Special Collections Research Center

New Collection Guide for the Office of Alumni Relations Now Available

9/16/2019

The Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce that a new collection guide for the Office of Alumni Relations General Records is now available online.

View looking through window of North Carolina State University Computing Center, circa 1970

New Collection Guide for the Office of Information Technology Records Now Available

9/6/2019

This blog post is co-authored by Clancy Hecht-Nielsen.

Conservation of Archival Materials

9/4/2019

According to the Society of American Archivists (SAA), conservation of materials includes “the repair or stabilization of materials through chemical or physical treatment to ensure that they survive in their original form as long as possible.”

Small song bird perched on a branch, from the cover of "Robbing the Birds," a pamphlet published by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (date unknown).

SCRC collaborates with Dr. John Morillo's ENG 582 Animal Studies class

8/23/2019

Welcome back, Wolfpack! It’s been a long, quiet summer around here without you, and we’re glad you’re back.

Illustration on title page of The Southern Planter, Vol. 9, 1849.

Foodie Friday: Curious Cookery of the 19th Century - "Good and Cheap" Vinegar; Early Nutrition Science

8/16/2019

In the early 19th century, people made at home items that today we usually buy at the store. Vinegar was one, and the October 1849 issue of The Southern Planter (p. 312) had a recipe for making it:

Angelique Merrero ('20) has worked as a Student Desk Assistant in the Special Collections Reading Room since January 2019.

Student Spotlight: Angelique Marrero, Special Collections Desk Assistant

8/15/2019

The Special Collections Research Center blog series "Student Spotlight" features student employees who contribute to the work of the SCRC. Guest author Angelique Marrero, class of 2020, is an undergraduate NC State student majoring in Middle Grades Education with a concentration in Language Arts…

Fabulous 50: Provost Harry Kelly Honored by Japanese Government

8/8/2019

During the summer of 1969, the Japanese government awarded NC State Provost Harry Charles Kelly with the Order of Sacred Treasure, the highest honor presented to non-Japanese nationals. The presentation occurred i

Masthead of the American Agriculturist, from the Jan. 1870 issue.

Foodie Friday: Curious Cookery of the 19th Century - Pickled Walnuts

8/2/2019

We found another odd recipe in the 19th century farming periodical titled American Agriculturist. This one appeared in the June 1869 issue, p. 221, under the heading "Household Talks by Aunt Hattie":

Plaque from NC State's Riddick Stadium (now demolished). The stadium was at the site now occupied by SAS Hall and the adjacent parking lot. The stadium stands and field house were constructed with New Deal funding. From UA 020, Oversize Box 115.

New Deal Construction on the NC State Campus

7/29/2019

Application for PWA funding for NC State's Nelson Hall, 1938. From UA 003.004, Box 80, Folder 12.The N

NC State University Joins the BitCurator Consortium

7/17/2019

BitCurator is well-known for its packaged environment of open-source digital forensics tools, used by archives and libraries worldwide to process and preserve digital content.