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OTHER REPOSITORIES

Carteret County Public Library

Carteret County Public Library
210 Turner Street
Beaufort NC 28516

Phone: (919) 728-2050

Fax: (919) 728-1857

Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

COLLECTIONS

Vertical file information on African Americans in Carteret County and in North Carolina.

Appalachian Collection, University Hall, Appalachian State University

Appalachian Collection
University Hall
Appalachian State University
Boone NC 28608

Phone: (704) 262-4041

Hours: Contact prior to visit

APPALACHIAN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

Includes interviews with African Americans. Transcriptions of some interviews are available.

State and Local History Division, Cumberland County Public Library

State and Local History Division
Cumberland County Public Library
300 Maiden Lane
Fayetteville NC 28301

Phone: (910) 483-7878

Hours: Contact prior to visit

ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION

Contains several interviews with African Americans. Some transcripts available.

Special Collections/ University Archives, Jackson Library, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Special Collections/ University Archives
Jackson Library
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro NC 27412-5201

Phone: (919) 334-5246

Fax: (919) 334-9057

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Services: Photocopying available

COLLECTIONS

The History Department conducted an oral history project related to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s in Greensboro and Guilford County. The audio tapes and transcripts from this project are part of Special Collections/University Archives.

Sheppard Memorial Library

Sheppard Memorial Library
530 Evans Street
Greenville NC 27858

Phone: (919) 830-4588

Fax: (919) 830-4587

Hours: Contact prior to visit

PITT COUNTY ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

Conducted by 7th- and 8th-grade students in 1981, the project includes some interviews with African Americans.

Davidson Room, Davidson Community College

Davidson Room
Davidson Community College
P.O. Box 1287
Lexington NC 27293

Phone: (704) 248-8186

Fax: (704) 246-8531

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; appointment preferred

Services: Photocopying available

COLLECTIONS

Significant holdings on the Hairston Clan, an African-American organization, and the Cooleemee Plantation.

Harnett County Library

Harnett County Library
P.O. Box 1149
601 Main Street
Lillington NC 27546

Phone: (910) 893-3445

Fax: (910) 893-3001

E-mail: hcpl@uncecs.edu

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Summer hours vary

COLLECTIONS

Manuscripts from Harnett County African-American families and African-American churches.

Appalachian Room, Mars Hill College

Appalachian Room
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill NC 28754

Phone: (704) 689-1394

Hours: Contact prior to visit

ORAL HISTORY ARCHIVES

Contains interviews conducted by Mars Hill College faculty and staff during 1981-1983 concerning the cultural and social history of African Americans in the Southern Appalachian Region.

North Carolina African-American Historical Society

North Carolina African-American Historical Society
P.O. Box 26334
Raleigh NC 27611

Phone: (919) 715-2548

Hours: Contact prior to visit

NORTH CAROLINA BLACK HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT

Contains interviews of teachers, principals, and students at traditional African-American high schools in North Carolina prior to integration.

Local History Collection, Edgecombe County Public Library

Local History Collection
Edgecombe County Memorial Library
909 Main Street
Tarboro NC 27886

Phone: (919) 823-1141

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Services: Photocopying available

ORAL HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN EDGECOMBE COUNTY PROJECT

Conducted in June 1987, the interviews include several African Americans and cover the changes in agriculture and rural life in Edgecombe County during the 20th century.

Brown Library

Brown Library
P.O. Box 1988
Washington NC 27889-1988

Phone: (919) 946-4300

Fax: (919) 975-2015

Hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.; Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.

COLLECTIONS

In addition to extensive genealogical resources, the North Carolina Room contains manuscripts pertaining to a few African-American families in the vicinity of Beaufort County and the surrounding region.

Historical Collections Room, Rockingham Community College

Historical Collections Room
Rockingham Community College
P.O. Box 38
Wentworth NC 27375

Phone: (910) 342-4261

Fax: (910) 349-9986

Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:45 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Friday 7:45 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Services: Photocopying available

COLLECTIONS

African-American history material from Madison, North Carolina (Franklin Family). Several oral history interviews of local residents pertaining to African-American history are available as well.

Cape Fear Museum

Cape Fear Museum
814 Market Street
Wilmington NC 28401

Phone: (910) 341-4350

Fax: (910) 341-4307

Hours: Contact prior to visit

ORAL HISTORY COLLECTION

Contains interviews with African Americans and others conducted in preparation of exhibitions at the Museum.