North Carolina Office of Archives and History
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address: 109 E. Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
Phone: (919) 807-7280
Fax: (919) 733-8807
E-mail: ahweb@ncmail.net
Web page: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/
Deputy Secretary: Jeffrey J. Crow
Director of Historical Resources: David Brook
Director of State Historic Sites and Properties: Keith Hardison
Director of State History Museums: Kenneth Howard
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[edit] Collection Summary
The North Carolina State Archives contains over 50,000 cubic feet dating from 1663, consisting of official records of the colony and state of North Carolina. It includes legislative, executive, and judicial records of state agencies; original and microfilmed records of the North Carolina counties; and private papers relating primarily to North Carolina and neighboring states but also containing information on a national level of interest. There are records of various organizations, hundreds of North Carolina account books from the 18th through the 20th centuries, copies of family Bible records, a collection of maps dealing primarily with North Carolina but including some general maps, and papers relating to wars in which the United States has been involved. Significant audiovisual and iconographic materials include over 100 motion picture films and a number of sound recordings. Also on file is a significant collection of early North Carolina newspapers on microfilm. In addition, the archives contains many photographic collections including three major ones: approximately 80,000 negatives from the period 1930–86, the Raleigh News and Observer collection of over 20,000 negatives from 1938–85, and the Albert Barden Collection of about 19,000 negatives of North Carolina buildings and scenes from 1900–53. The Historic Sites Collection includes artifacts that fall under the classifications of decorative arts and furnishings, costumes and uniforms, photography, industry, archaeology, folklore, currency, weapons, textiles, anthropology, paintings, graphics, medicine, agriculture, literature, and transportation. The Historic Property Inventory Files contain information and photographs of significant historic and architectural properties in North Carolina and include over 9,000 individual files on such properties. The Outer Banks History Center collects coastal and maritime history.
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