Bertha "B" Holt papers, 1940-2010

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Summary

Creator:
Holt, Bertha B.
Abstract:
Bertha "B" Holt is a longtime resident of Burlington, NC. She was first appointed to the NC House of Representatives in 1975 and later won re-election eight times. This collection includes campaign materials, correspondence, and research materials from various bills and issues from Holt's career. Other files relate to Holt's activities, including the Women's Forum of NC, NC Legislative Women's Caucus, the State Council for Social Legislation, the Science and Technology Board, tribute dinners and awards, clippings, and a scrapbook. Acquired as part of the Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture.
Extent:
6.5 Linear Feet
3425 items
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.00567

Background

Scope and content:

Accession (2009-0097) (1650 items; 2.7 lin. ft.; dated 1970s-2008) includes campaign materials, correspondence, and research materials from various bills and issues from Holt's career, including the Equal Rights Amendment, domestic violence and marital rape, wine laws and the state lottery, juvenile justice, nursing and hospice, health education, intellectual and developmental disability, archaeology, and the Holocaust. Other files relate to Holt's legislative activities, including the NC Legislative Women's Caucus, the State Council for Social Legislation, tribute dinners and awards, and other miscellaneous papers and letters.

Accession (2010-0104) (750 items; 1.3 lin. ft.; dated 1970-2010) includes clippings; correspondence; subject and research files from issues such as churches, seatbelt and school bus safety, welfare, gun control, and wine; committee materials, including the Science and Technology Board; a scrapbook from 1973-1979; and other miscellaneous materials.

Accession (2010-0192) (1125 items; 1.5 lin. ft.; dated 1940-2007) includes subject and research files from issues such as healthcare, education, crime, and prisons; materials from the Equal Rights Amendment; files from various events that Holt attended, including the Center for Creative Leadership and the White House Conference on Aging (1981); and files from her membership in the Women's Forum of NC. Also contains materials from her Episcopal Church activities.

Accession (2020-0007) (dated 1942-2010) includes personal and professional correspondence and documents Holt's activities with Agnes Scott College, NC Council of Churches, and the Board of Science and Technology, among others groups. It also includes awards, clippings, press releases, a few photographs, and reference material.

Biographical / historical:

Bertha "B" Holt is a longtime resident of Burlington, North Carolina. She was first appointed to the NC House of Representatives in 1975 and later won re-election eight times.

Acquisition information:

Gift, 2009 (2009-0097), 2.7 lin. ft.

Gift, 2010 (2010-0104), 1.3 lin. ft.

Gift, 2010 (2010-0192), 1.5 lin. ft.

Gift, 2019 (2020-0007), 1 lin. ft.

Processing information:

Collection is unprocessed; cataloged from accession records.

Encoded by: Meghan Lyon

Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2009-0097

Accessions included in this finding aid: 2009-0097, 2010-0104, 2010-0192

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