SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER
Collecting Areas and Highlights
The Special Collections Research Center builds its research collections in
targeted areas of strength. Particular attention will be paid to areas in which
NC State has made and is making a marked contribution to the development of
the field, such as in plant and forestry genetics and genomics. Broad areas
of emphasis for the Center include the History of Science, Engineering and
Technology, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Biological Sciences, North Carolina
State University, Textiles, Veterinary Medicine, and Architecture and Design.
Specifically, research materials documenting historical and contemporary aspects
are actively built in the following disciplines and fields of study:
• Plant and Forestry Genetics and Genomics
• North Carolina State University and its History
• History of Computing and Simulation
• Architecture
• Textiles
• Veterinary Medicine
• Entomology
• Animal Welfare
Plant and Forestry Genetics and Genomics
Existing Collection Strengths : Papers and records of prominent
NC State faculty in plant and forestry genomics, including scholars who played
fundamental roles in the founding of the disciplines; publications recording
seminal research in these areas, including monographs and journals recording
the formation of plant and forestry genomics as research disciplines; seminal
research with interdisciplinary ties to related disciplines such as crop science,
botany, and plant pathology; history of forestry; seminal works and the papers
of scholars in disciplines, such as plant, crop, and agricultural sciences,
that fostered the development of plant and forestry genetics and genomics.
Current
Collecting Emphases : Areas noted above; papers of prominent
genomics researchers and corporations in RTP and the state of North Carolina;
national and international scholars important in the formulation and development
of the disciplines.
North Carolina State University and
its History
The University Archives serves as the administrative memory of NC State University,
and its function is to preserve for the future the legal, administrative, and
historical records of the University and make them available to all interested
researchers. By preserving the University's documentary heritage, the Archives
also makes it possible to study the contributions by members of the University
community to the institution’s growth. Beyond collecting the institutional
records of NCSU, the University Archives and the Special Collections Research
Center also collect materials on student life and organizations, major campus
events, and major campus achievements.
 History of Computing and Simulation
Existing Collection Strengths : Papers and records of prominent
scholars in the history of computing and simulation; seminal monographs and
journals in the development of simulation; seminal monographs and journals
in the history of computing (Ptak collection).
Current Collecting Emphases : Areas noted above; seminal monographs
and journals in the development of systems and computer engineering.
Architecture
Existing Collection Strengths : The NCSU Libraries serves as the repository for important architectural materials and collections in the State of North Carolina and includes papers, drawings, and records of prominent architectural firms in the state and region; papers and records of prominent architects, with an emphasis on major modernist architects; papers and drawings of prominent landscape architects and golf course designers. The architecture collections also emphasize papers, drawings, and monographs documenting the historic architecture of the State of North Carolina.
Current Collecting Emphases : Areas noted above; the architecture
of the Southeastern United States; industrial design.
Textiles
Existing Collection Strengths : Papers and records of prominent
NC State faculty involved in furthering textiles research, outreach, and development;
seminal monographs and journals in the development of textiles as a modern
discipline; history of the College of Textiles and Centennial Campus.
Current Collecting Emphases : Areas noted above; history of the
textiles industry in North Carolina; papers and records of prominent NC State
faculty and alumni involved in the development of technologies related to medical
textiles; non-woven fabrics, color, textiles chemistry, and research into new
fibers; seminal monographs and journals in the development of technologies
related to medical textiles; non-woven fabrics, color, textiles chemistry,
and research into new fibers.
Veterinary Medicine
Existing Collection Strengths: Papers and records of prominent NC
State faculty performing veterinary medicine based research in toxicology,
biochemistry, biomathematics, pharmacology, and immunology.
Current Collecting Emphases: Areas noted above; papers of prominent
veterinary medical scholars, with an emphasis on research in toxicology, biochemistry,
biomathematics, pharmacology, and immunology, animal surgery, and genetics;
seminal monographs and journals in the development of modern veterinary medicine
research; animal welfare collections, with particular emphasis on ethical and
sustainable research practices.
Entomology
Existing Collection Strengths: Papers and records of prominent NC
State faculty in the history of entomology; significant monograph, article
re-print, and rare book collections (Metcalf, Seguy, and Tippmann) in the history
of entomology.
Current Collecting Emphases: Areas noted above; papers of prominent
entomologists, with an emphasis on research in applied insect ecology, insect
physiology, insect systematics, medical and veterinary entomology, and urban
entomology.
Animal Welfare
Existing Collection Strengths: Monographs and papers documenting
the history of and movements in animal rights and welfare; the Tom Regan Animal
Rights archive.
Current Collecting Emphases: Areas noted above; animal welfare
as related to the development of modern veterinary medical research practice.
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