Researching North Carolina History

Bibliographies

Bibliographies are a good place to begin the identification of resources for research topics.  The following is a selection of bibliographies covering North Carolina history:

• Jones, H. G.  North Carolina History: An Annotated Bibliography.  Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1995. 
  Perkins Reference Z1236 .B535 1992 no. 3

• Thornton, Mary Lindsay.  A Bibliography of North Carolina, 1589-1956.  Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1958. 
  Perkins Reference Z1319 .T495 1958.  Also held by Lilly & Special Collections.

• Thornton, Mary Lindsay. Official Publications of the Colony and State of North Carolina, 1749-1939; A Bibliography. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1954. 
  Perkins Reference Z1319 .T5 1954.  Also held by Law & Special Collections.

To search for additional bibliographies, you can search by subject heading in the catalog.  In subject searching, look for the sub-heading bibliography.  For example, North Carolina – History – Bibliography.  

Biographies

The following is a selected list of biographical resources that may be useful for North Carolina historical research:

• Covington, Howard and Marion Ellis.  The North Carolina Century: Tar Heels Who Made a Difference, 1900-2000.  Charlotte, NC: Levine Museum of the New South, 2002. 
  Perkins Reference CT252 .N67 2002.  Also held by Lilly.

• Crabtree, Beth G.  North Carolina Governors, 1585-1974: Brief Sketches.  Raleigh: Division of Archives and History, Dept. of Cultural Resources, 1974.  Perkins Reference F253 .N84 1974

• North Carolina Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers, 1999. 
  Perkins Reference CT252 .N678 1999.  Also held by Lilly.

• Powell, William.  Dictionary of North Carolina Biography.  Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1979-1996. 
  Perkins Reference CT252 .D5 1979.  Also held by Lilly, Law, Medical Center & Special Collections.

• Ravi, Jennifer.  Notable North Carolina Women.  Winston-Salem, NC: Bandit Books, 1992.
  Perkins Reference CT3260 .R39 1992

• Trawick, Gary Evans. 100 years, 100 men, 1871-1971.  Raleigh: Edwards & Broughton Co., 1971. 
  Perkins Stacks CT252 .T7x 1971

In the catalog, biographical sources can also be identified either through individual or family names or by using the subdivision biography with an appropriate subject heading. For example, you can use Women – North Carolina -- Biography. In keyword searching, use the term biography in your search statement.

For additional resources, see the Biographical Resources reference page.

Book Reviews

• The North Carolina Historical Review [serial]. Raleigh: North Carolina Historical Commission, 1924-
  Perkins Periodicals  N873R
  The North Carolina Historical Review covers North Carolina and southern history from the colonial period to the present. Each issue also features numerous reviews of recent books about state, regional, and national history. The NCHR is published quarterly.  It is possible to view the table of contents and book reviews for archived issues of the North Carolina Historical Review. 

Help

For assistance in finding additional resources, please consult a reference librarian at Perkins or Lilly libraries.