The North Carolina Collection houses an ever-growing collection of Durham-related manuscripts as well as the library archives. This alphabetical list links to descriptions of these materials. To view an item in the manuscript collection, contact the North Carolina Collection at 919-560-0171 for an appointment.
A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z
Alpha Kappa Alpha, Alpha Zeta Omega Chapter Collection
Jean Bradley Anderson Papers
Henry Bane Papers
Bethesda Elementary School Records
Mary Ann Black Papers
Sadie Blacknall Papers
Robert Blake Photograph Collection
Bobbin and Shuttle Company Ledger
John “Jack” P. Bond, III Papers
Lila Markham Brogden Collection
Brogden Middle School Records
Brother Yusuf Collection
Bus Brown Collection
R. Kelly Bryant Papers and Obituary Collection
George W. Burch Family Papers
Carrington Middle School Records
Cornelio Campos Collection
Carolina Theatre Records
Howard Clement III Papers
Club Boulevard Humanities Magnet School Records
Colclough and Bragg Families Collection
E’Vonne Coleman Papers
Committee to Investigate the Durham Police Department in the Duke Lacrosse Case Records
Community Chest of Durham Newspaper Files
Cranford Family Papers
Crest Street Neighborhood Materials Related to Expressway Extension (1979-1980)
Stephen M. Cruse Papers
Debutante Cotillion and Christmas Ball Collection
Lois DeLoatch Papers
Delta Sigma Theta, Durham Alumnae Records
Frank DePasquale Collection
Duke Protest Newspaper Clippings
Durham Centennial Scrapbook
Durham Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
Durham City Council of Parent-Teacher Associations Collection
Durham City-County Charter Commission Records
Durham City-County Unification Records
Durham City Market Stall Renters’ Bonds
Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project Collection
Durham Council on Alcoholism Records
Durham County Department of Health Collection
Durham County Extension Service Photograph Collection
Durham County Government Slides and Photographs
Durham County Library Archives
Durham County Library Association
Durham County Youth Home Records
Durham Elks Poster Collection
Durham Health Council Records
Durham High School Class of 1906 Papers
Durham High School Class of 1916 Papers
Durham High School Class of 1931 Papers
Durham Historic Photographic Archives
Durham Hosiery Mill Advertisement Collection
Durham Interagency Roundtable Records
Durham Jaycees Records
Durham Merchants’ Association Scrapbook
Durham-Orange County Medical Auxiliary Records
Durham-Orange County Medical Society Papers
Durham People’s Alliance Records
Durham Real Estate Magazine Collection
Durham School of the Arts Records
Durham Schools Collection
Durham Urban Renewal Records
Durham Voters Alliance Records
E. K. Powe Elementary School Records
East Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Association Collection
Wells Eddleman Papers
Edgemont Community Slides
Mary Elliot Photograph Collection
Eno River Festival Collection
Eno Valley Elementary School Records
Mary Reamey Thomas Few and Randolph Few Papers
Foushee Family Collection
Friday Morning Music Study Club Records
Friends of the Durham Library Records
Friends of West Point Records
Fuller School PTA Scrapbooks [1899-1959]
Steve Gaddis Photograph Collection, 1980-1984
Golden Belt Manufacturing Company Ledger and Aerial Photograph
Saundra Gooch Scrapbook
Gorman Family Collection
Greater Durham Chamber of Commerce Records
Gregory Real Estate Photograph Collection
Ernie Greup Collection
Wib Gulley Papers
Halcyon Club Records
Louise Hall Slide Collection
Harris Family Papers
Becky Heron Papers
Hillandale Elementary School Records
History of the Arts in Durham Records
Judy Hogan Papers
Irwin Holmes Papers
Hope Valley Country Club Collection
Hope Valley Elementary School Records
James E. Shepard Magnet Middle School Records
Sylvia Kerckhoff Papers
King’s Daughters – Sara Barker Circle Records
King’s Daughters – Sheltering Home Circle Records
Lakewood Park Community Association Records
William Lee Papers
LGBTQ Collection
Little River Elementary School Records
Lucas Middle School Records
Wade Baldwin MacDonald Papers
Shirley Jones Mallard Genealogical Papers
Mangum and Latta Family Papers
Mangum Elementary School Records
A.B. Markham Land Grant and Genealogy Correspondence and Notebooks
Mayor Charles Markham Collection
Emily Norwood Michie Papers
Middle College High School Records
Morehead Montessori School Records
William H. Murdock Papers
National Council of Negro Women – Durham Section Records
Negro Braille Magazine Records
Neighborhood Housing Services of Durham Papers
Dallas W. Newsom and Dorothy Newsom Rankin Collection
Walter Cheek Newton Records
North Carolina Authors Scrapbooks
Northern High School Records
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, 1812-1821
Louis Orr Etchings
Parker Family Papers
Parkwood Elementary School Records
Pearl Cotton Mills Records
Norman Pendergraft Papers
Frankie Perry Collection
O. Gordon Perry Collection
Pleasant Pickett Papers
Pocket Theatre Records
Moody B. Pope Family Papers, 1907-1991
Helen D. Pratt Papers
Jack Preiss Papers
Preservation Durham Records
The PRIDE of Durham Papers
George Pyne Papers
Milo Pyne Papers
R. N. Harris Magnet Elementary School Records
Red Cross Durham Collection
The Regulator Bookshop Records
Grace Parham Rhodes Photograph Collection
Clarence Dixon Rigsbee Family Collection
Riverside High School Records
Elizabeth (“Libby”) Parker Roberts Scrapbook Collection
Sidney E. Rochelle Photograph Collection
Maude Rogers Collection
Rogers-Herr Middle School Records
Steed and Mozette Rollins Collection
Ruffin Family Papers
Hildegard Ryals Collection
John Schelp Collection
Steve Schewel Papers
Evelyn Schmidt Papers
Lina Scott Family Photograph Collection
Sherwood Githens Middle School Records
Small Manuscripts Collection
Charles W. Smith Property Appraisals Collection
Southern Conservatory of Music
Southern High School Records
Southwest Elementary School Records
Asa T. Spaulding Biographical Collection
Sprinkle-Stanley Architectural Drawings
Alvis Hatchett Stokes Papers
The Study Club Records
Tax Notebook
Lela Stone Taylor Papers
Nathan Thomas Collection
Burnis H. Thornton Photograph Collection
Three Arts Collection
Clinton W. Toms Scrapbook
Triangle Jewish Chorale Records
Triangle Land Conservancy Records
Tuesday Morning Study Group Records
Twaddell Music School Collection
Tyson Family Papers
Umstead Family Collection
United Daughters of the Confederacy–Julian S. Carr Chapter Scrapbooks
United Fund Collection
Steven Unruhe Papers
Up-To-Date Club Collection
USO Club Scrapbook
Walk and Talk Club Records
Mamie Dowd Walker Scrapbook
William Franklin Warren Durham City Schools Slide Collection
Thomas Whaley Papers
Ernest R. Williamson Papers
Carol Wills Journals
Thomas Womble Collection
Women’s Clubs of Durham Collection
Woodcroft Women’s Club Collection