Earle La Rue Edwards Papers, 1954 - 1973
Collection Number MSS 127
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Collection Information
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- Abstract:
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The Earle La Rue Edwards papers consist of correspondence, programs, newsletters, and brochures regarding the Chinqua-Penn Plantation House, sports medicine, and Edwards's induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Also included are samples of letterhead stationery of the American Football Coaches Association.
Earle La Rue Edwards (1908 - 1997) was the head football coach at North Carolina State University from 1954 to 1971. After his retirement, he became the Assistant Director of Foundations and Development. During his tenure as head coach, Edwards received the ACC Coach of the Year Award four times. His teams won five ACC titles and played in two bowl games. Edwards received a degree in engineering from Penn State. Before coming to North Carolina, he was an assistant coach at Penn State and Michigan State. He became president of the American Football Coaches Association in 1970, and was inducted into Sports Hall of Fame in North Carolina and Pennsylvania in 1974. He received the Watauga Medal from N.C. State in 1991.
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- Special Collections Staff
- Encoded by
- Dawne E. Howard, October 2005
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Descriptive Summary
- Repository
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North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
- Creator
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Edwards, Earle La Rue, 1908 - 1997
- Title
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Earle La Rue Edwards papers, 1954 - 1973
- Call Number
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MSS 127
- Extent
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1 folder
- Location
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For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
- Language of Material
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English
Information for Users
- Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
- Acquisitions Information
Transferred from Foundations and Development Office, 1979 November 27.
- Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Earle La Rue Edwards papers, MSS 127, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Scope and Content Note
The Earle La Rue Edwards papers consist of correspondence, programs, newsletters, and brochures regarding the Chinqua-Penn Plantation House, sports medicine, and Edwards's induction into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Also included are samples of letterhead stationery of the American Football Coaches Association.
Online Catalog Terms
- Chinqua-Penn Plantation House
- North Carolina State University -- Athletics
- Sports medicine--North Carolina
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