Printed material held by the Archives includes:
- Advertisements
- Almanacs
- Architectural plans (very few)
- Books and pamphlets
- City Directories
- Magazines
- Musical scores
- Maps (including Sanborn Fire Insurance Survey maps)
- Newspapers (selected originals, suitable for exhibition)
- Paper currency
- Pictorials (promotional booklets/pamphlets highlighting Greensboro homes, businesses, etc. c. 1890-1917)
- Playbills & Programs
- Postcards
- Prints