The N.C. State Historical Records Advisory Board has selected Durham Technical Community College Library as a 2022 participant in the Traveling Archivist Program (TAP).
A team of archivists from the State Archives and partner institutions will serve six organizations this year with virtual consultations, on-site training, and supplies to improve preservation and access for document, photograph, and/ or film collections.
TAP’s purpose is to help repositories improve preservation and access for archival collections. Library Director Julie Humphrey, Reference Librarian Alexandra Deyneka, and Library Technician Lorell Butler will serve as partners in this project.
The Traveling Archivist Program is supported with federal funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
The Durham Technical Community College Archive documents and preserves the history of the college, its leaders, employees, students, and its role within the local community. The college was founded in 1961 as the Durham Industrial Education Center. As our college celebrates its 60th anniversary, we understand our vital role in the city of Durham’s history. The Library’s Archive collects and houses college publications, administrative files, yearbooks, course catalogs, accreditation documents, photographs, newspaper articles, bulletins, newsletters, media, meeting minutes, marketing materials, ephemeral items, and related materials.
Check out some of the archival materials below that were displayed in our recent 60th Anniversary front window display.
The archive has traditional paper files, but there is also Durham Tech ephemera, publications, and memorabilia, such as a branded lunch bag, a 30th anniversary t-shirt, a 55th anniversary drink holder, and the Campus Harvest Food Pantry Cookbook.
Some of the other items in the archive are a Durham Tech diploma cover, a College Catalog from 1974-75, and photos from our Early Childhood Education Program.
The goal of this TAP collaboration is to make these materials more accessible to our College and local communities through finding aids, digitization, and marketing.
To see the small collection of the College’s previously digitized archival materials, visit the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center.