North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources is a cabinet-level department within the state government of North Carolina dedicated to overseeing projects in the arts, culture, and history within the borders of the state. The current Secretary of Cultural Services, the cabinet-level officer who oversees the Department, is Linda A. Carlisle. Many of the Offices and divisions of the Department were founded as separate, independent institutions, such as the State Library of North Carolina, founded in 1812, the North Carolina Museum of History, founded in 1902, and the North Carolina Symphony, founded in 1943. These organizations either remained independent or were gradually combined under the Office of Archives and History until 1971, when the Department of Cultural Resources became the first cabinet-level office of any state in the United States to deal solely with history, the arts, and cultural knowledge.

Department Structure

The Department is currently organized in the following manner (all divisions located in Raleigh unless otherwise noted):

• Office of Archives and History
  • North Carolina State Archives
    • Outer Banks History Center in Manteo
    • State Historical Records Advisory Board
    • Government Records Branch
  • Division of State Historic Sites and Commissions
    • 29 Historic Sites throughout the State
    • Roanoke Island Festival Park Commission in Manteo
    • Battleship North Carolina Commission in Wilmington
    • Tryon Palace Commission in New Bern
  • Division of Historical Resources
    • Historical Publications
    • Historic Preservation Office
    • Office of State Archaeology
    • Highway Marker Program
    • North Carolina Connecting to Collections
    • North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
    • North Carolina Historical Day
    • North Carolina Historical Commission
    • Western Office in Asheville
  • Division of State History Museums
    • North Carolina Museum of History
    • Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras
    • Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City
    • Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex in Fayetteville
    • Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort
    • North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort and Southport

• Office of Arts and Libraries
  • North Carolina Arts Council
  • North Carolina Museum of Art
  • North Carolina Symphony
  • Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem

• State Library of North Carolina
  • Government and Heritage Library
  • Library Development
  • Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

External Links

• "Department of Cultural Resources". State of North Carolina. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
• North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Office of the Secretary (2011). "2011-2013 Strategic Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2012.