Durham (N.C.) -- Politics and government

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This collection includes reports, clippings, drafts and committee materials describing the work of the Durham City-County Charter Commission, 1971-1974.

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Materials within the Sylvia Kerckhoff papers include correspondence, résumés, contracts, certificates, proclamations, reports, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Materials relate to her time as mayor and document her activity with the North Carolina League of Women Voters and with the Cooperative School for Pregnant Girls. Material extends into Kerckhoff’s retirement after the end of her second term as mayor.

Scope and Contents This collection contains materials related to the World War II service and legal career of U.S. Attorney William H. Murdock of Durham. Materials include correspondences, and certificates signed by U.S. Presidents John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard Nixon. Noteworthy correspondence includes those from Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and other prominent political figures. The collection also includes the pen used by President Kennedy to sign Murdock’s commission in 1961 and a...

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The collection includes a 1956 appraisal report of the former Durham County Sanitarium with photographs of the exterior and interior, what appear to be records of late 1950's donations from county employees including Swindell, a 1974 plan for Durham City Hall, and a 1979 letter from health department employees requesting Swindell's assistance. Photos scanned as SA001-SA018.