America's Four Hundredth Anniversary photographs and related materials, 1984-1987 (bulk 1987).

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America's Four Hundredth Anniversary photographs and related materials, 1984-1987 (bulk 1987).

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The collection contains photographs and printed material documenting the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of the late-16th-century English voyages to Roanoke Island, N.C. Photographs document events at the Fort Raleigh and Elizabeth II state historic sites in Dare County, N.C., as well as a ceremony in Plymouth, England. People appearing in the photographs include journalists Sam Ragan, North Carolina governors James B. Hunt and James G. Martin, and Princess Anne of Great Britain.

223 items (0.25 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7492897

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Hunt, James Baxter, Jr., 1937-

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Martin, James G. (James Grubbs), 1935-

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Ragan, Sam, 1915-1996

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Samuel Talmadge Ragan (1915-1996) was managing and executive editor of the "News and Observer" (Raleigh, N.C.), 1948-1969; editor and publisher of "The Pilot" (Southern Pines, N.C.), 1969-1996; award-winning poet; writing teacher; and supporter of the arts in North Carolina. Ragan served as the first secretary of the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History from 1972 to 1973. In 1982, he was named Poet Laureate of the state of North Carolina by Governor James B. Hunt. He was also c...