Generations of researchers are familiar with the ten-volume series The Colonial Records of North Carolina, edited by William L. Saunders and published from 1886 to 1890. This series was shortly followed by the twenty volumes of The State Records of North Carolina (1895-1911), edited by Walter Clark.
Colonial Records Second Series
In 1963, a new series of Colonial Records was launched. The inaugural volume of The Colonial Records of North Carolina [Second Series] printed the key constitutional documents of early Carolina, such as royal charters and the Fundamental Constitutions. Volumes II-VI focused on records of the various higher courts in the colony to 1730, while volumes VII-IX concerned the Council, the body advising proprietary and royal governors on the exercise of their extensive powers. The documents in volumes X-XII tell the story of the Church of England in colonial North Carolina. Volume XII is the final print edition of the Second Series and its completion was underwritten through the generous support of the Charter Corporation and its members.
Colonial Records Digital Series
The Colonial Records Project resumed its editorial activity in 2018 through a new digital initiative called MosaicNC. This portal was developed by the Office of Archives and History in consultation with the Center for Digital Editing at the University of Virginia to conform with best practices and technology in documentary editing. This new series has begun editing the papers of Governor Arthur Dobbs. Future editions will focus on documents of the Regulators and of Loyalists.
Volumes for Purchase
Print copies of some volumes of the Second Series are available through the University of North Carolina Press:
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 1
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 2
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 3
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 4
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 5
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 6
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 7
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 8
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 9
Colonial Records of North Carolina, Volume 10