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The Archives in Morrow has both a Microfilm Research Room and an Archival Research Room. We have extensive microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research and general historical interest. We also have about 70,000 cubic feet of archival holdings dating from 1716 to the 1980s, primarily textual records but also maps, photographs, and architectural drawings.
The Archives in Morrow has both a Microfilm Research Room and an Archival Research Room. We have extensive microfilm holdings of value for genealogy research and general historical interest. We also have about 70,000 cubic feet of archival holdings dating from 1716 to the 1980s, primarily textual records but also maps, photographs, and architectural drawings.


5780 Jonesboro Road<br />Morrow, Georgia 30260
5780 Jonesboro Road<br>Morrow, Georgia 30260


Phone: 770-968-2100<br />Fax: 770-968-2547
Phone: 770-968-2100<br>Fax: 770-968-2547


Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ '''http://www.archives.gov/southeast/''']<br />Email: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov '''atlanta.archives@nara.gov''']
Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/southeast/ '''http://www.archives.gov/southeast/''']<br>Email: [mailto:atlanta.archives@nara.gov '''atlanta.archives@nara.gov''']


University Collections<br />University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br />Chapel Hill, North Carolina
University Collections<br>University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>Chapel Hill, North Carolina


Internet: [http://www.unc.edu '''http://www.unc.edu''']
Internet: [http://www.unc.edu '''http://www.unc.edu''']


A web page containing suggestions for genealogical research at the University of North Carolina is:
A web page containing suggestions for genealogical research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is:


[http://metalab.unc.edu/reference/moss/biblio/genealogy.html '''http://metalab.unc.edu/reference/moss/biblio/genealogy.html''']
[http://metalab.unc.edu/reference/moss/biblio/genealogy.html '''http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/hum/genealogy.html''']


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.
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The Wilson Library includes the special collections, manuscript, and map departments. Addresses and holdings of the departments are:
The Wilson Library includes the special collections, manuscript, and map departments. Addresses and holdings of the departments are:


'''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill'''<br />North Carolina Collection<br />Wilson Library CB 3930<br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
'''University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill'''<br>North Carolina Collection<br>Wilson Library CB 3930<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890


Telephone: 919-962-1172<br />Fax: 919-962-4452
Telephone: 919-962-1172<br>Email:&nbsp; [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. Approximately 40 percent of their inventory is listed on the library’s Internet site.
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.


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br />Manuscript Department<br />Wilson Library CB 3926
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>Manuscript Department<br>Wilson Library CB 3926


Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br />Telephone: 919-962-1345
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890<br>Telephone: 919-962-1345
 
Fax:&nbsp; 919-962-3594
 
Online inquiry:&nbsp; [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:


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. (FHL book 975 H23s.) This guide may help you locate biographical and local history information pertaining to a family.
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. (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. (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. (FHL book 975 H23s supp.).
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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.


University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br />Davis Library CB 3900<br />Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill<br>Davis Library CB 3916<br>Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890


Telephone: 919-962-1151<br />Internet:[http://www.lib.unc.edu/ '''www.lib.unc.edu/''']
Telephone: 919-962-1151<br>Internet:'''[http://www.lib.unc.edu/davis/ www.lib.unc.edu/davis/]'''


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.


'''Duke University'''<br />William R. Perkins Library<br />Manuscript Department<br />217 Perkins Library<br />Durham, NC 27708-0190<br />Telephone: 919-660-5820
'''Duke University'''<br>William R. Perkins Library<br>Manuscript Department<br>104 Chapel Drive<br>Durham, NC 27708<br>Telephone: 919-660-5800[http://www.lib.duke.edu/ ][http://www.lib.duke.edu/s ][http://www.lib.duke.edu/s ]


Fax: 919-660-5934<br />Internet: [http://www.lib.duke.edu/ '''www.lib.duke.edu/''']
Internet: [http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/index.html]


Duke University has two collections of interest to genealogists. The North Carolina Collection contains works about and by North Carolinians. The Southern Historical Collection contains records of historical interest. A guide to these collections is:
<span id="1199904994699E" style="">&nbsp;</span>Duke University has&nbsp;holdings on the&nbsp;American South and North Carolina.&nbsp; The libraries' collections contain published diaries, letters,&nbsp;papers, maps, newspapers, and public documents.&nbsp; A guide to some of&nbsp;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. (FHL book 975.6 B5d ser. 27–28; film 899894.) This guide lists about 8,000 names of individuals, families, and historical subjects, and it is indexed.
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 book 975.6 B5d ser. 27–28; film 899894.) This guide lists about 8,000 names of individuals, families, and historical subjects, and it is indexed.
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