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About the Archives

The Archives preserve objects that tell the story of CCCC and the three counties that we serve. We work to identify, describe, and arrange these materials in the repository room within the Lee Main Campus library. We also partner with DigitalNC to make the collection accessible online.

Visit the CCCC Archives in the Lee Main Campus Library, Monday through Thursday, 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. If you are conducting in-depth research or volunteering to identify people in photographs in our collection, please make an appointment so that we can ensure the materials you need will be ready and accessible for you. Click the button below to schedule a time with Marilia Wimberly.

Make an Appointment

You can see our photographs and yearbooks online at DigitalNC. This is an ongoing partnership, so new materials will be added periodically.

We are always on the lookout for materials with a CCCC connection to add to our collections!

Any Library staff member can accept items at the Lee Main Campus Library's Information Desk. All items become the sole property of the CCCC Archives & Special Collections. 

Please bring us:

  • albums and scrapbooks
  • photographs and slides
  • brochures, pamphlets, flyers, and programs
  • maps, blueprints, and surveys
  • buttons, pins, badges, decals, ribbons, and stickers
  • oral histories
  • video and sound recordings of campus events, in any format
  • other small artifacts

Unfortunately, due to space and other constraints, we are unable to take:

  • Newspapers
  • furniture, office décor, appliances, light fixtures
  • course materials after 1990
  • artwork, including framed art, sculpture, installations, murals
  • microfilm and microfiche unrelated to the history of the college
  • books, journals, and magazines (unless written by a faculty member)
  • yearbooks (except departmental yearbooks)
  • sports equipment
  • oversized items
  • student records (these are confidential under FERPA)
  • items that are moldy or severely damaged
  • items that require specialized storage beyond archival housing in a climate-controlled environment
  • weapons, hazardous materials, human remains, taxidermy, illegal substances, anything protected by CITES, or stolen items
  • audiovisual equipment and other bulky technology
  • materials of general historic interest unrelated to CCCC
  • items "on loan"
  • items for general storage