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The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Chemistry include memoranda on the role of the department, a long-range proposal, notes for advisors and lab assistants, workstation operations guide, essays, lecture outlines, newsletters, a book of exercises, promational materials advertising the department, and Faculty Activity Reports. Materials range in date from 1931 to 2015. The North Carolina State University Department of Chemistry charts its history back to the founding of North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts in 1889. Its initial focus was on applied chemistry in the the field of agriculture, and later in biology. After several reorganizations over nearly 75 years, in 1959, the department took up residence in the School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics (now the College of Sciences). Less

This collection contains the annual reports of boards, the College, committees, departments, and offices of the North Carolina State University College of Textiles. The College of Textiles at North Carolina State University began classes in the fall of 1899, due to Daniel Tompkins's interest in having a textile program at what was then the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. By 1901, construction began on Tompkins Hall, the first textile building at NC State. The college eventually needed more space for students and equipment, so in 1940 the college moved to Nelson Hall on the western fringes of campus. By January 1991, the college moved to Centennial Campus. Less

This records subgroup contains correspondence among North Carolina State University College of Textiles faculty, staff, and administrators and other files relating to the operations of the school; budget material, and Textile Extension correspondence. Documentation in the academic series includes information regarding Textiles College and extension projects and research, and Textiles College brochures and catalogs. Budget material includes monthly and year-to-date budget and expenditure reports of the College, the North Carolina Textiles Foundation, as well as other personnel and financial aid paperwork. The Textiles Extension correspondence series consists of correspondence to and from textile industry representatives regarding applied research requests and information on instructional services provided by the College of Textiles. This subgroup was formerly numbered UA 130.5. The Office of Textile Extension and Applied Research works to enhance the relationship between the North Carolina State University College of Textiles and the textile industry. The Extension office offers continuing education opportunities to industry partners. The Applied Research program sponsors research projects to supplement education and encourage participation in industrial research and development. The Associate Dean oversees the programs and is a primary contact person for industry partners interested in education or research opportunities. Less

Minutes, memoranda, and limited correspondence primarily of the Course and Curriculum Committee and the Advisory Committees of the North Carolina State University College of Textiles. Most materials relate to course offerings and college policies. The College of Textiles at North Carolina State University began classes in the fall of 1899, primarily due to Daniel Tompkins's interest in having a textile program at what was then the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). By 1901 construction began on Tompkins Hall, the first textile building at the college. The college eventually needed more space for students and equipment so in 1940 the college moved to Nelson Hall on the western fringes of campus. By January 1991 the college moved to Centennial Campus. Less

Collection contains publications generated by the College of Textiles and its various departments. Materials range in date from 1941 to 2012. The North Carolina State University College of Textiles is the largest of its kind in the United States, offering one of only two accredited Textile Engineering programs in the country. The COT produces more than half of the textile graduates in the United States each year. Almost 20 percent of the graduates serve as corporate managers, and half of those are either board chairpersons or presidents of their companies. The textile industry is involved with more than producing fabric and apparel. Composites, artificial organs, fireproof materials, tire sections and computer circuit boards are just a few of the modern products in the textile industry. More than 150,000 people have been implanted with a knitted polyester artery developed at the COT. The industry continues to need more college graduates with skills in design, engineering, electronics, chemistry, management, computers, apparel, marketing/sales and quality control. In 1991, the COT moved to the North Carolina State University Centennial Campus, where students learn in state-of-the-art laboratories that are unequalled anywhere in the country. Here, students can participate in the Mars Mission, funded by NASA, where one of the world's only automated, three-dimensional braiding machinery creates space-age fabrics and fibers. Special projects are also being conducted to address environmental issues through the Industrial Electrotechnology Laboratory enabling students to learn about more about energy-efficient systems for manufacturing facilities. Because of the strong emphasis on research, development or management in the textile industry, the COT prepares its students with professional skills to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. COT students gain strong backgrounds in mathematics and science, and it pays off; almost all the graduates have professional job offers within three weeks of graduation from the COT. Starting salaries for textile graduates are also among the highest on campus. Less

Records relating to projects and initiatives undertaken by the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management in the College of Textiles at North Carolina State University and related programs for the years 1924 - 1985. These records contain articles, brochures, budget records, clippings, photographs, memoranda, and correspondence. Included is information on faculty members, lectures, and department finances. The School of Textiles (later College of Textiles) at North Carolina State University began classes in the fall of 1899, primarily due to Daniel Tompkins's interest in having a textile program at what was then the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Since 1963, the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management (TATM) has functioned as a discrete department (albeit under several different names) within the the College of Textiles. Of course, the College of Textiles has conducted research since its earliest days, both independently and in collaboration with corporate and government partners. And it appears that many of the College's pre-1963 research records have been merged with those of the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management. Less

These records contain articles, brochures, budget information, clippings, correspondence, enrollment data, faculty information, financial information, lecture information, long range planning data, photographs, reports, seminar information, speeches, travel reports, research grants, and scholarship information documenting the Office of Dean in the College of Textiles at North Carolina State University. The records also include files that document the partnerships between the college and textile-related industries. Materials range in date from 1899 to 2018. The College of Textiles at North Carolina State University began classes in the fall of 1899. By 1901 construction began on Tompkins Hall, the first textile building at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The textiles program eventually needed more space for students and equipment so in 1940, moved to Nelson Hall on the western fringes of campus. In January 1991, the College of Textiles moved to Centennial Campus. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Admissions Committee contain correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports, policy documentation, and other materials documenting the work of the committee. Materials range in date from 1940 to 2012. The Admissions Committee was established in or before 1940 at North Carolina State College to document criteria for undergraduate admissions to the college. Since that time, the committee has continue to meet regularly to revise admissions policies. As of 2011, the Admissions Committee reports to the Director of Undergraduate Admissions and the Provost on the admission policies for freshman and transfer undergraduate students. Less

The North Carolina State University Campus Stores Committee Records contain meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, and clippings. The materials range in date from 1951 to 1984, but the majority of the records are from 1954-1971. In 1952, the Board of Trustees of the Consolidated University of North Carolina established that each of its three campuses should have a Campus Stores Committee consisting of three members of the student body and three faculty. Each Committee was to hear student complaints and suggestions regarding the Campus Supply Stores and advise campus store managers and university administrators as to how the Campus Stores might better serve students and faculty. The Campus Stores Committee, also known as the Campus Stores Advisory Committee, first met at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) during the 1952-1953 school year. Since its formation, the committee has addressed issues such as textbook prices, student difficulties acquiring textbooks, use of store profits, and the selection of items available for student purchase. As of 2011 the group is known as the Bookstores Committee and continues to meet once or twice a semester to assist university administrators and bookstore managers in ensuring the bookstore meets the need of students and faculty at N.C. State. Less

The records of the Chancellor Installation Committee of North Carolina State University include programs, invitations, event planning materials, correspondence, speeches, and installation certificates from other universities and colleges. The collection includes the records of six Chancellor installations, from 1960 to 2010. The Chancellor Installation Committee plans the installation ceremony of the Chancellor of North Carolina State University. The committee coordinates installation event details, guest invitation, publicity, and other related events (symposiums, conferences, etc.). The Chancellor is the chief administrative and executive officer, leader and spokesperson of North Carolina State University and reports to the President of the University of North Carolina General Administration and the Board of Governors, whose members are appointed by the North Carolina legislature. The Chancellor defines the scope and authority of faculties, councils, committees, and officers of North Carolina State University, is a member of all faculties and other academic bodies of the university, and has the right to preside over the deliberations of the legislative bodies of the faculties of the institution. The Office of the Chancellor retains authority in faculty and EPA personnel, student matters, contracts, leases, and other agreements, and the acquisition and disposition of property. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Chancellor Search Committees include minutes, reports, correspondence, surveys, and job announcements for the six searches that occurred between 1952 and 1998. These searches were conducted in 1952-1953, 1958-1959, 1974-1975, 1981-1982, 1989-1990, and 1997-1998. The Chancellor Search Committee is charged by the President to advertise the position of Chancellor, create consensus around desired qualifications for the position, and recruit and assess candidates. The Committee concludes its duties by recommending a list of candidates (usually three names) to the President for consideration of the position of Chancellor. The structure of the Committee has varied across years, but committee members are usually drawn from the University Trustees, faculty, staff, and student body. Committee members usually range in number from ten to twenty-five committe. Some years there have been multiple subcommittees. The Chancellor is the chief administrative and executive officer, leader and spokesperson of North Carolina State University and reports to the President of the University of North Carolina General Administration and the Board of Governors, whose members are appointed by the North Carolina legislature. The Chancellor defines the scope and authority of faculties, councils, committees, and officers of North Carolina State University, is a member of all faculties and other academic bodies of the university, and has the right to preside over the deliberations of the legislative bodies of the faculties of the institution. The Office of the Chancellor retains authority in faculty and EPA personnel, student matters, contracts, leases, and other agreements, and the acquisition and disposition of property. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Commencement Committee include meeting minutes, information on officers, membership rosters, appointment letters, agendas and reports. Materials range in dates from 1962 to 1991. The North Carolina State University Commencement Advisory Committee was established at North Carolina State College (later, University) in or before 1962. The Commencement Advisory Committee was renamed the Commencement Committee in or before 1989. The committee is charged with the responsibility of making a continuous review of the scheduling and programming of the various exercises held at commencement time, particularly in regard to the form and content of the commencement exercise itself. The committee is also charged with making recommendations to the Chancellor concerning all of these matters, including speakers. The committee is still active as of 2011. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Computer Affairs Advisory Committee, also known as the Computing Center Advisory Committee, the University Advisory Committee for Computer Affairs, and the Computer Affairs Advisory Committee, contain meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda and applications for IBM (International Business Machines) 650 Computers, notes, annual reports and other materials relating to the committee's work. Materials range in date from 1955 to 1983. The North Carolina State College Committee on Computer Center was established at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), in or before 1959 to serve as an advisory group on policy matters relating to computing and the Computing Center for the campus. The committee has also been known as the Computing Center Advisory Committee; the University Advisory Committee for Computer Affairs; and the Computer Affairs Advisory Committee. Less

The records of the Council on Athletics at North Carolina State University contain meeting minutes, announcements, notes, agendas, and other information from meetings of the Council and affiliated groups, including the Faculty Athletics Committee and the Athletics Department, as well as general correspondence, annual reports, and administrative, financial, and regulatory information regarding athletics practices at North Carolina State University, as overseen by the Council. Also included in this collection are meeting minutes, announcements, notes, agendas, and other information from meetings of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), of which NC State has been a member since the founding of the conference in 1953; and from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), of which NC State is also a member. General correspondence, annual reports, and administrative, financial, and regulatory information regarding athletics practices of the ACC and the NCAA are included in this collection. Materials range in date from 1923 to 2009. The Athletic Council was established at North Carolina State College (later, University) in or before 1923 to oversee all athletic activities at the college, including activities in the college's Physical Education Department as well as intercollegiate activities with other colleges. The Athletic Council held administrative control over all athletic activities at NC State until the first Athletics Director was hired in 1948. Since then, the Athletic Council has worked in consultation with the Athletics Director to oversee athletic activities at NC State. The Council on Athletics continues to maintain responsibility for representing NC State at meetings of both the Atlantic Coast Conference (of which NC State has been a member since the conference's founding in 1953) and the NCAA. Less

The records of the Extension and Continuing Education Committee at North Carolina State University contain meeting minutes, memoranda, reports, correspondence, and other information regarding the activities of the committee in their duties to make recommendations to the University's administration concerning the operations and policies which govern the Extension Division, based on consideration of the activities and policies of the Division. Materials range in date from 1954 to 1979. The Extension and Continuing Education Committee was founded in 1954 under North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) Chancellor Carey Hoyt Bostian and was charged with making recommendations to the administration concerning the operations and policies which governed the College Extension Division, based on consideration of the activities and policies of the Division. Because NC State is a land-grant institution, Extension is a primary function of the University and offers a program of continuing education designed to provide professional, cultural, and recreational opportunities to all people of the State of North Carolina. In 1967, the Committee’s charges were expanded to also include examining the educational objectives of Continuing Education in relation to major changes taking place in society and analyzing facilities and personnel in relation to educational objectives. The College Extension and Continuing Education Committee worked directly with with Director of the College Extension Division. Less

Records of the North Carolina State University Faculty Committee on Student Government range from 1927 to 1958, although records from the 1920s are limited to a Tau Beta Pi council bulletin and a booklet on codes of conduct at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). The bulk of the collection is from the mid 1940s-1950s. Included are some documents sent from the student council to the faculty, student council booklets delineating the rules of student conduct and the punishments for failing to follow said rules. Also included is information on the adoption of the honor system at North Carolina State College and inquiries from other universities interested in the newly adopted policy. William Norwood Hicks, the first head of the NC State College Department of Philosophy and Religion and a student leader during his time at State College figures prominently in this collection. A second box includes portfolios containing information on the evolution and development of the campus government and honor system, as well as drafts of the constitution and by-laws proposed by the organization. Student government began at North Carolina State College in 1921 on October 15th. The student government worked in tandem with elected faculty members as part of the campus government. Later, it seems that a separate student government, including a student body president and governing committees was formed. The Faculty Committee on Student Government appears to be a means of including faculty involvement and input in the governance of the student body by its peers. Many of the records regard the establishment and use of the honor system in relation to student government, a then-innovative plan that seems to have been emulated by other universities. Rules regarding academic honesty and proper student behavior were primary concerns of the student government and had particular relevance for educators at the University. Included in the records are booklets outlining the rules, both proposed and in place, governing the student body, as well as notes on various documents made by faculty members, and documents relating to the student council. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Faculty Orientation and Hospitality Committee span from 1955 to 1992. The collection contains information pertaining to new faculty orientation at North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina State College), including packets of information sent out to new faculty previous to orientation, evaluations of the orientaton event, intra-university correspondence regarding the orientation event, and other related documents. The faculty orientation packets contain a wide variety of information, including: information pertaining to the North Carolina State Woman's Club, the University Club (previously, the Faculty Family Recreation Center), tourist information regarding Raleigh and North Carolina, and items of faculty interest, ranging from retirement information to athletic events schedules. The records contain only one document after 1981, which is dated 1992. The North Carolina State University Faculty Orientation and Hospitality Committee existed in or before 1955. (North Carolina State University was previously referred to as North Carolina State College.) The purpose of the Faculty Orientation and Hospitality Committee was to organize and host an annual orientation event for new faculty and to provide the new faculty and their families with information that would make their transition to the Raleigh area as welcoming as possible. New Faculty Orientation is still an event at North Carolina State University and packets are still provided to faculty prior to this event. New Faculty Orientation is currently (2012) sponsored by the Office of the Provost and administered through the North Carolina State Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, which, apparently, handles new faculty affairs. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Group Insurance & Benefits Committee contain correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, reports and annual reports, brochures and manuals about benefits programs, and other general information about the process of selecting and administering employee benefits at the university. Materials range in date from 1951 to 1990. The Group Insurance Committee was convened at North Carolina State College in or before 1951 to address insurance and retirement topics for faculty and staff employees of the college. The committee has changed names several times: in 1955, it became the Committee on Group Insurance and Faculty Welfare; in 1977, the Group Insurance and Welfare Committee; and in 1989 adopted the current name of Group Insurance & Benefits Committee. A member of the committee has also reported to the University of North Carolina (UNC) System-wide insurance and benefits group since at least the mid-1970s, incorporating the recommendations of that group into decisions made locally for NC State employees. As of 2010, the purpose of the Group Insurance & Benefits Committee remains to act in an advisory role to the North Carolina State University Benefits Office on all matters of insurance, retirement, and benefits for university employees. Less

The Harrelson Fund Committee Records contains minutes, correspondence, financial information, and annual reports documenting the activities of the Harrelson Fund Committee. There are also a large amount of documents related to the Harrelson Lectures, many of which document the planning and scheduling of lectures. Also included are texts of many of the lectures and faculty nominations for lecturers as well as promotional material such as flyers, posters, and brochures. The Harrelson Fund Committee was established at North Carolina State College in 1961 to manage the funds of former Chancellor John W. Harrelson's endowment. Since the Committee's founding, they have aspired to use the funds in accordance with the priorities established in Harrelson's will: "lectures (first claim); books; works of art; appropriate markers for buildings named for persons." Accordingly, one of the most important functions of the Harrelson Committee has been to organize the annual Harrelson Lectures, where a well-known public or academic figure gives a series of talks at NC State University. During the 2018-2019 academic year, the Harrelson Fund Committee transitioned into the University Standing Committee on Speakers and Lectures. Less