State Archives of North Carolina

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The State Archives provides guidance on preservation and management of government records, and collects, preserves, and provides public access to historically significant archival materials relating to North Carolina.

General Assembly Session Records

Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Intermediate/Experienced About the Collection The General Assembly Session Records digital collection features records of early North Carolina state legislatures found within the holdings of the State...

Will Books

Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Intermediate/Expert About the Collection Part of the Secretary of State wills collection, this is a series of bound recorded copies of probated wills. Some volumes also contain recorded deeds,...

Travel Perspectives

Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Easy/Intermediate About the Collection The Travel Perspectives collection features narratives and images of tourism as experienced by North Carolinians, found within the holdings of the State Archives of...

District Superior Court Records

Collection Status: Open for Transcription Transcription Difficulty Rating: Expert About the Collection The supreme courts of justice system, in effect briefly from 1755 to 1759, served as the immediate predecessor and the pattern on which the district superior courts system...