UA 023.005 Guide to the University Archives Photograph Collection, Campus Facilities and Views, 1889 - 1990sNegatives, contact sheets, and a majority of the slides are located at the beginning of the subgroup. Photographic prints
follow and are arranged according to the identification schema listed below. Slides depicting buildings and areas of campus
that have been identified by name have been incorporated into this list. For the purposes of this finding aid, the collection
is arranged alphabetically by the name of the building, facility, or location. In cases where a facility is named for a person,
the person’s last name is used for arrangement purposes. (D. H. Hill Library, for example, is alphabetized by “Hill.”) Please
note that some facilities are arranged according to their former names, some according their later names, and some according
to both.The organization schema includes the following categories:
[Card Box
1]
[Card Box
2]
[Half Box
3]
[Box
70,
Folder
1]
[Box
70,
Folder
2]
[Box
70,
Folder
3]
[Box
70,
Folder
4]
[Box
70,
Folder
5]
[Box
70,
Folder
6]
[Album
8]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
6]
[Album
11]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
63]
[Album
63]
[Album
63]
[Album
64]
Includes images of the Memorial Bell Tower, campus entrance, and railroad.
[Album
64]
Includes images of University Plaza (also known as "The Brickyard").
[Half Box
69,
Folder
3B]
[Album
16]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
12]
[Album
17]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
17]
[Album
13]
[Album
12]
[Album
65]
[Album
13]
[Album
18]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
13]
[Album
19]
Exterior and interior images. More dormitory images arranged according to the dormitories' specific names.
[Album
19]
Exterior images.
[Album
19]
Exterior images.
[Album
19]
Exterior images.
[Album
65]
[Album
22]
[Album
22]
[Album
23]
[Album
23]
[Album
23]
Exterior images.
[Album
23]
Exterior images.
[Album
65]
[Album
32]
[Album
32]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
34]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
65]
[Album
42]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
65]
[Album
37]
Exterior images.
[Album
43]
Exterior images.
[Album
13]
[Album
43]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
45]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
43]
[Album
47]
[Album
47]
[Album
65]
Includes photographic reproductions of prints, maps, drawings, and illustrations.
[Album
52]
[Album
47]
[Album
47]
[Album
47]
[Album
47]
[Album
53]
Exterior and interior images. See also Watauga Bookshop.
[Album
48]
[Album
65]
[Album
56]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
56]
Exterior and interior images.
[Album
57]
Includes post World War II views of Quonset Court and Barracks Square.
[Album
57]
[Album
55]
[Album
58]
Exterior images.
[Box
66]
[Box
67]
CreatorNorth Carolina State University. University Archives. Quantity21.55 Linear feet General Physical Description note60 albums, 5 archival boxes, 2 half boxes, and 2 card boxes LocationFor current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center
Reference Staff LanguageEnglish Acquisitions InformationThis collection was created by the University Archives from a variety of sources. ProcessingProcessed by: Jennifer McElroy; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jennifer McElroy. Updated by Stephanie Barnwell, 2012 January. Scope and Content NoteThe bulk of this records subgroup consists of black-and-white photographic prints that document the history of North Carolina State University’s physical campus and facilities from 1889 to the 1990s, but it also contains related color prints, negatives, contact prints, contact sheets, and slides. The images show interior and exterior views of buildings, outdoor facilities and constructed items, general campus views, views of the surrounding area, and aerial photographs. In addition, the photographs in this subgroup illustrate people, events, and activities related to the facilities and areas of campus they picture. This includes construction, renovations, beautification projects, groundbreakings, and dedication ceremonies. Some images demonstrate damage to or destruction of buildings, architectural and decorative details, and the moving of departments or items from one building to another. This subgroup also contains photographic copies of three-dimensional architectural models, architectural plans, artists renderings, sketches, floor plans, and maps. Historical NoteIn 1887, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation creating the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, a land-grant institution to provide education, research, and extension services to the state. When the College opened in 1889, it consisted of a 62-acres site with one building. This building, the original Main Building (later renamed Holladay Hall), housed all of the college’s activities during its first year: kitchen, dining-hall, shop, and gym in the basement; offices, classrooms, and library on the first floor; and dormitory facilities on the second and third floors. In the following decade, a number of new buildings were built, including a Mechanical Building, Watauga Hall, Primrose Hall, four dormitories, an infirmary, and several farm and dairy buildings. As the university’s enrollment continued to grow throughout the twentieth century, more land was acquired and more buildings and facilities were constructed. By the 1980s, however, the main campus was running out of space. In 1984 and 1985, Governors James B. Hunt and James G. Martin transferred parcels of undeveloped land from the Dorthea Dix hospital property to North Carolina State University, forming the basis for NCSU’s Centennial Campus. With later land acquisitions, this area totals approximately 1,000 acres of land and is larger than the main campus. As of 2007, the University’s Raleigh campus consists of approximately 2,100 acres of land. Its hundreds of buildings house more than eight million square feet of built space and accommodate a community of over 31,000 students and faculty. For more information about the history of the University's campus and facilities, please see the
Historical Sketch of North Carolina State University Alternate Form of MaterialSome images are available in a digital format. Controlled Terms
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Access to CollectionThis collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 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, Campus Facilities and Views, UA 023.005, 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. |
