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Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (MSS 80) Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University, Mssfa@Wku.Edu Western Kentucky University TopSCHOLAR® MSS Finding Aids Manuscripts 5-22-2013 Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (MSS 80) Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Western Kentucky University, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid Part of the American Politics Commons, Medicine and Health Sciences Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "Carter, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 (MSS 80)" (2013). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 2945. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/2945 This Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in MSS Finding Aids by an authorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1 Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Special Collections Library Department of Library Special Collections Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY 42101-1092 Preliminary Inventory MSS 80 CARTER, Tim Lee, 1910-1987 937 boxes. 8,270 folders. 1945-1990. Originals, photocopies, audiotapes, film, photographs. 1982.110.1 BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Tim Lee Carter was born on 2 September 1910 in Tompkinsville (Monroe County), Kentucky. He attended public schools in Tompkinsville, graduated from Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now WKU) in 1934, and taught in the Monroe County schools. After receiving his medical degree from the University of Tennessee in 1937, Carter returned to Monroe County to practice medicine. During World War II, he served for 42 months as a combat medic. He began his political career as a member of the Monroe County School Board. During his eight terms (1965-1981) as a Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District, Carter was a major contributor in the areas of health care and hospital legislation. Although he became a critic of the United States’ involvement in Vietnam, he was a strong supporter of America’s military. After his retirement, Carter resumed the practice of medicine in his home county. He died in Glasgow, Kentucky on 27 March 1987. Tim Lee Carter – Chronology 1910 Born on September 2 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, son of James Clark Carter, Sr. and Idru Tucker Carter. 1927 Began teaching school in a one-room schoolhouse in Tompkinsville’s public school system. 1928 Graduated from Tompkinsville High School. 1931 Married Kathleen Bradshaw of Tompkinsville. MSS Manuscripts & Folklife Archives – Special Collections Library – Western Kentucky 80 University 2 1932-1934 Highly successful Tompkinsville Bears basketball coach. 1934 Received A.B. degree from Western Kentucky State Teachers College. 1937 Graduated from University of Tennessee Medical School. 1937-1938 Interned at U.S. Marine Hospital and Chicago Maternity Center. 1939-1940 Administrator of Monroe County Public Health Service. 1940-1942 Practiced medicine at Tompkinsville. 1942 Volunteered for U.S. Army. Served forty-two months with the 38 th Infantry Division as a combat medic. Awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Combat Medical Badge. 1946 Returned to private practice in Monroe County. 1952-1964 Served as Monroe County Republican Party Chairman. 1955 Adopted a son, William Starr Carter. 1964 Elected to U.S. House of Representatives from the Fifth Congressional District of Kentucky and served until 1981. 1965-1980 Member of Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. 1967 First Republican congressman to call for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Vietnam. 1971-1973 Commission on Marijuana member. 1973 Recipient of honorary doctoral degrees from Lincoln Memorial University and Union College. 1974 Awarded honorary doctoral degree by Eastern Kentucky University. 1975-1980 Selected as ranking minority member on Health and the Environment Subcommittee. 1975-1980 Member of Small Business Committee. 1975-1976 Ranking minority member of Small Business Committee. 1979-1980 Subcommittee on Oversight and Minority Enterprise. MSS Manuscripts & Folklife Archives – Special Collections Library – Western Kentucky 80 University 3 1977 On February 19, leukemia claimed the life of son Starr. 1977-1978 Ranking minority member on Energy, Environment, Safety and Research Subcommittee. 1978 Recipient of the Dr. Benjamin Rush Bicentennial Award for Citizenship. The American Medical Association reserves the award for those who have made outstanding contributions in the field of medicine. 1980 In June, first recipient of the Barren River Area Development District’s annual Tim Lee Carter Award. 1980 In August, received honorary doctoral degree from his alma mater , Western Kentucky University. 1980 In December, retired from Congress to spend time on his farm in the Turkey Bend area of Monroe County. 1983-1987 Practiced medicine on a part-time basis and remained active in the community during retirement years. 1987 Died on March 27 and was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Tompkinsville, Kentucky. Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District (1991) Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District, situated in the southeastern section of the state, is a beautiful rustic area. Its topography varies from the undulating and fertile Bluegrass, to the stubby rock-capped Knobs, to the prairie-covered limestone of the Pennyroyal, to the rugged hills and hollows of the Appalachians. Located here is the thundering Cumberland Falls; the state’s highest peak, Black Mountain (4,145 ft.); Cumberland Gap, Kentucky’s historic entryway; sections of the picturesque Kentucky River gorge; and a large portion of the Daniel Boone National Forest. The District is the home of rushing streams, forested ridges, abundant wildlife, and lush vegetation. The Fifth is the most rural congressional district in Kentucky, with over 80% of its land being classified as such. During Dr. Tim Lee Carter’s representation of the District, only three cities – Richmond, Middlesboro, and Somerset – had a population of over 10,000. Migration into Eastern Kentucky in the 1970s caused Madison County to be placed in another district following the 1980 redistricting process. Today (2006) the District’s largest city is Nicholasville. Being overwhelmingly rural, the Fifth’s chief industry is agriculture. The major crops are tobacco, corn, and hay, but a great deal of the agriculture is simply subsistence farming. Heavy deposits of coal in the eastern part of the district are extensively mined. Natural gas and oil shale are also found in the area. When Tim Lee Carter, of Tompkinsville, was elected to Congress in 1964, he realized that despite its idyllic physical environs, the Fifth District had substantial needs. MSS Manuscripts & Folklife Archives – Special Collections Library – Western Kentucky 80 University 4 He undertook his new position with vigor and made sure the people from the Fifth knew they had an advocate in Washington, D.C. Carter was instrumental in obtaining federal funding for many projects in his district. His most successful efforts centered around public health issues. By 1976, hospitals and clinics had been constructed or improved in seventeen of the District’s twenty-nine counties, providing his constituents with better access to medical care facilities. Few Congressmen could boast of more new pure water systems or new sewer disposal systems constructed in their districts. Carter’s ability to secure federal funds for the District provided societal improvements. To boost the number of people with marketable job skills, Carter helped bring vocational schools to almost every county in the Fifth. He procured federal monies for libraries, road construction, airports, parks and recreational facilities. Federal economic development programs enticed new industry to the area. In September 1977 alone, over eighteen million dollars in federal funds were granted for projects in the Fifth. Carter always credited the quality of applications filed by local officials as the chief reason funds were awarded, but his constituents knew that he was using his influence and energies to better their quality of life. Carter’s service to his district won him votes and strong allegiance. This service was coupled with a sincere desire to help proud people in need. Once, when reminded that the median income of his district was the lowest of any congressional district, Carter answered, “They might be poor in worldly goods, but never in spirit.” The Fifth District has been predominantly Republican for decades, even voting for Goldwater when traditionally Republican areas did not. In 1974, the Fifth District was redrawn by the state legislature. It included four new counties, bringing the total to twenty-nine. As noted above, Madison County was dropped from the Fifth in 1980. COLLECTION NOTE This collection contains materials relating to the political career of Tim Lee Carter, U.S. Representative from Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District from 1965-1981. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence that reflects Carter’s political and legislative concerns. General office and agency files, film, speeches, photographs and newspaper clippings, as well as radio scripts and cassette tapes pertaining to Carter’s campaigns are included. Many printed copies of committee and subcommittee proceedings in which Carter participated are also included. SHELF LIST BOX 1 Tim Lee Carter 1965-1990 Folder 1 Inventory Folder 2 List of books and records n.d. Folder 3 Biographical information 1954-2005 MSS Manuscripts & Folklife Archives – Special Collections Library – Western Kentucky 80 University 5 Folder 4 Photographs
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