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=== University Collections === | === University Collections === | ||
==== '''[http://www.unc.edu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]'''==== | ==== '''[http://www.unc.edu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]''' ==== | ||
A web page containing suggestions for genealogical research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is | A web page containing suggestions for genealogical research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is found at [http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/UNCchLibraries?q=+site:docsouth.unc.edu&sitesearch=&domains=lib.unc.edu&sa=Submit+Search&hq UNC Libraries Website] | ||
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Two libraries at the University of North Carolina with departments and collections of interest to genealogists are the Wilson Library and the Davis Library. | Two libraries at the University of North Carolina with departments and collections of interest to genealogists are the Wilson Library and the Davis Library. | ||
'''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – The Wilson Library''' | '''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – The Wilson Library''' | ||
The Wilson Library includes the special collections, manuscript, and map departments. Addresses and holdings of the departments follow: | The Wilson Library includes the special collections, manuscript, and map departments. Addresses and holdings of the departments follow: | ||
*University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>North Carolina Collection<br>Wilson Library CB 3930<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br>Telephone: 919-962-1172<br>Email:[mailto:nccref@unc.edu nccref@unc.edu] | *University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>North Carolina Collection<br>Wilson Library CB 3930<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br>Telephone: 919-962-1172<br>Email:[mailto:nccref@unc.edu nccref@unc.edu] | ||
:The North Carolina Collection contains published works on North Carolina and its people. The collection does not have original records. They have a file of newspaper clippings on North Carolina. The file does not include obituaries. | :The North Carolina Collection contains published works on North Carolina and its people. The collection does not have original records. They have a file of newspaper clippings on North Carolina. The file does not include obituaries. | ||
*[http://www.unc.edu/index.htm University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]<br>Manuscript Department<br>Wilson Library CB 3926<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br>Telephone: 919-962-1345<br>Fax:919-962-3594<br>Online inquiry: [http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/mailref.html http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/mailref.html] | *[http://www.unc.edu/index.htm University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]<br>Manuscript Department<br>Wilson Library CB 3926<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br>Telephone: 919-962-1345<br>Fax:919-962-3594<br>Online inquiry: [http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/mailref.html http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/mailref.html] | ||
:The Manuscript Department collects personal papers, letters, and diaries of early North Carolina residents. The Family History Library has the following guides to their manuscript collection: | :The Manuscript Department collects personal papers, letters, and diaries of early North Carolina residents. The Family History Library has the following guides to their manuscript collection: | ||
A Guide to the Manuscript collections may be found at the Family History Library. The university’s Internet site contains an inventory of the records the Manuscript Department has received since they published the 1976supplement. | A Guide to the Manuscript collections may be found at the Family History Library. The university’s Internet site contains an inventory of the records the Manuscript Department has received since they published the 1976supplement. | ||
*Blosser, Susan Sokol, and Clyde Norman Wilson Jr. ''The Southern Historical Collection: A Guide to Manuscripts.''Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Library, 1970.{{WorldCat|125777|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; | *Blosser, Susan Sokol, and Clyde Norman Wilson Jr. ''The Southern Historical Collection: A Guide to Manuscripts.''Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Library, 1970.{{WorldCat|125777|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|609520|item|disp=FHL book 975 H23s}} This guide may help you locate biographical and local history information pertaining to a family. | ||
*Smith, Everard H. ''Southern Historical Collection: Supplementary Guide to Manuscripts, 1970–1975''. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Library, 1976. {{WorldCat|2401855|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|2F609523|item|disp=FHL book 975 H23s supp}} | *Smith, Everard H. ''Southern Historical Collection: Supplementary Guide to Manuscripts, 1970–1975''. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Library, 1976. {{WorldCat|2401855|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|2F609523|item|disp=FHL book 975 H23s supp}} | ||
'''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – The Davis Library''' | '''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – The Davis Library''' | ||
Though the Davis Library mainly collects materials for the humanities and social sciences, they are the designated government depository for the state. Their collection includes many federal papers. | Though the Davis Library mainly collects materials for the humanities and social sciences, they are the designated government depository for the state. Their collection includes many federal papers. | ||
*University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>[http://www.lib.unc.edu/davis/ Davis Library CB3916]<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br>Telephone: 919-962-1151 | *University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>[http://www.lib.unc.edu/davis/ Davis Library CB3916]<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br>Telephone: 919-962-1151 | ||
==== '''Duke University''' | ==== '''Duke University''' ==== | ||
[http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/index.html | [http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/index.html Duke University]<br>William R. Perkins Library<br>Manuscript Department<br>104 Chapel Drive<br>Durham, NC 27708<br>Telephone: 919-660-5800<br> | ||
Duke University has holdings on the American South and North Carolina. The libraries' collections contain published diaries, letters, papers, maps, newspapers, and public documents. | |||
''Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Duke University Library''. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1947. {{FHL|183374|item|disp=FHL film 899894; book 975.6 B5d | Trilley, Nannie M., and Noma Lee Goodwin, ''Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Duke University Library''. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1947. {{FHL|183374|item|disp=FHL film 899894; book 975.6 B5d ser. 27–28.}} This guide lists about 8,000 names of individuals, families, and historical subjects, and it is indexed. | ||
=== Inventories of County Records === | === Inventories of County Records === | ||