Printed Materials, 1903-2008 and undated, bulk 1920s-1990s

Extent:
51 boxes
Scope and content:

Arranged into the following subseries: NCM Publications, Non-NCM Publications, and Periodical Clippings. The first two subseries are further subdivided into two large format groupings: Pamphlets and Other Publications, and Serials. These files were assembled by NCM staff and offer a rich array of printed resources on African American history, culture, and businesses. Formats include essays; reports; pamphlets; brochures and fliers for products, initiatives, and events; newsletters; newspapers and clippings; journals; popular serials; internal publications, including a full set of NC Mutual's serial, The Whetstone, promotional literature for North Carolina Mutual as well as other organizations, and a set of obituaries (1944-2005) memorializing company staff, most of which contain full biographies.

The substantial clippings file was assembled by the Public Relations Department, and is arranged topically in its original sequence; there are significant amounts of materials on the civil rights movement and on Durham history.

There are also oversize sections at the end of each subseries chiefly housing newspapers and other serials; early whole issues as well as single pages of Durham newspapers can be found here, as well as newspapers from elsewhere, and issues of mainstream magazines such as Ebony. The Non-NCM subseries in addition contains a large sub-grouping of print items related to Durham's historically black North Carolina Central University (NCCU), including campus newspapers and events programs.

Series, subseries, and their files are further described in this collection guide.

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Collection restrictions:

Access note. Files in the Office of the President Subseries are restricted for 25 years from the last year of each presidency. Permission to access these records must be granted by NC Mutual in writing prior to use.

Access note. Some materials in this collection are electronic records that require special equipment. Contact Research Services with questions.

Access note. Collection contains fragile audiovisual/photographic formats that may need to be reformatted. Contact Research Services for access.

Access note. Some materials in this collection are personnel records. Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.

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