William Bradley Umstead and Merle Davis Umstead Papers (#4529) 1863-1987

Collection Number: 04529

Collection Title: William Bradley Umstead and Merle Davis Umstead Papers (#4529) 1863-1987

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Size	About 39,000 items (76.0 linear feet)
Abstract	William Bradley Umstead of Durham, N.C., served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Carolina, 1932-1938; as a United States senator, 1946-1948; and as governor of North Carolina, 1952-1954. The collection includes correspondence, congressional files, campaign material, and other papers of William Bradley Umstead; papers of his wife, Merle Davis Umstead, originally of Rutherford County, N.C.; and records of Merle Davis Umstead's family's stores in Rutherford County. Political material chiefly concerns Umstead's years in the United States Senate, the period between his service in the Senate and his election as governor, and his 1952 gubernatorial campaign. The addition of February 2002 contains diaries, personal correspondence, financial records, military papers, and other items, most of which relate to Umstead's military service during World War I.
Creator	Umstead, William Bradley, 1895-1954. Umstead, Merle Davis, 1901-1988.
Curatorial Unit	Southern Historical Collection
Language	English.

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Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], in the William Bradley Umstead and Merle Davis Umstead Papers #4529, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Provenance: Received from Merle Umstead Richey of Durham, N.C., 1989-1991, and transferred from the North Carolina Collection Gallery in February 2002.

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William Bradley Umstead's official gubernatorial papers are at the North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, N.C.

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William Bradley Umstead

William Bradley Umstead served North Carolina as a United States representative, a United States senator, and as governor. Prior to his election as the first representative from the newly formed sixth North Carolina district (Durham, Orange, Guilford, and Alamance counties) in 1932, Umstead was a practicing lawyer in Durham, and he continued his legal work during the gaps in his political career. Umstead chose to leave Congress in 1938 after his third term. He returned to practicing law, and served in various Democratic Party posts until his appointment to the United States Senate in 1946 by Governor R. Gregg Cherry to fill the seat of Josiah Bailey, who had died in office. Umstead was defeated in his attempt to succeed himself by J. Melville Broughton in the Democratic primary in 1948. In both houses of Congress, Umstead was an advocate of farmers and the tobacco industry. He was a moderate Democrat, supporting most of Roosevelt's New Deal legislation, but opposing Truman-era civil rights initiatives.

Umstead chose not to run for the Senate in 1950, citing poor health. In 1952 he successfully campaigned for governor as a friend of the farmer and as an opponent of desegregation. He suffered a heart attack on his third day in office and remained in poor health throughout his administration. In 1954 he suffered a second heart attack and died on 7 November 1954 from pneumonia and other complications at Watts Hospital in Durham.

13 May 1895	Born in Mangum Township, Durham County, N.C., son of Lulie Lunsford and John W. Umstead.
1912-1916	Attended the University of North Carolina, where he excelled in debate and received the A.B. in history.
1916-1917	Taught high school history in Kinston, N.C.
May 1917-April 1919	Served in the United States Army as lieutenant.
1919-1921	Studied law at Trinity College (now Duke University).
1920	Passed North Carolina bar examination.
1 July 1921	Began practicing law.
1922	Elected to the post of prosecuting attorney, Durham County Recorder's Court.
1926	Elected solicitor, 10th North Carolina Judicial District, consisting of Durham, Orange, Granville, Person, and Alamance counties.
1929	Married Merle Davis.
1930	Reelected to post as solicitor.
1932	Elected to 73rd United States Congress as representative for the new 6th North Carolina district (Durham, Orange, Alamance, and Guilford counties).
1933	Appointed to the committees on Elections, Merchant Marine Radio and Fisheries, and War Claims.
1934	Reelected.
1935	Appointed to the Appropriations Committee and its subcommittees for the Departments of Agriculture and the Navy.
1936	Reelected.
1937	Reappointed to previous subcommittees, chosen chair of Naval Appropriations Subcommittee.
1938	Chose not to run for reelection. Returned to private legal practice in Durham.
1942	Served as an appeals agent for the state draft board in Durham. Daughter Merle born.
1944	Appointed chair of the North Carolina Democratic Executive Committee.
1945	Appointed to the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina.
18 December 1946	Appointed to the United States Senate by Governor R. Gregg Cherry. Appointed to Committee on Civil Service.
May 1948	Defeated in Democratic Senate primary by J. Melville Broughton by 24,000 votes.
1950	Withdrew from Senate campaign (for the other North Carolina seat) before officially announcing his candidacy following throat surgery.
31 May 1952	Won Democratic gubernatorial primary.
4 November 1952	Elected governor.
5 January 1953	Inaugurated.
8 January 1953	Suffered first heart attack.
1954	Suffered second heart attack.
7 November 1954	Died, Watts Hospital, Durham, N.C.

Merle Davis Umstead

Merle Davis Umstead spent much of her public life as a political wife, seeing to the social and charity duties of the wife of a congressman, senator, and governor. As first lady of North Carolina from 1953 to 1954, during her husband's convalescence, Merle Davis Umstead managed most of the social events at the Governor's Mansion.

11 July 1901	Born in Bostic, Rutherford County, N.C, daughter of Charles D. and Daisy Washburn Davis
1914-1919	Attended Asheville (N.C.) Normal and Collegiate Institute.
1919-1920	Attended Trinity College (now Duke University).
1920-1921	Principal, Sunshine (N.C.) School, Rutherford County.
1921-1923	Worked in the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue, Raleigh.
1923-1925	Returned to Trinity College.
1925-1926	Principal, Washburn School, Rutherford County.
1926	Received B.A. in English, Duke University.
1927-1929	Math teacher and librarian, Central High School, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County.
5 September 1929	Married William Bradley Umstead.
1942	Daughter Merle born.
January 1953-1954	North Carolina's first lady.
July 1955	Appointed to Board of Trustees, East Carolina College, Greenville, N.C.
March 1958	Elected to the executive committee of the North Carolina Democratic Party.
1978	Honorary chairperson of Ladies for Jesse [Helms] and member of Democrats for Jesse.
14 April 1988	Died.

Washburn Family and Washburn Family Stores

Originally from Worcestershire, England, the Washburn family settled in Rutherford County, N.C., in the early 1830s and set up a tavern and inn. After the Civil War, the youngest brother, Reverend Reuben Washburn (1829-1904), took over the family business. He ran it for about 35 years until his sons, Edgar Nollie Washburn (1874-1935) and William Adney Washburn (1868-1931), took over in 1904. By this time, the business had evolved into a dry goods store located in a large wood-framed building on Main Street in Bostic, N.C. The two brothers greatly expanded the family business, building in 1928 a brick store building and opening two other stores, one of which was located at Sunshine, N.C. Known as the Sunshine Cash Store and Service Station, this store was managed for many years by the parents of Merle Davis Umstead, Charles D. Davis (ca. 1880-1936) and Daisy Washburn Davis (1882-1961), sister of E. N. and W. A. Washburn.

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These papers chiefly document the political career of William Bradley Umstead. Also documented, though less thoroughly, are other activities of Umstead and of his wife Merle Davis Umstead, as well as activities of members of her family in Rutherford County, N.C.

Much of the political material in this collection relates to Umstead's 1952 gubernatorial campaign. Material also appears relating to Umstead's United States Senate career and to his Senate campaign, as well as to the years between his Senate term and his election as North Carolina governor. Relatively little appears documenting his terms as a United States representative or his legal career. As is often the case in collections of modern political officeholders, much of this material documents routine, day-to-day activities. It should also be noted that Umstead's papers clearly contain only a fraction of his original House and Senate files. Note that Umstead's official files as governor are state records housed at the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh.

The papers of Merle Davis Umstead begin with the years immediately preceding her marriage to William Bradley Umstead and extend through the years following his death. Much of the material concerning Merle Davis Umstead relates to the various organizations of which she was a member and to her life as the wife of a politician and as first lady of North Carolina. Substantial numbers of condolence messages received by her and tributes to Governor Umstead after his death are included.

Merle Davis Umstead's family's material chiefly concerns the running of the family businesses, chiefly as merchants in Rutherford County, N.C., and financial matters of her parents, Charles D. Davis and Daisy Washburn Davis.

The addition of February 2002 contains diaries, personal correspondence, financial records, military papers, and other items, most of which relate to Umstead's military service during World War I.

Contents list

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1. William Bradley Umstead United States House of Representatives Files, 1932-1938.
1.1. Legislative Files, 1937-1938.
1.2. William Bradley Umstead Retirement Correspondence, 1938.
1.3. William Bradley Umstead Other House Material, 1932-1938.
2. William Bradley Umstead United States Senate Files, 1947-1949.
2.1. Campaign Files, 1947-1949.
2.1.1. Correspondence with Supporters, 1947-1949.
2.1.2. Other Campaign Files, 1947-1949.
2.2. Senate Office Files, 1947-1949.
2.2.1. Legislative Files, 1947-1949.
2.2.2. Casework and Appointment Files, 1947-1949.
2.2.3. General Correspondence and Miscellaneous Material, 1947-1949.
3. William Bradley Umstead North Carolina Gubernatorial Files, 1951-1953.
3.1. Campaign Files, 1951-1953.
3.1.1. Correspondence with Supporters and Organizers, 1951-1953.
3.1.1.1. Letters of Support
3.1.1.2. Correspondence with Organizers
3.1.1.3. Post-campaign Appreciation Letters
3.1.2. Other Campaign Files, 1951-1953.
3.2. Miscellaneous Gubernatorial Files, 1951-1954.
4. William Bradley Umstead Political Clippings, ca. 1920-1980.
4.1. Political Scrapbooks, 1921-1954.
4.2. Loose Clippings, ca. 1920-1980.
5. Other William Bradley Umstead Papers, 1863-1953.
5.1. Other Political Material, 1928-1953.
5.2. Non- Political Material, 1863-1954.
6. Merle Davis Umstead Personal Material, 1924-1987.
6.1. Correspondence, 1924-1986.
6.2. Condolences and Tributes Upon the Death of William Bradley Umstead, 1954.
6.3. Other Materials, 1954-1983.
6.4. Yearbooks, 1930-1987.
7. Merle Davis Umstead Family Material, 1894-1961.
7.1. Correspondence, 1894-1961.
7.2. Sunshine Store Records, 1899-1941.
7.2.1. Bills and Receipts, 1899-1907; 1928-1938.
7.2.2. Goods Bought/Cash Sales Daily, 1906; 1933-1939.
7.2.3. Inventory Books, 1912; 1930-1937.
7.2.4. Loose Account Records, 1919-1941 and undated.
7.2.5. Account Books, ca. 1900; 1915-1940 and undated.
7.2.6. Other Store Materials, 1901-1902; 1923; 1930-1935 and undated.
7.3. Other Materials, 1895-1947 and undated.
8. Audio-Visual Material, 1930s-1981 and undated.
8.1. Pictures, 1930s-1981 and undated.
8.2. Audio Recordings, 1947-1962 and undated.
8.2.1. Audio Tape, 1962 and undated.
8.2.2. Audiodiscs, 1947-1953 and undated.
8.3. Films, 1952-1957.
Addition of February 2002 (Acc. 99173).
5.2. Non-political Material, 1917-1946 and undated.

Expand/collapse Series 1. William Bradley Umstead United States House of Representatives Files, 1932-1938.

About 2000 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Legislative correspondence for 1937-1938, letters congratulating Umstead upon his retirement, and scattered other material. Umstead represented the 6th North Carolina district (Durham, Orange, Alamance, and Guilford Counties). These items undoubtedly represent only a fraction of Umstead's original files. The remainder of his House files presumably are lost or have been destroyed.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.1. Legislative Files, 1937-1938.

About 1250 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Correspondence with constituents concerning legislative issues, arranged and titled by Umstead's staff. Files relating to the judiciary, by far the largest category here, relate chiefly to Umstead's support for voluntary retirement of justices at age seventy and other legislation to reorganize the United States Supreme Court.

Other files chiefly contain statements of Umstead's stands on various legislation in response to mail from constituents. These files are arranged as they were received; A-H and S-Z files were not received with the collection.

Folder 1	Immigration
Folder 2-18 Folder 2 Folder 3 Folder 4 Folder 5 Folder 6 Folder 7 Folder 8 Folder 9 Folder 10 Folder 11 Folder 12 Folder 13 Folder 14 Folder 15 Folder 16 Folder 17 Folder 18	Judiciary
Folder 19-21 Folder 19 Folder 20 Folder 21	L
Folder 22	Labor
Folder 23-24 Folder 23 Folder 24	Labor: Fair Labor Standards Act
Folder 25-27 Folder 25 Folder 26 Folder 27	Miscellaneous Legislation, 1937
Folder 28-34 Folder 28 Folder 29 Folder 30 Folder 31 Folder 32 Folder 33 Folder 34	Miscellaneous
Folder 35	Naval Expansion Bill
Folder 36	Neutrality
Folder 37	Old Age Pensions
Folder 38	Pettingill Bill
Folder 39A	Public Utilities Holding Companies
Folder 39B	Public Works Administration
Folder 40	Public Works Administration: Relief
Folder 41	Relief Appropriations Bill
Folder 42	Reorganization
Folder 43	Revenue, 1938
Folder 44	Revenue Act
Folder 45	Revenue: District of Columbia

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.2. William Bradley Umstead Retirement Correspondence, 1938.

About 250 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Letters received upon Umstead's retirement, chiefly of a routine nature.

Folder 46	A-C
Folder 47	D-G
Folder 48	H-L
Folder 49	M-P
Folder 50	R-S
Folder 51	T-W

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3. William Bradley Umstead Other House Material, 1932-1938.

About 500 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Scattered office files holding such items as programs and publications in which Umstead appeared and material relating to congressional trips Umstead made to Hawaii and the West in 1936 and 1938. Campaign material consists of a 1932 campaign pamphlet, a 1936 campaign schedule, and a few other items. The file "Federal Facilities in the 6th District" relates to efforts to improve post offices, park service holdings, and other federal facilities. Umstead's House voting records also appear.

Folder 52	Appointments
Folder 53A	Campaign Material
Folder 53B	Democratic State Executive Committee: List of Contributors, 1944-1946
Folder 54A	Federal Facilities in 6th District
Folder 54B	Hearings (see also SV-4529/24-32)
Oversize Volume SV-4529/24-32 SV-4529/24 SV-4529/25 SV-4529/26 SV-4529/27 SV-4529/28 SV-4529/29 SV-4529/30 SV-4529/31 SV-4529/32	Hearings
Folder 54C	Invitation to Executive Mansion, Raleigh, 2 January 1945
Folder 55	Miscellaneous Correspondence
Folder 56	Other Material
Folder 57	Post Office Material
Folder 58	Prohibition Material
Folder 59	Publications and Programs
Folder 60	Soil Conservation Service, 1935-1937
Folder 61	Tobacco and Cigarette Legislation
Folder 62	Voting Records
Folder 63	Western Forest Service Trip Material, 1936
Folder 64	Western Forest Service Trip Material, 1938
Folder 65	Western Navy Trip Material, 1938

Expand/collapse Series 2. William Bradley Umstead United States Senate Files, 1947-1949.

About 10000 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Files relating to Umstead's Senate career, including campaign material and Senate office files.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1. Campaign Files, 1947-1949.

About 8250 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Correspondence with supporters and other material relating to Umstead's campaign to succeed himself in the Senate.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1.1. Correspondence with Supporters, 1947-1949.

About 7500 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by county.

Chiefly letters from constituents offering support to Umstead or from Umstead or his staff asking for or showing appreciation for support. This material was organized by county by Umstead's staff. Letters from supporters typically assure Umstead of their support, but some cite specific positions of Umstead or personal characteristics that led to their support for him. Some letters include contributions or offers of contributions to the campaign. The letters from Umstead and his staff either announce his candidacy and ask for support, or thank the correspondent for his or her support. Some of the requests for support cite Umstead's record of service as a congressman, lawyer, and Democratic Party worker.

Folder 66-69 Folder 66 Folder 67 Folder 68 Folder 69	Alamance
Folder 70-71 Folder 70 Folder 71	Alexander
Folder 72	Alleghany
Folder 73-74 Folder 73 Folder 74	Anson
Folder 75-76 Folder 75 Folder 76	Ashe
Folder 77	Avery
Folder 78-79 Folder 78 Folder 79	Beaufort
Folder 80	Bertie
Folder 81-82 Folder 81 Folder 82	Bladen
Folder 83-84 Folder 83 Folder 84	Brunswick
Folder 85-89 Folder 85 Folder 86 Folder 87 Folder 88 Folder 89	Buncombe
Folder 90-91 Folder 90 Folder 91	Burke
Folder 92-93 Folder 92 Folder 93	Cabarrus
Folder 94-95 Folder 94 Folder 95	Caldwell
Folder 96-97 Folder 96 Folder 97	Camden
Folder 98-99 Folder 98 Folder 99	Carteret
Folder 100-101 Folder 100 Folder 101	Caswell
Folder 102-103 Folder 102 Folder 103	Catawba
Folder 104-105 Folder 104 Folder 105	Chatham
Folder 106-107 Folder 106 Folder 107	Cherokee
Folder 108-109 Folder 108 Folder 109	Chowan
Folder 110-111 Folder 110 Folder 111	Clay
Folder 112-113 Folder 112 Folder 113	Cleveland
Folder 114-115 Folder 114 Folder 115	Columbus
Folder 116-119 Folder 116 Folder 117 Folder 118 Folder 119	Craven
Folder 120-121 Folder 120 Folder 121	Cumberland
Folder 122-123 Folder 122 Folder 123	Currituck
Folder 124-125 Folder 124 Folder 125	Dare
Folder 126-127 Folder 126 Folder 127	Davidson
Folder 128-129 Folder 128 Folder 129	Davie
Folder 130-131 Folder 130 Folder 131	Duplin
Folder 132-136 Folder 132 Folder 133 Folder 134 Folder 135 Folder 136	Durham
Folder 137-138 Folder 137 Folder 138	Edgecombe
Folder 139-142 Folder 139 Folder 140 Folder 141 Folder 142	Forsyth
Folder 143-144 Folder 143 Folder 144	Franklin
Folder 145-147 Folder 145 Folder 146 Folder 147	Gaston
Folder 148-149 Folder 148 Folder 149	Gates
Folder 150-151 Folder 150 Folder 151	Graham
Folder 152-153 Folder 152 Folder 153	Granville
Folder 154-155 Folder 154 Folder 155	Greene
Folder 156-170 Folder 156 Folder 157 Folder 158 Folder 159 Folder 160 Folder 161 Folder 162 Folder 163 Folder 164 Folder 165 Folder 166 Folder 167 Folder 168 Folder 169 Folder 170	Guilford
Folder 171-172 Folder 171 Folder 172	Halifax
Folder 173-174 Folder 173 Folder 174	Harnett
Folder 175-176 Folder 175 Folder 176	Haywood
Folder 177-178 Folder 177 Folder 178	Henderson
Folder 179-180 Folder 179 Folder 180	Hertford
Folder 181-182 Folder 181 Folder 182	Hoke
Folder 183-184 Folder 183 Folder 184	Hyde
Folder 185-186 Folder 185 Folder 186	Iredell
Folder 187-188 Folder 187 Folder 188	Jackson
Folder 189-190 Folder 189 Folder 190	Johnston
Folder 191-192 Folder 191 Folder 192	Jones
Folder 193-194 Folder 193 Folder 194	Lee
Folder 195-196 Folder 195 Folder 196	Lenoir
Folder 197-198 Folder 197 Folder 198	Lincoln
Folder 199-200 Folder 199 Folder 200	Macon
Folder 201-202 Folder 201 Folder 202	Madison
Folder 203-204 Folder 203 Folder 204	Martin
Folder 205-206 Folder 205 Folder 206	McDowell
Folder 207-211 Folder 207 Folder 208 Folder 209 Folder 210 Folder 211	Mecklenburg
Folder 212-213 Folder 212 Folder 213	Mitchell
Folder 214-215 Folder 214 Folder 215	Montgomery
Folder 216-217 Folder 216 Folder 217	Moore
Folder 218-219 Folder 218 Folder 219	Nash
Folder 220-223 Folder 220 Folder 221 Folder 222 Folder 223	New Hanover
Folder 224-225 Folder 224 Folder 225	Northampton
Folder 226-227 Folder 226 Folder 227	Onslow
Folder 228-229 Folder 228 Folder 229	Orange
Folder 230-231 Folder 230 Folder 231	Pamlico
Folder 232-233 Folder 232 Folder 233	Pasquotank
Folder 234-235 Folder 234 Folder 235	Pender
Folder 236-237 Folder 236 Folder 237	Perquimans
Folder 238-239 Folder 238 Folder 239	Person
Folder 240-241 Folder 240 Folder 241	Pitt
Folder 242-243 Folder 242 Folder 243	Polk
Folder 244-245 Folder 244 Folder 245	Randolph
Folder 246-247 Folder 246 Folder 247	Richmond
Folder 248-249 Folder 248 Folder 249	Robeson
Folder 250-251 Folder 250 Folder 251	Rockingham
Folder 252-253 Folder 252 Folder 253	Rocky Mount
Folder 254-255 Folder 254 Folder 255	Rowan
Folder 256-257 Folder 256 Folder 257	Rutherford
Folder 258-259 Folder 258 Folder 259	Sampson
Folder 260-261 Folder 260 Folder 261	Scotland
Folder 262-263 Folder 262 Folder 263	Stanly
Folder 264-265 Folder 264 Folder 265	Stokes
Folder 266-267 Folder 266 Folder 267	Surry
Folder 268-269 Folder 268 Folder 269	Swain
Folder 270-271 Folder 270 Folder 271	Transylvania
Folder 272-273 Folder 272 Folder 273	Tyrrell
Folder 274-275 Folder 274 Folder 275	Union
Folder 276-277 Folder 276 Folder 277	Vance
Folder 278-283 Folder 278 Folder 279 Folder 280 Folder 281 Folder 282 Folder 283	Wake
Folder 284-285 Folder 284 Folder 285	Warren
Folder 286-287 Folder 286 Folder 287	Washington
Folder 288-289 Folder 288 Folder 289	Watauga
Folder 290-291 Folder 290 Folder 291	Wayne
Folder 292-293 Folder 292 Folder 293	Wilkes
Folder 294-295 Folder 294 Folder 295	Wilson
Folder 296-297 Folder 296 Folder 297	Yadkin
Folder 298-299 Folder 298 Folder 299	Yancey

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1.2. Other Campaign Files, 1947-1949.

About 750 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by type.

These items, which were not organized by Umstead or his staff, include campaign speeches by and for Umstead, lists of county managers and contacts, and political correspondence, chiefly thanking supporters or requesting support. Some correspondence details Umstead's campaign tactics. Correspondents who give particular insight into campaign strategies include Joe Carruthers, Umstead's campaign manager; Wesley McDonald; John Harden, private secretary to Governor Cherry and later Umstead's director of public relations; and Thomas Broughton, a Thomasville, N.C., public relations agent. Other notable correspondents include Governors R. Gregg Cherry and Kerr Scott.

Folder 300	Advertisements
Folder 301A	Campaign Speeches
Folder 301BA	Senate Campaign Finances
Folder 301BB	Clipping about prospective senatorial candidates, September 1949
Folder 302-303 Folder 302 Folder 303	Contacts and Managers by County (see also folder 861)
Folder 304	Correspondence, December 1946-April 1947
Folder 305	Correspondence, May-August 1947
Folder 306	Correspondence, September-October 1947
Folder 307	Correspondence, November-December 1947
Folder 308	Correspondence, January 1948
Folder 309	Correspondence, February 1948
Folder 310	Correspondence, March 1948
Folder 311	Correspondence, April 1948
Folder 312-313 Folder 312 Folder 313	Correspondence, May 1948
Folder 314	Correspondence, June 1948 and undated
Folder 315	Guest Register, January 1947-November 1948
Folder 316-317 Folder 316 Folder 317	Lists of Possible Supporters
Folder 318	Miscellaneous Campaign Material
Folder 319	Speeches by Others Supporting Umstead

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2. Senate Office Files, 1947-1949.

About 1750 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Cheifly files of constituent correspondence concerning legislation and casework needs. Some other material also appears.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2.1. Legislative Files, 1947-1949.

About 750 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Chiefly correspondence with constituents regarding public issues of concern to them. Over half of this material concerns the Taft-Hartley Act, which Umstead supported. The act, intended to curb the power of organized labor, passed over President Truman's veto. Umstead routinely stated his position on the act and occasionally explained his stand in more detail.

Material also appears concerning such issues important to North Carolina as the furniture industry, federal aid to improve rivers and harbors, and Umstead's views on drunk driving and the prohibition of advertising of alcoholic beverages. Speeches record Umstead's stands on such issues as civil rights and agricultural legislation.

The majority of these files were organized and titled by Umstead's staff; they almost surely reflect only a fraction of his original subject files.

Folder 320A	Agriculture
Folder 320B	Alcoholic Beverages
Folder 321-322 Folder 321 Folder 322	Camp Butner
Folder 323	Federal Government
Folder 324	Furniture
Folder 325	General
Folder 326-333 Folder 326 Folder 327 Folder 328 Folder 329 Folder 330 Folder 331 Folder 332 Folder 333	Labor: For
Folder 334-337 Folder 334 Folder 335 Folder 336 Folder 337	Labor: Against
Folder 338	Louisburg Theatre
Folder 339	Report on North Carolina Manufacturers' Taxes
Folder 340	Rivers and Harbors
Folder 341	Speeches and Press Releases
Folder 342	Wilmington Ports Authority

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2.2. Casework and Appointment Files, 1947-1949.

About 500 items.

Files relating to veterans' affairs, postal and civil service appointments, and other constituent needs for which Umstead's aid was sought. These files document efforts by the senator's office to expedite government appointments, especially postal and service academy appointments, and constituents' dealings with the Veterans Administration and other government agencies.

These files are generally arranged alphabetically by client; there are noticeable gaps, particularly Casework, C-I.

Folder 343	Appointments: Academies
Folder 344	Appointments: Justice Department
Folder 345	Appointments: Postal
Folder 346	Casework: B
Folder 347-348 Folder 347 Folder 348	Casework: General
Folder 349	Casework: J
Folder 350	Casework: K
Folder 351	Casework: L
Folder 352	Casework: M
Folder 353	Casework: O
Folder 354	Casework: P
Folder 355	Casework: R
Folder 356	Casework: S
Folder 357	Casework: T
Folder 358-363 Folder 358 Folder 359 Folder 360 Folder 361 Folder 362 Folder 363	Casework: Veterans
Folder 364	Casework: W

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.2.3. General Correspondence and Miscellaneous Material, 1947-1949.

About 500 items.

Chiefly routine and social correspondence. Correspondence from January 1947 consists mostly of congratulatory letters from friends and supporters on Umstead's appointment to the U. S. Senate and Umstead's replies. Some correspondence and miscellaneous material relates to such routine internal Senate functions as office supplies and travel allowances.

Folder 365-367 Folder 365 Folder 366 Folder 367	Christmas Greetings
Folder 368	Correspondence, 1946
Folder 369-373 Folder 369 Folder 370 Folder 371 Folder 372 Folder 373	Correspondence, January 1947
Folder 374	Correspondence, February-May 1947
Folder 375	Correspondence, June-December 1947
Folder 376	Correspondence, January-November 1948
Folder 377	Correspondence, December 1948 and undated
Folder 378	Crank Mail
Folder 379	Miscellaneous Material
Folder 380	Visitors' Registry

Expand/collapse Series 3. William Bradley Umstead North Carolina Gubernatorial Files, 1951-1953.

About 11500 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Material relating chiefly to Umstead's 1952 gubernatorial campaign. Some material relating to his administration is contained here, but the researcher interested primarily in the administration should consult the North Carolina State Archives to see Umstead's official gubernatorial records.

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1. Campaign Files, 1951-1953.

About 10500 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Correspondence with supporters, campaign speeches, and other material relating to Umstead's 1952 gubernatorial campaign.

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1.1. Correspondence with Supporters and Organizers, 1951-1953.

About 10000 items.

Arrangement: by type then alphabetical by county.

Letters regarding support for Umstead's Candidacy, post-campaign letters of appreciation to supporters, and correspondence with county organizers. This material was arranged by Umstead's staff.

There is a fairly complete run of letters regarding support for Umstead's Candidacy arranged by county (there is no material for Clay or Haywood counties; High Point and Rocky Mount have their own files). These items consist chiefly of letters from Umstead soliciting support from individuals, responses to these letters, and Umstead's response in turn. Organizational correspondence is complete through Northampton County except for Bertie and Hyde counties, and contains a file for High Point. Post-campaign appreciation letters are the most scattered and least complete, and contain a miscellaneous file and an out-of-state file. See also Subseries 3.1.2, folder 660F.

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1.1.1. Letters of Support

Folder 381-384 Folder 381 Folder 382 Folder 383 Folder 384	Alamance
Folder 385	Alexander
Folder 386	Alleghany
Folder 387	Anson
Folder 388	Ashe
Folder 389	Avery
Folder 390	Beaufort
Folder 391	Bertie
Folder 392	Bladen
Folder 393	Brunswick
Folder 394-397 Folder 394 Folder 395 Folder 396 Folder 397	Buncombe
Folder 398	Burke
Folder 399-400 Folder 399 Folder 400	Cabarrus
Folder 401	Caldwell
Folder 402	Camden
Folder 403	Carteret
Folder 404	Caswell
Folder 405-406 Folder 405 Folder 406	Catawba
Folder 407	Chatham
Folder 408	Cherokee
Folder 409	Chowan
Folder 410	Clay
Folder 411	Cleveland
Folder 412-413 Folder 412 Folder 413	Columbus
Folder 414	Craven
Folder 415-416 Folder 415 Folder 416	Cumberland
Folder 417	Currituck
Folder 418	Dare
Folder 419	Davidson
Folder 420	Davie
Folder 421	Duplin
Folder 422-423 Folder 422 Folder 423	Durham
Folder 424-425 Folder 424 Folder 425	Edgecombe
Folder 426-429 Folder 426 Folder 427 Folder 428 Folder 429	Forsyth
Folder 430	Franklin
Folder 431-433 Folder 431 Folder 432 Folder 433	Gaston
Folder 434	Gates
Folder 435	Graham
Folder 436-437 Folder 436 Folder 437	Granville
Folder 438	Greene
Folder 439-445 Folder 439 Folder 440 Folder 441 Folder 442 Folder 443 Folder 444 Folder 445	Guilford
Folder 446-448 Folder 446 Folder 447 Folder 448	Halifax
Folder 449-450 Folder 449 Folder 450	Harnett
Folder 451	Haywood
Folder 452	Henderson
Folder 453	Hertford
Folder 454-456 Folder 454 Folder 455 Folder 456	High Point
Folder 457	Hoke
Folder 458	Hyde
Folder 459-460 Folder 459 Folder 460	Iredell
Folder 461	Jackson
Folder 462-463 Folder 462 Folder 463	Johnston
Folder 464	Jones
Folder 465	Lee
Folder 466-468 Folder 466 Folder 467 Folder 468	Lenoir
Folder 469-470 Folder 469 Folder 470	Lincoln
Folder 471	Macon
Folder 472	Madison
Folder 473	Martin
Folder 474	McDowell
Folder 475-480 Folder 475 Folder 476 Folder 477 Folder 478 Folder 479 Folder 480	Mecklenburg
Folder 481	Mitchell
Folder 482-483 Folder 482 Folder 483	Montgomery
Folder 484-486 Folder 484 Folder 485 Folder 486	Moore
Folder 487-488 Folder 487 Folder 488	Nash
Folder 489-493 Folder 489 Folder 490 Folder 491 Folder 492 Folder 493	New Hanover
Folder 494	Northampton
Folder 495	Onslow
Folder 496	Orange
Folder 497	Pamlico
Folder 498-500 Folder 498 Folder 499 Folder 500	Pasquotank
Folder 501	Pender
Folder 502	Perquimans
Folder 503-504 Folder 503 Folder 504	Person
Folder 505-508 Folder 505 Folder 506 Folder 507 Folder 508	Pitt
Folder 509	Polk
Folder 510	Randolph
Folder 511	Richmond
Folder 512-515 Folder 512 Folder 513 Folder 514 Folder 515	Robeson
Folder 516-518 Folder 516 Folder 517 Folder 518	Rockingham
Folder 519-521 Folder 519 Folder 520 Folder 521	Rocky Mount
Folder 522-523 Folder 522 Folder 523	Rowan
Folder 524-525 Folder 524 Folder 525	Rutherford
Folder 526	Sampson
Folder 527	Scotland
Folder 528	Stanly
Folder 529	Stokes
Folder 530-531 Folder 530 Folder 531	Surry
Folder 532	Swain
Folder 533	Transylvania
Folder 534	Tyrrell
Folder 535-536 Folder 535 Folder 536	Union
Folder 537-538 Folder 537 Folder 538	Vance
Folder 539-541 Folder 539 Folder 540 Folder 541	Wake
Folder 542-550 Folder 542 Folder 543 Folder 544 Folder 545 Folder 546 Folder 547 Folder 548 Folder 549 Folder 550	Wake
Folder 551	Warren
Folder 552	Washington
Folder 553	Watauga
Folder 554-555 Folder 554 Folder 555	Wayne
Folder 556	Wilkes
Folder 557-558 Folder 557 Folder 558	Wilson
Folder 559	Yadkin
Folder 560	Yancey

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1.1.2. Correspondence with Organizers

Folder 561	Alamance
Folder 562	Alexander
Folder 563	Alleghany
Folder 564	Anson
Folder 565	Ashe
Folder 566	Avery
Folder 567	Beaufort
Folder 568	Bladen
Folder 569	Brunswick
Folder 570	Buncombe
Folder 571-572 Folder 571 Folder 572	Burke
Folder 573	Cabarrus
Folder 574	Caldwell
Folder 575	Camden
Folder 576	Carteret
Folder 577	Caswell
Folder 578	Catawba
Folder 579	Chatham
Folder 580	Cherokee
Folder 581	Chowan
Folder 582	Clay
Folder 583	Cleveland
Folder 584	Columbus
Folder 585	Craven
Folder 586	Cumberland
Folder 587	Currituck
Folder 588	Dare
Folder 589	Davie
Folder 590	Duplin
Folder 591	Durham
Folder 592	Edgecombe
Folder 593	Forsyth
Folder 594	Franklin
Folder 595	Gaston
Folder 596	Gates
Folder 597	Graham
Folder 598	Granville
Folder 599	Greene
Folder 600	Guilford
Folder 601	Halifax
Folder 602	Harnett
Folder 603	Haywood
Folder 604	Henderson
Folder 605	Hertford
Folder 606	High Point
Folder 607	Hoke
Folder 608	Iredell
Folder 609	Jackson
Folder 610	Johnston
Folder 611	Jones
Folder 612	Lee
Folder 613	Lenoir
Folder 614	Lincoln
Folder 615	Macon
Folder 616	Madison
Folder 617	Martin
Folder 618	McDowell
Folder 619	Mecklenburg
Folder 620	Mitchell
Folder 621	Montgomery
Folder 622	Moore
Folder 623	Nash
Folder 624	New Hanover
Folder 625	Northampton

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1.1.3. Post-campaign Appreciation Letters

Folder 626	Buncombe
Folder 627	Burke
Folder 628	Cabarrus
Folder 629	Caldwell
Folder 630-631 Folder 630 Folder 631	Columbus
Folder 632	Craven
Folder 633	Cumberland
Folder 634	Currituck
Folder 635	Dare
Folder 636	Davidson
Folder 637	Miscellaneous
Folder 638-641 Folder 638 Folder 639 Folder 640 Folder 641	Out-of-state
Folder 642	Richmond
Folder 643	Robeson
Folder 644	Rockingham
Folder 645	Rowan
Folder 646	Transylvania
Folder 647	Tyrrell
Folder 648	Union
Folder 649	Vance
Folder 650-652 Folder 650 Folder 651 Folder 652	Wake
Folder 653	Warren
Folder 654	Yancey

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.1.2. Other Campaign Files, 1951-1953.

About 5500 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by type.

Campaign office files, including lists of county contacts, election returns, financial statements, public statements and news releases, and copies of political advertisements for Umstead and for Hubert Olive, his main opponent. Much of this material was not organized by Umstead's staff.

Folder 655	Advertisements
Folder 656-657A	Applications for Jobs
Folder 657B	Campaign Finance Ledger
Folder 657C	Cancelled Checks, Gubernatorial Campaign
Folder 658A	Certification of Results
Folder 658B	Check Stub Books, 1952
Folder 659-660A	Contacts and Managers by County (see also folder 861)
Folder 660B	Contributors, Lists of. 1952, and undated
Folder 660C	Contributions and Expenditures
Folder 660D	Contributions and Political Expenses Record
Folder 660E	Correspondence: Miscellaneous, 1952 and January 1953
Folder 660F	Correspondence: Mainly responses to letters sent out on behalf of Umstead's candidacy by E. I. Bugg, president of the Durham Hotel Corporation.
Folder 660G	Correspondence: Mainly between Umstead and Josh Horne, of the Rocky Mount Publishing Company
Folder 661	Election Returns
Folder 662-664 Folder 662 Folder 663 Folder 664	Engagements Filled, 1952
Folder 665-668 Folder 665 Folder 666 Folder 667 Folder 668	Financial Material
Folder 669-671 Folder 669 Folder 670 Folder 671	Form Letters (Copies)
Folder 672	Guest Registers, 1952
Folder 673-674 Folder 673 Folder 674	Invitations Accepted
Folder 675-677 Folder 675 Folder 676 Folder 677	Invitations Declined
Folder 678	Invitations Pending
Folder 679A-679B	Hubert Olive Campaign Material
Folder 680	Lists Checked
Folder 681	Miscellaneous Campaign Files
Folder 682	Miscellaneous Correspondence
Folder 683-684 Folder 683 Folder 684	Newspaper Form Letters, 1952
Folder 685	Office Services
Folder 686	Office Supplies
Folder 687-688A	Pre-campaign File
Folder 688B	Speeches given by or on behalf of Umstead, 1952
Folder 689-690E	Statements and News Releases
Folder 691	Telegrams
Folder 692A	Thank You Letters (Help in Headquarters)
Folder 692B	"The William Umstead Club": an 8-page roster of signatures, 12 September, 1951
Folder 692C	Witholding tax and payroll, Gubernatorial Camapaign: Official documents and correspondence

Expand/collapse Subseries 3.2. Miscellaneous Gubernatorial Files, 1951-1954.

About 1050 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by type.

Personal correspondence of Umstead while he was governor, programs of events he attended, and such administrative material as state budget analyses, statements and press releases, business newsletters and other research material, and material relating to Umstead's inauguration.

The personal correspondence in this series consists almost entirely of routine social letters and includes a large number of get-well wishes and their acknowledgments. Inaugural material consists chiefly of invitations and letters of appreciation to people who worked on the event. Included in Other Gubernatorial Material are lists of members of several state agencies, some administrative reports, and items recording press coverage. Research Material consists chiefly of business newsletters and annual reports as well as reports on activities of other state governments.

Also in this series is a set of alphabetically arranged 3x5" index cards carrying names and addresses of political supporters who Umstead consulted when making state government appointments. Colors apparently reflected level of support.

The bulk of Umstead's gubernatorial papers are official state records on file at the North Carolina State Archives.

Folder 693	Appointment Calendars, 1953 and 1954
Folder 694	Budget, Tax, and Economy
Folder 695A	Callers and Invitations File
Folder 695B	Certification of election, signed by Thad Eure, Secretary of State
Folder 696A	Conservation and Development
Folder 696B	Correspondence about photographs of Umstead and his family
Folder 697-702 Folder 697 Folder 698 Folder 699 Folder 700 Folder 701 Folder 702	Get-Well Wishes and Acknowledgments
Folder 703	Inaugural Address
Folder 704	Inaugural Material
Folder 705	Legislative Notebook, 1953
Folder 706	Mansion Guest Register, Office Guest Register, 1953 (see oversize volumes SV-4529/22-23)
Oversize Volume SV-4529/22-23 SV-4529/22 SV-4529/23	Mansion Guest Register, Office Guest Register, 1953
Folder 707-708A	Other Gubernatorial Material
Folder 708B	Pamphlet: "Facts about North Carolina," 1951
Folder 709A	Personal Correspondence
Folder 709B	Personal and Confidential Correspondence. Correspondents and/or addressees include Otis M. Banks, S. C. Brawley, Walter Briggs, Gregg Cherry, R. J. Ennis Davis, E. R. Derryberry, Bryce R. Holt, O. K. LaRouque, W. Kerr Scott, Bodie Ward, and Penn Watson
Folder 710	President of Turkey Visit, 1954
Folder 711-712 Folder 711 Folder 712	Programs
Folder 713	Public Higher Education
Folder 714	Research Material
Folder 715	Requests for Photographs
Folder 716	Statements and Press Releases
Box 27-31 Box 27 Box 28 Box 29 Box 30 Box 31	Index Card Files

Expand/collapse Series 4. William Bradley Umstead Political Clippings, ca. 1920-1980.

About 10020 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Loose newspapers clippings and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating chiefly to the political career of William Bradley Umstead.

Expand/collapse Subseries 4.1. Political Scrapbooks, 1921-1954.

21 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/1

1921-1943.

Chiefly clippings of Umstead's political career as solicitor and congressman. Also included are programs of events at which Umstead was the featured speaker, congratulatory telegrams (1936, 1938), and a few personal notes. Compiled by Mrs. O. G. Duke, Jr. About 176 pp.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/2

1929-1933.

Clippings concerning Umstead's terms as solicitor and congressman. There are two letters to Merle Davis Umstead from her father, Charles D. Davis, dated June 1932, expressing his happiness at Umstead's nomination as Democratic candidate for Congress, and a few congratulatory telegrams from others also concerning Umstead's nomination. Compiled by Merle Davis Umstead. About 76 pp.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/3

1933-1936.

Chiefly clippings of events in Washington, D.C., invitations to functions, and other memorabilia.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/4

1936.

Chiefly clippings of events in Washington, D.C., and invitations to functions.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/5

1941-1951.

Chiefly clippings about Umstead as campaign manager for R. Gregg Cherry, as Democratic State chair, and as United States senator. Also documented is Umstead's campaign for reelection to the senate.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/6

1944.

Clippings covering the Democratic Campaign. Compiled/arranged by Sallie Baker Everett, vice-chair of the State Democratic Committee under Umstead. About 66 pp.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/7

1946-1948.

Clippings compiled during Umstead's term as United States Senator. Arranged by Merle Davis Umstead. About 143 pp.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/8-20

SV-4529/8

SV-4529/9

SV-4529/10

SV-4529/11

SV-4529/12

SV-4529/13

SV-4529/14

SV-4529/15

SV-4529/16

SV-4529/17

SV-4529/18

SV-4529/19

SV-4529/20

1952-1954.

Clippings compiled during Umstead's term as governor.

Oversize Volume SV-4529/21

1953-1954.

Labeled "Special Scrap Book." The clippings in this volume are chiefly from columns in the Charlotte Oberserver or in the Raleigh Times

Expand/collapse Subseries 4.2. Loose Clippings, ca. 1920-1980.

About 10100 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Newspaper clippings relating chiefly to William Bradley Umstead's senate and gubernatorial campaigns and terms. Clippings relating to other political events of concern to Umstead also appear. There are a few clippings relating to Merle Davis Umstead.

Folder 717	1920s
Folder 718-719 Folder 718 Folder 719	1930s
Folder 720	1940-1945
Folder 721	1946
Folder 722	1947
Folder 723-725 Folder 723 Folder 724 Folder 725	1948
Folder 726	1949
Folder 727	1950
Folder 728	1950-1951
Folder 729-739 Folder 729 Folder 730 Folder 731 Folder 732 Folder 733 Folder 734 Folder 735 Folder 736 Folder 737 Folder 738 Folder 739	1951
Folder 740-792 Folder 740 Folder 741 Folder 742 Folder 743 Folder 744 Folder 745 Folder 746 Folder 747 Folder 748 Folder 749 Folder 750 Folder 751 Folder 752 Folder 753 Folder 754 Folder 755 Folder 756 Folder 757 Folder 758 Folder 759 Folder 760 Folder 761 Folder 762 Folder 763 Folder 764 Folder 765 Folder 766 Folder 767 Folder 768 Folder 769 Folder 770 Folder 771 Folder 772 Folder 773 Folder 774 Folder 775 Folder 776 Folder 777 Folder 778 Folder 779 Folder 780 Folder 781 Folder 782 Folder 783 Folder 784 Folder 785 Folder 786 Folder 787 Folder 788 Folder 789 Folder 790 Folder 791 Folder 792	1952
Folder 793-823 Folder 793 Folder 794 Folder 795 Folder 796 Folder 797 Folder 798 Folder 799 Folder 800 Folder 801 Folder 802 Folder 803 Folder 804 Folder 805 Folder 806 Folder 807 Folder 808 Folder 809 Folder 810 Folder 811 Folder 812 Folder 813 Folder 814 Folder 815 Folder 816 Folder 817 Folder 818 Folder 819 Folder 820 Folder 821 Folder 822 Folder 823	1953
Folder 824-843 Folder 824 Folder 825 Folder 826 Folder 827 Folder 828 Folder 829 Folder 830 Folder 831 Folder 832 Folder 833 Folder 834 Folder 835 Folder 836 Folder 837 Folder 838 Folder 839 Folder 840 Folder 841 Folder 842 Folder 843	1954
Folder 844	1955
Folder 845	1956-1959
Folder 846	1960-1966
Folder 847	1970s
Folder 848	1980s
Folder 849-855 Folder 849 Folder 850 Folder 851 Folder 852 Folder 853 Folder 854 Folder 855	Undated

Expand/collapse Series 5. Other William Bradley Umstead Papers, 1863-1953.

About 1000 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Material relating to Umstead, but not to his congressional or gubernatorial career.

Expand/collapse Subseries 5.1. Other Political Material, 1928-1953.

About 450 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Chiefly scattered material relating to R. Gregg Cherry's 1944 gubernatorial campaign, which Umstead managed, and to Umstead's decision not to run for the United States Senate in 1950. Other material consists of campaign items that are not marked such as to identify the particular campaign involved and items not related to campaigns.

Political correspondence includes a letter (24 October 1928), signed "KKK," threatening to lynch Umstead if he continued to support Al Smith's presidential candidacy; a resolution (November, 1928) signed by Umstead and other officers of the American Legion forbidding the Klan from participating in a parade; a letter (22 December 1941) from Josephus Daniels, publisher of the News and Observer , praising an address made by Umstead. Also included are letters in 1949 and 1950 from supporters urging that Umstead be appointed to replace Senator Broughton, and, when Frank Porter Graham was appointed instead, urging that he run for the office in the next election. The correspondence after 1950 consists primarily of invitations to speak at various local events, and Umstead's replies.

Folder 856A	Campaign Financial Reports and Signed Endorsements, 1932. Durham County Bar.
Folder 856B-860A	Cherry Campaign, 1944
Folder 860B	Cancelled Checks and Bills
Folder 860C	Check-Stub Books, 1944, 1946, 1947
Folder 861A	Clipping. Political Criticism/Satire, from the Raleigh News and Observer , 6 April 1931
Folder 861B	Contacts by County, undated
Folder 861C	Congressional Record Mailing List, 19 November 1947
Folder 861DA	Democratic Executive Committee Finances, 1947
Folder 861DB	Higgins, Carlyle W.: Correspondence, 1952
Folder 862-863 Folder 862 Folder 863	Miscellaneous Material
Folder 864	Party Handbooks, 1940-1952
Folder 865	Political Correspondence, 1924-1929
Folder 866	Political Correspondence, 1940-1945
Folder 867A	Political Correspondence, 1946
Folder 867B	Political Correspondence, 1946 (Campaign Contributions)
Folder 868A	Political Correspondence, 1947
Folder 868B	Political Correspondence, 1948 (Telephone Bills)
Folder 869-879 Folder 869 Folder 870 Folder 871 Folder 872 Folder 873 Folder 874 Folder 875 Folder 876 Folder 877 Folder 878 Folder 879	Political Correspondence, 1949
Folder 880	Political Correspondence, 1950
Folder 881-888 Folder 881 Folder 882 Folder 883 Folder 884 Folder 885 Folder 886 Folder 887 Folder 888	Political Correspondence, 1950
Folder 889-900 Folder 889 Folder 890 Folder 891 Folder 892 Folder 893 Folder 894 Folder 895 Folder 896 Folder 897 Folder 898 Folder 899 Folder 900	Political Correspondence, 1951
Folder 901-902 Folder 901 Folder 902	Political Correspondence, 1952-1953 and undated
Folder 903A	R. L. Harris Campaign for Lt. Governor, 1940
Folder 903B	State Democratic Campaign Checks and Statements, 1944
Folder 903C	State Democratic Headquarters: "Amounts sent by counties," 1940, 1942, 1944, 1946
Folder 904	Statements and Press Releases

Expand/collapse Subseries 5.2. Non- Political Material, 1863-1954.

About 550 items.

Processing note: See also Addition of February 2002.

Arrangement: alphabetical by subject.

Various items relating to Umstead's private life, including personal correspondence, biographical material, financial records, school-related material, and certificates and resolutions honoring him.

Personal correspondence dates from 1915 to 1954, chiefly 1917-1921 and 1943-1952. Correspondents include family members, friends, and students. Included are letters from Lelia Humble about difficulties finding a teaching job and letters from students in Kinston about Umstead's enlistment during World War I. Legal material consists largely of correspondence relating to cases Umstead handled. Family material includes records (1863) of the substitution of another man to be conscripted into the Confederate Army, in place of John Umstead of Orange County.

Folder 905A	American Legion Material
Folder 905B	Baily, General Charles Justin, United States Army. Memorial, November 1946
Folder 906	Beanies, UNC class of 1916 (see MU-4529/1)
Museum Item MU-4529/1	Beanies, UNC class of 1916
Folder 907A	Biographical Material
Folder 907B	Boy Scouts. Program for Annual Meeting of Mecklenburg Boy Scouts of America, December 1950
Folder 908	Business Cards and Calling Cards
Folder 909	Certificates and Resolutions (see also OPF-4529/1a)
Folder 910A	Certificates and Resolutions (see also OPF-4529/1a)
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4529/1a	Certificates and Resolutions Includes degrees, awards, commendations, and certificates of public office
Folder 910B	Chamber of Commerce: Detailed program Chamber of Commerce dinner, 20 February 1925
Folder 911	Church Material
Folder 912-916 Folder 912 Folder 913 Folder 914 Folder 915 Folder 916	College Material (University of North Carolina): Includes debating texts and other debating material
Folder 917	Contributions by Umstead
Folder 918	Financial Records
Folder 919A	Financial Records
Folder 919B	Governor's Conference, 1953; issue of State Government magazine
Folder 920	Grammar School Themes
Folder 921	Health Care in North Carolina
Folder 922AA	High School Material
Folder 922AB	Hope Valley Country Club Receipt, 1942
Folder 922B-923	Law School Material
Folder 924-925 Folder 924 Folder 925	Legal Material
Folder 926	Other Items
Folder 927-947 Folder 927 Folder 928 Folder 929 Folder 930 Folder 931 Folder 932 Folder 933 Folder 934 Folder 935 Folder 936 Folder 937 Folder 938 Folder 939 Folder 940 Folder 941 Folder 942 Folder 943 Folder 944 Folder 945 Folder 946 Folder 947	Personal Correspondence
Folder 948-949 Folder 948 Folder 949	Programs
Folder 950-951 Folder 950 Folder 951	Speech Notes
Folder 952-955 Folder 952 Folder 953 Folder 954 Folder 955	Speeches
Folder 956	Teaching Material
Folder 957	Tickets and Passes
Folder 958AA	Umstead Family Material
Folder 958AB	War Production Plan forms, 1943
Folder 958B	UNC Class of 1916: Fifth Reunion

Expand/collapse Series 6. Merle Davis Umstead Personal Material, 1924-1987.

About 2475 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 6.1. Correspondence, 1924-1986.

About 400 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Chiefly letters from Merle Davis Umstead's years as First Lady of North Carolina (1952-1954). Letters preceding the 1950s deal most notably with the death of Merle Davis Umstead's father, Charles D. Davis, in May 1936, William Bradley Umstead's travels through the western United States in 1936, and a congressional trip to the western United States and Hawaii in 1938, on which Merle Davis Umstead accompanied her husband.

From 1952 to 1954, the correspondence consists chiefly of personal notes to Merle from friends expressing congratulations and support at William's 1952 election and concern over his illness in January 1953. Also included are invitations and notes of appreciation from organizations such as the North Carolina March of Dimes, the United Fund, and the Raleigh Music Club.

Correspondence after William Bradley Umstead's death in 1954 pertains chiefly to memorials or events held in his honor, such as the unveiling of the Umstead portrait in February 1957, the opening of the William Bradley Umstead Memorial Bridge in Dare County, N.C., in 1957, and Umstead State Park. Brief notes to Merle Davis Umstead from Frank Porter Graham in 1956 and from Senator Samuel J. Ervin in 1962 are included.

Folder 959	1924-1935
Folder 960-961 Folder 960 Folder 961	1936
Folder 962	1937-1951
Folder 963-965 Folder 963 Folder 964 Folder 965	1952
Folder 966-967 Folder 966 Folder 967	1953
Folder 968-969 Folder 968 Folder 969	1954
Folder 970	1955
Folder 971	1956
Folder 972	1957
Folder 973A	1958-1973
Folder 973B	1974-1986

Expand/collapse Subseries 6.2. Condolences and Tributes Upon the Death of William Bradley Umstead, 1954.

About 1700 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical by writer.

Cards, telegrams, and letters sent to Merle Davis Umstead and her daughter Merle Bradley Umstead by friends, relatives, politicians, and citizens of North Carolina expressing sympathy at the death of William Bradley Umstead in November 1954. There is also one folder of condolence letters received by Lucille Long, sister of William Bradley Umstead, and another folder of letters concerning Umstead's death that were received by others. Also included are tributes offered and resolutions adopted in honor of the late Governor Umstead sent to Merle Davis Umstead by state and local organizations, and lists of those who paid condolence calls to the Governor's Mansion and of those who sent gifts or flowers to the Umstead family.

Folder 974	A
Folder 975-976 Folder 975 Folder 976	B
Folder 977-978 Folder 977 Folder 978	C
Folder 979-980 Folder 979 Folder 980	D
Folder 981	E
Folder 982	F
Folder 983-984 Folder 983 Folder 984	G
Folder 985-986 Folder 985 Folder 986	H
Folder 987	I-J
Folder 988-989 Folder 988 Folder 989	K-L
Folder 990-991 Folder 990 Folder 991	M
Folder 992	N-O
Folder 993-994 Folder 993 Folder 994	P-Q
Folder 995-996 Folder 995 Folder 996	R
Folder 997-998 Folder 997 Folder 998	S
Folder 999-1000 Folder 999 Folder 1000	T-U
Folder 1001-1002 Folder 1001 Folder 1002	V-W
Folder 1003	Y-Z
Folder 1004	Condolence Letters to Others
Folder 1005	Condolence Letters to Lucille Long
Folder 1006-1009 Folder 1006 Folder 1007 Folder 1008 Folder 1009	Tributes and Resolutions
Folder 1010	Visitor/Gift Lists, November 1954

Expand/collapse Subseries 6.3. Other Materials, 1954-1983.

About 300 items.

Arrangement: by subject.

Folder 1011	Autographs of friends compiled in a scrapbook by Merle Davis while at Trinity College in 1924.
Folder 1012	Newspaper, handbooks, and mementos collected by Merle Davis during her 1928 and 1929 summer visits to Camp Montreat for Girls in Montreat, N.C. (see also P-4529/241-269).
Folder 1013	"My Camp Log," a scrapbook compiled by Merle Davis while at Camp Montreat in July and August 1928. Personal messages written by other campers and programs of events are included.
Folder 1014	Writings compiled by Merle Davis while a counselor at Camp Montreat in 1929. "Chapel Talks," camp songs and cheers, and skits probably performed by campers are included.
Folder 1015	"Wildflowers from the Wasatch Mountains in Utah," a collection of dried and pressed flowers presented to Merle Davis Umstead as a memento of her June 1938 trip to Ogden, Utah.
Folder 1016	Menus, schedules, room assignments, and other items from Merle Davis Umstead's trip, along with her mother, Daisy Washburn Davis, to Panama in November 1938 aboard United States Army transport ships (see also P-4529/120-127).
Folder 1017	Notebook of Daisy Washburn Davis which briefly records the daily events of her 1938 trip to Panama.
Folder 1018	Newsletters ("Republication" and "Daily Reporter") from the voyage of November 1938 from New York to Panama.
Folder 1019	Printed invitations, 1918-1983.
Folder 1020A	Calling cards, gift enclosures, membership cards, 1927-1956.
Folder 1020B-1022	American Legion Auxilliary, 1927-1957.
Folder 1023	Woman's Club of Rutherfordton, N.C., 1928-1929; Raleigh Garden Club Yearbooks, 1953-1954.
Folder 1024	Woman's Club of Raleigh Yearbooks, 1953-1954.
Folder 1025A	Congressional Club Yearbooks, 1932 and 1934.
Folder 1025B	Attendence Record at meetings of the Board of Trustees, East Carolina College, 1955-1958.
Folder 1026	Sir Walter Cabinet, 1959 and 1967.
Folder 1027	Christmas card/gift lists, 1946, 1950, 1955.
Folder 1028-1030 Folder 1028 Folder 1029 Folder 1030	Clippings, 1952-1953.
Folder 1031A	Governor's Mansion, 1953-1954. Included are notes made by Laura Reilly, the Mansion housekeeper, guest lists and plans for social functions held by Merle Davis Umstead, and a typewritten description of the Governor's Mansion used for tours.
Folder 1031B	Receipted bills, Governor's Mansion account.
Folder 1032A	Speeches and programs from events held in honor of the late Governor William Bradley Umstead, 1955-1957.
Folder 1032B	Article by Ed Rankin, William B.Umstead's secretary, about Umstead's last days, North Carolina Magazine, November, 1970.
Folder 1033	Newspaper clippings from the 1957 opening of the William Bradley Umstead Memorial Bridge in Dare County, N.C.
Folder 1034AA	Newspaper clippings from the unveiling of Umstead's portrait in the State Capitol in Raleigh in February 1957.
Folder 1034AB	Material about the presentation of Umstead portrait, February 1957.
Folder 1034B	Correspondence on the dedication of Umstead Hall, 1962.
Folder 1034C	News release about dedication of classroom at East Carolina College, March 1960.
Folder 1035	Certificates awarded to Merle Davis Umstead, 1956-1960 (see also OPF-4529/1a).
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-4529/1a	Certificates awarded to Merle Davis Umstead. Includes catechism degrees and an elementary school diploma.
Folder 1036A	Lists compiled by Merle Davis Umstead of people to be invited to the portrait unveiling in February 1957 and those who should be sent a copy of the Governor Umstead Letterbook in March 1958.
Folder 1036B	Congressional Record, 18 November 1954 and 11 April 1974, presented to Merle Davis Umstead by Representative Ike Andrews, April 1974.
Folder 1037AA	Miscellaneous items, including bills for the medical treatment of Merle Davis Umstead, her 1921 application for employment in the Internal Revenue Service, and her 1928 teacher's contract with Rutherford County, N.C.

Expand/collapse Subseries 6.4. Yearbooks, 1930-1987.

63 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

"Yearbooks" kept by Merle Davis Umstead. Entries are very short, typically consisting of a single sentence or two that records the names of visitors, the time of her appointments, preparations for parties and receptions, or other sundry information. Entries are sporadic in some volumes, and they are sometimes in shorthand. Translation of at least some of the shorthand was completed by the donors of the collection. These transcriptions are filed at the end of the subseries.

Folder 1037AB	1930
Folder 1037AC	1931
Folder 1037AD	1932
Folder 1037BA	1933
Folder 1037BB	1934
Folder 1037BC	1935
Folder 1037CA	1936
Folder 1037CB	1937
Folder 1037CC	1938
Folder 1037DA	1939
Folder 1037DB	1940
Folder 1037DC	1941
Folder 1037EA	1942
Folder 1037EB	1943
Folder 1037EC	1944
Folder 1037FA	1945
Folder 1037FB	1946
Folder 1037FC, 1037GA	1947
Folder 1037GB	1948
Folder 1037GC	1949
Folder 1037HA	1950
Folder 1037HB	1951
Folder 1037HC	1952
Folder 1037IA, 1037IB	1953
Folder 1037IC	1954
Folder 1037ID	1955
Folder 1037JA	1956
Folder 1037JB	1957
Folder 1037JC	1958
Folder 1037KA	1959
Folder 1037KB	1960
Folder 1037KC	1961
Folder 1037LA	1962
Folder 1037LB	1963
Folder 1037LC	1964
Folder 1037MA	1965
Folder 1037MB	1966
Folder 1037MC, 1037NA	1967
Folder 1037NB	1968
Folder 1037NC	1969
Folder 1037OA	1970
Folder 1037OB	1971
Folder 1037OC	1972
Folder 1037PA	1973
Folder 1037PB	1974
Folder 1037PC	1975
Folder 1037QA	1976
Folder 1037QB	1977
Folder 1037QC	1978
Folder 1037RA	1979
Folder 1037RB	1980
Folder 1037RC, 1037SA	1981
Folder 1037SB	1982
Folder 1037SC	1983
Folder 1037TA	1984
Folder 1037TB	1985
Folder 1037TC	1986
Folder 1037UA	1987
Folder 1037UB	Transcriptions

Expand/collapse Series 7. Merle Davis Umstead Family Material, 1894-1961.

About 415 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.1. Correspondence, 1894-1961.

About 60 items.

Arrangement: chronological.

Business and personal correspondence of Charles D. and Daisy Washburn Davis (parents of Merle Davis Umstead) and of various Washburn and Harton relatives of Daisy Washburn Davis.

From 1899 to 1918, there are chiefly letters written by John Harton to his mother, Mrs. W. H. Harton of Bostic, N.C., while Harton served in the United States Army stationed in the Philippines from 1899 until his death in 1901. These letters deal largely with Harton's health and location and his wishes for those at home. John Harton was the brother-in-law of Edgar Nollie Washburn. There is one letter to Mrs. W. H. Harton from another son, Leslie N. Harton, who was stationed in France in 1918. There are also several letters to William A. Washburn from friends and family members, including one written in 1902 by E. N. Washburn referring to the building of the store which still stood in Bostic in 1909.

From 1929 to 1961, there are chiefly business letters sent to Charles D. Davis in the early 1930s dealing with loans, insurance policies, and Davis's pension claims as a Spanish-American War veteran. There are a few letters to Davis from Congressman Zebulon Weaver. The correspondence of Daisy Washburn Davis is chiefly comprised of letters written to her when she was in Washington, D.C., in 1947 by her nephew, J. Reid Washburn of Bostic, N.C. The letters chiefly concern family matters and the collecting of rent by Reid Washburn on property owned by Daisy Washburn Davis. There are also clippings and letters sent to Daisy Washburn Davis by Laura H. Reilly, housekeeper of the Governor's Mansion while Davis's son-in-law, William Bradley Umstead, was governor of North Carolina (1952-1954). There are a few scattered letters written in the late 1930s to Ben Washburn, son of E. N. Washburn and Grace Harton Washburn, including brief responses by Senate committee members to inquiries made by Washburn and a vocational questionnaire from Sunshine High School.

Folder 1038	1894-1900
Folder 1039	1901-1929
Folder 1040	1930-1931
Folder 1041	1932-1936
Folder 1042	1938-1961 and undated

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.2. Sunshine Store Records, 1899-1941.

About 315 items.

Arrangement: by type.

Records of various business transactions conducted by the Sunshine Cash Store and Service Station and E. N. Washburn Store, No. 2, both in Rutherford County, N.C. Bills and receipts, Goods Bought/Cash Sales Daily volumes, inventory books, loose account records, and account books are among the types of documentation included. Although chiefly generated by store business, the records also document Washburn family household expenses as well as other financial transactions of Charles D. and Daisy Washburn Davis, including Estate Checks Given, Estate Collections, and Cotton Bought.

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.2.1. Bills and Receipts, 1899-1907; 1928-1938.

About 120 items.

Bills, receipts,a nd shippings invoices from merchants or from suppliers/wholesalers of the stores. Most material resulted from buying trips of Will A. Washburn to New York City in the early 1900s.

Folder 1043-1044 Folder 1043 Folder 1044	1899-1902
Folder 1045	1903
Folder 1046-1047 Folder 1046 Folder 1047	1906
Folder 1048	1907
Folder 1049	1928-1938

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.2.2. Goods Bought/Cash Sales Daily, 1906; 1933-1939.

3 items.

Record of goods purchased, merchants and suppliers/wholesalers dealt with, and daily and monthly totals of cash received for merchandise sold in the Sunshine Cash Store. Totals of the sales tax on the merchandise are listed for 1933-1939.

Folder 1050	1906
Folder 1051	1933-1936
Folder 1052	1936-1939 (also lists estate checks given and estate collections)

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.2.3. Inventory Books, 1912; 1930-1937.

8 items.

Records of goods on hand in the stores, including grocery items, household supplies and equipment, clothing, and textiles. The quantity and monetary value of the goods listed are also specified.

Folder 1053	1912: Invoice of Washburn and Biggerstaff. Includes a genealogy of the Washburn family, written in 1936 by Benjamin Washburn (son of E. N. Washburn).
Folder 1054	1930-1934: Inventory of the Sunshine Service Station.
Folder 1055	1931: Inventory of E. N. Washburn Store, No. 2, 6 January 1932.
Folder 1056	1932: Inventory of E. N. Washburn Store, No. 2, 9 January 1933.
Folder 1057	1934: Inventory of Sunshine Cash Store.
Folder 1058	1935-1936: Inventory of Sunshine Cash Store, 1 June 1936.
Folder 1059	1936-1937: Inventory, probably of Sunshine Cash Store, 23 September 1937.

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.2.4. Loose Account Records, 1919-1941 and undated.

About 100 items.

Chiefly IOUs handwritten by customers to Charles D. Davis in the early 1930s requting that merchandise be charged to their accounts. Most of these items had been loosely inserted in account books.

Folder 1060	1919-1932
Folder 1061	1933-1941 and undated

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.2.5. Account Books, ca. 1900; 1915-1940 and undated.

24 items.

Most of these volumes list the names of individual customers of Sunshine Cash Store, items purchased, and amounts due. There is no apparent scheme of arrangement; however, an alphabetically arranged list of the customers and pages on which they appear is located at the beginning of most volumes.

Folder 1062	ca. 1900: Informal account book, apparently concerning the Washburn family household. Included among the few, brief entries are sales transactions between Washburn family members and payment records for services rendered, such as washing and plowing.
Folder 1063	1915: Account book. Also includes records of cash sales, collections on time sales, and cash paid Furst and Thomas.
Folder 1064	1917-1919: Account book
Folder 1065	1919-1920: Account book
Folder 1066	1920-1921: Account book
Folder 1067	1927-1928: Account book
Folder 1068	1928-1929: Account book
Folder 1069	1928-1935: Account book from the Sunshine Service Station
Folder 1070	1929: Account book
Folder 1071	1929-1930: Account book
Folder 1072	1931-1932: Account book
Folder 1073	1931-1932: Account book
Folder 1074	1932-1933: Record of Berge Neill's accounts with Sunshine Cash Store and with E. N. Washburn Store, No. 2
Folder 1075	1932-1935: Account book
Folder 1076	1934-1935: Informal records of accounts probably from Sunshine Cash Store, transcribed in small notebooks rather than in bound ledgers
Folder 1077	1934-1940: Account book from Sunshine Cash Store. Also includes records of cotton transactions.
Folder 1078	1935-1936: Account book from Sunshine Cash Store
Folder 1079	1936-1939: Account book from Sunshine Cash Store
Folder 1080	Undated: Informal, fragmentary account books, one of which chiefly records cotton and corn transactions.

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.2.6. Other Store Materials, 1901-1902; 1923; 1930-1935 and undated.

About 60 items.

Chiefly price lists and advertisements from merchants or suppliers/wholesalers. Also included are letters to Charles D. Davis from the North Carolina Cotton Growers Co-Operative Association; a letter from the North Carolina State Board of Health concerning comfort station regulations and inspections; and several undated, handwritten lists of store customers.

Folder 1081	1901-1923
Folder 1082	1930
Folder 1083	1931-1933
Folder 1084	1935-1939 and undated

Expand/collapse Subseries 7.3. Other Materials, 1895-1947 and undated.

About 40 items.

Tax notices, bank statements, and receipts, 1925-1947, of Charles D. and Daisy Washburn Davis; trustee record and bank statements of the Bostic Presbyterian Church Manse, 1925-1927, when Charles D. Davis was secretary/treasurer of the church; an essay entitled concerning canal building, June 1895, and possibly written by Ben Washburn; a portion of The Soldier's Handbook, which was printed in 1896 and belonged to John Harton; and a few other items.

Folder 1085	Canal building, 1895
Folder 1086	The Soldier's Handbook, 1896
Folder 1087	Tax notices, bank statements, and receipts of Charles D. and Daisy Washburn Davis, 1925-1947
Folder 1088	Records of Bostic Presbyterian Church Manse, 1925-1927
Folder 1089	Miscellaneous

Expand/collapse Series 8. Audio-Visual Material, 1930s-1981 and undated.

About 400 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 8.1. Pictures, 1930s-1981 and undated.

About 375 items.

Arrangement: by subject.

Image P-4529/1A	Photocopied photograph portraits of American statesmen, signed and dedicated by them to William Bradley Umstead (negatives included).
Image P-4529/1B-12F	William Bradley Umstead.
Image P-4529/13-61 P-4529/13 P-4529/14 P-4529/15 P-4529/16 P-4529/17 P-4529/18 P-4529/19 P-4529/20 P-4529/21 P-4529/22 P-4529/23 P-4529/24 P-4529/25 P-4529/26 P-4529/27 P-4529/28 P-4529/29 P-4529/30 P-4529/31 P-4529/32 P-4529/33 P-4529/34 P-4529/35 P-4529/36 P-4529/37 P-4529/38 P-4529/39 P-4529/40 P-4529/41 P-4529/42 P-4529/43 P-4529/44 P-4529/45 P-4529/46 P-4529/47 P-4529/48 P-4529/49 P-4529/50 P-4529/51 P-4529/52 P-4529/53 P-4529/54 P-4529/55 P-4529/56 P-4529/57 P-4529/58 P-4529/59 P-4529/60 P-4529/61	Umstead with political figures and groups. Included are photographs of Umstead with Adlai Stevenson (42) and Dwight D. Eisenhower (55-56).
Image P-4529/62-72 P-4529/62 P-4529/63 P-4529/64 P-4529/65 P-4529/66 P-4529/67 P-4529/68 P-4529/69 P-4529/70 P-4529/71 P-4529/72	Umstead with non-political figures and groups.
Image P-4529/73-100 P-4529/73 P-4529/74 P-4529/75 P-4529/76 P-4529/77 P-4529/78 P-4529/79 P-4529/80 P-4529/81 P-4529/82 P-4529/83 P-4529/84 P-4529/85 P-4529/86 P-4529/87 P-4529/88 P-4529/89 P-4529/90 P-4529/91 P-4529/92 P-4529/93 P-4529/94 P-4529/95 P-4529/96 P-4529/97 P-4529/98 P-4529/99 P-4529/100	Merle Davis Umstead with groups. Chiefly official photographs of functions during Umstead's term as governor and after his death.
Image P-4529/101	Merle Bradley Umstead, daughter of William and Merle Davis Umstead (image on metal plate).
Image P-4529/102-109 P-4529/102 P-4529/103 P-4529/104 P-4529/105 P-4529/106 P-4529/107 P-4529/108 P-4529/109	Umstead with his family. Chiefly photographs of the family during Umstead's term as governor.
Image P-4529/110-119 P-4529/110 P-4529/111 P-4529/112 P-4529/113 P-4529/114 P-4529/115 P-4529/116 P-4529/117 P-4529/118 P-4529/119	Other identified individuals.
Image P-4529/120-127 P-4529/120 P-4529/121 P-4529/122 P-4529/123 P-4529/124 P-4529/125 P-4529/126 P-4529/127	Trip made by Merle Davis Umstead and her mother, Daisy Washburn Davis, to Panama.
Image P-4529/128-198 P-4529/128 P-4529/129 P-4529/130 P-4529/131 P-4529/132 P-4529/133 P-4529/134 P-4529/135 P-4529/136 P-4529/137 P-4529/138 P-4529/139 P-4529/140 P-4529/141 P-4529/142 P-4529/143 P-4529/144 P-4529/145 P-4529/146 P-4529/147 P-4529/148 P-4529/149 P-4529/150 P-4529/151 P-4529/152 P-4529/153 P-4529/154 P-4529/155 P-4529/156 P-4529/157 P-4529/158 P-4529/159 P-4529/160 P-4529/161 P-4529/162 P-4529/163 P-4529/164 P-4529/165 P-4529/166 P-4529/167 P-4529/168 P-4529/169 P-4529/170 P-4529/171 P-4529/172 P-4529/173 P-4529/174 P-4529/175 P-4529/176 P-4529/177 P-4529/178 P-4529/179 P-4529/180 P-4529/181 P-4529/182 P-4529/183 P-4529/184 P-4529/185 P-4529/186 P-4529/187 P-4529/188 P-4529/189 P-4529/190 P-4529/191 P-4529/192 P-4529/193 P-4529/194 P-4529/195 P-4529/196 P-4529/197 P-4529/198	1938 Western trip.
Image P-4529/199-207 P-4529/199 P-4529/200 P-4529/201 P-4529/202 P-4529/203 P-4529/204 P-4529/205 P-4529/206 P-4529/207	John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir Dedication, 3 October 1952.
Image P-4529/208-218 P-4529/208 P-4529/209 P-4529/210 P-4529/211 P-4529/212 P-4529/213 P-4529/214 P-4529/215 P-4529/216 P-4529/217 P-4529/218	Governor Umstead's inauguration.
Image P-4529/218A-218B	Fayetteville, N.C., Centennial.
Image P-4529/219-228 P-4529/219 P-4529/220 P-4529/221 P-4529/222 P-4529/223 P-4529/224 P-4529/225 P-4529/226 P-4529/227 P-4529/228	Jefferson Standard Life Insurance convention.
Image P-4529/228A	Bridge Dedication, before November 1954.
Image P-4529/228B	Dedication of Umstead Youth Center, Butner, N.C.
Image P-4529/228C	House Love Feast, April 1953.
Image P-4529/228D	House Love Feast, April 1953. Image P-4529/228DA
	Official Opening of Benson Aircraft Plant, Raleigh-Durham, N.C. Image P-4529/228DB
Image P-4529/228E-228H	Doughton Park, October 1953.
Image P-4529/228I	Swearing in of Air Force Recruits.
Image P-4529/228J	Concert dedicated to William Bradley Umstead.
Image P-4529/228K-228M	Dedication of William Bradley Umstead Park, August 1955.
Image P-4529/229	Person County Court House.
Image P-4529/230-231 P-4529/230 P-4529/231	Drugstore displaying Umstead's senate campaign picture and truck displaying Umstead's gubernatorial campaign slogan.
Image P-4529/232	Headquarters for gubernatorial campaign.
Image P-4529/233-238 P-4529/233 P-4529/234 P-4529/235 P-4529/236 P-4529/237 P-4529/238	Interior of the governor's mansion.
Image P-4529/239-240 P-4529/239 P-4529/240	Governor Umstead ferry.
Image P-4529/241-269 P-4529/241 P-4529/242 P-4529/243 P-4529/244 P-4529/245 P-4529/246 P-4529/247 P-4529/248 P-4529/249 P-4529/250 P-4529/251 P-4529/252 P-4529/253 P-4529/254 P-4529/255 P-4529/256 P-4529/257 P-4529/258 P-4529/259 P-4529/260 P-4529/261 P-4529/262 P-4529/263 P-4529/264 P-4529/265 P-4529/266 P-4529/267 P-4529/268 P-4529/269	Camp Montreat for Girls.
Image P-4529/270-281 P-4529/270 P-4529/271 P-4529/272 P-4529/273 P-4529/274 P-4529/275 P-4529/276 P-4529/277 P-4529/278 P-4529/279 P-4529/280 P-4529/281	Unidentified people.
Image P-4529/282	Unidentified places.
Extra Oversize Image Folder XOP-PF-4529/1	Oversize photographs.
Photograph Album PA-4529/1	Dedication of the Canton Public Library, Canton, N.C., 1954.

Expand/collapse Subseries 8.2. Audio Recordings, 1947-1962 and undated.

24 items.

Expand/collapse Subseries 8.2.1. Audio Tape, 1962 and undated.

2 items.

Audiotape T-4529/1

East Carolina college, Umstead Hall Dedication, 1 April 1962

1/4" Open Reel Audio

Missing as of June 2021

Audiocassette C-4529/1

"Recording to cassette tape of radio transcription disc."

Audiocassette

Expand/collapse Subseries 8.2.2. Audiodiscs, 1947-1953 and undated.

29 items.

Note that some disks are delaminating and/or warped, and may not e playable.

Audiodisc D-4529/1	Senator Umstead, recorded 24 April 1947 (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/2-3 D-4529/2 D-4529/3	Labor speech by Senator William Bradley Umstead, 4 May 1948. 2 copies (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/4	Senator William Bradley Umstead: "Civil Rights," 7 May 1948 (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/5-6 D-4529/5 D-4529/6	Senator William Bradley Umstead: "Plain Talk and Straight Answers," 19 May 1948. Parts 1 and 2. (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/7	Farm Talk with Senator William Bradley Umstead, 24 May 1948 (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/8	Col. S. C. Chambers and Reverend M. C. Dunn speaking for Senator William Bradley Umstead (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/9	W. M. Bacon speaking for Senator William Bradley Umstead (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/10	Umstead Song by Royal Kings-Genial Gene (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/11	Dan K. Edwards and Reverend F. Marshall speaking for Senator William Bradley Umstead (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/12-13 D-4529/12 D-4529/13	Tom Allen for Umstead. 2 copies (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/14	A. C. Lon Edwards For Umstead (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/15	An address by J. Melville Broughton, Jr., on behalf of Umstead (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/16	An address by Representative Robert L. Doughton on behalf of William Bradley Umstead, candidate for governor (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/17-18 D-4529/17 D-4529/18	Umstead for Governor, narration by J. Harden, to be synchronized with film, 8 May 1952 (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/19	Judge Varser, Umstead for Governor, 27 May 1952 (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/20-22 D-4529/20 D-4529/21 D-4529/22	Jingle, Umstead for Governor, May 1952. 3 copies (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/23	Speaker Eugene Bost's presentation of gift to Governor Umstead at Legislative "Lovefeast," North Carolina House of Representatives, 1953 (78 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/24-26 D-4529/24 D-4529/25 D-4529/26	"Umstead Memorium," WPTF, Raleigh, 15 March 1955. Parts 1-5 (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/27-28 D-4529/27 D-4529/28	"In Memorium: Governor William Bradley Umstead," WPTF, Raleigh, 7 November 1954. Parts 1-4 (33 1/3 rpm).
Audiodisc D-4529/29	"Senator William Bradley Umstead," WPTF, Raleigh, 6 April 1948 (33 1/3).

Expand/collapse Subseries 8.3. Films, 1952-1957.

4 items.

Film F-4529/1-2

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F-4529/2

William Bradley Umstead's gubernatorial television campaign (16 mm).

Film F-4529/3

Umstead's election night and inauguration as governor (16 mm, silent, 400 ft.).

Film F-4529/4

Dedication of Governor Umstead bridge, 26 April 1957 (16 mm, color, 100 ft.).

Expand/collapse Addition of February 2002 (Acc. 99173).

About 400 items.

Processing Note: This addition has been arranged according to the organization scheme of, but has not been integrated into, the original deposit of materials.

Expand/collapse Subseries 5.2. Non-political Material, 1917-1946 and undated.

About 400 items.

Arrangement: alphabetical.

Various items relating to William B. Umstead's life before his election to Congress. Almost all of the items in this addition relate to Umstead's military service during World War I. Included are diaries, personal correspondence, financial records, military papers, and other items.

Folder 1090	Diary, 30 December 1917-19 January 1918
Folder 1091	Diary, 16 August 1917-4 July 1918
Folder 1092	Diary pages
Folder 1093	Financial Material
Folder 1094	Memo pad
Folder 1095-1096 Folder 1095 Folder 1096	Military papers, 1917-1919 and undated
Folder 1097	Other papers
Folder 1098-1101 Folder 1098 Folder 1099 Folder 1100 Folder 1101	Personal correspondence, 1917-1919, 1946, and undated
Folder 1102	Post cards
Folder 1103	Travel material (see also XOPF-4529/1a)
Extra Oversize Paper Folder XOPF-4529/1a	Map of areas southeast of Paris, France

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Expand/collapse Series 1. William Bradley Umstead United States House of Representatives Files, 1932-1938.

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Expand/collapse Subseries 1.2. William Bradley Umstead Retirement Correspondence, 1938.

Expand/collapse Subseries 1.3. William Bradley Umstead Other House Material, 1932-1938.

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Expand/collapse Series 2. William Bradley Umstead United States Senate Files, 1947-1949.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1. Campaign Files, 1947-1949.

Expand/collapse Subseries 2.1.1. Correspondence with Supporters, 1947-1949.

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Collection Number: 04529

Collection Title: William Bradley Umstead and Merle Davis Umstead Papers (#4529) 1863-1987