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Michelle Obama Addresses an Audience at NC State

Happy First Lady's Day

2/19/2018

In honor of President's Day, we're going to shake things up a bit (as presidents are wont to do). This year, move over chief executives, because we're sharing a list of images of first ladies who have visited campus! It's not many, but they're great.

One of several amazing...

Fabulous 50: Speaker Ban Ends

2/15/2018

On 19 February 1968, the courts declared unconstitutional a law banning certain speakers from North Carolina colleges and universities. Known as the Speaker Ban and passed by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1963, the law made it illegal for members of the Communist Party, people...

Oat and rye flours were possible alternatives to wheat (white) flour duirng World War I.

Recipes from World War I (Part 2) - Wheatless

2/12/2018

[This posting of Special Collections News follows the one of January 16 that presented recipes for meat alternatives. Today’s focuses on wheat substitutes, as revealed through the weekly Progressive Farmer and publications of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service (now...

Homeowners' Hopes and Dreams in the Frank Harmon Papers

2/6/2018

We never know what we're going to find when we're processing collections. Here are some homeowner questionnaires from the Frank Harmon Papers.

Early Extension canning work with African American women, 1920s

Wonderful 100: First African-American Women in NC Cooperative Extension

2/1/2018

One hundred years ago the first African American women were hired by North Carolina Cooperative Extension (then called the Agricultural Extension Service). The weekly publication Extension Farm-News reported the following on 2 February 1918:

A sea of tubes containing architectural drawings awaits pickup by Special Collections staff.

Ethics in Archives: Conscientious Collection Curation

1/30/2018

Special Collections staff respectfully curates collections by connecting with donors and university departments that hold materials of historical or scholarly value.

Native American Symposium brochure. The Native American Symposium began in 2001 as a means to familiarize Native American freshmen with campus resources.

New Collection Guide for Multicultural Student Affairs Available

1/25/2018

The Special Collections Research Center is proud to announce a new collection guide for the archival records of NC State's Office of Multicultural Student Affairs. The new guide provides increased access to previously undescribed materials.

The records of Multicultural Student Affairs...

A Mystery Solved

1/22/2018

In June 2017, the Special Collections News posted an article on the mystery of Eliza Riddick and her connection to the 4th President of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, Wallace Carl Riddick. As one of the two nurses who died while nursing State College students...

Graduate student eagerly awaiting researchers

Space Showcase: Special Collections Public Services Desk

1/17/2018

Special Collections' staff are here to help researchers, and we interact with them daily via our public services desk. Learn more about the desk, who works there, and how it operates.

An Agricultural Extension Service home demonstration during the World War I period

Recipes from World War I (Part 1) - Meatless

1/16/2018

[During the 100th anniversary of U.S. participation in World War I, Special Collections News periodically reviews the impact that the war had on NC State students and faculty, as well as the campus and the extension and outreach programs.]