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By George Watts Hill
Oral history interview with George Watts Hill, January 30, 1986 interview C-0047, Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007).
Hill, George Watts · 2007 · University Library, UNC-Chapel Hill
George Watts Hill (1901-1993), Durham banker and philanthropist, interviewed by James Leutze on January 30, 1986 for the Southern Oral History Program, over seven hours in all. Hill grew up in Durham, entered UNC in 1918 and describes student life in Chapel Hill in the early twentieth century before leaving in 1924 with two degrees. He also discusses banking, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina, dairy farming, the Duke family, his father John Sprunt Hill, the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, and Research Triangle Park.
George Watts Hill Jr. papers, 1941-1999.
Hill, George Watts, Jr., 1926-2002 · 1941
Twenty eight linear feet and roughly 26,000 items of George Watts Hill Jr. (1926-2002) papers, 1941 to 1999, in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 5162. Topics include higher education governance: the Speaker Ban Law, the North Carolina Board of Higher Education, the General Assembly, the UNC System Board of Governors and the federal Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, with the Durham Committee on Community Relations also named.
George Watts Hill papers, 1859-2000.
Hill, George Watts, 1901-1993 · 1859
George Watts Hill (1901-1993) left roughly 26,000 items in 28.5 linear feet, dated 1859 to 2000, in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC, collection 4202. Banking, hospital care and regional planning are represented through organizations including Central Carolina Bank and Trust, the Hospital Care Association, the Research Triangle Institute and the Health Planning Council. Hill sat on the university's Board of Trustees, and aerial photographs of campus are noted.
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C. D. Spangler, George Watts Hill, Craig Phillips
Morton, Hugh M. · 1986
Craig Phillips, C. D. Spangler and George Watts Hill Sr., left to right, seated in the stands on 3 December 1986, probably at a UNC-Chapel Hill men's basketball game. Spangler was then president of the UNC system. Hugh Morton photograph.
Frank H. Kenan, George Watts Hill Sr., 1980s?
Morton, Hugh M. · 1980
Frank H. Kenan and George Watts Hill Sr. together at an unidentified event, probably at UNC in Chapel Hill and likely in the 1980s. Both men were North Carolina business leaders. 35 mm black-and-white negative by Hugh Morton.
Frank H. Kenan, George Watts Hill Sr., 1980s?
Morton, Hugh M. · 1980
Frank H. Kenan in the center and George Watts Hill Sr. at far right, with Jeanelle Coulter Moore at front left, at an unidentified gathering, probably at UNC-Chapel Hill, likely in the 1980s. Hugh Morton black-and-white 35 mm negative.
Frank H. Kenan, George Watts Hill Sr., 1980s?
Morton, Hugh M. · 1980
Hugh Morton photographed businessmen and university benefactors Frank H. Kenan and George Watts Hill Sr., with Jeanelle Coulter Moore and others, at an unidentified event, probably at UNC-Chapel Hill, likely in the 1980s. One 35 mm black-and-white negative.
Records of the Board of Trustees, 1932-1972.
University of North Carolina (System). Board of Trustees · 1932
Minutes and committee files of the University of North Carolina System Board of Trustees from 1932 to 1972, 1,937 items in 2.4 linear feet, University Archives collection 40002, with a master microfilm made by the university library in 1999. Topics include campus buildings and planning, the design and construction of North Carolina Memorial Hospital, and trustees including Gordon Gray and George Watts Hill.
Order of Gimghoul records, 1832-2006 (bulk 1940-1997).
Order of Gimghoul (Chapel Hill, N.C.) · 1832
Organizational records of the Order of Gimghoul, a student society at Chapel Hill, spanning 1832 to 2006 with most material from 1940 to 1997. About 4,000 items in six linear feet, in the University Archives at UNC, collection 40262. Subjects include the Gimghoul Corporation along with Lyman A. Cotten, Nathaniel Cortlandt Curtis, Thomas F. Hickerson, George Watts Hill and Charles Milton Shaffer, and reach student activities and faculty social life.
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John Sprunt Hill papers, 1679-1967.
Hill, John Sprunt, 1869-1961 · 1679
Four thousand five hundred items in five linear feet kept as the papers of John Sprunt Hill, 1869 to 1961, with material dated from 1679 to 1967, collection 3564 in the Southern Historical Collection at UNC. Genealogy, family histories and campaign literature appear among the genres. Topics include banking and business in North Carolina, the General Assembly, cooperative agriculture, Erwin Cotton Mills, the Carolina Inn, and Hill as a benefactor of the university.
