Durham, NC – North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, the nation’s largest and oldest life insurance company with roots in the African-American community, will sign an agreement to transfer its archival collection to North Carolina Central University and Duke University on Friday, September 25. The agreement will be signed at 11 a.m. in the Heritage Room on the 12th floor of the North Carolina Mutual offices, 411 West Chapel Hill Street in Durham. The event is open to the public and the Heritage Room will remain open until 3 p.m. for public tours.

The collection of materials highlights the historic role the company has played locally and nationally in African-American commerce. The documents will be housed in Duke’s Library Service Center, an off-site location that serves both institutions. The collection will be referred to as “The North Carolina Mutual Collection.”

The North Carolina Mutual Collection will be administered by the NCCU Archives, Records and History Center and the Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library in conjunction with the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.

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