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Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006, (bulk 1940s-1990s)

Title: Hugh Morton Photographs and Films, late 1920s-2006 (bulk1940s-1990s)

Hugh MacRae Morton (1921-2006) was aprominent North Carolina businessman, political figure, tourism booster,conservationist, environmental activist, sports fan, and prolificimage-maker. The still images and motion pictures in the collectioncover Morton's career of eight decades, 1930s-2000s, and document his variedinvolvements as a photojournalist; a soldier in the Pacific Theater during World WarII; the owner and operator of the Grandfather Mountain tourist attraction inLinville, N.C.; a promoter of travel and tourism in North Carolina and the SmokyMountains region; a well-known figure in state government and friend of many NorthCarolina politicians, entertainers, and media; a student, booster, and frequentsports-event attendee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and anardent admirer of nature.

ArchivalResource: 100.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 250,000 items)

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0081/ View

Arthur, Billy, 1911-2006. [James Larkin Pearson's humor in The fool-killer] / Billy Arthur.

Title: [James Larkin Pearson's humor in The fool-killer] / Billy Arthur. [1981]

ArchivalResource: 9, [2] leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/505796652 View

Prouty, William W. William W. Prouty photographic collection, circa 1955-1961.

Title: William W. Prouty photographic collection, circa 1955-1961.

The collection consists of approximately 7,500 images documenting community organizations; events; businesses; churches; schools; sports teams; newsworthy people of local and national significance; and scenes and activities in and around the towns of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough in Orange County, N.C., between 1955 and 1961. The collection also contains some images of the University of North Carolina, including a set of 35mm color copy slides of the October 1961 University Day visit of President John F. Kennedy. A few North Carolina coastal and mountain locations are also depicted.

ArchivalResource: About 7000 items (7.0 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43034501 View

Billy Arthur Papers, 1883-1997

Title: Billy Arthur Papers, 1883-1997

William Joseph Eudy Arthur, North Carolina editor, publisher, columnist, comedian, politician, and businessman. Arthur, a dwarf, toured on the vaudeville circuit, 1929-1930, then attended the University of North Carolina where he majored in journalism and was head cheerleader, 1931-1932. From the 1930s through the 1950s, he edited or wrote for several newspapers.He also represented Onslow County in the North Carolina House of Representatives, 1943-1945, and served as House reading clerk, 1955-1961. In 1962, Arthur opened a hobby shop in Chapel Hill, from which he retired in 1980. Billy The collection includes correspondence, writings, photographs, and other materials relating to Arthur. Letters document Arthur's career as a writer, reading clerk in the North Carolina House of Representatives, comedian, and businessman. Notable correspondents include Terry Sanford, Dean Smith, Christopher Fordham, many state and national politicians, and various editors and publishers.Writings include newspaper clippings; syndicated material; and book-length manuscripts, among them a book of North Carolina humor. There is also material relating to the activities of Arthur family members and materials Arthur used in his comedy routines. In addition, there are three scrapbooks documenting all phases of Arthur's life and many photographs of Arthur, his family, and his friends.

ArchivalResource: 1300; 2.5

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Dramatic Art Photographs and Related Materials, 1911-1970s

Title: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Dramatic Art Photographs and Related Materials, 1911-1970s

The Department of Dramatic Art at the University of North Carolina was established in 1936; prior to that, instruction in the history of theater and comparative drama was given in the Department of English. In addition to academic instruction, the new department produced plays and supported dramatic efforts. The Carolina Playmakers, founded in 1918 by drama professor Frederick Henry Koch (1877-1944), became its production unit. Koch and the Playmakers specialized in folk drama and were considered seminal in the Little Theatre movement of the early 20th century. The group performed plays (many of which were written by students) on campus, and also toured North Carolina and other states. The Carolina Dramatic Association, begun in 1922, was a cooperative program of the Department of Dramatic Art and the University Extension Division's Bureau of Community Drama. A new semi-professional theatrical group, the PlayMakers Repertory Company, was established in 1976. Many persons associated with the study of dramatic art at the University of North Carolina later achieved professional prominence, including Thomas Wolfe, Paul Green, Betty Smith, Shepperd Strudwick, Jack Palance, Louise Fletcher, Anne Jeffries, and Andy Griffith. The collection spans the time period from 1911 through the 1970s and includes photographs and related material documenting theatrical productions, personnel, tours, programs, events, and other activities of the Department of Dramatic Art. Images primarily document the Carolina Playmakers (1918-1975), and often depict Caucasian actors portraying African American, Native American, and Asian characters. Many of these early play images were taken and produced by the photographer Bayard Wootten or by Wootten-Moulton Studios. Productions and activities of the PlayMakers Reperatory Company, the North Dakota Playmakers (founded by Frederick Henry Koch in 1905 before he came to the University of North Carolina), and the Works Progress Administration's Federal Theatre Project are also depicted. The collection consists primarily of photographic material (prints, negatives, and 35mm slides), but also contains programs from productions, notes on tour dates, reviews, and other materials.

ArchivalResource: Approximately 5,550 items (in 27 boxes, 13.5 linear feet of shelf space)

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/P0035/ View

Arthur, Billy, 1911-2006. Billy Arthur papers, 1883-1997.

Title: Billy Arthur papers, 1883-1997.

The collection includes correspondence, writings, photographs, and other materials relating to Arthur. Letters document Arthur's career as a writer, reading clerk in the North Carolina House of Representatives, comedian, and businessman. Notable correspondents include Terry Sanford, Dean Smith, Christopher Fordham, many state and national politicians, and various editors and publishers. Writings include newspaper clippings; syndicated material; and book-length manuscripts, among them a book of North Carolina humor. There is also material relating to the activities of Arthur family members and materials Arthur used in his comedy routines. In addition, there are three scrapbooks documenting all phases of Arthur's life and many photographs of Arthur, his family, and his friends.

ArchivalResource: About 1300 items (2.5 linear ft.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31908561 View