North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources: Difference between revisions
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*[[State Archives of North Carolina]] (formally known as the Division of Archives and Records) |
*[[State Archives of North Carolina]] (formally known as the Division of Archives and Records) |
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**Outer Banks History Center in [[Manteo, North Carolina|Manteo]] |
**[[Outer Banks History Center]] in [[Manteo, North Carolina|Manteo]] |
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**[[Western Regional Archives]] in [[Asheville, North Carolina|Asheville]] |
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**State Historical Records Advisory Board |
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**[[State Historical Records Advisory Board]] |
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*Division of State Historic Sites and Properties: manages 24 historic sites throughout the state and indirectly oversees and coordinates with the 3 historic commissions |
*Division of State Historic Sites and Properties: manages 24 historic sites throughout the state and indirectly oversees and coordinates with the 3 historic commissions |
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*Division of Historical Resources |
*Division of Historical Resources |
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Revision as of 16:29, 16 December 2014
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| Formed | 1971 |
| Jurisdiction | State of North Carolina |
| Headquarters | 109 East Jones Street MSC 4601 Raleigh, NC 27699-4601 |
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| Website | www |
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 Susan W. Kluttz. Kluttz has been in office since January 5, 2013, and was immediately preceded by Linda Carlisle, who served as secretary from 2009 to 2013.[1]
History
The department was originally founded as the North Carolina Department of Art, Culture, and History. Its first secretary was Sam Ragan, poet and arts advocate who later became North Carolina Poet Laureate.[2] It was renamed to Department of Cultural Resources in 1973.[3] In 1973, Grace Rohrer succeeded Ragan, becoming the first woman to hold a cabinet-level office in North Carolina.[4]
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.[5][6]
Property and holdings
The Department of Cultural Resources supervises and cares for a large number of historic sites, documents, pieces of art, and other items and places of cultural value for the state. The State Archives, for instance, contain over 100 million historic documents, including North Carolina's copy of the United States Bill of Rights and the original 1663 charter for the colony as granted by Charles II of England. Perhaps the most prominent building supervised by the department is the North Carolina State Capitol, an 1840 Greek Revival building that contains a substantial number of historic artifacts, furniture, and monuments related to the history of North Carolina. The North Carolina General Assembly's initial appropriation in 1947 of $ 1 million for the purchase of artworks and sculpture to be housed in the Museum of Art made it the first state in the nation to use public funds for the purpose of building a state art collection[3]
Department structure
The Department is currently organized in the following manner (all divisions located in Raleigh unless otherwise noted):[7]
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Other responsibilities
The Department of Cultural Resources also oversees the North Carolina Award.[8][9]
References
- ^ Morrill, Jim (January 5, 2013). "McCrory's first task: building a new team". The News and Observer. Retrieved January 6, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Past North Carolina Poets Laureate". North Carolina Arts Council. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ a b North Carolina Manual 2009–2010. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Secretary of State. 2011. p. 227–231.
- ^ "First Woman to Hold State Cabinet Post to Run Office Non-Politically". The Lexington Dispatch. January 26, 1973. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Office of the Secretary (2011). "2011-2013 Strategic Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ^ Beckwith, Ryan Teague (December 5, 2008). "What does the Cultural Resources Secretary do?". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ "Divisions". North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
- ^ "Six to Receive the North Carolina Award–State's Highest Honor". North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources. September 19, 2012. Retrieved December 13, 2012.
- ^ Smith, Erin. "Dr. Charles Hamner To Receive North Carolina Award For Public Service". The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences. Retrieved December 13, 2012.