---

A

• Aerial of Downtown Raleigh Photograph Collection, ca. summer, 1977
  The photograph is an aerial view of central Raleigh, north to south showing Peace Street to Memorial Auditorium and Shaw University and from east to west containing Blount Street to McDowell Street, ca. summer, 1977. The color photograph hung in the law office of William L. Thorpe in Raleigh from 1977 to 1995.
• Archives and History Reunion Photograph Collection, 1988
  107 color photos of Archives and History employees at Ballentine's Cafeteria, Raleigh, NC on April 9, 1988.
• Archives and History Reunion Photograph Collection, 1994
  - 95 color photographs and negatives taken by Peggy R. Hopson at the Reunion of Archives and History employees at Ballentine's Cafeteria, Raleigh, May 28, 1994.
• Armfield, Joseph Franklin, Photograph Collection, ca. late 1890s
  The collection contains a photograph of Col. Joseph Franklin Armfield (1862-1910) on horseback, ca. late 1890s. He was colonel of the First North Carolina Regiment during the Spanish American War. He was later an officer with the North Carolina State Guard.
• Asheville, North Carolina Area Lantern Slide Collection, ca. 1910s
  Three (3) lantern slides containing views of western North Carolina.
• Attorneys General of North Carolina Photograph Collection, ca. 1704-1990s
  The collection contains photographs of thirty six former attorneys general of North Carolina from 1704 to the early 1990s. The portraits were on display in the Attorney General's Office for many years before being place in storage when the agency was moved into the renovated Education Building.

[Return to top]

B

• Biographical Directory of the General Assembly of North Carolina Project Photograph Collection (General Assembly Composite Photograph File), 1875 - 1993
  The North Carolina General Assembly is the state of North Carolina's state legislature. This elected body makes the laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes. This collection consists of composite photographs of the North Carolina General Assembly, one original photograph depicting a composite of members of the N.C. Constitutional Convention of 1875, and several color portraits. (23 items, 1 box.)
• Bittner, Denise, Photograph Collection, 1980-2001
  Denise and John Bittner were residents of Chapel Hill and Ocracoke, N.C. Dr. John R. Bittner (4 May 1943-9 April 2002) was a professor in the Journalism School at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Denise Alexander Bittner was Director of Development at the UNC Lineburger Comprehensive Cancer Center. In 1987, Denise and John Bittner participated in the US Olympic Festival Torch Run on Ocracoke Island, Hyde County, N.C., and volunteered during Research Triangle area festival events including the volleyball competition. Dr. Bittner passed away in 2002. This collection contains a total thirty-seven (37) photographs and thirty-six (36) negatives. The bulk of the materials relate to Denise Alexander Bittner, John Robert Bittner, and others running in and participating in events of the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival Torch Run on Ocracoke Island, Hyde County, N.C. Other shots of the Bittners were taken with the North Carolina Historical Marker for Lt. Robert Maynard of the Royal Navy. Additional photos depict a variety of events in the lives of Denise and John R. Bittner, c.1980-2001. Several photos show them with celebrities while others show Dr. Bittner in his role as professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism. Other shots show events and various people associated with the UNC-CH Lineburger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Thirty-six (36) negatives depict the volleyball competition during the 1987 U.S. Olympic Festival in the Research Triangle. 73 items.
• Black Mountain College Photograph Collection, 1940-1945
  This collection of photographs includes views of the construction of the Studies Building, interiors of art classes, and activities of faculty and students between 1940 and 1945.
• Blue Ridge Parkway Photograph Collection, 1931-1959
  14 photo boxes (includes photographs and negatives), 5 drop boxes (includes index cards describing the photographs). The Blue Ridge Parkway was built to connect Shenandoah and The Great Smokey Mountains National Parks. Construction began in 1935 by the Public Works Administration. It was completed in 1987. The photographs document the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway between 1935 and 1959. Photographs from 1931-1933 include the construction of Skyline Drive, used as a model for the Blue Ridge Parkway.
• Bowman's Jewelers Photograph Collection
  The materials in this collection were housed in a scrapbook assembled by Clarence E. Bowman, owner and operator of Bowman's Jewelers in Raleigh. The images include photographs of Bowman's store and examples of silverwork he crafted.
• Brimley, Herbert Hutchinson, Photograph Collection, 1880 - 1977
  The Brimley Collection is named for Herbert Hutchinson Brimley, the first Curator (and later, first Director) of The North Carolina State Museum of Natural History. Brimley was born in Bedfordshire, England, on 7 March 1861 and immigrated with his parents to Raleigh in the winter of 1880. During his years of service with the State Museum, Brimley assembled North Carolina displays at various national and international expositions. In preparation of his exhibits for the various shows, Brimley did his own photographic work and traveled throughout North Carolina to capture scenes for display in his exhibits. This collection includes ca. 5,000 items, mainly photographic negatives and prints taken and overseen by Herbert Hutchinson Brimley (1861-1946) for the Department of Agriculture, the North Carolina Geological Survey and the State Museum. The photographs document many aspects of life in the state between the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries.
• Brock, Allen Houston, Photograph Collection, ca. 1870 - 1900
  Allen Houston Brock, an antique dealer in Raleigh, collected these images while living in the capital city. Includes portraits of African Americans from Wake County, N.C., ca. 1870-1900.

[Return to top]

C

• Camp Davis, North Carolina Photograph Collection, ca. 1942
  The one (1) print in this collection contains an aerial view of Camp Davis, Onslow County, N.C.
• Camp Recovery, N.C. (Civilian Conservation Corps), Photograph Collection, April, 1935
  The print is a panoramic view of Camp Recovery, Home of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 457.
• Colorado Historical Commission Photograph Collection, ca. 1915-1956
  The photograph collection consists of twenty four (24) photographs of various North Carolina related subjects.
• Cooper, Dr. George Marion, Photograph Collection, ca. 1914-1940
  The collection belonged to Dr. George M. Cooper, a pioneer public health official who was associated with the North Carolina State Board of Health for thirty five years. It mainly consists of photographs taken in conjunction with his public health career and includes views of schools, students, dentists, nurses, public buildings, scenic views, etc.

[Return to top]

D

• Dean, Delores, Photograph Collection, ca. 1920 - 1930
  Star Warehouse was one of the oldest tobacco warehouses in Wake County and had advertising murals all over its walls as well as ten inch wide plank floors. Two sepia photographs measuring 8 3/4" x 6 1/2" (cardboard backing measures 10" x 12") depicting the interior of the Star Warehouse (tobacco) in Wendell, NC, c.1920-1930. (2 items)
• Dempsey, Jean M., Photograph Collection
  These photographs were donated by Mrs. Jean M. Dempsey. The collection includes portraits of Leonidas Marion King (1841-1894) and Captain James H. Smith (1832-1906) in their military uniforms and with their families. King served with the 6th Regiment, N. C. Troops, Confederate States Army and Smith served with Troop G, 2nd Michigan Cavalry, USA.
• Dept. of Conservation and Development, Travel Information Division, 1937-1973
  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.
• Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Fisheries, 1970s-1980s
  Slides assembled by the Office of Public Information, North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries, Morehead City, North Carolina, as a part of its governmental duties under the State Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources. Subjects include artificial reefs, reef fish and natural habitat, the Dan Moore (ship), and law enforcement.
• Dept. of Natural and Economic Resources, Travel Development, 1937-1949
  This is a copy of the subject card index to the inactive series of photographs taken for the N.C. Department of Conservation and Development (now the Department of Natural and Economic Resources).
• Dept. of Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Forest Resources, Information and Photography, 1920-1945
  This collection was compiled by the Division of Forestry for use in information and education programs on the state of the timber industry in North Carolina. It includes photographs and negatives arranged in alphabetical order by subject matter.

[Return to top]

E

• Eighteenth Regiment, Sixth Brigade, F.A.R.D., Camp Jackson, S.C., Photograph Collection, ca. 1918
  The print is a panoramic view of members of the Eighteenth Regiment, Sixth Brigade, Field Artillery Replacement Depot (F.A.R.D.) at Camp Jackson, S.C. circa 1918.

[Return to top]

F

• F. Carter Williams Photograph Collection - See Williams, F. Carter, Photograph Collection, 1950s-1980s
• Farrell, Charles A., Photograph Collection, c.1925-1945
  Charles Anderson Farrell was born in Yadkin County, North Carolina in 1893. After graduating from Wake Forest College, Farrell worked in his father Andrew Jackson Farrell's photography studio in Winston-Salem. Commercial photographer A. J. Farrell also worked for the Reynolds family in Winston Salem. In 1919, Farrell began working for the Eastman Kodak Company as a technical representative. Farrell married Anne McKaughan on February 5, 1921. Charles A. Farrell worked for the Greensboro Daily News, and according to his obituary, was the first professional photographer on staff at the newspaper. The Farrells opened a photographic studio and camera and art supply store in Greensboro called The Art Shop. Between 1933 and 1944, Charles Farrell contributed photographs to five books printed by the University of North Carolina Press, including the popular book Tobe, the story of a young African American boy during the 1930s. Anne M. Farrell began capturing photographs in the 1930s, contributing articles and images to American Girl magazine. Later, Mrs. Farrell assisted Ethel Stephens Arnett with the retouching, printing, and reproduction of the illustrations in Arnett's books. The bulk of the photographs in the collection were taken by Charles A. Farrell between 1925 and 1940 in association with his work as a commercial photographer in Greensboro. Farrell also took a significant number of photographs of coastal North Carolina in the late 1930s. Farrell took many photographs of Onslow County fishermen to document traditional coastal life prior to the construction of Camp Lejeune. Additionally, there are photographs of a Cherokee Indian Fair in the mountains and photographs related to aviation, including pictures of Charles Lindbergh in Greensboro. The collection also contains images captured by Anne McKaughan Farrell during her travels in the state and photographs of McKaughan and Farrell relatives. (ca. 5,200 items, 6.0 linear feet.)
• Faulk, William G., Jr., Photograph Collection, 1969-1976
  William G. Faulk, Jr., former site manager of Brunswicktown State Historic Site, took the photographs between 1969 and 1976. The majority of the negatives are of sites and objects in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
• Fort Johnston Photograph Collection
  The collection contains oversize photographic negatives of plans of Fort Johnston, in present day Southport, North Carolina from 1767 to 1865.

[Return to top]

G

• Gary, Marshall Photograph Collection, 1904-1905
  These photographic negatives belonged to Frederick Sterling Marshall Gary Jr. (b. July, 1886) of Halifax County, North Carolina. The photographs contain many views of the Saint Louis Exposition of 1904, the mountains of West Virginia, beach scenes, views in Halifax County, Washington, D.C., Niagara Falls, and Belmont Abbey College.
• Georgia Historical Society Postcard Collection, ca. 1905-1960s
  Half of the cards in this collection are views of various cities and towns and the other half consists of scenes and points of interest in the mountains of the western part of North Carolina.
• Gill, Edwin Maurice, Photograph Collection, ca. 1900s-1940s
  This collection consists of portraits of Edwin Gill, as well as other noteable state and federal officials.

[Return to top]

H

• Helms, Jesse, Photograph Collection, 1984
  Jesse Helms was born in Monroe, North Carolina on October 18, 1921. In 1972, he won election as the Republican candidate to the U.S. Senate and was reelected until he retired in 2003. Photographs taken in Hickory, N.C., during a Jesse Helms for U.S. Senate campaign tour probably in or around October 1984 during the hotly contested Hunt vs Helms race. 10 items.
• Hickerson, Thomas Felix, Photograph Collection
  The photographs in this collection came from a photograph album from the estate of Thomas Felix Hickerson (1882-1968). They include portraits of individuals from the western piedmont of North Carolina and a photograph of the home of Hoke C. Secrest in South Carolina. In addition, there is an obituary card in memory of Gen. Collett Leventhorpe (d. 1889).
• Historical Commission/Archives and History Heads Photograph Collection, 1903-1975
  Black and white portraits of executive heads and chairmen of the North Carolina Historical Commission/ Division of Archives and History, 1903-1975.
• Hodges, Luther C., Photograph Collection, December 6, 1941
  The eight, 8 x 10 prints depict the launching of the merchant ship S. S. Zebulon B. Vance. One drawing contains a view of the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• Hodges, Governor Luther H., Slide Collection, ca. 1954-1960
  The collection consists of images of Luther Hartwell Hodges as a young man and during his two terms as governor.
• Hunt, Governor James B. Jr., Gubernatorial Veto Legislation Photograph Collection, 1997
  The collection includes one color photograph of Governor Hunt and former Governor Terry Sanford in the Governor's, Office of the State Capitol. The image, autographed by both men, shows Governor Hunt signing the gubernatorial veto legislation on February 27, 1997.

[Return to top]

I

• Inglis, Frances and Ross, Photograph Collection, early 1900s
  Frank Baldwin took these photographs and the negatives were collected by Frances and Ross Inglis. The glass-plate negatives contain views of Chowan County fisheries, cotton fields at Greenfield, the Cupola House and cypress trees.
• Interstate Highway 40 Tunnel Construction Photograph Collection, 1967 - 1969
  Andrew C. Payne, an English civil engineer, held the title of assistant to the resident engineer for Michael Baker, Jr., Inc. Consulting Engineers and supervised the work of the contractor, Lewis Construction Associates. Payne and his staff provided the site lines for the alignment and profile of the highway and tunnel and administered the contract on behalf of the State Highway Department. Collection includes photographs, negatives, and other materials that document the construction of the westbound tunnel of I-40 close to the border between North Carolina and Tennessee.

J

• Johnson, Robert Grady, Photograph Collection, 1931-1945
  Robert Grady Johnson (5 May 1895-22 June 1951), lawyer, legislator, and politician, was born in Burgaw, North Carolina. In 1929, Johnson was elected state senator from the Ninth District. In 1931 he was elected to the state House of Representatives for Pender County. He was re-elected in 1933 and 1935 and was Speaker of the House in 1935. In 1941 he was made chairman of the State Board of Alcoholic Control, and from 1942 until 1950 he was a member of the Utilities Commission. Photographic prints dating 1931-1945 depicting Robert Grady Johnson, other members of the North Carolina General Assembly, and/or other members of state government during that time period. Four certificates documenting Robert Grady Johnson's membership on the State Highway and Public Works Commission, 1937; the State Board of Alcoholic Control, 1941; and the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 1942 and 1945. (14 items)

[Return to top]

L

• Lilly, Henry T., Postcard Collection, ca. 1910- ca.1960
  The collection contains postcard views of Canada, Cuba, France, Great Britain, and the United States. It also includes an assortment of foreign Presbyterian missions, ships, and German propaganda cards.
• Lindsey and Brown Photograph Collection
  The collection of photographs includes two aerial views of Asheville, the railroad at seventeen points in "The Land of the Sky," a view along the French Broad River, and a view of Connally's Ford on the Swannanoa River. Thomas H. Lindsey and E. E. Brown were professional photographers in Asheville.
• The Lost Colony Amphitheater and Fort Raleigh Photograph Collection, August, 1952
  The collection contains photographs of the Lost Colony amphitheater and Fort Raleigh at Manteo, Roanoke Island, North Carolina.

[Return to top]

M

• Maxey, Robert L., Photograph Collection, 1939- ca. 1940s
  The source of this photograph collection is Robert Linwood Maxey (1894-1963), an official with the State Budget Bureau and a onetime superintendent of the North Carolina State Government Buildings and Grounds. Most of the images are of Raleigh, but there are a few of Guilford Battleground, the Fayetteville Centennial Celebration, and a Duke vs. UNC football game, in Durham.
• Minneapolis Public Library Collection, ca. 1930s- ca. 1940s
  This collection contains wire service photographs and newspaper clippings donated by the Minneapolis Public Library. Included are photos of: the Barrage Balloon Training Center at Camp Davis; football players from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University; Black Mountain College buildings, students and faculty members; various public officials and other individuals. Many of the photographs originated from the Associated Press.
• Miscellaneous Postcard Collection
  The Miscellaneous Postcard Collection is a collection of 1101 postcards collected from a variety of sources. The postcards are divided into five series - individual postcards, addressed individual postcards, postcard packets, oversize and miscellaneous postcards and cards. The heyday of postcards was between 1900 and the outbreak of World War I. Most of the postcards in Series 2: Addressed Individual Postcards, reflect this trend. While later postcards depict places, many of these early postcards convey simple birthday or holiday greetings and were seemingly used in effort to facilitate community events, agricultural pursuits, illnesses and courtships.
• Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts Photograph Collection
  The small collection consists of images of houses, people, and places from the coast to the mountains of North Carolina. A portion of the images are unidentified.

[Return to top]

N

• North Carolina Aerial Photograph Collection, 1931-ca. 1940
  This collection is composed of 8 x 10 black and white negatives of aerial photographs featuring Wilmington, the North Carolina mountains, Greensboro, Southern Pines, the Cannon Mills Company, and Rocky Mount.
• North Carolina Banking Commission Photograph Collection, ca. 1925-1957
  This photograph collection consists of nineteen (19) original black and white photographs of various officers of the North Carolina Banking Commission. One additional photograph is a portrait of Governor Angus Wilton McLean, 1925-1929.
• North Carolina Division of Archives and History, Historical Publications Section, 1968, 1969
  These negatives, separations, and transparencies were used by the Historical Publications Section to illustrate a booklet entitled The Executive Mansion.
• "A North Carolina Postcard Album, 1905-1925" Photograph Collection
  The negatives and prints in this collection were generated and used in the preparation of a division publication, A North Carolina Postcard Album, 1905-1925, co-authored by Stephen E. Massengill and Robert M. Topkins in 1988. The images in the collection show scenes of North Carolina cities and towns, transportation, business and industry, education and religion, rural life, hotels, parades and public gatherings, disasters, county courthouses, etc. The photographs and negatives are primarily from the years 1905 to 1925, although there are a few later than 1925.
• North Carolina State Capitol Photograph Collection, ca. 1896
  The collection contains one (1) glass plate negative depicting the North Carolina State Capitol Building and grounds, circa 1896.
• [North Carolina] State Capitol Building Photograph Collection, ca. 1900
  The photograph is an image of the south side of the State Capitol Building, Raleigh, ca. 1900.
• North Carolina Supreme Court Photograph Collection, 1978-1980
  This collection consists of three (3) black and white composite portraits of members of the North Carolina Supreme Court for Fall Term 1978, Spring Term 1979, and Spring Term 1980.

[Return to top]

O

• Olsen Associates (Consulting Engineers) Photograph Collection, ca. 1920s-1950s
  The collection consists of negatives and prints of various water and power plants, water towers, dams, sewage treatment facilities, and sites throughout North Carolina.

[Return to top]

P

• Parker, Surry Photograph Collection, 1867-1942
  This collection of negatives contains images of the Surry Parker family and business enterprises in northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia.
• Powell, E. Stuart, Jr., Photograph Collection
  The photographs are signed portraits of Clyde Rourk Hoey (1877-1954), governor and United States Senator, and Franklin Wills Hancock, Jr. (1894-1969), legislator and congressman. Donated by E. Stuart Powell, Jr.

[Return to top]

R

• Rencher, Abraham, Family Photograph Collection, 1847 - 1889
  Abraham Rencher (1798-1883) served as a Congressman, was charge d'affaires to Portugal (1843-1847), and was territorial governor of New Mexico (1857-1861). The collection is composed of three photographs and one lithograph containing likenesses of the Abraham Rencher family.
• Rose Family Photograph Albums, 1925 - 1950
  Marion Simon Rose (1901-1980) was a Durham businessman married to Susan Emily (1915- ), a figure in the cultural life of Durham. The four albums of candid photographs chronicle their wedding, other special occasions, and the lives of their two daughters. 4 volumes on 1 microfilm reel.

S

• Siddell Studio Photograph Collection, 1904-ca. 1961
  The collection primarily consists of photographic prints and negatives of composite pictures of the North Carolina General Assembly, 1935-1961. It also includes exterior and interior shots of buildings and group pictures.
• Speer, J. Alex, Lantern Slide Collection, early 1900s.
  The lantern slides in this collection contain views of geological features in the Wake County vicinity as well as areas of Western North Carolina.
• Stokes County (N.C.) Stereograph Collection
  The stereographs in this collection contain views of Stokes County, North Carolina during the late Nineteenth or early Twentieth century and include images of the Piedmont Springs Hotel, a river landscape with a railroad depot, and farm buildings.
• Stone, Raymond, Photograph Collection of Governor Terry Sanford's Education Tour, 1962
  James Terry Sanford was born August 20, 1917. A political ally of John F. Kennedy, in 1960 he won the governor's race for North Carolina on a moderate platform. As governor, Terry Sanford fought for the desegregation of North Carolina schools, and helped expand the Research Triangle Park in the Raleigh-Durham area which helped boost the state's economy. After his term he opened a law practice. In 1969 he became President of Duke University, a post he held until 1985. Terry Sanford made two unsuccessful bids to be the Democratic Presidential nominee in the 1970s. In 1986 he was elected to United States Senate where he served until defeated by Lauch Faircloth in 1992. Sanford died on April 18, 1998 of esophageal cancer. The 247 photographs in this collection are 5x7 black and white prints taken by Lt. Lloyd Burchett of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, who served both as Governor Sanford's chauffeur and photographer. In 1962 Governor Terry Sanford launched a tour around North Carolina schools to promote integration. The photographs in the collection span January to the end of September, 1962, and generally depict Governor Sanford speaking in school gymnasiums or cafeterias, interacting with schoolchildren and local dignitaries. (247 items, .67 linear feet.)
• Strickland Family Photograph Collection, ca. 1880s-ca. 1930
  The collection consists of 319 photographs that belonged to Ruth Strickland Baucom (1894-1988) and includes a photo album, loose photos and an obituary card. The album is composed of numerous family related snap shots most of which are identified by brief captions beneath the pictures. Many of the images are of scenic views while on vacation in North Carolina, particularly the mountains.
• Stryzs, Toni, Photograph Collection, 1943
  Corporal Ralph Primavera (Apr 1920-Nov 2001) of Wilmington, DE, was the uncle of Toni Stryzs and a football player for the Camp Davis team. This collection consists of three oversized black and white photographic prints. Two prints depict the Camp Davis vs Wake Forest Football game, 25 September 1943. The third is group photograph depicting the School for Physical Reconditioning Instructors at Camp Davis, c. 1943.
• Swan Island Club Photograph Collection, 1890-1900
  Swan Island is located in Currituck County, NC, in Currituck Sound, near the more well known Knott's Island. In the nineteenth century, northern businessmen discovered the wealth of wild birds in this area and began buying up tracts of the marshes and small islands in the sound to construct hunt clubs. Hunters from New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey would come in the winter months down to Currituck to these clubs to hunt and fish. Local residents served as caretakers, servants, and guides, providing them with a sorely needed source of income. The Swan Island Club is a guided duck hunting club and was established in 1872. Card photographs of the Swan Island Club, docks and surrounding buildings, Currituck County, NC, c. 1890-1900. 4 items.
• Swindell Family Photograph Collection, 1897-1898, ca. 1905
  Two of the photographs are views of Bingham School near Mebane, North Carolina, 1897-1898. The other two photographs are of Colonel Fred Olds with the "Sunshiners," a boys club, on an outing to Beaufort, North Carolina, ca. 1905.

[Return to top]

T

• Tuttle, Marcus, Postcard Collection, 1906 - 1910
  Marcus Tuttle graduated from Trinity College in Durham with a degree in pharmacy. The postcards were mailed to Marcus Tuttle by friends from various towns and tourist attractions.

V

• Van Natta, Mr. and Mrs. Ray, Postcard Collection, ca. 1913
  The picture postcards in the collection depict views of various scenes in North Carolina from the coast to the mountains. Eleven postcards include one continuous postal message from an unidentified "Father" to his daughter Bertie. The writer was an actor traveling to North Carolina cities in which a play was being performed.

[Return to top]

W

• Wilkerson, Dr. Charles R., Photograph Collection, 1906
  The eleven photographs in this collection contain individual portraits of Medical students in the 1906 graduating class of the UNC-Chapel Hill Medical School.
• Williams, F. Carter, Photograph Collection, 1950s-1980s
  This collection contains 152 items including photographic prints, slides and printed materials documenting architectural projects worked on by the firm of F. Carter Williams, PA, Raleigh, North Carolina. Also included are photos and slides of the renovation of the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh by the firm during 1975-1976.
• World War I Poster Collection, General Liberty Loan Posters, ca. 1917 - ca. 1919
  After the United States entered World War I, government officials found posters to be an extremely effective means of communicating information to the general public. The posters were meant to have widespread appeal and thus tended to be colorful, with simple, legible messages. Many made use of patriotic symbols such as the Liberty Bell, the Statue of Liberty, the American Flag, and Uncle Sam. Others included easily-recognizable buildings important to the nation's history, including Independence Hall and the Supreme Court Building. Images of soldiers, ships, and planes are common, as are women personifying Liberty, America, Freedom, etc. Although most of the designs followed themes of patriotism and unity, some used ethnic stereotypes and anti-German imagery. In addition to general war propaganda, posters were employed for a variety of causes, including recruitment, conservation, and solicitation of donations for relief groups. Other posters helped the government raise money through the sale of Victory and Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. Over 350 World War I posters, produced between 1917 and 1919, are preserved in the North Carolina State Archives poster collection, 97 of which were created in support of the various war fund-raising and Liberty Loan campaigns. A wide variety of printers and artists are represented in this collection.

[Return to top]

Last Modified: 11/06/2009