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Press device designed by Elinor Monsell for the Cuala Press, featuring illustration of Irish mythological figure Emer leaning against a tree.

The Yeats Sisters and the Women of the Dun Emer and Cuala Press

March 3, 2026

Authored by vlferris

In honor of Women’s Herstory Month, we are highlighting some of our favorite items in our Rare Book Collection that reflect the contributions of women to the history of printing and book…

Photo of Henry Ford, L. Wood and another young man judging at the State Fair run by the North Carolina Industrial Association, 1920.

Frederick Douglass and the North Carolina Industrial Association Fair

March 3, 2025

Authored by vlferris

Guest author: Karina Burbank

This blog is part of a series of posts featuring stories from the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) exhibit “A Fair to…

"A Fair to Remember" exhibit on display in the Special Collections Research Center Exhibit Gallery in Hill Library.

A Fair To Remember: Exhibit Credits

March 3, 2025

Authored by vlferris

Guest author: Karina Burbank

This blog is part of a series of posts featuring stories from the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) exhibit “…

"A Fair To Remember" Exhibit promotional graphic

Selecting Objects for A Fair to Remember

March 3, 2025

Authored by vlferris

Guest author: Karina Burbank

This blog is part of a series of posts featuring stories from the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) exhibit “…

Newton Underwood, Professor of Physics, featured in the University Archives Photo Collection.

Workshop on Teaching with Special Collections

September 9, 2023

Authored by vlferris

The semester is in full swing and the Special Collections Research Center's outreach and instruction team is hard at work supporting a range of different classes, hosting classes studying topics…

Selfie of Gwynn Thayer with flower sculpture behind her

Discovering Floralis Generica in Buenos Aires, Argentina

July 7, 2023

Authored by vlferris

Author: Gwynn Thayer, Associate Head and Chief Curator, SCRC and Alana Gomez, Graduate Assistant, SCRC 

It’s always exciting to be able to showcase our materials in our…

October is Archives Month!

Celebrating Archives Month with SCRC Staff Highlights (Part II)

October 10, 2022

Authored by vlferris

We're back with another installment of our SCRC staff highlights, to celebrate the Society of American Archives' 2023 American Archives Month theme, "The Power of Collaboration." Read on…

October is American Archives Month!

Celebrating Archives Month with SCRC Staff Highlights (Part I)

October 10, 2022

Authored by vlferris

Happy Archives Month! In honor of the Society of American Archives' 2023 American Archives Month theme, "The Power of Collaboration," we are featuring the amazing people who make up the…

Gwynn Thayer

Dr. Gwynn Thayer to Teach Oral History

September 9, 2022

Authored by vlferris

Dr. Gwynn Thayer, Associate Head and Chief Curator of the Special Collections Research Center and Faculty Affiliate in NC State University's History Department, will teach HI 533: Theory and…

Eric Moore (Student Senate President, 1970) and other students speak out in solidarity with Black janitorial workers at NC State in a series of protests, 1969.

SCRC Exhibit and Wolf Tales Invitation to Honor MLK Commemoration Week

January 1, 2022

Authored by vlferris

In honor of MLK Commemoration Week 2022, the Special Collections Research Center has partnered with the NC State University African American Cultural Center, Multicultural Student Affairs,…