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Size | 2.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4000 items) |
Abstract | Hamilton Chamberlain Jones (1884-1957) was a lawyer from Charlotte, N.C., who represented North Carolina's Tenth Congressional District (Mitchell, Avery, Burke, Catawba, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg counties) in the United States House of Representatives, 1947-1953. The collection includes Congressional files, 1947-1952, and campaign papers, 1943-1945, of Jones. In addition to materials relating to Jones's successful and unsuccessful Congressional campaigns, the papers include correspondence with constituents about national and local matters, political correspondence, and routine Congressional materials. |
Creator | Jones, Hamilton C. (Hamilton Chamberlain), 1884-1957. |
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, January 2009
This collection was rehoused and a summary created with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
This finding aid was created with support from NC ECHO.
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Hamilton Chamberlain Jones (1884-1957) was a lawyer from Charlotte, N.C., who represented North Carolina's Tenth Congressional District (Mitchell, Avery, Burke, Catawba, Lincoln, and Mecklenburg counties) in the United States House of Representatives, 1947-1953. Jones was a graduate of the University of North Carolina, class of 1906, and served as first assistant United States District Attorney, 1919-1921; state senator, 1925-1927; and trustee of the University of North Carolina.
Back to TopThe collection includes Congressional files, 1947-1952, and campaign papers, 1943-1945, of Hamilton C. Jones. In addition to materials relating to Jones's successful and unsuccessful Congressional campaigns, the papers include correspondence with constituents about national and local matters, political correspondence, and routine Congressional materials.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1943 |
Folder 2 |
1944 |
Folder 3-10
Folder 3Folder 4Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9Folder 10 |
1946 |
Folder 11-18
Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18 |
1947 |
Folder 19-24
Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24 |
1948 |
Folder 25-34
Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34 |
1949 |
Folder 35-44
Folder 35Folder 36Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44 |
1950 |
Folder 45-61
Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61 |
1951 |
Folder 62-82
Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65Folder 66Folder 67Folder 68Folder 69Folder 70Folder 71Folder 72Folder 73Folder 74Folder 75Folder 76Folder 77Folder 78Folder 79Folder 80Folder 81Folder 82 |
1952 |
Folder 83 |
Undated |