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This item is a newspaper clipping announcing the ceremony to admit Rufus and Jane Edmisten into the North Carolina Bar. Both Sam J. Ervin and his son were present at the ceremony in Charlotte, NC. This item is on the bottom left on page 59 in Rufus…

Written by James Batten, this article details changes to the staff assignments in Sam J. Ervin's senate office. Rufus Edmisten will now be chief counsel of the subcommittee on separation of powers. It is noted that he will make about $28,000 a year.…

This newspaper clipping details the appointment of Rufus Edmisten to Sam J. Ervin's subcommittee on separation of powers as chief counsel. This item is in the middle of page 64 in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled "Birth-Appointment on Ervin's…

This item is a letter to Rufus Edmisten from Hugh Alexander. At the time Hugh Alexander was chief counsel to NC Senator B. Everett Jordan. The letter references a letter sent by Rufus seeking employment while enrolled in law school at George…

This item is found on the right on page 26 in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled "Birth-Appointment on Ervin's staff, Volume 1." It is the envelope that accompanies the letter seen in item 099 from Hugh Alexander referencing employment with Senators…

This item is a letter from Jack Spain referencing Edmisten's resume and activities. It makes note of employment so that Edmisten can start law school in September. This item is found on the top right on page 28 in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled…

This item is found on the left on page 28 in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled "Birth-Appointment on Ervin's staff, Volume 1." The item is an evelope that appears to have accompanied the letter seen in item 105 of this series from Jack Spain in…

This item is a print of a color oil painting done by Marcos Blahove in Winston Salem, NC. The painting is of Sam J. Ervin talking on the telephone. This item is found on the right on page 42 in Rufus Edmisten's scrapbook labeled "Birth-Appointment on…

This item is a newspaper article written by Nicholas Von Hoffman about Senator Sam J. Ervin. The label next to this article indicates it was published in the Charlotte Observer on July 23, 1973. The article details that although Ervin has fought…

This item is a newspaper clipping from an unnamed newspaper. It is authored by Nick Taylor. The article details that Ervin requested Rufus and Jane Edmisten be admitted to the North Carolina Bar. Superior Court Judge Sam J. Ervin III (his son)…