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Size | 6 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 1800 items) |
Abstract | Boyd Cathey of Raleigh, N.C., is a white conservative political activist. The collection contains materials relating to the political campaigns of several North Carolina and national conservative political candidates. Included are clippings, campaign literature, some correspondence, and other items from the campaigns of David B. Funderburk for United States Senate, 1985-1986; Pat Robertson for president, 1987-1988; Jesse Helms for United States Senate, 1988-1990; and Pat Buchanan for president, 1991-1992. Cathey was particularly active in the Robertson and Buchanan campaigns. There are also a few letters from Senator Sam Ervin Jr., Terry Sanford, historian Gene Genovese, writer Russell Kirk, film critic Norman Stewart, and Vincent S. Waters, Roman Catholic bishop of Raleigh. Materials in additions are similar to the materials in the original political deposit and relate to elections in 1992 and 1996. |
Creator | Cathey, Boyd. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: Roslyn Holdzkom, Linda Sellars, 1992, 1999
Encoded by: Roslyn Holdzkom, August 2006
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, June 2021
Conscious Editing updates by Wilson Library staff, January 2023: abstract; biographical note expanded.
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Boyd Cathey of Raleigh, N.C., is a white conservative political activist who has written about the theological basis for the American Civil War, the impact of neo-conservativism on southern conservatism, in opposition to Martin Luther King Day and Juneteenth being recognized as federal holidays, in defense of Confederate monuments in public spaces, and other topics in southern history and heritage. He was a regular contributor to The Southern Partisan and later to the Abbeville Institute Press blog, both of which are associated with the neo-Confederate movement, and was on the editorial advisory committee of the Journal of Historical Review, a publication that has provided a platform for Holocaust denial. Cathey is also active in the Sons of Confederate Veterans and a regular contributor to their magazine, Southern Mercury.
Cathey earned a Ph.D. in European History from the Catholic University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, and an M.A. in Intellectual History from the University of Virginia.
Back to TopThe papers of political conservative and editor Boyd Cathey of Raleigh, N.C., contain materials relating to the political campaigns of several North Carolina and national conservative political candidates. Included are clippings, campaign literature, some correspondence, and other items from the campaigns of David B. Funderburk for United States Senate, 1985-1986; Pat Robertson for president, 1987-1988; Jesse Helms for United States Senate, 1988-1990; and Pat Buchanan for president, 1991-1992. Cathey was particularly active in the Robertson and Buchanan campaigns. There are also a few letters from Senator Sam Ervin Jr., Terry Sanford, historian Gene Genovese, writer Russell Kirk, film critic Norman Stewart, and Vincent S. Waters, Roman Catholic bishop of Raleigh. Materials in additions are similar to the materials in the original political deposit and relate to elections in 1992 and 1996.
Back to TopClippings, position papers, campaign materials, and a few letters. Cathey served on the statewide steering committee to elect Funderburk and was a personal friend of the candidate.
Folder 1-4
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4 |
David B. Funderburk for president |
Clippings, a few routine letters, campaign materials, and other items relating to political matters; a few items relating to The Southern Partisan; and copies of The Conservative Perspective, 1984-1988.
Clippings, form letters, planning documents, press releases, and some correspondence relating to the North Carolina Americans for Robertson, which Cathey co-chaired with Representative Edgar Starnes. Also included are two commercially produced campaign cassettes.
Folder 15-27
Folder 15Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20Folder 21Folder 22Folder 23Folder 24Folder 25Folder 26Folder 27 |
Pat Robertson for president |
Audiocassette C-4629/1 |
Pat Robertson, "What I Would Do As President"Audiocassette |
Audiocassette C-4629/2 |
Americans For Robertson, "Vital Message From Pat Robertson" and "An Evaluation of 1988"Audiocassette By R. Marc Nuttle. |
Clippings, letters to editors, and other materials relating to controversies between Senator Jesse Helms and North Carolina Governor James Hunt.
Folder 28-29
Folder 28Folder 29 |
Jesse Helms/James Hunt |
Clippings, campaign materials, a few letters, and other items relating to the campaign.
Folder 30-31
Folder 30Folder 31 |
Jesse Helms for Senate |
Clippings, campaign materials, planning documents, and a few letters relating to the campaign for which Cathey was North Carolina chair.
Folder 32-36
Folder 32Folder 33Folder 34Folder 35Folder 36 |
Pat Buchanan for President |
General correspondence with the persons listed below. Some of the letters from politicians are routine constituent letters.
Folder 37 |
Sam Ervin Jr. |
Terry Sanford |
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David Price |
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Eugene Genovese |
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Jesse Helms |
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Folder 38 |
Russell Kirk |
National Review |
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Patricia Scott (widow of actor Randolph Scott) |
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Norman Stewart |
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Vincent S. Waters |
Folder 44-45
Folder 44Folder 45 |
North Carolina politics: Hayes-Vinroot, 1996 |
Folder 46 |
Helms/Gantt, 1996 |
Folder 47 |
Heineman for Congress, 1996 |
Folder 48 |
North Carolina state and local politics, 1996 |
Folder 49 |
North Carolina state G.O.P. chair, 1995 |
Folder 50 |
Miscellaneous North Carolina and national politics and religious issues |
Folder 51-52
Folder 51Folder 52 |
Buchanan, 1996 |
Folder 53 |
Miscellaneous national politics |
Folder 54 |
1996 election: Newspapers |
Folder 55 |
Elections, 1996-1997 |
Flyers and fundraising papers |
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Campaign letters |
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Articles and clippings |
Folder 56-57
Folder 56Folder 57 |
Letters and political memorabilia |