UA 023 Guide to the University Archives Photograph Collection, 1889-2003The records are organized into several subgroups, and most have a separate guide:
CreatorNorth Carolina State University. Quantity215.0 Linear feet General Physical DescriptionThe University Archives Photographs Collection contains more than 250,000 individual images. LocationFor current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. LanguageEnglish Acquisition InformationThis collection has been created by the University Archives. The immediate source of many of the individual photographs is no longer unknown ProcessingTodd Kosmerick Scope and Content NoteContained in this record group is visual documentation of North Carolina State University since its creation in the 1880s. There is a variety of photographic formats: black-and-white and color prints, contact sheets, negatives of various sizes, 35mm slides, lantern slides, glass plate negatives, postcards, and digital images (primariliy TIF and JPG formats). The titles of the subgroups in this collection (listed under "Organization of the COllection") indicate the general topics covered. Historical NoteThe North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts was founded as the state's land-grant institution in 1887, and formally opened its doors two years later. In 1917, the school was renamed the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, reflecting its broadened instructional and research activities. The college's extension program was established in 1914, and a major reorganization of the institution occurred in 1923, with the creation of schools over its fields of study. In 1932, "State College," as it was known, greatly reworked its curricula upon becoming part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina (later the University of North Carolina System). Undergoing unparalleled growth in size and academic programs after the Second World War, the school took on a new designation appropriate to its degree-granting and research status in 1963, when it was restyled North Carolina State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh. In 1965, the institution was renamed North Carolina State University (officially the North Carolina State University at Raleigh). In another key administrative change, the university's schools were redesignated colleges in 1987. That same year saw the ground breaking of the institution's Centennial Campus, a major center of academic, corporate, and governmental research. By 2007, N.C. State had a student body of over 31,000 and a faculty of nearly 2,000. For more online information, see a
Brief History of North Carolina State University Access to CollectionCollection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice. For more information contact us via mail, phone, fax, or our web form. Special Collections Research Center Telephone(919) 515-2273 Fax(919) 513-1787 Preferred Citation[Identification of item], University Archives Photograph Collection, UA 023, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC Access to CollectionThe nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. Access to CollectionThis collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility. |
