Durham County Personal Property and Poll Tax Registers, 1936 and undated
Scope and Contents
Both registers list taxpayer names and payments. The 1936 register is organized by township. Townships include Durham, Carr, Cedar Fork, Lebanon, Mangum, Oak Grove, and Patterson. The undated register is organized into city and surrounding township records. Both registers have separate sections for white and colored taxpayers.
Dates
- 1936
- undated
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
There are no restrictions on the use of this material except where previously copyrighted material is concerned. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain all permissions.
Biographical / Historical
North Carolina exercised its first poll tax in 1715. North Carolina eliminated the use of poll tax as a qualification for voting in 1919 and abolished the tax in 1971.
Extent
.15 Linear Feet (2 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown
- African Americans -- Segregation Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Durham County (N.C.) Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Poll tax -- Lists Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
- Taxation -- North Carolina -- Durham County -- Lists Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Durham County Personal Property and Poll Tax Registers, 1936 and undated
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Barbara Ilie
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Edition statement
- Processed by Barbara Ilie
Repository Details
Part of the North Carolina Collection Repository
