Emmett R. Wooten Papers

1914
Manuscript Collection #413
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Creator(s)
Wooten, Emmett R. (Emmett Robinson), 1878-1915
Physical description
0.108 Cubic Feet, 16 items , consisting of carbon copies of correspondence.
Preferred Citation
Emmett R. Wooten Papers (#413), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.
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ECU Manuscript Collection
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Papers (1914) consisting of carbon copies, letters, position of stock, law, legislation.

Biographical/historical information

Emmett Robinson Wooten, son of John C. and Mary Cobb Wooten, was born in November of 1878 at Ft. Barnwell, Craven County, N.C. Wooten received his education at Wake Forest College and also at the University of North Carolina law school. Admitted to the bar in 1900, Wooten opened his practice in Kinston. After serving as attorney for Kinston and Lenoir County, Wooten was elected to four consecutive terms in the N.C. House of Representatives (1909-1915). Not long after his election as Speaker of the House in 1915, Wooten died from injuries caused by an automobile accident.

Scope and arrangement

The Wooten Papers consist of carbon copies of sixteen letters written in 1914 by Emmett R. Wooten. All of the letters, addressed to North Carolina political figures, solicit support for Wooten's candidacy for Speaker of the House for the 1915 General Assembly. One letter (Sept. 26, 1914) explains Wooten's position on stock laws pertaining to Lenoir County. Because of the stock laws of surrounding counties, Wooten was forced to introduce such legislation for Lenoir County.

Administrative information
Custodial History

June 5, 1980, 16 items; Correspondence (1914) of Lenoir County, N.C., legislator. Gift of anonymous donor.

Source of acquisition

Gift of anonymous donor

Processing information

Processed by M. Murphy, September 1982; Updated by N. Hardison, June 2025

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Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law.

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Key terms
Personal Names
Wooten, Emmett R. (Emmett Robinson), 1878-1915
Corporate Names
North Carolina. General Assembly. House of Representatives--Speakers
Topical
Lawyers--North Carolina--Kinston
Legislators--North Carolina--History--20th century
Places
Lenoir County (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century