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Edwin Maurice Gill Photograph Collection

Edwin Maurice Gill was born July 20, 1899 in Laurinburg, N.C., the son of Thomas Jeffries and Mamie (North) Gill. He was elected to represent Scotland County in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1929-1931. At the conclusion of his term, Gill became private secretary to Gov. O. Max Gardner. In 1933, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus appointed Gill to head the North Carolina Paroles Commission. In 1953, Gov. William B. Umstead appointed Gill as State Treasurer, an office which he held until 1976. Edwin Gill died July 16, 1978, and is buried in Laurinburg, N.C.The collection consists of 37 images containing portraits of Edwin Gill, as well as other noteable state and federal officials with whom h ... (more below)

Title

Edwin Maurice Gill Photograph Collection

Collection Number

PhC.44.1

Date(s)

circa 1900s - 1940s

Language

English

Physical Description
37.0 item(s)
Includes 30 photographs and 7 negatives ranging in size from 4"x5" to 16"x20".
Abstract

Edwin Maurice Gill was born July 20, 1899 in Laurinburg, N.C., the son of Thomas Jeffries and Mamie (North) Gill. He was elected to represent Scotland County in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1929-1931. At the conclusion of his term, Gill became private secretary to Gov. O. Max Gardner. In 1933, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus appointed Gill to head the North Carolina Paroles Commission. In 1953, Gov. William B. Umstead appointed Gill as State Treasurer, an office which he held until 1976. Edwin Gill died July 16, 1978, and is buried in Laurinburg, N.C.

The collection consists of 37 images containing portraits of Edwin Gill, as well as other noteable state and federal officials with whom he was associated throughout his distinguished career. The collection includes numerous photographs of Gov. O. Max Gardner before, during and after his term as Governor of North Carolina. There are autographed portraits of Gov. Gardner, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, and Gov. Clyde R. Hoey in the collection.

Physical Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Public Services Branch, North Carolina State Archives.

Creator

Brown, Dick.

Repository

State Archives of North Carolina

Available for research.

Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Processed by James Mark Valsame, February, 1992

Encoded by Dietra Stanley

Encoding updated by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012

Edwin Maurice Gill was born July 20, 1899 in Laurinburg, N.C., the son of Thomas Jeffries and Mamie (North) Gill. Gill attended Trinity College from 1922-1924, and thereafter practiced law in Laurinburg, N.C. He was elected to represent Scotland County in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1929-1931. At the conclusion of his term, Gill became private secretary to Gov. O. Max Gardner. In 1933, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus appointed Gill to head the North Carolina Paroles Commission. He served in this capacity until 1942, when Gov. J. Melville Broughton appointed him as Commissioner of Revenue. Edwin Gill joined the Washington, D.C. law firm of former Gov. O. Max Gardner in 1949, and was appointed collector of internal revenue in North Carolina by President Harry S. Truman in 1950. In 1953, Gov. William B. Umstead appointed Gill as State Treasurer, an office which he held until 1976. Edwin Gill died July 16, 1978, and is buried in Laurinburg, N.C. (Source: Powell, W. S., ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1986, Vol. 2, pp. 298 299).

[Identification of item], PhC.44.1, Edwin Maurice Gill Photograph Collection, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC, USA.

This photograph collection was donated to the North Carolina State Archives by Mr. Dick Brown (deceased) in 1989, and was accessioned by the Archives on February 5, 1992.

Additional information on topics found in this collection may be found in the Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)  http://mars.archives.ncdcr.gov.

The collection consists of 37 images containing portraits of Edwin Gill, as well as other noteable state and federal officials with whom he was associated throughout his distinguished career. The collection includes numerous photographs of Gov. O. Max Gardner before, during and after his term as Governor of North Carolina. There are autographed portraits of Gov. Gardner, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, and Gov. Clyde R. Hoey in the collection. Many of the photographs have been copied for the negatives file of the Iconographics Unit, North Carolina State Archives.

  • Ehringhaus, John Christoph Blucher, 1882-1949.
  • Gardner, Oliver Max, 1882-1947.
  • Gill, Edwin M. (Edwin Maurice), 1899-1978.
  • Hoey, Clyde Roark, 1877-1954.
  • Governors
  • State governments--Officials and employees.
  • Portraits.
  • Publicity photographs.

2985
1. O. Max Gardner as a young man dressed in football uniform, ca. 1900. (2 negatives and 2 prints) (N.90.11.14)

2986
2. O. Max Gardner seated at his desk, ca. 1940s (3 negatives) (N.90.11.29), O. Max Gardner with government officials. (2 negatives)

2987
3. O. Max Gardner on horseback, ca. 1920s. (2 prints) (N.90.11.19)

2988
4. O. Max Gardner accepts a World War I Liberty Bond from a young girl

2989
5. Unidentified group of young men, including Edwin M. Gill (first row, far right), ca. 1910s

2990
6. Painting of Gov. O. Max Gardner, photo by Peter A. Juley & Son. (2 prints)

2991
7. Gov. O. Max Gardner seated at his desk, ca. 1929-1933. (3 prints) (N.90.11.21)

2992
8. Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner, 1929. (2 prints) (N.90.11.22)

2993
9. Profile portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner as an older man, photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., ca. 1940s. (N.90.11.11)

2994
10. Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner as an older man, photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., ca. 1940s. (proof and print) (N.90.11.28)

2995
11. Color Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner as an older man, photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., ca. 1940s. (N.90.11.27)

2996
12. Gov. O. Max Gardner seated with two men, ca. 1940s

2997
13. Gov. and Mrs. O. Max Gardner and Gov. and Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McIntyre (Secretary to President F. D. Roosevelt), Asheville, NC, while on their way to the Democratic Convention in Chicago, ca. 1930s. (N.90.11.16)

2998
14. Gov. and Mrs. O. Max Gardner in Chapel Hill, NC, ca. 1941. (N.90.11.15)

2999
15. Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner. (enlargement) (N.90.11.20)

3000
16. Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner seated at his desk, by Hessler Studio, ca. 1940s. (N.90.11.25)

3001
17. Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner, 1929, autographed. (same as Print # 8)

3002
18. Portrait of Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, inscribed to Edwin Gill with autograph, ca. 1933-1937. (N.90.11.23)

3003
19. Portrait of Gov. Clyde R. Hoey, inscribed to Edwin Gill with autograph, ca. 1937-1941. (N.90.11.24)

3004
20. Portrait of Edwin M. Gill, inscribed to Mary Davis with autograph. (N.90.11.12)

3005
21. Portrait of Brandon Hodges, autographed. (N.90.11.13)

3006
22. Edwin Gill seated with President Truman and Gov. O. Max Gardner, ca. 1950. (N.90.11.17)

3007
23. Edwin Gill and Gov. Luther H. Hodges presenting a portrait of Brandon Hodges, ca. 1950s. (N.90.11.18)

3008
24. Portrait of the North Carolina Supreme Court seated in the courtroom, ca. 1960s. (N.90.11.26)

3009
25. Panoramic group portrait of the N.C. Dept. of Revenue under Edwin Gill (Gov. R. C. Cherry is standing in the center), State Capitol, Raleigh, NC, 1948. (N.90.11.10)