D 570 .8 .C8 N8 Copy 1 The is orth Carolina Council of Defense Historical Committee •$* ^* THE NORTH CAROLINA Executive Department Raleigh D. H. Hill Chairman W. S. Wilson Secretary B. R. Lacy , Treasurer MEMBERS T. W. Bickett, Governor, ex officio .... Raleigh B. S. Roystek, Adjt.-Gen., ex officio. . .Raleigh James Sprunt Wilmington George W. Watts Durham Joseph Hyde Pratt Chapel Hill J. Bryan Grimes Raleigh D. H. Hill Raleigh C. C. Taylor Greensboro W. S. Lee Charlotte R. N. Page Biscoe F. L. Seely Asheville George Howe Chapel Hill Mrs. J. E. Reilly Charlotte HISTORICAL COMMITTEE R. D. W. Connor, Chairman, Raleigh Haywood Parker Asheville Miss Adelaide Pries Winston-Salem Paul W. Schenck Greensboro George Gordon Battle New York Miss Lida T. Rodman Washington J. G. dER. Hamilton Chapel Hill Da Of D. OCf« 13 1917 COUNCIL OF DEFENSE Historical Committee The North Carolina Council of Defense In the crisis through which the United States, along with the rest of the world, is passing, North Carolina is expected to play a not incon- siderahle part. The North Carolina Council of Defense, among its various activities, expects to make a systematic effort to collect for permanent preservation all kinds of material relating to the State's part in this crisis which will he of value to the historians in the future. The Council of Defense accordingly has in- cluded in its Plan of Organization an Histori- cal Committee. Following is the Council's statement of the duties of this committee: "Historical Preservation. — The State wants to keep a complete record of all its volunteer and National soldiers and sailors, and also of its nurses, physicians, chaplains, and service- renderers of every description. It wants to preserve the names of all North Carolinians serving with units from other States, and to keep a record of any heroic or distinguished performance hy its sons and daughters." There are many kinds of material which will be of great value to the historian that 3 THE NORTH CAROLINA are likely to be lost or destroyed unless saved through such systematic efforts. This material is such as illustrates the state of mind of the people, their points of view toward the war, local as well as State events and activities, the effect of the war on social, educational, econo- mic, agricultural, political, religious condi- tions, personal achievements, or sacrifices, or distinguished services of individuals, and the like, as follows: 1. Official Documents Under this head come (a) municipal ordi- nances relating to the war; (&) proclamations and other public papers of the Governor, sheriffs, mayors, and other public officials; (c) documents issued by State or local boards of food conservation, and other public boards and commissions growing out of the war or re- lating to the war; (d) posters (recruiting for army and navy, for Liberty Loan, Red Cross Fund, etc.). 2. Semiofficial Documents These include resolutions, reports, and activi- ties of (a) public meetings, (&) social, labor, professional, charitable, religious organiza- tions; (c) Red Cross chapters; (d) special committees on Liberty Loan, Y. M. C. A. Fund, Red Cross Fund, etc. As far as possible, the COUNCIL OF DEFENSE names of persons taking active part in such work should be preserved as well as the results of their work. 3. Public-Service Documents These include announcements, notices, or- ders, etc., relating to the war of (a) transpor- tation companies and other public-service cor- porations; (&) mills, factories, mining com- panies, and other industrial corporations. 4. Educational Material Such as documents, records, reports, etc., showing effect of the war on schools and col- leges as regards (a) attendance; (&) courses of study; (c) teachers; (d) tuition and fees; (c) military training, etc. 5. Economic Material Includes (a) price lists (&) quotations from local markets; (c) advertisements showing the effect of a state of war on economic conditions; ((Z)bank statements; (e) financial statements of corporations. 6. Propaganda Material This includes circulars, letters, advertise- ments, resolutions, etc., designed to influence public opinion as to (a) preparedness; <&) con- scription; (c) registration under the selective THE NORTH CAROLINA draft law; {d) American participation in the war; (e) peace terms; (/) any other questions relating to the war. 7. Pictorical Material Photographs of (a) local events; (&) bodies of troops; (c) individual soldiers; (d) mili- tary camps, etc. 8. Military Material (a) Names, addresses, and records of North Carolina soldiers and sailors; (&) members of officers' training camps; (c) lists of men en- rolled under the selective draft law; (d) those selected; (c) organizations of the National Guard; (/) efforts of local communities to aid enlistments; (g) any matter relating to North Carolina soldiers, collectively or individually. 9. Manuscript Material Under this head come (a) letters from sol- diers in camp or at the front; (&) diaries; (c) sermons and public addresses relating to the war. 10. Woman's Work The women of the State are engaged in many forms of patriotic service — (a) Red Cross work; (ft) nursing; (c) knitting for soldiers and sail- ors; (d) gardening, etc. Records of their activi- ties should be carefully preserved. COUNCIL OF DEFENSE 11. Newspaper Clippings Clip from local papers any articles bearing on any of the phases of the war mentioned above. Be certain to mark in some way on every clip- ping the name and date of the paper from which it is taken. 12. Other Material The above categories are mentioned only by way of illustration. In general, collect and pre- serve everything in manuscript or in print bearing on the part that North Carolina, or any community in North Carolina, or any individual North Carolinian may take in serving the coun- try in the present world crisis. Such material, as collected, should be mailed to R. D. W. Connor, Raleigh, N. C, so that it may be properly filed and preserved among the collections of the North Carolina Historical Commission. Some idea of the value of such material for future historical purposes may be had if we will think for a moment how much we should value such material of the Revolution or Civil War periods had somebody during those crises made the effort which it is the purpose of this book- let to stimulate. All communications relative to this work should be addressed to R. D. W. Connor, Raleigh, N. C. rnSSOSf 0F CONGRESS 020 933 464 1 EDWARDS ft BROUSHTON PRINTING CO., RALE1SH. N C LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HUMID 020 933 464 1