Guide to the University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Design Photographs, 1930-1997

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: North Carolina State University College of Design
Title: University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Design Photographs, 1930-1997
Call Number: UA 023.010
Extent: 0.75 linear feet, 1 archival box, 1 archival half box
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Transferred by the North Carolina State University College of Design, 16 June 2000, accession number 3544.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Design Photographs, UA 023.010, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Historical Note

The North Carolina State University College of Design, known originally as the School of Design, was officially founded in 1948. Education in architecture and architectural engineering at NC State began in 1920-1921 with the development of a bachelor's program in architectural engineering administrated through the School of Engineering. In 1927, Architectural Engineering became a department within the School of Engineering, and the department changed its name to the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering in 1940 when it added a bachelor's program in architecture. In 1946, the board of trustees of the Consolicated University of North Carolina approved the establishment of the School of Architecture and Landscape Design at NC State, largely responding to the post-World War II boom in building. The name of the school was shortened to School of Design at its opening in 1948.

In the late 1950s, in addition to the departments of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, the school added a new department granting degrees in product design. In its early years, under the leadership of founding dean Henry L. Kamphoefner, who served from 1948-1973, the School of Design attracted a faculty of talented designers and theorists, such as Buckminster Fuller, Matthew Nowicki, Lewis Mumford, and Eduardo Catalano. The school also brough in lecturers including Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius, Louis I. Kahn, Pier Luigi Nervi, Charles Eames, Marcel Breuer, and other prominent designers.

In 2000, the School of Design was renamed the College of Design, at which point the Department of Architecture was renamed the School of Architecture. The College of Design now houses the departments of Graphic Design, Landscape Architecture, Industrial Design, and Art and Design. The College of Design is located in Brooks Hall.

Scope and Content Note

The University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Design Photographs, 1930-1997, mainly includes photographs of faculty, staff, and students; general photographs of academic life within the College of Design; photographs of exhibits, displays, and specific art, architecture, landscape architecture, and industrial design projects; and a few photographs of Brooks Hall. There are also some miscellaneous photographs, publications, and other items.

Organization of the Collection

These photographs have been organized into nine categories based on subject matter. Photographs in the "Faculty, Staff, and Students" category encompass both labeled and unlabeled photographs of people working or studying in the College of Design.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals

Kamphoefner, Henry L., 1907-

Corporate Entities

North Carolina State University. College of Design--Faculty.
North Carolina State University. College of Design--Students.
North Carolina State University. College of Design--Photographs.

Topics

Architecture--Study and teaching--North Carolina.
Art--Study and teaching--North Carolina.
Landscape Architecture--Study and teaching--North Carolina.
Design--Study and teaching--North Carolina.
Schools of architecture--North Carolina.
Photographs.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

General, 1955-1984, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 1]
General, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 2]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, circa 1930, 1950s [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 3]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, 1960s [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 4]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, 1970s, circa 1980 [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 5]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 6]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 7]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 8]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 9]
Faculty, Staff, and Students, Negatives, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 10]
Buildings, Brooks Hall, 1967-1989, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 11]
Buildings, Brooks Hall, Negative, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 12]
Architectural Designs, 1950, 1967, 1989, undated [UA 023.010 Box 1, Folder 13]
Art and Graphic Designs, 1961, undated [UA 023.010 Box 2, Folder 1]
Industrial and Product Designs, undated [UA 023.010 Box 2, Folder 2]
Exhibitions and Displays, 1971-1977, 1997, undated [UA 023.010 Box 2, Folder 3]
Exhibitions and Displays, Negatives, undated [UA 023.010 Box 2, Folder 4]
Miscellaneous, 1988-1989, 1995, undated [UA 023.010 Box 2, Folder 5]
Publications and Clippings with Photographs, 1962-1983, undated [UA 023.010 Box 2, Folder 6]