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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.

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

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.”

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

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: 

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…

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

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":

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