The H. Lee Waters Film Collection from Duke University’s digital collections, includes silent films documenting residents of small towns across North Carolina, Virginia, and South Carolina, from 1936 to 1942.
- Duke Digital Repository
- Collection Guide: H. Lee Waters Film collection, 1936-2005, bulk 1936-1942.
- H. Lee Waters Films: A guide to the digital collection.
- The collection contains a photocopy of two log books maintained by H. Lee Waters between the years of 1936 and 1942 to document his earnings from the Movies of Local People films. The log books provide information about screenings in the towns that he visited. It is unknown if he made a film in each of the towns where he showed a film. Log books also include the dates of the screenings, theaters where the films played, admission prices, number of sold tickets, and revenues from advertising.
- List of communities. "According to H. Lee Waters' logbooks, he showed films in 119 communities between 1936 and 1942, in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina."
Films (Gaston County) of H. Lee Waters:
- Cramerton (N.C.), circa 1938-1939
- Cramerton (N.C.), circa 1938-1939 (Part 1)
- Cramerton (N.C.), circa 1938-1939 (Part 2)
- Cramerton (N.C.), circa 1938-1939 (Part 3)
- Cherryville (N.C.), 1938 (Reel 1)
- Gastonia (N.C.), 1939 (Reel 1)
- Gastonia (N.C.), 1939 (Reel 2)
- Gastonia (N.C.), 1939 (Reel 3)
- Gastonia (N.C.), 1940 (Reel 1)
- Gastonia (N.C.), 1940 (Reel 2)
- Gastonia (N.C.), 1942
- Mount Holly (N.C.), 1936
More websites to view North Carolina films by H. Lee Waters:
Photography by H. Lee Waters:
- H. Lee Waters Photography Gallery
The Davidson County Historical Museum has preserved H. Lee Waters' still image collection from his photography studio in Lexington, North Carolina.
- Herbert Lee Waters Photograph Collection DigitalNC exhibit has 220 black-and-white photographs, black-and-white negatives, negatives and more in this exhibit. "This latest batch of prints and negatives show the people, industries, and social happenings of Lexington, North Carolina, and Davidson County more broadly. Storefronts, congregations, factories, aerial views of downtown Lexington, school students, trains, and public buildings can all be found in this diverse set of images that capture the spirit of the place Waters lived, worked, and found inspiration." Images provided by Davidson County historical Museum.
Articles about H. Lee Waters:
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Sorg, Lisa, et al. “Photographer H. Lee Waters Focused on the Familiar.” Our State, 11 Jan. 2017, www.ourstate.com/h-lee-waters-photographer/.
- "Forever on Film: In his silent movies of decades past, H. Lee Waters honors ordinary Southerners" by Lawrence Toppman. Charlotte Observer, February 28, 1993. p.1E, 2E