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ADVERTISING THE OLD NORTH STATE: 1945-1955
Title
ADVERTISING THE OLD NORTH STATE: 1945-1955
Author
Barnes, Emma
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
History
Description
The Division of State Advertising was created during the midst of the Great Depression to help bring revenue into North Carolina. During the 1940s, the Division expanded, creating and publishing pamphlets, brochures and articles appealing to touri...
City of Racers: The Growth of the NASCAR Industry in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1949-2000
Title
City of Racers: The Growth of the NASCAR Industry in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1949-2000
Author
Gable, Bryan
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
History
Description
This study explores the development of the NASCAR industry in the city of Charlotte and its surrounding region through the second half of the twentieth century. I argue that NASCAR and Charlotte were seeking the same goals in the late twentieth ce...
“Afraid to Breathe”: Understanding North Carolina’s Experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic at the State, Local, and Individual Levels
Title
“Afraid to Breathe”: Understanding North Carolina’s Experience of the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic at the State, Local, and Individual Levels
Author
Austin, Lauren
Date Created
2018
Subjects--Topical
History, Public health, Government policy
Description
This dissertation is the first comprehensive, detailed study of a single state’s experience of the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic at state, local and county, and individual levels. Its two articles provide quantitative analyses of a unique new state...