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Three folders are separated into clippings, programs, and miscellaneous items that deal primarily with Klein's musical career. Many of the clippings are of advertisements for bands and concerts led by Klein in local clubs and bars in the Cleveland area in the 1930s and 1940s. Another folder contains concert programs and promotional materials dating primarily to Klein's time in Irene Vermillion's band in the first half of the 1930s. There are also several King trumpet advertisements. The miscellaneous items folder contains, among other items, a eulogy for Lillian Houston, who performed with Klein in Ina Ray Hutton's band, an award certificate to Klein for a performance in 1933, a letter from the King trumpet company, and an invitation to play on a USO tour in an all girl orchestra led by Alfonso D'Artega in 1943.

Clippings include newspaper articles about Moore's life and career as a jazz musician. One folder is devoted entirely to clippings related to Moore's time performing with Louis Jordan, and another folder contains photocopies of materials from a notebook of personal contacts compiled by Moore. This series also includes several programs from Moore's performances in the Raleigh, NC area during the 1990s along with programs from Moore's commencement ceremony at Wake Technical Institute and programs from Moore's funeral. One folder primarily contains manuscript drafts of jazz lead sheets presumably written by Moore along with a small amount of published music by other composers. Miscellaneous items include Moore's certificates from Wake Technical Institute, documents concerning the repairs of Moore's home in Raleigh, NC, a calendar featuring Moore on the cover, and the plaque from Moore's funeral.

Six folders arranged by size and original order when possible. Pictures include a range of candid shots from Moore's travels and his time living in New York and North Carolina. There are also pictures of Moore's performances, including many with local jazz musicians from the Raleigh-Durham area. There are several images with notable figures such as Dizzy Gillespie, James Moody, and President Ronald Reagan. One folder contains negatives that correspond to many of the photographs in the collection.

Contains newspapers, newsletter clippings, some oversize, pertaining to activities of and topics of concern for Rencher Nicholas Harris and his wife, Plassie Williams Harris, and associated items such as correspondence and election materials, particularly referring to voting as related to race.

Comprised of letters, telegrams, and other types of correspondence, in the form of personal exchanges between Harris and his wife and family; letters dealing with his campaign and election to the Durham city Council in 1953; and correspondence touching on his business activities. Of particular note are letters written to Harris from Carla Myerson (later Eugster) during her stay in England in 1951, which are filled with observations and impressions about England and its contrasts to America, especially on race relations. Starting in the mid-1950s, letters Harris received from Durham citizens give evidence of the effects of the Brown decision; some letters, for example, call his attention to segregation in airports and ballparks. The issue of public school desegregation comes to the fore beginning about 1959. Dispersed among the correspondence are clippings, financial or business documents, photographs, and publications, often attached to the correspondence with which they are associated. The series is arranged in chronological order.

The collection has been arranged into four series: Club History, Halcyon Members, Programs, and Club Administration. The Club History Series contains research and recollections by Halcyon members about the group's founding and early members. A large portion of this series is the Centennial Memory Notebook, created in 2011 in honor of the Halcyon Club's 100th anniversary. The series also includes handwritten and typed histories by club members from the 1930s through the 1990s.

Compiled by John David McGee, the Collection Information Series provides a detailed guide to using the McGee Family Papers. It includes lists and details of all series in the collection, background information on the family, a list of Baptist missionaries in Nigeria, and a thorough history of the Baptist Mission in Nigeria. The materials reflect both the 2011 and 2013 accessions.

Includes Main and Supplemental catalogs, referenced throughout this collection guide, which contain detailed descriptions of the items in the collection. The series also includes some printouts with biographical and other information relating to the collection and its contributors.

An excellent catalog of American paper currency from its inception in 1686 to 1789 is Eric P. Newman's The Early Paper Money of America(Racine, Wisc., 1967). Newman noted the distinctiveness of this money: "The early paper money of America has the unique distinction of being the first paper money issued by any government in the Western World. No country, state, or colony in Europe had made a prior issue of publicly sponsored paper money."

There are 67 pieces of Revolutionary paper currency and one copper plate for printing a bill. They include the Continental Currency issued by the Continental Congress and also the Revolutionary War state issues. There is currency from:

The Continental Congress issued a great quantity of paper currency in order to finance the Revolution. The depreciation of this money and its economic effects produced a distrust of any national paper currency. For that reason the 1789 Constitution forbade the states to issue paper money. The Constitution was deliberately silent on the federal government's right to do so. However, there was no ban against their issuance by private organizations and local governments. This loophole was utilized to provide paper currency which was both convenient and necessary for economic life. Over 30,000 varieties of notes were issued by 1,600 different banks in 34 different states between 1790 and 1865. These figures do not include the issues of local governments and private businesses that were not banks. The history of this money ended substantially during the Civil War. The Confederate government and the various states of the Confederacy issued paper currency-during the war. The U.S. Congress authorized a national paper currency in 1861, and it is the only paper currency to survive the Civil War as a significant economic factor. Some currency and scrip continued to be issued at various times by businesses and local governments, but it was economically and quantitatively insignificant. It should be remembered, of course, that the federal government issued gold and silver coinage during this period.

Series of 20 13x19 inch color inkjet prints by Joshua McFadden, organized in original order as received by print number.

The Comic Conventions and Events series includes materials from over fifty comic conventions that the Murray brothers held at their Durham home from the late 1960s through the mid 1980s. Included are photos of numerous "Mini-Cons", including black and white photos, color photos, and photo negatives. Also included are sign-up sheets which list participants for each event. The series also includes flyers and ephemera from other comic conventions in Durham and North Carolina dating from the 1960s through 2013.

Series consists of 34 phonodiscs, many of which were marketed to Black audiences as "race" records, a collecting interest of Randy Riddle.

[Primarily 35mm and 16mm films with some early forms of video tape scattered throughout.]

Series includes files from a variety of different committees and councils related to the administration of Duke University. Committees are related to student housing, residential life, the environment, traffic, equal employment, affirmative action, physical education, athletics, business and finance, religious life, and other subjects.

The Committees and Organizations Series contains assorted materials collected in the early 1960s about the Cuban Revolution and the U.S.'s foreign policy with Cuba, especially the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The materials represent small portions of materials generated by these committees and organizations, presumably collected for student research. The series mostly consists of leaflets, event flyers, newsletters and correspondence, recruitment materials, and position statements. The organizations and committees represented in the series are sympathetic to the Cuban Revolution and critical of the U.S. engagement against Castro's government. Organizations from across the country including the Truth About Cuba Committee, the Fair Play for Cuba Committee, the Young Socialists Alliance, and the Non-Violent Committee for Cuban Independence are represented in the series, though most are central to New York City.

Materials are arranged alphabetically by folder title, followed by audiovisual and oversize material. Original folder titles were retained.

This series includes materials related to the history of the City of Durham, Civil Human Righst events, the Parrish Street project, and audio recordings.

Contains papers related to Watts's membership in churches and fraternal organizations, non-medically-related boards on which he served, his work with Durham, N.C. organizations, his interest in race relations, and honors awarded to him. Materials include photographs, correspondence, notes, programs, speeches, programs, clippings, print materials, and a commemorative plaque. Also included are the papers of Constance Watts (wife), Lyda Merrick (mother-in-law), and Margaret Smith (a nurse in his office). Of special interest are materials related to the Negro Braille Magazine (now the Merrick-Washington Magazine for the Blind), founded by Mrs. Merrick. Arranged alphabetically.

The Company and Biographical series contains images of choreographers, performing companies, ADF faculty members, ADF staff, and other individuals.

Arranged in the following subseries named after North Carolina Mutual departments and offices: Actuary, Agency in Force, Auditing, Controller, Corporate Planning, Executive Committee, Facilities, Medical Department, Office of the President, Public Relations, and Personnel Files (closed). There is also an oversize section at the end of each subseries or smaller subgrouping. The Office of the President Series holds the records from the following presidents: William J. Kennedy, Jr., Asa T. Spaulding, Sr., Joseph W. Goodloe, William J. Kennedy, III, and Bert Collins. Company office functions and spaces are also represented in other formats in the Exhibits, Photographic Material, Memorabilia and Artifacts, and Recordings Series.

Contains contracts, legal papers, tax reports, correspondence, minutes, blueprints, and catalogs relating to the United Cigarette Machine Company, and the company's properties in Virginia and Dresden, Germany.

Documents the founding and operation of the Company and is divided into the following categories: Company Manuals, Correspondence, Financial Records, Photographs, Printed Materials, Scrapbooks, and Writings.

Gedney's most ambitious early book project centered on portraits of fifty American composers. Beginning around 1965, Gedney wrote letters of introduction to dozens of notable composers, inquiring about their willingess to participate in his project. Several of these letters are found in the Correspondence Series. The names of those whose portraits are in the collection are too many to list here, but include Aaron Copland, Milton Babbitt, Samuel Barber, William Bergsma, John Cage, Leonard Bernstein, Lukas Foss, Kenneth Gaburo, Elliott Gould, Roy Harris, Lou Harrison, Ben Johnston, Salvatore Martirano, Giancarlo Menotti, Darius Milhaud, William Grant Still, and Henry Weinberg. Only one woman composer is included: Pauline Oliveros at Mills College, California.

Consists of manuscript scores and instrumental parts for works composed and arranged by Frank Foster, arranged into three subseries: Letter-Sized Materials, Legal-Sized Materials, and Oversized Materials. Within each subseries, manuscripts are organized alphabetically by title, where different versions and copies of the same composition are grouped together. Many manuscripts are undated. Collection includes hand-written manuscripts, photocopies, and manuscripts produced on a laser printer. Incomplete manuscripts, unidentified pages and fragments are filed in a separate group at the end of the Compositions by Others series. Many scores and parts are unbound; please handle carefully and keep pages in their original order.

Consists of manuscript scores, instrumental parts, and lead sheets for works composed and/or arranged by John Hicks or Elise Wood-Hicks. Manuscripts are organized alphabetically by title, where different versions and copies of the same composition are grouped together. Most manuscripts are undated. Collection includes hand-written manuscripts, photocopies, and manuscripts produced on a laser printer. Miscellaneous manuscripts, unidentified pages, and fragments are located at the end of the Compositions by Others series.