Finding Aid of the Attorneys General of North Carolina Photograph Collection, ca.1704 - 1990s, PHC.77

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Finding Aid of the Attorneys General of North Carolina Photograph Collection, ca.1704 - 1990s, PHC.77

Abstract

The collection contains copy prints, one original painting, and many original photographs (including two cabinet cards from the 1870s and 1880s) of thirty six former attorneys general of North Carolina from 1704 to the early 1990s.

Descriptive Summary

Title
Attorneys General of North Carolina Photograph Collection
Call Number
PHC.77
Creator
North Carolina. Department of Justice.
Date
circa 1704 - 1990s
Extent
36.00 items
Language
English
Repository
State Archives of North Carolina

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Restrictions on Access & Use

Access Restrictions

Available for research.

Use Restrictions

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PhC.77, Attorneys General of North Carolina Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC.

Collection Overview

This collection contains photographs of thirty six former attorneys general of North Carolina from 1704 to the early 1990s. The photographs were on display in the Attorney General's Office for many years before being place in storage when the agency was moved into the renovated Education Building. The prints have been removed from their frames, and separated from their mats in most cases. The collection contains copy prints, one original painting, and many original photographs (including two cabinet cards from the 1870s and 1880s).

Arrangement Note

The prints have been arranged chronologically by years of service of the attorneys general.

Biographical/Historical note

The Attorney General is elected by the people of North Carolina every four years as the states top law enforcement officer and top lawyer. Powers and duties of the Attorney General are set forth in the Constitution and Statutes of North Carolina. The first North Carolina Constitution, written in 1776, established the Office of the Attorney General. In the early 1800s, the General Assembly created the Department of Justice as part of a government-wide reorganization.

Contents of the Collection

Collection Contents
Christopher Gale, 1704-1705 1708-1710
PhC.77.01
James Iredell, 1779-1782
PhC.77.02
Alfred Moore, 1782-1790
PhC.77.03
John Haywood, 1791-1794
PhC.77.04
Henry Seawell, 1803-1808
PhC.77.05
Oliver Fitts, 1808-1810
PhC.77.06
William Miller, 1810
PhC.77.07
Hutchens G. Burton, 1810-1816
PhC.77.08
Robert H. Jones, 1828
PhC.77.09
Spier Whitaker, 1842-1846
PhC.77.10
Edward Stanly, 1846-1848
PhC.77.11
Bartholomew F. Moore, 1848-1851
PhC.77.12
William Eaton, Jr., 1851-1852
PhC.77.13
Matt W. Ransomm, 1852-1855
PhC.77.14
Joseph John Branch Batchelor, 1855 1856
PhC.77.15
William A. Jenkins, 1856-1862
PhC.77.16
Sion H. Rogers, 1862-1868
PhC.77.17
Tazwell L. Hargrove, 1873-1877
PhC.77.18
Thomas S. Kenan, 1877-1885
PhC.77.19
Theodore F. Davidson, 1885-1892
PhC.77.20
Frances I. Osborne, 1892-1896
PhC.77.21
Robert D. Douglas, 1900
PhC.77.22
Robert D. Gilmer, 1901-1908
PhC.77.23
Hayden Clement, 1908
PhC.77.24
Thomas W. Bickett, 1909-1917
PhC.77.25
John S. Manning, 1917-1925
PhC.77.26
A. A. F. Seawell, 1935-1938
PhC.77.27
Harry McMullan, 1938-1955
PhC.77.28
William B. Rodman, 1955-1956
PhC.77.29
George B. Paton, 1956-1958
PhC.77.30
Malcolm B. Seawell, 1958-1960
PhC.77.31
Wade Bruton, 1960-1969
PhC.77.32
Robert B. Morgan, 1969-1974
PhC.77.33
James Carson, 1974-1975
PhC.77.34
Rufus L. Edmisten, 1975-1985
PhC.77.35
Lacy Thornburg, 1985-1992
PhC.77.36

Subject Headings

  • North Carolina. Dept. of Justice--Officials and employees.
  • Attorneys general--North Carolina--Portraits.
  • Portraits.
  • Acquisitions Information

    The North Carolina Department of Justice, Attorney General's Office in Raleigh transferred the photographs to the North Carolina Division of Archives and History on January 26, 1999. They were accessioned in February, 1999.

    Processing Information

  • Processed by Stephen E. Massengill, February, 1999
  • Encoded by Dietra Stanley
  • Encoding updated by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012