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North Carolina Photographer Hugh Morton to Speak
at UNCG Friends of the Library Annual Dinner

GREENSBORO — North Carolina photographer, preservationist and conservationist Hugh Morton will be the featured speaker at the Friends of the Library annual dinner Tuesday, April 1, at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The reception in the Elliott University Center’s Cone Ballroom begins at 6 p.m. and will be followed by dinner. Morton’s presentation begins at 8 p.m.

Reservations are needed by March 15 and can be made by calling Jackson Library at (336) 334-5880. Tickets for the reception, dinner and speech are $25 for Friends of the Library and $35 for non-members. Persons interested in attending Morton’s speech can do so for $5.

Morton’s presentation will feature his photographs of North Carolina sports, politics, higher education and the environment during the past 50 years. UNC Press plans to publish a collection of his photographs in the fall.

Morton was a driving force behind the restoration of the Battleship North Carolina at Wilmington and is the owner and developer of Grandfather Mountain, an attraction that draws about 250,000 visitors a year.

“Ownership of land is really about stewardship,” Morton told UNC-TV. “There may be a deed at the courthouse that says I own Grandfather Mountain, but I have never thought of myself as owner. I am the legal guardian of Grandfather Mountain, and I consider it is my responsibility to look after it as best I can.”

He was awarded a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star for his service in the Pacific during World War II. He received a North Carolina Award for Public Service in 1983, an Outstanding Conservationist Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1997 and the North Carolinian of the Year Award from the N.C. Press Association in 1997.
 

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