Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Inc

PROPERLY PRESERVING THE PAST FOR THE FUTURE [THE LATIMER HOUSE IN WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA IS THE PHYSICAL SPACE OF THE LOWER CAPE FEAR HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND HOUSES ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS OF ARCHIVAL MATERIALS ON A WIDE ARRAY OF EVENTS AND TOPICS IN WILMINGTON?S EARLY HISTORY, PARTICULARLY THE 1800S AND EARLY 1900S. WE ARE SEEKING RESOURCES TO ASSESS THE ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND DOCUMENTS AND THE ARCHIVAL FACILITY AT THE LATIMER HOUSE. THE FUNDS WILL SUPPORT CONTRACTING A CERTIFIED ARCHIVE CONSULTANT TO ASSESS THE COLLECTION AND CURRENT PHYSICAL SPACE FOR NECESSARY IMPROVEMENTS IN CONSERVATION EQUIPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT.]