Archival Collections
The North Carolina Collection houses an ever-growing collection of Durham-related archival collections. These collections consist of unpublished materials from people and groups associated with Durham. The below alphabetical list links to the research guides for these materials. You can also search across archival collections here.
We are currently in the process of migrating these guides to a new system, ArchivesSpace. Some links go directly to the new system and others open PDFs of the old version of the guide. Physical locations listed in the PDFs are not current. Thank you for your patience as we work through this process.
We have many collections that have not yet been processed. These are not in the below A-Z list, but you can view their basic accession records here.
To view an item in the archival collection, contact the North Carolina Collection at 919-560-0171 or ncc@dconc.gov.
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African American Quilt Circle of Durham Records
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Zeta Omega Chapter Cotillion Programs and Other Materials
“The Best of Enemies” movie poster
Bethesda Elementary School Photographs
Blacknall Family Scrapbooks, Ledgers, and Other Materials
Bobbin and Shuttle Company Ledger
R. Kelly Bryant Papers and Obituary Collection
Carrington Middle School Records
Cedar Fork Baptist Church Records
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church of Durham Records
Club Boulevard Humanities Magnet School Records
Colclough, Bragg, and Carpenter Families Papers
Committee to Investigate the Durham Police Department in the Duke Lacrosse Case Records
Community Chest of Durham Newspaper Clippings
Crest Street Neighborhood Materials Related to Expressway Extension
Debutante Ball Society Records
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Eta Chapter Records
Delta Sigma Theta, Durham Alumnae Debutante Ball Programs
Downtown Durham Protest Mural Photographs
Duke Protest Newspaper Clippings
Durham City Council of Parent-Teacher Associations Scrapbooks
Durham City-County Charter Commission Records
Durham City-County Unification Records
Durham City Market Stall Renters’ Bonds
Durham Civic Association Membership Application Card
Durham Civic Center Proposal Speech
Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project Collection
Durham Council on Alcoholism Records
Durham County Department of Health Scrapbook and Other Materials
Durham County Extension Service Photographs
Durham County Government Slides and Photographs
Durham County Library Association Records
Durham County Personal Property and Poll Tax Registers
Durham County Youth Home Records
Durham High School Class of 1906 Papers
Durham High School Class of 1916 Scrapbooks and Photographs
Durham High School Class of 1931 Photographs and Guest Book
Durham Hosiery Mill Advertisements and Postcard
Durham Interagency Roundtable Records
Durham LGBTQ+ Community Collection
Durham Merchants’ Association Scrapbook
Durham-Orange County Medical Auxiliary Records
Durham-Orange County Medical Society Records
Durham People’s Alliance Records
Collection of Durham Real Estate Magazines
Durham School of the Arts Records
Durham Public Schools Collection – Detailed inventory
Durham Senior High School Vocal Ensemble Recital Program
Durham Voters Alliance Records
E. K. Powe Elementary School Records
East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association Records
Eno River Association Mailings and Publications
Eno River Festival Photographic Negatives and Proofs
Eno Valley Elementary School Class Photographs and Publication
Mary Reamey Thomas Few and Randolph Few Family Papers
Friday Morning Music Study Club Records
Friends of the Durham Library Records
Golden Belt Manufacturing Company Ledger and Aerial Photograph
Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Records
Gregory Real Estate Company Photographs
Theodore S. and Maude Heflin Papers
Hillandale Elementary School Records
History of the Arts in Durham Records
Hope Valley Country Club Records
Hope Valley Elementary School Records
James E. Shepard Magnet Middle School Records
King’s Daughters Sara Barker Circle Records
King’s Daughters Sheltering Home Circle Records
Lakewood Park Community Association Records
Little River Elementary School Photographs and Other Materials
Shirley Jones Mallard Genealogical Papers
Mangum and Latta Family Papers
Mangum Elementary School Records
A.B. Markham Genealogical Correspondence and Land Grant Notebooks
Merchants and Manufacturers Exposition Program
Emily Norwood Michie Genealogical Papers
Middle College High School Commencement Programs and Other Materials
Eugene Morehead Memorial Address
Morehead Montessori Magnet Elementary School records
National Council of Negro Women – Durham Section Records
Negro Braille Magazine Records and Constance Merrick Watts Papers
Neighborhood Housing Services of Durham Records
Dallas W. Newsom and Dorothy Newsom Rankin Family Papers and Durham Ephemera Collection
North Carolina Authors Scrapbooks
Oak Grove Elementary School Records
Old North Durham Architecture Slides
Old North Durham Neighborhood Association Records
Old West Durham Neighborhood Association Records
Orange County Account Ledger and Other Materials
Parkwood Elementary School Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Other Materials
Pearl Cotton Mills Financial Records
Frankie Perry Scrapbook and Other Materials
O. Gordon Perry Photographs and Clippings
Pleasant Pickett Family Papers
Thomas Watson Poe Campaign Materials and Genealogical Notes
The PRIDE of Durham Collection
R.N. Harris Magnet Elementary School Audiovisual Media and Other Materials
Rawls Family Genealogical Papers
Red Cross Durham Photographs and Chapter Histories
Bobbie K. Reddick Funeral Program Collection
The Regulator Bookshop Records
Grace Parham Rhodes Photographs
Clarence Dixon Rigsbee Family Papers
Elizabeth Parker Roberts Scrapbooks
Sidney E. Rochelle Photographs
Rogers-Herr Middle School Records
Steed and Mozette Rollins Family Papers
Rose Brothers Engineers Letter
Anne Ruffin Family Correspondence
John Schelp Papers and Postcards
Lina Scott Family Photographs and Genealogical Papers
Sherwood Githens Middle School Newsletters, Pamphlets, and Handbooks
Charles W. Smith Property Appraisals
Southern Conservatory of Music Records
James Southgate Portrait Presentation
Southwest Elementary School Class Photographs
Sprinkle-Stanley Architectural Drawings
Nathan Thomas Local Elections Materials
Burnis H. Thornton Photographs and Other Materials
Mrs. S.F. Tomlinson Death Notices
Triangle Jewish Chorale Records
Triangle Land Conservancy Records
Trinity College Class of 1907 Album
Tuesday Morning Study Group Records
Umstead Family Genealogical Materials and Bank Receipts
United Daughters of the Confederacy–Julian S. Carr Chapter Scrapbooks and Other Materials
Andre Vann Collection of Selena Warren Wheeler Photographs and Funeral Program
Violet Park Cemetery Burial Records and Other Materials
Laura Valinda Watts Memorial Program
William Franklin Warren Slides Depicting Durham City Schools
Willis Whichard Image Collection
Women’s Clubs of Durham Collection