North Carolina State Archives

United States North Carolina  Archives and Libraries  

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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:archives@ncdcr.gov archives@ncdcr.gov]

Address:


 * 109 East Jones Street
 * (Mail to: 4610 Mail Service Center)
 * Raleigh, NC 27699-4610

Telephone: 919-807-7310 Fax:  919-733-1354

Search Room hours and holidays: Sunday-Monday closed; Tuesday-Friday: 8:00 - 5:30; Saturday 9:00 - 2:00. Closed on state holidays.

Map, parking, and public transportation:


 * Map: Google map
 * Parking Visitors may park for a fee in one of three state government visitors' parking facilities:
 * Visitor Lot #1 (109 E. Jones Street), accessible from Jones or Edenton Streets.
 * Visitor Lot #3 (120 W. Edenton St), accessible from Salisbury Street.
 * Visitor Lot #2 (329 North Salisbury Street, ground level of Parking Lot 75), accessible from Salisbury and McDowell Streets.
 * Buses The R-LINE, a free circulator bus service, is also available to visitors to downtown Raleigh. For more information on bus stops and pick-up times, consult the R-Line website.

Internet sites and databases:


 * North Carolina Office of Archives and History mission, search, services index, organization and staff, features, contact us, historical resources, historic sites, history museums, and exhibits.
 * Manuscript and Archives Reference System by title, subject, author, or donor.

Collection Description

 * Collection of country court records so large it has not all been cataloged. The North Carolina State Archives maintains original records of North Carolina governments on the state, district, and county levels.

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Guides

 * 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 ). 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 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
 * NC Archives YouTube Channel - Tutorials on how to use the North Carolina State Archives Online Search Catalog called MARS

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