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Size | 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 3,000 items) |
Abstract | David McKee Hall (1918-1960) of Sylva, Jackson County, N.C., was a United States Representative, Democrat, lawyer, and leader in regional business and civic affairs. The collection includes the Congressional office files, November 1958-January 1960, of David McKee Hall. Hall's correspondence for the thirteen months of his service was with constituents in the 12th district, lobbyists, fellow congressmen, and political leaders. It concerned veterans' pensions, Hawaiian statehood, social security provisions, tobacco quotas, taxes, labor legislation, and other issues before Congress. |
Creator | Hall, David McKee, 1918-1960. |
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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David McKee Hall (1918-1960) of Sylva, Jackson County, N.C., was a United States Representative, Democrat, lawyer, and leader in regional business and civic affairs. Hall was the son of David McKee Hall and Edith Moore Hall. He contracted osteomyelitis as a teenager and was subsequently confined to a wheelchair. He was a special student at the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1948. He practiced law at Sylva, had a cattle farm at Webster, N.C., and had other business interests in the vicinity. In 1944 he married Sarah McCullom. He was elected to the state Senate in 1954 and to United States House of Representatives of the 86th Congress in 1958. Hall represented the 12th District of North Carolina and was a member of the House committees on Science and Astronautics, Appropriations, and National Rivers and Harbors. He died thirteen months into his term.
Back to TopThe collection includes Congressional office files, November 1958-January 1960, of United States Representative David McKee Hall. Hall's correspondence for the thirteen months of his service was with constituents in the 12th district, lobbyists, fellow congressmen, and political leaders. It concerned veterans' pensions, Hawaiian statehood, social security provisions, tobacco quotas, taxes, labor legislation, and other issues before Congress.
Back to TopFolder 1a |
Original finding aid |
Folder 1 |
1956-1958 |
Folder 2-4
Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4 |
January 1959 |
Folder 5-9
Folder 5Folder 6Folder 7Folder 8Folder 9 |
February 1959 |
Folder 10-18
Folder 10Folder 11Folder 12Folder 13Folder 14Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18 |
March 1959 |
Folder 19-25
Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25 |
April 1959 |
Folder 26-29
Folder 26Folder 27Folder 28Folder 29 |
May 1959 |
Folder 30-36
Folder 30Folder 31Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36 |
June 1959 |
Folder 37-48
Folder 37Folder 38Folder 39Folder 40Folder 41Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45Folder 46Folder 47Folder 48 |
July 1959 |
Folder 49-61
Folder 49Folder 50Folder 51Folder 52Folder 53Folder 54Folder 55Folder 56Folder 57Folder 58Folder 59Folder 60Folder 61 |
August 1959 |
Folder 62-65
Folder 62Folder 63Folder 64Folder 65 |
September 1959 |
Folder 66 |
October 1959 |
Folder 67 |
November 1959 |
Folder 68-69
Folder 68Folder 69 |
December 1959 |
Folder 70-71
Folder 70Folder 71 |
January 1960 |
Folder 72 |
February 1960 |
Folder 73 |
March 1960 |
Folder 74 |
April-May 1960 |
Folder 75 |
June 1960 |
Folder 76 |
Undated |