The North Carolina Collection
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The primary mission of Durham County Library’s North Carolina Collection is to collect and preserve the history of the city and county of Durham and make it available to the people of Durham County. For more information see About the North Carolina Collection.
The Dr. Benjamin E. Powell Memorial Room which houses the North Carolina Collection is located on the third floor of the main library and is open to the public Monday through Thursday 10:00-5:00, and Friday and Saturday 2:00-5:00. Please contact us with any questions or to make an appointment. 560-0171.
The North Carolina Collection is proud to announce their new quarterly newsletter entitled The Bull Horn. Please go to our newsletter page, and select The Bull Horn, to read the latest edition and subscribe.
Read a "Short History of Durham." 
Want to see the banners from the Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project? Through July 2009, the exhibit will be hosted by the Duke University School of Law.
Photograph Collections & Online Exhibits
- Durham Historic Photographic Archives
- Historic Postcards of Durham
- Changes in the Landscape of Downtown Durham, 1950-2000
- The End of Tobacco Road
- Durham Civil Rights Heritage Project
- History of Public Library Service in Durham, 1897 to 1997
- Celebrating the Arts in Durham
Local History and Genealogy Resources on the Web
- Durham-Specific Sites and Blogs
- Search the Census - Ancestry Library Edition and HeritageQuest Databases
- Genealogical Organizations—Local, State, and National
- North Carolina Genealogy Sites
- General Genealogy Sites
- Triangle-Area Libraries and Archives
- Other Libraries and Archives
Printed Local History and Genealogy Resources in the Durham County Library
The Collection
- Durham City Directories
- Index to Names in Family History Books
- Manuscripts and Archives Collections
- Manuscripts and Archives - Master List
- Subject File Headings
- World War II Scrapbooks of Durham Soldiers
About the Collection
Last Update: June 10, 2009
