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Size | 13.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 4500 items) |
Abstract | G. K. Butterfield (1947-) is a Black civil rights activist, U.S. Army veteran, lawyer, judge, and U.S. representative from Wilson, N.C. The collection consists chiefly of photographs, speeches, printed materials, newspapers, political ephemera, audiovisual materials, and artifacts that document G. K. Butterfield's personal and professional life; Black history, including judicial, political, and civic leaders in Wilson, N.C., the state of North Carolina, and in the United States; and politics and political figures in Washington, D.C., while Butterfield served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Topics include Butterfield's education at Charles H. Darden High School and North Carolina Central University; his career in law (at Fitch, Butterfield, and Wynn), in the judiciary (North Carolina Superior Court and North Carolina Supreme Court), and in politics (representing the 1st district of North Carolina in U.S. Congress); his lifelong social justice activism, especially for voting rights; awards and recognition, including congratulatory and thank you correspondence from presidents, Congressional colleagues, and others; local and national news coverage of current events, including September 11th, and national politics, including elections and impeachment; Butterfield's perspective on the Obama presidency; celebratory events, such as swearing-in ceremonies and anniversary observances of historic people and events, including the death of John Lewis and the Selma March; and G. K. Butterfield Sr.'s affiliation with the Old North State Dental Society. There are also files of ephemera, photographs, and artifacts curated by Butterfield that relate to his personal and professional life, work, and interests. |
Creator | Butterfield, G. K. (George Kenneth), 1947- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
This finding aid compiles archival collecting, description, and preservation work performed by Nancy Kaiser, Patrick Cullom, Rebecca Stubbs, Christian Edwards, Jessica Venlet, Anne Wells, Chaitra Powell, Dawne Howard Lucas, Jackie Dean, and Biff Hollingsworth, November 2021
Encoded by: Nancy Kaiser, November 2021
Updated: Jessica Venlet and Nancy Kaiser, May 2022; Nancy Kaiser, October 2022.
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The creator's original arrangement has been retained. Folder titles were derived from original folder names and from descriptive metadata found within the files by the processing archivists.
The addition of September 2022 (Acc. 20220913.1) has been integrated intellectually with topically similar materials in the original deposit.
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G. K. Butterfield (1947-) is a Black civil rights activist, U.S. Army veteran, lawyer, judge, and U.S. representative from Wilson, N.C. Butterfield graduated from Charles H. Darden High School and earned bachelor's and law degrees from North Carolina Central University. His commitment to civil rights and workers rights began while he was a young adult. He grew up watching his politically active parents, G. K. Butterfield and Addie Davis Butterfield, advocate for voting rights for African Americans. As a college student he worked on voter registration drives in Durham, N.C., and in 1968 he organized a march from the state capital in Raleigh to the Wilson County Courthouse in support of voting rights. Butterfield also stood with Duke University Hospital employees who were organizing in 1965 for workers' rights.
Butterfield was drafted into the U.S. Army during his junior year of college, served at Fort Bragg, then returned to North Carolina Central University to complete his bachelor degree in political science and sociology and a law degree. After law school, Butterfield returned to Wilson, N.C., to establish a law practice with partners Milton F. "Toby" Fitch and Quentin T. Sumner. In 1983, Sumner left the practice, and the following year James Andrew Wynn Jr. joined. Butterfield's litigation included voting rights cases with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund that helped African American candidates get elected throughout eastern North Carolina. In 1988, Butterfield was elected Superior Court judge, a position he held until 2001, when he was appointed to the North Carolina Supreme Court by Governor Mike Easley. While serving on the North Carolina Supreme Court Butterfield wrote opinions on cases involving judicial sentencing procedures, eminent domain, and the application of capital punishment. Butterfield was not reelected to this position in 2002 and returned, by appointment, to the North Carolina Superior Court for another 2 years of service before retiring from the bench in 2004.
In 2004, Butterfield was elected in a special election to fill the unexpired term of Frank Ballance, who represented the 1st District of North Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has served the 1st District continuously since then. During his tenure, he has served on various committees (and subcommittees), including Agriculture, Armed Services, Ethics, Energy and Commerce (subcommittees on Health; Communications and Technology; Energy; and Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade), and House Administration (subcommittee on Elections). He also has served as Chief or Senior Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus since 2007, and chaired the Congressional Black Caucus during the 114th Congress. Butterfield's Congressional service has focused on access to health care; education; investments in rural communities, such as broadband expansion; consumer privacy; veterans; renewable energies; and federal programs, such as reduced energy rates, that support low-income and middle-class Americans.
His parents were G. K. Butterfield Sr., who emigrated from Bermuda in 1917, and Addie Davis Butterfield, who was born in Wilson County, N.C. They met at Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. Addie Butterfield was a classroom teacher for 48 years, with a special focus on teaching literacy. Before attending Shaw, G. K. Butterfield Sr. volunteered to serve the United States in World War I as a non-citizen; after Shaw he attended Meharry Dental School in Tennessee, then practiced dentistry in Wilson, N.C., for 50 years. Butterfield Sr. helped found the Wilson branch of the NAACP to help register Black voters, and in 1953 was the first Black person elected to the city council in Wilson and the first Black official elected in eastern North Carolina since Reconstruction. He was defeated in 1957 after the city council changed the method of election from district to at-large representation, which diluted the strength of Ward 3, the African American district.
Butterfield has had a lifelong interest in history, especially in documenting African American history. His documentarian work accelerated while in Congress when he began taking his own photographs and collecting memorabilia during Congressional business, including diplomatic trips abroad.
Adapted from G. K. Butterfield's official biography and "Retiring Congressman G.K. Butterfield donates papers to UNC-Chapel Hill Library " by Claire Cusick.
Back to TopThe collection consists chiefly of photographs, speeches, printed materials, newspapers, political ephemera, audiovisual materials, and artifacts that have been arranged into four series:
Series 1. Personal and Professional Life, including his education at Charles H. Darden High School and North Carolina Central University; his legal career at Fitch, Butterfield, and Wynn; his father's affiliation with the Old North State Dental Society; his judicial career in the North Carolina Superior Court and the North Carolina Supreme Court; and his political career, campaigning for a seat in U.S. Congress representing the 1st district of North Carolina.
Series 2. Black History, including Black lawyers and judges, and the history of Black life and experience in Wilson, N.C., the state of North Carolina, and the United States.
Series 3. Politics, including the Congressional Black Caucus; Jesse Jackson; John Lewis; Voting Rights Act Extension; Barack Obama's campaign, inauguration and presidential era; Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign; Donald Trump's impeachment; and Joseph Biden's presidential campaign.
Series 4. Curated Files consists of 69 files created by Butterfield of ephemera, photographs, and artifacts relating to his personal and professional life, work, and interests.
Series 5. Other Materials consists of artifacts collected by G. K. Butterfield chiefly during his time in U.S. Congress.
Other topics in the first 5 series include Butterfield's lifelong social justice activism, especially for voting rights; awards and recognition for Butterfield, including congratulatory and thank you correspondence from presidents, Congressional colleagues, and others; local and national news coverage of current events, such as September 11th, and national politics, such as elections and impeachment; Butterfield's perspective on the Obama presidency; celebratory events, such as swearing-in ceremonies and anniversary observances of historic people and events, such as the death of John Lewis and the Selma March.
Series 6A. Digital Images (Addition of April 2022) document activities, travel, and the political and social network of G. K. Butterfield while serving as a U.S. congressman from 2005 to 2021. Topics include campaigns and fundraising; congressional events, such as Civil Rights anniversary celebrations and delegation travel to foreign countries; the Congressional Black Caucus; meetings with dignitaries, such as Presidents Bush and Obama; 2nd Congressional District work, such as tours of farms, military bases, health clinics, and companies; the North Carolina Black Legislative Caucus; and the investiture of James "Jim" Andrew Wynn Jr. as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. There are also photographs documenting the Old North State Dental Society.
Back to TopArrangement: by subject groups as created by and received from G. K. Butterfield.
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/1 |
News coverage, 2007-2008, 2017Chiefly documenting reunions and history of the alumni association. Includes advertising supplement with personal ads. |
Folder 1-4
Folder 1Folder 2Folder 3Folder 4 |
Alumni Association, 1976-2021Includes class anniversary event programs, remarks by G. K. Butterfield, Darden's Legacy. |
Folder 5 |
Other materialsLists of graduates (1924-1970), lists of teachers and a tribute to them, printed name cards, celebration of life program for Cleveland Edward Flowe Jr., invitation to birthday celebration for Addie Scipio Hagans. |
Folder 6 |
Other materials, 1963, 1965Commencement programs, Senior Memories scrapbook and yearbook. Scrapbook might need attention. |
Folder 7 |
Trojan yearbook, 1964 |
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Image Folder PF-70106/1-10 PF-70106/1PF-70106/2PF-70106/3PF-70106/4PF-70106/5PF-70106/6PF-70106/7PF-70106/8PF-70106/9PF-70106/10 |
Photographs: Reunions and events, Class of 1965, circa 1990s-2000sColor photographic prints, color 35mm roll film 50 images Includes negatives. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/11 |
Photographs: Unidentified funeral, circa 2000sColor photographic prints, Black-and-white photographic prints 9 images Includes scans of yearbook. |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-70106/12-13
OP-PF-70106/12OP-PF-70106/13 |
Photographs: Charles H. Darden marching band on steps of U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., 7 April 1964Black-and-white photographic print 2 images The marching band was participating in the Cherry Blossom Parade. The flag flying at half-mast was in recognition of General Douglas MacArthur, whose body was lying in state at the Capitol. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/7 |
Darden Alumni |
Digital Folder DF-70106/8 |
50th Class Reunion, Class of 1965, May 2015 |
Videotape VT-70106/2 |
Charles H. Darden Alumni Association Wilson Chapter, The 1st Annual Emancipation Proclamation Celebration Breakfast Buffet honoring the historical contributions of our churches and clergy, 1 January 2003VHS |
Audiocassette C-70106/1 |
Dedication speech, Charles H. Darden Alumni, Family Center, May 1991Audiocassette |
Museum Item MU-70106/141 |
Charles H. Darden High School license plate |
Folder 8 |
Printed material, 2002, 2010, 2015Founders Day Convocations; Soaring on the Legacy: A Concise History of North Carolina Central University; NCCU Now. |
Folder 9 |
Printed material, 2009, 2019Class of 1969: 40th and 50th class anniversaries. |
Folder 10 |
Printed material, 1974, 1993, 20011974 Alumni Directory; programs from installations of Julius L. Chambers and Debra Saunders-White as chancellors of NCCU; commencement program; Of Counsel. |
Folder 11 |
Printed material, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015Homecoming 2008, So Far: 70th Anniversary of NCCU School of Law. |
Folder 12 |
The Eagle, 2009 |
Folder 13 |
North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus Inaugural Founders' Day Reception and Black History Month Celebration program, 2017 |
Museum Item MU-70106/2-4
MU-70106/2MU-70106/3MU-70106/4 |
North Carolina Central University lapel pins |
Museum Item MU-70106/78 |
North Carolina Central University 1910-2005, 95th Anniversary, lapel pin |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/2 |
Profile of Fitch, Butterfield, and Wynn law firm in The Wilson Daily Times, 2004 |
Museum Item MU-70106/160 |
2008 Democratic National Convention lapel pin |
Folder 14 |
Papers, 1970s-1980s, 2014Letter notifying Butterfield that he passed the North Carolina State Bar and a congratulatory note from Earl Whitted Jr., 1975; newspaper clippings relating to Butterfield's graduation from NCCU School of Law and passing the Bar; Butterfield's attorney license; announcements of opening of Fitch, Butterfield, and Wynn; print out of "It's History: Three men fueled Civil Rights 'fire' into Wilson law firm, building a legal legacy whose history is yet to be etched." |
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Image Folder PF-70106/14-18 PF-70106/14PF-70106/15PF-70106/16PF-70106/17PF-70106/18 |
Photographs: Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr., G. K. Butterfield, and James Andrew Wynn Jr.Color photographic prints, Black-and-white photographic prints 20 images |
The Old North State Dental Society has its origins in the late 1800s as a multi-professional alliance of African American physicians, pharmacists, and dentists. In 1947, the dentists split from the alliance to form their own group. Meetings took place annually on the campuses of Historically Black Universities and Colleges.
Folder 15 |
Papers, 1956-1960Rosters of the dental society, a letter concerning a photograph of society members, and letterhead of the Auxiliary of the Old North State Dental Association. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/19 |
Photographs: Old North State Dental Society group portraitsBlack-and-white photographic prints 6 images Several of the images appear to include G.K. Butterfield and his father. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/20 |
Photographs: Old North State Dental Society group portraits, 1948-1970sBlack-and-white photographic prints 5 images Several of the images appear to include G.K. Butterfield and his father. |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-70106/21 |
Photographs: Old North State Dental Society group portraitsBlack-and-white photographic prints 1 image Image appears to include G. K. Butterfield and his father. |
Folder 16-20
Folder 16Folder 17Folder 18Folder 19Folder 20 |
Speeches by G. K. Butterfield
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Folder 21 |
Speeches and writings by othersIncludes speeches and writings by Jesse Jackson, Thurgood Marshall, Julian Bond, K. Edward Greene, James A. Wynn Jr., Walter Dellinger, Ralph David Abernathy, Gene Nichol, Louvenia Ward, and William Raspberry. |
Folder 22 |
Papers, 1988, 1997G. K. Butterfield's Superior Court Judge license (in leather case); undated roster of Judges of the Superior Court; G. K. Butterfield for Judge Committee campaign pamphlet; verdict sheet for Halifax County, The State of North Carolina vs. Bernice Hunt. |
Folder 23 |
Papers, 1988, 1989, 1992Letter from Charles Bryant Winberry to G. K. Butterfield regarding judicial schedule, funeral program for Winberry, and Presentation of the Portrait of The Honorable Charles Bryant Winberry. |
Folder 24 |
Certification and Oath of Office, 2002 |
Folder 25 |
Judicial Oath of Office, 2002Includes appointment letter signed by Governor Michael Easley. |
Folder 26 |
Transcript of Ceremonial Session for the Oath of Office to George K. Butterfield Jr., 1989 |
Folder 27 |
News articles about G. K. Butterfield as a Superior Court judge, 1989-1995 |
Folder 28 |
Proposed order in Dixon v. Price and a judgment suspending sentence, 2001Copy of the last case signed by G. K. Butterfield before beginning term on the North Carolina Supreme Court. |
Folder 29 |
Papers, 2003-2004Email regarding the court schedule; G. K. Butterfield's retirement from the bench letter and certificate signed by Governor Michael Easley. |
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Photograph Album PA-70106/1 |
Photographs: North Carolina Superior Court Judge, 1988-1989Color photographic prints, Black-and-white photographic prints, printed materials "The Peoples Day," Butterfield photos and newspaper clippings, scrapbook, 1987 copy of Butterfield paycheck |
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Image Folder PF-70106/22-25 PF-70106/22PF-70106/23PF-70106/24PF-70106/25 |
Photographs: Campaign events, 1988Color photographic prints 120 images Images appear to be from campaign events. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/26-30 PF-70106/26PF-70106/27PF-70106/28PF-70106/29PF-70106/30 |
Photographs: Swearing-in ceremony, 1989Color photographic prints 60 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/31 |
Photographs: Swearing-in ceremony, 1989Color photographic prints 6 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/32 |
Photographs: Portraits, 1989Color photographic prints 12 images Images of G. K. Butterfield in courtroom. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/33-35 PF-70106/33PF-70106/34PF-70106/35 |
Photographs: Portraits, 2001Color photographic negatives 24 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/36 |
Photographs: Unidentified swearing-in ceremony, 2001Color photographic print 1 image |
Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-70106/37 |
Photographs: "First African-American Superior Court Judges Elected in Eastern North Carolina, November 1989Color photographic print L to R: Cy A. Grant (District 6B), Ernest B. Fullwood (District 5), and G. K. Butterfield (District 7BC). |
Museum Item MU-70106/131 |
"Re-elect Judge Ernest Fullwood November 8, 1994" name plate, 1994 |
Folder 30 |
Papers, 2001-2002Campaign printed materials; press release and coverage in The Wilson Daily Times of G. K. Butterfield's announcement of his campaign to run for election to the North Carolina Supreme Court; invitation to a birthday party fundraiser and related coverage in "Under the Dome" section of The News and Observer. |
Folder 31 |
Correspondence, 2000-2002Includes printed emails, documenting the communications leading up to and following G. K. Butterfield's appointment to the North Carolina Supreme Court; the swearing in ceremony for James Andrew Wynn Jr.; presentation of portraits of John Webb and Louis B. Meyer, Associate Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court; letters acknowledging G. K. Butterfield's loss in the 2002 election, including a signed letter from former Governor James B. Hunt. Also includes a laminated card with contact information (home phone numbers) of North Carolina Supreme Court Justices. |
Folder 32 |
Advance Sheets of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of North Carolina, vol. 34, no. 10 and vol. 36, no 1. 2001, 2003 |
Folder 33 |
Swearing-in ceremony materials, 2001Includes news coverage, oath of office, program, G. K. Butterfield's remarks. |
Folder 34 |
News coverage, 2001-2002Topics chiefly include G. K. Butterfield's appointment as a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice. |
Folder 35 |
News coverage, 2002Topics include redistricting challenges and the courts. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/3 |
News coverage, 2001Topics include redistricting challenges and the courts. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/4 |
News coverage, 2001Topics include G. K. Butterfield's appointment as a North Carolina Supreme Court Justice. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/5 |
News coverage, 2000-2002Topics include re-segregation of schools in North Carolina; a re-sentencing death penalty case in which G. K. Butterfield wrote the majority opinion; and G. K. Butterfield's campaign fundraiser in May 2002. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/38-48 PF-70106/38PF-70106/39PF-70106/40PF-70106/41PF-70106/42PF-70106/43PF-70106/44PF-70106/45PF-70106/46PF-70106/47PF-70106/48 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 200 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/49 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Dan Blue," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 200 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/50 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Sammie Chess," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/51 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Family," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/52 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Pat Fitch," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/53 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Henry E. Frye," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/54 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Fullwood," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/55 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Sam Gray," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/56 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Abe Jones," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/57 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Ola Lewis," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/58 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Quentin T. Sumner," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/59 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Webb," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/60 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Jim Wynn," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/61 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "The Boys," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images G.K. Butterfield, James Andrew Wynn Jr., Milton F. "Toby" Fitch. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/62 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "Miscellaneous," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/63 |
Photographs: Swearing in ceremony, "!," 8 February 2001Color photographic prints 15 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/64 |
Photographs: Portraits in courtroom, circa August 2001Color photographic prints 8 images Includes images depicting all justices at the bench. |
Videotape VT-70106/1 |
Supreme Court of North Carolina, Justice George Kenneth Butterfield Jr. swearing in ceremony, 8 February 2001VHS |
Digital Folder DF-70106/4 |
North Carolina Center for Voter Education, Butterfield comments from a press conference at Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, 2001 |
Museum Item MU-70106/145 |
Associate Justice G. K. Butterfield Jr. name plate |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/6-9
OPF-70106/6OPF-70106/7OPF-70106/8OPF-70106/9 |
News coverage, 2003-2004News coverage in The Wilson Daily Times and The News and Observer of audit of Frank Balance that led to G. K. Butterfield challenging him in the First Congressional District race. |
Folder 36 |
News coverage, 2004Topics include G. K. Butterfield's campaign, as covered in The Wilson Daily Times, The Rocky Mount Telegram, and The Daily Advance. |
Folder 37 |
Papers, 2003-2004Printed emails and news articles relating to G. K. Butterfield's decision to run against incumbent Frank Ballance in North Carolina's first Congressional district. |
Folder 38 |
Printed campaign materials, 2004, 2008(?) |
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Image Folder PF-70106/65 |
G.K. Butterfield Political Campaign, 2003-2004, 2009-2010Includes Rep. Butterfield on stage with others Color photographic prints 2 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/66 |
G.K. Butterfield Political Campaign, "Victory Night," 20 July 2004Color photographic prints 40 images |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/10 |
News coverage, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998Topics include voting rights, the death of G. K. Butterfield Sr., G. K. Butterfield Jr.'s service on the Wilson Board of Adjustment, the North Carolina Superior Court, |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/11 |
News coverage, 2001-2002Topics include G. K. Butterfield's appointment to North Carolina Superior Court, September 11th, an oral history with him in Remembering Jim Crow by William Chafe. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/12 |
News coverage, 2003-2004Topics include Darden Alumni Association, judicial reform, election of G. K. Butterfield to House of Representatives, efforts to name a post office for John Hervey Wheeler, a Black businessperson and civil rights activist. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/13 |
News coverage, 2005Topics include reelection, Rosa Parks memorial service, congressional activities. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/14 |
News coverage, 2006Topics include reelection, business and political relationship with Bermuda. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/15 |
News coverage, 2007-2009Topics include health care plans, constituent events, Edward Kennedy's funeral. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/16 |
News coverage, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2020Topics include the passage of Obamacare, Martin Luther King Jr. Day events, impeachment of Donald Trump, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. |
Folder 39 |
News coverage, 1980s-2020Topics include elections and politics, awards, legislative work, the Frank Balance audit. |
Folder 40-41
Folder 40Folder 41 |
News coverage, 1970s-2020Topics include elections and politics, awards, legislative work. |
Folder 42-45
Folder 42Folder 43Folder 44Folder 45 |
Events, Awards, and Recognition, 1981-2008Resolutions, keynote speeches, birthday celebrations, service appreciation, including State of Alabama House of Representatives resolution recognizing G. K. Butterfield as the keynote speaker for the 2006 J.W. Darden Alumni Association Grand Reunion; certificate of appreciation from the Military Officers Association of America; Certificate of Congressional Recognition, by Sheila Jackson Lee, on the occasion of the 8th Annual Gospel Music Heritage Month Celebration; certificate of appreciation from the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People; Wilson Board of Directors of the Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) of Wilson, N.C.; Bachelor of Hamburgerology from McDonald's Hamburger University; Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Fayetteville State University; Certificate of Appreciation from C.L.A.S.S. of Wilson, N.C. |
Folder 46 |
Printed materials, 1971-2018"Self Concepts of Black Children"; curriculum vitae for G. K. Butterfield; invitation to inauguration of President Jimmy Carter; legislative update for the 1st Congressional District of North Carolina; settlement statement for sale of home in Wilson, N.C.; copy of retirement check; remarks, an interview, and the program for St. Augustine's Founders' Day Convocation at which G. K. Butterfield was the keynote speaker. |
Folder 47 |
Printed material, 2021The Boule Journal of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity, Vernon Jordan on cover. |
Folder 48 |
Letters, 1981-2020 and undatedIncludes printed email communications, letters of appreciation, birthday cards from children, certifications of election and congratulatory letters from Governor Michael Easley, Governor Andrew Cuomo, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi. |
Folder 208 |
Letters, 2019, 2021Acquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Letters of appreciation (signed) from presidential candidate Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and holiday greetings (signed) from Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. |
Folder 209 |
Letters from Barack Obama, 2010-2016 and undatedAcquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Thank you notes (signed) for support during elections and issue campaigns, as well as birthday greetings (signed) for G. K. Butterfield. |
Folder 49 |
Election ephemera, 2002-2020Includes hang tags and flyers; floor passes for the 2004 Democratic National Convention. |
Folder 50 |
Letters in Support of Judge G. K. Butterfield for United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1997 |
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Image Folder PF-70106/67-71 PF-70106/67PF-70106/68PF-70106/69PF-70106/70PF-70106/71 |
Photographs, 2000s-2021Color photographic prints 12 images Subjects depicted in images include election of 2018, Voting Rights Bill 2021, North Carolina Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives, Governor Andrew Cuomo |
Digital Folder DF-70106/5 |
Higher Calling Baptist Church Martin Luther King Jr. Service, 2019 |
Digital Folder DF-70106/9 |
Elizabeth City State University 164th Commencement Ceremony, 13 May 2017 |
Digital Folder DF-70106/11 |
134th Founder's Day Celebration, 23 February 2019 |
Digital Folder DF-70106/12 |
Congressman G.K. Butterfield at Black Swamp Church of Christ, 17 February 2019 |
Museum Item MU-70106/142-144
MU-70106/142MU-70106/143MU-70106/144 |
"Butterfield for U.S. Congress" and "Re-elect Congressman Butterfield for U.S. Congress," bumper stickers |
Museum Item MU-70106/165 |
1984 Democratic National Convention, San Francisco, Ca., delegate ribbon |
Museum Item MU-70106/32 |
2012 Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, N.C., medal |
Museum Item MU-70106/33 |
2012 Democratic National Convention button |
Museum Item MU-70106/22 |
2020 Democratic National Convention delegate button |
Museum Item MU-70106/25 |
2020 Democratic National Convention delegate lapel pin |
Museum Item MU-70106/24 |
2020 Democratic National Convention button |
Museum Item MU-70106/30 |
2020 Democratic National Convention "Milwaukee Across America" button |
Museum Item MU-70106/42 |
2020 Democratic National Convention "Milwaukee is so rad," "Only a global pandemic could keep me away," "Visit Milwaukee" button |
Museum Item MU-70106/61 |
D20 lapel pin |
Folder 211 |
Quotations of Lyndon Baines JohnsonAcquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Includes inscription to G. K. Butterfield. |
Museum Item MU-70106/173 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson presidential ball point penAcquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 |
Museum Item MU-70106/174 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson lapel pinAcquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 |
Museum Item MU-70106/175 |
Lyndon Baines Johnson one dollar coinAcquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 |
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Image Folder PF-70106/72-77 PF-70106/72PF-70106/73PF-70106/74PF-70106/75PF-70106/76PF-70106/77 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous events and locations, 1980s-2000sColor photographic prints 350 images Processing Note: Where possible, the archivist has grouped together unidentified images that appear to be from same event or era. Includes images of G. K. Butterfield with different groups at a variety of events and locations. Subjects depicted include Governor Michael Easley and U.S. Senator John Edwards and President Jimmy Carter speaking to 1980 Opportunities Industrialization Center. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/78-114 PF-70106/78PF-70106/79PF-70106/80PF-70106/81PF-70106/82PF-70106/83PF-70106/84PF-70106/85PF-70106/86PF-70106/87PF-70106/88PF-70106/89PF-70106/90PF-70106/91PF-70106/92PF-70106/93PF-70106/94PF-70106/95PF-70106/96PF-70106/97PF-70106/98PF-70106/99PF-70106/100PF-70106/101PF-70106/102PF-70106/103PF-70106/104PF-70106/105PF-70106/106PF-70106/107PF-70106/108PF-70106/109PF-70106/110PF-70106/111PF-70106/112PF-70106/113PF-70106/114 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous events and locations, 1980s-2000sColor photographic prints 350 images Processing Note: Where possible, the archivist has grouped together unidentified images that appear to be from same event or era. Includes images of G. K. Butterfield with different groups at a variety of events and locations. Subjects depicted include N.C. Governor Jim Hunt, U.S. Senator John Edwards, Vice President Walter Mondale, Attorney General Janet Reno, Vice President Joseph Biden, U.S. Senator Robert Morgan, U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, 2004 Democratic National Convention, 2008 Democratic National Convention. Also included are some images from birthday celebrations for G. K. Butterfield 1980s-2000s. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/168 |
Photographs: Visitors to U.S. Capitol with G. K. Butterfield, circa 2000sColor photographic prints 20 images |
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Image Folder PF-70106/169 |
Photographs: G. K. Butterfield on House floor, circa 2010sColor photographic prints 21 images Images appear to be from 29 October 2015 election of Paul Ryan as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/170 |
Photographs: Former staff and interns, circa 2000sColor photographic prints 20 images Includes images of G. K. Butterfield with former staff and interns. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/171 |
Photographs: G. K. Butterfield with Sheila Jackson Lee, James Clyburn, and othersColor Photographic Print (framed) 1 Image |
Arrangement: by subject groups as created by and received from G. K. Butterfield.
Folder 51 |
Chronicle of Black Lawyers in North Carolina, Volume 1: The Pioneers, 1865-1950, 1981; Volume 2 (1981): Civil Rights Pioneers, 1950-1970, 1984 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/17 |
News coverage, 1988-2020Topics include G. K. Butterfield's election to Superior Court, Wilmington massacre and coup of 1898, Representative Frank Ballance, death of Greenville attorney and judicial candidate Earl T. Brown, death of Judge Ola Lewis |
Folder 52-53
Folder 52Folder 53 |
News coverage, 1980s-2000s |
Folder 54 |
Newsletters, 1985-2001Chiefly North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, 1985-2002; A Brief Recess, 2001; New Horizons, 2000. |
Folder 55 |
Campaign ephemeraJames A. Wynn Jr., Abe Jones, Willie E. Gary, Cheri Beasley, Frank Ballance, Henry E. Frye, Eva Clayton, Rickye McKoy-Mitchell, Patricia Timmons-Goodson, Paul L. Jones. |
Folder 56 |
Remarks and prepared statements, 1980-1983, 1990, 1995, 2011-2012 |
Folder 57 |
Events, 1981-2019Includes invitations, funeral services, investitures, swearing-in ceremonies, annual meetings, fundraising, and banquets. |
Folder 210 |
Events, 2021Acquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Judge A. Leon Stanback Jr. Legal Clinic Conference Room Naming at North Carolina Central University School of Law. |
Folder 58 |
North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus, 1984-1986 |
Folder 59 |
Printed material, 2001-2004Of Counsel, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Foundation, Journal of North Carolina State Bar, North Carolina Central University School of Law. |
Folder 60 |
Printed material, undated"Harvey Beech Speaks," a packet of materials with articles, maps, and data relating to judicial districts, judicial elections, and judges. |
Folder 61 |
Printed materials, 2006-2012Of Counsel, Eastern North Carolina Woman, Spectacular. |
Folder 62 |
Printed materials, 2013-2018NCCU Now, Roanoke Valley Woman, Of Counsel, North Carolina Lawyer. |
Folder 63 |
Correspondence, 1980-2017Includes emails, with endorsements from the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers for judicial appointments, notes of appreciation and thanks, James Andrew Wynn Jr. Also includes an amicus curiae brief filed by the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers in the U.S. Supreme Court for Goldsboro Christian Schools, Inc. v. United States of America and Bob Jones University v. United States of America. |
Folder 64 |
James Andrew Wynn Jr., 2007-2015Includes photo book of investiture on 4th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in 2009, an article about the 13th Amendment at its 150th anniversary, and published profiles about Wynn. See also correspondence. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/115 |
Photographs:N.C. Association of Black Lawyers event for Judge Matthew Perry Jr., circa 1980sBlack-and-white photographic prints 4 images Includes images of Butterfield with Judge Matthew Perry, Professor Charles Daye, Floyd McKissick, Jean Farmer-Butterfield, K. Webb. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/116 |
Photographs: N.C. Association of Black Lawyers Fall Meeting, 16 October 1993Color photographic prints 20 images Includes Judges Richard C. Erwin, Henry E. Frye, Clifton E. Johnson, James A. Wynn Jr., Ernest B. Fullwood, Cy A. Grant, Sr., Orlando F. Hudson Jr., A. Leon Stanback Jr., James A. Wynn Jr., James A. Beaty Jr., Jacqueline Morris Goodson, Roland H. Hayes, Paul A. Hardison, Michael Rivers Morgan, Sammie Chess. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/117 |
Photographs: Portraits, circa 1970s-1980sColor photographic prints 20 images Official portraits of Black judges in judicial robes; some images are identified and have "biographical sketches" on verso. Subjects include Stafford Bullock, Wake Co.; George Green, Wake Co.; Ron Barbee, Guilford Co.; Karen Shields; Ramseur and J. Kenneth Lee (attorney), Gaston Co.; Sammie Chess, High Point; Elreta Alexander Ralston; Judge Clifton L. Johnson, Fayetteville; Arthur Lane; William K. (Pete) Hunter, High Point; Herbert Richardson, Robeson Co.; T. Michael Todd. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/118-133 PF-70106/118PF-70106/119PF-70106/120PF-70106/121PF-70106/122PF-70106/123PF-70106/124PF-70106/125PF-70106/126PF-70106/127PF-70106/128PF-70106/129PF-70106/130PF-70106/131PF-70106/132PF-70106/133 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, circa 1980s-2000sBlack-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 350 images Processing Note: Where possible, the archivist has grouped together images that appear to be from same event or era. Includes images of images of Black lawyers and judges at a variety of unidentified events and locations. Subjects include North Carolina Central University Law School Alumni events, G.K. Butterfield, Judge James A. Wynn, Judge Cheri Beasley, Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr., Judge S. Quon Bridges, Judge Michael Rivers, T.T. Clayton, Frank W. Ballance Jr., John Henry Backs (?); Ernest B. Fullwood; Ola Lewis; Quinton Sumner; James Andrew Wynn Jr., Milton F. "Toby" Fitch. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/13 |
Black Judges |
Digital Folder DF-70106/14 |
Black Judges 1st Judicial Division, 2007 |
Digital Folder DF-70106/15 |
Swearing in Ceremony of Judge Quon Bridges, 12 October 2007Vance County Court House, Henderson, N.C. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/17 |
Honorable Paul L. Jones, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge, 1999-2016 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/18 |
Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr., 2018Topics include the jurist's campaign for N.C. Senate seat. |
Folder 65 |
Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr., 1984-2018Includes newspaper articles about Representative Fitch: program for a special tribute event for House Majority Leader of General Assembly in 1994 at the Darden Alumni Building; event for Fitch when he served in the N.C. House District 70; appointment by Governor Roy Cooper as a member of N.C. Senate in 2017. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/19 |
Trojan Journal, 1942 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/20 |
News coverage 1984, 1992, 1995Topics include administration of oaths of office, new police chief, electricity in 1882, Black history lesson for younger readers. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/21 |
News coverage, 29 April 1999Topics include a look back on 150 years of Wilson history by The Wilson Daily Times. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/22-26 |
News coverage, 2000-2017Topics include politics; masons; elections of Jean Farmer-Butterfield, Calvin Woodard, and Carlton Stevens; the death of Howard Jones, the founder of Opportunities Industrialization Center; other politicians and well-known members of the African American community in Wilson; Thomas Purdie, who received a replacement Silver Star for service in Vietnam; and release from prison of Charles Ray Finch whose conviction was overturned. |
Folder 66-67
Folder 66Folder 67 |
News coverage, 1986-2013 |
Folder 68 |
Celebratory events, 1999-2011Programs for St. John African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church: A Living Legend Banquet; Speight High School Alumni Association Annual Banquet and Scholarship Fund Drive; 1st Annual Trojan Athletic Salute Heritage Celebration Banquet; Wilson Branch NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet. |
Folder 69 |
Celebratory events, 1992-2021Programs, fliers recognizing anniversaries, memorials, and other events, including the Silver Star medal for Staff Sergeant Thomas Purdie re-presented by G. K. Butterfield; a celebration of the life of Dr. G. K. Butterfield (1900-1995); a Clinton-Gore campaign visit; Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House; St. John Unity Choir 20th Anniversary Concert; St. John A.M.E. Zion Church Sesquicentennial Celebration; Men's Civic Club of Wilson Community-wide Black History Month Program; The Links Inc. Wilson-Rocky Mount-Tarboro Chapter; Opportunities Industrialization Centers (OIC) of Wilson Inc.; Leventon Chapel Original Free Will Baptist Church, Oath of Office for Wilson public servants, with remarks by G. K. Butterfield. Others mentioned include Monte Vick, Herbert O. Reid Sr., Reverend Talmage Adam Watkins, Addie Scipio Hagans, Boisey O. Barnes, Howard Jones, Samuel Hiran Vick, Sallie B. Howard, Grace Whitehead Artis, Willie R. Williams. |
Folder 70 |
Elections, 1984-2016Includes campaign ephemera, list of unsuccessful Black candidates for political office, remarks for nomination of Frank E. Emory Sr. to serve another term as chair of the Wilson County Board of Commissioners, sample ballot for Wilson county, N.C., 2016 |
Folder 71 |
Letters, 2000sChiefly thank you letters; also includes a printed email with family history of Thomas Hedgepeth (d. 2003). |
Folder 72 |
Printed materials, 1946-2012Charter for the Wilson County Credit Union, 1946; The St. Augustine's Players Presents Craig's Wife, a Drama by George Kelly, 1952; Negro History Week Observance, 10 February 1957; 96th Annual Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Prince Hall F. & A.M., 1966; Legal Defense Fund publication profiling efforts of G. K. Butterfield and others to challenge the Wilson County Board of Commissioners to achieve effective participation for Black voters; Jones Elementary School Yearbook, 2011-2012 |
Folder 73 |
History materials, 1990s-2000sCity of Wilson's 150th Anniversary Report, 1849-1999; Black History Reflections presented by G. K. Butterfield to Jackson Chapel First Baptist Church; history of East Wilson Historic District; information about Vick cemetery, deeded to Samuel H. Vick to the City of Wilson in 1913; Wilson County Report, 1995; 1890 census information about Black teachers and students. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/134 |
Photographs: Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr.: Swearing in ceremony, circa 1980sColor photographic prints 36 images Images include Fitch being sworn in by Judge G. K. Butterfield. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/135 |
Photographs: N.C. Representative Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr. and U.S. Representative G. K. Butterfield, circa 2000sColor photographic print 1 image |
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Image Folder PF-70106/136 |
Photographs: Cora Fitch: Swearing in as Wilson County Commissioner, circa 1986Black-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 4 images Images include Charles Barnes, Josephine Edwards, Frank Emory, Cora Fitch, Raeford Flowers, Preston Harrell, Robert Vick being sworn in as Wilson County Commissioners by Judge Albert Thomas. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/137-143 PF-70106/137PF-70106/138PF-70106/139PF-70106/140PF-70106/141PF-70106/142PF-70106/143 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, circa 1980s-2000sBlack-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 10 images Images include Rep. Butterfield. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/144-145 PF-70106/144PF-70106/145 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, circa 1980s-2000sColor photographic prints 6 images Images of individuals do not include G. K. Butterfield. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/146 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, circa 1950s-2000sBlack-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 10 images A majority of the images are not identified and depict people and locations in Wilson, N.C. Subjects depicted in images include Black city alderman circa 1950s, Mrs. Sallie Baldwin Howard, Sallie Barbour School. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/6 |
Celebration of Life, the Honorable Bobbie D. Jones, 02 April 1018 |
Digital Folder DF-70106/10 |
Black History Month Celebration, 16 February 2018"Silence Is Not an Option, Attorney Anita Earls for NC Supreme Court." |
Museum Item MU-70106/15 |
Anita Earls for North Carolina Supreme Court button |
Museum Item MU-70106/16 |
"Re-elect Judge Jim Wynn for North Carolina Court of Appeals" button |
Museum Item MU-70106/17 |
"Vote Judge Hinton" button |
Audiocassette C-70106/2 |
John W. Jones, 4 April 2003Audiocassette |
Folder 74 |
Reports, 1981 1972, 1981"Barriers to Black Political Participation in North Carolina" by William H. Towe; "Voter Education Project, Inc., Atlanta, Ga.," 1972; "Princeville: A Black Town in North Carolina, 1865-1881" by Joe Mobley. |
Folder 75 |
Reports, 2011 2003, 2009, 2011"African Americans in Edgecombe County From Slavery to Freedom to Jim Crow: A Chronology 1860-1901 compiled by Phoenix Historical Society," 2003; "The Rosenwald School Program: The Contributions of Cary Pittman and the African American Community to The Rosenwald School Construction Project: The Allen Grove-Rosenwald School, Halifax, N.C.," 2009; "Multiple Fronts: The Struggle for Black Educational and Political Equality in Wilson, North Carolina, 1941-1953" by Charles W. McKinney Jr. |
Folder 76 |
Celebratory events, 1990-2005Annual Conference of the North Carolina Black Leadership Caucus; Fike High School Commencement, Wilson, N.C.; Phoenix Historical Society 2003 Tour of African American Sites in Tarboro, N.C.; Weldon-Halifax Community Center Community Service Award Banquet; Dedication Ceremony of the George Henry White Post Office, Tarboro, N.C. |
Folder 77 |
Celebratory events, 2007-2012Mary Potter High School Reunion; Elizabeth City State University Founders Day Scholarship Gala (2007, 2009); North Carolina Association of Black High School Alumni Dinner/Dance; United States Colored Troops Symposium; Freedom Fund Banquet. |
Folder 78 |
Celebratory events, 2015-2016Shaw University Commencement: 150 Years (includes textiles); Anniversary and Homecoming Celebration of First African Baptist Church, Goldsboro, N.C.; Abolition Day: A Celebration of Freedom Commemorating 150 Years of the 13th Amendment Abolishing Slavery, hosted by the Berean Community Center, Inc.; Durham Civil Rights Workers Reunion Committee; U.S. Congressman George Henry White Day Banquet. |
Folder 79 |
Celebratory events, 2017-2021International Civil Rights Center and Museum Annual Fundraising Gala; State v. Will, North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Dedication; Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People Founders' Banquet (2016, 2021). |
Folder 80 |
Celebratory events, 2001-2021Governor James B. Hunt Highway Dedication; Swearing-In Ceremony of Judge Teresa Raquel Robinson Freeman; Celebrating Dr. E. Lavonia Ingram Allison, Chair of the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People; Administration of the Oath of Office to Scott J. Parker as United States Marshal for the Eastern District of North Carolina; retirement of Reverend Lacy R. Joyner, First Baptist Church, Oxford, N.C.; Investiture Ceremony of Dr. Everett Blair Ward, President of Saint Augustine's University; Oath of Office administered to Clarence F. Birkhead as Sheriff of Durham County, N.C.; obituary for Howard Clement (1934-2016); Inaugural Ceremonies invitation for Roy Cooper, Governor of North Carolina; Dr. John Hope Franklin Highway Dedication Ceremony; Anna Easter Brown (1879-1957) North Carolina Historical Marker Unveiling Ceremony; Sarah Keys Evans' Plaza Ribbon Cutting and Unveiling Program; Birthday of Jean Farmer-Butterfield; Installation Ceremonies and Oath of Office of Frank W. Ballance Jr. |
Folder 81 |
Election campaign ephemera |
Folder 82 |
Touchstone by Linda Eatmon-Jones, a collection of essays of the works and service of Earle Francis Jones |
Folder 83 |
Printed materialIncludes 2017 Heritage Calendar Celebrating the North Carolina African American Experience; Soaring on the Legacy: A Concise History of North Carolina Central University; 2008 and 2009 Annual Reports of North Carolina Mutual; promotional material for a traveling exhibit on The Palmer Institute: An African American Preparatory School in Sedalia, North Carolina; photocopy of The National Encyclopedia of the Colored Race. |
Folder 84 |
News coverage, 1940s-2010s |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/27 |
News coverage, 1989-2001Topics include dentist Clifford Bell Jones, racial bias in country clubs, election of Bill Clinton, Shaw's Leonard Medical School, overview of Black history in North Carolina, political career of Wilson County native James B. Hunt, "Recollections of My Slavery Days" by William Henry Singleton, N.C. Senator Frank Ballance running for U.S. House seat. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/28 |
News coverage, 2003-2020Topics include Wilson politicians, George Henry White Day, death of Durham civic leader Howard Clement, death of civic leader Andrea Harris. |
Folder 85 |
News Articles of Historical Facts, 1991, 1993 |
Folder 86 |
Otis Jackson, et al. v. Nash County, 1986 |
Folder 87 |
Johnny Gets Educated, undated |
Videotape VT-70106/3 |
A Salute to the Honorable, George Henry White dedication ceremony with the honorable G. K. Butterfield, The George Henry White Post Office, 26 February 2005VHS |
Digital Folder DF-70106/2 |
Civil War Reenactment Celebration, New Bern, 08 May 2010 |
Digital Folder DF-70106/3 |
114th Birthday Celebration, New Bern, 08 May 2010 |
Digital Folder DF-70106/16 |
Honoring our African-American Former Justices, 2004Library use only. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/18 |
C.S. Brown Founder's Day, The Quasiquicentennial Celebration, 27 March 2011First Baptist Church, Winton, N.C. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/21 |
George Henry White: American PhoenixLibrary use only. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options. |
Museum Item MU-70106/148 |
"150 Years Shaw University, 1865-2015" hood |
Folder 88 |
The 1619 Project, The New York Times Magazine, 18 August 2019 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/29 |
"The 1619 Project," The New York Times Magazine, 18 August 2019 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/30 |
Poster commemorating "40 Acres and a Mule: Historic Meeting in Savannah, Georgia, January 12, 1865" |
Folder 89 |
"U.S. Special Report, Southern Regional Council, Inc.: Events at Orangeburg: A report based on study and interviews in Orangeburg, South Carolina, in the aftermath of tragedy," by Pat Watters and Weldon Rougeau, 1968Includes a duplicate copy |
Folder 90 |
Dedications and memorials, 2011, 2013, 2019Includes dedication of Martin Luther King Jr. memorial and observance of 50th anniversary of assassination and 90th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.; ticket to swearing in ceremony for Anthony Foxx as Secretary of Transportation; and funeral program for George Perry Floyd Jr. |
Folder 91 |
Copies of H.R.7573, a bill to direct the architect of the Capitol to replace the bust of Roger Brooke Taney with a bust of Thurgood Marshall and to remove statues of all individuals who voluntarily served in the Confederate States of America from display in the Capitol, 2020 |
Folder 92 |
U.S.P.S. stamps depicting African Americans and African American history |
Folder 93 |
Copy of eulogy given by Barack Obama at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., 17 June 2015 |
Folder 94 |
"Statement by the African-American Faculty of the UNC School of Law Regarding the Visit of Justice Clarence Thomas," 2002 |
Folder 95 |
News coverage, 1972, 1988, 1994Topics include the death of Adam Clayton Powell; the election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa in 1994; commentary on Jesse Jackson and the National Rainbow Coalition and on Jackson's speech reflecting on the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/31-32
OPF-70106/31OPF-70106/32 |
News coverage, September-October, 2001Topics include 9/11 and lead up to war in Afghanistan in The Wilson Daily Times, The News and Observer. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/33 |
News coverage, 1982, 1988, 2000, 2017, 2020Topics include the passage of 1982 Voting Rights Act in The Washington Afro-American; campaign insert for Jesse Jackson for president in 1988; 1 January 2000 front page of the News and Observer; autographed coverage of Doug Jones winning a Senate seat in Alabama in 2017 in The Washington Post; coverage of Donald Trump's acquittal in February 2020 in The Washington Post. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/147 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, circa 1900s-1920sBlack-and-white photographic prints 2 images Copy images of group of Black men circa 1900s and a Black boy near a segregated water fountain circa 1920s. |
Arrangement: by subject groups as created by and received from G. K. Butterfield.
Folder 96 |
State of the Union Addresses, 2005-2008 |
Folder 97 |
95th Congress, 1977-1979"Black Americans in Congress 1870-1977." |
Folder 98 |
98th Congress, 1982-1983"12th Annal Congressional Black Caucus' Legislative Workshops Guide." |
98th Congress, 1981-1983Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.: "The Black Agenda for the Eighties: Toward Economic and Political Empowerment, Thirteenth Annual Legislative Weekend." |
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Folder 99 |
103rd Congress, 1991-1993Ceremonial swearing in ticket and program. |
Folder 100 |
110th Congress, 2007-2009"Continuing the Legacy: A Salute to the Congressional Black Caucus of the 110th Congress"; "A Tribute to Our Sisters: Images of the 110th Congress." |
Folder 101 |
111th Congress, 2009-2011"Dear Representative Shirley Chisholm…AVOICE Issue Forum Honoring Her Historic Leadership"; "Congressional Black Caucus Profile for the 111th Congress." |
Folder 102 |
112th Congress, 2011-2013Congressional Pictorial Directory. |
Folder 103 |
112th Congress, 2011-2013Congressional Black Caucus 112th Congress Report. |
Folder 104 |
113th Congress, 2013-2015113th Congress Outlook, 2013 Year in Review, Congressional Black Caucus 113th Congress in Review. |
Folder 105 |
114th Congress, 2015-2017Welcome letter. |
Folder 106 |
116th Congress, 2019-20212019-2020 Congressional Black Caucus Year-End Report 116th Congress. |
Folder 107 |
Letters to G. K. Butterfield from Congressional colleagues, 2004-2021
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Folder 108-109
Folder 108Folder 109 |
Event invitations, programs, and tickets, 2004-2021
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Folder 212 |
Event invitations, programs, and tickets, 2021Acquisitions Information: Accession 20220913.1
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Folder 110 |
Printed materialsH.Res. 320 Amicus Curiae: A resolution to honor the life and achievements of John Hope Franklin. |
Folder 111 |
Printed materialsIncludes The Black Agenda: Unleashing Our Power: 37th Annual Legislative Conference; At the Bridge: 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Commemorative Briefing Book; Building On Our Progress, 114th Congress. |
Folder 112-113
Folder 112Folder 113 |
Printed materialsIncludes New York Times Magazine on the impeachment trial of Donald Trump (signed), Congressional Black Caucus Foundation News (signed), National Journal, POZ, Frequency, and Savoy, with articles highlighting the collective work and some individual members of the Congressional Black Congress. |
Folder 114 |
Printed materials, 1971-2011Includes Civil Rights: Fifty Years Forward; Official Portrait of Congressman Joseph H. Rainey; The West Wing pamphlet, Rosa Parks: A Summary Booklet by Edward J. Farrell; The Conscience of the Congress: How the Congressional Black Congress Changed America: 40 Years |
Folder 115 |
Printed material, 2018H.Res. 705, impeaching Donald J. Trump. |
Folder 116 |
Printed materialOversize reprints of proclamation of National African American History Month, 2009; H.R.431, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965; H.R. 5039 to designate the Eva Holtzman Post Office in Ridgeway, N.C.; H.J.Res 120 to approve the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free Black persons who fought for independence in the American Revolution; H.R. 3353 to designate the George Henry White Post Office Building in Tarboro, N.C.; H.R. 2715 to provide Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing consumer product safety laws; H.R. 1319 to provide reconciliation to title of American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. |
Folder 117 |
Memorial materials for Stephanie Tubbs Jones (1949-2008), 2008See events file for additional materials. |
Folder 118 |
News coverage of G. K. Butterfield's election to leadership position of Congressional Black Caucus, 2014-2015 |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/34-36
OPF-70106/34OPF-70106/35OPF-70106/36 |
News coverage, 2005-2008Topics include the memorial services for Rosa Parks, Coretta Scott King, and Stephanie Tubbs Jones; Black lawmakers; Voting Rights Act; and other topics in The Detroit News, The Plain Dealer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Roll Call, The News and Observer, Politico (autographed by Jaime Harrison, the Floor Director and Counsel to Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.)). |
Digital Folder DF-70106/19 |
Selma: The Bridge to the BallotLibrary use only. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options. |
Museum Item MU-70106/137-138
MU-70106/137MU-70106/138 |
Congressional Black Caucus face masks |
Museum Item MU-70106/159 |
"Selma to Montgomery March, The Dream Marches On" 50th anniversary, 1965-2015 lapel pin |
Museum Item MU-70106/161 |
Congressional Black Caucus lapel pin |
Museum Item MU-70106/149 |
NYSE Closing Bell Ceremony honoring the Congressional Black Caucus, 17 July 2015, nametag |
Museum Item MU-70106/154 |
STJ Our Friend button |
Museum Item MU-70106/129 |
Congressional Black Caucus Institute, Denver Guest 2008, necklace |
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Image Folder PF-70106/148 |
Photographs: U.S. House floor: circa 2000sColor photographic prints 30 images G. K. Butterfield with members at events and on U.S. House floor (includes screen shots). |
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Image Folder PF-70106/149 |
Photographs: U.S. House floor: circa 2000sColor photographic prints 40 images G. K. Butterfield with members at events and on U.S. House floor (includes screen shots). |
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Image Folder PA-70106/2 |
Photographs: Congressional Black Caucus Fund event, circa 2004Color photographic prints 125 images G. K. Butterfield included in most images. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/199 |
Photographs: Congressional Black Caucus Foundation AVOICE Awards Ceremony, 2018Color photographic prints 4 images Acquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Collage of photographs of G. K. Butterfield and Colin Powell. See also DF-70106/107 General Colin Powell. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/37 |
Printed materials, 1983, 1988, 1992, 2006Op ed in the Washington Post, "Hey, You Democrats: We'll All Benefit if a Black Runs for President": two sections of the Atlanta Constitution, 20 July 1988, covering Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention; autographed reprint of text of Jackson's speech at the 1992 Democratic National Convention; section of Washington Post, 14 November 2006, covering groundbreaking for memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall. |
Museum Item MU-70106/118 |
Jesse Jackson Democratic National Convention 1984, lapel pin |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/38 |
News coverage, 2015News coverage of the fiftieth anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march in The Montgomery Advertiser, USA Today, and The Washington Post. Two copies of The Montgomery Advertiser for 8 March 2015 are signed by John Lewis. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/39-40
OPF-70106/39OPF-70106/40 |
News coverage, 2020News coverage of the death of John Lewis in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Hill, Roll Call, and Politico. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/41 |
John Lewis's Final Address to the House Democratic Caucus, 2020 |
Folder 119 |
Printed material"A Tribute to Congressman John Lewis: Get In The Way: The Journey of John Lewis" (2016) by Early Light Productions; CODEL (Congressional Delegation) invitation and instructions for trip to attend the funeral services for John Lewis in Atlanta, Ga., 30 July 2020; program and ticket to A Ceremony Preceding the Lying in State of the Honorable John Robert Lewis; handwritten note from Steny Hoyer with photograph of John Lewis lying in state, taken by Jacob Trauberman; signed letter from Nancy Pelosi, thanking G. K. Butterfield for attending the christening of the USS John Lewis; TIME tribute to John Lewis, 1940-2020; commemorative book mark honoring John Lewis. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/150 |
Photographs, circa 2005-2019Color photographic prints / Printouts 16 images Images taken by G. K. Butterfield. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/151 |
Photographs: Edmund Pettus Bridge Selma, Ala., 2005Black-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 2 images Image includes John Lewis, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, G. K. Butterfield. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/152 |
Photographs: Clementa Pinckney funeral, Charleston, S.C., 26 June 2015Color photographic prints 4 images Images include John Lewis, Chris Van Hollen, Xavier Becerra, Elijah Cummings, David Price, G. K. Butterfield, |
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Image Folder PF-70106/153 |
Photographs: Memorials, July 2020,Color photographic prints 19 images Lying in State. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/154 |
Photographs: Memorials, July 2020,Color photographic prints 30 images House floor. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/155 |
Photographs: Memorials, July 2020,Color photographic prints 10 images Edmund Pettus Bridge Selma, Ala. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/156 |
Photographs: Memorials, July 2020,Color photographic prints 10 images Black Caucus Members. |
Museum Item MU-70106/139 |
"Good trouble" face mask |
Museum Item MU-70106/155 |
"I Support H.R. 4," "#RestoreTheVote" "The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" button |
Museum Item MU-70106/162 |
"John Lewis, Keep the Faith" lapel pin |
Folder 120 |
H.R. 9, To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965, 2006Signed by John Lewis, Nancy Pelosi, James Clyburn, John Conyers, et al. |
Folder 121 |
H.R. 9: Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006 |
Folder 122 |
Congressional Record, vol. 152, no. 91, 2006 |
Folder 123 |
Voting Rights Act Extension, 2006Signed statement in support of the reauthorization act and amendments on the floor of Congress by G. K. Butterfield and related news coverage in The Wilson Daily Times; talking points for Gohmert Amendment to H.R. 9; talking points for voting "no" on all amendments to H.R. 9, signed by Steny H. Hoyer, Democratic whip; news coverage of Senate vote in The Washington Post; roll call of votes in the House; "The VRA Today: Why America Still Needs the Voting Rights Act," published by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); news coverage of President George W. Bush signing the voting rights act extension into law. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/157 |
Photographs: Voting Rights Act Extension, 2006Color photographic prints and printouts 5 images Includes images taken at Rose Garden signing ceremony. |
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Oversize Image Folder OP-PF-70106/158 |
Photographs: Voting Rights Act Extension, 2006Color photographic print 1 image Image taken at Rose Garden signing ceremony. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/159-160 PF-70106/159PF-70106/160 |
Photographs: Campaign, 2008, 2012Color photographic prints 20 images Includes images of President Obama campaigning for president in Wilson, N.C., and other North Carolina locations during 2008 and 2012 campaigns. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/161-162 PF-70106/161PF-70106/162 |
Photographs: Inauguration, 2009, 2013Color photographic prints 120 images Many images were taken by Rep. Butterfield. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/16164 |
Photographs: Miscellaneous, 2008-2016Color photographic prints / Printouts 23 images Many images taken by G. K. Butterfield. |
Folder 124 |
Printed materials, 2008Includes flyers, Democratic Party voting guides, and a program for the 2008 Presidential Debates. |
Folder 125-126
Folder 125Folder 126 |
Printed materials, 2008, 2016, 2017New York Times Magazine on "The Obama Recovery" after the 2008 recession; Ebony magazine "Hail to the Chief: Saluting Eight Years of Excellence"; The American Journey of Barack Obama (Life Books, 2008). |
Folder 127 |
Printed materials, 2008News coverage of an Obama rally in Wilson, N.C., in October 2008, and a flyer for an election night victory celebration for G. K. Butterfield at Sylvia's Family Restaurant in Wilson, N.C. |
Folder 128 |
Democratic National Convention tickets, 2008-2009 |
Folder 129 |
Speeches, 2008-2009Copies of Obama's speech "We the People, in Order to Form a More Perfect Union," at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia in March 2008, and his inaugural address. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/42 |
Speeches, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017Reproductions of speeches by Obama on the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches, the eulogy for the Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney, and Obama's farewell address. Also includes proclamation of National African American History Month in 2016. |
Folder 130-133
Folder 130Folder 131Folder 132Folder 133 |
News coverageNews coverage in magazines that include the NBA (the National Bar Association Magazine), the National Journal, Newsweek, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation News, Time, and Ebony. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/43-51 |
News coverage, 2008Topics include the primary election, including G. K. Butterfield's call for clarification of Hillary Clinton's comments about her experience in Bosnia in 1996; the general election; and President Barack Obama's inauguration and first days in office. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/52-53 |
News coverage, 2012Topics include re-election. |
Folder 134 |
Commemorative editionsThe American Journey of Barack Obama from Boyhood to the White House; President Barack Obama; and Obama: The 44th President of the United States. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/54 |
Political ephemera, 2008Campaign doorknob hang tags and cardboard signs. |
Folder 135 |
Political ephemera, 2008Includes campaign printed material, including a hand-held fan; reproduction of Obama's 18 March 2008 speech in Philadelphia; Democratic National Convention materials, including a copy of Bill Clinton's speech; an introduction speech by G. K. Butterfield for Obama at E. T. Beddington High School in Wilson, N.C., 28 April 2008; |
Museum Item MU-70106/168 |
Political ephemera, 2008: Hand-held fanCardstock on flat wooden handle with bulbous sides, square with curved corners, black with white text, "Barack Obama / for President 2008" at top, over grayscale image of Obama speaking into microphone and thumbs up, back is same. |
Folder 136 |
Political ephemera, 2012Includes floor passes. |
Folder 137 |
Invitation to inaugural ceremonies, 1993 |
Folder 138 |
Inauguration ceremonies materials, 2009Also includes and invitation to a White House reception on 4 February 2009 and the program for the Congressional Tribute: The Celebration of the Lincoln Bicentennial, 12 February 2009. |
Folder 139 |
Invitations to the inaugural ceremonies, 2009 |
Folder 140 |
Invitations to the inaugural ceremonies, 2013 |
Folder 141 |
Invitations to the inaugural ceremonies, 2017 |
Folder 142 |
Keep the Dream 16 month calendar by James Hickman, 2013 |
Folder 143 |
State of the Union addresses, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 20162009 and 2016 addresses are signed by President Barack Obama. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/20 |
Believe: the Barack Obama StoryLibrary use only. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options. |
Museum Item MU-70106/140 |
Commemorative license plates depicting Biden, Obama, Butterfield, and an unidentified manBy Louis Thomas III. Artist signature by Louis Thomas III, 2009. |
Museum Item MU-70106/102 |
Commemorative lapel pin from 2005 |
Museum Item MU-70106/156-157
MU-70106/156MU-70106/157 |
Commemorative lapel pins from 2009, 2013 inaugurations |
Museum Item MU-70106/147 |
U.S. flag flown over the House of Representatives in honor of inauguration of President Barack ObamaIncludes accompanying explanatory letter signed by Nancy Pelosi: "In recognition of the inauguration of the 44th President of the United State, Barack Obama, please accept this flag, flown over the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 ...." There is also a certificate from the Architect of the Capitol certifying that the accompanying flag was flown over the Unites States Capitol of January 20, 2009. |
Museum Item MU-70106/133-134
MU-70106/133MU-70106/134 |
"Obama 08" bumper stickers, 2008 |
Museum Item MU-70106/136 |
"Eastern North Carolina for Obama 08" ball cap, 2008 |
Museum Item MU-70106/150 |
"Obama Biden 2012, Re-Elect Congressman G. K. Butterfield button, 2012 |
Museum Item MU-70106/14 |
"Barack Obama for President" button |
Museum Item MU-70106/47 |
"N. Carolina for Obama" button, 2012 |
Museum Item MU-70106/62 |
"Veterans for Obama" button |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/55-56
OPF-70106/55OPF-70106/56 |
Campaign news coverage, 2016 |
Folder 144 |
Papers, 2016Democratic Presidential Debate ticket; Wilson County, N.C., Democratic candidate slate; Letter from Hillary Rodham Clinton thanking G. K. Butterfield for his endorsement of her candidacy for president; a 2012 election map of red states and blue states published in the Washington Post; printed emails and memos relating to selection of a transition team for a Clinton presidency; agenda for a Congressional Black Caucus meeting at Hillary for America Headquarters; and printed spreadsheets with possible appointments if Clinton were elected. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/165 |
Photographs: Campaign, 2016Color photographic prints 2 images Includes signed image of Hillary Clinton with G. K. Butterfield. |
Digital Folder DF-70106/1 |
Hillary For America, North Carolina Sound Track, 20 October 2016 |
Museum Item MU-70106/1 |
"Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, Transportation, SMART, Hillary 2016" lapel pin |
Museum Item MU-70106/57-58
MU-70106/57MU-70106/58 |
"SMART, Hillary 2016" lapel pin |
Museum Item MU-70106/166 |
"Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Debate, Gaillard Center, Charleston, S.C., Member of Congress" badge |
Folder 145 |
Impeachment papers, 2018-2019Includes copies of H.Res. 755 and 767 and reports that accompanied H.Res 767, regarding impeachment of Donald Trump; communications from Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Majority Whip James E. Clyburn regarding voting on H.Res.755 on 18 December 2019, the day of the vote on H.Res.755; a copy of remarks made by G. K. Butterfield; a press release from Butterfield's office regarding his vote for impeachment; Donald Trump's signed letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi with his repudiation of the impeachment charges, 17 December 2019. Also included is a birthday message from Donald Trump to Butterfield, 27 April 2018. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/57 |
Impeachment, 2019News coverage of the impeachment of Donald Trump in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Roll Call, The Hill, and Politico. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/58-59
OPF-70106/58OPF-70106/59 |
News coverage, 2016-2017Topics include the general election and early days of Trump presidency. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/166 |
Photographs: Impeachment, 2019Color photographic prints 5 images Includes images (screen shots) of Butterfield on House floor voting "yes" to impeachment of President Donald J. Trump. |
Oversize Paper Folder OPF-70106/60-61
OPF-70106/60OPF-70106/61 |
News coverage, 2020Topics include Joseph Biden's victory in the South Carolina primary and on Super Tuesday, and in the presidential election, in The Washington Post and The New York Times. |
Folder 146 |
Papers, 2020Flyers and related materials, both for and against Joe Biden and Kamala Harris; and a photocopy of a "Dear Family" letter from Donald Trump about the White House response to the coronavirus. |
Folder 147 |
Political ephemera, 2020Flyers for Butterfield for Congress, Linda Cooper-Suggs for N.C. House of Representatives, Shelly Willingham for N.C. House of Representatives, Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr. for N.C. Senate. |
Folder 148 |
Democratic National Convention, North Carolina delegation |
Folder 149 |
Voting informationIncludes guidelines about voter intimidation under North Carolina law; a North Carolina voter guide; Democratic sample ballots for Wilson County, N.C., and Pitt County, N.C.; news coverage and other information about absentee ballot rules. |
Folder 150 |
Polling and lobbying informationIncludes a report to the Congressional Black Caucus about interacting with churches during campaign season and a poll from ABC news about the presidential race in North Carolina; and a memorandum regarding the reelection bid of Sanford Bishop (D-Ga.). |
Folder 151-152
Folder 151Folder 152 |
Voter canvassingIncludes lists of Wake County churches and pastors, North Carolina clergy, General Baptist State Convention members, and Mason's Eastern Star members. |
Folder 153-155
Folder 153Folder 154Folder 155 |
Voter canvassingIncludes files on absentee ballots, the American Legion, Biden in North Carolina, Black lawyers, Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ and other churches, early voting, fundraising, HBCU effort, political activity, Greg Moss, political data, Protecting Our Future, N.C. Senator Milton F. "Toby" Fitch Jr., sororities and fraternities, and Pitt County, Wayne County, and Wilson, N.C. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/167 |
Photographs: Campaign, 2020Color photographic prints 2 images Includes image of G. K. Butterfield with President Joseph Biden. |
Museum Item MU-70106/135 |
"Biden Harris" t-shirt |
Museum Item MU-70106/169-170
MU-70106/169MU-70106/170 |
"Biden Harris" yard sign sleeves |
Museum Item MU-70106/8 |
"North Carolina First District Needs Joe Biden for President, G. K. Butterfield for Congress" button |
Arrangement: 69 files as created by and received from G. K. Butterfield.
G. K. Butterfield has curated 69 files of ephemera, photographs, and artifacts relating to his personal and professional life, work, and interests. Numbering and titles provided by Butterfield.
Not transferred as of September 2021
Folder 156 |
2. MLK Miscellaneous, 2008, 2014Invitations to Renewing the Dream: A Celebration of the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and A Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and a Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/172 |
3. 16th Street Baptist Church Birmingham: PhotographsBlack-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 3 images Include scans of historic images and more recent original images. |
Folder 157 |
4. 40th Anniversary Voting Rights Act, GreenvilleProgram and invitation to Renew, Restore, and Revive: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Institute in cooperation with G. K. Butterfield. |
Folder 158 |
5. 150th Anniversary Congressional Celebration of 13th Amendment, 2015Program, invitation, ticket, event planning materials, and articles about the history of the 13th amendment. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/173 |
6. 1964 Civil Rights Act Celebration, 2014: PhotographsColor photographic prints, printed materials 22 images Includes images taken by N.C. Senator Floyd B. McKissick Jr. at U.S. Capitol event. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/174 |
8. Bush: PhotographsColor photographic prints 5 images Includes two signed images of President George W. Bush with G. K. Butterfield. |
Folder 159 |
9. Bush Second Inaugural, 2005Program, ticket, and front page of The Washington Post, 21 February 2005 |
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Image Folder PF-70106/175 |
9. Bush Second Inaugural, 2005: PhotographsColor photographic prints, Color 35mm Roll Film 36 images Includes images taken by G. K. Butterfield at Inauguration ceremony. |
Folder 160 |
10. CBCF Annual Legislative Conference, 2016Invitation and program for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Inc. Leadership Reception, programs for the Annual Prayer Breakfast, the Phoenix Awards Dinner. |
Folder 161 |
11. CODEL Clyburn, 2008Itinerary for the Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by James E. Clyburn, Majority Whip, House of Representatives, and Emily Clyburn, and other materials related to travel to China, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand, including identification cards, a note from Clyburn about the trip, and an invitation to a reception hosted by the Australian Prime Minister and Ms. Rein. |
Folder 162 |
12. Capitol Visitor Center Opening, including Emancipation Hall, 2008Program. |
Folder 163 |
13. Darfur CODEL HoyerNews coverage in The Raleigh News and Observer of G. K. Butterfield's trip to Darfur as part of the Congressional Delegation (CODEL) of Steny Hoyer, Majority Leader, House of Representatives. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/176 |
13. Darfur CODEL Hoyer: PhotographsColor photographic prints 2 images Includes group portrait with G. K. Butterfield, |
Folder 164 |
14. Frederick Douglas Statue Dedication, 2013Program, invitation, ticket. |
Folder 165 |
15. Ghana Independence Day Celebration, 2007Invitations and programs for a parade, state banquet, and commemorative Sitting of Parliament on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Ghana's Independence. Also includes some background information about Ghana for the Congressional Black Caucus delegation, a hand-held fan, a mini flag and pin of U.S.-Ghana flags. |
Museum Item MU-70106/167 |
15. Ghana Independence Day Celebration, 2007: Hand-held fanCardstock on flat wooden handle, rounded top with curved bottom, red, yellow with black stars, and green boarder around colorful background with gold "50" at center, over "GHANA / Championing African Excellence" in black, over "1957-2007" in red. |
Museum Item MU-70106/146 |
15. Ghana Independence Day Celebration, 2007: Mini flag of Ghana |
Museum Item MU-70106/164 |
15. Ghana Independence Day Celebration, 2007: Flags of Ghana and United States lapel pin |
Folder 166 |
16. G. K. Butterfield Congressional Black Caucus Swearing In and Final Day, 2015, 2017Invitation, programs, remarks by G. K. Butterfield. |
Folder 167 |
17. Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of the Foot Soldiers of the 1965 Voting Rights Marches, 2016Program. |
Folder 168 |
18. Gold Medal Ceremony in Honor of Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley 2013Program. |
18. Gold Medal Presentation: Reflecting on Our Past, Moving Fifty Years Forward, 2013Programs and 3 pins commemorating 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Ala. |
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Museum Item MU-70106/151-153
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18. Gold Medal Presentation: Reflecting on Our Past, Moving Fifty Years Forward, 2013: "Civil Rights Movement, Birmingham, Alabama, 1963-2013" buttons |
Folder 169 |
19. Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of Jackie Robinson, 2005Program. |
Folder 170 |
20. Howard Curtis Jones tribute, 2015Remarks by G. K. Butterfield recognizing Jones as the recipient of the Outstanding Rural Leader of the Year Award and newspaper coverage in The Wilson Times. |
Folder 171 |
21. John F. KennedyCommemorative printed booklet of inaugural address of 20 January 1961. |
Folder 172 |
22. Julian Bond tribute, 2015Program. |
Folder 173 |
23. Lyndon Baines Johnson, 2008, 2015Letter from Luci Baines Johnson thanking G. K. Butterfield for co-sponsoring a House resolution; program from the LBJ Foundation Liberty and Justice for All event. |
Folder 174 |
24. March on Washington, 2013Invitation and program, signed by John Lewis, for Congressional Ceremony observing the Fiftieth Anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom; tickets and invitations to Let Freedom Ring prayer service and closing commemoration and call to action. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/177 |
24. March on Washington, 2013: PhotographsColor photographic prints 2 images Includes images with G. K. Butterfield at event. |
Folder 175 |
25. Mandela, 2013Mandela Memorial Congressional Delegation (CODEL) itinerary; program for the State memorial service in South Africa; invitations and programs for Congressional Celebration of the Life, Legacy, and Values of Nelson R. Mandela; program for memorial service at First Baptist Church in Raleigh, N.C.; 100 rand (South African currency). |
Museum Item MU-70106/171 |
25. Mandela, 2013: South African currency100 rand (South African currency). |
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Image Folder PF-70106/178 |
25. Mandela, 2013: PhotographsColor photographic prints 2 images Includes image of G. K. Butterfield with Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa. |
Folder 176 |
26. Montgomery Bus Boycott 60th Anniversary 2015Program of the Southern Youth Leadership Development Institute. |
Folder 177 |
27. Obama visit to Kenya and Ethiopia, 2015Travel itinerary; identification badge for the Global Entrepreneurship Summit; badges for Air Force One, African Union Headquarters, and an opening plenary; invitation and program for the State Banquet hosted by Uhuru Kenyatta, president of Kenya; invitation and menu for the U.S. Trade and Investment Commercial Dialogue Luncheon; invitation for a State Dinner hosted by Ato Hailemariam, prime minister of Ethiopia. |
Folder 178 |
28. Opening of National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2016Tickets and program for dedication ceremony; news coverage in The Washington Post. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/179 |
29. Opening of Wilson Office, 2004: PhotographsColor photographic prints 36 images Includes images with G. K. Butterfield at opening celebration. |
Folder 179 |
30. Plaque Unveiling Ceremony in Recognition of the Contributions of Enslaved African Americans to the Construction of the United States Capitol, 2010Program. |
Folder 180 |
31. Pope Francis, 2015Copies of address, as prepared for delivery, to a joint meeting of Congress; one of the copies has comments on the speech. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/180 |
31. Pope Francis, 2015: PhotographsColor photographic prints, Printed Materials 4 images Includes images of G. K. Butterfield on U.S. House floor while Pope Francis speaks. |
Folder 181 |
32. Portrait Hanging for John Conyers, 2006, 2015Programs for ceremonies for unveiling of portrait honoring chairmanship of House Committee on Government Operations and House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Folder 182 |
33. Rosa Parks, 2013Jet, 14 November 2005, featuring Parks; invitation and program for Congressional tribute commemorating the dedication of the statue of Rosa Parks at Statuary Hall; "Beyond the Bus" printed booklet about Parks. |
Folder 183 |
34. Selma, 2015Tickets and promotional postcard for a screening of Selma hosted by G. K. Butterfield in Wilson, N.C. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/181 |
34. Selma, 2015: PhotographsColor photographic prints 5 images Includes images of President Barack Obama and others at screening event for Selma. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/182 |
35. Selma pilgrimage: PhotographsBlack-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 5 images Images include John Lewis, Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, G. K. Butterfield. |
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37. Day One, 21 July 2004: PhotographsColor photographic prints 27 images Images include Nancy Pelosi, Dennis Hastert, G. K. Butterfield, Butterfield family, and staff. |
Folder 184 |
38. Inauguration of President Trump, 2017Letter from Roy Blunt, chair of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies; invitation and tickets; and commemorative pin. |
Museum Item MU-70106/158 |
38. Inauguration of President Trump, 2017: Lapel pin |
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Image Folder PF-70106/185 |
44. Children of Links, Inc. Heir-O-Links: PhotographsBlack-and-white photographic prints 2 images Image of G. K. Butterfield. Verso reads "Dr. Frances S. Seymore was the doctor I had with me when my baby George Kenneth Butterfield was born April 12 1947; Bryant Portrait Studio, Burnett Building, Rocky Mount, N.C." |
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Image Folder PF-70106/186 |
45. G. K. Butterfield, Judicial: PhotographsBlack-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 7 images Includes portraits of G. K. Butterfield in judicial robes. |
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46. G. K. Butterfield, Law School: PhotographsBlack-and-white photographic prints, color photographic prints 30 images Includes images of G. K. Butterfield while in law school and at graduation. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/192 |
47. G. K. Butterfield, slide show: PhotographsPrinted materials 22 images Printouts from a PowerPoint presentation featuring images of G. K. Butterfield throughout his career. Many of the images are included the collection. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/193 |
48. Black Elected Officials N.C.: PhotographsColor photographic prints, printed materials 8 images Includes images of G. K. Butterfield with Black politicians. |
Folder 185 |
49. G. K. Butterfield March from Raleigh to Wilson, 1968News coverage of march by North Carolina College students. |
Folder 186 |
50. Certificates of Appreciation, 1980-2015Opportunities Academy of Management Training, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America Inc. (OIC), Darden High School Alumni, North Carolina Council of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel, Elizabeth State University, National African American School Board Member Association, East Carolina University, Pitt County Branch of the NAACP, Military Officers Association of America. |
Folder 187 |
51. Certificates of Election, 2004-2020 |
Folder 188 |
52. Birthday greetings 2017Letters and greeting cards from family, friends, and Congressional colleagues in recognition of G. K. Butterfield's 70th birthday. |
Folder 189 |
53. Historic Celebration Honoring North Carolina African American Supreme Court Justices, 2017Invitation, programs, name card, and remarks by G. K. Butterfield. |
Museum Item MU-70106/149 |
53. Historic Celebration Honoring North Carolina African American Supreme Court Justices, 2017: Name tagClosing Bell Ceremony, New York Stock Exchange, Congressional Black Caucus, July 17, 2015. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/194 |
53. Historic Celebration Honoring North Carolina African American Supreme Court Justices, 2017: PhotographsColor photographic prints 30 images Includes images of G. K. Butterfield with other Black judges. |
Folder 190 |
54. Links Inc. Inaugural Legislative Luncheon Honoring Links in Congress, 2017Program and ticket. |
Folder 191 |
55. General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Inc., 150th Anniversary, 2017Remarks by G. K. Butterfield. |
Folder 192 |
56. CODEL Pelosi, Normandy, 6-9 June 2019Programs, invitations to events, a thank you letter from Nancy Pelosi, and a commemorative pin of U.S.-French flags relating to Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to Normandy led by Nancy Pelosi. |
Museum Item MU-70106/163 |
56. CODEL Pelosi, Normandy, 6-9 June 2019: Flags of France and United States lapel pin |
Folder 193 |
57. The New York Times: "400 years from 1619," 2019Program for Commemoration of the 400th Anniversary of the First-Recorded Forced Arrival of Enslaved African People; New York Times Magazine 1619 Project. |
Folder 194 |
58. John Hervey Wheeler Federal Courthouse, 2019Invitation to Ceremony Commemorating the Naming of the John Hervey Wheeler United States Courthouse and remarks by G. K. Butterfield. |
Folder 195 |
59. Congressman Elijah Cummings, 2019Remarks by G. K. Butterfield. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/195 |
59. Congressman Elijah Cummings, 2019: PhotographsColor photographic prints 5 images Includes images of G. K. Butterfield with Elijah Cummings and of Cummings' memorial in the U.S. Capitol. |
Folder 196 |
60. Confederate Monuments in Capitol (H.R.7573), 2020Copy of H.R. 7573 to direct the Architect of the Capitol ...to remove all statues of individuals who voluntarily served the Confederate States of America from display in the United States Capitol"; list of National Statuary Hall Collection Statues; background articles about removing statues from public land, news coverage in The Hill of the House of Representatives vote to remove statues; and handwritten diagram of the House and Senate fight between Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/196 |
61. Slave Castle Ghana: PhotographsColor photographic prints 2 images |
Folder 197 |
62. Taking down Pelosi words, 2019Copy of H.R. 489 condemning President Trump's racist comments directed at Members of Congress and related news coverage. |
Folder 198 |
63. William Hoover Jones, Korean War, 2019Program for tribute Honoring the Life and Legacy of PFC William Hoover Jones, a Korean War veteran whose remains were missing for nearly 70 years; copy of death certificate; related news coverage. Also includes 2 letters from the assistant superintendent of Suresnes American Cemetery regarding the visit of a Congressional Black Caucus delegation to the graves of African American soldiers buried there or listed on the Wall of Missing. |
Folder 199 |
64. Dorothy Height Collection, 2010News coverage in The Washington Post. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/197 |
64. Dorothy Height Collection, 2010: PhotographsColor photographic prints 8 images Includes images of G. K. Butterfield with Dorothy Height. |
Folder 200 |
65. Alcee Hastings, 2021Program for Celebration of the Life of the Honorable Alcee L. Hastings (1936-2021). |
Folder 201 |
66. Juneteenth Legislation, 2021G. K. Butterfield's note to file regarding how he came to lead singing of the Black National Anthem on the floor of the House; remarks by G. K. Butterfield; and invitation to the signing of the Juneteenth Bill at the White House; copies of S. 475 and H.R. 1320, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a federal holiday; and related news coverage in The Washington Post. |
Folder 202 |
67. General Lloyd Austin Waiver 2021Copy of H.R. 335 to provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty, and H. Res. 21 calling on Vice President Michael Pence to activate section 4 of the 25th Amendment to declare President Donald J. Trump incapable of executing the duties of his office. |
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68. H.R. 4, 116th Congress, 2019Copy of Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019; copy of H.R. 4 To Amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and the Report on Voting Rights and Election Administration in the United States of America sponsored by the Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Elections. |
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69. USNS John Lewis Christening Ceremony, 2021 |
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70. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Ceremony, 21 October 2021Acquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Program for the 10th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony and a laminated collage of 4 photographs from original memorial dedication ceremony in 2011. Photographs include Jesse Jackson, John Lewis, G. K. Butterfield, and others at the memorial site. See also DF-70106/45 MLK Dedication Ceremony. |
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71. Colin Powell Funeral, 5 November 2021Acquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Printout of emailed invitation for the funeral service for Colin Powell and reserved seat sign. |
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Image Folder PF-70106/198 |
71. Colin Powell Funeral, 5 November 2021: PhotographsColor photographic prints (inkjet on office paper) 4 images Acquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Collage of photographs of the audience at the funeral service of Colin Powell at Washington National Cathedral. See also DF-70106/107 General Colin Powell. |
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72. Joseph H. Rainey Room Naming, 8 February 2022Acquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 Letter from James E. Clyburn with accompanying commemorative pamphlet, booklet, bookmark, insert, and button. |
Museum Item MU-70106/172 |
72. Joseph H. Rainey Room Naming, 8 February 2022: ButtonAcquisition Information: Accession 20220913.1 |
Chiefly artifacts collected by G. K. Butterfield during his career in public service.
Acquisition Information: Accession 20220422.1
Library use only for digital files found in the Addition of 2022. Contact wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss access options.
The Addition of April 2022 consists of digital images sourced from G. K. Butterfield's personal Dropbox. The images document activities, travel, and the political and social network of G. K. Butterfield serving as a U.S. congressman from 2005 to 2021. Topics include campaigns and fundraising; congressional events, such as Civil Rights anniversary celebrations and delegation travel to foreign countries; the Congressional Black Caucus; meetings with dignitaries, such as Presidents Bush and Obama; 2nd Congressional District work, such as tours of farms, military bases, health clinics, and companies; the North Carolina Black Legislative Caucus; and the investiture of James "Jim" Andrew Wynn Jr. as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. There are also photographs documenting the Old North State Dental Society.