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North Carolina Digital Collections (NCDC)

The NCDC contain over 109,000 historic & recent photographs, state government publications, manuscripts, and North Carolina content from the State Archives and the State Library of North Carolina.

Search the Digital Collections

The State Archives of North Carolina, Government Records Section, Outer Banks History Center, and Western Regional Archives have very diverse holdings in a variety of formats. The list below is meant to give an overview of the digital collections, resources and online tools available to researchers. For online content from the Outer Banks History Center and Western Regional Archives, please visit their pages.

Social Media

Want to connect with the State Archives in a different way? Find us on social media.

Internet Archive

A small selection of the State Archives of North Carolina's digital materials are available on the Internet Archive, including audio recordings for the Speaker Ban Study Commission Hearings (1965) and North Carolina Senate.

Flickr

A selection of photographs and other materials are presented through Flickr sites for the State Archives of North Carolina.

North Carolina Maps

North Carolina Maps is a comprehensive, online collection of historic maps of the Tar Heel State, featuring maps from three of the state's largest map collections: the State Archives of North Carolina, the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill, and the Outer Banks History Center.

YouTube

The State Archives of North Carolina's YouTube Channel includes tutorials on searching the online catalog, the basics of records management, and other topics, as well as archival video materials from the Audio Visual Materials collection.

North Carolina Website and Social Media Archives

The Website and Social Media 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.

Connecting the Docs Podcast

Connecting the Docs is a podcast created by staff members of the State Archives of North Carolina who examine documents connecting to fascinating, true stories from the past. Season 1 featured archival documents which uncovered crimes, missteps, or something mystifying.

G.S. 132 Files Blog

Records Management events, news and activities. The "G.S. 132 Files: North Carolina Public Records Blog" is our newest form of communicating and interacting with the custodians of North Carolina’s public records.

History For All the People Blog

The main blog of the Division of Archives and Records - a space for discussing new projects, upcoming events and other interesting news at the State Archives, Outer Banks History Center, and Western Regional Archives.

Chronicling America

Microfilm copies of some newspapers held by the State Archives are available through this Library of Congress project thanks to the efforts of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

DigitalNC

Several films and early newspapers from the State Archives are hosted through the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center's DigitalNC project.

Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America provides unified access to the collections of libraries and cultural organizations as Americans’ most trusted sources of shared knowledge.