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26 <br />8) What collections would you solicit or think should be solicited? Do you plan to solicit any collections for <br />your institution? <br />Should get the Mary Claire Engstrum collection from NC Collection at UNC. Also wanted to get the Cone <br />Mill Archives in Greensboro. <br />family history, ephemera <br />Handle what we have now. What is priority for county? Capture things from county- mills and <br />businesses. <br />There are pockets of town history we don't cover such as African American history <br />Photographers, local history book writers papers <br />Not aware of private collections. However a building would draw some collections along with money. <br />Older families might have things... like Blackhorns and Straylings. <br />Sanborn maps for Hillsboro, Orange County. Architectural survey information for Orange Co., Hillsboro, <br />and Chapel Hill, Archaeology materials from review of properties; Maps <br />Mary Claire Engstrom -not sure if it has been given somewhere. <br />Jean Anderson - at the Forest at Duke-she is historian... where is her research? <br />Lucille Dulda-Wrote History of Hillsborough <br />Evelyn Lloyd -Father co-authored a history of Hillsborough <br />Consultant: Churches, fraternal organizations, etc.. <br />9) Other thoughts or comments. <br />Believes that the $140,000 bequest that the library has should be used for the Heritage Center. <br />If Purchase Building were available, then people could park at visitor center. <br />Not sure this will enhance tourism. People within county do research. <br />Where are resources? Building, funding, students from UNC <br />Doesn't think stand alone building would work. (to bring in tourism) Need programming with archives. <br />Suggested monthly programs using UNCCH professors. Or genealogy workshgps. -No place to do <br />research. It would bring things together. Workshops could bring in modest revenue. <br />What if everything were digitized? Everything can be accessed, no center, don't have to come to <br />Hillsborough. <br />Doesn't see this as an area TO KEEP ARCHIVES, BUT TO DO RESEARCH. <br />Not sure if everyday citizens are following issues, not aware of "what happened:' <br />In the old library sat in quiet area... SENSE OF HISTORIC PLACE. <br />Challenge <br />1) See if we have a suitable building <br />2) What will be management style? <br />3) Operational dollars -budgets & grants <br />