Special Collections Research Center

Student Spotlight: Sarah Take, Special Collections Desk Assistant

2/13/2019

Welcome to the first in a series of blog posts featuring student employees who contribute to the work of the Special Collections Research Center, "Student Spotlight." Guest author Sarah Take, class of 2019, is an undergraduate NC State student majoring in

The Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) was created in 1969 to provide nutritional education.

Fabulous 50 & Foodie Friday: Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program

2/8/2019

Fifty years ago in February 1969, the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service announced the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP). According to an article in the monthly

Scrapbook of newsclippings on students, alumni, and faculty, 1942 (Office of Public Affairs Records, Oversizeflatbox 55)

New Collection Guides Now Online

2/5/2019

The Special Collections Research Center announces newly updated collection guides (with detailed description) on three University Archives collections: The Office of Public Affairs Records, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovat

Thomas Walters, one of the original co-directors of the English dept.'s graduate program. Photo by Marieta B. Heaton.

Fabulous 50: First Graduate Degree Program in English

1/31/2019

Fifty years ago during the 1968-1969 academic year, NC State's Department of English began offering a master of arts degree. This was the first graduate degree program in the department, and at that time it was designed specifically to prepare high school an

A cover of "The Animals' Friend, a magazine about animal rights and animal welfare.

Named Entity Extraction in the Tom Regan Papers

1/30/2019

Born-digital records present a unique opportunity for archivists and researchers to search and explore documents computationally. While a researcher may spend hours, days, or even weeks searching through paper documents to find everywhere a certain name or event is mentioned, a computer can…

Chancellor Oblinger and others presenting an over-sized check for the NC Children's Hospital at the 2009 Krispy Kreme Challenge

The Krispy Kreme Challenge In the Archives

1/28/2019

This Saturday, February 2, an amazing event is going to happen, involving donuts, running, and raising money for a great cause.

Fireless cooker diagram from a 1916 NC Extension publication

Foodie Friday: The Fireless Cooker

1/25/2019

In the 1910s and 1920s, North Carolina home demonstration agents promoted use of the "fireless cooker" among rural women. The fireless cooker might be described as an early slow-cooker (it did cook food over a period of several hours), but the heat source was not electrical. Rather, a hot s

Collection Guide for the East Coast Greenways Records Now Available

1/22/2019

Professor Frances (Billie) Richardson was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists in 1969.

Fabulous 50: Billie Richardson Named AIC Fellow

1/17/2019

In January 1969, Frances (Billie) Richardson was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Chemists. AIC has a mission "to advance the chemical sciences by establishing high professional standards of practice and to emphasize the professional, ethical, economic, and social status of its members…

Picture of kittens from “The Future is with the Children,” 1930s.

Humane Education

1/14/2019

What if it was possible to stop animal cruelty from ever occurring by teaching children to protect animals? This question is the guiding principle of humane education, a field that aims to teach children compassion and respect for living things.