James Carson Gardner congressional and political papers, 1967-1968.

Creator: Gardner, James Carson, 1933-
Collection number: 3829
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Abstract: U.S. Representative of Rocky Mount, N.C.; later lieutenant governor of North Carolina. Congressional office files of Gardner of Rocky Mount, N.C., U.S. Representative from the 4th District (Nash, Wake, Orange, Chatham, Randolph, Montgomery, and Moore counties) in the 90th Congress, 1967-1968, and Republican gubernatorial candidate in 1968. The bulk of the collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, much of which deals with military service and benefits. Legislative materials, speeches, reports, press releases, and items related to Gardner’s bid for the governorship are also included.

Repository: Southern Historical Collection