North Carolina State University, College of Design, Department of Industrial Design Records 1950s-2023

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Creator
North Carolina State University. Department of Industrial Design
Size
2.5 linear feet (1 archival storage box, 1 carton, 1 cassette box, 1 half box)
Call number
UA 110.020

This subgroup contains records generated by the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Product Design.

In 1991, the Department of Product and Visual Design at NC State University split to form the Department of Graphic Design and the Department of Industrial Design. In 1958 the Department of Product Design had been established. During the 1973-1974 academic year its name changed to the Department of Product/Visual Design, which became "Product and Design" in 1984 or 1985.

Biographical/historical note

In 1991, the Department of Product and Visual Design at NC State University split to form the Department of Graphic Design and the Department of Industrial Design. In 1958 the Department of Product Design has been established. During the 1973-1974 academic year its name changed to the Department of Product/Visual Design, which became "Product and Design" in 1984 or 1985.

Department Heads
1991–1993
Vincent Millard Foote
1993–1996(?)
Glenn E. Lewis
1996–1999
[undetermined]
1999–2004
Haig Khachatoorian
2004–2012 (?)
Bryan Laffitte
2012 (?) -
Tsai Lu Liu

Scope/content

This subgroup contains records generated by the Department of Industrial Design and the Department of Product Design.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged in the order received. They have not yet received full archival processing.

Use of these materials

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.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Design, Department of Industrial Design Records, UA 110.020, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Source of acquisition

Transferred from Dept. of Industrial Design. Includes accession numbers 2006-0203, 2006-0205, and 2015-0030.

Processing information

Processed by Inventory prepared by Pat Webber, 2004 May

Encoded by Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2006 March 30

Finding aid updated by Todd Kosmerick, 2008 February and 2015 February

Web content processed and finding aid updated by Gevorg Vardanyan, 2023 June

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Records 1962-1973
Box 1
Slides believed to pertain to Industrial Design classes and projects; 8 mm film reel ca. 1972-2002, undated (Accession no. 2006-0203)
Carton 2
Slides believed to pertain to Industrial Design classes and projects ca. 1967-2001, undated (Accession no. 2006-0203)
Cassette box 3
Brochures on Student Work 1970-1989 (Accession no. 2006-0205)
Half box 4, Folder 1
Posters for Guest Lecturers 1963 (Accession no. 2006-0205)
Half box 4, Folder 2
Alcoa Student Design Education Program, Student proposals 1963-1964 (Accession no. 2006-0205)
Half box 4, Folder 3
Student-produced card and ticket for College of Design events 2010 (Accession 2015-0030)
Half box 4, Folder 4
The Grab Bag (2 copies) 1963-1964 (Accession 2016.0217)
Half box 4
Evaluating New Products Cards late 1950s-early 1960s (Accession 2018.0053)
Half box 4
Department of Industrial Design website (https://design.ncsu.edu/academics/industrial-design/) 2013-2023
Size: 1 website

This is the official website of the Department of Industrial Design at NC State. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly since September 2015. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to December 2013.

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Access to the collection

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to digital files may require additional advanced notice.

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Mailing address:
Special Collections Research Center
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC, 27695-7111

Phone: (919) 515-2273

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Design, Department of Industrial Design Records, UA 110.020, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

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.