Giles Yeomans Newton papers, 1778-1986, undated
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Summary
- Creator:
- Newton, Giles Yeomans, 1893-1987
- Extent:
- 8 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English.
- Collection ID:
- RL.00946
Background
- Scope and content:
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Chiefly diaries but also includes correspondence, other writings and speeches, printed material, memoranda, photocopies of clippings, financial and genealogical papers, and family photographs. The collection principally relates to Newton's career as a politician and attorney as described in his extensive diaries, 1907-1984. He ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives, 8th District, N.C. in 1938, 1940, and 1942. He also unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1944.
- Biographical / historical:
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Giles Yeomans Newton was a North Carolina politician and attorney.
- Processing information:
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Encoded by Alvin Pollock
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Format:
- Diaries
- Names:
- United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Congress
Democratic Party (U.S.)
United States. Congress -- Elections, 1940
United States. Congress -- Elections, 1942
United States. Congress -- Elections, 1944
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress -- Elections, 1938
Newton, Giles Yeomans, 1893-1987 - Places:
- North Carolina -- Politics and government
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[Identification of item], Giles Yeomans Newton Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.