J. S. Dorton Papers on the Proposed Collection of War Products Exhibit, 1945

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J. S. Dorton Papers on the Proposed Collection of War Products Exhibit, 1945

J. S. Dorton Papers on the Proposed Collection of War Products Exhibit, 1945

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J. S. Dorton was manager of the North Carolina State Fair beginning in 1937. During World War II, when the State Fair was closed, Dorton served as director of the state's War Manpower Commission. In that capacity, he was instrumental in planning an exhibit, to be permanently housed in Raleigh, N.C., of representative samples of everything manufactured, produced, or processed in North Carolina as a testimonial to North Carolina's civilian contribution to war effort. The collection consists of papers relating to J. S. Dorton's proposed exhibit of a collection of war products manufactured and processed in North Carolina during World War II. Besides the formal proposal, there is correspondence between Dorton and other state officials, including North Carolina Governor Gregg Cherry and Commissioner of Agriculture W. Kerr Scott, and between Dorton and contributing individuals and corporations from across the state. There are also official endorsements of the proposal, information about related local exhibits, and other items.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection