The North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History Project Files contains research materials, administrative files, and graphic material (including negative strips, photographs, contact sheets, clippings, and an oversized photograph of the book's cover) which contributed to the development and writing of the book, North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History, which was written by Murray Scott Downs and Burton F. Beers and published in 1986.
North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History was written by Murray Scott Downs and Burton F. Beers, historians at North Carolina State University, with the support of the North Carolina State University Alumni Association. It was published in 1986 to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the University's founding (in 1887).
The collection, North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History Project Files, contains records related to the development, writing, and publication of the book North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History by Murray Scott Downs and Burton F. Beers. With the support of the North Carolina State University Alumni Association, the book was published in 1986 to correspond with the one hundredth anniversary of the University's founding in 1887. The book uses a variety of pictures to give an illustrative history of North Carolina State University, from its beginnings as North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts to the time of the book's publishing.
The book's authors, Murray Scott Downs and Burton F. Beers, were both Professors of History at North Carolina State University. They received support for the research and writing of North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History Project Files from the Alumni Association.
The North Carolina State University Alumni Association is a part of Alumni Relations, the unit at the University that officially interacts with graduates of the university. The Alumni Association was established in 1895, six years after the first classes were held at North Carolina College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). The 1986-1987 narrative and pictorial histories of the university were published under the auspices of the Alumni Association. Additional information can be found on their website.
The North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History Project Files collection contains records related to the development, writing, and publication of the book North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History. It was written by Murray Scott Downs and Burton F. Beers, historians at North Carolina State University, with the support of the North Carolina State University Alumni Association. It was published in 1986 to coincide with the centennial anniversary of the University's founding (in 1987).
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History Project Files, UA 010.005, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from the North Carolina State University, Office of Alumni Relations.
Initial inventory prepared by Hermann Trojanowski, 2002 March 11; machine-readable finding aid created by Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2006 March 27. Finding aid updated by Stephanie Barnwell, 2012 March, and Laura Abraham, 2013 June.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History Project Files, UA 010.005, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.