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Bush, Mitchell
Size: 64.45 linear feet (93 boxes, 10 flat boxes, 10 flat folders, 9 reel boxes, 4 half boxes, 4 card boxes, 3 cartons 1 legal box); 86 gigabytes; 60105 files Collection ID: MC 00467
The Mitchell Bush Papers contain research and teaching notes, presentations and materials, journals and publications, correspondence, field studies, field notes, research projects, training materials, anesthesia records, digital media such as floppy disks, CD-ROMS, zip disks, film strips, videotapes and 35mm slides documenting ...
MoreThe Mitchell Bush Papers contain research and teaching notes, presentations and materials, journals and publications, correspondence, field studies, field notes, research projects, training materials, anesthesia records, digital media such as floppy disks, CD-ROMS, zip disks, film strips, videotapes and 35mm slides documenting medical studies, surgeries and wildlife in national and international settings. Many of the files relate to Mitchell Bush's work with the National Zoological Park through the Smithsonian Institution. There are also separate series about his work with giraffes and his work with pandas. Almost the entire collection is related to Bush's work as a zoo veterinarian. Although the collection has been divided into series to assist with the research process, some topics may be covered across multiple series. For example, there is a series about the work that Bush did with pandas, but pandas may also appear in other series such as in the Subject Files or the Professional Organizations series. The majority of the materials in the collections date from 1950 to 2012. A few earlier items or reprints of earlier items are also included. Mitchell (Mitch) Bush is a leader in the field of modern zoological medicine. He graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, in 1965, and his career has been focused on pioneering studies and clinical practice in zoological and comparative medicine. He has worked for the National Zoological Park at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., since 1972, and beginning in 1994 he has served as the Chief of Veterinary Services at the Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center. He holds a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical School and is a visiting scientist at Kruger National Park in South Africa.
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Size: 0.1762 gigabytes (115 files) Collection ID: KC 0036
Gardner, M. E. (Monroe Evans)
Size: 3.75 linear feet (6 archival boxes, 1 archival legal box) Collection ID: MC 00167
Includes correspondence, newspaper articles, typewritten manuscripts, printed publications, photographs and ephemera that belonged to North Carolina State University Professor Emeritus M. E. Gardner. The collection spans Gardner's academic, professional and retirement years. The material dates from 1910 to 1975.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation
Size: 11.5 linear feet (1 legal box, 2 albums, 1 halfbox, 1 drawings box) Collection ID: MC 00243
The Monticello Architectural Records contain architectural and archaeological data pertaining to the restoration and preservation of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Included are copies of publications; microfilm of field notes and drawings of Milton L. Grigg, restoration architect; ...
MoreThe Monticello Architectural Records contain architectural and archaeological data pertaining to the restoration and preservation of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Included are copies of publications; microfilm of field notes and drawings of Milton L. Grigg, restoration architect; photographs, slides and drawings of grounds, buildings, and furnishings. The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation was incorporated in 1923. In that year, the Foundation purchased Monticello and strove to restore and preserve the historic home. Now known as the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the group operates the house, the gardens, the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, a museum shop, the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants, and the Monticello Visitors Center. Monticello is located on 5,000 acres in Charlottesville, Virginia. Construction of Monticello began in 1769 and was completed in 1784.
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Size: 112.59 gigabytes (437 files); 0.2 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: KC 0044
Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust
Size: 0.54 linear feet (1 archival box) Collection ID: MC 00292
Organization records of the Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust, a non-profit corporation concerned with the protection and enhancement of wildlife and recreational opportunities along Interstate 90 in Washington state.
Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail
Size: 1.5 linear feet (3 archival boxes) Collection ID: MC 00679
The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Records contain materials relating to the activities and functions of the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. These materials include meeting minutes for the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee with budgetary information, planning materials, organization correspondence, public surveys, and ...
MoreThe Mountains-to-Sea Trail Records contain materials relating to the activities and functions of the Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail. These materials include meeting minutes for the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee with budgetary information, planning materials, organization correspondence, public surveys, and operational procedure. Also included are materials relating to partnership with the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation. Materials date from 2008 to 2017. The Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) became a State Trail and part of the state parks system by vote of the General Assembly in 2000. The MST is an off-road trail that extends from the coast of North Carolina to the mountains in Western North Carolina. The Friends of the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (FMST) is a nonprofit group that helps to maintain and promote the Mountains-to-Sea Trail (MST) in conjunction with the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation (NCDPR).
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Whisnant, Murray
Size: 41.2 linear feet (20 archival boxes, 20 slide boxes, 81 flat folders, and 5 oversize flat boxes) Collection ID: MC 00564
The Murray Whisnant Papers contains correspondence, project files, slides and architectural drawings, as well as other records related to Murray Whisnant’s architectural projects and other designs dating from 1959 to 2017. Many of the projects Whisnant consulted on and designed were located in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are ...
MoreThe Murray Whisnant Papers contains correspondence, project files, slides and architectural drawings, as well as other records related to Murray Whisnant’s architectural projects and other designs dating from 1959 to 2017. Many of the projects Whisnant consulted on and designed were located in Charlotte, North Carolina. There are also sketches and plans of projects that were never completed. William Murray Whisnant was born and grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from Central High in 1950. He then attended North Carolina State University and studied within the School of Design for six years, where he was influenced by faculty member Eduardo Fernando Catalano and visiting architect Buckminster Fuller, as well as Dean Henry L. Kamphoefner. Upon graduation in 1956 Whisnant returned to Charlotte and joined the architectural firm of Sloan and Wheatley. In 1960, he became partner to Charles Wheatley. In 1974, Whisnant left to establish his own firm, Murray Whisnant Architects. In 1990 Murray Whisnant was awarded the Kamphoefner Prize by the AIA (American Institute of Architects) North Carolina chapter and the North Carolina Architectural Foundation. Murray Whisnant was active in the Charlotte community and even late in his life advocated for municipal projects, such as “Energy Park”, to enhance the lived spaces in the city where he was raised.
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Size: 20 linear feet (41 archival storage boxes) Collection ID: MC 00282
The Murry O. Phillips Papers contain photographic slides, overhead transparencies, films strips, papers, scrapbooks, and ephemera related to Phillips lengthy career in agriculture and agricultural education in the state of North Carolina. Additionally there is material documenting M. O. Phillips's involvement with the development of ...
MoreThe Murry O. Phillips Papers contain photographic slides, overhead transparencies, films strips, papers, scrapbooks, and ephemera related to Phillips lengthy career in agriculture and agricultural education in the state of North Carolina. Additionally there is material documenting M. O. Phillips's involvement with the development of the town of Coats, North Carolina, and material documenting Phillips's participation with the Future Farmers of America. The collection also includes an extensive slide collection created by Phillips that highlights the beauty of rural North Carolina, as well as personal slides, photographs,and papers. Murry O. Phillips (1913-2000) taught vocational agriculture in Harnett County, N.C., and then served as the Chief Curriculum Specialist and Supervisor for curriculum development in vocational education for the North Carolina Department of Public Education. Phillips was a pioneer in the use of audiovisual material in the classroom. Phillips received corporate grants that allowed him to perfect techniques related to the presentation of classroom materials using ditto machines, thermofaxes, and 35 mm slides
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Prins, Maurits
Size: 1 linear foot (1 flat box) Collection ID: MC 00387
North Carolina State University. Libraries
Size: 19.5 linear feet (17 archival boxes, 1 legal box, 1 oversize box, 1 card box, 2 oversize flat boxes, 2 flat boxes, 3 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00276
The collection consists of mounted photographs and various artifacts brought together for the 2001 North Carolina State University exhibit "The Sodfather: A Friend of Agriculture in North Carolina" highlighting the career of James A. Graham (1921- ), who was North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture from 1964 until 2000. James A. ...
MoreThe collection consists of mounted photographs and various artifacts brought together for the 2001 North Carolina State University exhibit "The Sodfather: A Friend of Agriculture in North Carolina" highlighting the career of James A. Graham (1921- ), who was North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture from 1964 until 2000. James A. Graham served as the North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture from 1964 until 2000. In this capacity, he emerged as a national figure, holding the presidency at various times of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture, and the Southern United States Trade Association.
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North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Size: 13000 megabytes Collection ID: MC 00200
The NC State University Libraries Oral Histories about the James B. Hunt Jr. Library (2008-2015) contains oral history interviews on the design and construction of the Hunt Library. The people interviewed were staff from the NC State University Libraries, the University Architect from NC State University, and designers from the ...
MoreThe NC State University Libraries Oral Histories about the James B. Hunt Jr. Library (2008-2015) contains oral history interviews on the design and construction of the Hunt Library. The people interviewed were staff from the NC State University Libraries, the University Architect from NC State University, and designers from the architectural firms. NC State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center staff conducted the interviews. Interviews conducted in 2008 and 2009 exist only in audio format (WAV); those from 2015 in video and audio formats (MOV and WAV). Written transcripts (PDF format) also exist for these interviews. Designed to be a major competitive advantage for the university, the Hunt Library is a signature building that both enables and reflects NC State’s vision as a preeminent technological research university recognized for its innovative education and research addressing the grand challenges of society. Its bold design is a visual statement of its bold purpose: to be a place not of the past but of the future, a place where students, faculty, and partners can gather to research, learn, experiment, collaborate, and strengthen NC State’s long tradition of leading transformative change.
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Size: 0.55 linear feet (1 half box, 1 flat folder) Collection ID: MC 00739
The NC State University Libraries Research And Study Collection on Animal Rights Debate includes posters, brochures, and magazines advocating for the use of animals in biomedical research. The materials promote medical advances and credit animal research for these breakthroughs. Most materials in the collection were published by the ...
MoreThe NC State University Libraries Research And Study Collection on Animal Rights Debate includes posters, brochures, and magazines advocating for the use of animals in biomedical research. The materials promote medical advances and credit animal research for these breakthroughs. Most materials in the collection were published by the Foundation for Biomedical Research. The Foundation for Biomedical Research is a non-profit dedicated to raising public awareness of the importance of animal research. The FBR promotes ethical animal research to prevent illness and increase positive health outcomes for humans and animals.
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Size: 3.25 linear feet (3 comic storage boxes, 1 half box) Collection ID: MC 00713
The NC State University Libraries Research and Study Collection of Comic Books contains various titles from the 2010s to the 2020s, with several from the 1950s. Titles include Another Castle, Batwoman, Batgirl, DC Superheroes, Supergirls, Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and Archie's Girls, among many others. Many of the materials feature women superheroes and were authored by women and people of color.
North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center
Size: 7.5 linear feet (5 cartons) Collection ID: RBC 00010
The NC State University Libraries Research and Study Collection of Pop-Up Books contains pop-up books, catalogs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to pop-up books. These materials were selected from a larger collection of pop-up books donated by Sara Frooman and others. The books cover a wide range of subjects, from ...
MoreThe NC State University Libraries Research and Study Collection of Pop-Up Books contains pop-up books, catalogs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera related to pop-up books. These materials were selected from a larger collection of pop-up books donated by Sara Frooman and others. The books cover a wide range of subjects, from non-fiction works about wildlife to fictional works such as Little Red Riding Hood and Alice in Wonderland. Paper Engineers or designers are listed if known. Materials range in date from 1960 to 2009. The NC State University Libraries Research and Study Collection of Pop-Up Books contain books from a variety of authors, paper engineers, and paper designers.
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W. Atlee Burpee Company, Henry A. Dreer (Firm), D.M. Ferry & Co.
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 archival box) Collection ID: MC 00728
NC State University Libraries Research and Study Collection of Seed Catalogs contains publications from seed companies and garden stores, including Burpee's Seeds, Henry A. Dreer Seed Store, and D. M. Ferry and Co. These publications are seed catalogs and garden books. The date span is 1905 to 1975. Burpee's Seeds, Henry A. Dreer ...
MoreNC State University Libraries Research and Study Collection of Seed Catalogs contains publications from seed companies and garden stores, including Burpee's Seeds, Henry A. Dreer Seed Store, and D. M. Ferry and Co. These publications are seed catalogs and garden books. The date span is 1905 to 1975. Burpee's Seeds, Henry A. Dreer Company, and D.M. Ferry & Co. began publishing seed catalogs starting in the 19th Century. Seed catalogs provide photos and information on various seeds for sale including flowers, vegetables, fruits, and other plants.
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North Carolina State University. Libraries
Size: 368.537 gigabytes; 440 files Collection ID: MC 00581
Digital audio and video recordings of current and former North Carolina State University students as part of the NC State University Libraries Wolf Tales program, 2015-2017. Copies of transcripts, mp4 format videos, and mp3 format audio are available upon request. The NC State University Libraries Wolf Tales program, led by the NC ...
MoreDigital audio and video recordings of current and former North Carolina State University students as part of the NC State University Libraries Wolf Tales program, 2015-2017. Copies of transcripts, mp4 format videos, and mp3 format audio are available upon request. The NC State University Libraries Wolf Tales program, led by the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center, chronicles the experiences of current and former North Carolina State University students. The collection of the histories began in 2015 and is ongoing. This is an artificial collection, and is maintained and updated by Special Collections Research Center staff.
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Monteiro-Riviere, Nancy A.
Size: 27 linear feet (18 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00453
This collections contains documentation on her Nancy Monteiro-Rivivere's research. Included are research files, lab notebooks, photographs, publications, and specimen slides. Nancy Ann Monteiro-Riviere is a Professor of Investigative Dermatology and Toxicology in the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, ...
MoreThis collections contains documentation on her Nancy Monteiro-Rivivere's research. Included are research files, lab notebooks, photographs, publications, and specimen slides. Nancy Ann Monteiro-Riviere is a Professor of Investigative Dermatology and Toxicology in the Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University. She holds an M.A. from Stonehill College and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Purdue University. She also did postdoctoral work at the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology (CIIT) Centers for Health Research in Research Triangle Park.Her research has focused on the toxicity of environmental and novel pharmaceutical compounds, including toxicity of nanomaterials and cell uptake pathways and biodistribution studies. She has edited Skin Toxicology- Target Organ Series for Toxicology and Nanotoxicology: Characterization, Dosing and Health Effects (2007).
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Winstead, Nash Nicks
Size: 3.5 linear feet (7 archival boxes) Collection ID: MC 00187
This collection contains copies of speeches, talks and papers related to Nash Nicks Winstead's work as a professor and administrator at North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1990. There are as well materials pertaining to his work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, his work for the Institute of Biological Sciences at North ...
MoreThis collection contains copies of speeches, talks and papers related to Nash Nicks Winstead's work as a professor and administrator at North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1990. There are as well materials pertaining to his work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, his work for the Institute of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University, and his service in the United States Citizen-Ambassador Program. Included are printed copies of Winstead's personal writings: histories of both North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1995 and the North Carolina State University Provost's Office from 1955 to 1993; genealogical writings about his ancestors and hometown of Leasburg, North Carolina, which contains information dating from 1800 to 1960; and a volume documenting the Winstead family pets. Also found are Winstead's personal and professional correspondence from 1959 to 1994. Nash Nicks Winstead (1925-) held a number of academic and administrative positions at North Carolina State University between 1953 and 1990. He began his career at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) as a professor of plant pathology, and moved on to become assistant provost, vice provost, vice chancellor, and interim chancellor. As an administrator he played a large role in facilitating affirmative action measures, and was particularly involved in the integration of African American students into academic and social programs at North Carolina State University.
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Size: 0.21 gigabytes (58 files) Collection ID: KC 0012