]> phc_condev_travelinfodiv Finding Aid of the Dept. of Conservation and Development, Travel Information Division Photographs, 1937 - 1973 Processed by: Jesse R. Lankford, Jr.; machine-readable finding aid created by: Ashley Yandle &hdrNcDncsa; 2010 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: June, 2010 Description is in English June, 2010 Original EAD finding aid created by Dietra Stanley, July 25, 2003, in EAD v.1. EAD 2002 version created by Ashley Yandle in June, 2010. Finding Aid of the Dept. of Conservation and Development, Travel Information Division Photographs, 1937 - 1973 State Archives of North Carolina &tpNcDncsa; Descriptive Summary State Archives of North Carolina. North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development. Dept. of Conservation and Development, Travel Information Division Photographs, 1937 - 1973 44.47 Materials in English 128 including photographs and negatives For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Public Services Branch, State Archives of North Carolina. In 1930 the Division of Commerce and Industry merged with the Division of Public Relations, an office that had previously functioned within the Department of Conservation and Development as a quasi chamber of commerce for the state. The Division of Commerce and Industry continued to promote the state through public relations until 1937, when the department was granted an appropriation that enabled it to create a separate Division of State Advertising. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Division of Travel Information (previously named the Division of State Advertising) worked in cooperation with the Division of Commerce and Industry, conducting "Get acquainted with North Carolina" events for newcomers to the state, including those transferred by out-of-state firms to branch operations in North Carolina. The two divisions also worked on a project initiated during the 1960s, locating welcome centers at interstate highway exits near the state's borders. The Division of Commerce and Industry subsequently established a Travel and Tourism Section that continued into the next decade. The photographs in this series are quite diverse and range in subject from pictures of governors of North Carolina to shots of naval personnel during World War II. The first 118 boxes of photographs usually contain both prints and original negatives. They are arranged numerically with print and accompanying negative numbers corresponding. Photographs found in boxes 119 through 128 are arranged alphabetically by subject. No index or classification system other than an alphabetical arrangement by subject exists for these photographs. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], 44.47, Dept. of Conservation and Development, Travel Information Division Photographs, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, USA.

 Acquisitions Information

Transferred from the North Carolina Museum of History on July 14, 1977, and accessioned by the Archives on July 25, 1977.

These photographs were originally scheduled for permanent retention by the Travel Information Division of the Department of Conservation and Development. However, due to space limitations and lack of proper storage conditions, it was agreed that the photographs would be given to the North Carolina Museum of History. After several years storage in the Museum of History Photography Laboratory, the photographs were transferred to the Archives Branch on July 14, 1977, for arrangement, description, and permanent preservation.

 Processing Information

Processed by Jesse R. Lankford, Jr., October, 1980

Encoded by Dietra Stanley, July 25, 2003; additional encoding and historical note by Ashley Yandle, June, 2010

 Historical Note

In 1924 Governor Cameron Morrison had supported but failed to win legislative approval for a restructuring of the North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey, placing "the duty of a modern Department of Commerce" upon its board. Morrison's successor, Governor Angus W. McLean, also urged creation of an agency that would enlarge the old Geological and Economic Survey and use current data to advertise the state's advantages. At the same time, McLean envisioned an agency that would promote proper conservation of the state's natural resources.

In response to these recommendations, the 1925 General Assembly replaced the survey with a Department of Conservation and Development. In an era in which agriculture was the primary occupation of North Carolinians, the creation of Conservation and Development represented a significant effort to expand the state's economic base. Under the supervision of a board composed of seven members, the department's statutory duties included the active promotion and development of the state's commerce and industry, as well as the protection of its resources. In 1927 the department established a Division of Commerce and Industry, headed by a statistician, to collect and tabulate information relevant to the state's resources and potential development and to make recommendations regarding industrial opportunities within the state.

In 1930 the Division of Commerce and Industry merged with the Division of Public Relations, an office that had previously functioned within the Department of Conservation and Development as a quasi chamber of commerce for the state. The Division of Commerce and Industry continued to promote the state through public relations until 1937, when the department was granted an appropriation that enabled it to create a separate Division of State Advertising.

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the Division of Travel Information (previously named the Division of State Advertising) worked in cooperation with the Division of Commerce and Industry, conducting "Get acquainted with North Carolina" events for newcomers to the state, including those transferred by out-of-state firms to branch operations in North Carolina. The two divisions also worked on a project initiated during the 1960s, locating welcome centers at interstate highway exits near the state's borders. The Division of Commerce and Industry subsequently established a Travel and Tourism Section that continued into the next decade.

Under the Executive Organization Act of 1971, the Department of Conservation and Development was placed under the newly formed Department of Natural and Economic Resources, headed by a cabinet-level secretary appointed by the governor. Although subject to the general oversight of the secretary, the old Department of Conservation and Development and its board retained their previous statutory powers. During the initial phase of reorganization there was little structural change in the Division of Commerce and Industry and its sections. However, the division was placed under an Office of Industrial, Tourist, and Community Resources, an administrative arm of the new department. During 1973 the Governor's Efficiency Study Commission recommended that the office be restructured to include only the Division of Commerce and Industry and a Division of Science and Technology. According to the commission, the Board of Science and Technology, which then currently administered the Science and Technology Research Center, should be altered to emphasize the commercial and industrial value of research and to aid the state's economic growth.

Subsequently, the Department of Natural and Economic Resources was re-created and reorganized under the Executive Organization Act of 1973 and charged with promoting the state's economic development, along with various other duties. The functions and powers previously vested in the Department of Conservation and Development and its board were formally assigned to the new department, and the Department of Conservation and Development and its board ceased to exist. Under other provisions of the Executive Organization Act of 1973, the former Division of Commerce and Industry was replaced by a Division of Economic Development, and the Board of Science and Technology became a committee. The Division of Economic Development formed sections to include Science and Technology, Technical and Administrative Services, Food Industries Development, Industrial Development, International Development, and Travel and Development. In 1975 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr., issued an executive order reorganizing the Department of Natural and Economic Resources, including the Division of Economic Development. That order also established within the department a North Carolina Science and Technology Research Center at the Research Triangle Park to provide the state with a variety of research and information services.

In 1977 the General Assembly placed the Division of Economic Development under the authority of the Department of Commerce, an umbrella agency reconstituted under the 1973 act and given new responsibilities for promoting and coordinating the state's economic development efforts. Following reorganization, the Economic Development group, encompassing several divisions, became one of the department's major administrative components. Under supervision of an assistant secretary for economic development, the group consisted of the following divisions: Business Assistance; Industrial Development; International; and Travel and Tourism. Most of these divisions supported programs that had originated in the former Division of Commerce and Industry under the old Department of Conservation and Development. The Travel and Tourism Division continued its responsibility of promoting vacation and business travel and operating welcome centers on interstate highways. The division also worked directly with the North Carolina Park, Parkway, and Forest Development Commission.

[This historical note was taken from the historical note in the MARS online catalog for the Economic Development Record Group and related record groups.]

 Collection Overview

Includes photographic prints and negatives, either taken by the Travel Information Division and its Travel Development photographer or added to their collection. The photographs are primarily individual negatives and their prints, but there are also 286 rolls of 35mm negatives. Although the photographs span the years 1937 to 1973, the accompanying microfilmed index only covers the years 1937 to 1949. For the index, see the series: Photograph Index in MARS (microfilm reel number S.29.7).

The photographs in this series are quite diverse. They range in subject from pictures of governors of North Carolina to shots of naval personnel during World War II. Of particular note are the exceptionally good photographs of wildlife and outdoor activities available in North Carolina.

Since the transfer of these photographs to Archives custody, the Travel Information Division has become part of the North Carolina Department of Commerce and is currently operating as Travel and Tourism Development within that agency.

 Collection Arrangement

The first 118 boxes of photographs in this series usually contain both prints and original negatives. They are arranged numerically with print and accompanying negative numbers corresponding. There is an index to these photographs, but it is kept by the photographer for Travel and Tourism Development. Travel and Tourism Development has refused to transfer the photograph index to the Archives. In order to provide access to the photographs arranged numerically, the index has been microfilmed and is readily available for reference service. It is microfilm reel number S.29.7, Department of Natural and Economic Resources, Travel Development, Photographic Index, 1937-1949, and can be obtained upon request in the Archives Search Room.

Photographs found in boxes 119 through 128 are arranged alphabetically by subject. No index or classification system other than an alphabetical arrangement by subject exists for these photographs.

Any gaps in the numerical order of the pictures are due to missing photographs

 Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Subject Terms Business enterprises--North Carolina Cities and towns Culture and tourism Fishing boats Governors--North Carolina North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development North Carolina. Dept. of Commerce. Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports Development North Carolina. Division of Travel and Tourism North Carolina. Travel Information Division Tourism United States. Navy World War, 1939-1945 Geographic Terms North Carolina--Social life and customs--20th century--Pictorial works Related Collections

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS) http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov.

See also: Division of Travel Information Photograph Index, 1937-1949. Microfilm call number: S.29.7 Container List Travel Information Division Photographs, 1937 - 1973 1 Nos. 246-1234 2 Nos. 1235-1360 3 Nos. 1361-1438 4 Nos. 1439-1657 5 Nos. 1658-1785 6 Nos. 1786-1854 7 Nos. 1855-1959 8 Nos. 1960-2049 9 Nos. 2050-2115 10 Nos. 2116-2185 11 Nos. 2186-2264 12 Nos. 2265-2361 13 Nos. 2362-2451 14 Nos. 2452-2549 15 Nos. 2550-2656 16 Nos. 2657-2729 17 Nos. 2730-2789 18 Nos. 2790-2890 19 Nos. 2891-2985 20 Nos. 2986-3090 21 Nos. 3091-3170 22 Nos. 3171-3230 23 Nos. 3231-3303 24 Nos. 3304-3372 25 Nos. 3373-3435 26 Nos. 3436-3509 27 Nos. 3510-3570 28 Nos. 3571-4065 29 Nos. 4066-4155 30 Nos, 4156-4225 31 Nos. 4226-4285 32 Nos. 4286-4329 33 Nos. 4330-4405 34 Nos. 4406-4456 35 Nos. 4457-4500 36 Nos. 4501-4584 37 Nos. 4585-4636 38 Nos. 4637-4685 39 Nos. 4686-4739 40 Nos. 4740-4806 41 Nos. 4807-4855 42 Nos. 5856-4916 43 Nos. 4917-4990 44 Nos. 4991-5049 45 Nos. 5050-5118 46 Nos. 5119-5188 47 Nos. 5189-5245 48 Nos. 5246-5309 49 Nos. 5310-5369 50 Nos. 5370-5429 51 Nos. 5430-5487 52 Nos. 5488-5555 53 Nos. 5556-5591 54 Nos. 5592-5678 55 Nos. 5679-5745 56 Nos. 5746-5829 57 Nos. 5830-5899 58 Nos. 5900-5960 59 Nos. 5961-6026 60 Nos. 6027-6088 61 Nos. 6089-6139 62 Nos. 6140-6197 63 Nos. 6198-6254 64 Nos. 6255-6313 65 Nos. 6314-6380 66 Nos. 6381-6439 67 Nos. 6440-6495 68 Nos. 6496-6560 69 Nos. 6561-6615 70 Nos. 6616-6665 71 Nos. 6666-6753 72 Nos. 6754-6810 73 Nos. 6811-6865 74 Nos. 6866-6915 75 Nos. 6916-6972 76 Nos. 6973-7029 77 Nos. 7030-7095 78 Nos. 7096-7162 79 Nos. 7163-7215 80 Nos. 7216-7265 81 Nos. 7266-7320 82 Nos. 7321-7382 83 Nos. 7383-7441 84 Nos. 7442-7500 85 Nos. 7501-7555 86 Nos. 7556-7610 87 Nos. 7611-7665 88 Nos. 7666-7725 89 Nos. 7726-7785 90 Nos. 7786-7843 91 Nos. 7844-7905 92 Nos. 7906-7969 93 Nos. 7970-8020 94 Nos. 8021-8079 95 Nos. 8080-8139 96 Nos. 8140-8195 97 Nos. 8196-8259 98 Nos. 8260-8334 99 Nos. 8335-8385 100 Nos. 8386-8445 101 Nos. 8446-8493 102 Nos. 8494-8534 103 Nos. 8535-8583 104 Nos. 8584-8617 105 Nos. 8618-8649 106 Nos. 8650-8699 107 Nos. 8700-8728 108 Nos. 53:187-54:101 109 Nos. 54:102:55:502 110 Nos. 55:503-57:377 111 Nos. 57:378-58:1050 112 Nos. 58:1051-60:174 113 Nos. 60:175-61:263 114 Nos. 62:1-63:151 115 Nos. 63:152-64:101 116 Nos. 64:102-65:264 117 Nos. 65:265-67:96 118 Nos. 67:97-70:135 119Aerial Photographs Airplane Automobile Race Tracks Banks Durham Bank and Trust Unidentified Drive-In Bank Window Unidentified Bank Interior Battery Buildings North Carolina State Highway Building Raleigh Scood-Bradley Building Southern Furniture Exposition Building (High Point) Business and Industry Adams Concrete Products Company Varina Aerotron American Tobacco Company Amerotron Atlas Steel Products Company (Raleigh) Boren Clay Products Bruce Trailer Sales Bunch Manufacturing Company Burlington Mills Cannon Mills Carolina Asbestos Company (Davidson) Carolina Panel Company Carter Fabrics Division (Carthage Fabrics Corporation, Carthage) China American Tobacco Company Cleveland Cloth Mills (Shelby) Cleveland Lumber Company (Shelby) 120 Collins and Aikman Colonial Stores Warehouse Concrete Materials Incorporated Charlotte Conover Knitting Company Cornell-Dublier Electric Corporation Crown Aluminum Siding Corporation Dan River Fabrics Darlington Manufacturing Company (Darlington, S.C.) Delta Finishing Company Devil Dog Dungarees Dixie Laundry and Cleaners Drayton Mills (Spartanburg, S.C.) Drive-In Griddle (Durham) Hosiery Mill Edgecomb Steel Company (Charlotte) Erwin Mills (Durham) Erwin Mills, Incorporated Erwin Fiberglas (Anderson, S. C.) Fieldcrest Mills, Incorporated Frank Textile Mills Frederickson Motor Express Corporation Charlotte Frosty Morn Gainesville Cotton Mills Gayley Mill Corporation (Marietta, S.C.) General Baking Corporation (Spartanburg, S.C.) General Electric (Asheboro) General Electric Supply Company Gerrish Milliken Mill (Pendleton, S.C.) Glendon Pyrophllite Company Globe Parlor Furniture Company J. R. Goldston Building Supplies Godwin Building Supply Company Granite Cordage Plant Gregory-Poole Equipment Company Gulistan Carpets (Aberdeen) Hackney Brothers Body Company Wilson Heater Well Company (Raleigh) Her Majesty International Paper Company Johnston Motor Lines Kingsley Mills Kingstree Manufacturing Company, Incorporated (Kingstree, S.C.) Kings Mountain Mill Company Kings Mountain Lane Furniture Company Laurens Mills (Laurens, S.C.) 120 Liberty Fertilizer Company Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company (Durham) Little River Ice Company Lowder's Poultry Farm Lundy Packing Company (Clinton) McClure Lumber Company James I. Miller Tobacco Company, Incorporated (Wilson) A. C. Monk and Company, Incorporated, (Farmville) Mooresville Mills Mount Hope Finishing Company, Henderson National Carbon Company Nello Teer, Durham North Carolina Butane Gas Company North Carolina Equipment Company (Raleigh) North Carolina Products, Incorporated (Raleigh) Oneita Peden Steel (Raleigh) Phillip Morris Tobacco Company Pine Level Oil Mill Company Poole's Frozen Foods Proximity Mill (Durham) Raleigh Bonded Warehouse, Incorporated R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Winston-Salem) Ready Mix Concrete (Raleigh) Robbins Mills, Incorporated Roxboro Cotton Mills Saco-Lowell Shops (Sanford) Seaboard Coastline Railroad Shops (Hamlet) Seminole Mills Smith Concrete Products Company Sofie Manufacturing Company, Rockingham Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company (Raleigh) Southern Storage and Distribution Company Spartan Grain and Mill Company Superior Block Company, Incorporated (Charlotte) United States Tobacco Company Western Electric Westinghouse Electric Corporation (Raleigh) Winn Dixie Warehouse J. P. Wyatt and Sons Company (Raleigh) 123 Business and Industry, Unidentified Cities and Towns Cemeteries Church Choir Churches Longview Baptist Church Interior (Raleigh) St. Louis Cathedral National Cathedral, Mexico City Mexico Unidentified churches Catawba Charlotte Concord Durham Elizabethtown Fayetteville Fountain Gastonia Goldsboro Greensboro Greenville Greenville, S.C. Henderson High Point Kings Mountain Laurinburg Lumberton Mt. Holly Pittsboro Raeford Raleigh General 124 Aerial Cameron Village Five Points Red Springs Reidsville Richmond (Virginia) Roxboro Salisbury Sanford Shelby Siler City Statesville Wilkesboro Wilson Unidentified Cities and Towns 125 Coast and Beach Scenes Colleges and Universities Campbell College Duke University East Carolina University Meredith College Peace College St. Augustine College University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Wake Forest University Wingate College Unidentified Colleges and Universities Dams and Hydroelectric Plants Drive-In Theater (Forest Drive-In) Fishing Vessels April Barbara Sue Beveridge Bobby Jr. - D. L. Bucky-Earl Butchie Boy Camaronera (One through Twenty) Capt. David Captain Elbert Captain Puck Carole Sue Charles-E Chema C. Coral Sands Daphne Darlene Kay Debbie G. Dragnet East Wind Elizabeth Ann El Segundo El Tercero Ethel L. Fidelia Fluffy-D 126 Four Girls Gannet Gemini Halibut John Harry G. Harry Michael Iris Irma Jo - D. L. Jacklyn G. J. and H. Janet Lee Kaybe La Corconera R.C.S. Lady of the Sea Lady Zelle Laguna II L and M Lenora Lillian M. Linda -D. L. Little Hardee Little Red Lois Joyce Lucy Rae - H. Marianna II Mary K. Mildred Lee. Millie Minerva B. Miracle Miss Libby Miss Louise Miss Marathon Miss Muse Miss Nella Miss Pamlico Miss Pearl Miss Peele Miss Satellite National Seafoods (I and II) Nell R. Nixes Mate Petite Fille St. Anthony Saint Michael Sally G. Sandra Marie Santa Fe The Schalls Sea Fever Sharee Ann Shearwater Sugarfoot Suzanne G. Taurus Theresa R. Tidal Wave Tommy T. Uncle Gus Vanguard Violet K. William B. Miscellaneous Fishing Vessels Crew Members of Fishing Vessels 127 Helicopter Hogs Hope Plantation (Interior View), Windsor Horse Farm Horses (Harness and Show) Hospitals Mt. Gilead Hospital Rex Hospital (Raleigh) Veterans Administration Hospital (Durham) Hotels, Motels, and Inns Fairfield Motor Court Fieldcrest Lodge (Fieldale, Va.) Washington Duke Hotel Houses Housing Laying Cable Machinery Masons Laying Cornerstone for the Grand Lodge, North Carolina Miss "Bright Leaf" of Burlington Motor Vehicles Buses Car Given Away by Winn-Dixie Stores Railway Express Trucks Tamiami Freightways Trucks Needham Broughton High School, Raleigh People Brewer, Kidd Brown, Arthur Cameron Reality Employee Group Civils, James E. Coca Cola Company Employee Group Conservation and Development, N.C. Dept. of, Board Meeting, February 12-14, 1970, Boone and Banner Elk Conservation and Development, N.C. Dept. of, Board Members, 1969-1973 East, David General Electric Employee Group Georgetown Building Company Employee Group Highway Patrol Personnel Hodges, Governor Luther Little League Baseball Players March of Dimes Volunteers National Farm Loan Association, Incorporated Scott, Governor Robert W. and Family at the Governor's Mansion Sowers, Roy, Receiving Gift of Place Matts, 1971 Sowers, Roy, Swearing in Ceremony Trentman, W. H. 128 Umstead, Governor William B., for Easter Seals Campaign Vita-Life Employee Group Unidentified Individuals Playing Checkers in a Country Store Railyards Shopping Centers Statue of Liberty, New York Television Stations Textile Tests Tornado Damage, Trailer Park United National Building, New York United States Navy - World War II Water Treatment Plants