HARVEY B. (HARVEY BERNARD) GANTT (1943-) PAPERS, 1983-1987. 9,000 items (5 ft.)
Comprised exclusively of Gantt's official files as the first African-American mayor of
Charlotte (1983-1987). Includes correspondence, reports, and speeches on such topics as the
controversy over a site for the new coliseum, Charlotte's bid for an N.B.A. franchise, and
traffic congestion. Contains no records documenting his earlier city council tenure, his 1990
U.S. Senate campaign, or his professional career as an architect.
