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Photo of an NC State student playing the popular arcade game, Track and Field (circa 1984).

Leveling Up: the History of Video Games and Gaming at NC State

9/18/2023

This post was authored by Special Collections Graduate Assistant, Katelyn Cuomo, and edited by Taylor Wolford.NC State’s appreciation for gaming has existed for decades, with a culture of video…

Table with boxes of drawings being processed

What is Archival Processing? An Introduction

9/14/2023

In special collections and archives, we partake in a mysterious activity called “archival processing.” This is an essential and basic part of making primary source materials accessible to…

Newton Underwood, Professor of Physics, featured in the University Archives Photo Collection.

Workshop on Teaching with Special Collections

9/11/2023

The semester is in full swing and the Special Collections Research Center's outreach and instruction team is hard at work supporting a range of different classes, hosting classes studying topics…

Weather data for Raleigh, NC, August 1932.

Your Weather PastCast - Summer's End 1932

9/10/2023

It was fun posting the Weather PastCast a couple weeks ago, and we wanted to do another. Last week was another really hot one in Raleigh, with record breaking highs on Tuesday (September 5, 98…

The old cloth on the cover is peeled back to make room for a new cloth spine.

At the Book Spa! Spine Repair

9/5/2023

If you saw our blog post on July 24, 2023, you’ll remember we gave a general overview of the work that is done in the Libraries’ Preservation Unit. Today we’re taking a deeper dive and starting the…

Hey Students! What’s Your Major? Digital Collections Highlights

8/28/2023

Welcome all new and returning NC State students! The Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center collects and preserves historical, rare, and unique materials documenting university history, among…

Special Collection holds a collection of weather data for Raleigh, N.C., for the years 1887-1972. Here is a cover page for the record of 100 years ago, August 1923.

Weather PastCast...Your Weather Report from the Past!

8/16/2023

Special Collections staff thought it would be fun to travel back in time and highlight this week in Raleigh, N.C., weather from the past. Here is a weather report from 100 years ago with conditions…

A sepia photograph on a 5.25"x8.5" piece of cardstock depicting Weeping Spruce trees in a forested area. Photographed by J.G. Lemmon.

Fir and Spruce Tree Photographs by John Gill Lemmon and Burton Orange Longyear

8/15/2023

This blog post contributed by Sarah Take, Graduate Desk Assistant.The Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce that the collection guide for the newly processed Fir and Spruce Tree…

Mascot Mania: the Evolution of NC State's Mascot - Part III

8/7/2023

Blog post contributed by Trey Kaufman, Special Collections Public Services Desk Assistant, and edited by Taylor Wolford. From a pack of wolves to a wolf named Zeke, NC State’s logo has changed many…

Cover of "Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy" science fiction magazine from September 1952

Special Collections Course Instruction: Robots, Machines, and In-Betweens

8/4/2023

This blog post was co-authored by Phillip MacDonald and Taylor Wolford. Calling all science fiction enthusiasts and library instructors! In the summer 2023 semester, SCRC developed course instruction…

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