This collection is divided into five series, each containing a different kind of material: slides, photographs, negatives, other, and oversized. Subjects include aerial views; buildings and places; events; golf; maps, models, and renderings; other research parks; people, presentation materials; and transportation. The slides make up the most extensive postion of the Centennial Campus images, but the photograph series contains a small number of unique images.
Between 1984 and 1985, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and Governor James G. Martin transferred over 800 acres of state land to North Carolina State University. The university, led by Chancellor Bruce Poulton, settled on the idea of creating Centennial Campus, a technopolis where university units, governmental entities, and private industry could share facilities and collaborate on projects. With the guidance of coordinator Claude E. McKinney, the campus attracted a variety of tenants, such as ABB, Red Hat, Inc., and the National Weather Service and saw the relocation of the College of Textiles and phased segments of the College of Engineering.
Between 1984 and 1985, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr. and Governor James G. Martin transferred over 800 acres of state land to North Carolina State University. The university, led by Chancellor Bruce Poulton, settled on the idea of creating Centennial Campus, a "technopolis" where university units, governmental entities, and private industry could share facilities and collaborate on projects. With the guidance of coordinator Claude E. McKinney, the campus attracted a variety of tenants, such as ABB, Red Hat, Inc., and the National Weather Service and saw the relocation of the College of Textiles and phased segments of the College of Engineering. For more information please see the North Carolina State University Centennial Campus Records, UA 003.010.
This collection is divided into five series, each representing a different kind of material: Slides, Photographs, Negatives, Other Materials, and Oversized. The items in each of the series are arranged into a subset of the same subjects. Items within the subjects are arranged alphabetically if appropriate, then placed in chronological order.
Series 1, Slides, makes up the most extensive portion of the Centennial Campus images. The slides are arranged into nine subjects: aerial views; buildings and places; events; golf; maps, models, and renderings; other research parks; people, presentation materials; and transportation. These subjects include images of land, construction, the ten-year celebration, and people mover systems used in other states.
Series 2, Photographs, contains some unique images, as well as others found in the Slides and Negatives series. Series 3 contains color negatives for a small number of the images found in Series 1 and 2. Subjects mirror those in Series 1.
Series 4 and 5 are both very small. Other Materials is made up of one folder containing labelled printouts of various buildings and sites. Most of the images are also present in Series 2, Photographs. Oversized contains one oversized photograph, an aerial view of Centennial Campus.
Organized into the following series:
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[Identification of item], University Archives Photograph Collection, Centennial Campus Photographs, UA 023.028, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from the Centennial Campus Partnership Office (formerly the Centennial Campus Development Office). Consult the University Archivist for additional information.
Processed by Jaime L. Margalotti, October 2005
Encoded by Jaime L. Margalotti, October 2005
The collection is organized into five principal series:
The Slides make up the most extensive portion of the Centennial Campus images. They are arranged into nine subjects: aerial views; buildings and places; events; golf; maps, models, and renderings; other research parks; people, presentation materials; and transportation. All of the major construction done on campus between 1985 and 2000 is represented, in addition to aerial views of the land and campus, the Dorothea Dix property, infrastructure, Lake Raleigh, and signage. ABB, the Engineering Graduate Research Center, the Lucent Site (later Red Hat), Research III, and Venture I are especially well-represented, as is the ten-year celebration and images of other research parks. The transportation images are primarily of people mover systems used in other states. In each subject, the slides are arranged alphabetically if appropriate, then placed in chronological order.
9 albums
472 color slides
401 color slides
186 color slides
38 color slides
2 color slides
These slides do not depict a facility on the Centennial Campus. The location pictured is possibly the Buehler Challenger and Science Center in Paramus, New Jersey. Despite ongoing negotiations, there was no Challenger Center on Centennial Campus at this time. Stock images of space exploration are also included.
31 color slides
13 color slides
3 color slides
17 color slides
100 color slides
184 color slides
Includes sewer lines, traffic lights, power lines, and general construction.
57 color slides
97 color slides
35 color slides
Includes images of balloon launch.
23 color slides
9 color slides
9 color slides
26 color slides
30 color slides
23 color slides
71 color slides
8 color slides
Includes building signs, road signs, and Centennial Campus banners.
47 color slides
17 color slides
3 color slides
6 color slides
43 color slides
7 color slides
2 color slides
1 color slide
13 color slides
9 color slides
The exhibit showcases North Carolina golf courses.
32 color slides
140 color slides
6 color slides
The different maps include a variety of geographic features, infrastructure elements, and land usage plans.
60 color slides
Models include the A-1 Cluster, College of Textile, and Research I.
42 color slides
Renderings include ABB, Engineering Graduate Research Center, Conference Center, Lucent Site, Middle School, Partners I, Partners II, Research I, Research II, Research III, Toxicology, Venture I, Venture II, and the Town Center.
47 color slides
275 color slides
488 color slides
20 color slides
166 color slides
Includes maps, renderings, charts, and graphs on a variety of topics, such as transportation and master planning.
80 color slides
Slides focus on transportation solutions from other states.
112 color slides
The Photographs series contains some unique images, as well as others found in the Slides and Negatives series. They are arranged into subjects which mirror those of the slides in series 1: aerial views; buildings; events; presentations; maps, models, and renderings; and transportation. The buildings represented are: ABB, College of Textiles, Engineering Graduate Research Center, Mars Mission Research Center, Raleigh Skyline, Research I, Research II, and Research III. The maps include a variety of geographic features, infrastructure elements, and land usage plans, while the renderings include ABB, Conference Center, and the Engineering Graduate Research Center. The transportation images are primarily of people mover systems used in other states.
2 albums
11 photographs
13 photographs
11 photographs
1 photograph
1 photograph
2 photographs
1 photograph
9 photographs
5 photographs
6 photographs
3 photographs
The different maps include a variety of geographic features, infrastructure elements, and land usage plans.
27 photographs
Renderings include ABB, Conference Center, and the Engineering Graduate Research Center.
16 photographs
34 photographs
This series contains color negatives for a small number of the images found in Series 1 and 2, Slides and Photographs. The negatives are arranged into: buildings; events; golf; maps, models, and renderings; other research parks; and people. The buildings represented are: ABB, Bridge, College of Textiles, Constructed Facilities Lab, Engineering Graduate Research Center, and Research III.
7 folders
19 negatives
The buildings represented are: ABB, Bridge, College of Textiles, Constructed Facilities Lab, Engineering Graduate Research Center, and Research III.
28 negatives
Ten-Year Celebration.
1 negative
5 negatives
18 negatives
11 negatives
3 negatives
The Other Materials series is made up of one folder containing labelled printouts of various buildings and sites. Most of the images are also present in Series 2, Photographs.
1 folder
Contains labelled printouts of various buildings and sites.
The Oversized series contains one oversized photograph, an aerial view of Centennial Campus.
1 folder
Contains 1 oversized photograph.
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[Identification of item], University Archives Photograph Collection, Centennial Campus Photographs, UA 023.028, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
