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The records of the Office of the Associate Dean and Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service contain reports, correspondence, programs, publications, speeches, minutes, financial information, and committees relating to agricultural research and experiment stations. Also included are materials on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Fiftieth Anniversary of the research stations, the Tennessee Valley Authority, agricultural products, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, individual college departments and their role in experiment station research, and the National Pickle Packers Association. Records include a letter book of the director. Materials range in date from 1878 to present. The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station was created in 1877, and transferred from the State of North Carolina to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) in 1889. The Station was jointly run by the two groups, and became a source of contention between the State Department of Agriculture and the University through the early part of the twentieth century. In 1979, the Agricultural Experiment Station was renamed the Agricultural Research Service. Less

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Director Records contain correspondence, memoranda, brochures, budgets, reports, project agreements, legal documents, datasets, training documents, scrapbooks, videocassettes, photographs, CD-ROMs, and floppy disks. Topics covered include the day-to-day administrative functions of Cooperative Extension, special training programs, awards ceremonies, state legislation, projects funded by the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, partnerships with commercial agricultural growers' associations, and the civil case Philip Bazemore versus William Friday. Materials range in date from 1907 to 2010. From its inception as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, North Carolina State University has been deeply involved in outreach and extension work. In the 1890s and early 1900s, college personnel took part in numerous Farmer's Institutes statewide, where they and state Agriculture Department personnel met with local farmers to discuss farm improvement techniques. In 1907 James A. Butler became North Carolina's first county agent, hired to conduct demonstration work in boll weevil eradication. Greatly boosting extension work, the 1914 Smith-Lever Act provided for federal, state, and county cooperation in creating a system to expand demonstration and extension work for men and women. The law authorized land-grant colleges to sign memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of Agriculture to begin such work. With this, NC State created a new Department of Extension. The county offices report to Extension administration, based jointly at NC State University and North Carolina A&T University. Through this system, Cooperative Extension aims to disseminate information about food and agriculture, health and nutrition, and youth development. This is accomplished through partnerships, programs, publications, and expertise on the local level. Less

The records include publications created by the Graduate School to highlight graduate opportunities at North Carolina State University from 1918 to 2018. The records include bulletins, brochures, graduate programs, course catalogs, and a CD. Also included are electronic issues of the Graduate School Catalog, 2003-2018. Graduate instruction began at North Carolina State University in 1893, with the first Master's degree conferred in 1894 doctoral degree in 1926. A Graduate School existed from 1923 to 1931, but it was eliminated with the consolidation of the public universities in North Carolina. It was re-established at NC State during the 1950s. Less

The North Carolina State University, Alumni Association General Records contain correspondence, promotional literature regarding alumni issues, including membership in the alumni association, reunions, fundraising, and alumni news. Materials range in date from 1886-2010. The North Carolina State University Alumni Association is the unit that engages alumni and friends through programs and services that foster pride and enhance a lifelong connection to NC State (https://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/s/1209/16/interior.aspx?sid=1209&gid=1001&pgid=4682, accessed 7/28/2020). This unit was formerly known as Alumni Affairs and Alumni Relations. Less

The North Carolina State University, Bioinformatics Research Center Records contain expired grants, reports, meeting minutes, publicity, and correspondence. Materials range in date from 1990 to 2013. The Bioinformatics Research Center explores methods of computing, simplifying, and visualizing large data sets for the benefit of research in disciplines such as genomics and genetics. The Center uses computer science and statistics to improve quantitative methods of analyzing big data, chiefly in the field of Biology. The BRC was founded in 2000 and continues to provide useful expertise as data sets grow larger and larger. Less

The North Carolina State University Single-Folder Committee Records contain information about various ad hoc, standing, and dissolved committees relating to a variety of university topics and activities. Types of materials include meeting minutes, memoranda, correspondence, reports, publications, membership rosters, and other information about the activities and functions of these committees. It also includes the website of North Carolina State University's official standing, special, advisory, and other committees. More information on each of these committees may be found in this collection or in others under the individual committee's name. Materials range in date from 1929 to 2024. Less

The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection contains primarily three-dimensional objects related to the history of North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina State College and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts). Prominent topics represented by these objects include alumni, professors, and chancellors, student military service, campus socieities and clubs, the Athletics program (in particular the 1983 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship), and the 1987 N.C. State Centennial celebration. Materials range in date from circa 700 to 2023. North Carolina State University is a public, land-grant, research university that is part of the University of North Carolina System. Founded in 1887, it was at first known as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1917, its name changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. Since 1962, it has been known as North Carolina State University.The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection is an extensive collection of three-dimensional objects of historical importance to the university from its founding to the 2000s. Less

Contains publications from various units that constitute the Office of Finance and Administration (formerly Business), including the Divisions of Environmental Health and Public Safety, the Facilities Division, Financial Services, Human Resources, Resource Management and Information Services, and their various departments. The mission statement of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration is "By stewarding financial assets, optimizing physical resources and investing in human capital, we will work with university constituencies to position NC State as a premier land grant university and world-class institution" (https://ofa.ncsu.edu/about-us/mission-and-values/, accessed 5/28/2020). As of 2020, the Office consists of the following units: Budget and Resource Management, Campus Enterprises, Environmental Health and Public Safety,Facilities, Finance, Human Resources, and Real Estate and Development. These units report to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business, and they provide infrastructure services essential to supporting the students, faculty and staff of the university. In 2015, the name was changed from the Office of Finance and Business to the Office of Finance and Administration. Less

This collection contains several scrapbooks, dated 1991-2019, that are titled "Memories," "Sister Pages," and "Candidate Classes." It also contains photo composites of the members from 1991 to 2014. Alpha Omega Epsilon is a professional sorority for women interested in engineering and technical sciences. It promotes friendship, leadership, and professionalism to all members of the organization, the community, and pertinent professions. The NC State chapter (Gamma) was established in 1991. Less

Materials include forms, brochures, clippings, awards, programs, meeting minutes, publications, and correspondence from various North Carolina State University campus organizations. These records highlight numerous student, faculty, and staff interests and concerns related to campus life, national issues, and world affairs. Notable topics include the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, labor, political activism, spirituality, and popular culture. Character and professional development organizations, social and service fraternities and sororities, honorary societies, religious, ethnic, and international clubs, arts, media, and social action organizations, governing and representative councils, and special interest organizations are all represented. North Carolina State University is a public, land-grant, research university that is part of the University of North Carolina System. Founded in 1887, it was at first known as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1917, its name changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. Since 1962, it has been known as North Carolina State University. Students began forming organizations early in the history of North Carolina State University to enrich their college experiences. Over time, more organizations were formed to reflect a variety of interests and concerns among students, faculty, and staff of North Carolina State University. Less

The University Archives Reference Collection, General Reference subgroup, contains brochures, clippings, correspondence and memoranda, news releases, programs, publications, reports, speeches, and related archival material concerning a variety of items relating to the University. 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. Less

The University Archives Audiovisual Collection contains film, videotape, audiocassettes, reel-to-reel tape, and other formats of audio and video recordings of important events on the North Carolina State University campus. Also included are recordings of interviews with prominent University people or visitors to the campus. Materials range in date from the 1930s to 2010. The University Archives Audiovisual Collection contains materials related to the history of North Carolina State University. They cover a variety of events such as speeches, lectures, Chancellor installations, symposia, seminars, and promotional videos. These audiovisual materials were acquired from various departments and individuals. Less

Photographs related to military training and education at North Carolina State University and the military service of people associated with N.C. State University. Established as a land-grant state college, North Carolina State University was required by law to include military training and education in its curriculum. N.C. State University's Department of Military Science and Tactics was introduced in 1894 under the direction of United States Navy Lieutenant Richard Henderson. Following World War I, the U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps became the accepted method through which N.C. State, like other land-grant institutions, provided military training and education. Less

This collection consists of postcards dating from 1900 to 1996 that depict scenes around North Carolina State University's campus, buildings in Raleigh, North Carolina, and scenes from other locations in the state. The majority of the postcards are in color. Raleigh is the capital of North Carolina and home to one of the state's largest universities, North Carolina State University. NC State University was established as a land grant university that opened in 1889 with one building. In 2008 the university has hundreds of buildings on over 2,100 acres of land, serving over 31,000 students and faculty. Less