News Stories By vlferris

Celebrating the History of Horses and Humans Competing Together

February 2, 2018

Authored by vlferris

[blog post co-authored by Kris Alpi, Director, William Rand Kenan, Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine]

In honor of the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, taking place this September…

Friends of the Library members explore drawings from the Matthew Nowicki Papers at a recent open house event in Special Collections.

A Look Inside Special Collections at "Open House" Events

December 12, 2017

Authored by vlferris

The Special Collections Research Center opened its doors to colleagues and the public in two open house events in D. H. Hill Jr. Library this fall, showing the diverse facets of our work, from…

Gwynn Thayer interviews William L. Flournoy, Jr., FASLA.

William L. Flournoy, Jr., Oral History Recorded for Landscape Architecture Archive

December 12, 2017

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Blog post contributed by Lindsey Naylor.

A new video oral history is in the works to add to the NCSU Libraries Special Collections Research Center's Landscape Architecture Archive…

Special Collections Show & Tell. Landscape architecture archive. Friday November 17, 2023. 5pm to 6pm.

Landscape Architecture Archive Show and Tell

November 11, 2017

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Blog post contributed by Lindsey Naylor

The Special Collections Research Center is organizing a show-and-tell of items from the Landscape Architecture Archive for display at the…

"Spratt's Book on Cats" (1951) and "Hints on the Care and Feeding of Dogs" (1935) published by Spratt’s pet food company.

Cats vs. Dogs: Special Collections Display in Veterinary Medicine Library

November 11, 2017

Authored by vlferris

As part of our collecting areas, the Special Collections Research Center holds collections related to veterinary medicine, zoological health, and animal welfare that support the work of…

Oral histories available through the SCRC's Rare and Unique Digital Collections site.

Landscape Architecture Oral History Resources

October 10, 2017

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Blog post contributed by Lindsey Naylor

Students of design and landscape architecture have access to a trove of oral histories through NCSU Libraries’ Special Collections Resource…

A block-by-block planting plan for McDougald Terrace, built as a segregated African-American housing community in Durham.

Public Housing and Urban Renewal Records in Reginald D. Tillson Papers

October 10, 2017

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Blog post contributed by Lindsey Naylor

Site and architectural drawings for several of Durham’s 1950s and 1960s public housing projects are some of the items being processed …

Dragonflies in E. A. Séguy's "Insectes", held in Special Collections.

BugFest 2017: Dragonflies!

September 9, 2017

Authored by vlferris

This Saturday September 16 from 9am-5pm, Special Collections and NCSU Libraries staff will be at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences for BugFest 2017, with this year'…

Dr. Burak Erdim with students in ARC 441: History of Contemporary Architecture

Students Explore the History of Contemporary Architecture with Special Collections

August 8, 2017

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Students in Dr. Burak Erdim's fall 2017 course ARC 441: History of Contemporary Architecture visited the Special Collections Research Center this week to view materials from early faculty in the…

Justina Williams, first African American academic staff member at NC State. A note with the photo reads: "Counting the various mutations which result from crossing the lines of fruit flies is one of the duties of Mrs. Justina Williams, research assistant in the genetics department at NC State University."

Remembering Justina Williams

July 7, 2017

Authored by vlferris

Special Collections staff recently received a special visit from the family of a woman who made history at NC State.  Justina Harris Williams was the first African American to be hired as…