| Abstract |
Collection includes correspondence, research notes, legal papers, photographs, and newspapers relating to the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company and the construction of "Liberty Ships" during World War II. Research notes belonged to Beth Crabtree and Ralph Scott. Correspondence concerns the collection of material by the North Carolina Department of Archives and History for the publication of a pamphlet on the S.S. Zebulon B. Vance. Legal documents in the collection include transcripts, interviews, and depositions from several National Labor Relation Board cases. Also included are photocopies of the certificate of registry and certificate of inspection for the S.S. Zebulon B. Vance. Printed materials include copies of newspaper articles, book excerpts, official orders, assorted programs, itineraries, crew lists, ship publications, a personal account, and other papers relating to the activities of Vance in its varied roles. Also included are copies of the "The Independent Press" newspapers, published by and for the employees of the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company, relating mainly to the unionization of shipyard workers during World War II. |
| Access restriction | Joyner- No access restrictions. |
| Cite as |
North Carolina Shipbuilding Collection (#62), Special Collections Department, J. Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. |
| Terms of use | Joyner- Literary rights to specific documents are retained by the authors or their descendants in accordance with U.S. copyright law. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Beth G. Crabtree. |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner- Gift of Ralph L. Scott. |
| Biographical note | The North Carolina Shipbuilding Company was a subsidiary firm of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Va. This organization arose out of the need for increased shipping brought on by World War II. NCSC produced a total of 243 ships between the years of 1941 and 1946. The ships produced were all cargo-type vessels, largely of the well-known Liberty ship variety and C-2, the more powerful successor to the Liberty. |
