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Catalogs of the holdings of the North Carolina State Archives and the North Carolina State Library are available on their Internet sites. Printed guides available at the Family History Library to holdings at the North Carolina State Archives include: | Catalogs of the holdings of the North Carolina State Archives and the North Carolina State Library are available on their Internet sites. Printed guides available at the Family History Library to holdings at the North Carolina State Archives include: | ||
Cain, Barbara T. ''Guide to Private Manuscript Collections in the North Carolina State Archives'''''. '''3rd rev. ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division.) 1986. (Family History Library book | Cain, Barbara T. ''Guide to Private Manuscript Collections in the North Carolina State Archives'''''. '''3rd rev. ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division.) 1986. (Family History Library book {{FHL|975.6 A3c|disp=975.6 A3c}}). This lists about 12,000 collections with family histories, Bible records, biographical information, state and local records, records of organizations, banks, businesses (over 480 account books), schools, and historical subjects. The guide is well indexed. | ||
North Carolina, Division of Archives and History. ''Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives''. Section B: County Records. 11th rev. ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 1997. (Family History Library book | North Carolina, Division of Archives and History. ''Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives''. Section B: County Records. 11th rev. ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 1997. (Family History Library book {{FHL|975.6 A3gr|disp=975.6 A3gr}} ) | ||
North Carolina, Division of Archives and History.''Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives. ''12th rev. ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 2009. (Family History Library book | North Carolina, Division of Archives and History.''Guide to County Records in the North Carolina State Archives. ''12th rev. ed. Raleigh, North Carolina: Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 2009. (Family History Library book {{FHL|975.6|disp=A3gc 975.6 A3gc}}<br> | ||
=== National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) === | === National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) === | ||
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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: | ||
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. (Family History Library book | 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. (Family History Library book {{FHL|975 H23s|disp=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. (Family History Library book | Smith, Everard H. ''Southern Historical Collection: Supplementary Guide to Manuscripts, 1970–1975''. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Library, 1976. (Family History Library book {{FHL|975 H23s supp|disp=975 H23s supp}} ). | ||
The university’s Internet site contains an inventory of the records the Manuscript Department has received since they published the 1976 supplement. | The university’s Internet site contains an inventory of the records the Manuscript Department has received since they published the 1976 supplement. | ||
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<span id="1199904994699E"> </span>Duke University has holdings on the American South and North Carolina. The libraries' collections contain published diaries, letters, papers, maps, newspapers, and public documents. A guide to some of these collections is: | <span id="1199904994699E"> </span>Duke University has holdings on the American South and North Carolina. The libraries' collections contain published diaries, letters, papers, maps, newspapers, and public documents. A guide to some of these collections is: | ||
Trilley, Nannie M., and Noma Lee Goodwin. ''Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Duke University Library''. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1947. (Family History Library book | Trilley, Nannie M., and Noma Lee Goodwin. ''Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Duke University Library''. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1947. (Family History Library book {{FHL|975.6 B5d|disp=975.6 B5d}} ser. 27–28; film {{FHL|183374|title-id|disp=899894}}.) 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 === | ||
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To learn more about the history and records of North Carolina counties, use the inventories that have been published for each county. These inventories have been printed in: | To learn more about the history and records of North Carolina counties, use the inventories that have been published for each county. These inventories have been printed in: | ||
''The Historical Records of North Carolina'', 3 vols. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Historical Commission, 1938–39. (Family History Library book | ''The Historical Records of North Carolina'', 3 vols. Raleigh, North Carolina: North Carolina Historical Commission, 1938–39. (Family History Library book {{FHL|975.6 A3hr|disp=975.6 A3hr}}; film {{FHL|175633|title-id|disp=1036384}}.) The inventories are in alphabetical order by county. | ||
Guides and inventories for collections at archives and libraries can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | Guides and inventories for collections at archives and libraries can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under: | ||