Established in 1952 under the sponsorship of the Raleigh Council of United Church Women, the Board served as a ladies auxiliary to the St Agnes Hospital of Raleigh. St. Agnes was established in 1896 as a general hospital for Negroes. The records consist of minutes, committee reports, correspondence, and a membership list. Good Samaritan Hospital was organized in 1889 under the auspices of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Charlotte. It was the first hospital in the United States built and operated exclusively for blacks.
Records consist of minutes, annual reports, and other related materials.
Also includes materials for seminars on minority directors. Collection of original and photocopies documents relating to slavery in North Carolina. Papers include seventeen roll books, 1896-1913, with student information, course outlines, lists of experiments, and comments. Consists largely of Dr. and Mrs. Hunter's diaries. Papers of Harris, a free black from Granville County and Republican legislator.