North Carolina Historical Commission Research Articles

North Carolina's Heritage Protection Act: Analyzing the Cementing of Confederate Monuments in North Carolina's Landscape

Even in 2015, the North Carolina landscape is densely populated with Confederate monuments, appearing in more than half of the state’s one hundred counties. The state has more monuments honoring the Civil War than any other event, with five Civil War monuments for every World War II monument. Most of these structures were erected between 1890 and 1930 and many are located on public property, commonly found in and around courthouses, town squares, graveyards, and University campuses. In July of 2015, North Carolina enacted the Heritage Protection Act (“HPA”). This law severely restricts the removal, relocation, or alteration of any monument located on public property. While neutral on its face, North Carolina’s Heritage Protection Act was enacted for the purpose of protecting Confederate monuments. This Recent Development argues that the North Carolina Heritage Protection Act creates a lack of accountability on behalf of the N.C. General Assembly, usurps powers of local governments, and is amorphously vague as to what objects it applies to. Clarification of the statutory language by the General Assembly as well as a provision allowing for the erection of plaques that contextualize these monuments within local history is needed. Analysis proceeds in three parts. Part I of this Recent Development briefly sketches the propagation of Heritage Protection Acts across the South, outlines the North Carolina Heritage Protection Act, and highlights ways the North Carolina statute differs from other states. Part II discusses the confusing nature of this statute and analyzes legislative history to offer insight as to: (1) what role the North Carolina Historical Commission plays, if any, in deciding to permanently remove or relocate monuments; (2) whether this statute applies to county or city owned monuments; and (3) what constitutes a “display of permanent character.” Finally, Part III argues that this statute is in need of clarification and a provision that provides for plaques that contextualize these monuments within their local history. A brief conclusion follows.

For History's Sake, Associations Advance the Field

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY (AASLH), like many history organizations, originated to address the special needs and interests of a subgroup of a larger organization, in this case, the American Historical Association (AHA). A significant challenge the AASLH and the myriad of similar organizations now face involves collaborating, or recollaborating, in order to address the needs of the field while continuing to maintain individual identities and unique membership services. The roots of the Association for State and Local History go back much further than the year 1940, when the Association wrote its constitution. The Conference of State and Local Historical Societies was organized in 1904 at the annual meeting of the AHA. As a program of AHA, the Conference brought together primarily the directors of state and local historical societies that began popping up in the late nineteenth century, but also included history faculty, archivists, librarians, and a handful of history museum directors. In 1939, the Conference began losing steam, and members of the Conference's leadership worried that the primary problem was that issues important and unique to state and local history organizations were getting lost in the larger AHA meeting. Dr. Christopher C. Crittenden, secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission, became chair of the Conference of State and Local

Report of the Activities Committee to the Civil War Centennial Commission

Report of the Activities Committee to the Civil War Centennial Commission Eoitor's Note: On January 6, 1959, Major General U. S. Grant 3rd, chairman ofthe Civil War Centennial Commission, appointed a Committee on Historical Activities. This Committee, consisting of David C. Mearns, Avery O. Craven, Congressman Fred Schwengel, and Bell I. Wiley, chairman, was charged with the responsibility of considering and recommending effective ways of promoting the historical aspects of the Commission's program. On April 6, 1959, the Committee submitted the following report to General Grant. The Executive Committee of the Commission at its meeting on May 6, 1959, unanimously approved the report in principle and agreed that the projects listed in it should be undertaken as circumstances permitted. The Commission , owing to its small budget, cannot hope to assume financial responsibility for more than a few of the least costly projects. But it is hoped that historically minded organizations, institutions, and individuals will undertake some of the more important projects. This hope has been stimulated by the fact that at least three historical projects of vital interest to the Commission have already been initiated. The National Archives is preparing a guide-index to facilitate use of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies; the New York Public Library has awarded an Emily F. Skeels Fellowship to C. E. Dornbusch to enable bin torevise and bring up to date the Bibliography of State Participation in the Civil War; and Thomas Yoseloff is reprinting Frederick A. Dyer's massive, scarce, and exceedingly helpful Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Report of the Committee on Historical Activities was not prepared with any thought of publication. General Grant has consented to its reproduction in Civil War History to pubh'cize the Commission's deep interest in promoting a better understanding of the Civil War and to call attention to the need of sponsors for the projects listed in the report. I. During the period March 10-20, 1959, the Committee held several informal sessions and met in conference with visiting historians on March 10 and March 16. Both of these conferences were attended by General U. S. Grant, Karl Betts, and Edmund C. Gass of the Commission staff. The visiting historians were: Professor David Donald, Columbia University Colonel Ernest Dupuy, military historian Mr. Ira Lykes, The National Park Service Dallas Irvine, The National Archives 374 Christopher Crittenden, Director, North Carolina Historical Commission C. E. Dornbusch, New York Public Library Charles O'Neill, Greens Farms, Conn. (Guggenheim Fellow, author of Wdd Train) Professor Frank E. Vandiver, The Rice Institute Clyde C. Walton, Illinois State Historian; Editor, CtOtZ War History Professor T. Harry Williams, Louisiana State University William J. Van Schreeven, State Archivist, Virginia State Library Philip M. Hamer, Executive Director, National Historical Publications Commission II. On the basis of deliberations in these sessions, the Committee respectfully makes the following recommendations: A.In all of its historical activities, the CivU War Centennial Commission should encourage treatment of the Civil War as a broad and complex phenomenon reaching deep into American experience. It should insist that the war be regarded and treated not as an isolated episode, with rigid boundaries of time, locale, or events, but as an inseparable part of the general stream of American history. It should also encourage consideration of the war as a phenomenon extending far beyond a succession of political and military activities and one which encompasses social, cultural, economic and other broad movements which go far back into the prewar years and which continue to exert a tremendous influence on down to the present time. Moreover, it should emphasize the relation of the war to international trends and events. B.The Commission should set up as its number-one historical publication objective the preparation and publication of a comprehensive syllabus or guide to CivU War history. This should meet tiie highest standards of scholarship and should be of a quality comparable to that of the Harvard Guide to American History. It should exceed the scope of the Harvard Guide in some respects, particularly in that it should attempt to evaluate the books listed ( as does Larned in the Literature of American History), and should...

Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. Edited by Adelaide L. Fries. Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission, Vol. VI, 1793-1808. (Raleigh, N. C.: The North Carolina Historical Commission, 1943. x + 524 pp. Illustrations and index. Free distribution.)

Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. Edited by Adelaide L. Fries. Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission, Vol. VI, 1793-1808. (Raleigh, N. C.: The North Carolina Historical Commission, 1943. x + 524 pp. Illustrations and index. Free distribution.)

The North Carolina Historical Commission: Forty Years of Public Service, 1903-1943. (Raleigh: The North Carolina Historical Commission, 1942. 50 pp. Illustrations and appendices. Free upon request.)

The North Carolina Historical Commission: Forty Years of Public Service, 1903-1943. (Raleigh: The North Carolina Historical Commission, 1942. 50 pp. Illustrations and appendices. Free upon request.)

Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical Commission

Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical Commission

Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical Commission.

Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical Commission.

Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical Commission The North Carolina Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration

Book Review| September 01 1942 Review: Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical Commission, by The North Carolina Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical CommissionThe North Carolina Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration Louis Knott Koontz Louis Knott Koontz Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Pacific Historical Review (1942) 11 (3): 366–367. https://doi.org/10.2307/3633574 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Louis Knott Koontz; Review: Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Archives of the North Carolina Historical Commission, by The North Carolina Historical Records Survey Project, Division of Community Service Programs, Work Projects Administration. Pacific Historical Review 1 September 1942; 11 (3): 366–367. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/3633574 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentPacific Historical Review Search This content is only available via PDF. Copyright 1942 The Pacific Coast Branch, American Historical Association Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

<italic>North Carolina: The Old North State and the New</italic>. Volumes I–II. Archibald Henderson, Author and Editor. (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1941. Pp. lxxx, 654; 833. $35.00 subscription price for set of five volumes.)

Journal Article North Carolina: The Old North State and the New. Volumes I–II. Archibald Henderson, Author and Editor. (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1941. Pp. lxxx, 654; 833. $35.00 subscription price for set of five volumes.) Get access North Carolina: The Old North State and the New. Volumes I–II. Henderson Archibald, Author and Editor. (Chicago: Lewis Publishing Company. 1941. Pp. lxxx, 654; 833. $35.00 subscription price for set of five volumes.) C. C. Crittenden C. C. Crittenden North Carolina Historical Commission Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 47, Issue 3, April 1942, Pages 612–613, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/47.3.612 Published: 01 April 1942

The Commerce of North Carolina, 1763–1789. By Charles Christopher Crittenden, Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission. [Yale Historical Publications.] (New Haven: Yale University Press. 1936. Pp. x, 196. $2.50.)

Journal Article The Commerce of North Carolina, 1763–1789. By Charles Christopher Crittenden, Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission. [Yale Historical Publications.] (New Haven: Yale University Press. 1936. Pp. x, 196. $2.50.) Get access The Commerce of North Carolina, 1763–1789. By Crittenden Charles Christopher, Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission. [Yale Historical Publications.] (New Haven: Yale University Press. 1936. Pp. x, 196. $2.50.) Louise I. Stephens Louise I. Stephens Columbia, Missouri Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 43, Issue 1, October 1937, Pages 154–155, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/43.1.154 Published: 01 October 1937

The Papers of Randolph Abbot Shotwell

Journal Article The Papers of Randolph Abbot Shotwell. Edited by J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton in collaboration with Rebecca Cameron. Vol. II. (Raleigh: The North Carolina Historical Commission, 1931. x+581 pp.) Get access A. C. C. A. C. C. W. R. U. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 19, Issue 3, December 1932, Pages 438–439, https://doi.org/10.2307/1892784 Published: 01 December 1932

<italic>Bethel to Sharpsburg: a History of North Carolina in the War between the States</italic>. By <sc>Daniel Harvey Hill</sc>. Two volumes. (Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission. 1928. Pp. xvi, 436, 457. $7.50.)

Bethel to Sharpsburg: a History of North Carolina in the War between the States. By Daniel Harvey Hill. Two volumes. (Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission. 1928. Pp. xvi, 436, 457. $7.50.) Bethel to Sharpsburg: a History of North Carolina in the War between the States. By Hill Daniel Harvey. Two volumes. (Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission. 1928. Pp. xvi, 436, 457. $7.50.) Eben Swift Eben Swift Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 34, Issue 1, October 1928, Pages 144–145, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/34.1.144 Published: 01 October 1928

<italic>Records of the Moravians in North Carolina</italic>. Edited by <sc>Adelaide L. Fries</sc>, M.A., Archivist of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. Volume II, 1752–1775. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company. 1925. Pp. viii, 515–973)

Journal Article Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. Edited by Adelaide L. Fries, M.A., Archivist of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. Volume II, 1752–1775. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company. 1925. Pp. viii, 515–973) Get access Records of the Moravians in North Carolina. Edited by Fries Adelaide L., M.A., Archivist of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. Volume II, 1752–1775. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company. 1925. Pp. viii, 515-973.) A. B. Faust A. B. Faust Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 31, Issue 4, July 1926, Pages 791–792, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/31.4.791 Published: 01 July 1926

<italic>Records of the Moravians in North Carolina</italic>. Edited by <sc>Adelaide L. Fries</sc>, M.A., Archivist of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. Volume L, 1752–1771. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company, State Printers. 1922. Pp. 511.)

<italic>Records of the Moravians in North Carolina</italic>. Edited by <sc>Adelaide L. Fries</sc>, M.A., Archivist of the Moravian Church in America, Southern Province. Volume L, 1752–1771. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company, State Printers. 1922. Pp. 511.)

<italic>The Papers of Thomas Ruffin</italic>. Collected and edited by <sc>J. G. de Roulhag Hamilton</sc>, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume IV. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1920. Pp. 403.)

<italic>The Papers of Thomas Ruffin</italic>. Collected and edited by <sc>J. G. de Roulhag Hamilton</sc>, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume IV. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1920. Pp. 403.)

<italic>The Papers of Thomas Ruffin</italic>. Collected and edited by J. G. De <sc>Roulhac Hamilton</sc>, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume III. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1920. Pp. 464)

Journal Article The Papers of Thomas Ruffin. Collected and edited by J. G. De Roulhac Hamilton, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume III. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1920. Pp. 464) Get access The Papers of Thomas Ruffin. Collected and edited by Hamilton J. G. De Roulhac, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume III. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1920. Pp. 464.) William E. Dodd William E. Dodd Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 26, Issue 4, July 1921, Pages 810–811, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/26.4.810 Published: 01 July 1921

Preserving North Carolina’s World War Records as a State Enterprise

Research Article| April 01 1920 Preserving North Carolina’s World War Records as a State Enterprise Robert Burton House Robert Burton House Collector of War Records, North Carolina Historical Commission Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1920) 19 (2): 109–117. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-19-2-109 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Robert Burton House; Preserving North Carolina’s World War Records as a State Enterprise. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 April 1920; 19 (2): 109–117. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-19-2-109 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsSouth Atlantic Quarterly Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1920 by Duke University Press1920 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.

<italic>The Papers of Thomas Ruffin</italic>. Collected and Edited by J. G. De <sc>Roulhac Hamilton</sc>, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume II. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1918. Pp. xv, 625)

The Papers of Thomas Ruffin. Collected and Edited by J. G. De Roulhac Hamilton, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume II. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1918. Pp. xv, 625) Get access The Papers of Thomas Ruffin. Collected and Edited by Hamilton J. G. De Roulhac, Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. Volume II. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: the Commission. 1918. Pp. xv, 625.) William E. Dodd William E. Dodd Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 25, Issue 1, October 1919, Pages 122–123, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/25.1.122 Published: 01 October 1919

<italic>The Correspondence of Jonathan Worth</italic>. Collected and Edited by <sc>J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton</sc>, Ph.D., Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. In two volumes. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission]. (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company. 1909. Pp. 1313.)

Journal Article The Correspondence of Jonathan Worth. Collected and Edited by J. G. de Roulhac Hamilton, Ph.D., Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. In two volumes. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission]. (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company. 1909. Pp. 1313.) Get access The Correspondence of Jonathan Worth. Collected and Edited by Hamilton J. G. de Roulhac, Ph.D., Alumni Professor of History in the University of North Carolina. In two volumes. [Publications of the North Carolina Historical Commission.] (Raleigh: Edwards and Broughton Printing Company. 1909. Pp. 1313.) John Spencer Bassett John Spencer Bassett Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 15, Issue 3, April 1910, Pages 634–635, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/15.3.634 Published: 01 April 1910

North Carolina’s Priority in the Demand for Independence

Research Article| July 01 1909 North Carolina’s Priority in the Demand for Independence R. D. W. Connor R. D. W. Connor Secretary of the North Carolina Historical Commission Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1909) 8 (3): 234–254. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-8-3-234 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation R. D. W. Connor; North Carolina’s Priority in the Demand for Independence. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 July 1909; 8 (3): 234–254. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-8-3-234 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsSouth Atlantic Quarterly Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 1909 by Duke University Press1909 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.