Lanterna Rally

Author: N. C. Division of Archives and History

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-03-18

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780364108802

Excerpt from Thirty-Fifth Biennial Report of the North Carolina Division of Archives and History: July 1, 1972, Through June 30, 1974 The keynote of this biennium was reorganization. Following approval of the Executive Organization Act of 1971, the Department of Archives and History became a part of the Department of Art, Culture and History when it was established in February, 1972. At that time, managerial and executive responsibilities were transferred to the secretary of the new department. Effective July 1, 1972, the former department became the Office of Archives and History, a name under which it Operated for a year. On May 14, 1973, further reorganization legislation was ratified, and the statutory responsibilities formerly vested in the Department of Archives and History came under the jurisdiction of the renamed Department of Cultural Resources on July 1. The former Executive Board of the Depart ment of Archives and History became the North Carolina Historical Commission with advisory powers, and all statutory authority was granted to the secretary of cultural resources. At the same time and as a result of reorganization, administrative and facilitative functions passed to and became the responsibility of the department. Budget and personnel are controlled by the secretary, and administrative services are handled by departmental staff. There have been, not unexpectedly, some problems resulting from centralized functions; but these problems have not been insuperable, and most of them have been solved with a minimum of effort. Membership of the North Carolina Historical Commission (formerly the Executive Board of the State Department of Archives and History) remained unchanged until February 28, 1974, although Mr. Josh Horne retired as chairman October 17, 1972, and was succeeded in that capacity by Mr. Harry Gatton. Although their terms of office expired March 31, 1973, Dr. Fletcher M. Green and Mr. Josh L. Horne continued to serve until February 28, 1974, when they were succeeded by Dr. Frontis W. Johnston of Davidson College and Mr. J. C. Knowles of Raleigh, respectively. The division was saddened by Mr. Horne's death March 15, 1974. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.