Special Collection Research Center

Last week, the NC State University community celebrated the dedication of Holmes Hall, a building named in honor of Irwin Holmes, the first African American student to receiv

Special Collections concludes our commemoration of the 100th anniversary of U.S.

Back in March, Special Collections News looked at NC State during the 1918 influenza epidemic.  The posting touched on conditions on campus and the women who nursed the sick students.  Not covered was the role food played in treating the flu.

It's Halloween!

The NCSU Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce that the North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Turtle Rescue Team Records have been fully organized and arranged, and a guide to the collection is

As pollinators of several major crops and useful for their production of honey and wax, European honeybees have been a central feature in North Carolina farm life and folk culture for over three centuries. Following an increase in honey production in the 20th century, honey became a staple in rural…

Textiles Extension began fifty years ago in 1968 with short courses in Raleigh, Charlotte, and New York.  According to a press release at that time, the program's function was "to provide direct, organized contact between the textile and fiber specialists

Visitors to the James B. Hunt Jr.

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of U.S.

The North Carolina State University Woman's Club has produced cookbooks occasionally throughout its history.  Founded in 1919 to "unite the women connected with the college in a common interest for the promotion of welfare and advancement" of NC State, its membership primarily was comprised of…