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Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2019 with funding from State Library of North Carolina https://archive.org/details/carolinacomments4142nort r/ / ' V/y / N.C. DOCUMENTS ?■ CLEARINGHOUSE Carolina Comments Published Bimonthly by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History VOLUME XU, NUMBER 1_JANUARY 1993 NCLHA and FNCHS Hold Joint Annual Meeting The North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA) and the Feder¬ ation of North Carolina Historical Societies (FNCHS) held a joint annual meeting in the House chamber of the State Capitol in Raleigh on November 20,1992. The joint meeting had as its theme "Before Roanoke: The Spanish Presence in the Carolinas." It was the ninety-second such gathering for the NCLHA and the seventeenth annual conclave for the FNCHS. During a morning business meet¬ ing presided over by Doris Waugh Betts of Pittsboro, Alumni Distinguished Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and president of the NCLHA, members of the organization elected to its Executive Committee Dr. Alan D. Watson of Wilmington, Maurice C. York of Greenville, and Eva R. Hill of Mount Olive. Members in attendance then voted to implement a new schedule of annual dues for regular membership and to establish a new category of special membership in the organization (see following story). At the November 20, 1992, joint annual meeting of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA) and the Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, Tim McLaurin (left) received the May¬ flower Society Award and Angela Davis-Gardner (right) won the Sir Walter Raleigh Award. Embracing the winners is Doris W. Betts, president of the NCLHA. (All photographs by the Division of Archives and History unless otherwise indicated.) The afternoon agenda commenced with a welcome from Kathryn Page Cloud of Beaufort, chairman of the FNCHS. John E. Batchelor of Burlington led off the recognition of special achievements by presenting the NCLHA's Student Publica¬ tion Awards to various senior high and middle schools located throughout the state. Among the senior high winners were Northern High School of Durham for the periodical Northern Lights, Washington High School of Washington for Opus 92, and Lee County High School of Sanford for Lee High Review. Middle-school winners included P. S. Jones Middle School of Washington for Rainbow of Thoughts, Woodlawn Middle School of Mebane for Wondering Minds, and Martin Middle School of Raleigh for Illusions. At the conclusion of the student publication awards ceremony, Dr. Paul E. Hoffman, professor of history at Louisiana State Univer¬ sity, Baton Rouge, delivered the meeting's keynote address. Professor Hoffman titled his remarks "A Failed Conquest: Spaniards in the Southeast, to about 1680." Keynote speaker at the joint meeting was Paul E. Hoffman, profes¬ sor of history at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, who titled his address "A Failed Conquest: Spaniards in the Southeast, to about 1680.” Following a brief break. Max R. Williams of Cullowhee announced the recip¬ ients of the Hugh T. Lefler Undergraduate Award and the Robert D. W. Connor Award for 1992. The Lefler award went to Linda Parramore Culpepper of Western Carolina University for her paper titled "Mountain Politics: What Happens When the Wrong Party Wins." Winner of the Connor award was Dr. Gordon B. McKinney, former program officer with the National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, D.C., for his article "Women's Role in Civil War Western North Carolina," published in the January 1992 issue of the North Carolina Historical Review. Each year the Historical Society of North Carolina presents the Lefler award for the best paper written by an undergraduate student and the Connor award for the best article to appear in the North Carolina Historical Review during a one-year period. E. T. Malone, Jr., of Chapel Hill then presented the NCLHA's Roanoke- Chowan Poetry Award to Julie Suk of Charlotte for her volume of poetry titled The Angel of Obsession (Fayetteville, Arkansas: University of Arkansas Press, 1992). The Roanoke-Chowan Poetry Award, given each year by the Roanoke-Chowan Group of Writers and Allied Artists, recognizes the best volume of poetry 2 CAROLINA COMMENTS published during a one-year period. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Award for Juvenile Literature for 1992 went to Bill Brittain of Asheville for his book Wings (New York: HarperCollins, 1991). Elizabeth J. Laney of Chapel Hill bestowed the award on behalf of the AAUW. William S. Price, Jr., of Raleigh announced that American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) certificates of commendation had been awarded to Dr. Harley E. Jolley of Mars Hill for "contributions to the preservation of south¬ ern Appalachian heritage" and to the Tobacco Farm Life Museum of Kenly for its restoration of Kenly's Iredell Brown Farmstead. Archaeologist David G. Moore of Arden concluded the meeting's afternoon session with an address titled "The Archaeology of Sixteenth-Century Spanish Exploration in North Carolina." Winners of AASLH certificates of commendation atthe joint annual meeting were Harley E. jolley of Mars Hill (above, left) and the Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly, represented by Grethel Boyette (above, right). Archaeologist David G. Moore (left) of Arden capped the joint meeting's afternoon session with an address titled "The Archaeology of Sixteenth-Century Spanish Exploration in North Carolina." VOLUME XU, NUMBER 1, JANUARY 1993 3 The joint meeting's evening session began with a social hour, followed by a dinner. President Doris W. Betts presided at the dinner, then delivered her presidential address. Ms. Betts discussed the responsibility of each generation of writers to "pass on" to the next generation its gifts, commitment, and sense of sharing. Kathryn Page Cloud then returned to the podium to present Albert Ray Newsome awards to the Greater Fair Bluff Historical Society (volunteer cate¬ gory) and to the Historic Salisbury Foundation, Inc. (salaried category), on behalf of the FNCHS, which gives the awards annually to historical organizations in North Carolina that conduct the most comprehensive and outstanding programs in local or community history during the previous year. Accepting on behalf of the Fair Bluff organization was Bettie Renfrow, the group's president; represent¬ ing the Salisbury body was Ed Norvell, the foundation's immediate past president. Winner of the FNCHS's Albert Ray Newsome Award in the volunteer category was the Greater Fair Bluff Historical Society. Accepting the award on behalf of the society were (above, left to right) Diane Renfrow, Bill Renfrow, Betty Willis, and Bettie Ren¬ frow; at right is Kathryn Page Cloud, chairman of the FNCFHS. Winner of the Newsome award in the salaried category was the Historic Salisbury Foundation, represented by Ed Norvell, the organization's immediate past president, who likewise received the award from Ms. Cloud. Serving as presenter of the Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction was Marietta Wright. Recipient of the award was Angela Davis-Gardner of Raleigh for her novel Forms of Shelter (New York: Ticknor and Fields, 1991). The Historical Book Club of North Carolina sponsors the Raleigh award, which honors the best work of fiction published during the previous year. The 1992 Mayflower Award, bestowed by the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of North Caro¬ lina for the best work of nonfiction published in the preceding year, went to Tim McLaurin for his book Keeper of the Moon (New York: W. W. Norton, 1991). Marvella D. Dorman of Tabor City made the presentation to McLaurin. 4 CAROLINA COMMENTS Fred Chappell of Greensboro was named recipient of the R. Hunt Parker Memorial Award for 1992. The award, given by the NCLHA, recognizes signifi¬ cant contributions to the literary history of North Carolina. Chappell, best known for his numerous volumes of poetry, holds a number of awards that recognize his literary achievements. Announcing the Parker award was Pepper Worthington of Kinston. Fred Chappell of Greensboro (right) was named recipient of the R. Hunt Parker Memorial Award for 1992. Dr. Pepper Worthington of Mount Olive Col¬ lege made the presentation to Chappell. In the final presentation of the joint meeting T. Harry Gatton of Raleigh, chairman of the North Carolina Historical Commission, presented to Dr. William N. Still, Jr., of Greenville the NCLHA's Christopher Crittenden Memo¬ rial Award, which recognizes "significant contributions to the preservation of North Carolina history." Dr. Still is longtime professor of history at East Caro¬ lina University and a nationally recognized authority on American maritime history. He was instrumental in the discovery and subsequent exploration of the wreck of the Civil War ironclad Monitor and in other major national and state maritime history projects. Winner of the Christopher Crittenden Memorial Award for 1992 was William N. Still, )r. (right), of East Carolina University, a nationally recognized expert on American maritime history. T. Harry Gatton of Raleigh, chairman of the North Carolina Historical Commission, presented the award to Dr. Still. VOLUME XU, NUMBER 1, IANUARY 1993 5 New Dues Schedules, Special Memberships for NCLHA Approved At its annual business meeting on November 20, members of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association (NCLHA) officially approved the following new schedule of annual dues for regular membership in the organi¬ zation: Augmented Regular Annual Rates Membership Basic Basic (Includes N.C. Augmented Category Annual Rates Life Literary Review) Life Student $ 15.00 $ 20.00 Individual $ 30.00* $600.00| $ 40.00* $800.00t Household $ 40.00* $ 50.00* Institutional $ 50.00* $ 60.00* Contributing $100.00** $120.00** 'Fifty percent of these memberships are tax deductible. "Seventy-five percent of these memberships are tax deductible. fOne hundred percent of this membership is tax deductible. Life memberships are twenty times the yearly rates for individual memberships. In addition, members approved the following schedule of annual fees in the organization's newly created Endowment Membership category, known as the Proprietors Council: Cacique $ 500-$ 999 Landgrave $1,000-$1,999 Proprietor $2,000-$4,999 Palatine $5,000+t fOne hundred percent of these memberships are tax deductible. BASIC RATES for regular membership in the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association include a one-year subscription to the North Carolina Histori¬ cal Review and the newsletter Carolina Comments, as well as invitations to members- only functions and discounts ranging from 10 to 25 percent on the registration/- ticket costs of most public programs sponsored or cosponsored by the Association and on selected publications issued by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History. AUGMENTED RATES provide, in addition to the benefits listed above, a one-year subscription to the recently inaugurated North Carolina Literary Review. STUDENT MEMBERSHIPS may be held by registered full-time students for up to four years, are not tax deductible, and are one-half the cost of individual memberships. HOUSEHOLDS include up to four individuals at the same residence; each may claim Association discounts and attend members-only events; all together share association subscriptions. INSTITUTIONAL rates entitle two representatives of institutional members to attend Association functions; institutional members may also claim member¬ ship discounts on publications, and two institutional representatives may use the member discounts on Association events. 6 CAROLINA COMMENTS