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Size | 81.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 55,000 items) |
Abstract | Robert Lee Doughton of Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., was a farmer, businessman, state legislator, and United States representative from North Carolina's Ninth District, 1911-1952. The following counties were in Doughton's district for at least part of his tenure in Congress: Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, Burke, Cleveland, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Caldwell, Alexander, Watauga, Iredell, Rowan, Cabarrus, Stanly, Ashe, and Alleghany. Doughton was chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means from 1933 almost continually until 1952. Doughton's congressional office files, including requests from constituents for appointments and services, correspondence with district and state leaders, and letters regarding public questions and pending legislation, especially concerning finance and taxation. Other topics addressed extensively include Democratic Party politics and the Blue Ridge Parkway. There are a few scattered personal, financial and business, and legal items, and copies of speeches. The bulk of the papers date between 1928 and 1952. |
Creator | Doughton, Robert Lee, 1863-1954. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Kate Stratton and Jodi Berkowitz, November 2009
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This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Robert Lee Doughton of Laurel Springs, Alleghany County, N.C., was a farmer, businessman, state legislator, and United States representative from North Carolina's Ninth District, 1911-1952. The following counties were in Doughton's district for at least part of his tenure in Congress: Madison, Yancey, Mitchell, Avery, Burke, Cleveland, Catawba, Lincoln, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Caldwell, Alexander, Watauga, Iredell, Rowan, Cabarrus, Stanly, Ashe, and Alleghany. Doughton was chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means from 1933 almost continually until 1952.
Doughton was educated in the public schools and high schools of Laurel Springs and Sparta, N.C., and engaged in farming and raising of livestock at Laurel Springs. From 1903 through 1910 he was a member of the state Board of Agriculture. In 1908 and 1909 he served in the North Carolina Senate, and from 1909 through 1911 was a member of the state prison board. In 1911 he became president of the Deposit and Savings Bank, North Wilkesboro, N.C.
Doughton was elected to the 62nd Congress in 1910, his term beginning 4 March 1911, and served continuously through the 82nd Congress, January 1953. He announced his planned retirement in 1952 and was appointed Democratic national committeeman. In the spring of 1954 he resigned that post.
Robert Lee Doughton was married to Mrs. Robert Hicks of Concord, N.C., a widow whose maiden name was Lillie Stricker. She died in 1946. Their children included Claude Doughton of Laurel Springs, N.C.; J. Horton Doughton of Statesville, N.C.; Reba Doughton, who was hostess for her father after her mother's death; and Mrs. B. O. Edwards of Asheville, N.C. Doughton's older brother, Rufus A. Doughton, served for many years in the North Carolina General Assembly, and was lieutenant governor.
Back to TopThe collection includes papers from Robert Lee Doughton's congressional office files and relate to his position as representative of the Ninth District, to his membership on and chairmanship of the Committee of Ways and Means, to that Committee's work as the Committee on Committees, to Doughton's position as the senior representative from North Carolina, and to his membership in the Democratic party. There are letters from his brother, Rufus A. Doughton, from his sons, and from his daughter Reba, but most of them relate in some way to his public position. Doughton's personal financial papers are not included.
There are few papers for the early period of Doughton's career. By 1932, the number of papers increases, and files for each year are extensive through 1952. The papers are concerned with the major questions which came before Congress, especially those relating to finance and taxation, to North Carolina in general, and to Doughton's district in particular. Doughton's constituents wrote to him on any and all kinds of subjects, sending requests and advice. Many of the papers are concerned with services rendered to individual constituents or to communities and towns in the district.
In the early years of Democratic control, a major topic of interest was postal appointments. Throughout the 1930s Doughton was busy with the problem of patronage, and was besieged with applications for government employment. In 1935-1936, there was a possibility that he might be a candidate for governor of North Carolina, and the papers for those years contain information on affairs of the Democratic party in the state. For other years, there is very little on party politics outside the district. Papers from the World War II years, 1942-1945, contain information on efforts to serve constituents in the matter of appointments and commissions, military discharges, rationing, price control, and allocation of materials. Immediately after the war, there were many letters from military personnel anxious for quick discharges.
Robert Lee Doughton was especially interested in the Blue Ridge Parkway, and the papers contain a great deal of information on the progr ess of the Parkway, and congressional and executive action in regard to it.
There are many letters and papers relating to the work of the Committee of Ways and Means. The more important papers of this nature should be among the papers of the Committee, but Doughton received letters from people of all stations commenting on pending legislation, and making suggestions. This is true to a lesser extent for other proposed legislation; there are letters from constituents, from North Carolinians in general, and from people all over the country opposing or endorsing all kinds of proposed legislation, and discussing whatever questions of public policy were then current.
The collection also includes items relating to Doughton's personal business affairs, particularly property owned by him in Washington, D.C., and in northwestern North Carolina. There is also correspondence related to politics and campaigns, both of Doughton and local elections in his district; requests for photographs, letters of congratulation on various events of his career; and similar items.
The papers contain carbon copies of Doughton's letters as well as the letters addressed to him. Frequently, the carbon of his reply was clipped to a letter he received.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1911-1913 |
Folder 2 |
1914 |
Folder 3 |
1915-1919 |
Folder 4 |
1920-1921 |
Folder 5 |
1924 |
Folder 6-8
Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8 |
1925 |
Folder 9-11
Folder 9Folder 10Folder 11 |
1926 |
Folder 12 |
1927 |
Folder 13-24
Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24 |
1928 |
Folder 25-39
Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39 |
1929 |
Folder 40-54
Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54 |
1930 |
Folder 55-78
Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78 |
1931 |
Folder 79-157
Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82Folder 83Folder 84Folder 85Folder 86Folder 87Folder 88Folder 89Folder 90Folder 91Folder 92Folder 93Folder 94Folder 95Folder 96Folder 97Folder 98Folder 99Folder 100Folder 101Folder 102Folder 103Folder 104Folder 105Folder 106Folder 107Folder 108Folder 109Folder 110Folder 111Folder 112Folder 113Folder 114Folder 115Folder 116Folder 117Folder 118Folder 119Folder 120Folder 121Folder 122Folder 123Folder 124Folder 125Folder 126Folder 127Folder 128Folder 129Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133Folder 134Folder 135Folder 136Folder 137Folder 138Folder 139Folder 140Folder 141Folder 142Folder 143Folder 144Folder 145Folder 146Folder 147Folder 148Folder 149Folder 150Folder 151Folder 152Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155Folder 156Folder 157 |
1932 |
Folder 158-272
Folder 158Folder 159Folder 160Folder 161Folder 162Folder 163Folder 164Folder 165Folder 166Folder 167Folder 168Folder 169Folder 170Folder 171Folder 172Folder 173Folder 174Folder 175Folder 176Folder 177Folder 178Folder 179Folder 180Folder 181Folder 182Folder 183Folder 184Folder 185Folder 186Folder 187Folder 188Folder 189Folder 190Folder 191Folder 192Folder 193Folder 194Folder 195Folder 196Folder 197Folder 198Folder 199Folder 200Folder 201Folder 202Folder 203Folder 204Folder 205Folder 206Folder 207Folder 208Folder 209Folder 210Folder 211Folder 212Folder 213Folder 214Folder 215Folder 216Folder 217Folder 218Folder 219Folder 220Folder 221Folder 222Folder 223Folder 224Folder 225Folder 226Folder 227Folder 228Folder 229Folder 230Folder 231Folder 232Folder 233Folder 234Folder 235Folder 236Folder 237Folder 238Folder 239Folder 240Folder 241Folder 242Folder 243Folder 244Folder 245Folder 246Folder 247Folder 248Folder 249Folder 250Folder 251Folder 252Folder 253Folder 254Folder 255Folder 256Folder 257Folder 258Folder 259Folder 260Folder 261Folder 262Folder 263Folder 264Folder 265Folder 266Folder 267Folder 268Folder 269Folder 270Folder 271Folder 272 |
1933 |
Folder 273-421
Folder 273Folder 274Folder 275Folder 276Folder 277Folder 278Folder 279Folder 280Folder 281Folder 282Folder 283Folder 284Folder 285Folder 286Folder 287Folder 288Folder 289Folder 290Folder 291Folder 292Folder 293Folder 294Folder 295Folder 296Folder 297Folder 298Folder 299Folder 300Folder 301Folder 302Folder 303Folder 304Folder 305Folder 306Folder 307Folder 308Folder 309Folder 310Folder 311Folder 312Folder 313Folder 314Folder 315Folder 316Folder 317Folder 318Folder 319Folder 320Folder 321Folder 322Folder 323Folder 324Folder 325Folder 326Folder 327Folder 328Folder 329Folder 330Folder 331Folder 332Folder 333Folder 334Folder 335Folder 336Folder 337Folder 338Folder 339Folder 340Folder 341Folder 342Folder 343Folder 344Folder 345Folder 346Folder 347Folder 348Folder 349Folder 350Folder 351Folder 352Folder 353Folder 354Folder 355Folder 356Folder 357Folder 358Folder 359Folder 360Folder 361Folder 362Folder 363Folder 364Folder 365Folder 366Folder 367Folder 368Folder 369Folder 370Folder 371Folder 372Folder 373Folder 374Folder 375Folder 376Folder 377Folder 378Folder 379Folder 380Folder 381Folder 382Folder 383Folder 384Folder 385Folder 386Folder 387Folder 388Folder 389Folder 390Folder 391Folder 392Folder 393Folder 394Folder 395Folder 396Folder 397Folder 398Folder 399Folder 400Folder 401Folder 402Folder 403Folder 404Folder 405Folder 406Folder 407Folder 408Folder 409Folder 410Folder 411Folder 412Folder 413Folder 414Folder 415Folder 416Folder 417Folder 418Folder 419Folder 420Folder 421 |
1934 |
Folder 422-516
Folder 422Folder 423Folder 424Folder 425Folder 426Folder 427Folder 428Folder 429Folder 430Folder 431Folder 432Folder 433Folder 434Folder 435Folder 436Folder 437Folder 438Folder 439Folder 440Folder 441Folder 442Folder 443Folder 444Folder 445Folder 446Folder 447Folder 448Folder 449Folder 450Folder 451Folder 452Folder 453Folder 454Folder 455Folder 456Folder 457Folder 458Folder 459Folder 460Folder 461Folder 462Folder 463Folder 464Folder 465Folder 466Folder 467Folder 468Folder 469Folder 470Folder 471Folder 472Folder 473Folder 474Folder 475Folder 476Folder 477Folder 478Folder 479Folder 480Folder 481Folder 482Folder 483Folder 484Folder 485Folder 486Folder 487Folder 488Folder 489Folder 490Folder 491Folder 492Folder 493Folder 494Folder 495Folder 496Folder 497Folder 498Folder 499Folder 500Folder 501Folder 502Folder 503Folder 504Folder 505Folder 506Folder 507Folder 508Folder 509Folder 510Folder 511Folder 512Folder 513Folder 514Folder 515Folder 516 |
1935 |
Folder 517-583
Folder 517Folder 518Folder 519Folder 520Folder 521Folder 522Folder 523Folder 524Folder 525Folder 526Folder 527Folder 528Folder 529Folder 530Folder 531Folder 532Folder 533Folder 534Folder 535Folder 536Folder 537Folder 538Folder 539Folder 540Folder 541Folder 542Folder 543Folder 544Folder 545Folder 546Folder 547Folder 548Folder 549Folder 550Folder 551Folder 552Folder 553Folder 554Folder 555Folder 556Folder 557Folder 558Folder 559Folder 560Folder 561Folder 562Folder 563Folder 564Folder 565Folder 566Folder 567Folder 568Folder 569Folder 570Folder 571Folder 572Folder 573Folder 574Folder 575Folder 576Folder 577Folder 578Folder 579Folder 580Folder 581Folder 582Folder 583 |
1936 |
Folder 584-680
Folder 584Folder 585Folder 586Folder 587Folder 588Folder 589Folder 590Folder 591Folder 592Folder 593Folder 594Folder 595Folder 596Folder 597Folder 598Folder 599Folder 600Folder 601Folder 602Folder 603Folder 604Folder 605Folder 606Folder 607Folder 608Folder 609Folder 610Folder 611Folder 612Folder 613Folder 614Folder 615Folder 616Folder 617Folder 618Folder 619Folder 620Folder 621Folder 622Folder 623Folder 624Folder 625Folder 626Folder 627Folder 628Folder 629Folder 630Folder 631Folder 632Folder 633Folder 634Folder 635Folder 636Folder 637Folder 638Folder 639Folder 640Folder 641Folder 642Folder 643Folder 644Folder 645Folder 646Folder 647Folder 648Folder 649Folder 650Folder 651Folder 652Folder 653Folder 654Folder 655Folder 656Folder 657Folder 658Folder 659Folder 660Folder 661Folder 662Folder 663Folder 664Folder 665Folder 666Folder 667Folder 668Folder 669Folder 670Folder 671Folder 672Folder 673Folder 674Folder 675Folder 676Folder 677Folder 678Folder 679Folder 680 |
1937 |
Folder 681-758
Folder 681Folder 682Folder 683Folder 684Folder 685Folder 686Folder 687Folder 688Folder 689Folder 690Folder 691Folder 692Folder 693Folder 694Folder 695Folder 696Folder 697Folder 698Folder 699Folder 700Folder 701Folder 702Folder 703Folder 704Folder 705Folder 706Folder 707Folder 708Folder 709Folder 710Folder 711Folder 712Folder 713Folder 714Folder 715Folder 716Folder 717Folder 718Folder 719Folder 720Folder 721Folder 722Folder 723Folder 724Folder 725Folder 726Folder 727Folder 728Folder 729Folder 730Folder 731Folder 732Folder 733Folder 734Folder 735Folder 736Folder 737Folder 738Folder 739Folder 740Folder 741Folder 742Folder 743Folder 744Folder 745Folder 746Folder 747Folder 748Folder 749Folder 750Folder 751Folder 752Folder 753Folder 754Folder 755Folder 756Folder 757Folder 758 |
1938 |
Folder 759-806
Folder 759Folder 760Folder 761Folder 762Folder 763Folder 764Folder 765Folder 766Folder 767Folder 768Folder 769Folder 770Folder 771Folder 772Folder 773Folder 774Folder 775Folder 776Folder 777Folder 778Folder 779Folder 780Folder 781Folder 782Folder 783Folder 784Folder 785Folder 786Folder 787Folder 788Folder 789Folder 790Folder 791Folder 792Folder 793Folder 794Folder 795Folder 796Folder 797Folder 798Folder 799Folder 800Folder 801Folder 802Folder 803Folder 804Folder 805Folder 806 |
1939 |
Folder 807-868
Folder 807Folder 808Folder 809Folder 810Folder 811Folder 812Folder 813Folder 814Folder 815Folder 816Folder 817Folder 818Folder 819Folder 820Folder 821Folder 822Folder 823Folder 824Folder 825Folder 826Folder 827Folder 828Folder 829Folder 830Folder 831Folder 832Folder 833Folder 834Folder 835Folder 836Folder 837Folder 838Folder 839Folder 840Folder 841Folder 842Folder 843Folder 844Folder 845Folder 846Folder 847Folder 848Folder 849Folder 850Folder 851Folder 852Folder 853Folder 854Folder 855Folder 856Folder 857Folder 858Folder 859Folder 860Folder 861Folder 862Folder 863Folder 864Folder 865Folder 866Folder 867Folder 868 |
1940 |
Folder 869-950
Folder 869Folder 870Folder 871Folder 872Folder 873Folder 874Folder 875Folder 876Folder 877Folder 878Folder 879Folder 880Folder 881Folder 882Folder 883Folder 884Folder 885Folder 886Folder 887Folder 888Folder 889Folder 890Folder 891Folder 892Folder 893Folder 894Folder 895Folder 896Folder 897Folder 898Folder 899Folder 900Folder 901Folder 902Folder 903Folder 904Folder 905Folder 906Folder 907Folder 908Folder 909Folder 910Folder 911Folder 912Folder 913Folder 914Folder 915Folder 916Folder 917Folder 918Folder 919Folder 920Folder 921Folder 922Folder 923Folder 924Folder 925Folder 926Folder 927Folder 928Folder 929Folder 930Folder 931Folder 932Folder 933Folder 934Folder 935Folder 936Folder 937Folder 938Folder 939Folder 940Folder 941Folder 942Folder 943Folder 944Folder 945Folder 946Folder 947Folder 948Folder 949Folder 950 |
1941 |
Folder 951-1074
Folder 951Folder 952Folder 953Folder 954Folder 955Folder 956Folder 957Folder 958Folder 959Folder 960Folder 961Folder 962Folder 963Folder 964Folder 965Folder 966Folder 967Folder 968Folder 969Folder 970Folder 971Folder 972Folder 973Folder 974Folder 975Folder 976Folder 977Folder 978Folder 979Folder 980Folder 981Folder 982Folder 983Folder 984Folder 985Folder 986Folder 987Folder 988Folder 989Folder 990Folder 991Folder 992Folder 993Folder 994Folder 995Folder 996Folder 997Folder 998Folder 999Folder 1000Folder 1001Folder 1002Folder 1003Folder 1004Folder 1005Folder 1006Folder 1007Folder 1008Folder 1009Folder 1010Folder 1011Folder 1012Folder 1013Folder 1014Folder 1015Folder 1016Folder 1017Folder 1018Folder 1019Folder 1020Folder 1021Folder 1022Folder 1023Folder 1024Folder 1025Folder 1026Folder 1027Folder 1028Folder 1029Folder 1030Folder 1031Folder 1032Folder 1033Folder 1034Folder 1035Folder 1036Folder 1037Folder 1038Folder 1039Folder 1040Folder 1041Folder 1042Folder 1043Folder 1044Folder 1045Folder 1046Folder 1047Folder 1048Folder 1049Folder 1050Folder 1051Folder 1052Folder 1053Folder 1054Folder 1055Folder 1056Folder 1057Folder 1058Folder 1059Folder 1060Folder 1061Folder 1062Folder 1063Folder 1064Folder 1065Folder 1066Folder 1067Folder 1068Folder 1069Folder 1070Folder 1071Folder 1072Folder 1073Folder 1074 |
1942 |
Folder 1075-1163
Folder 1075Folder 1076Folder 1077Folder 1078Folder 1079Folder 1080Folder 1081Folder 1082Folder 1083Folder 1084Folder 1085Folder 1086Folder 1087Folder 1088Folder 1089Folder 1090Folder 1091Folder 1092Folder 1093Folder 1094Folder 1095Folder 1096Folder 1097Folder 1098Folder 1099Folder 1100Folder 1101Folder 1102Folder 1103Folder 1104Folder 1105Folder 1106Folder 1107Folder 1108Folder 1109Folder 1110Folder 1111Folder 1112Folder 1113Folder 1114Folder 1115Folder 1116Folder 1117Folder 1118Folder 1119Folder 1120Folder 1121Folder 1122Folder 1123Folder 1124Folder 1125Folder 1126Folder 1127Folder 1128Folder 1129Folder 1130Folder 1131Folder 1132Folder 1133Folder 1134Folder 1135Folder 1136Folder 1137Folder 1138Folder 1139Folder 1140Folder 1141Folder 1142Folder 1143Folder 1144Folder 1145Folder 1146Folder 1147Folder 1148Folder 1149Folder 1150Folder 1151Folder 1152Folder 1153Folder 1154Folder 1155Folder 1156Folder 1157Folder 1158Folder 1159Folder 1160Folder 1161Folder 1162Folder 1163 |
1943 |
Folder 1164-1250
Folder 1164Folder 1165Folder 1166Folder 1167Folder 1168Folder 1169Folder 1170Folder 1171Folder 1172Folder 1173Folder 1174Folder 1175Folder 1176Folder 1177Folder 1178Folder 1179Folder 1180Folder 1181Folder 1182Folder 1183Folder 1184Folder 1185Folder 1186Folder 1187Folder 1188Folder 1189Folder 1190Folder 1191Folder 1192Folder 1193Folder 1194Folder 1195Folder 1196Folder 1197Folder 1198Folder 1199Folder 1200Folder 1201Folder 1202Folder 1203Folder 1204Folder 1205Folder 1206Folder 1207Folder 1208Folder 1209Folder 1210Folder 1211Folder 1212Folder 1213Folder 1214Folder 1215Folder 1216Folder 1217Folder 1218Folder 1219Folder 1220Folder 1221Folder 1222Folder 1223Folder 1224Folder 1225Folder 1226Folder 1227Folder 1228Folder 1229Folder 1230Folder 1231Folder 1232Folder 1233Folder 1234Folder 1235Folder 1236Folder 1237Folder 1238Folder 1239Folder 1240Folder 1241Folder 1242Folder 1243Folder 1244Folder 1245Folder 1246Folder 1247Folder 1248Folder 1249Folder 1250 |
1944 |
Folder 1251-1351
Folder 1251Folder 1252Folder 1253Folder 1254Folder 1255Folder 1256Folder 1257Folder 1258Folder 1259Folder 1260Folder 1261Folder 1262Folder 1263Folder 1264Folder 1265Folder 1266Folder 1267Folder 1268Folder 1269Folder 1270Folder 1271Folder 1272Folder 1273Folder 1274Folder 1275Folder 1276Folder 1277Folder 1278Folder 1279Folder 1280Folder 1281Folder 1282Folder 1283Folder 1284Folder 1285Folder 1286Folder 1287Folder 1288Folder 1289Folder 1290Folder 1291Folder 1292Folder 1293Folder 1294Folder 1295Folder 1296Folder 1297Folder 1298Folder 1299Folder 1300Folder 1301Folder 1302Folder 1303Folder 1304Folder 1305Folder 1306Folder 1307Folder 1308Folder 1309Folder 1310Folder 1311Folder 1312Folder 1313Folder 1314Folder 1315Folder 1316Folder 1317Folder 1318Folder 1319Folder 1320Folder 1321Folder 1322Folder 1323Folder 1324Folder 1325Folder 1326Folder 1327Folder 1328Folder 1329Folder 1330Folder 1331Folder 1332Folder 1333Folder 1334Folder 1335Folder 1336Folder 1337Folder 1338Folder 1339Folder 1340Folder 1341Folder 1342Folder 1343Folder 1344Folder 1345Folder 1346Folder 1347Folder 1348Folder 1349Folder 1350Folder 1351 |
1945 |
Folder 1352-1469
Folder 1352Folder 1353Folder 1354Folder 1355Folder 1356Folder 1357Folder 1358Folder 1359Folder 1360Folder 1361Folder 1362Folder 1363Folder 1364Folder 1365Folder 1366Folder 1367Folder 1368Folder 1369Folder 1370Folder 1371Folder 1372Folder 1373Folder 1374Folder 1375Folder 1376Folder 1377Folder 1378Folder 1379Folder 1380Folder 1381Folder 1382Folder 1383Folder 1384Folder 1385Folder 1386Folder 1387Folder 1388Folder 1389Folder 1390Folder 1391Folder 1392Folder 1393Folder 1394Folder 1395Folder 1396Folder 1397Folder 1398Folder 1399Folder 1400Folder 1401Folder 1402Folder 1403Folder 1404Folder 1405Folder 1406Folder 1407Folder 1408Folder 1409Folder 1410Folder 1411Folder 1412Folder 1413Folder 1414Folder 1415Folder 1416Folder 1417Folder 1418Folder 1419Folder 1420Folder 1421Folder 1422Folder 1423Folder 1424Folder 1425Folder 1426Folder 1427Folder 1428Folder 1429Folder 1430Folder 1431Folder 1432Folder 1433Folder 1434Folder 1435Folder 1436Folder 1437Folder 1438Folder 1439Folder 1440Folder 1441Folder 1442Folder 1443Folder 1444Folder 1445Folder 1446Folder 1447Folder 1448Folder 1449Folder 1450Folder 1451Folder 1452Folder 1453Folder 1454Folder 1455Folder 1456Folder 1457Folder 1458Folder 1459Folder 1460Folder 1461Folder 1462Folder 1463Folder 1464Folder 1465Folder 1466Folder 1467Folder 1468Folder 1469 |
1946 |
Folder 1470-1541
Folder 1470Folder 1471Folder 1472Folder 1473Folder 1474Folder 1475Folder 1476Folder 1477Folder 1478Folder 1479Folder 1480Folder 1481Folder 1482Folder 1483Folder 1484Folder 1485Folder 1486Folder 1487Folder 1488Folder 1489Folder 1490Folder 1491Folder 1492Folder 1493Folder 1494Folder 1495Folder 1496Folder 1497Folder 1498Folder 1499Folder 1500Folder 1501Folder 1502Folder 1503Folder 1504Folder 1505Folder 1506Folder 1507Folder 1508Folder 1509Folder 1510Folder 1511Folder 1512Folder 1513Folder 1514Folder 1515Folder 1516Folder 1517Folder 1518Folder 1519Folder 1520Folder 1521Folder 1522Folder 1523Folder 1524Folder 1525Folder 1526Folder 1527Folder 1528Folder 1529Folder 1530Folder 1531Folder 1532Folder 1533Folder 1534Folder 1535Folder 1536Folder 1537Folder 1538Folder 1539Folder 1540Folder 1541 |
1947 |
Folder 1542-1605
Folder 1542Folder 1543Folder 1544Folder 1545Folder 1546Folder 1547Folder 1548Folder 1549Folder 1550Folder 1551Folder 1552Folder 1553Folder 1554Folder 1555Folder 1556Folder 1557Folder 1558Folder 1559Folder 1560Folder 1561Folder 1562Folder 1563Folder 1564Folder 1565Folder 1566Folder 1567Folder 1568Folder 1569Folder 1570Folder 1571Folder 1572Folder 1573Folder 1574Folder 1575Folder 1576Folder 1577Folder 1578Folder 1579Folder 1580Folder 1581Folder 1582Folder 1583Folder 1584Folder 1585Folder 1586Folder 1587Folder 1588Folder 1589Folder 1590Folder 1591Folder 1592Folder 1593Folder 1594Folder 1595Folder 1596Folder 1597Folder 1598Folder 1599Folder 1600Folder 1601Folder 1602Folder 1603Folder 1604Folder 1605 |
1948 |
Folder 1606-1706
Folder 1606Folder 1607Folder 1608Folder 1609Folder 1610Folder 1611Folder 1612Folder 1613Folder 1614Folder 1615Folder 1616Folder 1617Folder 1618Folder 1619Folder 1620Folder 1621Folder 1622Folder 1623Folder 1624Folder 1625Folder 1626Folder 1627Folder 1628Folder 1629Folder 1630Folder 1631Folder 1632Folder 1633Folder 1634Folder 1635Folder 1636Folder 1637Folder 1638Folder 1639Folder 1640Folder 1641Folder 1642Folder 1643Folder 1644Folder 1645Folder 1646Folder 1647Folder 1648Folder 1649Folder 1650Folder 1651Folder 1652Folder 1653Folder 1654Folder 1655Folder 1656Folder 1657Folder 1658Folder 1659Folder 1660Folder 1661Folder 1662Folder 1663Folder 1664Folder 1665Folder 1666Folder 1667Folder 1668Folder 1669Folder 1670Folder 1671Folder 1672Folder 1673Folder 1674Folder 1675Folder 1676Folder 1677Folder 1678Folder 1679Folder 1680Folder 1681Folder 1682Folder 1683Folder 1684Folder 1685Folder 1686Folder 1687Folder 1688Folder 1689Folder 1690Folder 1691Folder 1692Folder 1693Folder 1694Folder 1695Folder 1696Folder 1697Folder 1698Folder 1699Folder 1700Folder 1701Folder 1702Folder 1703Folder 1704Folder 1705Folder 1706 |
1949 |
Folder 1707-1772
Folder 1707Folder 1708Folder 1709Folder 1710Folder 1711Folder 1712Folder 1713Folder 1714Folder 1715Folder 1716Folder 1717Folder 1718Folder 1719Folder 1720Folder 1721Folder 1722Folder 1723Folder 1724Folder 1725Folder 1726Folder 1727Folder 1728Folder 1729Folder 1730Folder 1731Folder 1732Folder 1733Folder 1734Folder 1735Folder 1736Folder 1737Folder 1738Folder 1739Folder 1740Folder 1741Folder 1742Folder 1743Folder 1744Folder 1745Folder 1746Folder 1747Folder 1748Folder 1749Folder 1750Folder 1751Folder 1752Folder 1753Folder 1754Folder 1755Folder 1756Folder 1757Folder 1758Folder 1759Folder 1760Folder 1761Folder 1762Folder 1763Folder 1764Folder 1765Folder 1766Folder 1767Folder 1768Folder 1769Folder 1770Folder 1771Folder 1772 |
1950 |
Folder 1773-1859
Folder 1773Folder 1774Folder 1775Folder 1776Folder 1777Folder 1778Folder 1779Folder 1780Folder 1781Folder 1782Folder 1783Folder 1784Folder 1785Folder 1786Folder 1787Folder 1788Folder 1789Folder 1790Folder 1791Folder 1792Folder 1793Folder 1794Folder 1795Folder 1796Folder 1797Folder 1798Folder 1799Folder 1800Folder 1801Folder 1802Folder 1803Folder 1804Folder 1805Folder 1806Folder 1807Folder 1808Folder 1809Folder 1810Folder 1811Folder 1812Folder 1813Folder 1814Folder 1815Folder 1816Folder 1817Folder 1818Folder 1819Folder 1820Folder 1821Folder 1822Folder 1823Folder 1824Folder 1825Folder 1826Folder 1827Folder 1828Folder 1829Folder 1830Folder 1831Folder 1832Folder 1833Folder 1834Folder 1835Folder 1836Folder 1837Folder 1838Folder 1839Folder 1840Folder 1841Folder 1842Folder 1843Folder 1844Folder 1845Folder 1846Folder 1847Folder 1848Folder 1849Folder 1850Folder 1851Folder 1852Folder 1853Folder 1854Folder 1855Folder 1856Folder 1857Folder 1858Folder 1859 |
1951 |
Folder 1860-1944
Folder 1860Folder 1861Folder 1862Folder 1863Folder 1864Folder 1865Folder 1866Folder 1867Folder 1868Folder 1869Folder 1870Folder 1871Folder 1872Folder 1873Folder 1874Folder 1875Folder 1876Folder 1877Folder 1878Folder 1879Folder 1880Folder 1881Folder 1882Folder 1883Folder 1884Folder 1885Folder 1886Folder 1887Folder 1888Folder 1889Folder 1890Folder 1891Folder 1892Folder 1893Folder 1894Folder 1895Folder 1896Folder 1897Folder 1898Folder 1899Folder 1900Folder 1901Folder 1902Folder 1903Folder 1904Folder 1905Folder 1906Folder 1907Folder 1908Folder 1909Folder 1910Folder 1911Folder 1912Folder 1913Folder 1914Folder 1915Folder 1916Folder 1917Folder 1918Folder 1919Folder 1920Folder 1921Folder 1922Folder 1923Folder 1924Folder 1925Folder 1926Folder 1927Folder 1928Folder 1929Folder 1930Folder 1931Folder 1932Folder 1933Folder 1934Folder 1935Folder 1936Folder 1937Folder 1938Folder 1939Folder 1940Folder 1941Folder 1942Folder 1943Folder 1944 |
1952 |
Folder 1945 |
1953-1954 |
Folder 1946-1949
Folder 1946Folder 1947Folder 1948Folder 1949 |
Undated speeches |
Folder 1949a |
Volume 1: "30th Anniversary of Service of Robert Doughton," (1940)Chiefly letters of tribute. |
Folder 1949b |
Volume 2: "42 years in Congress, 1911-1953"Chiefly letters of tribute. |
Extra Oversize Paper Folder X-OPF-2862/1 |
Papers |
Records, 1804-1940, of land transactions in the tri-county area of Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes counties, N.C., near Laurel Springs. All evidently pertain to land acquired by Robert Lee Doughton at some point.
Folder 1950 |
1804-1860 |
Folder 1951a-1952b |
1861-1929 |
Folder 1953a-1953b |
1891-1940 |
Typed copies of speeches and press releases of Robert Lee Doughton delivered during the 1930s and 1940s. Most of the items are commencement speeches.
Folder 1954-1955
Folder 1954Folder 1955 |
Speeches and press releases |
Folder 1956 |
Speeches (by others) |
Miscellaneous letters and telegrams, chiefly pertaining to business dealings of Robert Lee Doughton. Included is a telegram from President Herbert Hoover, 17 November 1932, asking Doughton to attend a meeting concerning the war debt.
Folder 1957 |
Correspondence |
Promissory notes of Robert Lee Doughton and other North Carolinians in the Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes County, N.C., areas. Promissory notes not relating to Doughton pertain to property owners whose land was acquired by the Senator at a later date.
Folder 1958 |
Promissory notes |
Statements of account, receipts, wills, and stock certificates of Robert Lee Doughton and other North Carolinians of the Alleghany County, N.C., area.
Folder 1959 |
Miscellaneous financial and legal material |
Diagrams of land in Alleghany County, N.C., relating to the property holdings of Robert Lee Doughton. Included are reports of the county surveyor as well surveys by private individuals.
Folder 1960 |
Land surveys |
Chiefly clippings of articles from North Carolina newspapers at the time of the death of Robert Lee Doughton (1954). Included is an article from the Salisbury (N.C.) Evening Post, 9 October 1978, describing Doughton's success in bringing a Veteran's Administration Hospital to Salisbury.
Folder 1961 |
Clippings |
Transcription Disc TR-2862/1 |
"Interview with Senator Doughton," WAYS (Radio), Charlotte, N.C., October 1952 |
Transcription Disc TR-2862/2-7
TR-2862/2TR-2862/3TR-2862/4TR-2862/5TR-2862/6TR-2862/7 |
Speeches, audioIncludes audio recordings of speeches made by Doughton and by Democrats of North Carolina's Ninth Congressional District, probably recorded in 1931. |
Oversize Volume 3-6
Ovolume 3Ovolume 4Ovolume 5Ovolume 6 |
Scrapbooks, 1933-1953Scrapbooks chronicle Robert Lee Doughton's political activities for the years 1933 through 1953. While most of the clippings come from North Carolina newspapers, there are also articles from major American newspapers and magazines outside the state. |
Image Folder PF-2862/1 |
PhotographsChiefly photographs of Robert Lee Doughton in his later years. |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-2862/1 |
Photographs |
Includes letters, 1947-1954, from Robert Lee Doughton to Laura Alice Thompson Reeves.
Folder 1962-1963
Folder 1962Folder 1963 |
Letters to Laura Alice Thompson Reeves |