Special Collections Research Center (SCRC)

This post contributed by Shima Hosseininasab The Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries collects, preserves, and builds unique architecture and design collections that…

What are your Thanksgiving plans? Are you going to have a large get-together with your extended family, a smaller dinner with your closer family, a "Friendsgiving," or take advantage of the time off…

One hundred years ago, a dedication ceremony was held to lay the cornerstone for NC State University's Memorial Belltower.  The ceremony took place on 10 Nov. 1921, 3 years after the end of World War…

The Special Collections Research Center blog series "Student Spotlight" features student employees who contribute to the work of the SCRC. Guest author Kennedy Pierce, class of 2021, recently…

The Eta Omicron Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.  The chapter was established on 7 April 1971, making it the first African American Greek-letter…

NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center has one million images and other digitized resources in its Rare and Unique Digital Archives Collections, and that's a lot of to…

This blog post contributed by Taylor Wolford. While working as an archival processor for the Special Collections Research Center, I have come across materials in collections that I find disturbing…

The Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce that the collection guide for the newly processed North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, County Operations Records is now…

In "Stories from the Classroom," we’ll feature teaching partnerships and collaborations with the Special Collections Research Center from the perspective of the faculty and staff who led them.  In…

One hundred years ago, Lucille Thomson enrolled at NC State in the fall 1921 semester.  She is the first woman known to have enrolled full time at the university.   Originally from Wilmington, NC,…