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the charter, the Council shall appoint one additional public trustee, whose
term shall expire on March 1, 19 76. Thereafter all terms are four years.
No public trustee may serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms
on the Board.
Sec. 6-67. Powers and duties. The Board of Trustees shall provide
free library service, as defined in the General Statutes of North Carolina
and as outlined in standards approved by the North Carolina State Library,
in Mecklenburg County. For that purpose it shall administer and control
the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, including all branches
operated inside or outside Mecklenburg County. Specifically, the Board:
(a) May formulate programs, policies and regulations for the government of the Public Library;
(b) Shall appoint the Director of Libraries;
(c) Shall prepare, in accordance with the budgeting procedures of
this charter, an annual budget for operation of the Public Library;
(d) Subject to the consent of the Council, may sell, encumber, convey,
or otherwise dispose of real property belonging to the Public Library;
(e) May acquire, by purchase, exchange, bequest or otherwise, library
materials for the Public Library, including but not limited to books, plates,
pictures, engravings, maps, magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, manuscripts,
films, recordings, or other specimens, works of literature, or objects of
art, historical significance or curiousty. The Board has exclusive responsibility for these acquisitions, and need not comply with the purchasing
procedures of this charter or of article 8 of chapter 143 of the General
Statutes of North Carolina;
(f) May publish and distribute a history of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
County; and
(g) May extend the privileges and use of the Public Library to nonresidents of Mecklenburg County, and establish branches in counties and
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Object Description
| Title | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission |
| Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
| Subseries | Subseries 4, Committees |
| Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
| Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
| Date Created | 1970 |
| Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family's involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
| Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
| Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
| Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
| Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
| Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
| Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
| Box Number | 8 |
| Folder Number | 32 |
| Language | eng |
| Object Type | Text |
| Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
| Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
| Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
| Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
| Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
| Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
| Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
| Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
| Identifier | naacp-ms508-0208032 |
| Date Digitized | 2016-05-01 |
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| Title | naacp-ms508-0208032-052 |
| OCR Transcript | the charter, the Council shall appoint one additional public trustee, whose term shall expire on March 1, 19 76. Thereafter all terms are four years. No public trustee may serve for more than two consecutive four-year terms on the Board. Sec. 6-67. Powers and duties. The Board of Trustees shall provide free library service, as defined in the General Statutes of North Carolina and as outlined in standards approved by the North Carolina State Library, in Mecklenburg County. For that purpose it shall administer and control the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, including all branches operated inside or outside Mecklenburg County. Specifically, the Board: (a) May formulate programs, policies and regulations for the government of the Public Library; (b) Shall appoint the Director of Libraries; (c) Shall prepare, in accordance with the budgeting procedures of this charter, an annual budget for operation of the Public Library; (d) Subject to the consent of the Council, may sell, encumber, convey, or otherwise dispose of real property belonging to the Public Library; (e) May acquire, by purchase, exchange, bequest or otherwise, library materials for the Public Library, including but not limited to books, plates, pictures, engravings, maps, magazines, pamphlets, newspapers, manuscripts, films, recordings, or other specimens, works of literature, or objects of art, historical significance or curiousty. The Board has exclusive responsibility for these acquisitions, and need not comply with the purchasing procedures of this charter or of article 8 of chapter 143 of the General Statutes of North Carolina; (f) May publish and distribute a history of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County; and (g) May extend the privileges and use of the Public Library to nonresidents of Mecklenburg County, and establish branches in counties and -36- |
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