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Special Collections Research Center

Ethics in Archives: Discoverable Description and Accessible Arrangement

8/17/2017

Special Collections archivists arrange and describe collections so researchers can discover and access our archival records. In doing so, ethical concerns arise when the collection's original order changes.

Eclipse of the Century Crosses North Carolina

8/14/2017

In March 1970, the path of totality of a solar eclipse was only 20 miles east of Raleigh.

Collection Guide for the Student Organization Resource Center Records Now Available

8/7/2017

NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center is happy to announce that the collection North Carolina State University, Division of Student Affairs, Student Organization Resource Records have been fully organized and arranged, and its collection guide is now available to view online.

Justina Williams, first African American academic staff member at NC State. A note with the photo reads: "Counting the various mutations which result from crossing the lines of fruit flies is one of the duties of Mrs. Justina Williams, research assistant in the genetics department at NC State University."

Remembering Justina Williams

7/31/2017

Special Collections staff recently received a special visit from the family of Justina Williams, a woman who made history at NC State.

Shelves of restricted boxes from University Archives

Ethics in Archives: How Special Collections Protects Your Privacy

7/20/2017

Archivists must respect sensitive and personal information that exists in archival collections and SCRC follows certain ethical and legal guidelines to make sure privacy is upheld.