Collection Title: Noble J. Gregory Papers
Series Number: MS76-01
Processed and Cataloged by: Originally processed by Keith M. Heim
Date Listed: June of 1976.
Date Span: 1933-1970
Size of Collection: 32 linear feet.
Number of Boxes: 64 legal size document cases.
Type of Material: Correspondence, business records, newspaper clippings and ephemera.
Condition of Material: Good.
Arrangement: Organized into series; chronological arrangement.
Biographical / Historical Information: Noble Jones Gregory was born in Mayfield, Kentucky on August 30, 1897. He attended local public schools and graduated from Mayfield High School in 1915. After graduation, he briefly studied at Mayfield Business College before being employed by a survey party constructing a road between Mayfield and Paris, Tennessee. In 1917, he began a career in banking as a clerk with the First National Bank of Mayfield. By 1936 Gregory had risen to Trust Officer and Cashier of the bank. From 1923 to 1936, he served as the secretary treasurer for the Mayfield Board of Education. He also acted as campaign manager for his older brother William V. Gregory, who was elected United States Representative for Kentucky’s First District in 1926 and remained in office until his death in 1936. After the death of his brother, Noble was elected to fill his seat in Congress. He was re-elected ten times and served for eleven terms. He was defeated in the 1958 election by Frank A. Stubblefield. Gregory returned to the banking and investing profession in Mayfield. He died on September 26, 1971.
Scope and Content: Collection consists of official and personal correspondence of United States Representative Noble J. Gregory from 1933 to 1970. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence and records associated with Congressman Gregory’s eleven terms as representative of Kentucky’s First District from 1936 to 1958. His congressional papers include files on the Tennessee Valley Authority, Cumberland Dam project, military academy appointments, veteran affairs cases and letters from prominent state and national politicians. Also held in the collection are banking and business records, campaign materials, newspaper clippings, photographs, personal items, mementos, ephemera and other related materials.
Subject Headings / Descriptors:
Gregory, Noble Jones, 1897-1971
Politicians – United States – Kentucky.
Legislators – United States – Kentucky.
United States – Politics and government – 1936-1958
Kentucky – Politics and government.
Cumberland Dam
Tennessee Valley Authority
Additional Sources: See Noble Jones Gregory Papers, 1957-1958 at the University of Kentucky
