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[Identification of item], The Clyde Roark Hoey Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
The Hoey Papers were presented to Duke University in 1955 by his sons and daughter.
Processed by: Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Staff
Completed July 29, 1977
Encoded by Stephen Douglas Miller
The arrangement and description of the collection was made possible through a Records Use grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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The Clyde Roark Hoey Papers consist of office files created during Hoey's service in the United States Senate from 1944 through April, 1954. Correspondence, typed and printed material, clippings, and pictures provide a chronicle of Hoey's national political career as well as of American affairs during the early post-World War II period.
The Clyde Roark Hoey Papers consist of Hoey's senatorial files accumulated in his offices in Washington, D. C. and Shelby N. C. The papers cover the period from 1943 through April, 1954, but there are few items for 1943. The quantity of material is greater for the years toward the end of Hoey's career. The Hoey Papers are divided into two series: Correspondence and Subjects. For information on the structure of the collection consult the Series Description.
Incoming and outgoing correspondence with related clippings, printed material, and photographs predominates in both series. Constituent mail forms the largest category of correspondence, encompassing several types of letters and varying widely in significance and content. Many letters from constituents urge Hoey to support or oppose particular legislation, such as universal military training, grain exports to India, or tax measures. They range from the mass-produced form letter to the more detailed and analytical arguments of prominent businessmen, educators, and politicians in North Carolina. Other constituent mail relates to North Carolina projects and affairs such as power dams, defense plants, and appropriations to local interest groups. Still other constituent mail consists of requests for Hoey's assistance in obtaining employment or promotions, changing military status, obtaining visas, and similar personal matters, Routine correspondence involves requests for publications, general letters of commendation, or publicity about individual constituents,
Correspondence from all areas of the country concerns legislation or provides comment on world or domestic affairs in the postwar period. Colleagues in the Senate and members of the North Carolina congressional delegation are represented in the correspondence, but frequently they write only letters of transmittal or send personal greetings. A few letters involve the Hoey family. Most of these are exchanged between Senator Hoey and his son-in-law, Dan M, Paul. For some years personal and family papers are filed with H correspondence. For more information on individuals who corresponded with Hoey, consult the Partial List of Correspondents for 1949 in the Series Description.
The main part of the Subject Series is an alphabetical file containing correspondence and printed material about national and state affairs. Most of this correspondence is also constituent or pressure mail. Specific subjects in the Series are described in more detail in the Container listing. Speeches and miscellaneous items are included in the Subject Series.
Although some adjustments and consolidations were necessary, the Hoey Papers were organized and arranged according to the filing structure devised in the Senator's office. Correspondence from the offices in Washington and Shelby was merged, The year-by-year alphabetical arrangement was retained. In constructing the Subject Series, the categories originally entitled Legislation (filed often by subject and congressional session), Miscellaneous Legislation, and smaller categories such as Prisoners, Visas, Army, Navy, or specific North Carolina projects were consolidated to form one alphabetical sequence.
Certain Individual items, such as many requests for publications and arrangements for school tours, duplicates, and anniversary congratulations were discarded. Service academy applications and invitations were also removed. For the Army, Navy, and Veterans subject groups, samples of correspondence written by persons having surnames starting with the letter
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.
Chiefly soil conservation
Potatoes
Salaries
Applications for loans to finance generating plants
Capper farm bill (agricultural marketing);
Proposals to establish academy in
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Letters of recommendation or support from Hoey or constituents for various individuals as follows:
Correspondence concerning an assortment of appropriation requests, such as vocational education, public health, agricultural programs, etc. See also
Correspondence to and from individuals in the
Concerns efforts to build a guided missile plant
Black hospital in
Largely constituent response to this amendment concerning treaties and limiting of executive agreements.
Various issues related to
Cases heard before the Board; material on airports in
Dispute over alleged fraud in
Material on specific bills, general attitudes, and black concerns; conflict over the seating of
Proposed appointment of
Milk contracts with the
Largely opinion mail on
Controversy concerning
Shortage;
Stabilization of
Relaxation of
Mainly related to
Applications for radio station licenses; hearings; telephone and television applications, etc.
Correction of administrative loopholes and delays; printed preliminary report
Hearings and decisions; orders; natural gas applications; etc.
Consumer credit for automobile purchases
Fertilizer supplies; efforts to get increased nitrogen supply
Hoey's opposition to statehood because of racial differences and more support for civil rights measures in
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Includes material on
Scant material on
Assorted items concerning
Letters opposing involvement of troops.
Typescripts and material dealing with principles and historical development of the Federal government, etc.
Memoranda concerning types of cases which
Various bills
Seizure of mills and action by
Includes surplus labor issue and Hoey's reaction to
Plans to reactivate the base
A sample of names beginning with the letter
Mainly promotional photographs of the campus and dormitories
Scant material on relations between independent and major oil companies investigated by a special committee on American small business. Also restrictions on importation of foreign oil.
General postal concerns; postal legislation
Price control legislation and its effect on the
Correspondence with prisoners or their families relating to pardons, parole, legal situations, etc.
Amendments to the
Reactivation of airport by
Various aspects of reorganization; proposals to place
Includes
Efforts to establish
Concerns
Definitions, exemptions, and extensions of original act.
Chiefly form mimeograph letters on the
Includes
Amending
Farm training, veterans bonus, other programs
Loans, various bills
Correspondence concerning visas, passports, and travel or immigration procedures for individuals.
Cheating scandal.
Includes the following speeches:
Several major categories: