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Minutes and correspondence documenting the work of an organization of local colleges and universities.

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Primarily pictorial directories of Charlotte Rotary Club, Dilworth Rotary Club, and Charlotte-North Rotary Club.

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Papers documenting Charlotte Black Gay Pride. Contains a timeline of Charlotte Black Gay Pride events, a poster from the 2013 Charlotte Black Gay Pride parade and a Charlotte Black Gay Pride polo shirt.

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This collection consists of materials associated with the Charlotte Boys Choir. Included are concert programs, reel-to-reel recordings of performances, photographs, newspaper article clippings, and a transcript of an oral history interview with R. Powell Majors, former president of the Charlotte Rotary Club and one of the founders of the choir.

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The Charlotte Business guild was created in 1992 as a professional network for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied members of the community. The collection includes organization records such as meeting minutes, a member directory, newsletters, donation letters, and clippings.

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Films from the Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, all are reel-to-reel format unless indicated as DVD.

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Primarily official programs (1970) for five home matches during the 1969-70 season of the original Charlotte Checkers minor league hockey team, which played in the Eastern Hockey League and Southern Hockey League. Also includes a page of players' autographs and a 1970-71 season ticket order form.

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Primarily minute books from 1890 to the consolidation of the city and county school systems in 1960. Also includes indexes, annual report (1891), and pamphlet (1935) supporting a tax levy for schools. Contains the annual report for the 1890/1891 school year, and a pamphlet concerning the 1935 school tax election in Charlotte, N.C.)

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Papers and slides documenting the work of the Building Inspection Department of the City of Charlotte and its superintendent, William H. Jamison. Includes reports, speeches, memoranda and photographic slides.

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The Civitan Club in Charlotte was founded in 1924 by a group of 73 young Charlotte business and professional men. Includes reports, financial material, membership information, minutes, bound volumes of Civi-Chats (the club’s newsletter), and an essay on the club's fiftieth anniversary in 1971.

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Letter from Queen Charlotte to her son William (later King William IV) admonishing him for his melancholia while at school in Germany and letter from Queen Charlotte concerning the health of her daughter, Princess Sophia.

Abstract The collection consists of a small assortment of papers generated by the City of Charlotte concerning Freedom Park and the Charlotte Coliseum, and a much larger assortment of photographs, mainly of city officials (mayors and city council members from the mid-1960s to the late 1990s). The collection also includes photographs of street scenes (some dating to the 1940s), cityscapes and skylines of Charlotte, as well as city employees at work. Most of the photos were taken by staff...

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Contains Charlotte Folk Society newsletters documenting the organization's work from its inception to the present day.

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The Charlotte Gay and Lesbian Film Series was the first gay film series in North Carolina. The collection includes a Screening History, 1991-1996, and programs for 8 years.

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Contains slides, photographs and negatives documenting historic neighborhoods in Charlotte. Also includes newsletters concerning historic preservation.

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Incomplete chronological series of scrapbooks (1953-1969) regarding activities of the minor league baseball team. Material in the scrapbooks consist entirely of newspaper clippings.

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The Charlotte Jewish Historical Society documented and preserved the history of the Charlotte Jewish community.

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Contains meeting minutes of stockholders and the board of directors of a company organized to construct a law building in Charlotte in 1926.

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The mission of the Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund is to fund organizations that support the LGBTQ commun6ty through the pooled financial resources of individuals, corporations, and foundations. The collection contains programs from the Charlotte Lesbian and Gay Fund Happening from 2008-2012 and 2017, as well as an informational booklet.

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Official records of a commission appointed to recommend a consolidated government for Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte, and the then five towns. Includes outlines and drafts of the charter and supporting documentation, minutes, maps, correspondence, presentations by and reports on the towns of Davidson and Huntersville, and information on consolidation in other cities.

Abstract Records of a committee established in 1961 by the mayor of Charlotte to help ease racial tensions and to assist in the gradual desegregation of public facilities. Includes correspondence, minutes, and clippings relating to the committee and its predecessor, the Friendly Relations Committee. Also contains material from state and national groups, including the North Carolina Mayor's Cooperating Committee, North Carolina Good Neighbor Council, National Citizens Committee for Community...

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Primarily narrative survey and research reports prepared to evaluate structures and sites for inclusion on the local register of historic places. Reports include information on present and former owners of the properties. Collection also includes brochures and other commission publications and clippings about the sites, the commission, and historic preservation.

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Posters and slides used by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in commemorating the Charlotte bicentennial, 1968. [Some material predates merger of schools systems]

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Records of a multi-service, non-profit agency, organized in 1978 to promote economic self-sufficiency among African American families and to seek racial inclusion in Mecklenburg County (N.C.) communities. Contains miscellaneous records of the Urban League for the year 1981 only, including membership reports and lists, financial reports, and an affiliate assessment report.

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Primarily financial records concerning appropriations and expenditures of the city government, 1890s-1920s. Includes material relating to the overall budget and to schools, taxes, business licenses, payrolls, and Elmwood and Pinewood cemeteries. Also includes a copy of the petition (1919) to incorporate Myers Park and photographs of 25 mayors (ca. 1853-ca. 1953) and of 8 city commissioners (ca. 1917-ca. 1925).

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The Charlotte (N.C). Engineering Department Maps collection primarily consists of maps showing the streets and roadways of the city. While the maps range from 1855-1964, the bulk are from 1900-1950.

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Materials generated by the Office of Protocol including correspondence and annual reports.

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Correspondence, minutes, legal documents, and clippings of an association organized by the Charlotte Lions Club with the mission to develop Freedom Park.

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Programs for musical, dramatic, and other cultural events held primarily in the Charlotte area. Includes programs from such groups as the Charlotte Opera Association (1962-86) and its successor, Opera Carolina (1986-92), Charlotte Summer Theatre (1962-69), Charlotte Symphony (1970-93), Little Theatre (1962-76), Mint Museum of Art (1963-77), North Carolina Dance Theater (1992-2000) and Oratorio Singers (1969-94).

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Charlotte Pride presents the annual lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning and queer (LGBTQ) Pride festival and other events in the Queen City. The annual festival is the largest LGBTQ Pride event in the Carolinas. The bulk of the collection documents Pride Festivals held in Charlotte, including planning materials and guides to the events. Also included are promotional materials, memorabilia, and ephemera from the more recent Pride festivals.