Charlotte (N.C.) -- Politics and government
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Fred D. (Frederick Douglas) Alexander papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0091
Overview
Public papers of a Charlotte politician and civil rights leader. Primarily material created and received by Alexander as the first African-American member of the Charlotte City Council in the 20th Century (1965-74) and as a North Carolina state senator (1975-80). Includes minutes and other papers related to council and senate activities; material on campaigns and voter registration drives; files on the local, state, and national Democratic Party; correspondence; speeches; clippings;...
Dates:
1908, 1931-1998; 1946 - 1980
H. H. Baxter papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0086
Overview
Photocopies of scrapbooks kept by Baxter, Charlotte mayor (1943-49) and city council member (1935-41, 1951-59). Includes correspondence, clippings, speeches, and other material relating primarily to his political and civic activities.
Dates:
1917 - 1982; 1935 - 1959
John M. (John Montgomery) Belk papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0060
Overview
Official papers as mayor of Charlotte (1969-77), dating primarily from his last term. Includes correspondence, reports, and speeches relating to the administration of city government, especially community development, roads, and mass transit.
Dates:
1970 - 1977; 1975 - 1977
Stanford R. Brookshire papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0041
Overview
Chiefly official papers of Charlotte's first four-term mayor (1961-69). Comprised of subject files, correspondence, and speeches documenting almost a decade of change, particularly in regard to desegregation, and reflecting the increasing role of the federal government in addressing urban problems. Also includes material relating to national municipal organizations and to his family and personal life.
Dates:
1960 - 1990
Charlotte (N.C.) City records
Collection
Identifier: MS0127
Overview
Primarily financial records concerning appropriations and expenditures of the city government, 1890s-1920s. Includes material relating to the overall budget and to schools, taxes, business licenses, payrolls, and Elmwood and Pinewood cemeteries. Also includes a copy of the petition (1919) to incorporate Myers Park and photographs of 25 mayors (ca. 1853-ca. 1953) and of 8 city commissioners (ca. 1917-ca. 1925).
Dates:
1853 - 1957; 1895 - 1920
Clarkson family papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0023
Overview
This collection contains family papers and material about Charlotte, as well as pamphlets about the history and politics of Charlotte and North Carolina, patriotic societies, and alcoholism and prohibition. The North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati is well represented in the pamphlet collection as Heriot Clarkson was made an honorary member in 1902.
Dates:
1779, 1829, 1875-1966; 1875 - 1966
Laura Frech papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0123
Overview
Papers of a Charlotte educator and politician, documenting her service as city council member for district 4 (1977-1985). Includes correspondence, reports, and financial data relating to such issues as the controversy over a site for the new coliseum, planning, and neighborhood preservation, especially in regard to zoning problems due to church expansion.
Dates:
1968 - 1985; 1977 - 1985
Sue Henry papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0478
Overview
Sue Henry is a gay rights pioneer in Charlotte, North Carolina. The papers consist of materials created and collected by Sue Henry as proprietor of the Rising Moon Books & Beyond bookstore, Charlotte mayoral candidate, and member of a range of social and political organizations.
Dates:
1992 - 2002
W.A. Kennedy papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0040
Overview
Papers of a Charlotte businessman and engineer relating to his role in promoting Charlotte College as a community college and technical institute and in securing for it status as a four year, state supported college. Includes minutes, reports, and recommendations of the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce Education Committee; correspondence with the State Advisory Budget Commission, other state government officials, and individuals in the University of North Carolina system; statistical and research...
Dates:
1941 - 1958
Eddie Knox papers
Collection
Identifier: MS0135
Overview
Official papers as mayor of Charlotte (1979-83). Includes subject files, correspondence, and speeches relating to such topics as annexation, zoning, the proposed new coliseum, and transportation. Also includes some files of his predecessor, Kenneth R. Harris.
Dates:
1979 - 1983