North Carolina State University, University Archives Reference Collection, Institutional Histories
UA 050.002
Special Collections Research Center
4.0 Linear feet
1877-2009
The University Archives Reference Collection, Institutional Histories subgroup contain clippings, correspondence, news releases, publications, reports, speeches, and related materials concerning the University's various colleges, departments, institutes, and other entities. This is an artificial collection and is maintained by Special Collections staff.
North Carolina State University was established in 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M College). The College opened in 1889 with one building - the current Holladay Hall - six faculty, and courses in the agricultural and mechanical arts, adding a curriculum in applied science in 1893. By the turn of the century the College had grown to some half dozen buildings, about 300 students, and had begun to diversify its curricula. In 1917, the institution's name was changed to North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (State College). In 1931 the College greatly reworked its curricula as it underwent consolidation. Along with North Carolina College for Women and the University of North Carolina, it became a part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina,. North Carolina State is now one of the constituent institutions of the multi-campus University of North Carolina system, having received university status, and, after some controversy, assumed its current name in 1965. As of 2007, N.C. State had a student body of nearly 30,000, nearly two thousand faculty, and research and program expenditures of over $440 million.
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Items collected from various sources, including university publications, area newspapers, and other University Archives collections. This is an ongoing collection.
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Historical Note
North Carolina State University was established in 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M College). The College opened in 1889 with one building - the current Holladay Hall - six faculty, and courses in the agricultural and mechanical arts, adding a curriculum in applied science in 1893. By the turn of the century the College had grown to some half dozen buildings, about 300 students, and had begun to diversify its curricula. In 1917, the institution's name was changed to North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (State College). In 1931 the College greatly reworked its curricula as it underwent consolidation. Along with North Carolina College for Women and the University of North Carolina, it became a part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina,. North Carolina State is now one of the constituent institutions of the multi-campus University of North Carolina system, having received university status, and, after some controversy, assumed its current name in 1965. As of 2007, N.C. State had a student body of nearly 30,000, nearly two thousand faculty, and research and program expenditures of over $440 million.
Scope and Content Note
The University Archives Reference Collection, Institutional Histories subgroup contain clippings, correspondence, news releases, publications, reports, speeches, and related materials concerning the University's various colleges, departments, institutes, and other entities. This is an artificial collection and is maintained by Special Collections staff.
Organization of the Collection
Materials are arranged alphabetically, with the exception of files titled "University History, General" preceding the rest of the collection.
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North Carolina State College.
North Carolina State University--Departments--History.
North Carolina State University--History.
University History, General
1
1889-1921
University History, General
1
1924-1941
University History, General
1
1942-1954
University History, General
1
1955-1960
University History, General
1
1961-1969
University History, General
1
1970-1979
University History, General
1
1980-1996
University History, General
1
undated
University History, Master's Theses
1
1984, undated
University History, "Here and There on the Campus of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts"
1
circa 1917
University History, "Random Sketches" from "The Technician"
1
1922-1925
Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering
2
2003
Agriculture, School of
2
1962
Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of
7
2008
Agricultural Chemistry
2
1877-1927
Agricultural Economics
2
1962-1994, undated
Agricultural Engineering
2
1979
Agricultural Experiment Station
2
1955-1990
Agricultural Extension Service
2
1938-1967
Agricultural Extension Service Logo
2
1934-1968
Agricultural Information
2
1962
Agricultural Institute
2
1967-2005
Agricultural Policy Institute
2
1967
Agricultural Research Service, General
2
1986
Agricultural and Resource Economics
2
2003
Agronomy
2
1956-1986, undated
Alumni Association
2
1952-2003
Animal Science
2
1927-2003
Athletics, Basketball
3
undated
Band
8
2009
Biological and Agricultural Engineering
3
1956-2003
Biological Sciences, Institute of
3
1982
Biomedical Engineering
3
2004-2006
Black Alumni Society
3
2007
Board of Trustees
8
2009
Botany (and Plant Biology)
3
1928-2007, undated
Broadcasting
3
1970
Business Administration, Name Change
3
2008
CAMCORE
3
2006
Campus Enterprises Division
8
2009
Campus Environmental Safety Team (CEST)
3
2004
Campus Planning
3
undated
Center for Excellence in Curricular Engagement
9
2009
Center for Marine Science and Technology (CMAST)
3
1997
Center Stage
3
2002
Ceramic Engineering, Department of
8
1952
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
3
2008
Chemical Engineering
3
1924-1996
Chemistry
3
1956-1987
Civil Engineering, Name Change
3
2003
Collaborative Evolution Center
3
2004
Computer Science
3
2003-2006
Confucius Institute
3
2007
Continuing Education and Summer Sessions (McKimmon Center)
7
2004
Cooperative Extension Service
8
1991-2008
Cooperative Institute for Climate and Satellites
8
2009
Cooperative Sport Fishery Unit
3
1967
Counseling Center
3
1976
Crafts Center
3
2002
Crop Science
3
1986-2003
Dance Program
3
2002
Design, College (School) of (folder 1)
8
1966-2009
Design, College of (folder 2)
8
1966-2009
Design, College of, and School of Architecture, Name Change
3
2000
Diversity and Inclusion, Office for
8
2008
Economics and Business (folder 1 of 2)
3
1978
Economics and Business (folder 2 of 2)
3
1978
Education, College (School) of
8
1972-2009
Electric Meter School
3
1981
Electrical Engineering
3
1933
Electrical and Computer Engineering
3
1989
Engineering, College of
3
1952-2008, undated
Engineering Experiment Station
3
1923-1925
Engineering Research Center
8
2008
Enrollment Management and Services
4
2006
Entomology
4
1956-2003
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Department of
7
2008
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Name Change
4
2000
Extension Division
4
1961-1965
Extension and Research Administration
4
1992
Facilities Division
4
2007-2008
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
4
2007
Faculty Club
4
1960
Family and Consumer Services Department (see also Home Economics/Home Demonstration)
4
1999-2006
Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, Name Change
4
2007
Food Science
4
1978-2007
Foreign Languages and Literatures
4
2002
Forestry (and Envrionmental Resources)
4
1947-2007
4-H
8
1939-2009
Friday Institute
8
2009
Future Renewable Electric Engery Delivery and Management Systems Center
8
2009
Gallery of Art and Design
4
2002-2005
Gamma Sigma Delta
4
1973-1983
Genetics
4
1962
Graduate Institute of Extension Education
4
1967
Graduate School
4
1960-2002
Graphic Design, Department of
8
2009
Gregg Museum of Art and Design
8
2008-2009
Hatteras Marine Research Station
4
1967
Hofmann Forest
4
1973
Home Economics/Home Demonstration
4
1945-1970
Horticultural Science
4
1956-2003
Humanities, School of
5
1950-1963
Humanities and Social Sciences, College of
8
2008-2009
India Project
5
1967
Information Technology, Office of
7
2007
Industrial and Technical Education, Department of
5
1966
Industrial Arts Education
5
1975-1977
Industrial Design, Department of
8
2009
Industrial Engineering
5
2003-2005
Industrial Extension Service
5
1968-2005
Institute for Advanced Analytics
5
2006-2007
Institutional Research Office
5
1983
Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science
8
2009
Land Scrip Fund
5
1961
Landscape Architecture
5
1962-1968
Library (D. H. Hill)
8
1939-2009
Management, College of
5
2003-2007
Man-in-Simulant Test Lab
7
2008
Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences
5
1979, undated
Materials Science and Engineering
5
1983-2002
Mathematics, Department of
5
1952-2003
Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, Department of
5
1928-2009
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Department of
5
1966
Microbiology, Department of
8
1976-2009
Minerals Research Laboratory
5
1970
Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, Name Change
5
2000
Music, Department of
5
2002-2008, undated
Name Changes, General
5
1971-2008
Natural Resources, College of
5
2000-2009
Nonwovens Institute
5
2007
North Carolina Center for Education in Politics
5
1967
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
5
1975
North Carolina Japan Center
5
1984
North Carolina State University Foundation
5
1977
Nuclear Engineering, Department of
5
1991-2009
Nutrition Research
5
1986
Occupational Education
5
1977
Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
5
1998-2007
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Department of
8
2009
Physical and Mathematical Sciences, College of
5
1960-1999
Plant and Soil Sciences, Name Change
5
2008
Plant Pathology
5
1956-1962
Poultry Science
5
1931-2005
Print Shop
6
1973
Provost's Office
6
1993
Psychology
6
1970-2003
Radio Stations (folder 1 of 2)
6
1952-1970, undated
Radio Stations (folder 2 of 2)
6
1952-1970, undated
Raleigh Chamber Music Guild
6
1973, undated
Recreation Resources Administration
6
1979
Research and Graduate Studies
6
1976
Resource Management and Information Systems
6
2005
Reserved Officers' Training Corps (ROTC)
6
1927-1969
School of Public and International Affairs
6
2006
Social Studies
6
1962
Social Work
6
2003
Sociology
6
1956-1986
Sociology and Anthropology
6
1966-2006
Soil Science
6
1989
State Climate Office of North Carolina
6
2003
Statistics
6
1955-1978
Student Government
7
1954-1999
Student Media
8
2008-2009
Student Supply Store
7
1960-1988
Study Abroad Office
8
2009
Sustainability, Office of
7
2008
Technician
7
1939
Textiles, College of
7
1958-2009
Transition Program
8
2009
Transportation
7
2008
Tobacco Literature Service
7
1967
University Archives
7
1965-1991
University Dining
7
1998-2009
University Health Services
7
1940-1960
University Studies, Division of
7
1970-1975
University Theatre
7
2002
Veterinary Medicine, College of
7
1970-2009
Visual Aids Department
7
circa 1954
Water Resources Research Institute
7
1967-2003
Wood and Paper Science
7
1957-2007
Writers' Workshop
7
1962-1966
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)
7
1942-1949
Zoology
7
1927-1977