Bertha "B" Holt papers, 1940-2010
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Summary
- Creator:
- Holt, Bertha B.
- Abstract:
- Bertha "B" Holt is a longtime resident of Burlington, North Carolina. She was first appointed to the N.C. House of Representatives in 1975 and later won re-election eight times. Collection includes campaign materials; correspondence, 1977-2000s; and research materials from various bills and issues from Holt's career. Other files relate to Holt's activities, including the Women's Forum of North Carolina, North Carolina Legislative Women's Caucus; the State Council for Social Legislation; the Science and Technology Board; tribute dinners and awards; clippings; a scrapbooks; and other miscellaneous papers and letters. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
- Extent:
- 5.5 Linear Feet
3425 items - Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00567
Background
- Scope and content:
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Accession (2009-0097) (1650 items; 2.7 lin. ft.; dated 1970s-2008) includes campaign materials; correspondence, 1977-2000s; and research materials from various bills and issues from Holt's career, including the ERA, marital rape, wine laws, the lottery, juvenile justice, nursing, health education, mental retardation, archaeology, domestic violence, hospice, and the Holocaust. Other files relate to Holt's legislative career, including the North Carolina Legislative Women's Caucus; the State Council for Social Legislation; tribute dinners and awards; and other miscellaneous papers and letters.
Accession (2010-0104) (750 items; 1.3 lin. ft.; dated 1970-2010) includes clippings; correspondence; subject and research files from issues such as churches, seatbelt and school bus safety, welfare, gun control, and wine; committee materials, including the Science and Technology Board; a scrapbook from 1973-1979; and other miscellaneous materials.
Accession (2010-0192) (1125 items; 1.5 lin. ft.; dated 1940-2007) includes subject and research files from issues such as healthcare, education, crime, and prisons; materials from the Equal Rights Amendment; files from various events that Holt attended, including the Center for Creative Leadership, the White House Conference on Aging (1981), and files from her membership in the Women's Forum of North Carolina. Also contains materials from her Episcopal Church activities.
- Biographical / historical:
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Bertha "B" Holt is a longtime resident of Burlington, North Carolina. She was first appointed to the N.C. House of Representatives in 1975 and later won re-election eight times.
- Acquisition information:
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Gift, 2009 (2009-0097), 2.7 lin. ft.
Gift, 2010 (2010-0104), 1.3 lin. ft.
Gift, 2010 (2010-0192), 1.5 lin. ft.
- Processing information:
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Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.
Encoded by: Meghan Lyon
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0097
Accessions included in this finding aid: 2009-0097, 2010-0104, 2010-0192
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Juvenile courts -- North Carolina
Law and ethics
Lottery tickets -- North Carolina
Education -- North Carolina
Equal rights amendments -- North Carolina
Sex discrimination against women
Rape -- North Carolina
Wine -- North Carolina - Names:
- Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture
North Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Women's Forum of North Carolina
Holt, Bertha B.
Holt, Bertha B. - Places:
- North Carolina
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