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TWEM- FOURTH BlE\i\IlL REPORT
of the
North Carolina Department of
Archives and History
JULY 1, 1950
TO
JUNE 30, 1952
Raleigh
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
1952
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
B. F. Brown, Chairman, Raleigh
Gertrude S. Carraway, New Bern
Clarence W. Griffin, Forest City
W. T. Laprade, Durham
McDaniel Lewis, Greensboro
Mrs. p. F. Patton, Hendersonville
Mrs. B. T. Williams, Stedman
Christopher Crittenden, Director, Raleigh
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CONTENTS
Page
General Program 5
Historical Marker Program 18
Division of Archives and Manuscripts 22
Division of Museums 34
Division of Publications 46
Appendixes
:
I Positions and Salary Ranges, June 30, 1952____ 56
II Number of Employees, 1908-1952 56
III List of Employees, Showing Titles, Names,
and Periods of Service 56
IV Appropriations and Expenditures, 1950-1952- 58
V Appropriations and Expenditures, 1930-1952 _ 59
VI Publications of Members of the Staff 59
VII Historical Markers Approved During the
Biennium 61
VIII Archives and Manuscripts Accessioned 64
IX Number of Visits to Search Room by State
and Country, 1950-1953 76
X Number of All Visits to Search Room,
1928-1952 77
XI Colleges and Universities Represented in
Visits to Search Room 77
XII State Records Microfilmed, August 1951-June
1952 78
XIII State Agencies and Institutions, Counties, and
Municipalities Served in Handling Their
Records Problems 78
XIV Registration of Visitors at the Hall of History
by State and Foreign Country, 1950-1952__-. 79
XV Museum Items Accessioned 80
XVI Volumes, Pamphlets, Leaflets, and Charts
Mailed by Month 92
XVII Copies of The North Carolina Historical Re-view
Mailed per Issue 92
XVIII Back issues of the Revieiv Mailed per Month____ 93
XIX Paid-up Subscriptions Received for the
Review, per Month 93
XX Articles Published in the Revieiv 94
XXI Documentary Materials Published in the
Review 95
CO
BIENNIAL REPORT OF THE
NORTH CAROLINA
DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY
July 1, 1950, to June 30, 1952i
General Program
As originally conceived and conducted, the program of
the North Carolina Department of Archives and History,
successor to the North Carolina Historical Commission
(1903-1945), emphasized two primary functions: (1) to
collect and preserve valuable official archives and private
manuscripts and to make these materials available for
research, and (2) to publish and distribute significant series
of official records and unofficial papers. Undoubtedly this
work deserved to be undertaken, for these basic source mate-rials
for the history of the state had not been properly cared
for and they needed by all means to be preserved. Other
functions were authorized by law, but these two received
top priority.
Throughout its history the Department has continued to
emphasize these two functions. Large and significant bodies
of official records and private manuscripts have been placed
in the archives and made available for use, and an expand-ing
program of publication of both documentary volumes
and the scholarly North Carolina Historical Review has
been conducted.
Broader Field
As the years passed, when these phases of the work
seemed to be well in hand, it became evident that other
phases of a historical and archival program for the state
needed more attention. The Department is maintained by
appropriations from taxes paid by more than four million
citizens, and it has come to be felt that it ought to serve the
four million directly as well as indirectly. There are now
^This report has been prepared and is submitted to the Governor in accordance with 19Jf5 Session Laws and
Resolutions, chap. 55, sec. 1.
State Departmext of Archives and History 7
almost one million school children in North Carolina. Should
not the Department seek to serve them directly as far as
practicable? In every one of the state's 100 counties are
numbers of persons interested in their local history. Should
not the Department undertake to encourage and assist them
in local historical activities? Thousands of members of
patriotic organizations need aid and guidance. Is not the
Department justified in assisting them? The various state
agencies and institutions, the different county and municipal
officials, need advice and assistance in solving their records
problems. Is it outside the Department's sphere to render
such assistance?
Acting on the belief that the Department is justified in
conducting a broad program within the general historical
and archival field, and indeed ought to conduct such a
program in order to serve the people of the state as effect-ively
as possible, it has expanded its services and from
time to time has taken on new duties and responsibilities,
among which are the following
:
Popular Puhlications
Almost from the beginning the Department has published
pamphlets, leaflets, and other materials for popular distri-bution.
Within recent years larger numbers of such pub-lications
have been issued and they have been given wide
distribution, especially for use in the schools.
Historical Museum
The Hall of History, or state historical museum, which
had its beginnings many years earlier, was taken over in
1914. To it were brought tens of thousands of historical
relics from all parts of the state and it was visited by large
numbers of persons. Within recent years the Hall of
History has broadened its program and now renders direct
service to a considerable portion of the state's citizens.
County Histories
In the nineteen twenties the Department led a movement
for the appointment of county historians and the writing of
county histories, and a number of such histories were sub-sequently
prepared and published.
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Historical Markers
The erection of historical markers along the highways, a
program begun in 1935 and conducted jointly by the
Archives, Conservation, and Highway departments, has
brought to the attention of the public hundreds of historic
sites in every part of the state. The program has done much
to arouse local historical interest.
Preservation of Historic Sites
While the Department does not follow the policy of acquir-ing
title to and maintaining such sites, it cooperates with
other state agencies and with private societies and individ-uals
in conducting research for such purposes, in making
necessary contacts, and in other ways. Today the people
of the state show greater interest and activity in this field
than ever before.
Modern Records Administration
Within the past five years the Department has gone act-ively
into this field, acting upon the conviction that the
problem of records is one and the same from their creation,
through their filing and the period of their frequent use,
through the period of their infrequent use, and eventually to
their disposal or preservation. A phase of modern records
administration is a microfilming program, and in several
states projects have been set up for this purpose, separate
and distinct from the state archives. In North Carolina the
Department of Archives and History has maintained (a)
that such a program ought to be conducted and (b) that it
ought to be planned and administered by this Department.
This point has been made good, the program has been
launched, and already it has proved its value.
Cooperation ivith the State Literary and
Historical Association
The Department from the beginning has cooperated close-ly
with this organization, and the director of one has served
as secretary of the other. Recently the Association has
launched a program to serve more effectively and more
broadly the people of the state. It is believed that such a
State Departjiext of Archives and History 9
program can do much to strengthen and arouse interest in
the program of the Department, which therefore has assist-ed
actively.
Cooperation fvifh Local Historical Groups
In the belief that one of the primary ways in which the
Department can serve the people of the state is to encourage
historical activity at the grass roots, it has made a special
effort to aid local groups, assisting them in forming his-torical
societies, advising them regarding suitable programs
of action, and in other ways.
Cleay^ing House
The Department has served as the clearing house for
historical activities in the state. It has cooperated with
various other organizations not listed above, has answered
inquiries on a wide variety of topics, has assisted in the
production of "The Lost Colony" and other historical dramas,
and in general has sought to promote and facilitate his-torical
activities throughout the state.
Broader Policy Successful
This broader policy has paid off in many ways. Not only
has the Department rendered more and broader services
than formerly to the people of North Carolina, with no
lowering of standards, but the Department itself has been
greatly strengthened. It is now better known than ever
before by the people of the state and its program is very
tangibly supported through the people's representatives
by much larger appropriations than a few years ago. Instead
of weakening the over-all program, it appears that every
part of the broader activity strengthens and bolsters up
that program. Obviously the Department ought not to
venture outside its general field, as defined by law, but
within that field it ought to render, and is seeking to render,
as broad services as practicable.
Two Fruitful Years
The latest biennium was a period of growth and progress
along many lines. More employees, additional space, a
larger appropriation, more visitors, more publications, more
("liristojiher Crittenden, Director
Mrs. Blanche M. Johnson, Stenographer-Clerk III, Budget Officer,
Secretary to the Director.
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services rendered, more public contacts, and a more aggres-sive
effort to sell North Carolina history to the people of
the state—these were some of the major developments.
Nearly everything about the Department is on a much larger
scale than was the case only a few years ago, when it was
staffed by a very few persons, housed in a small number of
rooms, maintained by a very limited appropriation, and
little known to the general public.
Progress was made in quality as well as in quantity.
Professional qualifications of the staff were raised, proced-ures
for handling archives and manuscripts were made
more efficient, exhibits in the museum were improved, bet-ter
publications were issued, and standards in general were
raised. The Department tended more and more to become
a professional organization rendering professional services
to the people of the state.
The Executive Board
On March 10, 1950, Governor W. Kerr Scott had appointed
Dean B. F. Brown of Raleigh to the Executive Board to fill
the unexpired term of Dr. R, D. W. Connor of Chapel Hill,
who had died on February 25, 1950. On August 22, 1950,
the Board elected Dean Brown as chairman, succeeding Dr.
Connor in that position.
On April 24, 1951, Governor Scott appointed Mr. Clarence
W. Griffin of Forest City a member of the Board for a term
ending March 31, 1957, succeeding Mr. J. Allan Dunn of
Salisbury, whose term had expired. Mr. Griffin had pre-viously
served as a member from 1938 to 1949.
On April 24, 1951, Governor Scott also reappointed Mrs.
P. F. Patton of Hendersonville for a term to end on March
31, 1957.
The Staff
One of the most significant developments for a long time
was the Personnel Department's reclassification of the staff,
effective March 1, 1951. For many years previously the
Department had been handicapped by a pay scale that was
entirely too low, with the result that it was difficult to
employ competent personnel in the first place or to hold
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such personnel after they had been employed. Now, on the
other hand, professional standards were raised, with a
minimum requirement for a new employee of graduation
from a standard four-year college with a major in history
or another of the social studies, and the salary brackets of
all the professional personnel were substantially raised. In
addition, the 1951 General Assembly provided for merit
salary increments for state workers, and all the Depart-ment's
staff except the director was eligible for these. Still
further, the same General Assembly provided a flat $180-
a-year cost-of-living increase for all state employees. The
result of all this was highly beneficial for the Department.
Staff morale was bettered, it was possible to compete in the
national market for qualified personnel, and there was less
danger of losing the most competent employees because of
offers of higher pay elsewhere.^
Appropriatio7is
The Department's available funds in its regular budget
were $104,997 for 1950-1951 and $102,050 for 1951-1952.
These figures compared with such funds of $64,073 for
1948-1949 and $84,851 for 1949-1950.- In addition, $10,000
was available each year of the biennium for historical
markers ; certain other funds were likewise available ; and
the Department was provided electric current, water, heat,
telephone, and certain other facilities and services that were
not included in its budget.
IJefore the business depression of the 1930's the agency's
appropriation had climbed steadily, reaching a maximum
of $30,865 in 1930-1931. During the lean years it was
drastically reduced, touching in 1934-1935 its lowest point
of $11,315, only a little more than one-third the pre-depres-sion
maximum and less than one-ninth the latest figures.
Later, as business improved, the appropriations were in-creased,
reaching their highest point to date in the latest
biennium.2
^For the positions and salary ranges; the number of employees, 1908-19^2; and a list of personnel employed
during the latest biennium, see below. Appendixes I-III, pp. 5E-58.
^For the detailed budget, 1950-1951 and 1951-1952, see below, Appendix IV p. 58.
'For appropriatioi}s and expenditures, 1930-1952, see below, Appent'ix V, p. 59.
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Campaign for New Building
In the early part of 1950, before the beginning of the
biennium under review, Governor W. Kerr Scott had ap-pointed
a committee to have plans drawn for a new building
to house the Departm.ent of Archives and History, State
Art Gallery, and State Museum. The director of the De-partment
was appointed chairman, and the heads of the
other two agencies, together with the head of the Depart-ment's
Hall of History and the Superintendent of Public
Buildings and Grounds, served as the other members. Gov-ernor
Scott was particularly interested in bringing the three
agencies together under one roof so that groups of school
children and other visitors would not have to trudge from
one building to another in order to visit the different
museums.
After holding several meetings and interviewing several
candidates, the committee recommended the employment of
Mr. William Henley Deitrick of Raleigh as the architect and
he was employed for that purpose by the Board of Public
Buildings and Grounds. The committee and the architect
consulted leading authorities in the field, studied the plans
of many of the best buildings of this general type, and
visited such structures in Richmond, Washington, and New
York. A loan of $92,000 for drawing the plans was obtained
from the United States government, and this amount was
paid to the architect, who completed the plans early in 1951.
The plans called for a steel, concrete, and stone structure,
230 by 200 feet, containing 272,328 square feet and costing
$3,996,264.
A public campaign in support of the new building was
conducted by a state-wide Committee of One Thousand,
which at private expense published 5,000 copies of an illus-trated
bulletin, A Museum and Archives Center for North
Carolina, and this was widely distributed. The director and
other members of the Department's staff visited more than
60 counties in all sections of the state, interviewing individ-uals
and meeting with groups in support of the building.
In the 1951 General Assembly events took an unexpected
turn. Early in the session it became known that the Kress
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Foundation had made an offer of paintings worth $1,000,000
provided the state would appropriate a like amount for the
purchase of works of art. An appropriation of $1,000,000 to
the State Art Society for art purchases had been made by the
1947 General Assembly provided at least the same amount
should be obtained from other sources, and this appropria-tion
yet remained available upon those terms. In view of this
prior claim of the Art Society and in view of the expressed
opposition of many members of the 1951 General Assembly
to appropriations for new buildings except in cases of press-ing
need, it was decided to give the green light to an effort to
save the $1,000,000 for art and at the same time to sidetrack
the movement for the new building until the appropriation
for art purchases had been made. That appropriation was
voted, indeed, but only at the very end of the session, when
it was too late to do anything further regarding the museum-archives
structure. A great deal of popular sentiment in
favor of such a building had been developed, however, and
it v/as believed that this might well prove advantageous to
the Department in its efforts to secure larger and better-designed
quarters in the future.
Additional Space and New Equipment
If the Department did not secure an entire new building,
it did at least obtain most of the first floor and part of the
ground floor of the addition to the Education Building
that was completed in the summer of 1951. With this
new space available, a reassignment of rooms within the
Department was made possible. The Researcher was moved
into an office in the addition. The Division of Publications
moved out of two offices in the old part of the building
into five offices in the new part, and was allotted also a
storage room on the ground floor. The Division of Archives
and Manuscripts took over rooms vacated by other Divi-sions
in the old part, and was also given space in the new
part. The Hall of History gave up certain rooms in the
old part but was assigned a great deal of display, work,
and storage space in the new part. As a result the Depart-ment,
which formerly had been cramped in its activities,
could function more efficiently and expand its services to
the public.
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Various pieces of new equipment were purchased to
meet special needs. Among the chief items were a lami-nating
machine, fumigating vault, planetary microfilm
camera, and Photostating machine for the Division of
Archives and Manuscripts; display cases (including a
specially designed safe-case for the Carolina charter of
1663) and additional sound recording equipment for the
Hall of History; an Addressograph for the Division of
Publications ; and darkroom photographic developing equip-ment
for joint use. These items speeded up the work,
improved its quality, and made possible the rendering of
new services.
Interneship Course
The interneship course offered by the Department for
senior history majors at Meredith College, begun in 1948,
was given each year of the biennium. From the beginning
the course has run for 150 hours, 30 each in the Division of
Museums and the Division of Publications and 90 in the
Division of Archives and Manuscripts. A number of the
young women who have taken it have obtained positions
in this Department and in similar agencies in North Caro-lina
and elsewhere.
Selling History to the People
Probably more than ever before, the Department has
sought to inform the people of the state regarding their
history and to promote interest and activity in this field.
Members of the staff have travelled throughout North
Carolina more than in the past, meeting with local histor-ical
groups, unveiling historical markers, delivering ad-dresses
on historical topics, and taking part in other cere-monies.
They have written, edited, and compiled articles
and book reviews for a variety of publications.^ The Hall
of History has been visited by larger numbers of persons
than ever before, totalling some 100,000 annually. During
the first year of the biennium, when funds were available,
the Department sent a traveling museum to all parts of the
state. A number of popular historical publications were
'For a list of publications of members of the staff, see below, Appendix VI, pp. 59-61.
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issued. Active cooperation was given to many persons and
organizations in the preservation of historic sites, and the
Department aided materially in the broader program of
the State Literary and Historical Association. Outside the
state, members of the staff attended the sessions and par-ticipated
in the programs of various organizations, includ-ing
the American Association for State and Local History,
American Association of Museums, American Historical
Association, National Council for Historic Sites and Build-ings,
Society of American Archivists, and Southern His-torical
Association.
The Future
Looking to the future, it is believed that the Department
should continue to expand and develop its present program
without radical change. Certain points that will probably
need special attention within the next few years are:
(1) A new building. Though the assignment of rooms
in the addition to the Education Building has eased the
space problem, the Department can function most effi-ciently
only in a structure that is specially designed for its
needs. Several of the states of the Union have provided
such structures, and there is no reason why North Carolina,
with its long and significant history and with its active
historical program, should not do likewise.
(2) A larger staff. Though at the end of the biennium
the Department's staff of twenty was larger than ever
before, there was a pressing need for more workers to do
certain phases of the job at hand.
(3) Modern records administration. The program in
this field, actively undertaken only very recently, will need
to be expanded and developed in a number of ways. In
particular, the microfilm project, which has been so well
received, will need to be enlarged until it can render the
services that are needed by the various state agencies,
first catching up with the backlog and later keeping the job
on a current basis.
(4) Publication program. With a large backlog of
documentary materials on hand or in preparation, the rate
of publication of such materials should be accelerated. In
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addition, the Department should issue an increased number
of popular historical publications, in large editions and for
large-scale distribution.
(5) Hall of History. This Division is especially in need
of more suitable space, a larger staff, and specialized
equipment, and should be provided with the necessary facil-ities
to conduct an extension service for the people at large.
Reports of the Divisions
In the pages that follow will be found the reports for the
Historical Marker Program and for the three divisions.
Though for purposes of effective organization these re-ports
are separately presented, actually many of the accom-plishments
listed were the result of the cooperative effort
that overlapped division classifications. Some of the ex-hibits
in the Hall of History, for example, consist of docu-ments
borrowed from the Division of Archives and Manu-scripts.
Many of the publications include materials from
the Archives, Research for the Historical Marker Pro-gram
is conducted to a large degree in the Archives—and
so it goes with most of the Department's activities. While
the functions of every division and of every staff member
are clearly defined, there is not now, and it is hoped that
there never will be, airtight compartmentalization. For
efficient operation there needs to be a certain flexibility,
a certain readiness to overstep organizational lines, with
each part assisting in the total effort to make the machine
operate smoothly. This fortunately is the situation in the
Department of Archives and History.
HISTORICAL MARKER PROGRAM
Edwin A. Miles, Researcher
The General Assembly of 1935, recognizing that "the
State of North Carolina is rich in points of historic in-terest"
and acknowledging that a group of historians had
agreed to serve on an Advisory Committee in order "to
designate such points of historic interest in the order of
their importance, and to provide appropriate wording for
their marking," authorized the Historical Marker Program,
to be conducted jointly by the State Historical Commission,
the Department of Conservation and Development, and the
Highway and Public Works Commission. The last named
of these agencies was authorized to appropriate not over
$5,000 annually for this purpose from the Highway Fund,^
and this appropriation was later made. In 1951 the Gen-eral
Assembly raised the limit to $10,000, and this larger
amount was likewise appropriated.- In May, 1952, the
contract for the manufacture of the aluminum markers
was renewed with Sewah Studios, of Marietta, Ohio, calling
for an increase of 10 per cent over the previous cost, or,
at the new rate, $85.52 per marker and 10-foot post and
$81.68 per marker and 7-foot post.
During the biennium the following historians served on
the Advisory Committee: Frontis W. Johnston of Davidson
College ; William B. Hamilton and Robert H. Woody of
Duke University; Elisha P. Douglass of Elon College;
Luther W. Earnhardt of State College ; Cecil Johnson, Hugh
T. Lefler, James W. Patton, and William S. Powell (after
December 10, 1951) of the University of North Carolina;
and Forrest W. Clonts of Wake Forest College. Christopher
Crittenden served as chairman, and the researcher regu-larly
met with the committee. William S. Powell resigned
as Researcher, effective December 10, 1951, to accept a
position with the University of North Carolina Library,
and he was succeeded as the Department's Researcher,
^Public Laws and Resolutions passed by the General Assembly at Its Session of 19S5, chap. 197.
195! Session Imws and Resolutions, rhap. 766.
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IIKI
RICHMOND PEARSON
Congressman. 1895-1901.
US. Minister to Persia.
1902-07 and to Greece
and Montenegro, 1907-
09. His home. "Richmond
_ Hill. " is 2 miles north.
Edwin A. Miles, Researcher, is holding one of the new state historical
marli^ers approved during the biennium.
effective January 2, 1952, by Mr. Edwin A. Miles, formerly
a graduate student in history at the University of North
Carolina.
From the beginning of the program a total of 678 his-torical
markers have been erected throughout the state. Of
these, 83 were approved during the latest biennium.
^For a list, see below. Appendix VII, pp. 61-64.
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Unveilings of Markers
Several ceremonies were arranged for the unveiling of
historical markers, and members of the staff participated
in most of these. On August 11, 1950, a marker was un-veiled
in Macon County to commemorate the site of a clay
pit from which a representative of Josiah Wedgwood, the
famous English potter, obtained clay in 1767 for some of
the earliest fine jasper medallions. On May 7, 1951, near
Wake Forest, a marker was unveiled to honor the site of
the original "Mangum Terrace," an early and widely copied
erosion-checking device initiated by farmer Priestley H.
Mangum about 1885. On September 27, 1951, in cere-monies
at Rich Square, a marker was unveiled to Colonel
George V. Holloman, United States Air Force pilot during
World War II, a pioneer in developing automatic devices for
airplane control.
On April 4, 1952, at Fayetteville, an elaborate ceremony
was arranged for the unveiling of a marker near the site of
Babe Ruth's first home run in professional baseball. For
the occasion many sports celebrities came to Fayetteville, in
which town George Herman Ruth first acquired the nick-name
Babe. Among the visitors were Mrs. Ruth, who un-veiled
the marker, Connie Mack, and many of Ruth's former
teammates.
On April 19, 1952, near Tryon, ceremonies were held for
the unveiling of a historical marker near the site of the Block
House which marked the western terminus of the 1772
boundary survey between North Carolina and South Caro-lina.
The ceremonies preceded the annual Block House
Hunt Races, which are held on a course surrounding the
site of the landmark commemorated by the marker. Among
the guests for the occasion were Governor W. Kerr Scott,
members of the Executive Board of the Department of
Archives and History, members of the Advisory Committee
on Historical Markers, and representatives of the Depart-ment
of Conservation and Development and of the Highway
and Public Works Commission. President Austin L. Ven-able
of the Historical Commission of South Carolina repre-sented
Governor James F. Byrnes.
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Picture File
In June, 1952, Mr. Clarence W. Griffin of Forest City pre-sented
the Department with 130 photographic negatives of
historical markers, increasing to 469 the total number of
markers for which negative prints are on file. The file also
includes many photographs of the points of historic interest
for which the markers were erected.
The Future
While a great deal has been accomplished under the
marker program, certain improvements can yet be made:
(1) At the close of the biennium three counties still had
no markers, and this deficiency needed to be remedied.
(2) Though it is a truism that the markers have to be
erected where history was made, probably it will be well
to distribute them throughout the state as much as possible
rather than to concentrate them to so large a degree in the
Capitol City and a few other localities.
(3) It might be well to place less emphasis on political
and military subjects and more on economic, social, and
cultural matters.
DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND MANUSCRIPTS
W. Frank Burton, State Archivist
One of the duties of the Department, as prescribed by law,
is "to preserve and administer such public archives as shall
be transferred to its custody, and to collect, preserve, and
administer private and unofficial historical records and
relics relating to the history of North Carolina and the ter-ritory
included therein from the earliest times. "^ Acting
under this mandate, the Department has emphasized this
program from the beginning and has brought together a
vast quantity of materials, totalling many million items, on
the history of the state. These include colonial and state
archives, older records from some three-fourths of the state's
100 counties, a few town archives, some United States rec-ords
relating to North Carolina, copies of large numbers
of foreign archives (especially British and Spanish) relating
to North Carolina, personal and unofficial collections, maps,
newspapers, pamphlets, and other materials.
These vast quantities of materials, essential in the history
of the state, have been made available to state and local
officials, historians and other researchers, patriotic and
historical organizations, genealogists, and the general pub-lic.
Based in whole or in part on these materials, hundreds
of volumes and articles in the field of North Carolina his-tory
have been published, correcting former errors, pre-senting
factual and well-balanced accounts, and making
the state's past better known than ever before, both to the
citizens of North Carolina and to the nation at large.
This fundamental program was continued during the
biennium under review, and progress was made along many
lines. Quantities of official records and unofficial manu-scripts
were acquired, they were made available for use,
along with such materials already acquired they were used
by nearly 6,000 visitors, and many studies based on them
were published or were in preparation. In addition, the
program of modern records management, begun earlier,
was expanded and carried forward.
^1945 Session Laws and Resolutions, chap. 55, sec. 1.
State Department of Archives and History 23
W. Frank Burton, State Archivist.
Collection, Preservation, Control, and Use of Records
A few of the significant bodies of official records and
private manuscripts that were acquired are
:
Official Records
Attorney-General. Correspondence, 1930-1938. 15 cubic
feet.
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Commissioners for
the Erection of a Penitentiary, 1869-1880. 1 vol.
Minutes of the Directors of the Penitentiary, 1871-
1878. 1 vol.
Rutherford County Court Minutes, 1845-1850. 1 vol.
Wayne County Court Minutes, 1788-1831. 2 vols.
^0m Mrs. Doris H. Harris, Archivist 1, microfilms records in the
custody of the Department.
Mrs. Prances H. Whitley, Archivist II, is shown rehabilitating
a document in the laminating machine.
State Department of Archives axd History 25
Private Manuscripts
Diary of J. C. McBride, 1850. 1 vol.
H. H. Brimley Papers, 1896-1910. 8 pieces.
J. Y. Joyner Papers. Personal correspondence, 1901-
1913.
Calvin H. Wiley Papers. 25 letters, 1853-1865.1
Microfilm
It will be recalled from earlier reports that the Genea-logical
Society of Utah microfilmed will books, deed books,
and estate records to 1865 for many of the state's counties.
During the biennium it was discovered that certain of the
counties created before the terminal date had not been
covered in this program, and the head of the Division
visited ten counties in order to obtain the necessary per-mission,
which was granted in all cases. As a result, by
the end of the biennium this work had almost been com-pleted
and the Department had in its archives microfilms
of many of the older records of more than 60 of the 100
counties.
Prese7'vation
It was pointed out in the previous Biennial Report that,
"due to the lack of modern equipment, it was impossible
to carry out the desired program of repair and restora-tion."-
Now it is gratifying to report that in 1950 a lami-nator
and other equipment for a records repair shop were
installed and that 12,534 pages were restored, including
Legislative Papers and records from the Secretary of State,
State Treasurer, and 12 counties. Also a program of re-binding
restored volumes was begun and thirteen volumes
were rebound. A fumigating vault was installed and was
used primarily to fumigate newly received materials, and
the air conditioning equipment, previously installed, was
regularly checked and needed adjustments were made im-mediately.
^For a complete list of accessions, see below, Appendix VIII, pp. 64-76.
''Page 40.
26 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Conti^ol
The Department's policy of bringing all newly acquired
materials under control and of tightening controls on
materials already in hand was continued. All newly received
materials were accessioned and checklists and inventories
were prepared of various new materials, including those of
the Lions International of North Carolina, the World War
Veteran's Loan Fund, the North Carolina Railroad, the A.
G. Cox Manufacturing Company, and the Department of the
Attorney-General. Materials acquired earlier that were
thus brought under control included the collection of sound
recordings, Governors' Papers, papers of Reginald A. Fes-senden,
records of the State Auditor and State Treasurer,
and records of Bertie, Caswell, and Forsyth counties.
Use
The Department continued to serve many researchers in
the Search Room, through the mails, and by telephone. Of
the 5,749 visits to the Search Room, 4,627 were made by resi-dents
of North Carolina and the other 1,122 represented 37
states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Hawaii, and Ger-many.^
From a depression low of 2,666 in 1932-1934, the
number of such visits increased to a high of 4,253 in 1940-
1942, declined to 2,318 during the war years 1942-1944, and
increased to a postwar high of 6,042 in 1948-1950.-
The Division received 2,429 mail enquiries and every effort
was made in this connection to render the maximum of
service consistent with limitation of staff and with a suit-able
policy of restricting staff research for private purposes.
Of the total number of such enquiries, 2,047 originated out-side
North Carolina, in 46 states, the District of Columbia,
Alaska, Canada, Great Britain, and the Union of South
Africa. There were 129 enquiries by telephone. In addi-tion,
the Division wrote 612 letters regarding such profes-sional
matters as the intake of records, the purchase of
equipment, and service to state agencies and the counties.
Of the visits to the Search Room, 1,058 were made by per-sons
classified as "students," "historians," and "legal search-
^For detailed statistics, see below, Appendix IX, pp. 76-77.
'See below, Appendix X, p. 77.
State Department of Archives and History 29
ers." These researchers represented 39 colleges and univer-sities
in all parts of the country, but the larger number
came from nearby institutions, especially the University of
North Carolina and Duke University.^ The wide variety of
subjects under investigation is illustrated by the following
selected list
:
Topics of Research
Biography
Charles B. Aycock
John C. Calhoun
William R. Davie
Charles D. Mclver
Social, economic, and cultural history
The Ante-bellum Professional Theater in Raleigh
Arts and Crafts of the Cherokee Indians in North Caro-lina
The Development of Banking in North Carolina since
1865
Education in Chowan County since 1800
Local and specialized history
History of Durham
History of Granville County
History of Mecklenburg County
Restoration of Tryon's Palace
Political and governmental activities (all in North Caro-lina)
Administration of Justice
Early County Courts
Political History of the State
Reconstruction
Religion
History of the First Baptist Church of Albemarle
History of Moravians in Winston-Salem
Henry Evans, Methodist Preacher
'See below, Appendix XI, p. 77.
30 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Equipment for Use and Duplication of Records
In order to make its records more readily available to the
public, the Department installed several pieces of equipment.
Included were a Recordak Model D camera, two additional
35 mm. microfilm readers, and a Photostat machine, which
was placed in one of the two rooms assigned to the Division
in the new wing of the building. A photographic laboratory
with modern equipment was set up in an adjoining room,
so that the Division could now make the highest quality of
microfilm, process film strips, and make Photostats and
other facsimiles.
Copies Supplied
There was an immediate demand for the services thus
offered. A total of 2,965 Photostats was furnished for a
total cost of $1,218.50 ; also 276 other facsimiles (made from
microfilm) for $138.00 ; and 372 certified copies for $295.50.
Modern Records Management
The last previous Bienyiial Report pointed out that the
problem of dealing with the increasing bulk of modern rec-ords
had become acute and recommended a three-point pro-gram
to meet this situation: (1) the provision of space to
house the accumulation of records, (2) the passage of a bill
giving microcopies of state records the same force in court
as the originals, and (3) the establishment of a central
microfilming project for the state, within the Department
of Archives and History.^
During the most recent biennium a great deal was accom-plished
under each of these points : (1) the contract was let
for a warehouse, at the corner of Jones and Harrington
streets in Raleigh, the second floor of which would be a
record center; (2) the General Assembly of 1951 passed the
desired bill; and (3) a microfilm project was established
within the Department, under the Division of Archives and
Manuscripts, when the Council of State in July, 1951, allot-ted
from the Contingency and Emergency Fund to the De-partment
$14,333 to operate the project for 1951-1952. A
iPp. 28 ff.
State Department of Archives and History 31
microfilm unit was rented and three additional staff mem-bers
were employed for the project.
During the eleven months of the fiscal year 3,092,244
documents in 729 file drawers were filmed on 429 reels of
film.i The records filmed were then disposed of, which
meant that records that had previously required 1,086
square feet of space now on film required only 6 square feet
of space—a saving of more than 99 per cent. The cost of
filing cabinets to provide for these records would have been
$10,800 and the cost of constructing space for the purpose
would have been $5,176—a total cost of $15,976. That is,
in addition to the more efficient handling of the records,
there was a net saving to the state of $1,643, as follows
:
Gross saving to state.„ ,—.$15,976
Less cost of microfilm project 14,333
Net saving to state $ 1,643
At the end of the biennium the success and advantages
of the program were so obvious that the Council of State
allotted to the Department $25,204 to continue the project
in 1952-1953 on an expanded basis, with two units instead
of one operating and with the staff expanded from three
to five.
In addition to this microfilm service, the Department
aided a total of 32 state agencies in solving their records
problems, especially in the systematic retirement of records.
In some cases disposal was authorized, in others schedules
were worked out, and in still others records were trans-ferred
to the Archives.
A similar service was rendered to 30 counties and 3
municipalities. In each case the head of the Division paid
a visit and studied the records, helping to work out pro-grams
of preservation, disposal, and scheduling. An in-creasing
number of counties requested advice in initiating
programs of photographic duplication.-
'See below, Appendix XII, p. 78.
For a list of state agencies and institutions, counties, and municipalities served, see Vjelow, Appendix
VIII, pp. 78-79.
32 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
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State Department of Archives and History 33
Long-Range Program
The Division has achieved a great deal v^ithin recent
years, but conditions will change and new problems will
arise, so that the program will need to be modified from
time to time. Some of the matters that will need considera-tion
within the next few years are
:
(1) The work of repair and restoration needs to be
expanded, so as to catch up with the backlog. At least
two additional staff members will be needed for this pur-pose.
(2) Records in the Archives need to be brought under
tighter control, so that they can be serviced more quickly
and more effectively.
(3) The modern records program should be expanded,
including the working out of flo-schedules for the various
state agencies, the enlargement of the microfilm project to
take care of the enormous backlog, and the expansion of
services to the counties.
(4) A more aggressive campaign of collecting private
manuscripts should be conducted. This program will prob-ably
be stimulated by the appointment by the State Literary
and Historical Association of a Committee on Historical
Materials, of which the head of the Division has been desig-nated
as chairman.
DIVISION OF MUSEUMS
Mrs. Joye E. Jordan, Museum Administrator
It is provided by law that one of the duties of the Depart-ment
is ''to maintain a historical museum, to collect and
preserve therein artifacts, curios, relics, and any other ob-jects
whatsoever which are of historical significance to North
Carolina, and when feasible to display such objects. The
museum shall be free to all visitors at reasonable times to
be determined by the department."^ The Hall of History,
or state historical museum, became a part of the Depart-ment
in 1914 when new quarters were made available in
what is now known as the Library Building. Since August
1, 1945, when the Department was reorganized, it has been
in the Division of Museums.
The Hall of History has come a long way within recent
years. For a long time—until very recently, indeed�� the
exhibit space was restricted, the storage space was inade-quate,
little modern equipment was available, the displays
were rarely changed, few modern museum techniques were
employed, and there was no extension program. The visitor
came, saw a few limited exhibits—largely the same, year
after year—and went away, having gained no adequate
conception of the history of the state. That was all.
Today, while still accomplishing by no means all that
could be done, the Hall of History has expanded in many
ways and is carrying on a much broader program. More
exhibit space has been added, storage room has been in-creased,
equipment for various purposes has been installed,
the special exhibits are changed frequently, approved tech-niques
are used, visual aid programs are presented, lectures
are given, and a limited extension program is conducted.
The fact that this expanded program has proved popular
is proved by attendance figures for the latest biennium,
when visitors came from every state of the Union, the Dis-
^19^5 Session Laws and Resolutions, chap. 55, sec. 1.
State Department of Archives and History 35
Mrs. Joye E. Jordan, Museum Administrator.
trict of Columbia, and 37 foreign countries. The total num-ber
was approximately 195,000, a gain of 11 per cent over
the preceding biennium and the largest since attendance
records have been kept.^
Space and Equipment
No museum can function effectively without adequate
space and equipment. Ever since its establishment the
Hall of History had been handicapped for lack of both, but
during the latest biennuim some progress was made in
making up both these deficiencies. When after many delays
the addition to the Education Building was completed in the
summer of 1951, the Hall of History was allotted exhibit
space on the first floor and also storage and other space on
the ground floor. This made possible the expansion of the
display and demionstration program and the launching of
arts and crafts work, and in other ways eased to some extent
^For attendance statistics, see below. Appendix XIV, pp. 79-80.
State Department of Auchives and History 37
the pressure for room. At the end of the biennium, how-ever,
the Hall of History was still far behind many similar
institutions in other states in the total amouit of space
available for its activities.
Equipment
The purchase of a disc recorder made possible the begin-ning
of a collection of folk songs and folk tales ; the acquisi-tion
of a camera for the reproduction of black and white
glossy prints made it possible to render a service in that field
;
and the installation of darkroom equipment (also used by
the Division of Archives and Manuscripts) furthered the
program in photography. A number of fences, platforms,
and other items of equipment for display were made by the
staff in cooperation with the Board of Public Buildings and
Grounds and installed in the new part of the building. A
specially designed safe case was purchased for the Carolina
charter, that would permit it to be seen at close range by
the public but at the same time would provide protection
from theft, vandalism, fire, moisture, and excessive light.
In the storage rooms equipment was installed (either
made there or transferred from the old part of the build-ing)
, thus helping to solve the problem of preservation.
Racks and shelves were built for arms, ammunition cases,
and other relics, and a rack was made for costumes. Por-traits
not on display were hung on wire racks that had been
previously constructed, in a room where light could be con-trolled.
At the end of the biennium provision had not yet
been made for the adequate storage of such items as flags,
prints, and engravings, which require special care and pro-tection.
Acquisitions
Nearly a thousand items were added to the collections of
the Hall of History during the biennium. Although a great
many unsolicited contributions were received, a special
effort was made to collect items to round out collections
which were to be used for new displays or for the Demon-stration
Room. These collections included some 50 items
added to the collection of early kitchen utensils, over 100
38 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
early tools, materials for a rather extensive exhibit on spin-ning
and weaving (looms, patterns, flax, cotton and wool
spinning wheels, hatchels, cards, and various other small
items) , a number of guns, early toys to be used in the annual
Christmas display, and a collection of models of farm imple-ments
and tools. One of the most valuable collections being
made consisted of the Kodachrome transparencies of his-torical
subjects to be used in school extension service.^
Exhibits
The allotment of additional space and the installation of
new equipment made possible the relocation of certain old
exhibits and the installation of a number of new ones. This
was a major task and would require a considerable period of
time to complete, but already at the end of the biennium a
good deal had been done.
Permanent Exhibits
The Fred A. Olds Memorial Exhibit on transportation was
moved to the new wing of the building. The space thus
vacated became the Assembly Room.
Displays in the Reconstruction-and-After Room were
moved to the new wing and the space thus made available
became the Demonstration Room.
A World War I Recruiting Office, combining war mate-rial,
1917-1918, and also office equipment of the period, was
set up in the new part.
An exhibit of Colonial North Carolina Documents was
placed in the Colonial and Revolutionary Room. The great-est
attraction in this exhibit is the Carolina charter of
1663, which was purchased in 1949 and presented to the
Department by a group of patriotic citizens and one organ-ization.
An exhibit of Early Tools, including those used by
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century carpenters, coopers,
and cobblers was placed in the new wing.
A Portrait Gallery featuring North Carolina Confederate
leaders was installed in the new wing. These portraits
will be changed from time to time.
'For a complete list of afcessions, see below, Appendix XV, pp. 80-91.
State Department of Archives and History 39
Special Exhibits
Exhibits of this class are displayed for varying periods
of time, usually from one month to one year, depending on
the type of exhibit.
A Wedgwood China Exhibit, including about 100 pieces,
dating from 1790 to the 1930's, was arranged when a his-torical
marker was unveiled in Macon County near the spot
where, in 1767, an agent of Josiah Wedgwood secured a
special white clay used in making jasperware pottery.
School Exhibits were placed on display by the fifth grade
of the Garner School and an eighth grade section of Need-ham
Broughton High School in Raleigh. The latter group
planned and arranged their exhibit of various relics and
replicas and held open house on March 25, 1952, when the
exhibit was opened.
Special Day Exhibits included those for both Christmas
and Saint Valentine's Day. The former, each year, includ-ed
an old-fashioned Christmas tree, and the latter consisted
of Valentines dating as early as 1807.
Exhibit of the Month
This feature, begun during the previous biennium, was
discontinued because of lack of an adequate staff to plan and
prepare it. Subjects covered from July, 1950, through May,
1951, were:
Secretaries of the Navy from North Carolina
Joseph Gales
Early New Bern
Nathaniel Macon
The Raleigh Register
Lamination
The State Board of Health
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
The North Carolina Bill of Rights
North Carolina and the Cotton Gin
North Carolina and the Declaration of Independence
Demonstrations
A special room in the old wing was set aside for demon-strations.
An early loom was reconditioned and put into
The click reel, flax wheel, hackles, and flax break comprise only
a small part of the equipment now in the Demonstration Room,
where special demonstrations in spinning, weaving, and quilting are
given to school groups.
Marvin K. Rogers, Janitor-Messenger, painting a new platform in
the Demonstration Room of the Hall of History.
State Departmext of Archives and History 41
operation, A member of the staff found and interpreted
twenty-three original early North Carolina weaving pat-terns,
and samples of several of these were worked out on
a small loom and placed on display.
Other items added to the Demonstration Room were
:
Cotton, wool, and flax spinning wheels
Cotton and wool cards
Flax brake and flax hackles
Quilting frames containing a quilt in the making
Fifty models of items that are disappearing rapidly in
rural North Carolina, such as a brickkiln, wattled
fence, rope walk, forge, turpentine still, cider press,
and log cabin.
Educational Program
Slide Programs and Lectures
Such programs were facilitated by the new Assembly
Room, seating about 100 persons, which was made available
in 1951. A ten-minute recorded lecture on the Hall of His-tory,
illustrated with slides, was shown to those school
groups requesting it—as nearly all of them did. Other
programs that were made available covered Early Tools,
North Carolina Pottery, Early Homes of North Carolina,
Fort Macon, "The Lost Colony," and "Unto These Hills."
Publications
The Division prepared and the Department published
"Let's Visit the Hall of History," a small folder designed for
teachers of school groups planning a visit to the Capital City.
A mimeographed booklet, "Guide to the Hall of History,"
was prepared and distributed to school children upon re-quest.
Extension Program
Even though large numbers of persons visit the Hall of
History, the total for any given year to date has been only
a small fraction of the state's total population—in 1951-
1952 less than one-fortieth. Acting upon the belief that a
definite effort should be made to serve directly the other
42 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
"Steps to Independence," the story of North Carolina's part in the
Revolution, is told by the documents on this board, one of six in the
Colonial and Revolutionary Room.
thirty-nine fortieths of the population, the Hall of History
has sought insofar as possible, as a part of the over-all pro-gram
of the Department, to carry its program to the people.
Traveling Museum
From January, 1950 (six months before the beginning of
the biennium under review), through July, 1951, the De-partment
kept a traveling museum on tour through the state
in order to exhibit representative items from the gifts sent
to the people of North Carolina on the French Gratitude
Train. This museum visited 523 schools in 57 counties, with
a total attendance of 233,494, (more than the attendance at
the Hall of History during the same period) , before the tour
was discontinued for lack of funds. The exhibit gave many
North Carolinians their first opportunity to see a "sample"
of a museum.
State Departmext of Archives and History 43
Photographs and Photography
Requests for prints from the Hall of History's picture file
of several thousand items were received and met at an
increasing rate, averaging at the end of the biennium three
or four every v^^eek. This service was rendered to authors,
publishers, newspapers, mapmakers, and individual collect-ors.
Several hundred color transparencies were made to
serve as the basis for slide collections.
Publicity
As a part of the Department's over-all program, the Hall
of History, realizing that effective publicity is essential to
the growing museum, sought to inform the people of the
state regarding the history of North Carolina and specifi-cally
about the part the Hall of History is playing in that
field. One of the best devices seemed to consist of feature
stories based on items on display or in study collections,
and a single exhibit was often good for a spot news story.
Patriotic holidays such as Confederate Memorial Day and
the Fourth of July and sentimental holidays such as Christ-mas
and Saint Valentine's Day were found especially suit-able
for this purpose. News releases on the Exhibit of the
Month were carried by the newspapers.
Cooperation with Other Organizations
The Division gave a great deal of time to aiding organiza-tions
and individuals, both within the state and elsewhere,
engaged in allied work. Assistance in planning and arrang-ing
exhibits was given to the Fort Macon State Park Mu-seum,
Greensboro Historical Museum, Pettigrew State Park,
and Salisbury Public Library. The Division supervised the
maintenance of the Andrew Johnson Birthplace, which is
owned by the City of Raleigh. Confederate items were
loaned to the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences for
display during the Confederate reunion held in that city in
May, 1951, and an exhibit was prepared and sent to Phila-delphia
for a display by Gimbel Brothers in commemoration
of the one-hundred-seventy-fifth anniversary of the Declara-tion
of Independence.
44 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
This new exhibit, part of whicli is sliown here, illustrates the pro-gress
made in towns, schools, transportation, and manufacturing in
the state during the past half century.
Travel and Talks
The museum administrator did a great deal of traveling
in North Carolina and elsewhere, collecting items for the
Hall of History, addressing book clubs, civic organizations,
and the like, and in general seeking to promote the program
of the Department. She served as co-chairman of the His-tory
Section of the annual convention of the American Asso-
State Department ob^ Archives and History 45
ciation of Museums at Minneapolis, May, 1952, where the
topic for discussion was "The Museum's Responsibility to
Its Public."
The Future
Though the Hall of History has made marked progress
within recent years, much remains to be done. Phases of
the work that may well be developed include the launching
of a junior historian program, putting the traveling museum
in the field again, more demonstration and study collections,
increased facilities to accommodate school groups and other
visitors, and the maintenance of a school extension service.
In order to conduct such a broader program, certain addi-tional
specialized equipment will be required, but the most
pressing needs are two
:
(1) Staff. The present staff has so many duties to per-form
and receives so many requests for service that it is not
in a position to undertake additional activities without sac-rificing
some part of the present work. Several new em-ployees
are needed.
(2) Space. The present quarters, while better than those
of the past, are in a building designed for offices and are
not entirely suited for museum purposes. This will continue
to be a handicap until the Department is located in a build-ing
that has been planned to meet its special needs.
DIVISION OF PUBLICATIONS
D. L. CORBITT, Editor
One of the duties of the Department, as prescribed by law,
is '*to have materials on the history of North Carolina
properly edited, published as other State printing, and dis-tributed
under the direction of the department."^ Carrying
out this mandate, the agency since its establishment in 1903
has published pamphlets, leaflets, charts, and issues of
Carolina Comments, mostly of a popular nature, together
with more scholarly documentary volumes and issues of The
North Carolina Historical Review—a grand total of 292
items.
During the biennium the Division of Publications showed
a healthy growth. The number of requests for service in-creased
and the public expressed in no uncertain terms
approval of the services rendered. A special effort was made
to distribute the Department's publications to public and
school libraries and to college and public school teachers.
Altogether 26,813 volumes, pamphlets, leaflets, and charts
were mailed.-
New quarters, new equipment, and an increase in the per-manent
staff from three to four made possible an expanded
program and enhanced the Division's capacity to serve the
public. In July, 1951, the unit moved into new rooms in the
recently completed addition to the Education Building. An
Addressograph, a metal stencil cutter, and other new equip-ment
streamlined and expedited the mailing of publications.
During the two-year period the Division received the sum
of $3,888.04, of which $1,264.00 was for membership dues
in the State Literary and Historical Association and $2,-
624.04 was for the state. This latter sum was collected for
subscriptions to the Review and for mailing the Depart-ment's
publications.
The Editor of the Division, who was appointed chairman
of the State Literary and Historical Association's Commit-
1945 Session Laws and Resolutions, chap. 55 sec. 1.
For a breakdown of the number of publications mailed, see below, Appendix XVI, p. 92.
State Department of Archives and History 47
tee on Local Historical Societies, assisted in organizing such
societies in several counties. The partial or complete or-ganization
of such groups in Bertie, Gaston, Hertford, Pitt,
Stanly, and Warren counties gave heartening evidence of
growing interest and activity in local and state history.
Publications
A total of seventeen items was published—volumes, num-bers
of The North Carolina Historical Review, one number
of a new bimonthly newsletter, pamphlets, and leaflets.
Documentary and Other Volumes
One documentary volume was published. In addition, a
compilation was published and a facsimile of a rare old
publication was reproduced. These publications are as
follows
:
The Papers of Willie Person Mangum, edited by Henry
Thomas Shanks. Volume I, 1807-1832, 1950, pp. xH,
614, illustrated.
The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-
19A3, by David Leroy Corbitt, 1950, pp. xix, 324, il-lustrated.
Lemuel Sawyer's Blackbeard, a facsimile edition. In-troduction
by Richard Walser. 1952, pp. xxxiv, 66,
illustrated.
Governor's Papers
The letter books of Governors Ehringhaus and Cherry
were published by the Council of State. These volumes are
not official publications of the Department, but they were
edited by the Editor of the Division of Publications and
their publication and mailing were supervised by that Divi-sion.
They are listed as follows:
Addresses, Letters ayid Papers of John Christoph Blu-cher
Ehringhaus, Governor of North Carolina, 1933-
1937, edited by David Leroy Corbitt, 1950, pp. xxxiii,
509, illustrated.
Public Addresses and Papers of Robert Gregg Cherry,
Goveryior of North Carolina, 19-^5-19^9, edited by
David Leroy Corbitt, 1951, pp. Ixiii, 1058, illustrated.
48 TWENTY-FOUKTH BlEXMAL REPORT
D. L. Corbitt, Editor of the Division of Publications, examines a typescript.
The North Carolina Historical Review
Eight issues of The North Carolina Historical Review
were published (1,000 copies of each issue) and 5,538 copies
were mailed, including 832 copies of back issues.^ The total
cost of printing this journal was $7,016.32, an average of
$877.04 per issue. Paid-up subscriptions, either new or
renewal, totalling 917 were received, an average of 38 per
month.- Subscribers are located in 34 states, the District
of Columbia, and 2 foreign countries; the publication is
mailed on exchange to institutions or organizations in 32
states, the District of Columbia and 2 foreign countries;
and during the biennium back issues were mailed to pur-chasers
in 24 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 foreign
countries.
The Review included 42 articles on North Carolina and 6
articles on other states and individuals.'' Eight install-
•See below, Appendixes XVII and XVIII, pp. 92-93.
^See below, Appendix XIX, p. P3.
'See below, Appendix XX, pp. f4-95.
State Departjiext of Archives and History 49
ments or collections of documents were carried.^ Books re-viewed
totalled 101—29 on North Carolina, 41 on other
states and on individuals, and 31 on general subjects. Of the
reviews, 61 were written by North Carolinians and 40 by
persons in other states.
The State Literary a7id Historical Association
and the Review
The State Literary and Historical Association has long
been interested in the Department—was, indeed, the first
to sponsor the establishment of the agency. In 1924, when
the Department began publishing the Review, members of
the Association were allowed a special subscription rate.
At the Association's 1951 annual meeting the dues were in-creased
so that all members would receive the Review. In
this way, by the end of 1952 all members will have become
subscribers—a gain of approximately 125. Also, at the
end of the biennium the Association was about to launch an
aggressive membership campaign that was expected to add
several hundred additional subscribers.
Carolina Commeyits
In May, 1952, the Department began publishing a news-letter,
Carolina Comments, issued bimonthly and mailed to
public libraries in the state, subscribers to the Review,
members of the State Literary and Historical Association,
and other interested individuals. This new periodical was
designed to keep the public informed regarding literary and
historical developments and activities throughout North
Carolina.
Pamphlets and Leaflets
The Department published the following pamphlets and
leaflets
:
Tiventy-Third Biennial Report of the North Carolina
Department of Archives ayid History, 19^8-1950,
1950, pp. 90, illustrated.
Let's Visit the Hall of Histo7^y, 1951, pp. 7, illustrated.
See below, Appendix XXI, pp. 95.
50 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
The State Literary and Historical Association, 1952,
pp. 5, illustrated.
The Department prepared, saw through the press, and
distributed
:
A Museum and Archives Center for North Carolina,.
1950, pp. 17, illustrated.
The Department reprinted the following
:
Money Problems of Early Tar Heels, by Mattie Erma
Parker, third edition, 1951, pp. 14, illustrated.
The History of the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina, by J. Bryan Grimes, fifth edition, 1951, pp.
40, illustrated.
A Program for the Future
In accordance with a policy adopted several years ago, the
Department has arranged with a number of competent
scholars to edit documentary materials in sufficient quantity
to continue the publication of such volumes for many years
to come. As a result, the copy for several volumes is now
in hand and materials for others are in preparation, to be
published as funds become available for the purpose. The
present appropriation permits the issuance of one such vol-ume
a year, but it is hoped that this rate can be accelerated.
William A. Graham Papers
At the end of the biennium there was on hand sufficient
copy for four or five volumes of the papers of William A.
Graham, United States Senator, Governor, Secretary of the
Navy, and Confederate States Senator. These papers were
being edited by Dr. Joseph G. de Roulhac Hamilton of the
University of North Carolina under the sponsorship of Mr.
John W. Clark of Greensboro, a grandson of Governor
Graham.
Zebulon B. Vance Papers
Dr. Frontis W. Johnston of Davidson College continued
his work on the papers of Zebulon B. Vance, Governor and
United States Senator, and it was hoped that the first volume
Mrs. May Davis Hill, Editorial Assistant, prepares copy tor printer.
1
Beth G. Crabtree, Stenographer-Clerk 11, operates the Depart-ment's
new Addressograph.
52 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Eva J. Lawrence, Editorial Assistant, operating tlie mimeograph
machine.
would be ready for the printer within the near future. Dur-ing
the biennium the Division copied approximately 3,000
items for this series.
Records of the Moravians
Dr. Douglas L. Rights of Winston-Salem, Acting Archiv-ist
of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province,
continued his work of compiling and editing the Records of
the Moraviayis in North Caroliyia, volume VIII, and hoped
to complete this task before the end of the summer. He indi-cated
that there probably is enough interesting material to
carry the series to the Civil War period, in which case there
will be a ninth volume.
Blount Papers
At the end of the biennium the first volume of the papers
of the Blount family, prominent in the colonial, revolution-ary,
and early national periods in North Carolina and Ten-
BLACKBEARD.
^ ©omttriv in iFottr ^cls.
FOUNDED ON FACT.
BY LEMUEL SAWYER.
WASHINGTON:
PRINTED BV DAVIS AND FORCE (fRANKLIn's IIEAD)
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
1824.
Title page of Lemuel Sawyer's Blackbeard, which was published in
facsimile by the Department during the biennium.
54 Twenty-Fourth Biexxial Report
nessee, was in page proof. The series, edited by Dr. Alice
B. Keith of Meredith College, was expected to run to at least
four volumes.
Willie P. Mangiim Pampers
At the end of the period the second volume of the papers
of Willie P. Mangum, United States Senator, edited by Dr.
Henry T. Shanks of Birmingham-Southern College, was in
page proof. Dr. Shanks hoped to have the third and fourth
volumes ready for the printer by the end of the calendar
year 1952, and it was expected that there would be five
volumes in the series.
Pettigreiv Papers
Dr. Bennett H. Wall of the University of Kentucky, who
had previously agreed to edit the papers of the Pettigrew
family, prominent in eastern North Carolina a century and
more ago, found opportunity to do little on the series during
the biennium, so that it was indefinite when copy for the
first volume would be ready.
W. Kerr Scott Papers
Mr. Corbitt, Editor of the Division, did some work on the
public addresses and messages of Governor W. Kerr Scott
to the General Assembly. After the completion of Governor
Scott's term in January, 1953, his official papers will be
turned over to the Department for preservation, and Mr.
Corbitt will select, edit, and prepare the material for the
printer. The Governor's series is not one of the Depart-ment's
official publications, but Mr. Corbitt has edited the
volumes for all the Governors since 1921.
Catherine Ann Edmondston Diary
Miss Beth Crabtree, of the Division's staff, took up again
the editing of the Catherine Ann Edmondston diary, on
which she had begun to work when an employee of the De-partment
several years ago. Mrs. Edmondston was the
wife of a Halifax County planter and her diary, sprightly
and entertaining, covers the entire period of the Civil War.
State Depaktment of Archives and History 55
Pamphlets
Two pamphlets were in the course of preparation. Mrs.
May Davis Hill of the Division staff was working on a com-pilation
of the lives of the governors of North Carolina from
1585 to the present, and Mr. William S. Powell, formerly
the Department's Researcher and now on the staff of the
University of North Carolina Library, was preparing a
study of the Carolina charter of 1663, which was presented
to the Department in 1949.
APPENDIX I
Positions and Salary Ranges, June 30, 1952
ArcJiives and History Series
Director $ 6,780
State Archivist - 5,124—6,132
Archivist II --- 3,372—4,128
Archivist I. .- - -- 2,880—3,552
Museum Administrator 4,764—5,604
Museum Curator II 3,372—4,128
Museum Curator I 2,880—3,552
Editor 4,980—5,820
Editorial Assistant -- 2,880—3,552
Researcher 8,780—4,620
Clerical Series
Stenographer Clerk III 2,688—3,360
Stenographer Clerk II ...- -- 2,340—2,928
Custodial and Housekeeping Series
Janitor-Messenger 1,620—2,040
APPENDIX II
Number of Employees as of June 30 of Each Year Listed, 1908-1952
1908 - 3 1932. 10
1 9 10 -- 3 1934-.... 8
1912 3 1936 .- 8
1914 5 1938 -- 9
1916 8 1940. 9
1918 9 1942._.__ 11
1920 9 1944 11
1922 9 1946 13
1 9 24 11 194 8 - 16
1926 11 1950-._._ 18
1928 .-..- 10 1952 20
1930 -10
APPENDIX III
List of Employees, Showing Title, Name, and Period of Service
(If Less Than Full Biennium)
Permanent Etnployees
Director: Christopher Crittenden
Chief, Division of Archives and Manuscripts: W. Frank Burton, July 1,
1950-February 28, 1951
State Archivist: W. Frank Burton, March 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
State Departjiext of Archives and History 57
Chief, Division of Publications: D. L. Corbitt, July 1, 1950-February
28, 1951
Editor: D. L. Corbitt, Marcli 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Chief, Division of Public Displays: Mrs. Joye E. Jordan, July 1, 1950-
February 28, 1951
Museum Administrator: Mrs. Joye E. Jordan, March 1, 1951-June 30,
1952
Researcher: William S. Powell, July 1, 1950-December 9, 1951
Researcher: Edwin A. Miles, January 1, 1952-June 30, 1952
Senior Stenographer Clerk: Mrs. Blanche M. Johnson, July 1, 1950-
February 28, 1951
Stenographer Clerk III: Mrs. Blanche M. Johnson, March 1, 1951-May
21, 1951; June 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Senior General Clerk: Mrs. Eloise Fisher Sarvis, July 1, 1950-Febru-ary
28, 1951
Stenographer Clerk II: Mrs. Eloise Fisher Sarvis, March 1, 1951-May
29, 1951
Stenographer Clerk II: Beth G. Crabtree, June 15, 1951-June 30, 1952
Senior General Clerk: Eva J. Lawrence, July 1, 1950-February 28, 1951
Editorial Assistant: Eva J. Lawrence, March 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Editorial Assistant: Mrs. May Davis Hill, June 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Junior Museum Assistant: Manora Mewborn, July 1, 1950-February 28,
1951
Museum Curator I: Manora Mewborn, March 1, 1951-April 21, 1951
(married and became Mrs. Manora Mewborn Nunn, April 14, 1951)
Museum Curator I: M. Ann Beal, May 7, 1951-June 30, 1952
Junior Museum Assistant: Dorothy D. Reynolds, July 1, 1950-February
28, 1951
Museum Curator II: Dorothy D. Reynolds, March 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
(married and became Mrs. Dorothy Reynolds Phillips, June 16,
1951)
Junior Archivist: Gwendolyn R. Woodard, July 1, 1950-December 31,
1950
Junior Archivist: Mrs. Frances Harmon Whitley, July 1, 1950-February
28, 1951
Archivist II: Mrs. Frances Harmon Whitley, March 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Junior Archivist: Nancy Eschholz, January 1, 1951-February 28, 1951
Archivist I: Nancy Eschholz, March 1, 1951-March 31, 1951
Archivist I: Mrs. Doris H. Harris, June 11, 1951-June 30, 1952
Senior Archivist: Mrs. Julia C. Meconnahey, July 1, 1950-February 28,
1951
Archivist II: Mrs. Julia C. Meconnahey, March 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Senior Archivist: Mrs. Mary Jeffreys Rogers, July 1, 1950-February 28,
1951
Archivist II: Mrs. Mary Jeffreys Rogers, March 1, 1951June 30, 1952
Archivist I: Mrs. Bettie Y. Holland, August 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Archivist I: Mrs. Julia B. Jordan, August 6, 1951-June 30, 1952
Archivist II: Herbert R. Paschal, Jr., August 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
58 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Janitor-Messenger: Edward Freeman, July 1, 1950-September 30, 1950
Junior Mail Clerk: Marvin K. Rogers, July 1, 1950-February 28. 1951
Janitor-Messenger: Marvin K. Rogers, March 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Messenger-Clerk: Henry G. Perry, October 1, 1950-February 28, 1951
Janitor-Messenger: Henry G. Perry, March 1, 1951-June 30, 1952
Temiiorary Employees
Senior General Clerk: Mrs. May Davis Hill, July 1, 1950-August 31, 1950;
November 13, 1950-February 28, 1951
Editorial Assistant: Mrs. May Davis Hill, March 1, 1951-May 31, 1951
Traveling Museum Curator: Charles Lawrence Jones, July 1, 1950-
August 18, 1950
Traveling Museum Curator: Robert J. Chaffin, September 1, 1950-No-vember
6, 1950
Traveling Museum Curator: Guy A. Weatherly, November 13, 1950-June
30, 1951
Stenographer Clerk III: Mrs. Lael Sellers, April 1, 1951-June 15, 1951
APPENDIX IV
Appropriations and Expenditures, 1950-1952
1950-1951 1951-1952
Appro- Expendi- Aj)pro- Expendi-priation
tiires priation tures
Salaries and Wages $ 47,149.00 $ 47,148.03 $ 69,638.00 $ 67,786.68
Supplies and Materials „,.. 1,660.00 1,659.99 5,990.00 5,981.32
Postage, Telephone, Tele-graph
and Express 1,150.00 1,149.56 782.00 781.90
Travel Expense 3,104.00 3,103.95 3,282.00 3,276.07
Printing and Binding, 14,888.00 14,883.15 12,882.00 12,813.62
Repairs and Alterations... 275.00 274.45 600.00 599.80
General Expense 126.00 95.91 990.00 976.89
Equipment 18,481.00 18,480.99 6,800.00 6,789.91
Manuscripts 400.00 380.93 626.00 626.00
Cherry Letter Book 11,883.00 11,881.92 260.00 259.99
Ehringhaus Letter Book.... 5,881.00 5,880.31
Flag Square Rostrum 200.00 200.00
Total Requirements ... 104,997.00 104,939.19 102,050.00 100,092.18
Less: Estimated Receipts:
Miscellaneous
Receipts 1,081.00 1,117.59 2,382.00 2,434.09
Transfer from 1949-1950 10,193.00 10,193.00
Total Receipts and
Transfer 11,274.00 11,310.59 2,382.00 2,434.09
Appropriation 93,723.00 93.628.60 99.668.00 97,658.09
State Department of Archives and History 59
APPENDIX V
Appropriations and Expenditures, 1930-1952
Year Apiiropriation Expenditures
1930-1931 $30,865.00 $23,565.03
1931-1932 24,865.00 18,338.51
1932-1933 20,065.00 13,286.15
1933-1934 12,826.00 11,223.13
1934-1935 11,315.00 11,298.23
1935-1936 19,364.00 16,156.51
1936-1937 20,294.00 19,985.59
1937-1938 21,843.00 20,478.17
1938-1939 __... 22,443.00 22,088.38
1939-1940 21,160.00 20,593.68
1940-1941 ..__. 21,160.00 20,669.09
1941-1942 23,300.00 21,252.63
1942-1943 24,514.00 23,843.29
1943-1944 28,707.00 27,973.03
1944-1945 28,212.00 26,940.64
1945-1946 45,290.00 30,650.90
1946-1947 54,827.00 51,387.83
1947-1948 68,391.00 66,642.09
1948-1949 64,073.00 63,799.70
1949-1950 84,850.51 83,957.68
1950-1951 93,723.00 93,628.60
1951-1952 99,668.00 97,658.09
APPENDIX VI
Publications of Members of the St.\ff
Mr. W. F. Burton reviewed Virginia Gazette Index, 1736-1780, by
Lester J. Cappon and Stella F. Duff (The North Carolina Historical
Review, April, 1951) and wrote "Microfilm Records in the State De-partment
of Archives and History, Raleigh, N. C," in National Genea-logical
Society Q^iarterly (June, 1951).
Mr. D. L. Corbitt served as managing editor of The North Carolina
Historical Revietv. He also edited or compiled the following:
Addresses, Letters and Papers of John Christoph Blucher Ehring-haus,
Governor of North Carolina, 1933-1937 (Raleigh: Council of
State, 1950)
Public Addresses and Papers of Robert Gregg Cherry, Governor of
North Carolina, 1945-19Jf9 (Raleigh: Council of State, 1951)
The Formation of the North Carolina Counties, 1663-19Jf3 (Raleigh:
State Department of Archives and History, 1950)
60 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Mrs. May Davis Hill reviewed The People's General: The Personal
Story of Lafayette, by David Loth {The North Carolina Historical Re-view,
April, 1952).
Mrs. Joye E. Jordan reviewed The Colonial Craftsman, by Carl Bri-denbaugh
{The North Carolina Historical Review, January, 1951).
Mr. Edwin A. Miles wrote "Franklin E. Plummer: Piney Woods
Spokesman of the Jackson Era," in Journal of Mississipin History
(January, 1952). He also served as editor of a bimonthly historical
newsletter, Carolina Comments, published by the Department and sent
to members of the State Literary and Historical Association and
others. Volume I, number 1 (May, 1952), appeared during the bien-nium.
Mr. William S. Powell wrote Frontiersmen : Makers of America
(Charlotte: Charlotte Zone Buick Dealers, 1951, pp. 16) and "Who's
Who among Historical Characters" in The Lost Colony [Souvenir Pro-gram],
1951. He reviewed Jolui Wesley Jarvis, Americaii Painter,
1780-18J,0, by Harold E. Dickson {The North Carolina Historical Re-view,
January, 1951).
Mr. Powell served as editor of History Neics. the monthly news-letter
of the American Association for State and Local History, vol. V,
no. 9 (July, 1950) -vol. VH, no. 2 (December, 1951). He also contrib-uted
the "History News" column to American Heritage, a quarterly
sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History,
vol. II, no. 1 (autumn, 1950)-vol. Ill, no. 2 (winter, 1952) and wrote
a column entitled "North Carolina Church History" which appeared in
The North Carolina Churchman, vol. XLI, no. 1 (September, 1951)-
vol. XLI, no. 4 (December, 1951).
Dr. Christopher Crittenden served as editor of The North Carolina
Historical Review. He also wrote the following articles and book
reviews:
Articles
"Furniture Through the Ages," Think, vol. XVI, no. 10 (October,
1950).
"The North Carolina Railroad," Ties, June, 1951.
"North Carolina and the Winning of American Independence," Tlie
Picket Post, July, 1951. (Address delivered at Valley Forge on the
celebration of North Carolina Day, 1951).
"Museum on Wheels" (the story of the North Carolina trailer mu-seum).
Trailer Topics Magazine, October, 1951.
"Graveyard of the Atlantic," Think, vol. XVII, no. 11 (November,
1951).
"Culture Week," The State, December 1, 1951.
"Tour in the Sky" (a description of the Blue Ridge Parkway), Motor
Neivs, March, 1952.
"Unto These Hills," The Orange Disc, vol. X, no. 6 (May-June, 1952).
State Departmext of Archives and History 61
"First Colonizer" (Sir Walter Raleigh), in souvenir program of
"The Lost Colony" symphonic drama, 1952. Edwin A. Miles, co-author.
"Frontiersman's Victory—the Battle of Kings Mountain," in sou-venir
program of "Horn in the West" historical drama, 1952.
Book Revieics:
Report of the Puhlic Archives for the Year 19 'i9. Dominion of Can-ada.
By Wm. Kaye Lamb. (Ottawa. Edmond Cloutier, 1950. Pp. xxxiv,
462.) Reviewed in The American Archivist, vol. XIII, no. 4 (October,
1950).
Jefferson: The Scene of Europe, llS'f to 1789. By Marie Kimball.
(New York: Coward-McCann. 1950. Pp. ix, 357.) Reviewed in
The American Historical Review, vol. LVI, no. 2 (October, 1950).
Federal Records of World War II, vol. I, Civilian Agencies, vol. II,
Military Agencies. National Archives Publications 51-7 and 51-8.
(Washington: Government Printing Office. 1950, 1951. Pp. xii,
1073; iii, 1061.) Reviewed in The American Historical Review, vol.
LVII, no. 2 (October, 1951).
Jefferson and His Time. vol. II, Jefferson and the Rights of Man.
By Dumas Malone. (Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 1951.
Pp. xxix, 523.) Reviewed in The American Historical Review, vol.
LVII, no. 4 (April, 1952).
APPENDIX VII
New Historical Markers Approved During the Biexxium
District A: Bertie. Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Gates, Hertford,
Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties:
Lemuel Sawyer (grave), Camden County
J. C. B. Ehringhaus (birthplace), Pasquotank County
Stephen B. Weeks (site of birthplace), Pasquotank County
William Blount (site of birthplace), Bertie County
District B: Beaufort, Dare, Hyde. Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington
counties:
Matthew Rowan (site of home), Beaufort County
Henry C. DeMille (birthplace), Beaufort County
Charles Pettigrew (home), Washington County
District C: Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow, and Pamlico counties:
F. M. Simmons (home), Craven County
Edward B. Dudley (site of birthplace), Onslow County
District D: Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, and Pender coun-ties:
Edwin A. Alderman (birthplace). New Hanover County
James Gibbons (church), New Hanover County
62 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
William W. Loring (site of birthplace), New Hanover County
John A. Winslow (site of birthplace), New Hanover County
Temple of Israel, New Hanover County
William Hooper (site of home), New Hanover County
Edward Moseley (site of home), Pender County
Charles Town, Brunswick County
Thalian Hall, City Hall, Library, New Hanover County
Henry Bacon (home). New Hanover County
District E: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Nash, Northampton, and
Warren counties:
George V. Holloman (home), Northampton County
W. W. Kitchin (grave), Halifax County
Gallberry, Halifax County
Whitmel Hill (grave), Halifax County
Claude Kitchin (home), Halifax County
Trinity Church, Halifax County
District F: Duplin, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne, and Wilson counties:
Peacock's Bridge, Wilson County
District G: Alamance, Caswell, Durham, Granville, Orange, Person^
and Vance counties;
North Carolina College at Durham, Durham County
Alexander Mebane (site of home), Alamance County
Alexander Wilson (home and grave), Alamance County
Nath'l Rochester (site of home), Granville County
James E. Shepherd (grave), Durham County
District H: Chatham, Harnett, Johnston, Lee, and Wake counties:
Josiah Bailey (home), Wake County
Yarborough House, Wake County
Hermon Husband (site of farm), Chatham County
Campbell College, Harnett County
District I: Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, and Scot-land
counties:
Charles W. Chesnutt (site of school), Cumberland County
Babe Ruth (site of baseball park), Cumberland County
Elliott Daingerfield (home), Cumberland County
Richard Clinton (site of home), Sampson County
Marion Butler (birthplace), Sampson County
Thomas O. Moore (site of birthplace), Sampson County
District J: Forsyth, Guilford, Rockingham, and Stokes counties:
Alamance Church, Guilford County
Buffalo Church, Guilford County
Edgeworth Female Seminary, Guilford County
Guilford College, Guilford County
Oak Ridge Institute, Guilford County
State Department of Archives and History 63
District K : Anson. Davidson, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph, and Rich-mond
counties:
John H. Mills (grave), Davidson County
Edmund DeBerry (grave), Montgomery County
Samarcand, Moore County
John W. Thomas (home), Davidson County
District L: Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, and Union counties:
Andrew Jackson (site of law office), Rowan County
D. A. Tompkins (grave), Mecklenburg County
Stonewall Jackson Training School, Cabarrus County
W. R. Odell (home), Cabarrus County
Fight at Colson's, Stanly County
District M: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Iredell, Surry, Wilkes,
and Yadkin counties:
Centre Church, Iredell County
Clio's Nui'sery, Iredell County
James Hall ( grave ) , Iredell County
Vance House, Iredell County
Pilot Mountain, Surry County
District N: Avery, Burke. Caldwell, McDowell. Mitchell, Watauga, and
Yancey counties:
Collett Leventhorpe (grave), Caldwell County
Elliott Daingerfield (home), Watauga County
Yancey Collegiate Institute, Yancey County
District O: Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln. Polk, and Rutherford
counties:
Tryon's March, Polk County
Tryon's March, Rutherford County
Brittain Church, Rutherford County
Joshua Forman (grave), Rutherford County
The Block House, Polk County
Oak Grove, Gaston County
Confederate Laboratory, Lincoln County
U. D. C. Memorial Hall. Lincoln County
District P: Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and Transyl-vania
counties:
Vance-Carson Duel, Henderson County
Gun Shop & Forge, Henderson County
Lee's School, Buncombe County
Forster A. Sondley (home), Buncombe County
St. John in the Wilderness, Henderson County
Jeter C. Pritchard (home and grave), Buncombe County
Francis Asbury (site of residence), Buncombe County
64 TWENTY-FOUUTH BlENMAL RePOKT
Mars Hill College, Madison County
Dr. L. B. McBrayer (site of birthplace), Buncombe County
Richmond Pearson (home). Buncombe County
District Q: Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swaiit
counties:
Baptist Mission, Cherokee County
Horace Kephart (grave), Swain County
APPENDIX VIII
Archives and ManuscPvIpts Accessioned
I. Additions to Collections.
1. State Agencies:
Archives and History. Plans for the proposed Museum and
Archives building. 2 packages. Mr. William Henley Deitrick,
Architect. Raleigh.
Attorney General. Correspondence, 1930-38. 15 cu. ft. Trans-ferred
from the office of the Attorney General.
Governor's Papers. Sesquicentennial Commission, certificate of
appreciation to Governor W. Kerr Scott, August 18, 1950. 1 piece.
Notaries public. May, 1947-July, 1949. 1 volume. Minutes of
Council of State, 1937-41, 1941-45. 1 volume. Requisitions, 1946-
49. 1 volume. Appointments, 1929-37. 1 volume. Court assign-ments
(in lieu), 1942-49. 1 volume. Card index to extraditions
and requisitions, Governor Broughton, 1941-45, and Governor
Cherry, 1945-49. 2 E boxes. 3 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings,
May-November, 1951. Transferred from the Governor's Office.
Governors' Papers. Manuscripts concerning Nullification, the
tariff law, lotteries, the Constitution, conscripts and volunteers,
and reports, 1832-64. 44 items. Purchased from the Bookery,
Inc., Denver, Colorado.
Colonial Governors' Papers. Part of a form for appointing a
militia by Governor William Tryon. Photocopy. Original in the
National Archives, Washington, D. C. Given by Dr. Robert W.
Linker, Chapel Hill.
State Highway and Public Works Commission. Minutes of
Proceedings of the Commissioners for the Erection of a Peni-tentiary,
1869-80, volume I; and minutes of the Directors of the
State Penitentiary, 1871-78, volume II. Transferred from the
State Highway and Public Works Commission, Raleigh.
Treasurer. Certificates of stock in Bank of North Carolina ta
Wm. J. Lougee, May 22, 1862. Given by the State Library.
Treasurer. Miscellaneous records, approximately 1 cu. ft. Trans-ferred
from the Treasurer's Office.
State Departmext of Archives a>'d History 65
2. Counties:
Bertie County. Miscellaneous. 33 cu. ft. Transferred from
Bertie County.
Caswell County. 3 deeds. Given by Mr. J. B. Blaylock, Yan-ceyville.
Carteret County. Payrolls and time sheets for work on Harlowe
and Clubfoot Canal, 1S22-23. 6 sheets. Given by Miss Marybelle
Delamar, Raleigh.
Duplin County. Deeds and bill of sale. 3 pieces. Photocopies.
Originals in possession of Mr. Joshua James, Raleigh.
Johnston County. Quit claim of Sarah Bagwell, August 14,
1839, and a deed of gift, Nathan Bagwell to Bryan Bagwell, Aug-ust
4, 1835. 2 pages photocopied. Original in possession of Mrs.
James Hugh Ward, Sr., Raleigh. Loaned through courtesy of
Miss Christine Bagwell, Raleigh.
Montgomery County. 2 land grants of Daniel McLester, 1790,
and Daniel McLuster, 1810. Given by Mrs. H. B. Green, Raleigh.
Plat of Montgomery County. Undated. Transferred from the
office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Rockingham.
New Hanover County. Contract for labor, January 15, 1868;
bill of sale for slaves, March, 1843; and quit claim, November 17,
1820. Given by Mr. Louis T. Moore, Wilmington.
New Hanover County. Photocopy of will of Isaac James, May,
1813. 3 pieces. Original in possession of Mr. Joshua James,
Raleigh.
Onslow County. 3 deeds. Photocopies. Originals in posses-sion
of Mr. Joshua James, Raleigh.
Orange County. Proceedings of Wardens of the Poor, 1832-56.
Transferred from the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Hills-boro,
through Mr. S. H. Hobbs, University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill.
Rutherford County. Court minutes, 1845-50. 1 volume. Given
by Mr. Clarence W. Griffin, Forest City.
Stokes County. Deeds, 1780 and 1795. 2 pieces. Mutilated.
Transferred by Mr. Hope Marshall, Deputy Clerk of Superior
Court, Winston-Salem.
Wake County. Indenture between Berry Bagwell and Brient
Bagwell, May 4, 1833. 2 pages photocopied. Original in posses-sion
of Mrs. James Hugh Ward, Sr., Raleigh. Loaned through
the courtesy of Miss Christine Bagwell, Raleigh.
Wayne County. Court minutes, 2 vols., 1788-1831, and 2 dockets,
1802-21. Given by Mr. J. A. Bowman, Wadesboro.
3. Diaries:
"The Diary of J. C. McBride who left McBrides Mills, N. C,
for California when Eighteen Years of Age. May 9th, 1850."
Copied from original by Claude Maer. 9 typed pages. Given by
Mr. Claude Maer, Fort Worth, Texas.
66 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
4. Personal Collections
:
J. W. Atkins Collection. Letter, 1838, receipts and accounts,
7 pieces, and a copy of Due-West Telescope, 1856. Given by Mr.
James W. Atkins, Gastonia.
H. H. Brimley Papers. Bills and receipts. 8 pieces. Given by
Mr. Harry T. Davis, Raleigh.
H. H. Brimley Papers. Letters, accounts, and other personal
papers, 1861-1910. 2 B boxes. Given by Mrs. N. F. Fonville,
Raleigh.
Clarence W. Griffin Papers. North Carolina Press material,
1948-50, 1950-51. 2 B boxes. Given by Mr. Clarence W. Griffin,
Forest City.
J. Y. Joyner Papers. Personal correspondence, 1901-13. 2 B
boxes. Transferred from the Department of Public Instruction,
Raleigh.
Andrew Johnson Papers. Letter from Jonathan Worth, Gov-ernor
of North Carolina, to Andrew Jackson, January 10, 1866.
Purchased from Mr. King V. Hostick, Chicago.
Calvin H. Wiley Papers. 25 letters, parts of addresses, and 2
newspapers. Given by Miss Mary C. Wiley, Winston-Salem.
5. Neivspapers :
"The Semi-Weekly News." J. M. L. Harrington, Editor. $4 per
annum. Volume 1, no. 1, Harrington, N. C, July 19th, 1860. 4
pages manuscript; and "The Nation." Volume 1, no. 15, Buffalo
Springs, July 28, 1858. 4 pages manuscript. Loaned by Mr. J.
H. Monger, Sanford.
6. Pamphlets:
An Ephermeris, or, Almanack for the year of our Lord, 1663.
... By John Swan. . . . (Cambridge: Printed by John Field,
Printer to the Universitie, 1663.) Mutilated. Loaned by Mr.
James A. Taylor and Mrs. Ethel G. Smith, Poplar Branch.
Appointment of Samuel Scarborough as Postmaster at Mt.
Gilead, July 8, 1847. 1 page. Photostat. Original loaned by Col.
Jeffrey F. Stanback, Mt. Gilead.
A Story of Union County and the History of Pleasant Grove
Carap Ground. By George T. Winchester. Published July, 1937.
Pp. 104. Purchased from the author. Mineral Springs.
The Confederate Souvenir. "The Days of 1861." 21 pages.
Given by Mr. J. L. Jackson, Raleigh.
A Perpetual Calendar, for finding dates and the Dominical Let-ter
for each year of our Lord 1 to the Year .'/OOO. inclusive, . . .
1 page. Given by Miss Geraldine Oaksmith, Morehead City.
7. Genealogical:
The Aydelott Family Association Bulletins 55, 56. Mimeo-graphed.
Given by Mr. George C. Aydelott, New York.
State Department of Archres and History 67
"The Badham Family of Chowan County, N. C." Microfilm.
Original in possession of Judge Richard Dillard Dixon. Edenton.
Pollock Family Bible records, 1717-1S80. 15 pages. Given by
Rev. E. L. Skiles, Pensacola, Florida.
Coleman family and others. 15 typed pages. Given by Miss
Sybil Hyatt, Kinston.
"Origin of some North Carolina Families." By Hugh B. John-ston,
Wilson. 6 typed pages. Given by the author.
"From Yadkin Valley to Pigeon River." Smathers-Agner Fam-ilies.
By Sadie S. Patton. 56 typed pages. Given by the author,
Hendersonville.
iSoIdiers and Patriots of the American Revolution. A List
Compiled from Baptist Periodicals at the Shirk Library Franklin
College by Elizabeth Hayward, Ridgewood, N. J. 1947. 8 pages.
Given by Mrs. Sumner Hayward, Ridgewood.
"The Coke Family." 31 typed pages. Given by Mrs. James L.
Coke, Honolulu. T. H.
Bible records taken from the John Speight family Bible, 1736-
51. 1 page. Given by Mrs. Kirby Thompson, Prentiss, Mississippi.
"Supplement to Captain Benjamin Merrill and the Merrill Fam-ily
of North Carolina." By William Ernest Merrill, 1951. Multi-copied.
Given by the author.
Marriage bond of Aaron Camp and Sally Suttle, April 2, 1817.
[Rutherford County.] Photostat; and The Caynp Bulletin. Aug-ust,
1932, August, 1933, August, 1934. Nos. 17, 18, 19. Given by
Mrs. Clyde W. Fisher, Palm Beach, Florida.
Gaither Genealogy. 1 page manuscript. Given by Mrs. J. T.
Davis, Winston-Salem.
"Genealogy of Shadrack Barnes of Rowan County, North Caro-lina
who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War." Compiled in
1951 by Col. Pinckney G. McElwee, Washington, D. C. 50 mimeo-graphed
pages. Given by Mrs. Hal. W. Blackstock, Winston-
Salem.
England Family. 1 mimeographed page. Given by Miss Flora
England, Marion, Alabama.
"Some Hunt Families of Anson Co. N. C. and Old Cheraw Dis-trict,
S. C." 4 typed pages. Given by Mrs. Orson Haynie, Los
Angeles, California.
Family records copied from Bible of Charity Moore Estes, now
owned by and in possession of Mrs. M. G. Shearer, Lenoir. 7 typed
pages. Given by Mrs. Julius R. Blair and Mrs. Vann B. String-field,
Thomasville.
"Miscellaneous Genealogical and Cemetery Records of Several
Southern Families." 286 typed pages. Collected and copied by
Miss Roberta P. Wakefield, Washington, D. C. Given by the col-lector.
Lineage Book of Past and Present Members of the Society of
So7is of the American Revolution. Published by the Society. 1951.
68 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Repokt
Pp. vi, 322. Purchased through Mr. F. L. Morris, Genealogist of
the Society, Raleigh.
Bible records of the Barber and allied families, and picture of
— tombstone of Elizabeth Barber. 3 pieces. Photocopies. Original
loaned by Mr. A. N. Parrish, Jacksonville, Florida.
Bible records taken from the Partin and allied families Bible.
Photocopies. 22 pieces. Original in possession of Miss Manda
Partin, Willow Springs. Loaned through the courtesy of Mrs.
Marshal Barber, Raleigh.
8. Maps
:
"Alamance County Supplement Fifth Division." North Caro-lina
State Highway and Public Works Commission. 1944. 15" x
20 % "• Given by Mr. R. 0. Crow, Graham.
"McDuffie's Map of Cumberland County, North Carolina. 1884."
2 pieces. 18" x 20". Photostat. Original loaned by Mr. J. C.
Pittman, Sanford.
"Durham County, Fifth Division. 1949." 13%" x 27". Given
by the State Highway and Public Works Commission, Raleigk.
"McDuffie's Map of Moore County, North Carolina." By Jno.
Mc.Duffie. Fayett-ville, N. C. J. L. Currie, Assistant. . . . 1886.
21%" x 18". Photocopy. Original loaned by Col. Jeffrey F. Stan-back,
Mt. Gilead.
"Map of the Town of Asheboro." 1930. 18"x21%". Given by
Mr. A. R. Winningham, Asheboro.
"Asheville North Carolina." Printed and distributed by Cham-ber
of Commerce. No date. 22" x 32 1/^ ". Given by Mrs. Margaret
Simmons, Asheville.
"Map of Atlantic Beach near Morehead City Carteret County,
N. C." Original by J. W. Pugh, Engraver. Additions by Geo. J.
Brooks, Engraver. 1934. 21 Vz" x 43". Given by Miss Etta L.
Willis, Atlantic Beach.
"Town of Beulaville, Beulaville, N. C." Made by R. W. Craft.
1947. 201/4" X 231/^". Blueprint. Given by Mr. I. J. Sandlin, Jr.,
Beulaville.
"Zone Map for the Town of Biltmore Forest North Carolina."
No date. 10" x 14". Given by Mr. Thomas W. Raoul, Biltmore
Forest.
"Map of the town of Brevard, N. C." Drawing by E. K. DeLong.
1944. 16" X 19". Blueprint. Given by Mr. T. H. Barker, Brevard.
"Brookford, N. C." No date. 261/^" x 31". Blueprint. Given
by Mr. Tom Gadd, Brookford.
"Black Mountain Buncombe County, North Carolina." Carter-
Bearden, Engineers. No date. 36i/^"x36%" Given by Mr. Willis
W. Dean, Black Mountain.
"Map City of Burlington N. C." Engineering Dept. 1947.181/4"
X 21 1/4 ". Given by Mr. Rainey P. Pope, Burlington.
State Department of Archives and History 69
"Map of Canton, N. C." Compiled by W. H. Terrell, C. E. 1944.
23" X 24 1/^". Given by Mr. E. M. Geier, Canton.
"Zoning Map adopted by Town of Carolina Beach, N. C." 1950.
13" X 301/4". Given by Mrs. Alice Strickland, Carolina Beach.
"Town of Chapel Hill, N. C. 1950." John R. Gove, Engineer,
Chapel Hill. Revised in 1951. 22" x 37%". Given by Mrs. Louise
W. Talbot, Chapel Hill.
"Official Map of Charlotte, N. C." H. A. Yancey, City Manager
and Lloyd McC. Ross, City Engineer. 1948. 44" x 64". Given
by Mrs. Lillian R. Hoffman, Charlotte.
"Map of China-Grove, N. C." G. H. Ehringer, Registered En-gineer.
1937. 16"x20%". Blueprint. Given by Mr. H. A. Lentz,
China Grove.
"Map of the Town of Clinton, N. C." L. C. Kerr, Jr., City Engi-neer.
Courtesy of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce, 1948. 11"
X 14". Given by Mr. N. H. Larkins, Clinton.
"Draper, N. C' Map by J. S. Trogdon & Son. 1947. 15%" x
141/4". Given by Mrs. Fannie Pruitt, Draper.
"Durham, North Carolina." Department of Public Works. 1948.
12" X 14". Given by Mrs. Elsie N. Jones, Durham.
"Map of the Town of Edenton, North Carolina." 1948. 12^4"
X 161/^". Given by Mr. Wesley Chesson, Jr., Edenton.
"Map of Elizabeth City, N. C." William C. Olsen, Consulting
Engineer. Traced by W. M. Smith. 1946. 16" x 19" Given by
Mr. H. K. Houtz, Elizabeth City.
"Fair Bluff Columbus Co. N. C." Surveyed by R. W. Norris,
Fair Bluff, N. C. 1950. 36" x 431/4". Blueprint. Given by Mrs.
D. E. Parrish, Fair Bluff.
"Map of Water Works System Fairmont, N. C." Roberts &
Matthews, Engineers, Lumberton, N. C. 1949. 28" x 36i/4". Blue-print.
Given by Mr. George H. Cole, Fairmont.
"Official Map of Fayetteville, N. C." Willis W. Baker. City
Engineer. Drawn by W. R. McFadyen. 1941. 17"xl8i/^". Given
by Miss S. W. Tomlinson, Fayetteville.
"City of Fayetteville North Carolina." Revised. Willis W.
Baker, City Engineer. 1948. 24" x 31". Given by Miss S. W.
Tomlinson, Fayetteville.
"Forest City, N. C. Drawn by Clyde C. Sorrell (SVR.) 1950.
25" X 26 % ". Blueprint. Given by Mr. J. E. Caldwell, Forest City.
"Town of Fremont, N. C." 1950. 8%" x 14". Given by Gela
F. Musgrave, Fremont.
[Map of Garland.] Mrs. A. N. Johnson, Clerk, Garland, N. C.
No date. 19" x 20". Pencil sketch. Given by Mrs. A. N. John-son,
Garland.
"Map of the City of Gastonia, N. C." Office of Wm. P. Piatt,
Eng., Durham, N. C. 1949. Il%"x21%".
"Tax Assessment Map Gibsonville, N. C." No date. 29 1/^" x
35". Blueprint. Given by Mr. M. O. Wyrick, Gibsonville.
70 Twenty-Fourth Biexxial Report
"City of Goldsboro, Wayne Co. N. C." C. Beems, Reg. Surveyor.
17" X 171/^". 1944. Given by Mr. J. G. Spence, Goldsboro.
"Map of City of Greensboro North Carolina and Environs."
Issued by Department of Public Works, Greensboro. 1941. 30"
X 44". Given by Mr. H. L. Medford, Greensboro.
"Map of the City of Greenville, N. C." Drawn by L. S. Taylor.
Published by Chamber of Commerce. [1949.] Il"xl3y2". Given
by Mr. J. 0. Duval, Greenville.
"Hamlet, N. C." J. Utter, Registered Engr. 1927. 20%" x
24". Blueprint. Given by Mr. H. B. Long, Hamlet.
"City of Hickory North Carolina." 1941. 23" x 351/2". Given
by Mr. H. L. Burdette, Hickory.
"Reproduction of the original Robinson Brown Paper Map of
Hickory, N. C." Surveyed and platted by W. P. Ivey between the
years of 1865 and 1870. Reproduced by C. M. Sawyer and W. W.
Hampton, Raleigh. 1931. 36 1/^" x 61". Blueprint. Given by
Mr. H. L. Burdette, Hickory.
"City of High Point, North Carolina." Zone map. Morris
Knowles Inc., Engineers. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1946. 21 1/^"
X 25 % ". Given by Mrs. Lois W. Smith, High Point.
"Map Huntersville, N. C." Dickson & Stillwell, Inc., Engrs.
Charlotte. 1947. SV2" x 11". Blueprint. Given by Mr. Wade
H. Nance, Huntersville.
"Map of Kinston, North Carolina." Drawn by W. E. West.
1948. 18%" X 22". Blueprint. Given by Mr. T. W. Heath, Kin-ston.
"Map of Lawrenceville, Montgomery County." Lockey Sim-mons,
Surveyor. Surveyed May 16, 1836. 13" x 171/2". Photo-copy.
Original in possession of Miss Carrie Lilly, Mt. Gilead.
[Map of Leaksville and suburbs.] No date. "This map is
copyrighted by J. S. Trogdon, Leaksville, N. C." SVz" x 151/2".
Given by Mr. J. S. Kemp, Leaksville.
"City of Lenoir Caldwell County, North Carolina." Prepared
by Southern Mapping & Engineering Co., Greensboro, N. C. No
date. 19" x 28". Blueprint. Given by Mr. E. A. Poe, Jr., Lenoir.
"Map of Lincolnton, N. Car." W. K. Dickson, C.E., Charlotte,
N. C. 1940. 171/2" X 18%". Blueprint. Given by Mr. L. A.
Heavner, Lincolnton.
"Town of Longview North Carolina." L. R. Rink, Engineer.
1935. 18" x 2114". Blueprint. Given by Mrs. Edna Frye, Long-view.
"Lumberton, N. C." P. A. Roberts, Eng. 17i/^"x22". No date.
Given by Miss Ruth S. Atkinson, Lumberton.
"McAdenville, N. C." June, 1951. 20" x 36". Blueprint. Given
by Mr. W. H. Pharr, McAdenville.
State Departmext of Archives and History 71
"Map City of Mount Airy North Carolina." City Engineering
Dept. F. G. Doggett, City Engineer, I. L. Gentry, Draughtsman.
1114" X 18%". No date. Given by Mr. J. C. Hill, Mount Airy.
"Map of the City of New Bern, N. C." Including various sub-divisions
and additions. Compiled by B. M. Potter, C.E., New
Bern, N. C. 18 V2" x 27". 1945. Given by Mr. C. T. Hellinger,
New Bern.
"Plan of Plymouth, N. C. It's Fortifications and Environs."
Lieut. F. Vinay, 85th R.N.Y. Vols. 19 1^" x 24". Included are 8
auxiliary maps. Purchased from Mr. Stanley M. Gifford, Syra-cuse,
N. Y.
"Map of The City of Raleigh." Prepared in Department of
Public Works. 22" x 34". 1948. Given by Mr. Palmer Edwards,
Raleigh.
"Town of Robbins North Carolina." Wm. F. Freeman, Engi-neers,
Inc., High Point, N. C. 1941. 30" x 42". Blueprint. Given
by Mrs. Marjorie Turbeville, Robbins.
"Map of Town of Rockingham." From map by James Stewart,
March 20, 1939. Edw. R. Tull. 1943. 12" x 15". Blueprint.
Given by Mr. Zebulon Gibson, Rockingham.
"Map of Rocky Mount North Carolina." Prepared by Chamber
of Commerce. 1948. 12" x 18". Given by Mr. L. B. Aycock,
Rocky Mount.
"Map showing Rose Hill, North Carolina and Vicinity." 1940.
51/^" x 8". Given by Mrs. Martha M. Scott, Rose Hill.
"Map of Roxboro, N. C." 17" x 30". 1947. Given by Mr. J. W.
Green, Roxboro.
"City of Salisbury, N. C." Department of Public Works. H. C.
Holmes, City Manager, J. A. English, City Engraver. 1948. STV2"
X 47". Blueprint. Given by Miss Elizabeth L. Massey, Salisbury.
"Map of Siler City North Carolina." 1948. The Lineberg En-gineers,
Burlington, N. C. 8^/^" x 13%". Given by Mr. W. O.
Mann, Siler City.
"Map City of Smithfield North Carolina." The Lineberg En-gineers,
Burlington, N. C. 1947. 81/^" X 13". Given by Mr. N. G.
Edgerton, Smithfield.
"Visitor's Map Southern Pines, N. C." The Jellison Press,
Southern Pines. No date. 15%" x 21 1/^". Given by Mr. H. F.
Burns, Southern Pines.
"A Map of Spencer, N. C." Drawn by Claude O. Wilson, Jr.
1942. 131/2" X 22". Given by Mr. W. J. Burton, Spencer.
"Map of the City of Statesville." 1941. Copyright by R. D.
Stout, Eng. Prepared by Southern Mapping and Engineering Co.,
Greensboro, N. C. 16 V2" x 19". Given by Mr. A. E. Guy, States-ville.
72 TWEXTY-FOURTH BlENXIAL REPORT
"Tarboro North Carolina." The Graphic Press, Inc., Raleigh,
N. C. No date. I514" x 18". Given by Mr. T. 0. Mayo, Tarboro.
"Thomasville, N. C. Zone Map." Morris Knowles, Inc., Engi-neers.
Pittsburgh, Pa. 1930. 24" x 37%". Given by Mrs. Eva
Jones, Thomasville.
"Official Tax Map Town of Wallace North Carolina." B. A.
Waldemaier, civil engineer. 1930. 22" x 24". Given by Mr. W.
N. Rose, Wallace.
"Map of City of Washington North Carolina." William F.
Freeman, Engineer, High Point, N. C. No date. 13%" x liy^".
Blueprint. Given by Mr. James W. Bowen, Washington.
"Map of Waynesville and Hazelwood North Carolina." Com-piled
and drawn by J. W. Taylor. Copyright 1945. 9" x 16".
Given by Mrs. Hedwig A. Love, Waynesville.
"Map showing corporate limits and streets of the Town of
Whitakers Nash and Edgecombe counties. North Carolina." By
W. F. Beal, Nashville, 1949. 30" x 34%". Blueprint. Given by
Mr. Robert D. Massey, Whitakers.
"Wilmington North Carolina." 1948. 34" x 51%". Given by
Mrs. Mary B. Southerland, Wilmington.
"Map of the Town of Wilson North Carolina." Published by
the town of Wilson and the Chamber of Commerce. 1948. leys"
X 26". Given by Mr. T. T. Lynn, Wilson.
The State of North Carolina. [1850.] Climatic and Economic
sheet taken from what appears to have been an atlas. 1 page.
Purchased from the Maddan Shop, Ridgefield, Connecticut.
"North and South Carolina." Published by James T. Patter-son.
18%" X 23%". Printed in color. Given by the Chester
County Historical Society, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
"Transcript of a Map of Fourth Creek Congregation." By Wil-liam
Sharpe, Esq. 1773. 271/2" x 351/2". Given by Mr. H. H.
Wooten, Washington, D. C.
Museum Prospectus for Kill Devil Hill National Memorial
(February 1952), and Preliminary Plans for Wright Brothers
Memorial Museum. Given by the National Park Service, Rich-mond,
Virginia.
9. Sound Recordings:
Senatorial campaign of Frank P. Graham, 1950. 25 recordings.
Given by Radio Station WPTF, Raleigh.
Pullen Memorial Church Dedication, Dr. Harry Emerson Fos-dick,
speaker, October 29, 1950. 2 discs. Given by Mr. Sandy
Terrill, Tar Heel Transcriptions, Inc., Raleigh.
"Consecration—Bishop Baker." The Church of the Good Shep-herd,
January 25, 1951. 5 discs. Given by Radio Station WPTF,
Raleigh.
State Department of Archives and History 73
"Bi-ennial visit of the Governor and State Legislature of N. C.
to Camp Lejeune, N. C, March 7, 1951." 2 discs. Given by Mr.
Fred Fletcher, Radio Station WRAL, Raleigh.
10. Microfilm:
St. James Parish records 1811-52. 1 roll. Original loaned by
Rev. Mortimer Glover, Wilmington.
Civil War Diary. Anonymous. Originals loaned by Mr. W. N.
Hilliard, Raleigh.
Confederate Record Books. Originals loaned by Mrs. Sarah
Sutherland, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Minutes of French Broad Baptist Church, Mills River, 1835-62.
1 volume, and Mills River Church Record, 1862-1924. 1 volume.
Originals loaned by Mrs. Sadie S. Patton, Hendersonville.
Records of Merchants Bank of New Bern, 1835-69. Original
loaned by New Bern Garden Club, New Bern.
Diary of Rev. Nehemiah Bonham, Haywood County, N. C,
1829-39. Original loaned by Mr. Harmon Moore, Canton.
A Centenary Sermon, Bluff Church, October 18, 1858; and Cen-tenary
Address, Buffalo Church, 1879. Originals loaned by Mr.
J. H. Monger, Sanford.
Minutes of Board of Directors of the North Carolina Railroad
Company, July 3, 1904-January 10, 1952; and Cash Book, 1897-
1951. Transferred from North Carolina Railroad Company, Ral-eigh.
Hyde County deeds and wills. 19 reels, and Jones County deeds,
wills, and Marriage Register. 9 reels. Given by the Genealogical
Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Virginia Gazette 1736-80. 6 reels. Purchased from Institute
of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia.
A Guide to the Microfilm Collection of Early State Records.
Prepared by the Library of Congress in association with the Uni-versity
of North Carolina. Collected and compiled under the
direction of William Sumner Jenkins. Edited by Lillian A. Ham-rick.
Photoduplication service. The Library of Congress, 1950.
Purchased from the Library of Congress.
11. WaroflS12:
Power of Attorney to William Welborn, August 10, 1815. Given
by Mrs. John Scott Welborn, High Point.
12. War for Southern Independence
:
Bill of sale for a mule to L. H. Sanders, Johnston County, Octo-ber
10, 1865, from the office of the Assistant Quartermaster. Given
by Mr. Thomas H. Woodard, Wilson.
Two documents relating to War for Southern Independence
taxes. Photocopies. Given by Mr. W. E. Hennessee, Salisbury.
74 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Appointment of E. H. Scarborough for the transportation of
the Confederate States Mails to Cartilage and Norwood, April
14, 1863. 1 page photostat. Original loaned by Col. Jeffrey F.
Stanback, Mt. Gilead.
List of Officers and Men of the 27th Regiment of North Caro-lina
Infantry surrendered by General Robert E. Lee at Appo-mattox
Courthouse, Virginia April 9, 1865. 1 typed page. Given
by Mr. Joe E. Webb, Madisonville, Texas.
Letter from Jas. A. King, Yorktown. Va., June 27, 1861, to liis
father, H. R. King, giving a description of a battle. 4 pages.
Given by Mr. Henry Haywood King and Mrs. Flora King Wor-rock,
Durham.
13. \Vo7-ld Wa7- 1 Collection:
World War Veterans Loan Fund. 53 cu. ft. Transferred from
the World War Veterans Loan Fund, Raleigh.
Letter from Captain R. Gregg Cherry to Mrs. A. A. McLean,
Gastonia, December 15, 1918. 25 typed pages. 3 copies. Given by
Mr. John Harden, Greensboro.
General Orders. No. '>i), December 25, 1918; and Operations Re-port
of the 81st Division, January 16, 1919. Mimeographed. Given
by Mr. Carl W. Mengel, Raleigh.
"Memories of Ambulance Company 321," by Charles H. White.
6 typed pages. Given by the author.
Four letters from James W. Alston and J. W. Cheshire, 1918.
Given by Mr. Harry T. Davis, Raleigh.
14. World War II Collection:
American War Mothers. Applications for membership, 121.
Given by Mrs. Leonard Brown, Concord.
Service Record, World War II. Yanceyinlle and Community.
Sponsored by the V.F.W. Post No. 7316. Given by Mr. J. B. Blay-lock,
Yanceyville.
United War Fund folder and tags, and 4 letters to R. D. Bul-lock,
Rocky Mount, from C. R. Evans. 1944, 1945. Given by Mr.
Reading D. Bullock, Rocky Mount.
Material relating to the British War Relief Society. Given by
Mrs. Z. P. Metcalf, Raleigh.
15. MisceUaneotis:
Day Book of Dr. Henry Truesdale Trantham, 1875-80. Given by
Mrs. O. L. Briggs, McLean, Virginia.
Charter of the Sons of the American Revolution. 1928. Given
by Mr. W. H. Bason, Raleigh.
A. G. Cox Manufacturing Company. Correspondence, patents,
and 13 volumes of account books. Given by the A. G. Cox Manu-facturing
Company, Winterville.
State Department of Archives and History 7 5
15. Miscellaneous:
The Old Testament printed in Cherokee language. (New York:
American Bible Society, instituted in the year MDCCCXVI. 1860.
408 pp.) Given by Mrs. William Edward Twining, Essex Con-necticut,
through Miss Katherine D. Hamilton, Tryon.
North Carolina Society of the Cincinnati. Return of Conti-nental
soldiers in 1779 under General Jethro Sumner, and a letter
from Jethro Sumner to General George Washington, April 18,
1784. Photocopies. Given by Mr. Joseph B. Cheshire, Raleigh.
English Records. Report on North Carolina manuscript mate-rial
in Great Britain. 6 typed pages. Prepared by Dr. Robert D.
Meade, Lynchburg, Virginia.
"Miss Sue," typed copy of manuscript by Mildred Edmundson.
96 pages. Given by Mrs. H. Clifford Green, Goldsboro.
Columbus Day Proclamation, 1892, by Governor Thomas M.
Holt; and Thanksgiving Day Proclamations, 1893, 1894, 1895, and
1896, by Governor Elias Carr. Given by Mrs. Dolores C. Renze.
Denver, Colorado.
"Thomas Griffiths Journal of a visit to the Cherokees, 1767."
By William S. Powell. 11 mimeographed pages. Given by Mr.
William S. Powell, Chapel Hill.
Lions International Collection. General correspondence, 1933-
49; Records of Locals, 1934-49. 8 cu. ft. Given by Lions Inter-national,
District 31A, Boone.
Legislative Bulletins, Session 1941. Mimeographed. 1 B box.
Given by the Institute of Government. Chapel Hill.
Campaign material of Mr. Willis Smith for United States Sena-tor,
1950. Photocopies. Anonymous donor.
American Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chap-ter.
4 B boxes. Given by Miss Lily E. Mitchell, Chairman,
Raleigh.
Registry for North Carolina, 1939-40, New York World's Fair;
and "North Carolina Variety Vacationland." 16 mm. film. Trans-ferred
from the State Advertising Division, Department of Con-servation
and Development, Raleigh.
Roanoke Island Historical Association. Certificate of Incorpo-ration,
and Bill of the Association. Typed copies. Loaned by
Dr. Sylvester Green, Chapel Hill.
State Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs.
Treasurers Reports, 1946-49, 1949-50; Secretarys Report and An-nual
Report Book, 1949-50; Membership Reports, Receipts, Bank
statements. National, Elsie Riddick Fund, 1949-50; Annual Report
Book, 1950-51; and Secretary's Minutes. Loaned by Mrs. Mollie
Harrell, Custodian of Records, Raleigh.
"Foundation Stones of Madison County." By Sadie Smathers
Patton. 103 typed pages. Given by the author.
76 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Index to the History of Edgecombe County North Carolina. 29
typed pages. Compiled by Mr. Hugh Buckner Johnston. Given by
the compiler.
Letter from Rev. Robert Southgate, Raleigh, N. C, December
13, 1836, to Mr. Charles Dana, Jr., "Woodstock, Vermont, relating
to the rebuilding of the State Capitol. 4 pages. Purchased from
Symmachus Trading Company, Boston, Massachusetts.
Rural Hall Bank and Trust Company Daybook from October
29, 1929-February 22, 1936, and General Ledger from May 14, 1938
to February 22, 1936. Transferred from the office of the Clerk
of Superior Court, Winston-Salem.
II. New Collections:
1. Personal Collections
Mary Mack Papers. "Casket of Mementoes, 1869-90," containing
autographed sentiments of friends and classmates of Salem, Ral-eigh,
and many other places. Purchased from Mr. Fred Lockley,
Portland, Oregon.
Louis T. Moore Collection. The London Chronicle, March 18,
1776, volume XIX, no. 1443. 8 pages, and a photocopy of "View
of Wilmington, . . ." from Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room
Companion. 1 page. Loaned by Mr. Louis T. Moore, Wilmington.
Horace Mann Paper. Letter from J. B. Newby. Fayetteville,
N. C, October 1, 1846, to Horace Mann asking for information
concerning Normal Schools. Photostat. Given by Dr. W. Amos
Abrams, Raleigh.
APPENDIX IX
Visits to the Search Room by State and Foreign Country,
1950-1952
Alabama —
-
30 Maryland - - —
.
56
Arizona. 50 Massachusetts 7
Arkansas - — 5 Michigan 18
California 35 Minnesota — 2
Colorado 3 Mississippi _. 21
Connecticut 1 Missouri _. 14
District of Columbia. 88 Nebraska 4
Florida — 96 New Hampshire ..— 3
Georgia 92 New Jersey 10
Idaho - 57 New York 36
Illinois - 18 North Carolina 4,627
Indiana 58 Ohio 18
Iowa 10 Oklahoma . .-. _.— 14
Kansas 1 Pennsylvania — 17
Kentucky _ 17 South Carolina 36
Louisiana _.... 16 Tennessee 97
State Department of Archives and History 77
Texas 90
Utah „. 10
Virginia 71
Washington 1
West Virginia 5
Wisconsin 6
Wyoming 3
Canada 2
Germany 1
Hawaii 3
Total 5,749
APPENDIX X
Number of Visits to Search Room
FOR Each Biennium, 1928-1952
1928-1930 2,859
1930-1932.. 3,259
1932-193 4 _-..2, 6 66
1 9 34-1936- 2,999
193 6-1938 3,423
1938-1940 3,918
1940-1942 _-_.4,253
1942-1944 2,318
1944-19 46. 3,341
1946-1948 5,105
1948-1950 6,042
1950-1952 5,749
APPENDIX XI
Colleges and Universities
Represented in Visits to Search Room
University of Arkansas
Birmingham-Southern College
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
University of California
University of Chicago
University of Cincinnati
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Duke University
East Carolina College
Emory University
Fayetteville State Teachers
College
University of Florida
George Peabody College for
Teachers
University of Georgia
Howard University
University of Illinois
Indiana Central College
University of Kentucky
Lycoming College
Meredith College
New York University
North Carolina College
North Carolina State College
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
Salem College
Shaw University
University of Southern California
Stanford University
University of Tennessee
University of Texas
Wake Forest College
Warren Wilson College
Wayne University
Western Carolina Teachers Col
lege
Universitv of Wisconsin
78 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
APPENDIX XII
State Records Microfilmed, August, 1951-June, 1952
Number of Number of
documents filmed file drawers
Auditor 854,144 150
Education, Board of 943,168 175
Personnel, Department of 284,147 132
Public Instruction,
Department of 221,785 138
Treasurer 789,000 130
Total -- --.3,092,244 725
Number of
reels
73
92
103
77
429
APPENDIX XIII
State Agencies and Institutions, Counties, and Municipalities Served
IN Handling Their Record Problems
State Agencies and Institutions
Agriculture, Department of
Alcoholic Board of Control
Blind and Deaf, State School for
the
Blind, Commission for the
Budget Bureau
Conservation and Development,
Department of
Cosmetic Art Examiners, State
Board of
Education, State Board of
Employment Security Commis-sion
Governor's Office
Highway and Public Works Com-mission
Industrial Commission
Insurance Department
Investigation, Bureau of
Justice, Department of
Labor, Department of
Library, University of North
Cai'olina
Local Government Commissioa
Motor Vehicles, Department of
North Carolina Railroad Com-pany
Personnel Department
Prison Department
Probation Commission
Public Health, Department of
Public Instruction, Depart-ment
of
Public Welfare, Department of
Retirement System, Teachers
and State Employees
Revenue, Department of
State College
State Hospital
Treasurer's Office
Wildlife Resources Commission
State Departmext of Archives axd History 79
Alamance
Bertie
Camden
Caswell
Cleveland
Davidson
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Harnett
Hertford
•Greensboro
Counties
Hyde
Johnston
Jones
Lincoln
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
Pasquotank
Municipalities
Shelby
Person
Pitt
Randolph
Richmond
Rockingham
Surry
Wake
Wayne
Wilkes
Walstonburg
APPENDIX XIV
Registration at the Hall of History by State
AND Foreign Country. 1950-1952
From the
Alabama 84
Arizona 9
Arkansas 43
California 154
Colorado 29
Connecticut 44
Delaware 16
Florida 261
Georgia 170
Idaho 16
Illinois _12 6
Indiana 100
Iowa 55
Kansas - 39
Kentucky 83
Louisiana — 65
Maine 12
Maryland 90
Massachusetts 134
Michigan 109
Minnesota 33
Missouri 104
Mississippi 47
Montana 9
Nebraska __.. 15
United States
Nevada 9
New Hampshire 14
New Jersey 109
New Mexico 9
New York — 405
North Carolina .73,625
North Dakota -- — 7
Ohio 165
Oklahoma 49
Oregon ..- 24
Pennsylvania 263
Rhode Island ...- 20
South Carolina _ 294
South Dakota 9
Tennessee 135
Texas 172
Utah 22
Vermont 10
Virginia 555
Washington 22
West Virginia 56
Wisconsin 35
Wyoming 4
District of Columbia 104
Total 77,964
80 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
From United States Territories and Foreign Countries
Alaska - 8 Iraq 1
Argentina — 3 Ireland _ 3
Australia — -- 1 Japan 8
Austria 3 Mexico 3
Bavaria 1 Netherlands 4
Brazil 4 Newfoundland __. —
.
1
Canada - 37 Norway .._ — 1
Chile 1 Pakistan 1
China 2 Panama 3
Colombia 4 Peru 2
Costa Rica 1 Philippines 1
Cuba 7 Puerto Rico 1
Egypt 1 Scotland ___ -. _. 1
England .___ 18 South Africa —
.
4
France 6 Spain - —
-
1
Germany 24 Venezuela „ 2
Greece 2 Yugoslavia 2
Hawaii 3
Hungary 1 Total 169
India „ .- 3
Grand Total _..._ 78,133
Since actual count indicates that only 40 per cent of the visitors
register, the total attendance for the biennium is estimated at 195,000.
APPENDIX XV
Museum Items Acces.sioned
Books:
Notebook for the General Staff Officer (Paris, Imprimerie de Vau-girard,
1918. 135 pp.) which belonged to Col. Sidney Minor. Donor:
Mrs. Roberta H. Minor, Danville, Va.
Costumes:
Children's:
Aqua and orange knitted baby mitts; light blue baby cotton stock-ings;
two pairs of white baby cotton stockings; three white baby bon-nets;
and a white and blue baby's ci'ocheted shawl, all from the Pal-myra
Plantation, near Lenoir. Donor: Mrs. Charlotte H. Dosier, Boul-der,
Colo.
Plaid dress, 1868; white cotton dress, 1862; and a cotton petticoat,
1862. Donor: Mrs. Crissie Luther, Pisgah.
Men's
:
Silver-headed cane presented to Capt. James I. Waddell by Henry
Driver, U. S. Consul, Dunedin, N. Z. Donor: Miss Anne Waddell Igle-hart,
Annapolis, Md.
Statk Dkpartmext of Archives and History 81
Old shoe found under the State Capitol, Raleigh. Donor: Mr. George
B. Cherry, Raleigh.
Vest worn by Samuel Harrill. early 1800's. Donor: Mrs. 0. Max
Gardner, Shelby.
Women's:
Black-beaded silk cape; two white wool capes; dark brown fringed
shawl; and a pair of white silk stockings, all from Palmyra Plantation,
near Lenoir. Donor: Mrs. Charlotte H. Dosier, Boulder, Colo.
Cotton cape, about 1750; white cotton bonnet, 1750; and a white cotton
cap, 1750. Donor: Mrs. Crissie Luther, Pisgah.
Part of a lace and net sleeve, 1840's; embroidered handkerchief of
Sarah Lee Haywood; and a lace cap of Sarah Lee Haywood, about 1840.
Donor: Miss Elizabeth Dortch, Raleigh.
Dress and slip worn by Mrs. O. Max Gardner when her husband was
inaugurated Governor of North Carolina, 1929. Donor: Mrs. O. Max
Gardner, Shelby.
Two brown silk handkerchiefs, one embroidered with the French flag
and one with the flags of the Allies of World War I. Donor: Mrs.
Roberta H. Minor, Danville, Va.
House cap made of brown hair. Donor: Mrs. R. C. Hooker, Rich-mond,
Va.
Pair of wedding slippers, 1819. Donor: Miss Elizabeth Lewis Whit-aker,
Littleton.
Five pairs of shoes, used between 1890 and 1922. Donor: Mrs. J.
LeRoy Allen, Raleigh.
One pair of blue suede and calf shoes, early 1930's. Donor: Dr. Chris-topher
Crittenden, Raleigh.
Eleven pairs of shoes, early 1900's. Purchase.
Dishes:
Clay from the pit in Macon County from which Wedgwood Potteries,
England, used several tons of clay in 1767; and a salt dish. Museum
Collection.
Whiskey bottle, reproduction of a Poland water bottle. Donor: Mr.
F. J. Reeves, Raleigh.
Early Jugtown potter jug, 1919, turned by Charlie Teague. Donor:
Mr. Alexander Crane, Barnstable, Mass.
Documents:
Colonial period:
Photograph of the first page of the charter of 1663. Museum Col-lection.
Revolutionary period:
Photograph of Halifax Resolves, and photograph of account of sale of
the furniture from the Governor's Palace, 1777. Museum Collection.
82 Twenty-Fourth Biennial Report
Middle period:
Newspaper, the "Carolina Baptist," Nov. 8, 1854. Donor: Mrs. Cliar-lotte
Hayes Dosier, Boulder, Colo.
Harper's Neiv Monthly Magazine, 1862. Purchase.
Civil War:
New Harper's Monthly Magazine, 1862. Purchase.
Recent:
27 greeting cards for different anniversaries and holidays. Donor:
Mr. William S. Powell, Chapel Hill.
Two paper valentines, about 1875. Donor: Mrs. Crissie E.