MS354 Charles Orville Whitley Papers MS354 circa 1977-1986, 117 linear feet Finding aid prepared by Minimally processed by Stephanie Bennett Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives
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2018 April This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2018-04-04T11:40-0400 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Charles Orville Whitley Papers MS354 Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives 117.0 linear feet 90 record cartons circa 1977-1986 Charles Orville Whitley (1927-2002) was a Wake Forest alumnus, lawyer, Democrat, and N.C. Congressional representative from 1977-1986. This collection documents Whitley's work in Congress. Materials include agency files, consitutent correspondence, event invitations and appointment records, and subject files. Preferred Citation

Charles Orville Whitley Papers (MS354), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.

 Collection Overview

This collection documents Whitley's work in Congress. Materials are similar to those found in other congressional collections: agency files, possibly related to committee work as well as his district; constituent correspondence; event invitations and appointment records; subject files; etc. Constitutent correspondence may contain personal information related to the letter writer's individual circmstances or may be issue-based.

This collection has been minimally processed, meaning that archivists have done minimal description and arrangement work on the collection.

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 Access Restrictions

Collection is open for researchers.

 Biographical Note

Charles Orville Whitley was born on January 2, 1927, in Siler City, N.C. A graduate of Siler City High School (1943), he served on active duty in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946 before attending Wake Forest University. Whitley remained in the Army Reserve until 1952. At WFU, he earned Bachelor of Arts (1948) and Bachelor of Laws (1950) degrees; he was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Whitley also holds a Master of Arts degree from George Washington University (1974).

In 1961, Whitley became the town lawyer for Mount Olive, N.C. After serving on the staff of fellow Democrat and then-Congressman David N. Henderson, Whitley ran for that seat in 1976 and was elected. He served in Congress from January 3, 1977 to December 31, 1986 and upon retiring from office became a political consultant.

On June 11, 1949, Whitley married Audrey Kornegay. Together they had three children: Charles Orville, Martha, and Sara. He died on October 27, 2002, in Durham, N.C., and is buried in Mount Olive, N.C.

 Agency files 134 1980-1981 Agency files, A-D 69 1985 Agency files, Ag - OMB 165 1986 Agency files, G-W 155 1984 Agency files, I-S 64 1985 Agency files, OPM-White House 103 Agency files?, new member caucus - textiles 80 1978 Agency files?, tobacco 84 1978 Agency and county files 71 1985 Agriculture, public works, and transportation files 76 1977 Alpha files, A-C 68 1985 Alpha files, A-Fn 127 1980 Alpha files, A-K 123 1982 Alpha files, A-M 84 1978 Alpha files, A-M 141 1984 Alpha files, A-R 129 1979 Alpha files, A-S 103 1986 Alpha files, A-St 125 1981 Alpha files, A-W 121 1983 Alpha files, A-Z 93 1984 Alpha files, C-Z 67 1985 Alpha files, Fo-Z 128 1980 Alpha files, L-Z 124 1982 Alpha files, M-Z 55 1984 Alpha files, M-Z 85 1978 Alpha files, Mc-Z 127 1983 Alpha files, S-Z 132 1979 Alpha files, Su-Z 62 1981 Alpha files, T-Z 102 1986 Appointment books 60 1977-1985 Appointments notebook 164 1986 Bills introduced and co-sponsored, 99th Congress 73 Clippings 107 1982 Committee files 77 1977 Committee files 81 1977 Committee files 80 1977-1978 Committee files, A 85 1978 Committee files, A 55 1979 Committee files, A-C 146 1981 Committee files, A-J 38 1980 Committee files, A-J 148 1982 Committee files, A-S 82 1979 Committee files, B-V 89 1978 Committee files, C-W 147 1981 Committee files, F-W 151 1983 Committee files, J-Z 146 1980 Committee files, P 149 1982 Committee files, P 149 1986 Committee files, R-W 147 1984 Committee files, S-Z 83 1979 Committee files, V-Z, misc 97 1978 Committee files, W 38 1979 Constituent correspondence: A and E 86 Constituent correspondence: agriculture-post office 152 1984 Constituent correspondence: guns and public schools 57 1985 Constituent correspondence: Budget Committee 155 1981 Constituent correspondence 68 1985 County files 57 1974-1980 County files 56 1976-1978 County files 54 1977 County files 158 1978-1980 County files 69 1984-1985 County files 70 1985 County files, B-J 48 1977-1987 County files, O-W 49 1977-1978 County files with constituent correspondence 99 1986 Democratic Study Group voting records 61 1978-1985 Department files 133 1980-1981 Department files 135 1981-1982 Department files 138 1981-1982 Department files 74 1985 Department files 77 1985 Department files, A-F 154 1984 Department files, A-Ir 131 1979 Department files, A-V 101 1986 Department files, A-Z 75 1977 Department files, Ag and textile 75 1983 Department files, Ag-Social Sec 81 1977-1983 Department files, Ag-National Parks 74 1977 Department files, I 141 1983 Department files, L-I 81 1976-1977 Department files, T-W 132 1979 General Case files 66 1985 General case files, A-Bragg 1 General case files, Brewer - Culbreath 96 General case files, Currie - Fornes 11 General case files, Foye - Harrell 14 General case files, Harrell - Johnson 16 General case files, Johnson - Martin 150 General case files, Mathis - Newton 19 General case files, Norris - Renfrow 27 General case files, Rich - Stukes 29 General case files, Spencer - Strickland 39 General case files, Sutherland - Wolfe 33 General case files, Womack - Yarnall 55 General case files (pending?) A-R 102 1986 General case files (pending?), A-P 107 1984-1986 Guest book 60 1980-1983 House Committee constituent correspondence 61 1985 House Committee constituent correspondence - budget to ways and means 63 1985 House Ways and Means Committee constituent correspondence and related materials 108 1986 Invitations 95 1979-1980, 1984 Invitations 97 1980-1982 Invitations 86 Invitations filled 94 1978-1979 Invitations filled 92 1978-1985 Invitations filled 162 1981-1982 Invitations filled 109 1984 Invitations filled 66 1986 Legislation: co-sponsored 159 1977 Legislation: co-sponsored 162 1979-1980 Legislation: co-sponsored, 99th Congress 100 circa 1985-1987 Legislative profiles of Whitley 164 1986 Legislative reports 100 Member's voting record 66 1977-1986 Newsletters 164 1978 News clippings 164 1978-1979 News clippings 163 January 1980-July 1982 Office files 102 1981-1982 Office files 102 1985-1986 Office files, A-I 106 1980 Office files, A-I 109 1981-1982 Office files, A-S 111 1979 Office files, A-S 117 1983 Office files, C-H 78 1977 Office files, L-T 106 1981 Office files, M-W 112 1980 Office files, T 121 1983 Speeches and comments 108 1980 Subject files, A-Z 78 1977 Voting record 60 1977 Ways and Means Committee constituent correspondence 99 1986 Ways and Means Committee correspondence 152 1983 Whitley 61 1981-1986