Hugh Morton photographs and films: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1939-early 2000s (Series 5).

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Hugh Morton photographs and films: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1939-early 2000s (Series 5).

Series 5 consists of approximately 3,600 images of or pertaining to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The images in Series 5 date from 1939 through the early 2000s and include both photographs Hugh Morton took while he was a student at the University of North Carolina, from 1939 to 1942, and on succeeding visits to campus throughout his life. Where image dates are unknown (as in many cases), a date range has been estimated based on film type and subject matter. Images depicting sports at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are included in Series 6 (Sports). Many additional images pertaining to the University but associated with specific identified individuals are included in Series 2 (People and Events).

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Morton, Hugh M.

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Hugh MacRae Morton (1921-2006) was a prominent North Carolina businessman, political figure, tourism booster, conservationist, environmental activist, sports fan, and prolific image-maker. From the description of Hugh Morton photographs and films: People and events, late 1920s-early 2000s (bulk 1940s-1990s) (Series 2). WorldCat record id: 466453237 From the description of Hugh Morton photographs and films: Nature and scenic, 1930s-early 2000s (bulk 1940s-1990s) (Series 3)....

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In February 1942, the United States Navy announced the establishment of a pre-flight school to train naval pilots on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. The University hosted the second stage of a one-year training program for the servicemen. Cadets began arriving in May 1942 at the rate of about 300 every two weeks until a quota of 1,875 was reached. The program graduated its first class in October of that year. To accommodate the influx of servicemen, the Univer...

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University of North Carolina (1793-1962)

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The University of North Carolina was chartered by the state's General Assembly in 1789. Its first student was admitted in 1795. The governing body of the University, from its founding until 1932, was a forty-member Board of Trustees elected by the General Assembly. The Board met twice a year; at other times the business of the University was carried on by the Board's secretary-treasurer and by the presiding professor (called president beginning in 1804). Other faculty members later assumed the r...