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                         RECORDS OF THE
                    ACADEMIC AFFAIRS LIBRARY
                    NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION
                             in the

             University Archives and Records Service
           University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
                    Wilson Library, CB# 3926
                   Chapel Hill, North Carolina
                           27514-8890


                          October 1992

     The North Carolina Collection is a special collection of the
Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Its
purpose is to acquire and preserve published materials (i.e.
books, periodicals, newspapers, government publications,
pictures, maps, etc.) dealing with the state and its localities
and people as well as significant works written by North
Carolinians.  It contains some natable collections of both
manuscript and published materials, including the Thomas Wolfe
Collection and the Sir Walter Raleigh Memorial Collection.  It
also serves as a repository for printed materials issued by the
University and by its various departments and organizations.

     Dr. Louis Round Wilson began the development of a collection
of North Caroliniana soon after he became University Librarian in
1901.  With the completion of a new library building in 1907, a
special room was set aside in which all books and other materials
related to the state were consolidated.  A gift from John Sprunt
Hill provided an annual income for increasing the collection.  In
1917 Mr. Hill provided funds for a full-time curator of the
collection.

     Curators of the North Carolina Collection have included:

          Mary Lindsay Thornton    1917-1958
          William S. Powell        1958-1973
          H.G. Jones               1974-1993
          Robert G. Anthony        1994-

     The Records of the North Carolina Collection, in a single
box, include its general files and consist primarily of
correspondence regarding reference questions, the acquisition of
materials, and administrative matters.  These are arranged
chronologically and cover the period from 1917 to 1972.

     Additional information on the North Carolina Collection will
be found in the Records of the Office of the University Librarian
in the University Archives.