The Mint Museum Archives

In 2012, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) awarded The Mint Museum a grant to establish an archives to collect, maintain and make accessible the official institutional records of The Mint Museum.

Visit the Archives

Mint Museum Randolph

J.A. Jones Reference Library
2730 Randolph Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207

Tuesday – Friday, 11AM–4PM
By appointment | 704.337.2092

Our Mission

The Mint Museum Archives collects, organizes, preserves and makes accessible the records and artifacts generated by museum staff, affiliated organizations, donors, artists, and individuals associated with the Mint.

About the Collections

Institutional records of The Mint Museum form the core of the collection, but the Archives also includes materials created by the affiliate organizations, artists, and individuals associated with the Mint. These primary sources from over 85 years of institutional history include correspondence, reports, research materials, photographs, scrapbooks, audio-visual recordings, press clippings, manuscripts, and objects.

Finding Aids to the Collections

The Mint Museum Archives offers finding aids to help researchers in the selection of archival holdings. Finding aids provide descriptions of collections or records, followed by folder-level inventories of the materials that comprise them. These tools also offer information on both the content of the holdings and the context in which they were created. They include summary information about the creating organization or individual as well as dates, format, arrangement, regulations on use, and subjects of the materials.
- AR2013.1 Mayberry History Collection 1936-2007
- AR2013.2 Dwelle History Collection 1932-2007
- AR2013.3 Administration Department Records: Board of Trustees 1932-2007
- AR2013.6 Registration Department Records 1973-2011
- AR2013.7 Museum Shop Department Records 1963-2010
- AR2013.8 Walker Graphic Design Collection 1988-2011
- AR2013.18 Exhibitions Collection Catalogs 1936-2017
- AR2014.11 Curatorial Department: Leach Collection 1990-2007
- AR2014.8 Registration Department Records: Ramesses The Great Exhibition 1986-2008
- AR2015.10 Busbee Collection 1930-1950
- AR2016.2 Poster Collection 1977-2016
- AR2016.4 Marianne Lieberman Collection 1976-2016
- AR2017.21 Kathryn McLaren Pritchard Collection 1969-1982

Preparing for Your Visit

If you are planning a research visit to the Mint Museum Archives, we encourage you to call or email to make an appointment. Not only will this help ensure that a staff member will be available to assist you, it will also enable us to pull the records you need before you arrive, saving you time.
Additionally, it will allow us to talk with you about your research topic and suggest materials that might be useful, which may help you plan your research time.

Please contact the Archivist with any questions, and we look forward to serving you.

Help with the Mint Museum Archives

If you are interested in donating, interning, or volunteering your time to help with the Mint Museum Archives, please see the information below.

The Archivist works closely with potential donors to identify those materials of research interest is a great fit and should be preserved at the Mint Museum Archives. Because the research value of papers and records may be diminished if items are removed or rearranged, donors are encouraged to contact the Mint Museum Archives before selecting materials for donation.

For questions regarding what kind of materials might be of interest, or to discuss donating materials, please contact the Archivist. For more general information on donating to the Mint Museum, please visit the Give page.

The Mint Museum offers interns the chance to gain practical work experience in an environment that is meaningful, educational and fulfilling. For anyone considering a career in archives, it is vital to gain first-hand experience within an archive, and a placement or internship is a prerequisite for gaining a place on most postgraduate courses in Archive Management.

For more information on internships, please contact the archives.

The Mint Museum Archives depends on volunteers to assist in many aspects of its daily operations. Volunteers are needed for filing, data entry, and the processing of ephemera, photographs, and other archival materials. There is a job for every skill level, so if you would like to volunteer in the Archives, please email Romario Brown, Visitor Experience Manager, or at 704.337.2130.