Harvey Gantt Papers

Description

Harvey Bernard Gantt is an architect and Democratic politician active in North Carolina. Gantt entered local Charlotte politics in 1974 serving on the city council until 1983. He was elected to two terms as the first black Mayor of Charlotte from 1983 to 1987. In the 1990s (1990 and 1996), he ran twice for the United States Senate against Jesse Helms. The bulk of the collection is comprised of audiovisual materials from Gantt's 1996 campaign against Jesse Helms for U.S. Senate, but also includes speeches and writings.

Harvey Gantt Speeches
Includes primarily written speeches and a few newspaper columns by Harvey Gantt spanning over the course of his career.
Harvey Gantt for Senate Advertisements
Contains advertisements identified as recordings that were used in the Gantt for Senate campaign (primarily 1996, but some 1990 advertisements).
Unaired Harvey Gantt Advertisements
Contains advertisements identified as recordings that were created for, but not used in the Gantt for Senate 1996 campaign. Also contains several advertisements for the Gantt for Senate 1990 campaign. Many of these advertisements were prepared for focus groups. There is repetition across the advertisements, with duplicate and near-duplicate versions of the same ad.
Harvey Gantt Video Tapes
Includes video recordings of Harvey Gantt speeches, interviews, and public appearances. The majority of recordings relate to Gantt's 1996 race to become the U.S. Senator from North Carolina.
Harvey Gantt Audio Tapes
Audio recordings of Harvey Gantt in the Harvey Gantt papers, particularly from his 1996 campaign for U.S. Senate for North Carolina.
Charlie Sanders Advertisements
Contains advertisements used in Charlie Sanders's campaign to become the Democratic nominee to run for U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 1996. Advertisements recorded off of television, most likely by Harvey Gantt's campaign staff.
Charlie Sanders Video Tapes
Video recordings that relate to Charlie Sanders's campaign to become the Democratic nominee to run for U.S. Senate from North Carolina in 1996.
Charlie Sanders Audio Tapes
Charlie Sanders audio tapes from the 1996 Democratic primary campaign for Senate in North Carolina.