The North Carolina Collection archives contains a variety of materials donated to the Library for use in research of local history and genealogy. Our archive collections include items from civic and social organizations, local businesses, governmental departments, genealogy research, artworks, and memorabilia.
Our special collections include scrapbooks, vertical files, maps, microfilm, yearbooks, and vintage and rare books on a variety of North Carolina topics including history, culture, art, biography, and the Civil War.
Our archive collections are available for research by request.
North Carolina Digital Heritage Center
Digitized Collections
Archives
- American Association of University Women – Winston-Salem Chapter
- Atkins High School & Columbia Heights High School Class Photographs (1929-1965) (hanging at Malloy/Jordan)
- League of Women Voters – Winston-Salem Chapter
- Memorial Industrial School
- Winston-Salem Junior League
- Women’s Club
City Directories
- Winston-Salem (1890-1939, incomplete)
Newspapers
- Winston-Salem Chronicle (1974-2018)
Yearbooks
- Carver High School (1949-1969)
- R. J. Reynolds High School (1911-1963)
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESOURCES
ARCHIVES
Moravian Archives
National Archives & Records Administration (NARA)
Salem College Archives
State Archives of North Carolina
Wake Forest University Archives
Winston Salem State University Archives
CULTURAL
NC Live NCpedia
NC Museum of History
Muse Winston-Salem
Smithsonian
PRESERVATION
Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission
HF Group/ECS Conservation
National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
North Carolina Preservation Consortium
Northeast Document Conservation Center
Preservation Forsyth
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