Special Collections Research Center

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 of the NCSU School of Textiles and textile...

Visitors to the James B. Hunt Jr. Library can now explore videos in the Wolf Tales collection in a new interactive iPad kiosk, recently debuted in the Lawrence & Ella Apple Technology Showcase.  The station features highlights from the Wolf Tales mobile video oral history collection, touching...

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of U.S. participation in World War I, Special Collections continues its examination of the impact that the war had on NC State students, faculty, and campus with a look at the beginning of the campaign to build a proper memorial to those students who...

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...