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Collection Overview
| Size | 150 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 126,000 items) |
| Abstract | Ephemera from North Carolina counties, cities, and regions including brochures, pamphlets, flyers, leaflets, newsletters, menus, travel guides, and scattered issues of periodicals. Materials document arts and entertainment; businesses and nonprofit organizations; county/city departments; housing and accommodations; parks and historic sites; political, religious, and social organizations; restaurants and bars; schools and institutes; sports and recreation; and tourism. Some ephemera was created prior to 1980 and some items may date to the late 19th century. The collection began in the 1980s as a ready reference file maintained by the North Carolina Collection. Materials are collected by library staff and friends of the North Carolina Collection during their travels throughout the state. Donations vary from year to year. Some cities, counties, and regions may not be represented in every series. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. North Carolina Collection. |
| Language | English |
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Subject Headings
The following terms from Library of Congress Subject Headings suggest topics, persons, geography, etc. interspersed through the entire collection; the terms do not usually represent discrete and easily identifiable portions of the collection--such as folders or items.
Clicking on a subject heading below will take you into the University Library's online catalog.
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Historical Information
North Carolina City, County, and Regional Ephemera Collection began in the 1980s as a ready reference file maintained by the North Carolina Collection.
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Scope and Content
Ephemera from North Carolina counties, cities, and regions including brochures, pamphlets, flyers, leaflets, newsletters, menus, travel guides, and scattered issues of periodicals. Materials document arts and entertainment; businesses and nonprofit organizations; county/city departments; housing and accommodations; parks and historic sites; political, religious, and social organizations; restaurants and bars; schools and institutes; sports and recreation; and tourism. Some ephemera was created prior to 1980 and some items may date to the late 19th century. The collection began in the 1980s as a ready reference file maintained by the North Carolina Collection. Materials are collected by library staff and friends of the North Carolina Collection during their travels throughout the state. Donations vary from year to year. Some cities, counties, and regions may not be represented in every series.
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Series Quick Links
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Series 1. North Carolina City, County, and Regional Ephemera, collected 1980s-2012
Materials were predominantly published from 1980 to 2013. Some ephemera, however, was created prior to 1980. Some items may date to the late 19th century.
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Series 2. North Carolina City, County, and Regional Ephemera, collected 2013-2016
Materials were predominantly published from 2013-2016. Some ephemera, however, was created prior to 2013. Some items may date to the late 19th century.
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Series 3. North Carolina City, County, and Regional Ephemera, collected 2017
Materials were predominantly published in 2017. Some ephemera, however, was created prior to 2017. Some items may date to the late 19th century.
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Series 4. North Carolina City, County, and Regional Ephemera, collected 2018
Materials were predominantly published in 2017. Some ephemera, however, was created prior to 2018. Some items may date to the late 19th century.
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Series 5. North Carolina City, County, and Regional Ephemera, collected 2019-2021
Materials were predominantly published in 2019-2021. Some ephemera, however, was created prior to 2019. Some items may date to the late 19th century.
Processed by: Alison Barnett, May 2017
Encoded by: Jackie Dean and Laura Smith, May 2017
Finding aid updated by Dawne Howard Lucas in April 2020 to change the collection number from NCC0001 to 70023
Updated for addition by Alison Barnett and Laura Smith, July 2022
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