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This collection consists of two items. One is a Certificate of Award presented to Marcellaus Joiner for participation in the Research Triangle Park Mathematics and Science Education Network (MSEN) Summer Scholars Program. The other item is a MSEN Student Evaluation form in which Joiner was graded. These items date from 1988. In 1988 Marcellaus Joiner was a student who participated in the Mathematics and Science Education Network Summer Scholars Program in Research Triangle Park. Less

This collection contains interviews from NC State faculty and Chancellor Randy Woodson conducted in 2023 and 2024. It also contains videos from Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1966 visit to Raleigh and the Ku Klux Klan parade protesting it. The materials in this collection include video files, document files, and audio files. These materials were utilized for the short documentary film and digital installation "When MLK Met the KKK in Raleigh." Less

The Margaret Zahn Papers contains materials from her dissertation on disabilities, notes and publications from her research, notes and papers for use in courses she taught, and papers related to her professional activity. The bulk of the collection is materials--charts, graphs, tables, articles, sequential files, notes, forms, codebooks, handbooks, guidebooks, and papers--from her research on homicide, crimes related to consumption of drugs, juvenile crimes, neighborhood crimes, crimes perpetrated by and against women, prisons, hate crimes and terrorism, education, and other general criminology and social science topics. Dates covered by the collection are 1947-2018. Margaret Zahn (1941- ) is a sociologist at North Carolina State University who is known for criminology. She holds a B.A. in Social Administration from Ohio State University (1963), an M.A. in Sociology from Ohio State University (1964), and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Ohio State University (1969). She has taught at Temple University (1969-1987), Northern Arizona University (1987-1990), and University of North Carolina-Charlotte (1990-1995). In 1995 she became dean of NC State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences, serving in that role until 2001. Thereafter, she was a faculty member in the university's Department of Sociology and Anthropology. She retired in 2017. Less

Marguerite Doe Ravenscroft Scrapbook contains materials documenting the activities of Marguerite Ravenscroft dedicated to the animal welfare cause. Specifically, the scrapbook includes photos, letters, and receipts acknowledging her contribution to animal welfare organizations. There are also materials covering animal shelters in other parts of the world established by Ravenscroft. Marguerite Doe Ravenscroft (1890-1972) was a Montecito (CA)-based philanthropist who was engaged in animal welfare efforts throughout her life. Less

Contains photocopies of catalogs from Bladenboro High School, 1897-1898 and 1899-1900, and photocopies of catalogs from Stinceon Institute and Commercial School, 1903-1904 and 1908-1909. Also contains biographical information about Marshal Shepherd. Marshal Shepherd (b. 1865) was an educator and a farmer in Robeson County, North Carolina. He spent several years teaching across Robeson County, including at Bladenboro High School. In 1902, Shepherd opened Stinceon Institute and Commercial School (later known as Orrum School) in Orrum, North Carolina. Less

This collection contains material relating to the scholastic life of Martha Bailey Hawkins Andrews at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1925 to 1933. It also includes material that documents the history of North Carolina State University. Materials are in the format of class notes, course syllabi, course notebooks, newspaper clippings, and correspondence as well as photographs. Martha Bailey Hawkins Andrews was one of the first women at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University), graduating in 1929 with a Bachelor of Science in Education. Less

This collection contains 3 JPG images of photographic prints of All Campus concerts at NC State University, probably in 1970 but possibly in 1971. The images show the bands Chicago Transit and Steppenwolf. There is also an email file with a description of the images. Martha Brinson earned her B.A. from NC State University in 1972. She was later Director of Communications for the University's College of Engineering, the position that she retired from in 2008. Less

The Martha Scotford Research and Study Collection on Graphic Design contains materials from 1896 through 2010 including design works and ephemera, publications, files documenting Scotford’s projects, and design-related reference materials relating to graphic design, book design and typography. Martha Scotford was a professor of graphic design in the College of Design at North Carolina State University until 2013; she began as a visiting lecturer in Visual Design in 1981. She was raised in New York, New Hampshire, and Vermont, and received a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Oberlin College in 1966 and both her Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees in Graphic Design from Yale University in 1970. She has published numerous books related to design. In 2001, she spent five months in India as a Fulbright lecturer. In 2007 she received NC State University's Distance Education and Learning Technologies Gertrude Cox Special Merit Award. Martha Scotford donated this collection to the University to be used as a research and study collection for design and the history of design. Her research interests emphasize women in design and feminist theory. Less

The Marvin J. Malecha Papers contains drawings, concept sketches, models, correspondence, speeches, articles and papers, publications, personal notes, conference notes, presentation materials, photographs, and other materials related to Malecha's career in architecture, design teaching, and research. The bulk of the collection, comprised of faculty papers and architectural drawings and sketches, highlights Malecha's career as an educator and an architect. These papers document Malecha's tenure as a faculty member and Dean of the School of Design (later the College of Design) at North Carolina State University. Additional materials cover Malecha's position as President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well as his involvement with various architectural associations such as the European Association of Architectural Education (EAAE), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), and the European Network of Heads of Schools of Architecture (ENHSA). The Drawings and Models and the Project Files contained in the collection further demonstrate Malecha's career as a practicing architect. The materials range in date from 1966 to 2015. Marvin J. Malecha (1949-2020), former dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Design and professor of architecture, has had a multi-faceted career encompassing administration, education, research, professional service, authorship, and practice as an architect. Malecha served as Dean of the College of Environmental Design at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona for more than a decade before taking over the position of dean at NC State University's School (later College) of Design in 1994. Throughout his career, he was involved in a number of professional associations and organizations related to architecture and architecture education. From 1989 to 1990, he was president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and was elected from 2008 to 2009 to serve as First Vice-President/President Elect of the AIA. In 2009, he was officially elected as President of the AIA. He regularly attended meetings, workshops, and conferences held by organizations such as the AIA, the European Association of Architectural Education (EAAE), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA), and the European Network of Heads of Schools of Architecture (ENHSA). In December 31, 2015, Marvin Malecha retired as Dean of the College of Design to pursue the position of president and chief academic officer at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design in San Diego, California. Less

The Mary Elizabeth Poole Papers contain the manuscript for Documents Office Classification, compiled by Mary Elizabeth Poole, Documents Librarian, D.H. Hill Library, North Carolina State University. Mary Elizabeth Poole (1914-2017) received an A.B. in history from Duke University in 1935, and a B.S. in library science from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1936. From 1936 to 1943 she was the documents librarian at Duke University. Poole began working at D.H. Hill Library at North Carolina State College (later, University) in 1945. She contributed to the field of documents librarianship through her publications Documents Office Classification and The “Classes Added” Reprint Edition of the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, 1895-1924. In 1978 Poole received the James B. Childs Award, the highest honor the American Library Association can bestow on a documents librarian. She also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the UNC School of Information and Library Science in 1981 and the Watauga Medal in 1982.Mary Poole passed away August 30, 2017 at the age of 102. Less

The Mary R. Boone Papers contain newspaper clippings, photographs, photocopies of newspaper clippings, articles, and cartoons relating to the proposed ratification of the Equal Rights amendment and Mary R. Barnes Boone's participation in a hunger strike in support of ratification. While the material is primarily focused on the hunger strike, documents relating to Boone's experiences as a feminist and supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment are also contained in the collection, including her correspondence with the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints regarding her views. An audioreel of Sonia Johnson's speech at North Carolina State University, and January 1983 edition of Life Magazine: The Year in Pictures are included in this collection, along with various ephemera related to the aforementioned topics. Mary R. Boone was a student at North Carolina State University in 1982, and she belonged to a group that brought Sonia Johnson to campus to speak. Johnson had just authored the book titled From Housewife to Heretic, an account of Johnson's personal journey as a previous member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a supporter of the Equal Rights Ammendment. Johnson's speech inspired Boone (then known as Mary Barnes) to join with six other women in a hunger strike to support the Equal Rights Amendment, then being considered by the states for ratification. Though the Equal Rights Ammendment failed to pass, the hunger strike generated much publicity and interest, even inciting sympathy fasts among supporters of the protest group. Less

The Mary Yarbrough Papers (1825-2012) contains a variety of materials including correspondence, photographs, publications, music books, news clippings, photocopies, and artifacts, most of which document Yarbrough's life and career, as well as her family history. Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough (1904-1984) was one of the first women to receive a graduate degree (M.S. in chemistry, 1927) from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). Mary Yarbrough served on the faculty of Meredith College for many years (1929-1972). In 1941 she received a Ph.D. and Phi Beta Kappa key at Duke University. At Meredith College she headed the chemistry and physics department, and she became an assistant director of the cooperative education program. Less

The Mary-Dell Chilton Papers include laboratory records, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, reprints, articles, and photographs from 1947 through 1999 documenting Chilton's career as a plant geneticist. The bulk of the records are from the late 1970s and early 1980s. Mary-Dell Chilton has worked as a plant geneticist and genetic engineer throughout her career at the University of Washington, Washington University in St. Louis, and at Syngenta Biotechnology, Inc. in Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. Less