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Lee S i s t e r Oreraan
COMMITTEE ON THE HISTORY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Processed* MA
Detel 10/31/55

- X930)

r for 5 termii| ftft d^po*lt*4 in the South»rn Historical Col*
lection, Unlversitor of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, »• C. In
addition to much alsceliensou* political a a t r i i l j tli*/ contfein
correSiXmdence conceding the Federal Rej?eir« Banks ^lich WKf be of
interest,
linear feet of shelf space occupiedt
Approximate nu^bsr of Ite*aaj

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the collectiori l i open to use by qualified students*
k generel description i s




filr-tar Overmen
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- 2 Biographical Sole

» Jan* 3

Born, Sell ©bray, North Carolina

1374

B*A., Trinity College, Korth Carolina

1874

KJt«! Trinity College

1675-76

T&u^ht school
Private* tftOVCttx? t» two ancodseiTe governors

Id73, Oct. 31

>tarried Mary Herriaoa (3
AMLtttd to the b*v
bog&a lew pr&ctio0 In Stilgbor/
as s^eab^r North Carolina
,« ox itepreeentatlvds (speaker 1893)

X900

Presidential el©otor*6t-l&r^ef pledged to

&4
1930, Deo, 12




of 5th

Died

Who V&a Who in Jbrieric*, 1897-1942* val» I ,

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Description of Seria*

*Ve have iMti i portion of the correspondence of Senator
* OvwMAf coiisiatir^ of tbotlt 4.0,000 itetsa «nd covering the
ye&re X920-30, The follovicg i s ft, description of this coileetioni
•The bulk of the Iftttmrf i l * from Oversisiii1^ constituents, ggklng for
information, relief, as4 •9«l*t«ae« of tfTftiy ccrt# l^ie tixuus«»nd*
of I^tt^ra bearing on tobecco and cotton culture, the eradication
of the boil weevil, f&m X#glil4 llont $fro t?uffrag#, eppointsjenta
to offiaa t the bolt of Senator fm M« Siitssons froa the Democrat t i e
Party in 192B, &&d s U t a mA loceX polltiM constitute A valueble
source f-jr the ncononio and pelitte«l hlttoiy of Hort>i n^roliim in
the 1920»s«
collrction if klM ricxi lfi correG^-ondence be&ritife on
ti ilteXudiMg prohibition, ladgvatlM r«strlctio&t
tee pajAest of World Vrr ^nciouu, ivljuctec compfeiis&tion c e r t i f i e s tea,
«tnd «R? risk insurance, mdio OtBtxoX| the propoa«^ i€i«3« of Muscle
SfeoalJ to the iLLabftSLft Fov^r Coci^anj, var debts, th4P f&,der&l
l Tresty, and
t t o Washington IflMi Conference, the London Saval
Near It9% Relief,,
Aeiong th« correspondents ^ rs Bernard *H» Siaruch, X* V#
Bickett, Locke Creig, Jofphtti Benieis, H# K# X^ugherty, R« i».
Dough ton, 0. H, Forbes, 0. Msx Gardner, Carter Glass, Clyde R« Hoe/,
Herbert Hoover, Qhaflafl Z* Holies, W» ft« McAcoo, i4rg. »• G« (Lieanor
Wilson) MmMoOf Angus Va JfaMaBi Hr.rxy B» ^ ^ , Hobert Owen, Lucy
F. M, Siuanons, Vfllliem S, Sir»e, Jaaea Sprunt, Charlsa M#
Marie Sulli^nn, H^nry W i l s e e , J r « , and X». A« Willi&»s**




(Excerpts frwa l e t t e r , July 19, 1954
from James V, P&tton, Director,
Southern Historical Collection,
Tne iJniverait^r of Horth Carolina
Ubrary, Chapel HiU«)