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N.C. Office of Archives & History (H-82)

Organized as the N.C. Historical Commission in 1903; R. D. W. Connor, first secretary. Moved to this building, 1968.

Western Archives Staff Works with BBC Radio to Highlight N.C.’s Black Mountain College

When BBC Radio wanted to research a program about the experimental Black Mountain College, they came directly to the source – NCDNCR’s Western Regional Archives in Asheville. BBC staff visited the archives office last Fall to conduct research, review original documents, and interview Lead Archivist Heather South for the Feb. 12 feature program, “The Experimenters.”

Remembering the North Carolinians at Appomattox 150 Years Later

Photo: Members of the Latham’s Battery re-enacting group in the front of the North Carolina Monument at Appomattox Court House. As the nation commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Civil War surrender at Appomattox Court House earlier this month, several DCR staff members were on hand to mark the occasion and remember North Carolina’s role in the landmark event.Supervisor of Historical Research Michael Hill and Head of the State Archives’ Microfilm Imaging Unit Chris Meekins joined re-enactors from the Latham’s Battery group, which is b