Gertrude Cox: The First Lady of Statistics at N.C. State,

ua050_005 Guide to the North Carolina State University, University Archives Reference Collection Student Research Projects, 1969 - 2007 UA 050.005 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Pat Webber; machine-readable finding aid created by: Pat Webber Special Collections Research Center 2004 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-12-20T14:50-0500 Finding aid written in English North Carolina State University, University Archives Reference Collection, Student Research Projects UA 050.005 Special Collections Research Center 1.0 Linear feet 1969 - 2007 Contains student research reports, notes, and a speech on a variety of subjects relating to North Carolina State University history. This collection is artificial, and has been 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. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. 2 archival boxes North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center. Restrictions to Access

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Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Items collected from students and faculty.

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Items collected from students and faculty. This is an ongoing collection with items added periodically.

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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

These records consist of undergraduate student research project papers on a variety of subjects relating to University history. All of the papers contained herein used primary source material in the University Archives. The provenance is uncertain, as in most cases it is not known whether they came from the students or their professors. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author's last name.

NOTE: Additional papers added to the end of the collection in 2007. This group has been separately arranged alphabetically.

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