DOCSLIB.ORG

Governors' Papers Y

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Governors' Papers Y GOVERNORS' PAPERS Y Y100-999 Governors' Papers » See also Y6 for Governor's Commissions Classify items according to the following table: 1: Public papers 2: General and miscellaneous papers 3: Inaugural addresses 4: Biennial messages 5: Budget messages 6: Special messages 7: Messages to special sessions 8: Proclamations 9: Addresses 10:N5 News conferences 17: Ceremonies 18: Conferences sponsored by Governor 20: Reports of Governor's Special Commissions Y154 1830-1832 (Montford Stokes) Y155 1832-1835 (David L. Swain) Y156 1835-1836 (R.D. Spaight, Jr.) Y157 1836-1841 (E.B. Dudley) Y158 1841-1845 (J.M. Morehead) Y:21 Governors' Papers Y Y159 1845-1849 (William A. Graham) Y160 1849-1851 (Charles Manly) Y161 1851-1854 (D.S. Reid) Y162 1854-1855 (Warren Winslow) Y163 1855-1859 (Thomas Bragg) Y164 1859-1861 (John W. Ellis) Y165 1859-1862 (Henry T. Clark) Y166 1862-1865, 1877-1879 (Zebulon B. Vance) Y167 1865,1868-1870 (W.W. Holden) Y168 1865-1868 (Jonathan Worth) » 1868-1870 see Y167 Y169 1870-1874 (Tod R. Caldwell) Y170 1874-1877 (Curtis H. Brogden) Y171 1879-1885 (Thomas J. Jarvis) Y172 1885-1889 (Alfred M. Scales) Y173 1889-1891 (Daniel G. Fowle) Y174 1891-1893 (Thomas M. Holt) Y175 1893-1897 (Elias Carr) Y176 1897-1901 (Daniel L. Russell) Y177 1901-1905 (Charles B. Aycock) Y:22 Governors' Papers Y Y178 1905-1909 (Robert B. Glenn) Y179 1909-1913 (William W. Kitchin) Y180 1913-1917 (Locke Craig) Y181 1917-1921 (Thomas W. Bickett) Y182 1921-1925 (Cameron Morrison) Y183 1925-1929 (Angus Wilton McLean) 20:C3 Committee on Caswell Training School Y184 1929-1933 (O. Max Gardner) 20:P9 Commission to Study North Carolina Prisons Y185 1933-1937 (J.C.B. Ehringhaus) 20:F23 Farm Debt Adjustment Commission Y186 1937-1941 (Clyde R. Hoey) Y187 1941-1945 (J. Melville Broughton) 20:H8 Hospital and Medical Care Commission Y188 1945-1949 (R. Gregg Cherry) 20:R68 Governor's Commission on Problems involving Rocky Mount Y189 1949-1953 (W. Kerr Scott) Y190 1953-1954 (William B. Umstead) Y191 1954-1961 (Luther H. Hodges) 20:N9 Governor's Committee on Nuclear Energy 20:R4 Governor's Research Triangle Development Council Y:23 Governors' Papers Y Y192 1961-1965 (Terry Sanford) 20:C73 Governor's Commission on Education Beyond the High School (Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, and Industrial Education Centers) 20:E24h Governor's Commission on Education Beyond the High School 20:E24t Governor's Commission on Educational Television 20:F71 Governor’s Advisory Committee on Forestry 20:I42 Governor's Committee to Study Financing for Industrial Development 20:J9 Governor's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime to Study the Juvenile Court Age 20:L6 Governor's Commission on Library Resources 20:M5 Governor's Commission for the Mentally Retarded 20:P7 State Planning Study 20:T6 Governor's Task Force for Topographic Mapping 20:T88 Governor's Advisory Committee on Tuberculosis 20:W8 Governor's Commission on the Status of Women Y193 1965-1969 (Dan K. Moore) 20:B3 Keep North Carolina Beautiful (1972- ) [formerly: Governor's Advisory Committee on Beautification, -1972] 20:C75 State Constitution Study Commission 20:E19 Governor's Council for Economic Development 20:H91 Governor's Study Commission on the Public School System of North Carolina (Committee on Human Values and Educational Goals) 20:L41 Governor's Committee on Law and Order 20:P97 Governor's Study Commission on the Public School System of North Carolina 20:R6 Governor's Committee on Better Roads 20:W3 Governor's Committee on Water Safety Y:24 Governors' Papers Y Y194 1969-1973 (Robert W. Scott) 15: State Advisory Council on Vocational Education 20:A67 Governor's Study Committee on Architectural Barriers 20:A93 Governor's Study Commission on Automobile Liability Insurance Rates 20:E13 Committee to Study the Request of East Carolina University for a Second Year of Medical Education 20:E55 Governor's Study Commission on Employer-Employee Relations 20:H63 Governor's Study Committee on Structure and Organization of Higher Education 20:M33 Governor's Council on Marine Sciences 20:O68 North Carolina Organized Crime Prevention Council 20:S79 North Carolina State-Local Task Force 20:V87 State Advisory Council on Vocational Education 20:Y83 State Advisory Committee on Youth Development Y195 1973-1977 (James E. Holshouser, Jr.) 20:E27 Governor's Efficiency Study Commission 20:E61 Governor's Task Force on Environmental Education 20:M26 Governor's Management Task Force on Human Progress 20:R45 Governor's Revenue Sharing Advisory Committee Y196 1977-1985 (James B. Hunt. Jr.) 18:A26 Governor's White House Conference on Aging 18:E19 Governor's Conference on Economic Development 20:A16 Governor's Commission on Public School Finance 20:A26 Governor's Advisory Council on Aging 20:C65 Governor's Coastal Water Management Task Force 20:D66 Governor's Task Force on Domestic Violence [1998- 2001] >> See I21 for publications after 2001 Y:25 Governors' Papers Y 20:D69 Governor's Task Force on Drunken Drivers 20:E24 Commission on Education for Economic Growth 20:H84 Governor's Commission on Housing Options for Older Adults 20:I61 North Carolina Task Force on Public Telecommunications 20:L77 Governor's Committee on Literacy 20:M26 Governor's Management Council 20:M54 Governor's Task Force on Mental Health 20:M67 Governor's Task Force on Missing Children 20:P95 Governor's Primary Care Task Force 20:R94 Governor's Committee on Rural Public Transportation 20:S68 Governor's Task Force on Solar Law 20:V94 Governor's Advisory Committee to Study Academic Credit for High School Volunteerism 20:V941 Governor’s Task Force on Volunteerism from the Workplace 20:W32 Governor's Task Force on Waste Management 20:W321 Technical Advisory Committee on Hazardous Waste Management 20:W322 Technical Advisory Committee on Low-level Radioactive Waste Management Y197 1985-1993 (James G. Martin) 20:A18 Governor's Task Force on Aquaculture 20:A26 Governor's Advisory Council on Aging 20:C53 Governor's Commission on Child Victimization 20:C65 Governor’s Coastal Initiative Blue Ribbon Commission 20:E27 Governor's Efficiency Study Commission 20:F19 Governor's Commission for the Family 20:I56 Governor's Task Force on Injury Prevention and Control 20:L77 Governor's Commission on Literacy 20:M26 Governor's Management Council Y:26 Governors' Papers Y 20:P57 Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health [transferred to: Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, 1989 (sl. 1989, c.727, s.3)] » See C1 900 for publications after 1990. 20:P95 Governor's Advisory Board on Prisons and Punishment 20:R15 Governor's Rail Passenger Task Force Y198 1993-2001 (James B. Hunt, Jr.) 20:J97 Governor's Commission on Juvenile Crime and Justice 20:M92 Year of the Mountains Commission 20:R12 Governor's Task Force on Racial or Religious Violence and Intimidation Y199 2001-2009 (Michael F. Easley) 20:D69 Governor’s Task Force on Driving While Impaired 20:E27 Governor’s Commission to Promote Efficiency and Savings on State Spending 20:E87 Eugenics Study Committee 20:M96 Governor’s Commission to Modernize State Finances Y200 2009-2013 (Beverly Eaves Perdue) 20:D47 Governor’s Task Force to Determine the Method of Compensation for Victims of North Carolina ‘s Eugenics Board Y201 2013- (Patrick Lloyd McCrory) 20:M54 Governor’s Task Force on Mental Health and Substance Use Y:27 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • A Nalysts Disagree About How to Frame the Recent
    ml-l ii FROM THE CENTER O UT The Evolution of Party Politics: The March of the GOP Continues in North Carolina by Mebane Rash Whitman In March, the Center released the tenth edition of A Reactionary , Revolutionary, or Article II: A Guide to the N.C. Legislature. Article Evolutionary Election? II is a comprehensive guide to the 1995-96 General A nalystsdisagreeabout howtoframe therecent Assembly, containing profiles of each member, ef- electoral wins of the GOP in North Carolina. fectiveness rankings, demographic trends since Were the wins reactionary, that is, were voters 1975, and committee assignments. The latest edi- reacting in an angry anti-incumbent, anti-Democrat, tion reveals three major trends: (1) the significant anti-tax, anti-big government manner? Were the gains of the Republican Party, which now holds 92 wins revolutionary, a changing of the guard in terms of 170 seats in the legislature; (2) women have of which party governs the state-from Democrats, more power in the 1995-96 General Assembly be- whose party has governed the state for almost all of cause they secured plum committee chairs; and (3) the 20th century, to Republicans, who hope to gov- African-American legislators lost the speakership ern much of the 21st century? Or were they evolu- and powerful committee chairs, so their influence tionary, a single step in the long march of the has declined. Republican Party toward true competitiveness in a two-party state? The results of most elections are to some extent elections in North Carolina should not reactionary, but 1994 was not a run-of-the-mill be underestimated.
    [Show full text]
  • DUKE POWER CO. LINCOLN Theatre
    ’ / . / m n > ■ < ■ ■ ■ v mi iiF I - I iiiiiinijji i ^ at her hone in honor of hfr Mr. King, after being entertained It is pleasing to note lihat the ^ STATE OOLLEOE ANSWERS spread trees in the trenea, aad narket told a if guest KiJU ^ o m i'& i^ r of at^'a round of parties daring his autbo* Jna4e liberal use of reports ^ h e l y FABM QUB8TI0HS cover ro«t9 and part of the stems pounda of lea/ lu e Jtft, stay in th« city, left Mondaj for of N ^ » Extension Agents from •and pack finnly. Kef-p the soil mate average of per ^ p|- ^ Washingtoi}, D.' C. t^bciag wi»s dred. w # - ^ enjoyed after which tfte hoatesa bis home in Nsrw York. |^he 8«aih*rn R^fion. QUESTION: ^m»tst oatil tiaic to plant the trei'*. and t>«ek. served a delightful repaat. Special In citing noUble achievements, ^ ^ po«ibl# to preserve beef QUESTION; art paiil the author eonclndas that: Giren qq tjjg SOCIAL NOTES guest invited were Mri. George I How can a eoiii ^ribe be treat-* ,for eJlickcaa aloaa. *j»' I a ehan«i, the Negro will can?/ his led p > control com weevils f Orier, Misses - Thalma Taboia, HAVE YOU READ? ANSWER: Fields ( ^ f t e t i c iar of T in tfC m a m 0 By Mn- Beui« Hard; Amanda How^U, ^ ^ e Howell, portioi^ <rf th# National agricnl- ANSWER: Yes, saya Mr*. Cornelia C. ^U U , "ia IpcAted in tli# Mattie HoweH, llCesan, C. £. Cohibj In bsginning hia narratiTe,.Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Ch 5 NC Legislature.Indd
    The State Legislature The General Assembly is the oldest governmental body in North Carolina. According to tradition, a “legislative assembly of free holders” met for the first time around 1666. No documentary proof, however, exists proving that this assembly actually met. Provisions for a representative assembly in Proprietary North Carolina can be traced to the Concessions and Agreements, adopted in 1665, which called for an unicameral body composed of the governor, his council and twelve delegates selected annually to sit as a legislature. This system of representation prevailed until 1670, when Albemarle County was divided into three precincts. Berkeley Precinct, Carteret Precinct and Shaftsbury Precinct were apparently each allowed five representatives. Around 1682, four new precincts were created from the original three as the colony’s population grew and the frontier moved westward. The new precincts were usually allotted two representatives, although some were granted more. Beginning with the Assembly of 1723, several of the larger, more important towns were allowed to elect their own representatives. Edenton was the first town granted this privilege, followed by Bath, New Bern, Wilmington, Brunswick, Halifax, Campbellton (Fayetteville), Salisbury, Hillsborough and Tarborough. Around 1735 Albemarle and Bath Counties were dissolved and the precincts became counties. The unicameral legislature continued until around 1697, when a bicameral form was adopted. The governor or chief executive at the time, and his council constituted the upper house. The lower house, the House of Burgesses, was composed of representatives elected from the colony’s various precincts. The lower house could adopt its own rules of procedure and elect its own speaker and other officers.
    [Show full text]
  • The Colorblind Turn in Indian Country: Lumbee Indians, Civil Rights, and Tribal State Formation
    The Colorblind Turn in Indian Country: Lumbee Indians, Civil Rights, and Tribal State Formation by Harold Walker Elliott A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History) in the University of Michigan 2019 Doctoral Committee: Professor Philip Deloria, Co-Chair, Harvard University Professor Matthew Lassiter, Co-Chair Associate Professor Matthew Countryman Professor Barbra Meek Professor Tiya Miles, Harvard University Harold Walker Elliott [email protected] ORCID iD 0000-0001-5387-3188 © Harold Walker Elliott 2019 DEDICATION To my father and mother, Hal and Lisa Elliott And for Lessie Sweatt McCloud, her ancestors, and her descendants ii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This dissertation is the culmination of eight years of graduate study and nearly a decade of research, writing, and editing. The result is deeply imperfect. Its faults come from my many shortcomings as an author. For anything this project does accomplish, I owe credit to the many people who have helped me along the way. Completing this project would have been impossible without the love, support, and inspiration of my parents, Hal and Lisa Elliott. During my upbringing, they instilled the values that guided me through the moral choices that a project like this one entails. My mother and her family have always been the driving forces behind my research into Lumbee and American Indian history. My father, a reluctant physician, passed down his fondness for history and dream of writing it. In the many difficult moments over the past eight years, my parents steadied me with long hugs or reassuringly familiar, South Carolina-accented voices on the phone.
    [Show full text]
  • University Microfilms International 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 USA St
    INFORMATION TO USERS This material was produced from a microfilm copy of the original document. While the most advanced technological means to photograph and reproduce this document have been used, the quality is heavily dependent upon the quality of the original submitted. The following explanation of techniques is provided to help you understand markings or patterns which may appear on this reproduction. 1. The sign or "target" for pages apparently lacking from the document photographed is "Missing Page(s)". If it was possible to obtain the missing page(s) or section, they are spliced into the film along with adjacent pages. This may have necessitated cutting thru an image and duplicating adjacent pages to insure you complete continuity. 2. When an image on the film is obliterated with a large round black mark, it is an indication that the photographer suspected that the copy may have moved during exposure and thus cause a blurred image. You will find a good image of the page in the adjacent frame. 3. When a map, drawing or chart, etc., was part of the material being photographed the photographer followed a definite method in "sectioning" the material. It is customary to begin photoing at the upper left hand corner of a large sheet and to continue photoing from left to right in equal sections with a small overlap. If necessary, sectioning is continued again — beginning below the first row and continuing on until complete. 4. The majority of users indicate that the textual content is of greatest value, however, a somewhat higher quality reproduction could be made from "photographs" if essential to the understanding of the dissertation.
    [Show full text]
  • Descendants of Thomas Bragg
    Descendants of Thomas Bragg Generation No. 1 1 1. T HOMAS B RAGG was born Abt. 1580 in England. He married M ARY (MOLLY) N EWPORT Abt. 1615 in James Town, James City, Virginia, daughter of C HRISTOPHER N EWPORT and K ATHERINE P ROCTOR . Notes for T HOMAS B RAGG : There is a common folk-tale of "Six Bragg brothers in England. Three went North, three went South." Thomas, William, and John being the ones who went South in England. Supposedly the Susan Constant (under Adm. Christopher Newport's command and, according to Daughter's of the American Revolution, carrying two Bragg teenagers, Thomas and John. Thomas Bragg and Molly Newport were joined in matrimony about two years before Christopher Newport's death. Born in England around the year 1580, Thomas served a stint in the British Navy prior to being hired by his future father-in-law. Little is known about his life in England, just that he and two brothers, John and William, came to America, settled, and became the ancestors of the vast majority of Bragg families currently living in the United States. Having "obtained land grants from the Crown" for his services in the Navy, Thomas and his new bride, Molly Newport, settled down to begin raising their children, the first Braggs born in America, William (1624) and John Bragg. Little is known about John and his family, but the descendants of his brother William have been extensively researched. William was blessed with the birth of a son (John) in 1647. The child was born at Old Rappahannock, Virginia, the location to which William migrated.
    [Show full text]
  • Governors' Papers
    Governors’ Papers Henry T. Clark Page One GOVERNOR HENRY T. CLARK, n.d., 1861-1862 Arrangement: By record series, then chronological Reprocessed by: James Mark Valsame Date: May 26, 2005 Henry Toole Clark (February 7, 1808-April 14, 1874), lawyer, politician, and governor of North Carolina, was born on his father's plantation on Walnut Creek near Tarboro. His father, James West Clark, son of Christopher and Hannah Turner Clark, was a Princeton graduate (1796). He represented Bertie County in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1802-3 and in 1810-11 represented Edgecombe in the house, while his brother-in-law. Henry Irwin Toole, Jr., was state senator from the same county. From 1812 to 1815, James W. Clark represented Edgecombe in the state senate; then he served a single term in Congress (1815-17). He later served as chief clerk in the Navy Department (1829-31) under Secretary of the Navy John Branch, a close friend. James dark's wife, Arabella Toole Clark, was a daughter of Henry Irwin and Elizabeth Haywood Toole, prominent Edgecombe citizens. Henry T. Clark began his education at George Phillips's school in Tarboro and later entered a school in Louisburg. In 1822 he enrolled in The University of North Carolina, being graduated with the class of 1826. He studied law under a relative, William Henry Haywood, Jr., who later (1843-46) served in the U.S. Senate. Although his father joined the Whig party after Branch's resignation from President Andrew Jackson's cabinet, young Henry, influenced by his Haywood cousins, temporarily remained a Democrat.
    [Show full text]
  • Carolina Comments
    a..•-g __,.,. ,,1 NOrm v a ,u III m .., un\)> Fl .l Raleigh fr,t C. B:lf/1,, Doc. CAROLINA COMMENTS PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY BY THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY VOLUME XIX, NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER, 1971 Culture Week to he Held in Raleigh North Carolina's annual "Culture Week," a unique gathering of the state's thirteen cultural and historical organizations, returns to its perma­ nent home in Raleigh November 30 through December 4. Headquarters will be at the Sir \Valter Hotel, and programs and reservation forms will be mailed in November. Among this year's outstanding speakers will be Dr. Lyman H. Butterfield, editor in chief of the Adams Papers at the Massachusetts Historical Society, who will deliver the address at the awards session of the Literary and His­ torical Association; and Mrs. S. Henry Edmunds, director of Historic Charleston Foundation, who will be luncheon speaker for the Society for the Preservation of Antiquities. The annual Culture Week reception, to which members of all participating societies are invited, will be held on Wednesday afternoon, December 1, at the North Carolina Museum of Art. The schedule for the various organizations during the week is as follows: Tuesday, Roanoke Island Historical Association and the Federation of Music Clubs; Wednesday, State Art Society; Thursday, Society for the Preservation of Antiquities, Museums Council, and Symphony Society; Fri­ day, Literary and Historical Association, Folklore Society, and Arts Coun­ cil; and Saturday, Society of County and Local Historians, Mayflower So­ ciety, Historical Book Club, and Poetry Society. James Iredell, the first North Carolinian to serve on the United States Supreme Court, is to be the subject of an address by Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • FPD K9's Pay Respect to Fallen Heroes
    The “Award-Winning” Newsletter for City of Fayetteville Employees JULY/AUGUST 2015 Vol. 3, No. 1 City Recognized by ICMA FPD K9’s Pay Respect To Fallen Heroes for Distinction in Performance Managementg The City of Fayettevillee has been recognized with a Certifi cate of Distinctionon in Performance Management from thee International City/ County Management Association (ICMA). Thee City is one of only 48 communities in the nationtion and one of two in Northth Carolina recognized for reporting and analyzing data and fostering the development of a data-driven culture. “This recognition validates our efforts to be a leader in performance measurement, continuous improvement and community engagement,” City Manager Ted Voorhees said. “The investments made over the last two years will no doubt reap even greater rewards as we move into the next phase of our performance management journey. In the coming fi scal year, we will work to build a dashboard report to better manage and report data to the public and we will launch the City’s quality framework for continuous improvement initiatives.” ICMA assesses a local government’s performance management program and encourages analysis of results by comparing to peers and gauging performance over time. Performance management aids in Fayetteville Police Department K9's Hemi and Toos paying their respects at the K9 memorial cost reduction, program prioritization and located at the Airborne Special Operations Museum. quality improvement. It also encourages accountability and transparency. To speak further to the City’s efforts with 20 Years of Stormwater in Fayetteville! performance management, the organization recently completed another round of Café July marked the 20th anniversary of the City of Fayetteville’s Stormwater Conversation events where residents were Division.
    [Show full text]
  • A Jewish Tour of the Carolinas
    THE LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL THE COLLECTION OF NORTH CAROLINIANA PRESENTED BY Elizabeth and Walter J. Klein Cp296 K64j Preface You can tell a Jewish traveler by the way he checks into a hotel room, unpacks and automatically skims the local phonebook for Jewish names and places. His sense of history takes him to the nearest synagogue, where he looks for familiar names on the memorial plaques. His optimism shows when he sits down in a kosher restaurant and hopes to bump into a friend of a friend. When he looks at his U.S. map, he may be wise enough to discover the Carolinas, where Jewish population is generally enjoying healthy growth. Yet to thousands of Jewish travelers the Carolinas are unfamiliar territory. Motorists speed from New York to Florida, stop overnight at South of the Border, and are greeted in Miami with two questions: "So which way did you come?" and "How long did it take you?" This modest publication may change all that. Within the 85,829 square miles of these two states lie treasures for Jews of all ages, persuasions and personalities. Many of the following 54 destinations come as refreshing surprises even to Jewish people born and living in North and South Carolina. There are unbelievable stories (try #32), touching spots (#46), surprises (#35) and oddities (#52-54). You can find places where Jews gave to the communities they loved and places where communities honored the Jews they loved. When you opt to see all or most of these destinations, think about at least two days each in Charlotte and Charleston.
    [Show full text]
  • Did You Know? North Carolina
    Did You Know? North Carolina Discover the history, geography, and government of North Carolina. The Land and Its People The state is divided into three distinct topographical regions: the Coastal Plain, the Piedmont Plateau, and the Appalachian Mountains. The Coastal Plain affords opportunities for farming, fishing, recreation, and manufacturing. The leading crops of this area are bright-leaf tobacco, peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes. Large forested areas, mostly pine, support pulp manufacturing and other forest-related industries. Commercial and sport fishing are done extensively on the coast, and thousands of tourists visit the state’s many beaches. The mainland coast is protected by a slender chain of islands known as the Outer Banks. The Appalachian Mountains—including Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in eastern America (6,684 feet)—add to the variety that is apparent in the state’s topography. More than 200 mountains rise 5,000 feet or more. In this area, widely acclaimed for its beauty, tourism is an outstanding business. The valleys and some of the hillsides serve as small farms and apple orchards; and here and there are business enterprises, ranging from small craft shops to large paper and textile manufacturing plants. The Piedmont Plateau, though dotted with many small rolling farms, is primarily a manufacturing area in which the chief industries are furniture, tobacco, and textiles. Here are located North Carolina’s five largest cities. In the southeastern section of the Piedmont—known as the Sandhills, where peaches grow in abundance—is a winter resort area known also for its nationally famous golf courses and stables.
    [Show full text]
  • The North Carolina Historical Review
    The North Carolina Historical Review Volume XIV April, 1937 Number 2 CHILD-LABOR REFORMS IN NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 1903 By Elizabeth Huey Davidson In 1903 North Carolina adopted its first child-labor law. It was a weak measure, forbidding the employment of children un- der twelve in factories, establishing a maximum of sixty-six hours a week for persons under eighteen, and providing no machinery for enforcement of the law. The passage of this measure had resulted from a slow growth of sentiment against the evils of child labor, and its terms represented a compromise between the reformers and the cotton manufacturers of the State. There was no organization to push further legislation, however, until the formation of the National Child Labor Com- mittee in 1904. This committee was largely inspired by the work of Dr. Edgar Gardner Murphy of Montgomery, Alabama, and had at first a number of prominent Southerners on its mem- bership roll. For its Southern secretary the committee chose Dr. Alexander J. McKelway, a Presbyterian clergyman of Char- lotte, North Carolina. The law of 1903 had been in effect a year when the committee attempted to reopen the drive for legislation. Its effectiveness in that length of time cannot be judged accurately, since the re- port of the Commissioner of Labor for 1904 fails to record the number of children employed in manufacturing. 1 The general consensus of opinion expressed by the manufacturers to the com- missioner was that the law should be accepted in good faith, but that it should also be the last one of its kind.
    [Show full text]