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Collection Overview
| Size | 90 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 30,000 items) |
| Abstract | Papers, photographs, and video recordings created and compiled by Melvin L. Watt (1945- ), an African-American politician who served as the United States Representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district from 1993 to 2014. An attorney from Charlotte, N.C., Watt also served one term as a state Senator and served as campaign manager for Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt. Papers consist mostly of office files related to Watt's time as a congressman, including correspondence, campaign materials, financial papers, memos, clippings, programs, and other materials. Photographs consist of photographic prints and negatives of Melvin L. Watts and digital images related to Watt's Congressional Delegation trips to South America, Africa, and Cuba. Video recordings consist mostly of footage of conferences, forums, town hall meetings, and charity balls attended by Watt. |
| Creator | Watt, Melvin L., 1945- |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Encoded by: Amanda Loeb, July 2015
Processed by: Nicole Cvjetnicanin and Rebecca Stubbs, May 2019
Updated by: Anne Wells and Melanie Meents, June 2019
Since August 2017, we have added ethnic identities for individuals and families represented in collections. To determine ethnic identity, we rely on self-identification; other information supplied to the repository by collection creators or sources; public records, press accounts, and secondary sources; and contextual information in the collection materials. Omissions of ethnic identities in finding aids created or updated after August 2017 are an indication of insufficient information to make an educated guess or an individual’s preference for ethnicity to be excluded from description. When we have misidentified, please let us know at wilsonlibrary@email.unc.edu.
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Biographical Information
Melvin L. Watt (1945- ) is an African American politician who has been Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency since 2014. Previously he served as the United States Representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district from 1993 to 2014. He is a member of the Democratic Party. An attorney from Charlotte, N.C., Watt also served one term as a state Senator and served as campaign manager for Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt.
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Papers, photographs, and video recordings created and compiled by Melvin L. Watt (1945- ), an African-American politician who served as the United States Representative for North Carolina's 12th congressional district from 1993 to 2014. An attorney from Charlotte, N.C., Watt also served one term as a state Senator and served as campaign manager for Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt. Papers consist mostly of office files related to Watt's time as a congressman, including correspondence, campaign materials, financial papers, memos, press clippings, programs, and other materials. Photographs consist of photographic prints and negatives of Melvin L. Watt, including headshots and images of Watt on the campaign trail. The collection also contains a print of Bill Clinton and digital images related to Watt's Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trips to Columbia, Cuba, the "Gulf Coast", Tunisia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Senegal. Video recordings consist mostly of footage of conferences, forums, town hall meetings, and charity balls attended by Watt. Recordings are on VHS, Betcam SP, and digital file.
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Series 1. Papers, circa 1990-2014
Acquisitions information: Box 166 contains 2 folders from the Addition of July 2015 (Acc. 102264).
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Series 2. Photographs, 1997-2005 and undated.
Photographs consist of photographic prints and negatives of Melvin L. Watt, including headshots and images of Watt on the campaign trail. The collection also contains a print of Bill Clinton and digital images related to Watt's Congressional Delegation (CODEL) trips to Columbia, Cuba, the "Gulf Coast", Tunisia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Senegal.
Acquisitions information: Received as Addition of July 2015 (Acc. 102264).
| Image Box IB-5605/1 |
Photographic prints and negatives: politician headshots and snapshots |
| Digital Folder DF-5605/1 |
CODEL, Gulf Coast, 200723 digital files |
| Digital Folder DF-5605/2 |
CODEL, Columbia, 200735 digital files |
| Digital Folder DF-5605/3 |
CODEL, Cuba, 20091053 digital files |
| Digital Folder DF-5605/4 |
CODEL, Tunisia, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Senegal, 20091212 digital files |
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Series 3. Video Recordings, 1997-2005 and undated.
Acquisitions information: Received as Addition of July 2015 (Acc. 102264).
Video recordings consist mostly of footage of conferences, forums, town hall meetings, and charity balls attended by Watt. Recordings are on VHS, Betcam SP, and digital file.
| Videotape VT-5605/1 |
Black Issues Forum: Episode 2023, "Black Leaders in Politics"VHS |
| Videotape VT-5605/2 |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: Bright Beginnings 1, Pre-KindergartenVHS |
| Videotape VT-5605/3 |
Electronic Youth Conference, 29 June 1997VHS |
| Videotape VT-5605/4 |
Mel's ClosingVHS |
| Videotape VT-5605/5 |
Town Meeting with Congressman Mel Watts, Charlotte, N.C., 31 July 1999VHS |
| Videotape VT-5605/10 |
"The U.S. Congress and You": Representative Melvin L. Watt (NC-12), February 2005VHS sponsored by Firestone Fibers and Textile Company |
| Videotape VT-5605/6 |
Mel Watt Conference: CLT 1Betcam SP |
| Videotape VT-5605/7 |
Mel Watt Conference: CLT 2Betcam SP |
| Videotape VT-5605/8 |
Mel Watt Conference: Fed 1Betcam SP |
| Videotape VT-5605/9 |
Mel Watt Conference: Fed 2Betcam SP |
| Digital Folder DF-5605/5 |
The Stars are Out Tonight: Third Annual Doctors and Lawyers Charity Ball, 20041 digital file |
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