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1938 Scarboro's Grocery receipt
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0244
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a receipt listing 13 items purchased by Willis Holloway on May 21, 1938 from Scarboro's Grocery at 1000 9th Street. The preprinted text on the reverse of the receipt illustrates the credit policy by which grocery customers were able to be billed for food purchases in the 1930s.
Dates:
1938
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
1960 Durham sit-ins flyer
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0243
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a 1960 flyer calling for boycotts of Woolworth's, Kress, and Walgreens in downtown Durham. While its creators are not named, the flyer's sections document "Why??" citizens were being asked to boycott stores that would sell merchandise to but not seat African American customers for service at their lunch counters, explains "What Can You Do??" including shopping elsewhere, letter writing and petitions, and instructs to "Join the Student Picket Lines" which were "manned...
Dates:
1960 to circa 2000s?
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Jean Bradley Anderson papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0002
Abstract
The Jean Bradley Anderson Papers span the years 1934-2012, with most of the material dating between 1964 and 2012. The collection consists of correspondence, research notes, copies of original manuscript material and secondary sources, photographs, clippings, print material, oral histories, and ephemera. The bulk of the collection is made up of extensive material related to the research, writing, and publication of various published works, including both editions of Durham...
Dates:
1934-2012, undated; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2012
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Henry Bane papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0003
Scope and Contents
The Henry Bane Papers consist of certificates, diplomas, photographs, and WWII-era military medals of Judge Henry Bane (1904-1998). Certificates recognize his involvement as President of the North Carolina State Association of B'nai B'rith Lodges, a Jewish organization, from 1941 to 1942. Diplomas include Bane's undergraduate degree from Duke University and his law degree from the University of North Carolina. Also included are the guestbook from Bane's funerary services in 1998 and an account...
Dates:
1914-1948, 1971, 1976, 1998
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Bethesda Elementary School records
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0004
Scope and Contents
The collection contains class photos and historic photographs from Bethesda Elementary School in Durham, NC.
Dates:
1971, 2011-2013
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Mary Ann Black papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0005
Abstract
The Mary Ann Black Papers, 1964-2009, include materials from Black's time with the Durham County Board of Commissioners and with the Duke University Health System, as well as some personal materials. The bulk of the materials date from 1990-2000. Many of the materials relate to the Durham public school merger in the early 1990s.
Dates:
1964 - 2014
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Sadie Blacknall papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0006
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of two scrapbooks created by Sadie Blacknall between 1875 and 1933 and two ledgers used in the office of her brother-in-law J. R. Blacknall, the first sheriff of Durham County.
Dates:
1875 - 1933
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Robert Blake photographs
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0007
Scope and Contents
This collection includes over 1,000 photographs taken by Blake between 1945 and 1998 for inspiration for his drawings and paintings. Most of the photographs are black and white and feature rural scenes in Durham County, particularly tobacco barns in various stages of decay. There are also photographs of locations around downtown Durham, as well as images of tobacco being harvested, prepared for curing, and sold at the Liberty Warehouse auctions.
Dates:
1944-2001, undated
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Bobbin and Shuttle Company ledger
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0008
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the Durham Bobbin and Shuttle Company Ledger, which contains invoices and statemenets that account for the purchase and sale of various supplies and machinery from 1888 to 1891. The purchases involve materials that supported the mill’s function, such as lumber, oil to lubricate machinery, and tools. Also included are statements regarding tax payments, lawyer fees, and travel expenditures.
Dates:
1888 - 1891
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
John P. Bond III papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0009
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a scrapbook and loose materials concerning John "Jack" Bond’s time as Durham’s county manager from 1984-1991. Titled “Jack Bond Comes to Durham,” the scrapbook tells the story of Bond’s experiences as county manager and his relationship with his staff through text and photographs. The photographs show various administrators with whom Bond worked, award functions, and administrative proceedings. The loose materials include letters congratulating Bond on his appointment...
Dates:
1984 - 1991
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Lila Markham Brogden papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0010
Scope and Contents
The Lila Markham Brogden Papers consist of early documentation of the Woman's Club of Durham, including correspondence, programs, photographs, newsletters, budgets, and other material. It also contains Durham city budgets, materials relating to the Durham High School Classes of 1900, 1901, and 1916, and graduation memorabilia from Trinity College, Class of 1902.The 2011 addition introduces materials that concern other members of the Brogden-Markham family, including John L....
Dates:
1900 - 2009
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Brogden Middle School records
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0011
Scope and Contents
The collection contains reports, brochures, clippings, photographs, and serial publications documenting the history of Brodgen Middle School. The reports are for periodic accreditation evaluation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). Publications include newsletter "News from the Dragons' Den," student-run newspaper The Satellite, and compilations of student poems and writings. Photographs document school classroom scenes and outdoor activities, as well as larger...
Dates:
1934 - 2014
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Bus Brown collection
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0013
Scope and Contents
These materials primarily document the part of musician Bus Brown's life spent in Durham. Audiovisual materials consist of audio recordings of The Storyteller, Bus Brown's only published album; a video recording titled "Bus Brown, the Storyteller," and five tapes from a potential documentary, with interviews of Bus Brown by Frankie Alexander and Melva Fager Okun. Papers include several programs from performances and events at which Brown appeared, newspaper articles about him and the jazz scene...
Dates:
1966-2007, undated
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
George W. Burch family papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0015
Abstract
A small collection of school-related records and Methodist newspapers from the George W. Burch family of Durham.
Dates:
1884 - 1899
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Cedar Fork Baptist Church Records
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0207
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of membership directories, histories, photographs and other material documenting the life of the church. Included is a portrait of famed evangelist, Baxter Franklin McLendon.
Dates:
circa 1920s-2006
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Committee to Investigate the Durham Police Department in the Duke Lacrosse Case records
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0021
Scope and Contents
The collection contains conference notes, requests for documents, reports, memos, presentations and other materials documenting the committee's work to investigate the Durham Police Department's handling of the Duke lacrosse case. A CD-ROM contains PDF files of depositions related to District Attorney for Durham County Michael B. Nifong's disciplinary hearing before the North Carolina State Bar.
Dates:
2006 - 2008; undated
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Cranford Family papers
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0024
Scope and Contents
The Cranford Family Papers span the years of circa 1936-2013, with most of the material dating from 1942-2000. The collection consists of a variety of materials including correspondence, family history and documents, writings, speeches, three scrapbooks and many photographs. The collection also contains notes and documents relating to friends and acquaintances of the Cranfords who were notable Durham community members. Of particular interest in this collection is a series of letters between...
Dates:
circa 1936-2013
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Crest Street neighborhood materials related to the Durham Expressway extension
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0025
Scope and Contents
The collection includes reports on the negative effects of and alternatives to the freeway from community organizations and individuals.
Dates:
1979 - 1980
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Eta Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0211
Abstract
Eta Chapter, founded in 1939, is a Durham-based chapter of the Eta State organization of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, which provides professional and social support for women educators. Files in the collection pertain to the work and social activities of the chapter.
Dates:
1934 - 2018
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Delta Sigma Theta, Durham Alumnae Chapter records
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0029
Scope and Contents
The collection contains programs of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Durham Alumnae Chapter's "Jabberwock," an annual debutante ball and talent showcase in which the winning contestant is crowned Jabberwock Queen. The event celebrates elegance and scholarship and provides a platform for the Chapter to thank its contributors and members. Each program contains a brief history of the sorority, a list of members and patrons, profiles of the contestants, and notes of congratulations and gratitude.
Dates:
1953 - 2017
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Benjamin N. Duke calling card
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0253
Scope and Contents
Benjamin N. Duke's calling card is the lone item in the collection and exemplifies one category of stationery a wealthy American used to announce their presence, record a visit, request a meeting, or accompany a gift.
Dates:
ca. 1890s
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Duke Power Company bus tokens
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0256
Scope and Contents
Two metal tokens inscribed with the Duke Power Company logo and a letter from their donor form the collection.
Dates:
1941 - 1980
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Duke Protest Newspaper Clippings
Item — Oversize Box: 1 - Mixed Oversize, Oversize Folder: 1-3
Identifier: 33450164214676
Dates:
Publication: 1968 - 1970
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Durham Centennial scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0032
Scope and Contents
The Durham Centennial 1953 Scrapbook, spanning from February 9, 1952 to March 2, 1955, includes newspaper clippings, a program and schedule of events, memorabilia, and meeting minutes from the Durham Centennial and Historical Commission. The celebration occurred April 26 through May 2, 1953 and included parades, a ball, performances, agricultural displays, and various other events.
Dates:
1952 - 1955
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Durham City Market Stall Renters bonds
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0039
Scope and Contents
This collection includes bonds for renting stalls to sell meat, fish, and agricultural products throughout Durham. The bonds bear signatures -- sometimes an “x” for illiterate persons -- of individuals renting stalls and date from 1886 and 1921. Stall renters included both whites and African Americans, although the race of individuals is not provided in the records.
Dates:
1886 - 1921
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Durham Civic Association membership application card
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0254
Scope and Contents
The collection consists solely of a membership application card from the Durham Civic Association listing cost of memberships (annual $1, sustaining $5, life $50), to whom to apply, and the officers (president Mrs. T.D. Jones, vice-president Mrs. I.F. Hill, secretary Mrs. G.C. White, treasurer Mrs. S. W. Tucker).
Dates:
ca. 1900s to 1910s
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Durham Civic Center Proposal speech
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0273
Content Description
The collection consists of Whichard's April 1982 speech beginning with a brief chronology from January 1980 of the Downtown Durham Development Corporation's path to plans for a hotel and civic center complex in downtown Durham and his calculations of economic benefits from such a hotel and civic center complex in order to advocate for the proposed $10.5 million bond needed for construction.
Dates:
1982-04-16
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Durham County Extension Service Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0044
Scope and Contents
The Durham County Extension Service Photograph Collection consists of 32 photographs of work done by the Extension Service in the 1920s through 1940s. All of the images can be viewed online here: https://dur.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=Durham+County+Extension+Services&te=ASSET
Dates:
1920 - 1965
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Durham County Library archives
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0046
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials related to the history of the public library in Durham, North Carolina. The materials date from 1897, a year before the first public library in the state opened in Durham, to the present. Much of the material is from the more recent past, with the bulk between 1960 and the present. Besides written materials, the archives also contain photos, slides, newspaper articles, and recordings.
Dates:
1893-2013 and ongoing
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
Durham County Personal Property and Poll Tax Registers, 1936 and undated
Collection
Identifier: NCC-0228
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
Found in:
North Carolina Collection Archives
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