Finding Aid of the Edwin Maurice Gill Photograph Collection, PHC.44

Abstract

This collection contains portraits of Edwin Gill, as well as other noteable state and federal officials with whom he was associated throughout his distinguished career. The collection includes numerous photographs of Gov. O. Max Gardner before, during and after his term as Governor of North Carolina. There are autographed portraits of Gov. Gardner, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, and Gov. Clyde R. Hoey in the collection.

Descriptive Summary

Title: Edwin Maurice Gill Photograph Collection
Call Number: PHC.44
Creator: Brown, Dick
Date: c. 1900 - 1940s
Extent: 0.500 cubic feet
Language: English
Repository: State Archives of North Carolina

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Copyright is retained by the authors of these materials, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law (Title 17 US Code). Individual researchers are responsible for using these materials in conformance with copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], PhC.44 Edwin Maurice Gill Photograph Collection, State Archives of North Carolina; Raleigh, NC.

Collection Overview

The collection consists of 37 images containing portraits of Edwin Gill, as well as other noteable state and federal officials with whom he was associated throughout his distinguished career. The collection includes numerous photographs of Gov. O. Max Gardner before, during and after his term as Governor of North Carolina. There are autographed portraits of Gov. Gardner, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, and Gov. Clyde R. Hoey in the collection. Many of the photographs have been copied for the negatives file of the Iconographics Unit, North Carolina State Archives.

Biographical/Historical note

Edwin Maurice Gill was born July 20, 1899 in Laurinburg, N.C., the son of Thomas Jeffries and Mamie (North) Gill. Gill attended Trinity College from 1922-1924, and thereafter practiced law in Laurinburg, N.C. He was elected to represent Scotland County in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1929-1931. At the conclusion of his term, Gill became private secretary to Gov. O. Max Gardner. In 1933, Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus appointed Gill to head the North Carolina Paroles Commission. He served in this capacity until 1942, when Gov. J. Melville Broughton appointed him as Commissioner of Revenue. Edwin Gill joined the Washington, D.C. law firm of former Gov. O. Max Gardner in 1949, and was appointed collector of internal revenue in North Carolina by President Harry S. Truman in 1950. In 1953, Gov. William B. Umstead appointed Gill as State Treasurer, an office which he held until 1976. Edwin Gill died July 16, 1978, and is buried in Laurinburg, N.C. (Source: Powell, W. S., ed., Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 1986, Vol. 2, pp. 298 299).

Contents of the Collection

➤ Container Count 1 Box

• Edwin Maurice Gill Photo Collection

PhC.44 Box 1 of 1

O. Max Gardner as a young man dressed in football uniform, c. 1900. (2 negatives and 2 prints) (N.90.11.14)

PhC.44.01

O. Max Gardner seated at his desk, c. 1940s (3 negatives) (N.90.11.29), O. Max Gardner with government officials. (2 negatives)

PhC.44.02

O. Max Gardner on horseback, c. 1920s. (2 prints) (N.90.11.19)

PhC.44.03

O. Max Gardner accepts a World War I Liberty Bond from a young girl

PhC.44.04

Unidentified group of young men, including Edwin M. Gill (first row, far right), c. 1910s

PhC.44.05

Painting of Gov. O. Max Gardner, photo by Peter A. Juley & Son. (2 prints)

PhC.44.06

Gov. O. Max Gardner seated at his desk, c. 1929-1933. (3 prints) (N.90.11.21)

PhC.44.07

Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner, 1929. (2 prints) (N.90.11.22)

PhC.44.08

Profile portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner as an older man, photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., c. 1940s. (N.90.11.11)

PhC.44.09

Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner as an older man, photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., c. 1940s. (proof and print) (N.90.11.28)

PhC.44.10

Color Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner as an older man, photo by Harris & Ewing, Washington, D.C., c. 1940s. (N.90.11.27)

PhC.44.11

Gov. O. Max Gardner seated with two men, c. 1940s

PhC.44.12

Gov. and Mrs. O. Max Gardner and Gov. and Mrs. Clyde R. Hoey visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin McIntyre (Secretary to President F. D. Roosevelt), Asheville, NC, while on their way to the Democratic Convention in Chicago, c. 1930s. (N.90.11.16)

PhC.44.13

Gov. and Mrs. O. Max Gardner in Chapel Hill, NC, c. 1941. (N.90.11.15)

PhC.44.14

Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner. (enlargement) (N.90.11.20)

PhC.44.15

Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner seated at his desk, by Hessler Studio, c. 1940s. (N.90.11.25)

PhC.44.16

Portrait of Gov. O. Max Gardner, 1929, autographed. (same as Print # 8)

PhC.44.17

Portrait of Gov. J. C. B. Ehringhaus, inscribed to Edwin Gill with autograph, c. 1933-1937. (N.90.11.23)

PhC.44.18

Portrait of Gov. Clyde R. Hoey, inscribed to Edwin Gill with autograph, c. 1937-1941. (N.90.11.24)

PhC.44.19

Portrait of Edwin M. Gill, inscribed to Mary Davis with autograph. (N.90.11.12)

PhC.44.20

Portrait of Brandon Hodges, autographed. (N.90.11.13)

PhC.44.21

Edwin Gill seated with President Truman and Gov. O. Max Gardner, c. 1950. (N.90.11.17)

PhC.44.22

Edwin Gill and Gov. Luther H. Hodges presenting a portrait of Brandon Hodges, c. 1950s. (N.90.11.18)

PhC.44.23

Portrait of the North Carolina Supreme Court seated in the courtroom, c. 1960s. (N.90.11.26)

PhC.44.24

Panoramic group portrait of the N.C. Dept. of Revenue under Edwin Gill (Gov. R. C. Cherry is standing in the center), State Capitol, Raleigh, NC, 1948. (N.90.11.10)

PhC.44.25

Subject Headings

Ehringhaus, John Christoph Blucher, 1882-1949.

Gardner, Oliver Max, 1882-1947.

Gill, Edwin M. (Edwin Maurice), 1899-1978.

Hoey, Clyde Roark, 1877-1954.

Governors

State governments--Officials and employees.

Portraits.

Publicity photographs.

Acquisitions Information

This photograph collection was donated to the State Archives of North Carolina by Mr. Dick Brown (deceased) in 1989, and was accessioned by the Archives on February 5, 1992.

Processing Information

Processed by James Mark Valsame, February, 1992

Encoded by Dietra Stanley

Encoding updated by Aaron Cusick, January, 2012

Finding aid updated by Rebecca Stubbs, June 2025