Durham Schools Information Sources
General Durham History
School History - Books
Yearbooks & Newspapers
NC Office Vertical File
Other subject headings in the Online Catalog
Other Resources
General Durham History Books
- Durham County – Jean Bradley Anderson
- History of the Town of Durham – Hiram V. Paul (1884)
- Durham, North Carolina: A Postcard History – Stephen E. Massengill
- Durham’s Hayti – Andre Vann and Beverly Washington Jones
- The Way We Lived: Durham, 1900-1920 – James G. Leyburn
- Souvenir of Durham North Carolina – (1902) [NC Office – has pictures of old school buildings]
- Durham: A Geographic Study – Coy T. Phillips (1945)
- Durham Illustrated – (1910)
- An Oral History of West Durham: Submitted to the Durham Bicentennial Committee – Franck, Richard C. [“Mrs. Reynolds” interview]
- The Story of Durham: City of the New South – William K. Boyd (1927)
- The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South – Osha Gray Davidson
- Upbuilding Black Durham: -- Leslie Brown (2008)
School History - Books
- Annual Report of the Public Schools of Durham County 1913-1914 [Documents of Durham]
- Annual Report of the Public Schools of Durham County [1915-1916]
- A Proud History: Durham, North Carolina: the Story of George Watts School – Betsy Holloway
- Unfinished Heaven: Durham, North Carolina: A Story of Two Schools – Betsy Holloway
- Hillside History Book – Karol Page
- A History of the Durham School System, 1882-1933 – Richard B. Westin
- Durham Academy Record – [50th anniversary issue, 1983]
- Decade Report, 1972-73 to 1982-83 – Durham County Schools
- Durham County Schools – [merger information, 1988]
- Durham City Schools Instructional Programs – League of Women Voters, Durham, N.C.
- Directory of School Personnel – Durham City Schools (1941)
- Official Report of the Fact Finding Committee of City and County Schools – Merger Issues Task Force (1957?)
- Facing the Future of Our Schools: Excellence and Equal Opportunity for Durham’s Children, the Final Report and Recommendations, Presented to the Durham County Board of Commissioners, William Bell, Chairman – Merger Issues Task Force
- Progress Report: Testing Program Overview & Test Results – Durham County Schools
- Handbook for School Staff – Durham City Schools (1957)
- Durham Public Schools Budget (title varies) – Durham Public Schools
- School Workshop – League of Women Voters, Durham (1970)
- Durham City School Survey, 1975-76 – Division of School Planning
- Durham Public Schools High School Program of Studies – DPS Department of Instruction (1993-94)
- Carolina Friends School, 1963-1988: A Commemorative Publication
- Class of 1930: Bragtown High School – Rosie Hampton and Margaret Rhodes
- Old Bethesda High School Grand Reunion – (1988)
- The George W. Watts Elementary School Renovation and Addition: A Case Study – Steven T. Pulling
- The Cost of Opportunity: School Desegregation and Changing Race Relations in the Triangle since WWII – Jack Michael McElreath
- Hillside Class of ’65 35th Class Reunion – Hillside High School Reunion Committee
- “What We Considered the Best”: Making the Best of Integration at Hillside High School – Sarah Elizabeth Reckhow
- Annual Catalog of the Durham Business School - (1921)
Yearbooks & Newspapers
- Count & Countess [Bethesda, Bragtown, Lowe’s Grove, Hope Valley, Mangum, Oak Grove High Schools] (1954,1955)
- Polaris [Northern High School]
- The Messenger [Durham High School]
- Talon [Jordan High School]
- LeSabre [Southern High School]
- Hornet [Hillside High School]
- The Nugget [Bragtown High School]
- Evergreen [Durham Academy]
- The Helm [Riverside High School]
- Flashback [Durham School of the Arts]
- Diabolus [Chewning Junior High]
- Viking [Lowes Grove Middle School]
- Nostalgia [Githens Junior High]
- The Symphony [Southern Conservatory of Music]
- Hi-Rocket [Durham High School newspaper]
- Watts Highlights [George Watts School newsletter]
- Various middle school yearbooks
NC Office Vertical File
- School Merger
- Schools, City
- Schools, County
- Schools, Private
- Schools, Public
- See also Hillside High School
- NEWSLETTERS
- Durham City Schools Newsletter: Directions, Team Spirit
- Durham County Public Schools (CD 1) School Business Report, Vocational Update, The Media Messenger (Dept. of Media Services)
- Durham County Public Schools (CD 2): Notebook (emply. Pub.); Omnibus; First Class
- Durham County Public Schools (CD 3): School and Community Notes
- Oak Grove School: The Student Observer
- Carolina Friends School: We + Thee
- Carr Junior High School: Junior Hi-Lights
- Durham School of the Arts: The Gallery
Other subject headings that can be searched in the online catalog
- Schools – Centralization – North Carolina – Durham County
- Magnet schools – North Carolina – Durham County
- Durham Public Schools (N.C.) – Planning
Other Resources
- Durham Historic Photographic Archive
- Manuscripts collection
- Endangered Durham blog: www.EndangeredDurham.org
Updated 4/09

