North Carolina State Archives

The North Carolina State Archives is part of the Archival Services Branch of the Archives and Records Section, North Carolina Division of Archives and History. The primary functions of the branch include collecting, preserving, and making available for public use historical and evidential materials relating to North Carolina. Its holdings consist of official records of state, county, and local governmental materials. In addition to these official records are private collections, maps, pamphlets, sound recordings, photographs, motion picture film, and a small reference library. In all, the Archives houses over 50,000 linear feet of permanently valuable materials containing millions of individual items.

Materials in the State Archives constitute by far the most valuable assembly of manuscript records and North Caroliniana in existence. Most of the records housed in the Archives are available for use only in the Search Room. A limited amount of indexed material can be
searched for mail inquiries.

Researchers interested in North Carolina history are invited to vistit the Search Room and to make use of the records in the Archives. These documents are valuable for historical and evidential purposes and usually are the only copies in existence. It is therefore essential that they be used with care. Reference archivists are on duty at all times in the Search Room and are responsible for assisting all researchers. North Carolina Government Records include:

State Agency Records
County Records
Municipal Records
Private Collections
Church Records
Maps
Military Records
Newspapers
Federal Archives Relating to North Carolina
Foreign Archives Relating to North Carolina

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