Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Hugh Morton Collection of Photographs and Films

http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/morton/about.html?CISOROOT=/morton_highlights
1946 UNC Blue White Game:
image imageThe Hugh Morton Collection of Photographs and Films (Collection P081, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library) documents Hugh MacRae Morton's career covering eight decades (1930s-2000s) as a prominent North Carolina businessman, political figure, tourism booster, conservationist, environmental activist, sports fan, and prolific image-maker. The still images and motion pictures in the collection cover aspects of Morton's various involvements: as a photojournalist; a soldier in the Pacific Theater during World War II; the owner and operator of the Grandfather Mountain tourist attraction in Linville, N.C.; a well-known figure in state government and friend of many North Carolina politicians, entertainers, and media personalities; an alumni, booster, and frequent sports-event attendee of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and an ardent admirer of nature and lover of travel.

This digital collection contains a selection of still photographs from Hugh Morton’s portfolio, representing only a small portion of the estimated 250,000 items in the Hugh Morton Photographs and Films. Wilson Library staff invites photo identifications, comments, questions, and suggestions for the Morton digital collection. Please fill out our online feedback form.

A blog entitled A View to Hugh documents the processing of this collection, highlights selected images and themes, and encourages reader comments and discussion. In addition, an archival finding aid provides more detailed descriptive access to the items in the Morton collection. Users are encouraged to consult the blog and the finding aid for more information about Hugh Morton and his work, and to locate additional subjects, people, and locales represented in this collection.
(Only first Link works, sorry)

4. 1946 Blue-White Game (Charlie Justice) Morton, Hugh M. at http://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/morton_highlights&CISOPTR=2157&CISOBOX=1&REC=4
5. 1946 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Morton, Hugh M.
6. 1946 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Morton, Hugh M.
7. 1946 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Morton, Hugh M.
8. 1946 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Morton, Hugh M.
9. 1946 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Morton, Hugh M.
10. 1947 UNC football team portrait Morton, Hugh M.
11. 1948 Azalea Festival Queen Jacqueline White Morton, Hugh M.
12. 1948 Soap Box Derby Morton, Hugh M.
13. 1948 Soap Box Derby Morton, Hugh M.
14. 1948 Sugar Bowl Morton, Hugh M.
15. 1949 Azalea Festival Morton, Hugh M.
16. 1949 Azalea Festival Parade Morton, Hugh M.
17. 1949 Azalea Festival Queen Martha Hyer Morton, Hugh M.
18. 1949 Soap Box Derby Morton, Hugh M.
19. 1949 Sugar Bowl Morton, Hugh M.
20. 1949 Sugar Bowl
and thousands more .