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Personal items that former Gov. Jim Martin donated to the N.C. Museum of History

Between our museums, historic sites, the State Archives and State Library, our collections include millions of artworks, artifacts, documents, books, photographs and more. In our collections you’ll find everything from ancient Egyptian funerary art to documents like the Carolina Charter that instrumental to our state’s founding to publications produced by state agencies today.

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Junior Johnson's racing helmet and award

Consolidated Collections Database

Explore tens of thousands of artifacts held by the N.C. Museum of History, our three regional history museums, three maritime museums, N.C. State Historic Sites, the State Historic Preservation Office, the Office of State Archaeology and the Executive Mansion.

Battleship North Carolina

See what life was like aboard the most highlight decorated American battleship of World War II by searching through the thousands of artifacts and photographs that make up the collection of the Battleship North Carolina.

Digital Collections

Nearly 90,000 historic and recent photographs, state government publications, manuscripts and other primary materials from our institution's collections available online.

North Carolina Government and Heritage Library

Books, journals and other materials available through the Government and Heritage Library and at the Legislative Library, N.C. Museum of Art Library, N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences Library and three other state agency libraries.

The stacks at the N.C. Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

North Carolina Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

More than 150,000 Braille, large type and digital books; cassettes; and videos held by the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.

"The Seine at Giverny, Morning Mists" by Claude Monet (1897)

North Carolina Museum of Art

Dive deep into the collection of one of premiere art museums in South. From masterworks by Rembrandt and Picasso to contemporary photographs by North Carolina artists, the museums continues to actively build its collection today.

State Archives MARS Catalog

The online catalog for the State Archives and its two regional branches, the Outer Banks History Center and Western Regional Archives. The catalog contains searchable descriptions of many of the items held by all three archives.