https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/news/category/special-collections A feed of the latest News Stories from The NC State University Libraries en In this Special Collections News posting, we discuss materials recently digitized as part of theLibrary Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funded grant project titled “Expanded Extending Cooperative Extension History.” For more... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/digitizing-nc-cooperative-extension-history-expanded-extending-extension Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:44:02 EST 77938 It was recently announced that pioneering plant biologistDr. Mary Dell Chilton died earlier this summer. Even though she was not an NC State faculty member, she was a prominent North Carolinian... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/dr-mary-dell-chilton-papers Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:57:15 EST 77661 This blog post was written by Ella Mayfield. Ella is a graduate extension assistant in the Special Collections Research Center enrolled in the Public History masters program.The Special Collection Research... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/jean-beagle-ristaino-papers-now-available-researchers Wed, 5 Aug 2026 11:34:38 EST 77051 The United States is currently celebrating America 250, so we wanted to look back at how NC State University may have commemorated the country’s milestone anniversaries in the past. Because... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/fabulous-50-nc-state-bicentennial-brigade Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:56:41 EST 76700 This blog post was contributed by Emma Esser.The Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce a new addition to theJC Raulston Arboretum Records has received full processing. Between 1960... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/j-c-raulstons-slide-collection-now-available-researchers Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:22:54 EST 76635 This blog post contributed by Emily Kerr-Denton, Special Collections Graduate Desk Assistant.The Special Collections Research Center is happy to announce that a new addition to the Turtle Rescue Team... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/new-addition-turtle-rescue-team-records Thu, 4 Jun 2026 13:48:42 EST 76541 We have done previous blog posts on the comic book collections at NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center, highlighting our comics and graphic novels of a variety of formats... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/strange-and-quirky-comic-books-special-collections Wed, 13 May 2026 11:24:19 EST 75209 This Special Collections News post is contributed by Ell Woolard, a public history graduate student at NC State University. Ell has worked the past two years in Special Collections and received... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/wonderful-100-first-phd-conferred Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:52:20 EST 75204 This blog post is contributed by Emma Esser. Emma graduated with a BA in history from NC State in December 2025. Emma works as a student assistant archival processor at the... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/tompkins-textile-student-council-scrapbook-now-available-researchers Wed, 6 May 2026 09:59:00 EST 75199 This semester, Professor Jedidiah Gant’s Design Studies class (DS 100: Design in Culture and Context) visited the Special Collections Research Center for an immersive, hands-on session focusing on primary... https://www.lib.ncsu.edu//news/special-collections/understanding-connections-archives Mon, 4 May 2026 14:13:29 EST 75194