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The Nina Strömgren Allen Papers contain research and teaching documents, publications, photographs and slides, film, and extensive audiovisual materials pertaining to Allen's career and research in cellular biology. Dr. Allen was a professor at NC State beginning in 1995 and established the Molecular and Cellular Imaging Facility. She served as Director of the Plant Biology Graduate Program and also served as Chair of the Faculty Senate beginning in 2005 before retiring from NC State in 2008. In the 1970s she co-founded the Light Microscopy course at the Marine Biologicical Laboratories in Woods Hole, Massachussetts and served as a Trustee on the Executive Committee. During this time she also co-developed the patent for Video Microscopy, greatly supporting cellular research. Additionally she has written several publications for the Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton Journal.
Dr. Nina Strömgren Allen was born in 1935 in Copenhagen, Denmark. In 1957 she earned her B.S. in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin. She then went on to earn her M.S. in 1970 and PhD in 1973 in Plant Physiology from the Univerity of Maryland at College Park. Beginning in 1970 she served as a researcher and later trustee of the Executive Committee at the Marine Biological Laboratories in Woods Hole, Massachussetts, where she and her husband Robert Day Allen co-developed and patented Video Microscopy (US Patent Number 4,412,246). Allen began her teaching career in 1975 with the Biology Department at Dartmouth College, then moved on to Wake Forest University from 1984-1995. She began teaching for the Department of Plant Biology at NC State University in 1995, where she established the Cellular and Molecular Imaging Facility (1996) and served as Director of the Plant Biology Graduate Program. She also served as Chair of the Faculty Senate in 2005. She retired from NC State in 2008, becoming Professor Emeriti in 2009. Over the course of her career she has published several works on research in cellular and plant biology both on her own and with colleagues. Allen has also been vocal in advocating for women's equality, especially in the sciences, giving many lectures on the subject over the years.
For more information, the North Carolina State University Oral Histories (MC 00449) contains an oral history with Dr. Allen recorded in 2016.
The Nina Strömgren Allen Papers contains a variety of materials, including: research and course documents, publications, books, journals, photos, film and film reels, slides, VHS and U-Matic tapes, Zip100 and floppy disks, CDs, and diskettes. All of these pertain to biological research, teaching, and achievements or publications of Nina Allen. Topics include video microscopy, cell motility, Nitella, Acetabularia, women in science, and research from Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
This collection is arranged in series: Research and Teaching, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology Program, Publications, Personal and Professional, Audiovisual, and Photographic Materials.
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The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.
[Identification of item], Nina Strömgren Allen Papers, MC 00495, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Nina Strömgren Allen, 2013 November (Accession 2013.0277).
Processed by: Emily Mandara, Lev Rosenberger, Miranda Clinton, 2023-2024; Finding aid written by: Emily Mandara, 2024 April
The collection is organized into six principal series:
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 will require additional advanced notice. Unless noted, digital media are not available online. Copies of unrestricted digital files will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access will be provided to use copies of unrestricted digital files rather than carrier media, such as CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks. Some or all electronic files may be unavailable or restricted due to privacy reasons, agreement with the donor, software is not available to interact with files, or because files cannot be retrieved from original media.
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[Identification of item], Nina Strömgren Allen Papers, MC 00495, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries’ “Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain,” the ALA Office for Information Technology Policy’s "Is It Protected by Copyright?," and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.