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.
North Carolina State University was established in 1887 as the North Carolina College for Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. 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.
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.
Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic.
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, University Archives Reference Collection, General Records, UA 050.001, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Items collected from various sources, including University publications, area newspapers, and other University Archives collections. This is an artificial and ongoing collection.
Digital materials processed by Phillip MacDonald, 2019 June; Digital materials processed by William H. Boyer, 2023 July; Digital materials processed by Shelly Black, 2023 November; Digital materials processed by Alexander Daniels, 2024 February; Digital materials processed by William H. Boyer, 2025 January.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
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Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
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Included are 4 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF files.
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Included are 4 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF files.
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Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
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Included are 3 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file and 1 JPEG file.
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Included are 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file and 1 Microsoft Powerpoint for Windows file.
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Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
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Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.5 - PDF file.
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"African-Americans" (including hyphen) is in the original title of the publication, and has therefore been retained. The preferred term is "African Americans." Read more about our approach to handling harmful language in About Reparative Archival Description.
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Included is 1 WebM file.
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Included are 2 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF files.
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Included are 2 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF files.
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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.
Included are 7 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file and 2 MPEG-4 Media files.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.5 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.5 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Formerly numbered FI 60.
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 is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 2 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF files.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Digital copy exists. Pending staff review and approval, access will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Includes digital files
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.5 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
Included is 1 Acrobat PDF 1.4 - PDF file.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
After review, access to the digital copies may be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request.
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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Phone: (919) 515-2273
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, University Archives Reference Collection, General Records, UA 050.001, 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.