The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures contain administrative records, correspondence, handbooks, annual reports, programs, brochures, newsletters, minutes, course descriptions, artifacts, and photographs. Contained here are the records pertaining to translation services, the Foreign Language In-house Press, the Summer Institute In English for Foreign Students, departmental learning and teaching, and the history of the department.
Foreign language learning at North Carolina State University began in 1896. In 1907, the Modern Language Department offered regular foreign language courses. The Department expanded to the Department of Modern Languages and Translation Services in 1937 and was located in Peele Hall. The Department was renamed Foreign Languages and Literatures in 1978.
Foreign language learning at North Carolina State University began in 1896. In 1907, the Modern Language Department offered regular foreign language courses. The Department expanded to the Department of Modern Languages and Translation Services in 1937 and was located in Peele Hall.
The Translation Service was established by Professor Hinkle in 1925. Graduate and advanced undergraduate students completed translations on subject matters in their major area of concentration, and faculty offered translation services to the rest of the University. The Modern Language Department and the Division of Continuing Education developed the Summer Institute in English in 1965. The Summer Institute in English, part of the English as a Second Language Program at North Carolina State University, is designed for students, business people, and professionals pursuing more advanced proficiency in English. The Department was later renamed Foreign Languages and Literatures in 1978.
The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures contain administrative records, correspondence, handbooks, annual reports, programs, brochures, newsletters, minutes, course descriptions, artifacts, and photographs. Contained here are the records pertaining to translation services, the Foreign Language In-house Press, the Summer Institute In English for Foreign Students, departmental learning and teaching, and the history of the department.
This collection has undergone full archival processing; materials are arranged in folders chronologically and by subject.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Records, UA 120.013, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
Web content harvested using the Internet Archive's Archive-It services, beginning in 2016.
Processed by: (unprocessed); machine-readable finding aid created by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble and updated by Karen Paar, 2007; Cate Putirskis, 2008 October, 2009 January, August, December; 2010 November; finding aid updated by Taylor Wolford to reflect reprocessing of the collection, 2017 October-November; finding aid updated by Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June; archived web content processed by Kate Phillips, 2025 November.
The collection is organized into three principal series:
The General Records of the North Carolina State University Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures contain administrative records, correspondence, handbooks, annual reports, programs, brochures, newsletters, minutes, course descriptions, artifacts, and photographs. Contained here are the records relating to translation services, the Foreign Language In-house Press, departmental learning and teaching initiatives, and Foreign Languages and Literatures programs and workshops. The records chronologically document the academic and administrative activities of the department from 1907 to 2011.
The Summer Institute in English Records series contains annual brochures and final reports pertaining to the program’s learning objectives, evaluation process, enrollment of students, staff members, testing, class schedules, and language programs. Materials arranged chronologically date from 1965 to 2013 with final reports lacking in certain folders.
This series is comprised of websites for North Carolina State University’s Department of World Languages and Cultures, formerly the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, captured by the NC State University Libraries since using the Internet Archive’s Archive-It web archiving service.
This is the official website of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly from 2016 to 2025. The site begins redirecting to (https://wlc.chass.ncsu.edu/) in April 2023. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to February 2009, which may be less complete and was performed at undetermined intervals.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
Official website for the Department of World Languages and Cultures at North Carolina State University. The North Carolina State University Libraries has captured this website quarterly since 2025 October.
Online access is provided through the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Records, UA 120.013, 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.