Browse new and spotlighted collections.

Voter Registration

The Voter Registration digital collection is an ongoing project, and additional items will be added as they are digitized. Ratified in 1870, the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

State Publications

Full text current and historic publications produced by North Carolina state government.

Cohabitation Records

Cohabitation Bonds were filed with the register of deeds of each county and legitimized the marriages of former enslaved peoples after an act established in 1866.

Our State Magazine

Explore past issues of Our State, one of North Carolina's longest running and most popular magazines. First published in 1933, The State (as it was known until 1996) features stories about North Carolina's people, places, and history.

Revolutionary War Era

The American Revolutionary War, 1775 to 1783, secured the independence of the United States of America from Great Britain and established a constitutional democracy. 

Research Vessel Science Logs

Thousands of science logs from the research vessels (R/V) Dan Moore, Eastward, and Cape Hatteras. The transcribed data from the research vessl science logs is available at Duke Research Data Repository.

North Carolina State Parks

A trove of materials relating to the natural and cultural history of the state parks system gathered from the holdings of the State Archives, State Library and N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. 

Future Collections

The staff of both the State Library and State Archives are constantly working on new digital collections or adding to existing collections. Check this space or our social media to learn about upcoming projects.

A State Museum of Natural History curator opens an exhibit display to show a group of children the items within. [PhC.42.HistMuseum]