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Lee S l a t e r Overman COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM R e g i s t e r of Papers P r o c e s s e d : MA Date: 10/31/55 LEE SLATER OVERMAN (1854 - 1930) The papers of Lee S. Overman, lawyer, politician, U.S. Senator for 5 terms, are deposited in the Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. In addition to much miscellaneous political material, they contain correspondence concerning the Federal Reserve Banks •which may be of interest. Linear feet of shelf space occupied: Approximate number of items: 40,000 The collection is open to use by qualified students. A general description is appended. Lee Slater Overman II - 2 Biographical Note 1854-, Jan. 3 Born, Salisbury, North Carolina 1874 B.A., Trinity College, North Carolina 1876 M.A., Trinity College 1875-76 Taught school 1877-79 Private secretary to two successive governors (Vance and Jarvis) 1878, Oct. 31 Married Mary Merrimon (3 daughters) 1878 Admitted to the bar 1880 Began law practice in Salisbury 1883-1900 Successive terms as member North Caroline House of Representatives (speaker 1893) Presidential elector-at-large, pledged to Democrats 1900 1903-30 Served 4. terms and part of 5th as U.S. Senator (Democrat) 1930, Dec. 12 Died See: Who Was Who in America, 1897-1942, vol. I, Marquis Lee Slater Overman III - 3 Description of Series w We have here a portion of the correspondence of Senator Lee S. Overman, consisting of about 4.0,000 items and covering the years 1920-30, The following is a description of this collection: 'The bulk of the letters are from Overman's constituents, asking for information, relief, and assistance of every sort. The thousands of letters bearing on tobacco and cotton culture, the eradication of the boll weevil, farm legislation, Negro suffrage, appointments to office, the bolt of Senator F. M. Simmons from the Democratic Party in 1928, and state and local politics constitute a valuable source for the economic and political history of North Carolina in the 1920's. The collection is also rich in correspondence bearing on national problems including prohibition, immigration restriction, the payment of World War pensions, adjusted compensation certificates, and war risk insurance, radio control, the proposed lease of Muscle Shoals to the Alabama Power Company, war debts, the Federal Reserve Banks, the Washington Arms Conference, the London Naval Treaty, and Near East Relief. Among the correspondents are Bernard M. Baruch, T. W. Bickett, Locke Craig, Josephus Daniels, H. M. Daugherty, R. L. Doughton, C. R. Forbes, 0. Max Gardner, Carter Glass, Clyde R. Hoey, Herbert Hoover, Charles E. Hughes, W. G. McAdoo, Mrs. W. G. (Eleanor Wilson) McAdoo, Angus W. McLean, Harry S. New, Robert Owen, Lucy Patterson, F. M« Simmons, William S. Sims, James Sprunt, Charles M. Stedman, Mark Sullivan, Henry Wallace, Jr., and L. A. Williams." (Excerpts from letter, July 19, 1954from James W. Patton, Director, Southern Historical Collection, The University of North Carolina Library, Chapel Hill.)
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