1961, Jan. - May)
Box 24
Folders 1-7
L (1961, June - Dec.)- Q
Box 25
Folders 1-4
R - S
Folder 5
Supreme Court (Admission of Attorneys, June 12, 1961)
Folders 6-7
T
Box 26
Folders 1-4
U - Z
Folders 5-9
Primarily letters Whitener wrote from his district office in Gastonia, N.C., and letters his administrative assistant wrote from the Washington office in his absence.
87th Congress, 2nd Session, 1962
Folders 1-7
A - C (1962, Jan. - Mar.)
Box 28
Folders 1-7
C (1962, Apr. - Dec.)- F
Box 29
Folders 1-7
G - J
Box 30
Folders 1-6
K - M (1962, Jan. - July)
Box 31
Folders 1-8
M (1962, Aug. - Dec.)- R
Box 32
Folders 1-7
S - Z
88th Congress, 1st Session, 1963
Folders 1-7
A - C (1963, Jan. - June)
Box 34
Folders 1-7
C (1963, July - Dec.)- F
Box 35
Folders 1-8
G - K and Knight, Douglas (Dinner)
Box 36
Folders 1-7
L - N
Box 37
Folders 1-8
O - S (1963, Jan. - Apr.)
88th Congress, 1st Session, 1963
Folders 1-2
S (1963, May- Dec.)
Folder 3
Supreme Court - Admission of Attorneys
Folders 4-5
T - V
Box 39
Folders 1-3
W - Z
88th Congress, 2nd Session, 1964
Folders 1-7
A - C (1964, Jan. - Sept.)
Box 41
Folders 1-8
C (1964, Oct. - Dec.)- G
Box 42
Folders 1-7
H - K
Box 43
Folders 1-2
L
Folder 3
Lowell, N.C.
(1964-1967)
Correspondence and other papers concerning the application by the town of Lowell, N.C., for a federal grant in the amount of $246,548 to be used in the construction of a waste treatment plant.
Folders 4-8
Mc - N
Box 44
Folders 1-7
O - S (1964, Jan. - May)
Box 45
Folders 1-8
S (1964, June- Dec.) - Z
89th Congress, 1st Session, 1965
Folders 1-6
A - B
Box 47
Folders 1-5
C - E
Box 48
Folders 1-6
F - H (1965, Jan. - May)
Box 49
Folders 1-7
H (1965, June- Dec.) - L
Box 50
Folders 1-7
Mc - Q
Box 51
Folders 1-7
R - T
Box 52
Folders 1-5
V - Z
89th Congress, 2nd Session, 1966
Folders 1-5
A - B
Folder 6
Brown, Eugene R.:
P.A.C.E., Inc. (Plan Assuring College Education in North Carolina)
Box 54
Folders 1-6
C - D (1966, Jan. - Aug.)
Box 55
Folders 1-6
D (1966, Sept. - Dec.)- G
Box 56
Folders 1-7
H - J
Box 57
Folders 1-5
K - M (1966, Jan. - Apr.)
Box 58
Folders 1-6
M (1966, May- Dec.) - P
Box 59
Folders 1-6
Q - S (1966, Jan. - Aug.)
Box 60
Folders 1-5
S (1966, Sept. - Dec.)- V
Box 61
Folders 1-3
W
Folder 4
Wright, M. A.
Concerns an expression of interest in the improvement of Highway 105 in the Linville Falls area.
Folder 5
X - Z
Folders 6-7
Primarily copies of letters written by Whitener from his Gastonia office, Oct. - Dec.,1966
90th Congress, 1st Session, 1967
Folders 1-5
A - B (1967, Jan. - July)
Box 63
Folders 1-6
B (1967, Aug. - Dec.)- C
Box 64
Folders 1-6
D - G (1967, Jan. - Apr.)
Box 65
Folders 1-6
G (1967, May - Dec.)- H (1967, Jan. - Sept.)
Box 66
Folders 1-6
H (1967, Oct. - Dec.)- L
Box 67
Folders 1-6
Mc - N
Box 68
Folders 1-7
O - R
Box 69
Folders 1-6
S - T
Box 70
Folders 1-6
U - Z
90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968
Folders 1-3
A - B
Folder 4
Boiling Springs, N.C.: Pollution Abatement Project (Folder includes supporting documents dating back to1961)
Folders 5-6
C (1968, Jan. - June)
Box 72
Folders 1-4
C (1968, July- Dec.) - D
Folder 5
Dixon, Jeane, Luncheon
Papers concerning a luncheon benefit for Holy Angels Nurseryin Gastonia, N.C. Mrs. Dixon was the honored guest at the affair on October 13,1968,and also spoke at a meeting that evening.
Folders 6-8
E - F
Box 73
Folder 1
G
Folders 2-3
Grants
Announcements and correspondence concerning federal grants to colleges, cities, and counties in Whitener's district for various projects.
Folders 4-6
H (1968, Jan. - Aug.)
Box 74
Folders 1-7
H (1968, Sept. - Oct.)- L
Box 75
Folders 1-6
Mc - O
Box 76
Folders 1-7
P - S (1968, Apr. - May)
Box 77
Folders 1-4
S (1968, June- Aug.) - T
Folder 5
Telegrams
Many of the telegrams relate to announcements of federal grants to various North Carolina cities and counties for such projects as water and sewer facilities, recreation, urban planning assistance, and college improvements. Whitener often mailed the telegram to the news media as well as to the party involved.
Box 78
Folders 1-6
U - Z
Oversize Folder 1
Picture Cabinet:
Includes Items filed chronologically which have been pulled from throughout this category. A note has been made on each folder from which oversize Items were removed. Items such as printed material, newspaper clippings, a map, petition, and broadsides comprise this section.
Correspondence (Legislative) Series, 1956-1968
Like the Correspondence (General) Series, this series begins with the 85th Congress, first Session, 1957, and ends with the 90th Congress, second Session, 1968. Included is correspondence to and from Whitener's constituents that centers on legislation being considered in the House of Representatives. Some of the letters were written by his administrative assistant, Herbert M. Lineberger. The papers are organized by Congress and session, and then alphabetically within each session by name of correspondent. Items within the folders are filed chronologically. There are a few subject folders included in the alphabetical arrangement on such topics as the Taft-Hartley Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964,Social Security, the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962, etc. A variety of topics appear throughout the series. Examples of topics that surface in constituent's letters are the Landrum-Griffin Act (labor reform bill), veterans' legislation, foreign aid bill, prayer in schools, etc.
85th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions, 1957-1958
Folders 1-5
A - C
Box 80
Folders 1-4
D - G
Folder 5
GI Housing and Loan Funds (H.R. 9744)
Folders 6-10
H - K
Box 81
Folders 1-9
L - R
Box 82
Folders 1-5
Radio,
Daytime Broadcasting Stations;
Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act;
Republican County Organizations;
Roxy Theatre
Folders 6-7
S
Folders 8-9
School Integration;
Shelby Recruitment Program
Box 83
Folders 1-6
Smathers Bill (S. 3778);
Social Security;
Soil Bank Program;
Strackbein, O. R.
(The Nation-Wide Committee on Import-Export Policy);
Stroupe, Mrs. C. B., Jr.
Folder 7
T
Folders 8-10
Tariff;
Television, Pay;
Textile Imports (Wool)
Folders 11-12
U - V
Box 84
Folder 1
W
Folders 2-3
Patterson, Jessie L.
McCourtie; Wilkins, W. Y., Jr.
Folder 4
X - Z
86th Congress, 1st Session, 1959
Folders 1-5
A - C
Folder 6
Cotton
Folders 7-9
D - F
Box 86
Folders 1-5
Foreign Aid-Rutherford County; Foreign Aid-Shelby, N.C.
Folder 6
G
Box 87
Folders 1-5
H - L
Folders 6-8
Labor Reform Legislation
Box 88
Folders 1-4
Labor Reform Legislation
Folders 5-8
Mc, N - P
Box 89
Folders 1-2
R - S
Folders 3-4
Senate Labor Bill (S. 1555)
Folders 5-8
T. U. W - Z
86th Congress, 2nd Session, 1960
Folder 1
A
Folder 2
Asheville Air Service
Folders 3-6
B - C
Folders 7-10
Catholic Dictionary;
Civil War Centennial;
Clarkson, Francis; Cotton
Folders 11-12
D - E
Box 91
Folders 1-11
F - O
Box 92
Folders 1-10
P - Z
87th Congress, 1st Session, 1961
Folders 1-8
A - F
Folder 9
Far East Trip
Folder 10
G
Box 94
Folders 1-8
H - M
Folder 9
Minimum Wage
Folder 10
N
Box 95
Folders 1-4
O - R
Folders 5-6
Rules Committee
Folders 7-8
S
Box 96
Folder 1
T
Folders 2-4
Truck Tax
Folders 5-9
U - Z
87th Congress, 2nd Session,1962
Folders 1-4
A - C
Folder 5
College Academic Facilities Act of1962(H.R. 8900)
Folders 6-8
D - F
Box 98
Folder 1
Food and Agricultural Act of1962(H.R. 11222)
Folders 2-9
G - Mc
Box 99
Folders 1-2
M
Folders 3-5
Medical Care Legislation
Box 100
Folder 1
Minimum Freight Rate Bills
Folders 2-6
N - R
Folder 7
Revenue Act of1962(H.R. 10650)
Box 101
Folders 1-4
S - U
Folder 5
Unemployment Compensation Amendments Bill (H.R. 7640)
Folders 6-8
V - Z
88th Congress, 1st Session, 1963
Folders 1-7
A - E
Box 103
Folders 1-12
F - O
Box 104
Folders 1-10
P - Z
88th Congress, 2nd Session, 1964
Folders 1-5
A - C
Folder 6
Civil Rights Bill
Folders 7-10
D - G
Box 106
Folders 1-11
H - O
Box 107
Folder 1
P
Folders 2-6
Prayer
Box 108
Folders 1-8
Q - Z
89th Congress, 1st Session,1965
Folders 1-7
A - E
Box 110
Folder 1
Eldercare, Herlong-Curtis Bill (H.R. 3727)
Folders 2-7
F - J
89th Congress, 1st Session, 1965
Folders 1-10
K - N. P - R
Box 112
Folders 1-3
S - T
Folders 4-6
Taft-Hartley Act
(1965, Jan. 12 - June 7)
Box 113
Folders 1-2
Taft-Hartley Act
(1965, June 8 - July 26)
Folders 3-5
U - Z
89th Congress, 2nd Session, 1966
Folders 1-6
A - D
Box 115
Folders 1-8
E - J
Box 116
Folders 1-8
K - P
Box 117
Folders 1-9
Q - Z
90th Congress, 1st Session, 1967
Folders 1-7
A - E
Box 119
Folders 1-7
F - J
Box 120
Folders 1-3
K - L
Folder 4
Legislation,1967
Folders 5-9
M - O
Box 121
Folders 1-2
P
Folder 3
Powell, Adam Clayton
Folders 4-7
Q - S (1967, Jan. - Apr.)
Box 122
Folders 1-8
S (1967, May- Dec.) - Z
90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968
Folders 1-7
A - E
Box 124
Folders 1-6
F - J
Folder 7
Johnson, Lyndon Baines (State of the Union Message)
Folders 8-9
K - L
Box 125
Folders 1-9
Mc - R
Box 126
Folders 1-4
S - T
Box 127
Folders 1-2
Textiles and Apparel
Folders 3-7
U - Z
Oversize Folder 1
Picture Cabinet:
Includes printed material, such as
"Status of Major Bills - First Session,"
Extension of Remarks of Whitener on October 13, 1966from the Congressional Record and information on appropriations bills. '
District of Columbia Series, 1961-1968
Contains correspondence and other papers about matters in the District of Columbia. This important series reflects Whitener's work as a member of the House Committee on the District of Columbia, 1961-1968, as well as a member of certain subcommittees. See the page in this inventory which describes his committee assignments for further information concerning his specific subcommittee assignments. The two major files in this series are Legislative Bills and Subject Files for Legislation, etc.
Legislative Bills
Included are bills, primarily introduced by Whitener, which concern such issues in the District of Columbia as police, courts, crime, traffic, schools, etc. Sometimes only a draft or copy of the bill is enclosed, but other folders additionally contain reports and supplemental information. The papers, which are arranged by Congress and session, and by specific bill (H.R.) number, run from the 88th Congress, First Session, 1963, to the 90th Congress, Second Session, 1968. A comprehensive listing of the title and number of each bill in this category is filed in folder one of the first box of the Legislative Bills Files. Some subject entries have been made for important content, such as crime, but not for most bill names.
Box 128
Folders 2-11
88th Congress, 1st Session,
1963
Folder 12
88th Congress, 2nd Session,
1964
Folders 13-19
89th Congress, 1st Session,
1965
Box 129
Folders 1-6
89th Congress, 2nd Session,
1966
Folders 7-13
90th Congress, 1st Session,
1967
Folders 14-17
90th Congress, 2nd Session,
1968
Subject Files for Legislation, Etc.
There are three major areas covered in this file:
- I. District CommitteeII. District of Columbia. Including material about fiscal affairs, highways, home rule, housing, schools, etc. in the District of Columbia.III. Rapid Transit
Concerns legislative proposals for a rapid transit system in Washington, D. C., and surrounding areas. Related folders included are the National Capital Transportation Act, Transit Program for the National Capital Region, and Japanese Railways. Whitener was chairman of Subcommittee VI on Rapid Transit.
Box 129
Folders 18-20
District Committee, 1961-1962
Box 130
Folders 1-6
District Committee, 1963-1965
Box 131
Folder 1
District Committee,1966and undated
District Committee:
Folders 2-3
Special Subcommittee on Traffic, Streets, and Highways, 1962, May - Oct.and undated
Folders 4-5
Subcommittee on Rapid Transit, 1963, June - Dec.and undated
District of Columbia:
Box 132
Folder 1
Certified Public Accountants,
1963-1965
Folder 2
Fiscal Affairs, 1962-1965and undated
Folder 3
Highways,
1964-1965
Folder 4
Home Rule,
1962-1965
Folder 5
Housing, 1963-1965and undated
Folder 6
Schools, 1963-1965and undated
Box 133
Folder 1
District Revenue Bill,1963and undated
Folder 2
Glover-Archbold Parkway Bill (S. 2436),1962and undated
Folders 3-4
Japanese National Railways,
1963-1964
Box 134
Folder 1
National Capital Transportation Act of1965(H.R. 4822), 1965, Jan. - June
Folders 2-5
Rapid Transit, 1963-1965,June
Folders contain information relative to proposals for a rapid transit system in Washington, D. C., and surrounding areas.
Box 135
Folders 1-2
Rapid Transit, 1965, Julyand undated
Folder 3
Transit Program for the National Capital Region (H.R. 8929),1963and undated
Folders 4-5
Miscellany, 1960-1965and undated
Judiciary Series, 1950-1966,primarily 1957-1966
This series concerns legislation and other material loosely related to the work of the House Committee on the Judiciary. Whitener was a member of the Judiciary Committee from 1959 to 1968. See the page earlier in this inventory which describes his committee assignments for further information concerning his specific subcommittee assignments. The Judiciary Series and Judiciary Committee Series have been kept separate because they were organized this way in Whitener's office. The Judiciary Committee Series contains folders for the work of this committee and certain sub-committees. The Judiciary Series is larger and more general in nature. The two major files in this series are Legislative Bills, the largest section, and Subject Files for Legislation, etc.
Legislative Bills
In this section, which forms a major part of the Judiciary Series, are numerous folders for various House of Representatives bills, as well as for a few House Joint Resolutions, House Concurrent Resolutions, and Senate Bills. Whitener introduced about two-thirds of the bills represented in this section. The folders usually contain a copy of the bill, and often printed reports, correspondence, and other background information. There was no apparent order to the bills. Therefore, they were arranged by Congress and session, and by specific bill (H.R.) number, and run from the 85th Congress, 1st Session, 1957 to the 89th Congress, 2nd session, 1966. A comprehensive listing of the title and number of each bill in this category is filed in folder one of the first box of the Legislative Bills files. Some subject entries have been made for important content, such as civil rights, but not for most bill names.
Box 136
Folder 1A-8
85th Congress, 1st Session,
1957
Folders 9-14
85th Congress, 2nd Session,
1958
86th Congress, 1st Session,
1959:
Folders 15-23
H.J. Res. 134 - H.R. 2238
Box 137
Folders 1-27
H.R. 2239 - H.R. 5921
Box 138
Folders 1-7
H.R. 6159 - H.R. 8715
Folders 8-13
86th Congress, 2nd Session,
1960
87th Congress, 1st Session,
1961:
Box 138
Folders 14-22
H. Con. Res. 77 - H.R. 3692
Box 139
Folders 1-8
H.R. 4472 - S. 167
Folders 9-14
87th Congress, 2nd Session,
1962
88th Congress, 1st Session,
1963:
Box 139
Folders 15-16
H.J. Res. 714
Box 140
Folders 1-11
H.R. 3439 - H.R. 7152
88th Congress, 2nd Session,
1964:
Folders 12-15
H.R. 10380 - H.R. 11377
Box 141
Folders 1-2
H.R. 11809 - H.R. 11927
Folder 3
89th Congress, 1st Session,
1965
Folders 4-6
89th Congress, 2nd Session,
1966
Folder 7
Bills introduced by Whitener during the 85th Congress, 1st Session,1957,through the 87th Congress, 2nd Session,1962
Subject Files for Legislation, Etc.
Included are three boxes of material on such topics as civil rights, the courts, and the trial in 1964 of James R. Hoffa. The subjects are in an alphabetical arrangement.
Box 142
Folders 1-2
Courts,
1957-1960
Folders 3-6
Civil Rights,
1950-1963
Box 143
Folder 1
Debate File, 1959-1960
Miscellaneous information gathered by Whitener concerning court cases, elections, voting, etc.
Folder 2
Habeas Corpus,
1955-1959
Folders 3-6
Hoffa, James R. Trial,1964and undated
Four folders concerning the U.S. vs. Hoffa trial in 1964 conducted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Southern Division, in Chattanooga. Included is some correspondence, and copies of letters to Emanuel Celler, Chairman of the House Committee on the Judiciary; many affidavits; and other material relating to the court case.
Box 143
Folder 7
Interstate Commerce. Taxation,
1959
Folder 8
Judgeships. North Carolina, 1958, Feb.- 1961, Feb.
Box 144
Folder 1
Judgeships. North Carolina, 1961, Mar. - Aug.and undated
Folder 2
National Service Life Insurance, 1961-1963(?)
Folder 3
Port of New York Authority,
1960
Folder 4
Prayer in Public Schools,
1961-1962
Folder 5
Reapportionment of State Legislatures,
1963-1964
Folder 6
The Star-Spangled Banner,
1954-1961
Folder 7
Yarmolinsky, Adam,
1963
Concerns charges against Yarmolinsky, special assistant to Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. The basic charge was that he admitted to World War II Army security investigators that he had attended meetings of the Young Communist League.
Judiciary Committee Series, 1961-1968
In this series are papers which primarily concern Whitener's duties as a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary. He was a member of this committee from 1959 to 1968. See the page in this inventory which describes his committee assignments for further information concerning his specific subcommittee assignments. Some files relating specifically to the work of the Judiciary Committee, and the subcommittee on which he served, are contained in this series. The Judiciary Committee Series and Judiciary Series have been kept separate because they were organized this way in Whitener's office. The Judiciary Series is larger and more general in nature than this series. The two major files in this series are Legislative Bills and Subject Files for Legislation, Etc.
Legislative Bills
Folders for several House of Representatives bills as well as House Joint Resolution 714, to allow Bible reading and prayer in the public schools, are included in this section. Whitener sponsored many of these bills. The folders usually contain a copy of the bill, and often printed reports, correspondence, and other background information. There was no apparent order to the bills, which fall in the 88th Congress, 1st Session, 1963 ; 89th Congress, 1st Session, 1965 ; and 90th Congress, 1st Session, 1967. Therefore the bills were arranged by Congress and session and by specific bill (H.R.) number. A comprehensive listing of the title and number of each bill in this category is filed in folder one of the first box of the Legislative Bills files. Some Subject entries have been made for important content but not for most bill names.
Box 145
Folders 2-9
88th Congress, 1st Session,
1963
89th Congress, 1st Session,
1965:
Box 145A
Folder 1-2 and vol.
H.R. 5505 - H.R. 6400 (1965, Mar.)
Box 146
Folders 1-2
H.R. 6400 (1965, Apr. - Juneand undated)
90th Congress, 1st Session,
1967
Folders 3-6
H.R. 2158
Box 147
Folders 1-3
H.R. 2160 - H.R. 2516
Subject Files for Legislation, Etc.
This section contains folders for the Judiciary Committee and Whitener's subcommittee assignments, especially for the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate Commerce which covers several folders. A small amount of material pertains to Subcommittee IV. Other important topics are civil rights, East-West trade, and textiles. The subjects are in an alphabetical arrangement.
Folder 4
Becker Amendment,
1964
Folders 5-6
Civil Rights, 1966-1967and undated
East-West Trade
Includes much printed material, such as pamphlets, government documents, bulletins, and leaflets concerning foreign trade, exports, foreign affairs, etc.
Folder 7
Papers, 1961-1966
Box 148
Folders 1-4
Papers, 1967-1968and undated
Folder 5
Integration of Mississippi Schools,1967and undated
Box 149
Folders 1-3
Judiciary Committee, 1961-1968and undated
Judiciary Committee - Special Subcommittee on State Taxation of Interstate Commerce
Folders 4-5
Papers, 1961, Feb.- 1962, June
Box 150
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1962, July- 1965, May
Folder 3
Subcommittee IV, with general jurisdiction over judiciary bills as assigned; special jurisdiction over bankruptcy and reorganization, 1962-1965
Folder 4
Jury Selection,1966
Primarily copies of letters of Senator Sam J. Ervin, Jr., who was Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights, concerning jury selection procedures.
Folders 5-6
Textiles, 1966-1967and undated
Concerns U.S. textile imports and trade.
Speeches Series, 1954-1968,primarily 1957-1968
Includes, in addition to the text of many of Whitener's speeches, remarks of Whitener in Congress, as printed in the Congressional Record. Other unorganized material has been divided into two additional categories: Correspondence; and speech material, printed material, and miscellany.
Speeches
Contains the text of Whitener's speeches, usually in a typed format, but there are some rough drafts and outlines of talks. Whitener delivered these speeches at such functions as post office dedications, meetings of organizations such as the North Carolina Association of Letter Carriers, family reunions, and church services and meetings. Many duplicates were discarded from this section.
Box 151
Folders 1-7
Speeches, 1955-1962
Box 152
Folders 1-6
Speeches, 1963-1966
Box 153
Folders 1-6
Speeches, 1967-1968and undated
Remarks of Whitener in Congress
Primarily clippings from the Congressional Record - House of remarks by Whitener. The folders are organized by Congress and session.
Box 154
Folders 1-8
85th Congress, 1st Session,1957- 88th Congress, 2nd Session,1964
Box 155
Folders 1-5
89th Congress, 1st Session,1965- 90th Congress, 2nd Session,1968
Correspondence
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1960-1968
Speech Material, Printed Material, and Miscellany
Includes a wide variety of typed, mimeographed, and printed material, such as newsletters and other publications, reports by various private organizations and state and federal agencies, newspaper clippings, news releases, editorial reprints, and campaign material. There are some remarks in the Congressional Record by persons other than Whitener. Much of this section seems to consist of background material for Whitener's speeches.
Box 156
Folders 3-4
Speech material, 1954-1961
Box 157
Folders 1-4
Speech material, 1962-1968
Subject Series, 1953-1968,primarily 1961-1968
These files were in rough alphabetical order so this arrangement was retained with some minor refinements of folder titles and order. Some Items such as routine individual social security claims, visa applications, routine correspondence, and duplicates were discarded.
Box 158
Folder 1
Agriculture Census,
1964
Folder 2
Agriculture Department Trip,1963and undated
Folder 3
American Corn Millers Federation, 1965-1966and undated
Folder 4
Appalachian Corridor Highway,1965and undated
Folder 5
Avery County Airport, 1961-1964and undated
Folder 6
Ball, George,
1963
Folder 7
Beech Mountain Development Corporation,1963and undated
Folders 8-9
Belmont Abbey College, 1953-1965and undated
Folder 10
Blue Ridge Parkway Fees, 1963-1968and undated
Folder 11
Broad River,
1964
Box 159
Folder 1
Calendars,
1968
Folder 2
Celatron, Inc.,
1963
Folder 3
Census, 1965-1966and undated
Folder 4
Census. Gaston County, 1965-1966and undated
Folder 5
Cherry Blossom Festival,
1965
Folder 6
Civil Rights,
1965-1966
Folder 7
Copper,
1959;
1966
Democratic Committee Material
Folders 8-10
1962-1967
Box 160
Folder 1
1968 and undated
Folder 2
Democratic Executive Committee (N.C.), 1963-1967and undated
Folder 3
Democratic National Convention,
1964
Folder 4
Duke Power Company, 1962-1968and undated
Folder 5
Economic Opportunity,1964and undated
Folder 6
Elementary and Secondary Education Act,1967and undated
Folder 7
Federal City Council,
1965
Folder 8
Federal Communications Commission,1964and undated
Folder 9
Foreign Aid,
1963-1964
Box 161
Folder 1
Gardner-Webb College, 1964-1965and undated
Folder 2
Gaston Electrical Contractors, 1964-1965and undated
Folder 3
Gelormini, Yvette Dosia Angele, 1961-1963and undated
Folder 4
Guillermo, 1963-1965and undated
Box 161
Folder 5
Hickory, North Carolina,
1966-1967
Folder 6
Housing and Home Finance Agency, 1961-1964and undated
Folder 7
Immigration,
1965-1966
Folder 8
Johnson, Lyndon B., Messages, 1965-1966
Folder 9
Johnson, Lyndon B., Correspondence,1964Concerning Photographs of Johnson
Folder 10
Kennedy, John F., Photograph, undated
Folder 11
Rings Mountain 185th Anniversary,1965
Folder 12
Labor Department, 1962-1963and undated
Folder 13
Medicare,
1965-1966
Folder 14
Middle East,
1967
Folder 15
Morrison, Ethel Hudson,
1961-1965
Box 162
Folder 1
National Guard (Spindale and Forest City Consolidation),1959
Folder 2
Office of Economic Opportunity,1966and undated
Folder 3
Oteen Veterans Administration Hospital,1967and undated
Folder 4
Pfeiffer College,1966and undated
Folder 5
Poverty Bills, 1964-1965and undated
Folder 6
Public Works and Economic Development Act,
1966
Folder 7
Rhododendron Festival,
1963
Small Business Administration
Folder 8
Papers, 1961-1962
Box 163
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1963-1965and undated
Folder 3
Smith, Young, Jr.,
1965
Folder 4
Social Security,
1965-1966
Folder 5
Southern Railway,1966and undated
Folder 6
Spruce Pine, North Carolina, 1963-1966and undated
Folder 7
State Department. General Information, 1962-1966and undated
Folder 8
State Department. Passport Office,
1963-1964
Box 164
Folder 1
Talon, Inc.,
1964-1965
Folder 2
Tax Information, 1963-1964Primarily concerns reduction of federal taxes.
Folders 3-4
Tobacco, 1961-1967and undated
Folder 5
U.S. Cabinet Officers,
1963
Folder 6
Veterans,
1963
Folder 7
Veterans Readjustment Benefits Act,
1966
Box 165
Folder 1
WAMY Community Action, Inc.,1967and undated
Folder 2
Walnut Exports,
1961-1965
Folder 3
Ward, Truman, 1963-1966and undated
Folder 4
Wong Wa Ngen,
1961-1966
Case File Series, 1950-1962,primarily 1957-1960
Although this series is very similar to the Subject Series in that it contains folders on miscellaneous topics, the two series were evidently separate in Whitener's office. There was no consistent order to the folders, so they have been arranged alphabetically, similarly to the Subject Series. Some folder title revisions were necessary. A particularly large section of this series is the three boxes of material from the National Federation of Independent Business containing ballots by businessmen on various issues. Some routine Items such as individual Veterans Administration and social security claims, as well as passport applications were discarded.
Box 166
Folder 1
Agricultural Act (of1958),
1958
Folder 2
Agriculture,
1956-1958
Folder 3
Air Force Facility in Melvin Hill, N.C.,1958
Folder 4
Area Redevelopment Act (S. 3683),
1958
Folder 5
Belmont Abbey College,
1956-1960
Folder 6
Blue Ridge Parkway,
1958
Folder 7
Celo, N.C.,
1957
Folder 8
Census of1960,
1958-1960
Folder 9
Cherry, Robert Gregg,
1957
Clippings concerning the death of Cherry, a former Governor of North Carolina.
Folder 10
Cleveland County, N.C., Election,1958
Folder 11
Corps of Engineers,
1957
Folders 12-13
Cotton (Long Staple),
1958-1959
Box 167
Folder 1
Cotton Acreage and Transfer Bill (H.R. 7740),
1959
Folder 2
Cotton Acreage in Cleveland County, N.C.,
1956-1957
Folder 3
Cotton Acreage in Rutherford County, N.C.,
1957
Folder 4
Dalton, Arnold K.,
1958-1959
Folder 5
Democratic Congressional Dinner,1960
Folder 6
Democratic County Organizations,1958
Folder 7
Dorn Bill (H.R. 11250),
1958
Folder 8
Duke Power Company,
1958-1960
Folder 9
Duke University Ambassadors,
1958
Folder 10
Elections,1958Consists of clippings.
Folder 11
Ervin, Ray E.,
1960
Folder 12
Excise Tax on Telephone Services,
1959
Folder 13
Fair Trade Bill (H.R. 1253),
1959
Folder 14
Federal Aid Highway Act of1959(H.R. 8678)1959
Box 168
Folder 1
Federal Crop Insurance,
1953-1959
Folder 2
Federal Housing Administration,
1957-1958
Folder 3
Fiber Industries, Inc.,
1959
Folder 4
Fish and Wildlife Service,
1957
Folder 5
Foreign Aid,
1960-1962
Folder 6
Caston County, N.C. Election,1958
Folder 7
Hannah Harrison School,
1959
Folder 8
Housing and Home Finance Agency,
1957-1958
Folder 9
Immigration,
1952-1957
Folder 10
Jontza, Guido,
1956-1959
Folder 11
Kissing Incident,
1959
Folder 12
Loyalty Oath (National Defense Education Act),
1960
Folder 13
Luncheon in Forest City, N.C.,1959
Folder 14
McDowell County, N.C. Election,1958
Folder 15
Madison County, N.C. Election,1958
Folder 16
Maleic Hydrazide (MH-30),
1960-1961
Folder 17
Medical Society of the State of North Carolina,
1959
Folder 18
Mica,
1958
Folder 19
Minimum Wage,
1959
Folder 20
Municipal Elections,
1959
Copies of congratulatory letters from Whitener to North Carolina mayors, city council members, and other elected officials.
Folder 21
National Debt,
1957-1958
National Federation of Independent Business
Box 169
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1957-1958,Aug.
Box 170
Folders 1-6
Papers, 1958, Sept. - 1960
Box 171
Folders 1-2
Papers,1961
Folders 3-4
Loose Ballots
Ballots by businessmen on various issues, such as the closed shops, government loans, and social security.
Folder 5
National Park Service,
1959
Folder 6
National Rivers and Harbors Congress,
1957
Folder 7
News Releases and Congressional Record Insertions, 1957-1961and undated
Box 172
Folder 1
North Carolina Oil Jobbers Association,
1959
Folder 2
Polk County, N.C. Election,1958
Folder 3
Post Office Department Complaints, 1958-1959
Folder 4
Pre-fabricated House,
1958
Folder 5
Pyramid Electric Company,
1957-1958
Box 172
Folder 6
Reciprocal Trade,
1960
Folder 7
Rutherford County, N.C. Election,1958
Folder 8
Sampson Master Switch Company,
1959
Folder 9
Small Business Financing,
1958-1960
Folder 10
Teener Baseball Team,
1960
Folder 11
Textile Fiber Products Identification Act,
1958-1960
Folder 12
Tobacco (Burley),
1958-1960
Folder 13
Tobacco Warehouse, Burnsville, N.C.,1959
Folder 14
U.S. Congress,
1950-1957
Folder 15
Veterans Administration Office in Gastonia, N.C.,1957
Folder 16
Veterans Pension Bills (H.R. 1181 and H.R. 6432),
1959
Folder 17
Wage and Hour Law,
1957-1959
Folder 18
Watershed Protection Project in McDowell County, N,C., 1958-1959
Folder 19
Yancey County, N.C. Election,1958
Textile Imports Series, 1955-1968
This series reflects the serious concern of Whitener and his constituents relating to textile imports and related issues such as foreign imports, cotton, the health of the textile industry, and tariffs. There is some material pertaining to legislation, especially for H.R. 6196, a bill designed to boost the cotton industry. There is some overlapping of similar topics among the various folders. The two major files in this series are Legislative Bills and Subject Files.
Legislative Bills
85th Congress, 1st Session,
1957
Box 173
Folder 1
H.R. 5691 To regulate the foreign commerce of the United States by establishing import quotas under specified conditions, and for other purposes.
88th Congress, 1st Session,
1963
Folders 2-5
H.R. 2000 To amend the Agricultural Act of1956,concerning two-price cotton.
Box 174
Folders 1-4
H.R. 6196 To encourage increased consumption of cotton, to maintain the income of cotton producers, to provide a special research program designed to lower costs of production, and for other purposes.
Subject Files
Folders 1-4
Cotton, 1956-1965and undated
Miscellaneous papers concerning one-price and two-price cotton, etc. Included is alarge volume, dated September, 1962, which is a report to the President by the U.S. Tariff Commission on the topic of cotton products.
Folders 5-6
Cotton Equalization Case, 1961-1962and undated
Pertains to an investigation and hearing before the U.S. Tariff Commission in late 1961 and 1962.
Folder 7
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
Conference, 1959-1960 and undated Concerns a proposed concurrent resolution on tariffs.
Box 176
Folder 1
Glove Imports,
1966
Imports
Box 176
Folders 2-5
Papers, 1961-1963;
1966-1967,Sept.
Box 177
Folders 1-4
Papers, 1967, Oct. - 1968and undated
Folder 5
Japan, 1955-1960
Concerns Japanese textiles, imports, and tariffs.
Box 177A
Folders 1-2
Speech Material, 1961-1962and undated
Includes textile imports information.
Folder 3
Tariff Commission Hearing,1960
Material pertaining to Investigation No. 22-22 under Section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended, concerning articles containing cotton.
Box 178
Folders 1-4
Textile Imports, 1961-1963and undated
Folder 5
Textile List,1962
Lists of textile companies, addresses, officers, and employees in North Carolina.
Box 179
Folders 1-6
Textiles, 1956-1962,
1967and undated
Box 180
Folders 1-2
Textiles and Cotton, 1957-1962and undated
Folder 3
Miscellany, 1956-1965
House of Representatives Series, 1963-1968and undated,primarily 1965-1968
In this series is information concerning miscellaneous pieces of legislation generally not related to Whitener's Judiciary Committee and District of Columbia Committee work. Most of these bills were introduced by Whitener. There was little apparent order to the folders, so they were organized into two major files: Legislative Bills and Subject Files for Legislation, etc.
Legislative Bills
In this section are folders for various House of Representatives Bills, as well as for a few resolutions, and a Senate bill. This bill (S. 2658) related to vehicle weight and width limitations on the Interstate system. There are several folders pertaining to this bill, which are primarily constituent letters from May to July, 1968. Folders usually contain a copy of the bill, and often printed reports, correspondence, and other background information. Arrangement of the folders is by Congress and session, and by specific bill (H.R.) number; they run from the 89th Congress, 1st Session, 1965 to the 90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968. A comprehensive listing of the title and number off each bill in this category is filed in folder one of the first box of the Legislative Bills files.
Box 181
Folders 2-17
89th Congress, 1st Session,
1965
Folders 18-22
89th Congress, 2nd Session,
1966
Box 182
Folders 1-8
90th Congress, 1st Session,
1967
90th Congress, 2nd Session
1968
Folders 9-14
H. Res. 1200 - S. 2658 (1968, Apr. - May)
Box 183
Folders 1-4
S. 2658 (1968, June- July)
Folder 5
Bills introduced by Whitener during the 88th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions, 1963-l964.
Subject Files for Legislation, Etc.
Included is a major section entitled, Gun Control Legislation, which comprises approximately one-half of this series.
Gun Control Legislation, 1966-1968(mostly 1968, June)
The Majority of the material in the Gun Control Legislation section consists of letters from Whitener's constituents and from other persons interested in this legislation. Most of the North Carolina correspondence seems to be in opposition to such gun control bills as S.3604, S. 3605, and H.R. 17735, although the responses from non-North Carolina residents contained more mixed attitudes. Additionally there are letters from some government officials as well as printed material.
Tenth Congressional District
Box 184
Folders 1-4
Papers, 1968, June
Box 185
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1968, July
North Carolina, Outside Tenth Congressional District
Folders 3-4
Papers, 1968, Apr.,June
Box 186
Folder 1
Papers, Julyand undated
Outside North Carolina
Folders 2-5
Papers, 1965-1968,June
Box 187
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1968, Julyand undated
Folder 3
Miscellany, 1966-1968
Folder 4
Social Security Bill,
1968
Folder 5
Miscellany, 1963-1968and undated
Military and Veterans Series, 1945-1968
There are two major categories included in this series: the Military and Veterans Files, and Subject Files. The Military and Veterans Files span the 81st Congress, 2nd Session, 1950, through the 90th Congress, 2nd Session, 1968. Please note that in the Congressional office the military files and veterans files were kept separate through the 86th Congress, but that beginning with the 87th Congress, these files were combined. This arrangement has been retained. Also note that the early files, the 81st through the 84th Congresses, are the papers of Woodrow Wilson Jones, Whitener's predecessor in office. Congressman Jones was elected to the 81st Congress to fill a vacancy and was reelected to the 82nd, 83rd and 84th Congresses, thus serving from Nov. 7, 1950, to Jan. 3, 1957.
The Military and Veterans Files primarily consist of correspondence between Jones or Whitener and their constituents. Generally, all correspondence for persons whose last name begins with the same letter of the alphabet has been kept together under that letter. Occasional folders appear for single individuals. These files originally formed a large part of the office files of Jones and Whitener. The military records, for persons still on active duty or in the reserves, pertain to such matters as requests for transfers, reassignments, allotments, hardship discharges, deferments, and dependents to go overseas. Constituents also wrote concerning courts-martial, Officer Candidate School applications, AWOL soldiers, and efforts to locate a soldier. The veterans records include letters concerning dependency allowances, widow pension benefits, hospitalization benefits, insurance, disability claims, and appeals to the Board of Veterans Appeals. Since these papers are very routine, concerning individual benefits and requests, rather than being topical in nature, only a representative sample has been retained. The letter
"C,"
a large letter which includes a wide range of ethnic groups, was chosen for retention, as well as a few small subject folders.
Military and Veterans Files
Military: 81st Congress, 2nd Session,1950and 82nd Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions, 1951-1952
Box 188
Folder 1
Air Force ROTC
Folder 2
Bridgeman, Edgar R.
Folder 3
C
Folder 4
311th Station Hospital
Veterans: 81st Congress, 2nd Session,1950and 82nd Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions, 1951-1952
Box 188
Folder 5
C
Folder 6
Carpenter, Eugene
Folder 7
Carver, William M.
Folder 8
Champion, Flay O.
Folder 9
Crosby, Floyd L.
Folder 10
G. I. Loans
Military:
83rd Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1953-1954
Folder 12
Navy Department
Folder 13
Prisoners of War Claims
Veterans:
83rd Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1953-1954
Folder 14
C
Folder 15
Veterans, Korean
Mimeographed letters from veterans,
"urging [whitener] to use his influence in an effort to keep the subsistence pay of the Korean veterans, taking training under public law 550, the same throughout the training period."
Military:
84th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1955-1956
Folder 16
Air Force Department
Folder 17
C
Folder 18
Corps of Engineers
Veterans:
84th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1955-1956
Box 189
Folder 1
C
Military:
85th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1957-1958
Folder 2
Air Force Academy Athletic Association
Folder 3
C
Veterans:
85th Congress, 1st and 2nd Session,
1957-1958
Folder 4
C
Folder 5
Carlton, Russell R.
Military:
86th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1959-1960
Box 189
Folder 6
Army
Folder 7
C
Veterans:
86th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1959-1960
Folder 8
C
Military and Veterans:
87th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1961-1962
Folder 9
Army and Navy Departments
Folders 10-11
C
Folder 12
Veterans, General
Box 190
Folders 1-2
Veterans Pension Legislation - Constituent mail in1962concerning this legislation.
Military and Veterans:
88th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1963-1964
Folder 3
Allotments
Folder 4
Air Force, Army, and Navy Departments
Folders 5-7
C
Military and Veterans:
89th Congress, 1st and 2nd Sessions,
1965-1966
See Office Files Series: Military and Veterans for the
"C"
file.
Box 191
Folder 1
Military, General - Memoranda, policies and procedures, and forms.
Military and Veterans:
90th Congress, 1st Session,
1967
Folders 2-4
C
Folder 5
Clary, Landrum,
1965-1967
Folder 6
Navy Department
Military and Veterans:
90th Congress, 2nd Session,
1968
Box 192
Folders 1-5
C
Subject Files
Folder 1
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, House of Representatives,
1957
Printed letters to Congressman Olin E. Teague, Chairman of the committee, from various government officials, such as Joseph Campbell, Comptroller General of the United States. Included are several House bills.
Folder 2
Insurance, Reinstatement of,
1957-1958
Folders 3-4
Veterans Administration, 1945-1959and undated
Primarily mimeographed information about the Veterans Administration and VA hospitals, as well as; VA Information Service press releases, application forms, etc.
Veterans Affairs,
1952,
1956-1957
Box 193
Folders 5-23
General Correspondence, A-Z
Concerns such matters as the interest rate for VA loans, site for a VA hospital, VA home mortgages, and Committee on Veterans' Affairs information. The
"H"
file contains Treasury and Post Office appropriation information.
Folder 24
Veterans Legislation,1958and undated
Constituent mail supporting various veterans bills being considered by the House of Representatives.
Military Academy Series, 1958-1968
In this series is general information about the U. S. military academies: the Air Force Academy, Coast Guard Academy, Merchant Marine Academy, Military Academy at West Point, and Naval Academy. Included are materials such as pamphlets describing the academies, guidelines for Congressmen in appointing candidates to vacancies, and information concerning entrance examinations. The majority of this series has been discarded because it consisted of individual application materials and academic records of Whitener's appointees. Representative items were grade transcripts, letters of recommendation, biographical data, medical records, and academy entrance examination results. The Buckley Amendment of 1967 to the Privacy Act prohibits the use of such materials without the individual's written consent.
Box 194
Folder 1
U.S. Air Force Academy,
1962-1968
Folders 2-3
U.S. Coast Guard Academy,
1958-1968
Folder 4
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy,
1959-1968
Folder 5
U.S. Military Academy, West Point,
1962-1968
Folder 6
U.S. Naval Academy,
1961-1968
Folder 7
Miscellany, 1963-1968
Trips Series, 1944-1968,primarily 1959-1968
Information pertaining to a sequence of journeys that Whitener took, primarily in his official capacity as a congressman, comprises this series. The trips, from 1959 to 1968, included travels within the United States, as well as to Europe, the Far East, and South Vietnam. Included are correspondence; fact sheets, illustrated brochures, and other information concerning countries visited; press kits; speeches Whitener made; briefing material; Whitener's personal notes; and printed material. There are a number of pictures taken on the Far East Trip, Captive Nations Week trip, and Vietnam trips.
Air Force Trip, 1963
A delegation of North Carolina businessmen, accompanied by Whitener and his Administrative Assistant, Herbert M. Lineberger, attended a commando demonstration et the Special Air Warfare Center (SAWC) at Eglin Air Force Base on October 8, 1963.
Box 195
Folder 1
Papers, 1963, July-Oct.
Air Force Trip, 1964
Tour of North Carolina business executives in June, 1964,to visit headquarters of SAC in Omaha, Nebraska; NORAD in Colorado Springs, Colorado; and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Folder 2
Papers, 1964, Mar.-July
Folder 3
Personal Histories of Businessmen, undated
Air Force Trip, 1965
Proposed Air Force Systems Command tour by a party of North Carolina businessmen inOct., 1965.
Folder 4
Papers, 1965, Jan.-July
Air Force Trip, 1968
Whitener escorted a group of about twenty-five young North Carolina businessmen on a visit to the Special Air Warfare Center (SAWC) at Eglin Air Force Base, to witness a demonstration of air power at MacDill Air Force Base, and to tour Cape Kennedy, on January 18-19, 1968.
Box 195
Folder 5
Papers, 1967, Nov.-1968, Mar.
Captive Nations Week Trip, 1967
Concerns a week of speeches and meetings sponsored by the Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League, during July 16-22, 1967. The activities, which took place in Taipei, Taiwan, included the annual plenary meeting on July 20 of the China Chapter of the Asian Peoples' Anti-Communist League, at which Whitener delivered a lecture. Whitener was also the featured speaker at a mass rally on July 22. Included in the folders are such items as press releases, newspaper stories, correspondence, and pictures.
Box 196
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1967, Feb.-Oct.and undated
Folder 6
Pictures,1967
European Trip, 1959
Whitener travelled to Europe, February 4-16, 1959, as a member of the House Committee on the Judiciary to investigate matters within the jurisdiction of the committee. His itinerary included stops in London, the Hague, Paris, and Berlin. Included are maps, itineraries, passport and travel information, and other tourist information concerning Europe. There is printed information about Parliament, a County Court Handbook (1959,London), and material relating to the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). Also, Whitener wrote personal reports and memoranda concerning the trip.
Box 197
Folders 1-7
Papers, 1944-1960and undated
Box 198
Folder 1
Papers, undated
Folders 2-3
Printed Material
Folder 4
Financial Papers
Far East Trip, 1961
Whitener evidently made this visit in March and April, 1961, as a member of the Immigration Subcommittee, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives. The other members of the delegation were Arch A. Moore, Jr., Chairman and Representative from West Virginia, and William Crabtree, Committee Staff member. They made stops in Honolulu, Hong Kong, and Tokyo.
Box 198
Folder 5
Papers, 1961, Mar.-Juneand undated
Far East Trip, 1965
This journey was officially named the North Carolina Business Executives Trade Study Mission. The trip was from October 24 to November 8, 1965, and the itinerary included stops in Honolulu, Tokyo, Taipei, Hong Kong, Bankok, and Manila. Included are printed brochures and other information about the countries the group visited, such as briefing material, and press and visitors kits.
Folders 6-7
Papers, 1962, Nov.-1965, Sept.
Box 199
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1965, Oct.-1966, Oct.
Box 200
Folders 1-4
Papers, undated
Folder 5
Pictures
Vietnam Trip, 1966
Whitener took an inspection trip to South-Vietnam and Southeast Asia, July, 1966. Stops were scheduled in Hawaii, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Taiwan. Included is much background material for the trip, such as fact sheets concerning Vietnamese commercial imports, economic assistance, and people. The Agency for International Development produced other briefing material on such topics as education, public safety, refugees, and agriculture. In addition, there is mimeographed information from the Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service on the Vietnamese War, the Soviet Union, and the Korean Conflict. Included are itineraries, maps, instructions, sightseeing information, and pamphlets concerning locations Whitener visited. There are some personal notes that he made while on the trip, as well as a copy of remarks he made in the House of Representatives on July 13, 1966, upon his return.
Box 200
Folders 6-7
Papers, 1965, May-1966, June
Box 201
Folders 1-6
Papers, 1966, July-Dec.and undated
Vietnam Trip, 1967
Whitener and Congressmen Charles E. Wiggins and James C. Corman, all went on this trip in their capacities as members of the House Committee on the Judiciary. The trip was from March 25 to April 2, 1967. Included in the folders are correspondence; material relating to the Uniform Code of Military Justice for Vietnam; as well as Whitener's personal notes, memoranda, and recommendations
Box 202
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1967, Jan.-1968, Feb.and undated
Folder 6
Pictures,1967and undated
Post Office Series, 1944-1968,primarily 1950-1968
The contents concern matters relating to local post offices in Whitener's district, such as the location, construction, and dedication of new post office buildings; renting of post office quarters; improving and enlarging postal facilities; and the closing of postal stations. Other issues discussed include personnel matters, such as filling job vacancies and requests for transfers; changes and extensions of routes; a postal pay increase bill; the Civil Service retirement law; and requests for investigations of problems at post offices. The majority of the material, which consists of correspondence, printed material, and forms, is arranged by county and then subdivided by towns. The files before Whitener took office in January, 1957, are those of Woodrow Wilson Jones, Whitener's predecessor in office.
General Material:
Folder 1
City, rural, and lock boxes, 1960-1967
Folders 2-5
General, 1944-1968and undated
Counties:
Alexander County
Folder 6
Taylorsville,
1966-1968
Avery County
Folder 7
Banner Elk,
1962-1969
Folder 8
Crossnore,
1962-1968
Folder 9
Elk Park,
1963-1964
Folder 10
Linville,
1963-1967
Folder 11
Montezuma,
1963
Box 204
Folder 1
Newland,
1962-1966
Folder 2
Pineola,
1963
Folder 3
Plumtree,
1963-1965
Burke County
Folder 4
Connellys Springs,
1964-1966
Folder 5
Drexel,
1964-1966
Folder 6
Glen Alpine,
1967
Folder 7
Hildebran,
1964-1968
Folder 8
Icard,
1966-1968
Folder 9
Jonas Ridge,
1966-1968
Folder 10
Morganton,
1963-1968
Folder 11
Rhodhiss,
1966
Box 204
Folder 12
Rutherford College,
1966-1968
Folder 13
Valdese,
1962-1966
Box 205
Folder 1
Caldwell County,
1967-1968
Catawba County
Folder 2
Claremont,
1962-1968
Folder 3
Conover,
1962-1968
Folder 4
Catawba,
1963-1968
Folders 5-7
Hickory, 1962-1967and undated
Box 206
Folder 1
Longisland,
1964
Folder 2
Maiden,
1962
Folder 3
Newton,
1963-1965
Folder 4
Sherrills Ford,
1964-1968
Folder 5
Terrell,
1964
Cleveland County
Folder 6
Belwood,
1951-1954
Folder 7
Boiling Springs,
1961-1965
Folder 8
Casar,
1950-1963
Folder 9
Earl,
1952-1953,
1966-1968
Folder 10
Fallston,
1951,
1959-1961
Folder 11
Grover,
1954-1967
Folder 12
Kings Mountain,
1952-1967
Box 207
Folder 1
Lattimore,
1952-1963
Folder 2
Lawndale,
1951-1965
Folders 3-4
Mooresboro,
1952-1965
Folder 5
Patterson Springs,
1958-1959
Folder 6
Polkville,
1958-1966
Folders 7-8
Shelby,
1951-1961
Box 208
Folders 1-2
Shelby,
1962-1968
Folder 3
Waco,
1951-1952
Gaston County
Folder 4
Alexis,
1955,
1966-1968
Folders 5-6
Belmont, 1951-1968and undated
Folder 7
Bessemer City, 1953-1966and undated
Box 209
Folders 1-2
Cherryville, 1951-1963and undated
Folder 3
Cramerton,
1960,
1965-1968
Folders 4-5
Dallas, 1951-1966and undated
Folders 6-7
Gastonia,
1951-1963
Box 210
Folder 1
Gastonia, 1964-1968and undated
Folder 2
High Shoals,
1959,
1965-1968
Folder 3
Lowell,
1955-1968
Folder 4
McAdenville,
1959-1965
Folder 5
Mount Holly, 1951-1965and undated
Folder 6
Stanley, 1950-1967and undated
Iredell County
Folder 7
Barium Springs,
1967-1968
Folder 8
Mooresville,
1966-1968
Folder 9
Statesville,
1966-1968
Folder 10
Troutmans,
1967
Folder 11
Turnersburg,
1968
Folder 12
Union Grove,
1966-1968
McDowell County
Box 211
Folder 1
Ashford,
1954
Folder 2
Glenwood,
1951-1953
Folder 3
Little Switzerland,
1961
Folders 4-6
Marion, 1951-1962and undated
Folder 7
Nebo,
1955
Folder 8
North Cove,
1952-1954
Folder 9
Old Fort,
1952-1957
Madison County
Folder 10
Barnard,
1954
Folder 11
Big Pine,
1951
Folder 12
Bluff,
1952-1953
Folder 13
English,
1952
Folder 14
Hot Springs, 1951-1962and undated
Folder 15
Ivey,
1951
Folder 16
Joe,
1950-1952
Folder 17
Luck,
1952
Box 212
Folder 1
Mars Hill,
1950-1959
Folders 2-4
Marshall, 1952-1962and undated
Folder 5
Paint Rock,
1954-1962
Folder 6
Spring Creek,
1955
Folder 7
Trust,
1952
Folder 8
Walnut,
undated
Folder 9
Worley,
1951
Mitchell County
Box 212
Folder 10
Bakersville,
1962-1965
Folder 11
Penland,
1963
Folder 12
Spruce Pine,
1964-1966
Polk County
Box 213
Folders 1-2
Columbus,
1951-1962
Folder 3
Lynn,
1951,
1957
Folder 4
Melvin Hill,
1955
Folder 5
Mill Spring,
1951-1962
Folder 6
Saluda,
1951-1952,
1961
Folder 7
Tryon,
1953-1961
Rutherford County
Folder 8
Alexander Mills,
1951,
1955
Folder 9
Avondale,
1962-1965
Folder 10
Bostic,
1960-1963
Folder 11
Caroleen,
1953,
1962-1963
Folder 12
Chimney Rock,
1951-1957,
1965
Folder 13
Cliffside,
1952-1964
Box 214
Folder 1
Ellenboro,
1955-1965
Folders 2-3
Forest City, 1951-1965and undated
Folder 4
Gilkey,
1958
Folder 5
Harris,
1951-1966
Folder 6
Henrietta,
1951-1965
Folder 7
Hollis,
1953
Folder 8
Lake Lure, 1952-1965and undated
Box 215
Folder 1
Ruth,
1956-1958
Folders 2-3
Rutherfordton,
1950-1966
Folder 4
Spindale,
1950-1967
Folder 5
Union Mills,
1951-1953
Folder 6
Wautauga County,
1968
Yancey County
Box 216
Folder 1
Bald Creek,
1952-1961
Folder 2
Bee Log,
1951-1962
Folder 3
Burnsville,
1952-1961
Folder 4
Cane River,
1956-1961
Folder 5
Celo,
1957-1958
Folder 6
Day Book,1951,
1955
Folder 7
Green Mountain,
1951-1962
Box 216
Folder 8
Hamrick,
1951,
1957
Folder 9
Higgins,
1952-1954
Folder 10
Micaville,
undated
Folder 11
Newdale,
1956-1959
Folder 12
Paint Gap, 1950-1953and undated
Folder 13
Pensacola,
1961-1962
Folder 14
Ramsaytown,
1952-1955
Folder 15
Relief,
1955-1956
Folder 16
Sioux,
1950-1955
Folder 17
Swiss,
1954-1956
Folder 18
Toledo,
1951-1952
Folder 19
Vixen,
1952-1953
Folder 20
Windom,
1952-1954
Grants Series, 1966-1968
A small series containing information about government grants, primarily federal, to North Carolina programs mostly in 1967. Included are press releases, correspondence, and telegrams Whitener sent announcing grants that had been approved.
Box 217
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1966, July-1968, Jan.and undated
Invitations Series, 1956-1968
In this series are invitations for such functions as conventions, meetings, festivals and celebrations, graduations, receptions,-dedications and openings,
"special day"
events, Democratic rallies, anniversary events, dinners, and dances. There also are some invitations for speaking engagements. With an invitation is often a reply or a note as to whether Whitener will accept or decline the invitation. The series illustrates many of the activities of a Congressman's life. The papers are organized in a strictly chronological arrangement.
Box 218
Folder 1
Papers, 1956, Sept.
Folders 2-6
Papers, 1957, Jan.-Dec.
Folder 7
Papers, 1958, Jan.-Feb.
Box 219
Folders 1-3
Papers, 1958, Mar.-Dec.
Folders 4-6
Papers, 1959, Jan.-Apr.
Box 220
Folders 1-3
Papers, 1959, May-Dec.
Folders 4-5
Papers, 1960, Jan.-Feb.
Box 221
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1960, Mar.-Dec.
Box 222
Folders 1-6
Papers, 1961, Jan.-Sept.
Box 223
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1961, Oct.-Dec.
Folders 3-6
Papers, 1962, Jan.-Apr.
Box 224
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1962, May-Dec.
Box 225
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1963, Jan.-Apr.
Box 226
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1963, May-Sept.
Box 227
Folders 1-3
Papers, 1963, Oct.-Dec.and undated
Folders 4-6
Papers, 1964, Jan.-Mar.
Box 228
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1964, Apr.-Sept.
Box 229
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1964, Oct.-Dec.
Folders 3-5
Papers, 1965, Jan.-Aug.
Box 230
Folders 1-3
Papers, 1965, Sept.-Dec.
Folders 4-6
Papers, 1965, Feb.-Apr.
Box 231
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1965, May-Dec.
Box 232
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1966, Jan.-Aug.
Box 233
Folders 1-3
Papers, 1966, Sept.-Dec.
Folders 4-6
Papers, 1966, Jan.-June
Box 234
Folders 1-3
Papers, 1966, July-Oct.
Folders 4-6
Papers, 1967, Jan.-Feb.
Box 235
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1967, Mar.-May
Box 236
Folders 1-7
Papers, 1967, June-Oct.
Box 237
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1967, Nov.-Dec.
Folders 3-5
Papers, 1968, Jan.-Mar.
Box 238
Folders 1-6
Papers, 1968, Apr.-Sept.
General Information Series, 1950-1964and undated
Legislative Bills
In the Legislative Bills section there are folders for various House of Representatives Bills, as well as for a Senate bill. Whitener introduced about one half of the House bills represented here. Folders usually contain a copy of the bill, and sometimes printed reports, correspondence, and other background information. Arrangement of the folders is by Congress and session, and by specific bill (H.R.) number. A comprehensive listing of the title and number of each bill in this category is filed in folder one of the first box of the Legislative Bills files.
Box 239
Folders 2-4
87th Congress, 1st Session,
1961
Folders 5-18
87th Congress, 2nd Session,
1962
Folder 19
88th Congress, 1st Session,
1963
Subject Files
Folders 20-21
Agriculture Yearbooks,1957-1958
Box 240
Folders 1-3
Agriculture Yearbooks,1959-1961
Folders 4-6
Akers Meeting, 1958-1960
Papers pertaining to an annual stag party given by Whitener, John Akers, and Robert Wren, which was attended by U. S. Congressmen, Senators, and others.
Box 241
Folders 1-23
Alphabetical Files,1957
The folders are organized alphabetically by name of correspondent during the 85th Congress, 1st Session. This correspondence with constituents is general in nature concerning such topics as paroles, social security applications, invitations, meetings, foreign aid, bills in Congress, veterans pensions, and the farm program.
Alphabetical Files,1958
Folders of general correspondence, similar to that above, for the 85th Congress, 2nd Session.
Box 241
Folders 24-25
A-B
Box 242
Folders 1-21
C-Y
Folder 22
Annual Assay Commission,
1961
Folder 23
Capitol Photographs, undated
Folder 24
Census,
1950-1960
Box 243
Folder 1
Census,
1961
Folder 2
Citizens, Naturalized, 1961-1962Pertains to the Eleventh District.
Folder 3
Clerk's Office, 1951-1961and undated
Folder 4
Clerks-Employment, 1960-1961
Folder 5
Coble Construction Company,
1959
Folder 6
Committee on the District of Columbia: Monuments Subcommittee,
1961
Folder 7
Committee on Un-American Activities,
1953
Folder 8
"Congressional Directory,"
1957-1961
Folder 9
Congressional Record,1957-1962and undated- Consists of correspondence and mailing lists.
Folder 10
Correspondence (Duplicates),1957For the recess of the 85th Congress, 1st Session,1957.
Folder 11
Correspondence and Memoranda, 1957-1959
Box 244
Folder 1
Duke University,
1961
Folder 2
Farmers,
1957
Folders 3-4
Farmers' Bulletins,
1957-1962
Folder 5
Fish Applications, 1957-1961- Requests to the Fish and Wildlife Service for allotments of fish.
Folder 6
Foreign Aid Responses, 1960-1962- Constituent reactions by letter to Whitener's speech in Congress on Aug. 17,1961,concerning hisopposition to foreign aid expenditures.
Folder 7
Geological Survey, 1950-1957Topographic maps.
Folder 8
Gestetner (Duplication), 1959-1962
Folder 9
Health Insurance,
1954-1955
Folder 10
High School Graduates, 1959-1960Lists of names and addresses.
Folder 11
High School Groups, 1959-1960- Concerns school classes visiting Washington, D. C.
Box 245
Folder 1
High Schools,1961- Lists of Seniors
Folder 2
Inaugural Parade Tickets, 1960-1961
Folders 3-4
Inauguration,
1960-1961
Folder 5
International Court of Justice and International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL),1959
Folder 6
Kennedy,
1960
Folder 7
Kennedy Birthday Celebration,1961- On Saturday, May 27, 1961, the Democratic National Committee had a fund-raising dinner honoring the President on his birthday.
Folder 8
Kennedy Speeches,1962
Box 246
Folder 1
Legislative Correspondence,1959
Folder 2
Memoranda,1959
Folder 3
Mental Health,
1957
Folder 4
Methodist Missionaries, 1961-1962- Concerns the arrest and detention of four Methodist Missionaries in Angola, Portuguese West African province.
Folder 5
Minimum Wage,
1961
National Federation of Independent Business Ballots, 1961-1964- Ballots from polls on various issues, such as imports, income tax, current bills in Congress, labor unions, etc.
Folders 6-9
Papers, 1961-1962
Box 247
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1962-1963,July
Box 248
Folders 1-7
Papers, 1963, Aug.-1964and undated
Box 249
Folder 1
National Historical Wax Museum,
1958-1961
Folder 2
National Symphony Orchestra,
1962
Folders 3-4
Newcomers, 1958-1961- Lists of newcomers to Gastonia and Gaston County, and letters to them.
Folder 5
News Releases and Congressional Record Insertions, 1958-1959
Folder 6
Newsletters,1957
Folder 7
Newton, Clint,
1962
Folder 8
North Carolina Congressional Delegation,
1961
Folders 9-10
North Carolina Tercentenary Commission, 1962-1964and undated
Folder 11
Passport Forms,1962
Folder 12
Peace Corps,
1961
Folder 13
Photographs, Presidential,1961
Box 250
Folder 1
The President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity,
1961
Folders 2-3
Reapportionment,1961
Folder 4
Recall Orders, undated
Folder 5
Redistricting,
1961
Folder 6
Reese, Thomas,
1962
Folder 7
Robotyped Letters,1950,
1953,
1957-1962and undated
Folder 8
Seib, Roswitha,
1962
Folder 9
Space Communications Systems,
1961
Folder 10
Swannanoa Veterans Administration Hospital,
1960
Folder 11
Teen Dem Clubs,
1960-1961
Telegrams, 1962-1966- Copies of telegrams Whitener sent out.
Folders 12-13
Papers, 1962-1963,Aug.
Box 251
Folders 1-6
Papers, 1963, Sept.-1966, Sept.
Box 252
Folder 1
Telegraph Account, 1957-1962
Folder 2
Thank you Letters, 1961-1962
Folder 3
Trade Missions,
1961-1962
Folder 4
Upton, Jess,
1962
Folder 5
Veterans,
1957-1959
Folder 6
Visa Application Forms, undated
Folder 7
Visually Handicapped,
1961
Folder 8
Yancey County Rural Telephone Committee,
1959-1960
Folder 9
Miscellany, 1957-1964Press releases, clipping, etc.
Office Files Series, 1951-1968,primarily 1962-1968
Papers which seem to have been in active use by Whitener's office staff at the time he left office, such as his 1968 correspondence with constituents. In this series are some files that overlap with material in other series, including the Military Academy files and the Military and Veterans files. Three major categories in this series are the District of Columbia, the largest; the the Alphabetical files; and the Voter lists.
Alphabetical Files: 90th Congress, 2nd Session,1968
General correspondence on such topics as passport applications, legislation, Social Security disability claims, military and veterans concerns, etc.
Box 253
Folders 1-6
A-F
Box 254
Folders 1-9
Form Letters-L
Box 255
Folders 1-8
Mc-S (1968, Oct.)
Box 256
Folders 1-6
S (1968, Nov.-Dec.and undated)-Z
District of Columbia: Committee on the District of Columbia
Correspondence concerning meetings, hearings on various bills, and referral of bills to Subcommittee No. 4; printed and mimeographed material; and copies of House bills. Letters also refer to bills relative to optometry, bail bond law, establishment of a medical examiner, transportation, and minimum wage.
Folders 7-9
Papers, 1964, Oct.-1965, May
Box 257
Folders 1-6
Papers, 1965, June-1967, Mar.
Box 258
Folders 1-7
Papers, 1967, Apr.-1968, Aug.
Box 259
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1968, Sept.-Oct.and undated
District of Columbia: General
Correspondence, telegrams, and printed material, such as clippings and copies of House bills. The papers primarily relate to legislation for the District, relating to such matters as pay for teachers, police, and firemen; gifts to minors; crime and criminal procedure; reorganization of the local government; and a proposed Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact.
Box 259
Folders 3-8
Papers, 1965-1966,June 22
Box 260
Folders 1-7
Papers, 1966, June 23-1967, May
Box 261
Folders 1-7
Papers, 1967, June-1968, July 19and undated
District of Columbia: Subjects
Folders 1-3
Crime Bills, 1965-1967
In 1965 Whitener introduced H.R. 5688, the
"Omnibus Crime Bill,"
and in 1967 he introduced H.R. 1436. Both of these bills related to crime and criminal procedure in the District of Columbia.
Folders 4-5
Home Rule Bills, 1959-1965and undated(primarily1965)
Housing Bill
Folder 6
Papers,1962,Dec; 1963, Mar.-May
Box 263
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1963, June-1965, Mar.and undated
Folders 3-5
Metropolitan Police Department,
1963-1967
Folder 6
Omnibus Crime Bill,1966and undated- Whitener was the author of this bill, H.R. 5688, which President Johnson vetoed.
Optometry Act
Folder 7
Papers, 1967, Jan. 10-Aug. 14
Box 264
Folder 1
Papers, 1967, Aug. 14
Folder 2
School Fares,1957,
1966-1968and undated
Transit System
Folders 3-7
Papers,1956,
1962-1966
Box 265
Folders 1-2
Papers,1967and undated
Folder 3
Transportation,1967and undated
Folder 4
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact Amendment,
1966
Military Academies
This section contains general information about the U.S. military academies. Much material was discarded because it consisted of individual application materials and academic records of the appointees of Whitener and his predecessor, Woodrow W. Jones. These items included correspondence, recommendations, medical records, grade transcripts, biographical data, and academy entrance examination results. The Buckley Amendment of1967to the Privacy Act prohibits the use of such materials without the individual's written consent.
Folder 5
Air Force Academy,
1956-1957
Folder 6
Coast Guard Academy,
1951,
1957
Folder 7
Merchant Marine Academy,
1953-1957
Folder 8
Military Academy at West Point,
1965
Folder 9
Naval Academy,
1957
Military and Veterans
This file generally consists of correspondence between Whitener and his constituents concerning such matters as requests for transfers and reassignments, allotments, hardship discharges, efforts to locate a soldier, hospitalization benefits, disability claims, and appeals to the Board of Veterans Appeals. Usually, all correspondence for persons whose last name begins with the same letter of the alphabet has been kept together under that letter. Since these papers are very routine, concerning individual benefits and requests, rather than being topical in nature, only a representative sample has been retained. The letter
"C,"
a large letter which includes a wide range of ethnic groups, was chosen for retention.
"C"
File:
Box 265
Folder 10
Papers, 1964, Nov.-1965, Dec.
Box 266
Folders 1-2
Papers,1966
Folder 3
Military, General, 1965-1966
This folder primarily concerns the U.S. Army Reserve and the Army National Guard.
Folder 4
Veterans, General,1965
Folders 5-6
School Letters,1968
Lists of names and addresses of members of
the1968graduating classes for various North Carolina high schools which Whitener requested by letter.
Volumes:
Civil Rights,
1963-1964
Folder 8
Government of the District of Columbia: A Long Term Financial Program for D. C.,
1963
Box 267
Folder 1
Poor Folks at Home,
1966
Folder 2
Proposal for a Demonstration Model of a Controlled High-Speed Superail Transit System for Mass Transportation: Washington, D. C. to Dulles International Airport,
1962
Folder 3
Rail Rapid Transit for the Nation's Capital,
1965
Folder 4
Report of City Council Public Hearings on the Rebuilding and Recovery of Washington, D. C. from the Civil Disturbances of April,
1968,
1968
Folder 5
Report on Civil Disturbances in Washington, D. C.,
1968
Voter Lists,1957
Lists include name, address, and political party affiliation.
Cleveland County:
Folders 6-12
Bethware-Dover Mill Precincts
Box 268
Folders 1-20
Earl-West Kings Mountain Precincts
Gaston County:
Box 269
Folders 1-11
Precincts No. 1-11
Box 270
Folders 1-13
Baker's-High Shoals Precincts
Box 271
Folders 1-9
Kisers-Union Precincts
Gaston County Precincts, undated
Precinct Numbers:
Box 271
Folder 10
1-9 (City Hall-Grier Precincts)
Folder 11
10-22 (Central-Belmont # 3 Precincts)
Folder 12
23-33 (Catawba Heights-Cherryville # 2 Precincts)
Folder 13
34-44 (Cherryville # 3-Stanley Precincts)
McDowell County
Box 272
Folders 1-6
Crooked Creek-Old Fort # 1 Precincts
Rutherford County:
Folders 7-27
Alexander-Henrietta Precincts
Box 273
Folders 1-14
Logan's Store-Union Precincts
Office Information Series, 1956-1968
Information on various topics that seems to have been needed for frequent use by Whitener's office staff. The following groups of material were discarded: lists of names and addresses to which autographed photographs of Whitener were mailed, samples of printed Christmas cards and calendars, information concerning office equipment such as typewriters, and receipts for purchases of office supplies.
Box 274
Folder 1
Agriculture,
1963-1967
Folder 2
Agriculture Yearbook, 1962-1967
Folder 3
Catawba Valley Hosiery Club,1965Concerning a speech Whitener made.
Folder 4
Census, 1966-1967Printed and mimeographed material published by the U.S. department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
Folder 5
Citizens, Naturalized,
1962-1963
Folder 6
Civil Service,
1965-1967
Folder 7
Congressional Record,
1963-1968
Folder 8
Economic Development Act, 1965-1966Printed material produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration.
Folder 9
Federal Employment Applications,
1968
Box 275
Folders 1-8
Lists, 1956-1967and undated
This is the largest section of the series and contains various lists, rosters, and directories, which note the names and addresses of such North Carolina organizations as the Licensed General Contractors, members of the Young Democratic Clubs and the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, etc. There is some correspondence, consisting mostly of requests for lists.
Box 276
Folder 1
National Defense Education Act, 1958-1966and undatedPrinted and mimeographed information concerning student loans, graduate fellowships, teacher exchange opportunities, etc.
Folder 2
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities,
1965-1966
Folder 3
National Park Service, 1964-1967Printed material of the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
Folder 4
Newcomers,1968 Letters Whitener wrote to new residents in his district.
Box 276
Folder 5
Political, 1959-1967Campaign material for various candidates.
Folder 6
Political, Broyhill, 1966-1968- James Broyhill was the Congressional Representative for the 9th District, North Carolina. The folder consists of Broyhill campaign material and a few other campaign letterheads.
Folder 7
Political Fund Raising,1965and undated
Folder 8
Press Releases,1963,
1967and undated
Folder 9
Questionnaire,1963
Folder 10
Questionnaire,1965
Folder 11
Questionnaire,1968
Folder 12
Selective Service,1967
Box 277
Folder 1
TACT Committee of Shelby (N.C.), 1962-1964and undated
Folders 2-4
Telephone Account, 1957-1968Long distance service records giving calls placed, by whom, to whom, date, etc.
Folder 5
Trade Mission, 1963-1965Mimeographed and printed material
Personal Series, 1889-1968and undated,primarily 1957-1968
Included are papers relating more directly to Whitener's private and unofficial affairs. The matters contained here range from such things as Whitener's admission to the District of Columbia Bar and his weekly radio program, to Whitener's apartment rental, bills and receipts, and family reunions.
These files were in disarray, and therefore have been organized into three major categories: Congresses, Subject Files, and General Files. In the first subdivision, Congresses, the papers are grouped by Congress, session, and then alphabetically within each session of Congress. This information was evidently kept together in this manner by Whitener's office. There is repetition in some categories in various Congresses, such as Correspondence (Alphabetical). The explanatory notes for such categories have been included in the inventory only with the earliest Congress in which the category appears. The category, Congresses, forms the bulk of the Personal Series.
In the Subject Files are topics such as the National Federation of Independent Business, which span several years. The General Files contain biographical information, financial papers, miscellany, clippings, printed material, and pictures.
The following types of items were discarded from the Personal Series:
- 1. Routine bills, receipts, and statements pertaining to the ordering of office supplies from the U.S. House of Representatives Stationery Room.2. Many bills, receipts, and other personal financial papers.3. Routine items from the voluminous "General" files. The remaining items were filed among various appropriate categories, such as correspondence, printed material, and finanical papers.4. Certain medical records.
Congresses
85th Congress, 1st Session,
1957
Box 278
Folder 1
The Coronet Rental,1957
Concerns the rental arrangements for
Whitener's Washington, D. C, apartment.
Correspondence (Alphabetical), 1956-1957
Letters are arranged alphabetically by the last name of correspondents. This file is representive of the Correspondence (Alphabetical) categories that are listed for subsequent congresses. Typical items are congratulations on various honors, expressions of sympathy upon deaths of family members, thank you letters, and invitations. Some of the correspondence is signed by Herbert Lineberger, secretary and later administrative assistant to Congressman Whitener. The1956letters that occur in this section were invitations, written in December, to a reception Whitener held in January,1957.
Box 278
Folders 2-9
A-H
Box 279
Folders 1-15
I-V
Box 280
Folders 1-2
W-Z
Folder 3
Correspondence (Financial),1957
Letters pertaining to requests for contributions to charitable and political organizations, dues, life insurance premiums, etc. This file is representive of the items found in Correspondence (Financial) categories that are listed for subsequent congresses.
Folder 4
Correspondence (General), 1956-1957
Consists of letters culled from a file entitled
"General Papers,"
and contains items similiar in nature to the Correspondence (Alphabetical). Whitener's office kept this general material in strict chronological order, rather than in alphabetical order by last name of correspondent. This file is typical in nature of the Correspondence (General) categories that are listed for subsequent congresses, and contains congratulations, references to Whitener's social security standing and military duty, mention of the inauguration, etc.
Box 280
Folder 5
Financial Papers, 1956-1957
A large percentage of these items were discarded because they consisted of routine, personal bills and receipts.
Folder 6
Inauguration of North Carolina Governor,1957
Folder 7
Judiciary Committee,
1957
Correspondence between Whitener and various members of Congress in which Whitener requested support in being appointed to the Judiciary Committee. Earl Chudoff won an election as judge in Pennsylvania; his departure from Congress left a vacancy on the Judiciary Committee.
Folder 8
Radio: House Recording Studios,1957statements, receipts, and invoices.
Folder 9
Radio and Television,
1957
Concerns Whitener's weekly radio broadcasts, including correspondence, news releases, memoranda, and a list of radio tapes made.
Folder 10
Recommendations,1957
Folder 11
Retirement,
1957
85th Congress, 2nd Session,
1958
Folder 12
Caribbean Trip,
1958
Folder 13
The Coronet Rental,
1958
Correspondence (Alphabetical),1958
Folders 14-16
A-C
Box 281
Folders 1-16
D-Z
Box 282
Folder 1
Correspondence (Financial),1958
Folder 2
Correspondence (General),1958and undated
Folder 3
Eleventh Congressional District of North Carolina Democratic Rally,
1958
Folder 4
Financial Papers,1958
Folder 5
Judiciary Committee,1958Concerns Whitener's election to this Committee on Jan. 16, 1958.
Folder 6
Memoranda,1958
Numbered memoranda, dated Aug.-Dec., to Whitener from Herbert Lineberger at the Washington office detailing activities at the office.
Box 282
Folder 7
Political,1958
Material relating to Whitener's notice of candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the1958primary for the office of Representative in Congress from the 11th Congressional District.
Folder 8
Radio: House Recording Studios,1958
Folders 9-10
Radio and Television,1958and undated
Contains such items as press releases concerning the topics of Whitener's weekly radio programs, schedules of when programs were to be aired, and some information about pay TV.
Folder 11
Recommendations,1958
86th Congress, 1st Session,
1959
Folder 12
Apartment Rental,
1959
Folder 13
Circuit Court,
1959
Pertains to Whitener's admission to the bar of the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
Folder 14
Congressional Record Insertions,1959
Correspondence (Alphabetical),1959
Folder 283
Folders 1-18
A-Q
Folder 284
Folders 1-7
R-Z
Folder 8
Correspondence (Financial),1959
Folder 9
Correspondence (General),1959and undated
Folder 10
District of Columbia Bar,1959Concerns Whitener's admission to the bar.
Folder 11
Financial Papers,1959
Folder 12
News Releases,
1959
Folder 13
Paroles,
1959
Folder 14
Radio Stations,1959and undatedPrimarily information concerning Whitener's weekly
"Washington Report"
program on radio.
Folder 15
Radio: House Recording Studios,1959
Folder 16
Recommendation,1959
Folder 17
Television,
1959
86th Congress, 2nd Session,
1960
Folder 18
Cherryville High School Band,
1959-1960
Contains letters in reference to the appearance of the band at the Cherry Blossom Festival in1960.
Box 284
Folder 19
Congressional Record Insertions,1960
Correspondence (Alphabetical),1960
Folder 20
A
Box 285
Folders 1-24
B-Z
Folder 25
Correspondence (Financial),1960
Correspondence (General),
Folder 26
Papers, 1960, Jan.-July
Box 286
Folder 1
Papers, 1960, Aug.-Dec.
Folder 2
Financial Papers,1960
Folder 3
Inauguration of North Carolina Governor (1961),1960
Folder 4
News Releases,1960
Folder 5
Paroles,
1960
Folder 6
Radio: House Recording Studios,1960
Folder 7
Radio Station,1960and undated
Folder 8
Recommendations,1960
87th Congress, 1st Session,
1961
Folders 9-10
Akers Meeting,1961
This meeting was an annual stag dinner given by John Akers, Robert Wren, and Whitener, which various Congressmen, state representatives, and businessmen attended.
Folder 11
Congressional Record Insertions,1961Copies of remarks by Whitener.
Correspondence (Alphabetical),1961
Folders 12-18
A-G
Box 287
Folders 1-18
H-Z
Folder 19
Correspondence (Financial),1961
Folder 20
Correspondence (General),1961
Folder 21
European Trip
(1961),
1961-1962
Folder 22
Financial Papers,1961
Folder 23
News Releases,1961Includes some telegrams.
Box 288
Folder 1
Radio: Home Recording Studios,1961
Folder 2
Radio Stations,1961
87th Congress, 2nd Session,
1962
Box 288
Folder 3
Congressional Record Insertions,1962
Folders 4-26
Correspondence (Alphabetical),1962
Folder 27
Correspondence (Financial),1962
Box 289
Folder 1
Correspondence (General),1962
Folder 2
Democratic Registration,1962
Folder 3
Financial Papers,1962
Folder 4
News Releases,1962and undated
Folder 5
Political,1962and undated
Folder 6
Radio: House Recording Studios,1962
Folder 7
Radio Program,1962
Folder 8
Re-election,
1962
Included are candidacy forms to file for re-election, notice of candidacy, and certificate of nomination.
88th Congress, 1st Session,1963
Folder 9
Congressional Record Insertions,1963
Correspondence (Alphabetical)
Folders 10-16
A-G
Box 290
Folders 1-16
H-Z
Folder 17
Correspondence (Financial),1963
Folder 18
Correspondence (General),1963
Folder 19
Financial Papers,1963
Folder 20
News Releases,1963
Box 291
Folder 1
Radio: House Recording Studios,1963
Folder 2
Radio Stations,1963and undated
Folder 3
Textile Exposition (1963),1961-1963The exposition was evidently held in Bremen, Germany, during the week of September 22, 1963.
Folder 4
Travel,
1963
Folder 5
Twenty-fifth International Space and Air Show,1963This exhibition occurred in Paris from June 7-16, 1963.
Folder 6
Virginia Episcopal School Visit,1963
88th Congress, 2nd Session,
1964
Folder 7
Congressional Record Insertions,1964
Correspondence (Alphabetical),1964
Box 291
Folders 8-22
A-N
Box 292
Folders 1-7
P-Z
Folder 8
Correspondence (Financial),1964
Folder 9
Correspondence (General),1964
Folder 10
Election Returns
(1964),
1963-1964
Folder 11
Far East Trip
(1964),
1964-1965
Folder 12
Financial Papers,1964
Folder 13
News Releases,1964
Folder 14
Radio: House Recording Studios,1964
Folder 15
Radio Program,1964
Folder 16
Stock Certificates for Harriet Whitener,1964
Folder 17
Sugg, Woodrow,
1964
Concerns an educational seminar for representatives of colleges in western North Carolina and public school officials from several counties.
89th Congress, 1st Session,
1965
Box 293
Folder 1
Bills introduced by Whitener,1965
Folder 2
Congressional Record Insertions,1965
Folders 3-17
Correspondence (Alphabetical),1965
Folder 18
Correspondence (Financial),1965
Folder 19
Correspondence (General),1965
Folder 20
Financial Papers,1965
Folder 21
Inauguration of North Carolina Governor (1965), 1964-1965
Folder 22
Inauguration of the President (1965), 1964-1965
Folder 23
Meeting of Members of the North Carolina Business Executives Trade Study Mission,1965
Concerns a reception and dinner, given by Whitener and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wren for the members of the North Carolina Business Excutives Trade Study Mission and their wives.
Folder 24
News Releases,1965
Box 294
Folder 1
Radio: House Recording Studios,1965
Folder 2
Radio Program,1965
89th Congress, 2nd Session,
1966
Folder 3
Campaign,1966North Carolina Congressional Campaign material.
Box 294
Folder 4
Congressional Record Insertions,1966
Folder 5
Correspondence (Financial),1966
Folders 6-7
Correspondence (General),1966and undated
Folder 8
Financial Papers,1966
Folder 9
Letters from Congressmen,1966
Correspondence to John O. Brock in Shelby, N.C., written on behalf of Whitener and containing impressions of his service in Congress.
Folder 10
Letters of Appreciation,1966
Primarily copies of letters of appreciation to Whitener from various persons. Both of the above folders of letters relate to a newspaper, Sentinel, that Brock planned to publish about Whitener's life.
Folder 11
News Releases,1966and undated
Box 295
Folder 1
Political,1966
Primarily clippings concerning the North Carolina campaign for the Representative to Congress from the 10th District, including primary vote returns.
Folder 2
Radio: House Recording Studios,1966
Folder 3
Radio Program,1966
Folder 4
Tenth Congressional District Democratic Rally,1966It was held in Hickory, N.C., on October 31, 1966.
90th Congress, 1st Session,
1967
Folder 5
Broyhill, James T.,
1967
Included are remarks by Broyhill in the Congressional Record and copies of his
"Washington Report."
Folder 6
Congressional Record Insertions,1967
Folder 7
Correspondence (Financial),1967
Folders 8-9
Correspondence (General),1967
Folder 10
Dominican Republic Trip (1967),1966-1967
Folder 11
Financial Papers,1967
Box 296
Folder 1
News Releases,1967
Folder 2
Radio: House Recording Studios,1967
Folder 3
Radio Program,1967Includes news releases.
90th Congress, 2nd Session,
1968
Box 296
Folder 4
Broyhill, James T.,
1968
Campaign,1968Pertains to the North Carolina Congressional campaign.
Folder 6
Campaign Advertising,
1968
Folder 7
Congressional Record Insertions,1968
Folder 8
Correspondence (Financial),1968
Folder 9
Correspondence (General),1968
Box 297
Folder 1
Financial Papers,1968
Folders 2-4
Invitations,1968
Folders 5-6
News Releases,1968and undatedIncluded also are some copies of
"Congressman Whitener Reports to You."
Folder 7
Radio: House Recording Studios,1968
Folder 8
Radio Program,1968
Included are draft questions for an interview and background information on the Tenth Congressional District of North Carolina.
Folder 9
Resume of 90th Congress, 2nd Session,1968
Folder 10
Speech to the North Carolina State Democratic Convention,1968
Subject Files
Folder 1
Address Labels, undated
Folders 2-7
Air Force Reserve, 1957-1965and undated
Primarily contains papers relating to Whitener's status as a major in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and to his two-week Active Duty for training tours, such as the one in 1964 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Folder 8
Moore, Dan Killian,1956and1964
Included are clippings concerning elections and primaries. Oversize items have been placed in the Picture Cabinet.
National Federation of Independent Business, 1962-1966
Survey of attitudes toward various topics, such as the national debt, the Common Market, labor unions, etc.
Folder 9
Correspondence, 1962-1966
Box 299
Folders 1-3
Ballots, Nos. 341-309
Folder 4
Office Rent in Gastonia, 1957-1968
Folder 5
Paroles,
1960-1965
Folder 6
Political: Names and Addresses, undatedNames and addresses of companies and individuals.
Folder 7
Political: Precinct returns, undated
Box 300
Folder 1
Reunions, 1957-1963Material for the Barrett and Whitener families. Laura Lee Barrett was Basil Whitener's mother.
Folders 2-4
Speech Material,1889,
1949-1960and undated
Included are such items as clippings and excerpts from the Congressional Record. The 1889 items are Xerox copies of material pertaining to Rutherford College in Burke County, North Carolina.
Folder 5
United Nations,
1951-1956
Folders 6-8
Whitener, John Morgan,
1960-1966
Morgan Whitener is the oldest son of the Congressman. These papers relate to such matters as Morgan's attendance at Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg and Duke University, and an automobile accident of the son in August, 1964, in Colorado.
General Files
Folder 1
Biographical and Genealogical Information,1937,
1956-1965and undated
Financial Papers, 1958-1968
These papers primarily concern Whitener's personal and family finances.
Bank Statements, 1965-1967
All of the bank statements that came with this collection were retained as a sample of Whitener's activities and expenditures.
Folders 2-4
1. Citizens National Bank, Gastonia, N.C. In1967,there is a brief bank statement for
"Basil Whitener for Congress."
2. House of Representatives, U.S. Office of the Sergeant at Arms, Washington, D. C.
Box 301
Folders 5-6
Papers,1965
Box 302
Folders 1-4
Papers, 1966-1967
Checkbook Stubs, 1963-1967
These are unidentified as to bank, but are probably for Whitener's personal account at Citizens National Bank in Gastonia.
Box 303
Folder 1
1. Nos. 1-301, 1963, Dec. 20-1964, Sept. 22
Folder 2
2. Nos. 302-596, 1964, Oct. 13-1965, Aug.5
Folder 3
3. Nos. 597-885, 1965, June 29-1966, Mar. 17
Folder 4
4. Nos. 886-1185, 1966, Mar. 22-Oct. 5
Folder 5
5. Nos. 1186-1482,
1966, Oct. 6-1967, Aug.7
Income Tax, 1956-1968and undated
Included are copies of Whitener's tax returns and other supporting documents relating to such matters as airline travel. The majority of the items are from 1963 to 1967.
Folder 6
Papers, 1956-1963
Box 304
Folders 1-5
Papers, 1964-1968and undated
Folder 6
Telephone Expenses, 1967-1968
These are vouchers of the House of Representatives for
"reimbursement for official telephone service outside the District of Columbia . . . ,"
and are for Whitener's district office in Gastonia.
Folder 7
Miscellany, 1954-1968and undated
Box 305
Folders 1-4
Clippings, 1953-1968Oversize items have been placed in the Picture Cabinet.
Printed Material, 1956-1968and undated
*
Many Christmas cards and other types of cards were pulled and added to the Card Collection in this department.
Box 305
Folders 5-6
Papers, 1956-1962
Box 306
Folders 1-2
Papers, 1963-1968and undated
Pictures, 1960-1967Entries were made for the Picture File for many of these photographs.
Folder 3
Pictures: Prominent Persons
Folder 4
Pictures: Vietnam Trips, 1966-1967
Folder 5
Pictures: Whitener
Folders 6-7
Pictures: Whitener with various groups
Picture Cabinet
VI:10:
Oversize Folders:
Clippings
Moore, Dan Killian
