Requesting Information by Mail

Requesting Information by Correspondence

North Carolina Residents

Information and forms for submitting research questions to the State Archives of North Carolina.

Persons Residing Outside of North Carolina

Information and forms for submitting research questions to the State Archives of North Carolina, including an online payment portal option.

General Requests

If you have a general question that does not require research to be performed then please check the State Archives web page for your answer. If the answer cannot be found there, then send general inquiries to:

State Archives of North Carolina
4614 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4614

OR

Email: archives@ncdcr.gov
Fax: (919) 733-1354

If you have any questions concerning the nature of your request and whether it is something the State Archives can answer please call (919) 807-7310.

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Guidelines for Requesting Research

The type of research that can be requested from the State Archives is limited to those questions that can be answered by consulting a specific known set of records. See the lists below for examples of the research that can and cannot be conducted.

For information about fees for photocopies, copies of photographs and other duplication services, please consult our Fee Schedule

The Archives CAN respond to requests for records such as:

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The Archives CANNOT respond to requests for genealogical research such as:

Last Modified: 09/04/2012

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