Manuscript Collections
The Greensboro History Museum Archives cares for collections relating to individuals, families and corporate bodies. Within these collections are letters, documents, printed materials and photographs.
Collections that have been organized and described are available for research visits by appointment during the museum’s weekday hours. More limited access is available to additional collections that await organization and description. Please contact the Archivist with questions about any of our collections or to schedule a research visit.
Selected materials in some collections have been digitized in partnership with the Digital Projects Unit at UNCG and are available through Gateway, hosted by the University Libraries of UNC Greensboro. Direct links from finding aids are provided where applicable.
A complete list of collections is provided below with links to brief inventories or detailed finding aids when available. If you are interested in a specific person or subject, use the Search field at the top right of our website or visit our Selected Subjects listing.
A
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Charles R. Abbott Papers | MSS. COLL. #34 |
| E. B. Adamson Papers | MSS. COLL #100 |
| Alford/Eckel Family Papers | MSS. COLL #35 |
| Allen-McFarland Family Papers | MSS. COLL #113 |
| Sam Alvis Papers | MSS. COLL. #178 |
| American Red Cross (Greensboro) Collection | MSS. COLL. #93 |
| G. Will Armfield Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #112 |
| Joseph H. Armfield Papers | MSS. COLL. #102 |
| Ethel Arnett Papers | MSS. COLL. #107 |
| Anthony Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #38 |
B
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| David S. Barber Papers | MSS. COLL. #202 |
| John Barney Papers | MSS. COLL. #171 |
| Joseph Henry Barrier Papers | MSS. COLL. #59 |
| Bluethenthal Jugtown Pottery Collection | MSS. COLL. #167 |
| Mabel Hayes Boettger Papers | MSS. COLL. #48 |
| Alan Boles Collection | MSS. COLL. #138 |
| Daniel F. Boone Papers | MSS. COLL. #101 |
| Bowman Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #88 |
| Boyd Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #98 |
| Earley W. Bridges Collection (O. Henryana) | MSS. COLL. #13 |
| Joseph M. Bryan Papers | MSS. COLL. #128 |
| Lavin J. Burcham Papers | MSS. COLL. #210 |
| Sandy Bradshaw Papers | MSS. COLL. #169 |
| William P. D. Bush Papers | MSS. COLL. #36 |
| Berry/Vize Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #188 |
| Smith Barrier Collection | MSS. COLL. #221 |
| Bank of Greensboro Collection | MSS. COLL. #235 |
| Brooks Lumber Co. Collection | MSS. COLL. #238 |
| Gertrude Beal Papers | MSS. COLL. #253 |
| Berry Coal Co. Collection | MSS. COLL. #236 |
C
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| David Caldwell Log College Collection | MSS. COLL. #143 |
| Caldwell-Roan Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #83 |
| Cambodian Community Documentation Project | MSS. COLL. #179 |
| Carolina Sales Co. Collection | MSS. COLL. #163 |
| Child Care Centers (Greensboro) Collection | MSS. COLL. #166 |
| Paul S. Clarkson Collection (O. Henryana) | MSS. COLL. #14 |
| Connally Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #85 |
| Craven Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #61 |
| Clegg Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #212 |
| Climax Lodge Collection | MSS. COLL. #118 |
| Colonial Dames 17th Century, Earl of Shaftesbury Chapter Collection | MSS. COLL. #199 |
| Community Voices Collection | MSS. COLL. #150 |
| Ceasar Cone II Papers | MSS. COLL. #122 |
| Clarence N. Cone Jr. Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #119 |
| Cooke Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #127 |
| Paul Cox Papers | MSS. COLL. #105 |
| Callum Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #60 |
| Benjamin Cone Papers | MSS. COLL. #25 |
| Civil War Collection | MSS. COLL. #16 |
D
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Department of Housing and Community Development (Greensboro) Collection | MSS. COLL. #172 |
| DeVane Papers | MSS. COLL. #52 |
| Doug Dickerson Papers | MSS. COLL. #204 |
| J. Taylor Doggett Papers | MSS. COLL. #218 |
| J. W. Doggett Papers | MSS. COLL. #159 |
| Thomas Lee Doster Papers | MSS. COLL. #2 |
| Draper Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #121 |
| Dick Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #9 |
| Donnell Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #62 |
| Dean/Brown Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #219 |
| Mildred S. Davis Papers | MSS. COLL. #237 |
| Dick/Douglas Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #259 |
E
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Edmunds/Fry Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #132 |
| George C. Eichhorn Papers | MSS. COLL. #111 |
| Frances Eshelman Papers | MSS. COLL. #51 |
| Dr. George H. Evans Papers | MSS. COLL. #211 |
| Kathryn F. Eskey Papers | MSS. COLL. #247 |
F
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Falkener Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #158 |
| Charles A. Farrell Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #183 |
| Faulconer/Lindsay Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #53 |
| Luis Felicia Papers | MSS. COLL. #104 |
| Val L. Follo Papers | MSS. COLL. #187 |
| Daniel P. Foust Papers | MSS. COLL. #124 |
| Basil J. Fisher Papers | MSS. COLL. #109 |
| Fielding Fry Papers | MSS. COLL. #137 |
| Jesse Quinton Farlow Papers | MSS. COLL. #232 |
| First Horizon Park Collection | MSS. COLL. #234 |
| C.C. Fordham Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #244 |
G
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Andrew Gibson Papers | MSS. COLL. #40 |
| Gillespie Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #63 |
| Glascock Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #181 |
| Ralph Gorrell Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #27 |
| Greensboro Bicentennial Commission Collection | MSS. COLL. #190 |
| Greensboro Board of Education Collection | MSS. COLL. #31 |
| Greensboro Fire Department Collection | MSS. COLL. #24 |
| Greensboro High School Collection | MSS. COLL. #64 |
| Greensboro Public Schools Collection | MSS. COLL. #146 |
| Greensboro Sit-Ins Commemoration Collection | MSS. COLL. #208 |
| Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point Airport Collection | MSS. COLL. #43 |
| Guilford Grays Collection | MSS. COLL. #1 |
| City of Greensboro Collection | MSS. COLL. #46 |
| Joseph Gruendler Papers | MSS. COLL. #73 |
| Guilford Battle Ground Company Collection | MSS. COLL. #84 |
| Guilford County Collection | MSS. COLL. #225 |
| Greensboro Jaycees Collection | MSS. COLL. #228 |
| William Green Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #233 |
| Guilford County Open Space Committee Collection | MSS. COLL. #248 |
| Gordon Gray Papers | MSS. COLL. #249 |
| R.V. Gannon Papers | MSS. COLL. #252 |
| Guilford County Schools Collection | MSS. COLL. #257 |
H
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Bert A. Hall Papers | MSS. COLL. #90 |
| Margueritte Bain Hall Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #144 |
| Walter Hammersley Papers | MSS. COLL. #151 |
| John Hanner Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #17 |
| Harris Collection | MSS. COLL. #66 |
| Lillian Dillard Harris Papers | MSS. COLL. #196 |
| P. A. Hayes Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #81 |
| Henley Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #186 |
| Roberta Porter Hon Collection (O. Henryana) | MSS. COLL. #12 |
| J.A. Hoskins Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #174 |
| Susanne B. Hoskins Papers | MSS. COLL. #26 |
| Hudson Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #152 |
| Hudson/Fry Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #195 |
| Weddie Huffman Collection | MSS. COLL. #145 |
| Carol Humble Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #200 |
| John D. Hodges Papers | MSS. COLL. #49 |
| Houston Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #65 |
| Ned Harrison Collection | MSS. COLL. #136 |
| John E. Hodgin Jr. Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #231 |
| Oka T. Hester Jr. Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #242 |
| Hayes-Taylor YMCA Collection | MSS. COLL. #250 |
I
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Immanuel Lutheran College Collection | MSS. COLL. #23 |
J
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Jackson Printing Company Collection | MSS. COLL. #173 |
| Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. Collection | MSS. COLL. #215 |
| Abram Gabriel Jones Papers | MSS. COLL. #5 |
| W. C. Johnson Papers | MSS. COLL. #125 |
| Arthur M. Jones Papers | MSS. COLL. #147 |
| Calvin Jones Papers | MSS. COLL. #22 |
| Jones Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #130 |
| Andrew Joyner Jr. Collection | MSS. COLL. #33 |
| Ida Freeman Jenkins Papers | MSS. COLL. #229 |
K
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Ham Kible Papers | MSS. COLL. #18 |
| Walter W. King Jr. Papers | MSS. COLL. #161 |
| Kleemeier/Norment Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #214 |
| Horace Kornegay Papers | MSS. COLL. #203 |
| Joseph Koury Papers | MSS. COLL. #192 |
| William Kerr Papers | MSS. COLL. #68 |
| Klein Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #103 |
L
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| John R. Larsen Papers | MSS. COLL. #110 |
| Gene Lashley Papers | MSS. COLL. #201 |
| Latham/Kellenberger Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #160 |
| Lindley Field History | MSS. COLL. #99 |
| Lindley Junior High School Collection | MSS. COLL. #29 |
| L. E. Lisk Papers | MSS. COLL. #139 |
| Arthur E. Ledbetter Register | MSS. COLL. #4 |
| Ralph L. Lewis Papers | MSS. COLL. #106 |
| Lindley Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #21 |
| Robert G. Lindsay Papers | MSS. COLL. #58 |
| McDaniel Lewis Papers | MSS. COLL. #41 |
| Lindley Nurseries Collection | MSS. COLL. #120 |
| Little/McAlister Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #78 |
M
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| R.W. Murray Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #77 |
| Alexander W. McAlister Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #30 |
| Alexander W. McAlister Collection (O. Henryana) | MSS. COLL. #15 |
| Marianna Gulledge McDonald Papers | MSS. COLL. #206 |
| McMinn, Norfleet & Wicker Collection | MSS. COLL. #117 |
| Maco Beauty College Collection | MSS. COLL. #180 |
| Seth Macon Papers | MSS. COLL. #207 |
| Dolley Madison Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #47 |
| Clarence A. Martin Papers | MSS. COLL. #126 |
| Joseph T. Melvin Sr. Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #148 |
| Metropolitan Council of Negro Women Collection | MSS. COLL. #79 |
| Stephen P. Millikin Papers | MSS. COLL. #177 |
| W. B. Millner Papers | MSS. COLL. #123 |
| Frank P. Morton Papers | MSS. COLL. #28 |
| James Wesley Muckenfuss Papers | MSS. COLL. #194 |
| Mullican Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #43 |
| Phill McDonald Papers | MSS. COLL. #74 |
| Macy/Zimmerman Papers | MSS. COLL. #141 |
| John W. Milloway Papers | MSS. COLL. #69 |
| Mobley Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #96 |
| James Turner Morehead Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #8 |
| Joseph T. Martin Papers | MSS. COLL. #91 |
| Moseley Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #87 |
| Mitchell Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #37 |
| Dr. John Murphy Collection | MSS. COLL. #170 |
| McGibbony/Armfield Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #230 |
| Tom Martin Papers | MSS. COLL. #240 |
| Boyd Morris Papers | MSS. COLL. #245 |
N
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Newell Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #155 |
| Nicholson Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #116 |
| William E. Norris Papers | MSS. COLL. #182 |
| News Weaver Collection | MSS. COLL. #239 |
O
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Odell Hardware Co. Collection | MSS. COLL. #131 |
| O. Henry Study Club Collection | MSS. COLL. #176 |
| Hilda Lanier Ogburn Papers | MSS. COLL. #86 |
| Thelma L. O’Brien Papers | MSS. COLL. #255 |
P
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Ike Pegram Papers | MSS. COLL. #175 |
| George Perry Papers | MSS. COLL. #209 |
| Pilot Commentator Collection | MSS. COLL. #217 |
| Jim Plyler Papers | MSS. COLL. #193 |
| Shirley Worth Porter Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #205 |
| Pulliam-Connally General Store (Caswell Co.) Collection | MSS. COLL. #82 |
| Plunkett Collection | MSS. COLL. #56 |
| Abraham H. Peeler Papers | MSS. COLL. #142 |
| William Sidney Porter Papers | MSS. COLL. #11 |
| George Preddy Papers | MSS. COLL. #32 |
| George W. Pritchett Papers | MSS. COLL. #57 |
| Puckett Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #89 |
| Anne Parham Papers | MSS. COLL. #226 |
| Pauline Farrar McCain Papers | MSS. COLL. #254 |
| Pomona Mills Collection | MSS. COLL. #261 |
Q
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Quota Club of Greensboro Collection | MSS. COLL. #260 |
R
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Rotary Club Collection | MSS. COLL. #216 |
| Ruth Rypins Papers | MSS. COLL. #165 |
| Richardson-Vicks Collection | MSS. COLL. #55 |
| Fred Ratledge Papers | MSS. COLL. #156 |
| Jean Payne Rabie Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #220 |
| Round Table Study Club Collection | MSS. COLL. #223 |
| Mattye & William Reed Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #243 |
S
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Saint Sing Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #185 |
| Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Greensboro) Collection | MSS. COLL. #108 |
| Frances Patterson Smith Scrapbook | MSS. COLL. #7 |
| Ruth Webb Smith Papers | MSS. COLL. #189 |
| Squires Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #115 |
| Everett Stamper Papers | MSS. COLL. #135 |
| Alexander Stoesen Collection | MSS. COLL. #133 |
| Ronald Scott Papers | MSS. COLL. #75 |
| Sellars Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #76 |
| Sloan Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #71 |
| Jacob Henry Smith Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #39 |
| Edward A. Small Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #67 |
| Horace Stepp Collection | MSS. COLL. #19 |
| Swaim Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #70 |
| Ted Sturm Collection | MSS. COLL. #134 |
| Thomas Settle III Papers | MSS. COLL. #44 |
| James Henry Shaw Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #42 |
| Frank Shaw Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #222 |
| Spiritual Renaissance Singers of Greensboro Collection | MSS. COLL. #224 |
| Irwin Smallwood Collection | MSS. COLL. #227 |
| James E. Sifford Papers | MSS. COLL. #213 |
| Starmount Co. Collection | MSS. COLL. #256 |
T
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Burton H. Taylor Papers | MSS. COLL. #197 |
| Travelers Aid Society Collection | MSS. COLL. #153 |
| William L. Trotter Jr. Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #114 |
| Clarence Fagan True Papers | MSS. COLL. #10 |
| Francis Edgar Thomas Papers | MSS. COLL. #94 |
| Guy and Joseph Thomas Papers | MSS. COLL. #97 |
| Troy-Bumpass Papers | MSS. COLL. #72 |
| W. Raymond Taylor Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #251 |
U
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| UNCG Museum Studies Program Collection | MSS. COLL. #191 |
| USS Greensboro Collection | MSS. COLL. #92 |
| USS Roanoke Regulation Book | MSS. COLL. #3 |
V
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Vickrey Letters | MSS. COLL. #20 |
| Vick Chemical Co. Collection | MSS. COLL. #241 |
W
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Wafco Mills Collection | MSS. COLL. #164 |
| Watkins Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #184 |
| Howard Waynick Papers | MSS. COLL. #198 |
| Bruce W. Westmoreland Papers | MSS. COLL. #154 |
| WFMY-TV Collection | MSS. COLL. #157 |
| Wiley Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #140 |
| Arthur Benton Williams Papers | MSS. COLL. #149 |
| Women’s Auxiliary to the Railway Mail Association Collection | MSS. COLL. #168 |
| Calvin W. “Moon” Wyrick Papers | MSS. COLL. #162 |
| WBIG Radio Collection | MSS. COLL. #54 |
| Ezra H. F. Weis Papers | MSS. COLL. #6 |
| Leah Willis Papers | MSS. COLL. #80 |
| Wilson Family Papers | MSS. COLL. #50 |
| Andrew Earl Weatherly Collection | MSS. COLL. #45 |
| L. Vincent Wade Papers | MSS. COLL. #258 |
Y
| Title | Manuscript ID Number |
|---|---|
| Col. Paul R. Younts Papers | MSS. COLL. #95 |