American Public Works Association, North Carolina Chapter Records 1936-1998

The North Carolina Chapter of the American Public Works Association (APWA) was formed in 1957. The organizational meeting was held in conjunction with the NC League of Municipalities Third Annual Municipal Public Works Conference at North Carolina State College (later University) on February 21, 1957. This first meeting was attended by approximately 40 municipal officials including the Assistant Director of the National APWA, Robert D. Bugler. At this meeting, H. W. Kueffner, Director of Public Works in Durham, was unanimously elected the first president of the chapter.

The first annual chapter meeting was held in Raleigh at the Erdahl-Cloyd Student Union at State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1958. Thirty-one municipal officials attended. The Sanitation Division was the first technical division to be formed in 1962, followed by the Streets Division in 1971. The Administrative Management Division, Buildings and Grounds Division, Equipment Services Division (1988), and Water Resources Division have since formed. The Technology Division was new in 2009.

A list of past presidents, 1994-2010, of the North Carolina chapter can be found at http://northcarolina.apwa.net/leadership/pastpresidents/

The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. APWA is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, incorporated in the state of Illinois.

Originally chartered in 1937, APWA is the largest and oldest organization of its kind in the world, with headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, an office in Washington, D.C., and 64 chapters throughout North America.

Adapted from http://northcarolina.apwa.net/aboutus/history/ and http://www.apwa.net/About/

The American Public Works Association, North Carolina Chapter Records, dated 1938 - 1998, includes records of annual meetings, historical exhibits, scholarships, photos and other materials which document the activities of the organization.

Collection is arranged in chronological order.

This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.

[Identification of item], American Public Works Association, North Carolina Chapter Records, MC 00402, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Gift of American Public Works Association, North Carolina Chapter, 2001.

Processed by Bennett Chapman, Manning Peeler, William Maness, Karsin Williard and Jennifer Baker November 2016