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Researchers looking at records in the Search Room

Welcome to State Archives of North Carolina

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.

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Mary Rogers and Julia Meconnahey sorting through materials in the Dept. of Archives and Records ca. 1944

How can we help you?

Ordering copies or requesting research? Looking for your college transcript? Need permission to use an item? Searching for our fees list?

Visit the Researcher Services page
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William E. Bright Collection

Visit the Outer Banks History Center

A regional archival research facility in Manteo, NC.

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Functions of State Government slide

New Retention and Disposition Schedule for State Agencies

The Functional Schedule for North Carolina State Agencies is now available online. It supersedes the General Schedule for State Agency Records and all individual agency program schedules.

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Outside of the Western Regional Archives

Visit the Western Regional Archives

Located in Asheville, NC.

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Falling Creek High School, Wayne County, NC, ca 1910. Pictured is an interior view of a multi-room rural school house with classes underway.

Education Resources

Are you looking for lesson plans or primary sources to use in the classroom?

See a list of tools and resources
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A group of women in uniform flanked by two men in uniform. All stand under the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Headquarters sign.

Veterans Oral History Transcription Project

Help the State Archives and State Library of North Carolina transcribe oral history interviews.

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Documenting Modern State Government

The North Carolina State Government Web Site Archives is a service of the State Archives and the State Library of North Carolina. The archives contain state government agency, licensing board, and commission web sites and social media pages, and includes images and audio and video files; agency policies and publications posted on sites; and board and commission meeting minutes.

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