College and Research Libraries


By LOUIS R. WILSON 

North Carolina Appropriations for 
State,Supported College and 
University Libraries, 1947'49 

T HE following appropriations were made by the General Assembly of North Carolina for the maintenance, buildings, and equipment of the libraries of state institutions 
for the biennium, I 94 7-49· 

MAINTENANCE 

LibrarY. 
University of North Carolina 

(Library $234,917) 
(Law School 4,000) 

University of North Carolina State 
College of Agriculture and 
Engineering 

University of North Carolina 
Woman's College 

East Carolina Teachers College 
Agricultural and Technical College 

(Negro) 
Western Carolina Teachers College 
Appalachian State Teachers College 
Pembroke State College for Indians 
Winston-Salem Teachers College 

(Negro) 
Elizabeth City State Teachers 

College (Negro) 
Fayetteville State Teachers College 

(Negro} 
North Carolina College for Negroes 
North Carolina School for the 

Blind and Deaf 

Total 

Total 
I947-48 

$238,917 

30,300 
22,980 

5,690 
13,600 

10,330 

20,600 
830 

$510,677 

Books 
I947-48 

$ 68,000 

25,000 

20,000 

8,500 
8,ooo 

5,000 
7,000 
4,000 
5,000 

S,ooo 
(S So} 
(E 750) 

Total 
I948-49 
$238,917 

62,008 

30,300 
22,980 

5,690 
13,600 

10,140 

20,600 
830 

$518,877 

BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT 

Institution 
University of North Carolina 
University of North Carolina Woman's College 
East Carolina Teachers College 
Agricultural and Technical College (Negro} 
Western Carolina Teachers College 
Fayetteville State Teachers College (Negro) 
North Carolina School for the Blind and Deaf 
Appalachian State Teachers College 
Pembroke State College for Indians 
North Carolina College for Negroes 

Total 

Building 

$1,140,000 
700,000 
405,800 
400,000 
264,800 

33.334 
101 1000 
200,000 
200,000 
500,000 

$3,944.934 

Books 
I948-49 
$ 68,000 

25,000 

20,000 

8,500 
15,000 

5,000 
7,000 
4,000 
5,000 

S,ooo 
(S So} 
(E 750) 

Equipment 

$ 75,000 
75,000 
40,200 
50,000 
40,000 
45,000 

7,000 

50,000 

$382,200 

Books-
Per Cent 
of Total 

28.46 

33·95 

16.56 
30.88 
70.28 
36.76 

44·37 

32.85 

Total 

$1,215,000 
775,000 
446,000 
450,000 
304,800 
78,334 

xo8,ooo 
200,000 
200,000 
550,000 

$4.327,134 

448 COLLEGE AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES