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Governors Papers Finding Aids

The guidance documents listed below are in PDF or EAD format and organized alphabetically by last name of governor. It is not, however, a comprehensive list of all governors records available at the State Archives. Many governors records are described in the online catalog.

A-B

A

Ashe, Samuel, in office November 19, 1795-December 6, 1798

  • Biography

Aycock, Charles, in office January 15, 1901-January 10, 1905

  • Biography

B

Bickett, Thomas W., in office January 11, 1917-January 11, 1921

  • Biography

Bragg, Thomas, in office January 1, 1855-December 31, 1858

  • Biography

Brogden, Curtis H., in office July 14, 1874-December 31, 1876

  • Biography

Burke, Thomas, in office June 26, 1781-April 21, 1782

  • Biography
C-D

C

Caldwell, Tod R., in office December 15, 1870-July 13, 1874

  • Biography

Carr, Elias, in office January 18, 1893-January 11, 1897

  • Biography

Caswell, Richard, First Administration, in office December 21, 1776-April 20, 1780; Second Administration, in office May 13, 1785-December 19, 1787

  • Biography

Cherry, Robert Gregg, in office January 4, 1945-January 5, 1949

  • Biography

Clark, Henry Toole, in office July 7, 1861-September 7, 1862

  • Biography

Craig, Locke, in office January 15, 1913-January 10, 1917

  • Biography

D

Davie, William R., in office December 7, 1798-November 22, 1799

  • Biography

Dudley, Edward B., in office December 31, 1836-December 31, 1840

  • Biography
E-G

E

Ehringhaus, John C. B., in office January 5, 1933-January 6, 1937

  • Biography

Ellis, John W., in office January 1, 1859-December 31, 1860

  • Biography

F

Fowle, Daniel G., in office January 17, 1889-April 7, 1891

  • Biography

G

Glenn, Robert B., in office January 11, 1905-January 11, 1909

  • Biography

Graham, William A., in office January 1845-January 1849

  • Biography
H-J

H

Hodges, Luther Hartwell, in office November 7, 1954 - January 5, 1961

  • 367.1.A General Correspondence, 1954- 1956
  • 367.1.B General Correspondence 1957
  • 367.6 Appointments, 1953-1960
  • Biography

Hoey, Clyde R., in office January 7, 1937-January 8, 1941

  • Biography

Holden, William W., in office May 29, 1865-December 14, 1865 and July 1, 1868-December 14, 1870

  • Biography

Holshouser, James E., Jr., in office January 5, 1973 - January 8, 1977

  • Biography

Holt, Thomas M., in office April 8, 1891-January 17, 1893

  • Biography

Hunt, James B., Jr., in office January 8, 1977 - January 5, 1985; January 9, 1993 - January 6, 2001

  • Biography

J

Jarvis, Thomas J., in office February 5, 1879-January 20, 1885

  • Biography

Johnston, Samuel, in office December 20, 1787-December 16, 1789

  • Biography
K-M

K

Kitchin, William W., in office January 12, 1909-January 14, 1913

  • Biography

M

Manly, Charles, in office January 1, 1849-December 31, 1850

  • Biography

Martin, Alexander, First Administration, in office October 5, 1781-May 12, 1785, Second Administration, in office December 17, 1789-December 13, 1792

  • Biography

Martin, James G., in office January 5, 1985 - January 9, 1993

  • Biography

McLean, Angus W., in office January 14, 1925-January 10, 1929

  • Biography

Morehead, John M., in office January 1, 1841-December 31, 1844

  • Biography

Morrison, Cameron, in office January 12, 1921-January 13, 1925

  • Biography
N-S

N

Nash, Abner, in office April 21, 1780-June 25, 1781

  • Biography

R

Reid, David S., in office January 1, 1851-December 5, 1854

  • Biography

Russell, Daniel L., in office January 12, 1897-January 14, 1901

  • Biography

S

Sanford, Terry, in office January 5, 1961 - January 8, 1965

  • Terry Sanford Governors Papers collection finding aid
  • Appointments, 1961-1965
  • Board of Paroles, 1961-1965
  • Clipping File, 1960-1965
  • Extraditions and Requisitions, 1961-1964
  • General Correspondence, 1961
  • General Correspondence, 1962
  • General Correspondence, 1963
  • General Correspondence, 1964
  • Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, General Records, 1963-1965
  • Mayors' Cooperating Committee on Race Relations Records, 1963-1964
  • Miscellaneous Subject Files, 1961-1965
  • Press Secretary's General Files, 1961-1964
  • School Childrens' Letters, 1962
  • Special Assistant to the Governor on Educational and Cultural Affairs, John Ehle, 1961-1964
  • Speeches, Statements, Press Releases, 1959-1965
  • 517th Parachute Combat Team Reunion Records, 1964
  • Biography

Scales, Alfred M., in office January 21, 1885-January 16, 1889

  • Biography

Scott, Robert W., in office January 3, 1969 - January 5, 1973

  • Biography

Spaight, Richard D., in office December 14, 1792-November 18, 1795

  • Biography

Stone, David, in office December 12, 1808 - December 4, 1810

  • Biography
T-W

T

Turner, James, in office December 6, 1802-December 9, 1805

  • Biography

U

Umstead, William B., in office January 8, 1953 - November 7, 1954

  • 366.1 General Correspondence, 1953-1954
  • 366.2 Reports, 1953
  • 366.3 Requisitions and Extraditions, 1953- 1954
  • 366.4 Press Releases, Short Speeches, and Proclamations, 1953-1954
  • 366.5 Special Police, 1953-1954
  • 366.6 Public Schools and Mental Care, Inc., 1953
  • Biography

V

Vance, Zebulon B., First Administration, in office September 8, 1862-May 28, 1865, Second Administration, in office January 1, 1877-February 4, 1879

  • Biography

W

Williams, Benjamin, Second Administration, in office December 1, 1807 - December 11, 1808

  • Biography

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