The records of the Department of History at North Carolina State University contain correspondence, memos, reports, information on committees and meetings held regularly in the department, other general information on the administration and operarations of the department, and photos. Materials range in date from 1936 to 2025.
Courses in history were a part of the original curriculum of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) when the college openned in 1889. In 1937, a stand-alone Department of History was created for the first time. The Department of History is an active academic department at NC State as of 2025, and is administered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Courses in history were a part of the original curriculum of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) when the college openned in 1889. The Department of Rural Sociology and History was established in 1923, marking the first time that history courses were part of academic department at NC State. In 1925, the Department of Rural Sociology and History separated into two departments, forming the Department of History and Sociology, and the Department of Rural Sociology. In 1937, the Department of History and Sociology was again separated, and a stand-alone Department of History was created for the first time (a separate Department of Sociology was also created).
The Department of History's curriculum autonomy did not last long - in 1943, political science curricula was added to the department, and the new Department of History and Political Science was established. In 1965, these departments separated again, creating the current Department of History as well as the Department of Politics.
The Department of History has been the host to many important milestones for women on campus at NC State - in 1966, the department hired only the third female full professor NC State had had, and Norma Wright Garcia became the first female African-American undergraduate to graduate from NC State, receiving a degree from the Department of History. Finally, in 1977, Mary (Betty) Wheeler became only the third female department head in the history of NC State, when she took over that leardership role in the Department of History.
The Department of History is an active academic department at NC State as of 2025, and is administered by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The records of the Department of History at North Carolina State University contain correspondence, memos, reports, information on committees and meetings held regularly in the department, other general information on the administration and operarations of the department, and photos. Materials range in date from 1936 to 2025.
The records of the Department of History at North Carolina State University are arranged into five series: General Records, Committees, Meetings, Public History, and Web Content. Materials are arranged alphabetically in each series and then chronologically within.
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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.
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History Records, UA 120.014, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of History.
Processed by: Cate Putirskis, 2010 April; Machine-readable finding aid created by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2006; Finding aid updated by Cate Putirskis, 2010 April; Unprocessed Public History series processed by Carrie Wilson, 2022 February; Finding aid updated by Carrie Wilson, 2022 February; Finding aid updated by Shima Hosseininasab, 2022 July; Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June. Finding aid updated by Katelyn Cuomo, 2023 December; unprocessed materials processed and finding aid updated by Emily Kerr-Denton, 2025 September; Finding aid updated by Ella Mayfield, 2025 December; Finding aid updated by Hailey Mandel, 2026 January.
The collection is organized into six principal series:
The General Records series of the Department of History Records contains correspondence, memos, information on grant-funded programs, and other general information about the administration and operations of the department. Materials range in date from 1936 to 1994.
“Blacks in Southern History spring symposium” is the original folder title. The term used is racist and harmful, but we have retained it to preserve the original context and to support searching with terms common to a specific time period. Read more about our approach to handling harmful language in About Reparative Archival Description.
The Committees series contains information on the activities of various standing and ad hoc committees in the Department of History. Materials range in date from 1954 to 1987.
The records in the Meetings series contain meeting agendas, minutes, and supporting documentation for regular meetings held in the Department of History. Materials range in date from 1938 to 1999.
This series covers the creation and development of the Public History degree program at NC State University. Materials range in date from 1974-2009.
This glossary is reprinted from The American Archivist volume 37, number 3, July 1974.
This folder also includes the volume 50, issue 1 Information Bulletin by the Library of Congress (1991) as well as a photocopy of "Protect and Preserve Your Family Movies" by Cliff Gromer (1983).
This folder also includes "Machine-Readable Archives--Records Managers Neglect Automation Files" by Charles Dollar (1975) and "Report on Machine Readable Records Session: National Association of Archives and Records Administrations" by David J. Olson (1982 June 23).
This folder includes a New York Times Book Review of The Unreal America by Ada Louise Huxtable. The book review is by Witold Rybczynski.
This folder includes clippings of newspaper articles regarding the historic preservation of Civil War battle sites and Raleigh architecture.
This essay does not have an author or date. It has handwritten feedback written on it.
This folder includes brochures from the Old North Durham Housing Services.
This folder contains "A Partial Bibliography: Archival History, 1982-1986" compiled by Greg Bradsher, Richard Cox, and Rod Ross.
This paper is a script for a speech delivered to the Society of North Carolina Archivists in Chapel Hill.
This folder also contains handwritten index cards titled "Indices - Architecture."
This folder includes correspondence and notes regarding assigning professors to certain classes and information on certificate programs.
The photocopy of this text in this folder covers pages 197-289.
This folder includes Archives & Manuscripts: Appraisal & Accessioning by Maynard J. Brichford (1977) and a photocopy of The Appraisal of Current and Recent Records by G. Philip Bauer (1946).
This folder includes "Archives & Manuscripts: Arrangement & Description" by David B. Gracy II (1977).
This folder contains "Vegetation as an Index to Past Landscape: A Historian's Use of Plants as Material Culture Evidence" by Dr. Thomas J. Schlereth (1978); "Material Culture as a Resource in Local History: A Bibliography" by Patrick H. Butler III (1979); and "Focus on Material Culture" by Edith Mayo (1980).
This folder includes "Fundamentals of Museum Administration" by Maralynn Troutman (1977).
This folder includes "The Historic Museum Village as a Learning Environment" by Thomas J. Schlereth (1977), "Above-Ground Archaeology, Historic Houses, and Undergraduates" by Thomas J. Schlereth (1976), "Historical Museum Villages as Textbook History" by Thomas J. Schlereth (1978), "Behind the Public Presentations: Research and Scholarship at Living History Museums of Early America" by John D. Krugler (1991), "The Way Things Really Are: Living History Museum Researchers Delve Deeper" by Henrietta Wexler (1988), and "Living History--Isn't' by Linda S. Levstik (1982).
This folder includes "Museum Studies: A Curriculum Guide for Universities and Museums" by the American Association of Museums (1973); volume 57, Nov/Dec 1978 issue of Museum News; and a selected bibliography for HI 591.
This folder includes copies of American Association for State and Local History Technical Leaflet 1, History News, Volume 24, Number 4 as well as Library of Congress Perservation Leaflet Number 3, February 1975.
This folder includes "Looking at North Carolina's History through Architecture" by Catherine W. Bishir.
This folder includes an external review report of the Public History Ph.D.
This folder includes "Teaching History at Colonial Williamsburg: Proposals for New Research and Interpretation at Colonial Williamsburg."
This folder includes plans for an archival reader and archival training standards.
This folder also includes job announcements, including an Alumni Association Fellowship.
The Wake Forest Law Review excerpts span pages 1-75 and 227-275.
This folder includes issues 3 and 5 of Guides to Forest and Conservation History of North America ("Inventory of the Records of the National Forest Products Association" and "Inventory of the Records of the American Forest Institute," respectively. Also included is the 1995 issue of Forest History Today.
This folder contains volume 1, issues 1-2; volume 2, issues 1-3; volume 3, issues 1-3; volume 4, issues 1-3; and volume 5, issues 1-3 of the Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter.
This folder includes clippings, correspondence, and an archives workshop brochure.
This folder includes the first two issues of HAIPoints.
This folder includes "The Care and Repair of Books" by Thelma George and "Pamphlet Binding" by Jane Greenfield.
The letter comes from the Government Archives and Records Service in Seoul, Korea.
This folder includes Technical Leaflets #108-109 from the American Association for State and Local History.
This folder includes the following publications from the National Conservation Advisory Council: "Suggested Guidelines for Training in Architectural Conservation" (1980), "Conservation Treatment Facilities in the United States" (1980), and "Proposal for a National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property" (1982).
This folder contains correspondence regarding the establishment of the Institute of Applied History and a survey report for the North Carolina Committee for the Promotion of Historical Studies.
This folder includes volume XV, number 4 of the Oral History Association Newsletter.
This folder includes "Oral History of Appalachia: A Calendar of the Collection on Deposit in the James E. Morrow Library" by Dr. Robert F. Maddox and "Purchase Remembrances: A Kentucky Regional Oral History and Photographic Project" prepared by the Forrest C. Pogue oral History Institute at Murray State University.
This folder contains articles covering a wide range of topics relating to oral history.
This folder also includes correspondence with professors and the Association of Records Managers and Administrators.
This folder includes a syllabus for RRA 442 by Beth E. Wilson.
The Archivist Historian student newsletter issues from New York University span 1978-1992.
This series is comprised of web sites of NC State University’s Department of History, captured by the NC State University Libraries since July 2016 using the Internet Archive’s Archive-It web archiving service, with prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to February 2007, which may be less complete and was performed at undetermined intervals.
This is the official website of the Department of History at NC State University. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since July 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to February 2007.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of History Records, UA 120.014, 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.