Carolina Charter Corporation Holds Annual Meeting
The forty-second annual meeting of the Carolina Charter Corporation was held
November 8, 2002, at Meredith College in Raleigh. The Charter Corporation is the
major source of private support for research and copying of documents in foreign reposi¬
tories by the Colonial Records Project, Historical Publications Section, Office of Archives
and History. Jan-Michael Potf, head of the Colonial Records Project, reported on the
production status of the second Church of England volume (in the Colonial Records of
North Carolina series) as well as three new soft-cover documentaries. Thomas C. Parramore,
featured speaker and author of First to Fly , talked of North Carolina’s contributions to aviation.
David J. Olson, director of the Division of Historical Resources, briefly reviewed the plans
of the Friends of the Archives to place the 1663 Carolina Charter on permanent display.
Biennial elections of Charter Corporation officers and members of the board of directors
were held. ArmisteadJ. Maupin and Jan-Michael Poff were re-elected as president and secre¬
tary-treasurer, respectively, while W. Keats Sparrow replaced the Hon. Lura S. Tally, who
retired as vice-president. The following board members were elected: Thomas Alexander,
Jerry C. Cashion, William Polk Cheshire, Jeffrey J. Crow, William C. Fields, Marshall
Delancey Haywood Jr., James A. Hill Jr., H. G. Jones, M. Keith Kapp, John T. Kerr,
ArmisteadJ. Maupin, Memory F. Mitchell, Thomas C. Parramore, William S. Powell,
William S. Price Jr., W. Keats Sparrow, Hon. Lura S. Tally, and Hon. Willis P. Whichard.
H. G. Jones Wins North Carolina Award
Dr. H. G. Jones has been named a winner of the prestigious North Carolina Award, the
liighest civilian award for distinguished service and achievement given by the State of
North Carolina. Born on a tenant farm in rural Caswell County, Dr. Jones served as state
archivist from 1956 to 1968 and was instrumental in developing the most comprehensive
state archival and records manage¬
ment program in the country. From
1968 to 1974, he was director of the
Department (later. Division) of
Archives and History, in which posi¬
tion he personally led the acquisition,
funding, and initial development of
Duke Homestead and Reed Gold
Mine historic sites, and obtained
funding for a new records center.
Dr. Jones subsequently was curator
of the North Carolina Collection at
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), served for
years (currently as an emeritus mem¬
ber) on the Historical Commission,
and has published numerous works on North Carolina history. The library catalog at
UNC-CH has an amazing one hundred or more entries under his name. Among them are
For Flistoiy’s Sake: The Preservation and Publication of North Carolina History, 1663-1903
(1966), The Records of a Nation: Their Management, Preservation, and Use (1969), Local Cov-
eniment Records: An Introduction to Their Management, Preservation, and Use (1980), North
Carolina Illustrated, 1524-1984 (1983), and North Carolina History: An Annotated Bibliogra¬
phy (1995). His dozens of other publications include bibliographies, archival manuals,
books, pamphlets, and essays. Still active in numerous professional associations and as a
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Dr. H. G. Jones (right) receives the distinguished North
Carolina Award for public service from Dr. Thomas H.
Hearn Jr., chairman of the awards committee, and
Secretary Lisbeth Evans.
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