The records of Company L-4 (North Carolina State University's company) of the Pershing Rifles contain their constitution and bylaws; meeting minutes; financial records; files on their events, competitions, and other activities; correspondence; and publications, including newsletters published by Company L-4, as well as publications collected from the company's overseeing regiment and the national office of the Pershing Rifles. Materials range in date from 1953 to 1977. The Pershing Rifles were established by General John Joseph Pershing at the University of Nebraska in 1891 to act as an honorary organization for members of the ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) program.
The L-4 Company of the Pershing Rifles was established at NC State on February 7, 1953, and participates in ceremonies such as the Color Guard and the Pennant Guard for university and athletic events. The L-4 Company is believed to remain active as of 2008.
The Pershing Rifles were established by General John Joseph Pershing at the University of Nebraska in 1891 to act as an honorary organization for members of the ROTC (Reserve Officers' Training Corps) program. Membership in the Pershing Rifles is open to Army, Air Force, Navy ROTC members and Marine Corps Officer Cadets, as well as civilians with an interest in serving. Pershing Rifles units (companies) act primarily as drill teams, but also participate in tactical and ceremonial exercises. The L-4 Company of the Pershing Rifles was established at NC State on February 7, 1953, and participates in ceremonies such as the Color Guard and the Pennant Guard for university and athletic events. The L-4 Company is believed to remain active as of 2008.
The records of Company L-4 (North Carolina State University's company) of the Pershing Rifles contain their constitution and bylaws; meeting minutes; financial records; files on their events, competitions, and other activities; correspondence; and publications, including newsletters published by Company L-4, as well as publications collected from the company's overseeing regiment and the national office of the Pershing Rifles. Materials range in date from 1953 to 1977.
This collection is organized into two series: General Records and Correspondence.
Born-digital materials are integrated into series based on content. The original order of the files has been retained.
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Pershing Rifles, Company L-4 Records, UA 021.482, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred by the Pershing Rifles, Company L-4
Processed by Cate Putirskis, 2008 September
Encoded by Cate Putirskis, 2008 October
Digital materials processed by Alexander Daniels, 2023 September.
The collection is organized into two principal series:
This series contains the general administrative records of Company L-4 of the Pershing Rifles, as well as files on their events and activities, and copies of publications issued by the Company and its overseeing regiment, as well as items published by the national office of the Pershing Rifles.
Filmed by the 1st ROTC Region, Fort Bragg, N.C. Includes performance by the brigade at a Duke game.
16 mm film reel
This is a digitized copy of the film reel, originally filmed in 1975-1976. Includes newspaper articles about the event.
Flash drive
This series contains both the outgoing and incoming correspondence of Company L-4 of the Pershing Rifles, and reflects communications with the Company's regiment, the national office of the Pershing Rifles, and other associates of the Company. Correspondence remains arranged under the system kept by the Company; correspondence present in each file represents a variety of topics.
Access to physical material and digital files not available online may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room after staff review.
Some materials may not have been digitized or made available online.
Included are 58 Acrobat PDF files, 5 Plain Text files, 3 .JPEG files, 1 Microsoft Word file and 1 MPEG-4 Media file.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Files retrieved from flash drive. Files are arranged as received. File count of digital media may exclude file systems; hidden, deleted, or excluded files; and duplicate files.
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to digital files may require additional advanced notice.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Pershing Rifles, Company L-4 Records, UA 021.482, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.