UA 050 Guide to the North Carolina State University, University Archives Reference Collection, 1862 - 2009

Creator

North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center.

Quantity

60.75 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

123 records storage boxes

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff .

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Created within the Special Collections Research Center.

Acquisitions Information

This is an on-going collection created by gathering materials from other University Archives record groups and other university departments.

Processing

Processed by: Pat Webber

Scope and Content Note

The material in this record group consists of a variety of records culled and collected from numerous sources in order to provide a quick, ready access point for general questions and research into the University's history. Some source materials are from other University Archives record groups, either copies or duplicates. Additional major sources include the NCSU student newspaper "The Technician", the University's "Official Bulletin", and a number of other NCSU publications, as well as many local and regional newspapers. The final sub-group, Student Research Projects, consists entirely of papers written by students who based their research in part on material from the Special Collections Research Center.

Note that this material is not meant to be all-inclusive, but to serve as an introduction to research into a variety of subjects. These files are updated and altered sporadically by Special Collections staff as necessary.

Historical Note

North Carolina State University was established in 1887 as the North Carolina College for Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. The College opened in 1889 with one building - the current Holladay Hall - six faculty, and courses in the agricultural and mechanical arts, adding a curriculum in applied science in 1893. By the turn of the century the College had grown to some half dozen buildings, about 300 students, and had begun to diversify its curricula.

The College continued to expand, both physically and academically, into the twentieth century. In 1917, the institution's name was changed to North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (State College). By the fiftieth anniversary in 1939, State College encompassed 38 buildings, over 2,500 students and 330 faculty, and offered nearly 40 programs of education. In addition, in 1931 the College greatly reworked its curricula as it underwent consolidation. Along with North Carolina College for Women and the University of North Carolina, it became a part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. North Carolina State is now one of the constituent institutions of the multi-campus University of North Carolina system, having received university status, and, after some controversy, assumed its current name in 1965.

Today, North Carolina State University covers over 2,000 acres in the Raleigh area, with well over 100 buildings across five campus precincts. A student body of nearly 30,000 is served by over 1,600 faculty members in nearly 100 fields of study. The combined University budget and research and sponsored program expenditures surpasses one billion dollars.

Related Materials

Access to Collection

This collection is open for research.

For more information contact us via mail, phone, fax, or our web form.

Mail

Special Collections Research Center
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC, 27695-7111

Telephone

(919) 515-2273

Fax

(919) 513-1787

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Reference Collection, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Access to Collection

The nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU 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.

Access to Collection

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.