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Davis, Archie Royal
Size: 68.9 linear feet (64 archival boxes, 25 flat folders, 147 tube boxes, 11 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00241
The Archie Royal Davis Papers include materials related to Davis's professional associations and civic activities as well as biographical material and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Davis's office records and architectural drawings. Archie Royal Davis (1907-1980) earned his architecture degree in 1930 from ...
MoreThe Archie Royal Davis Papers include materials related to Davis's professional associations and civic activities as well as biographical material and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Davis's office records and architectural drawings. Archie Royal Davis (1907-1980) earned his architecture degree in 1930 from North Carolina State College and an engineering degree from the University of North Carolina in 1934. He established his own architectural firm in Durham, North Carolina, in 1939. In 1948, he was appointed as the Orange County Schools Architect. Davis was active in numerous professional and civic organizations throughout his career.
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Argus Archives
Size: 205.5 linear feet (375 boxes, 2 flat boxes, 5 half boxes, 1 legal box, 1 cassette box, 1 photo box) Collection ID: MC 00338
The Argus Archives Records, 1914-2004 (bulk 1970-1990), contain brochures, catalogs, correspondence, legislation, magazines, memorabilia, monographs, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, research reports, video, and other materials collected and preserved by Argus Archives in pursuit of its goal to be an information source in ...
MoreThe Argus Archives Records, 1914-2004 (bulk 1970-1990), contain brochures, catalogs, correspondence, legislation, magazines, memorabilia, monographs, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, research reports, video, and other materials collected and preserved by Argus Archives in pursuit of its goal to be an information source in humane education and to stop unnecessary or particularly cruel forms of animal testing. With particular focus on collecting material relating to humane organizations in the State of New York, Argus Archives actively assembled information on all areas of interest to the humane movement. The collection expanded to include organizations in all of North America and parts of Europe and Asia. Biographical documents of Dallas Pratt and other material such as article reprints date back to 1914. The Argus Archives was founded in New York City by Dallas Pratt in 1969. In addition to acting as a data bank to provide facts to other humane groups with which to influence community leaders and legislators, Argus Archives was also dedicated to the efforts of humane education, supporting change at the community level.
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Arluke, Arnold
Size: 0.75 linear feet (1 legal box) Collection ID: MC 00683
The Arnold Arluke Collection of Animal Protection Printed Materials contains "Our Dumb Animals" journals, booklets, legal papers, letters and cards realted to animal rights and animal welfare. The collection ranges in date from 1876 to 1966. Arnold Arluke is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at ...
MoreThe Arnold Arluke Collection of Animal Protection Printed Materials contains "Our Dumb Animals" journals, booklets, legal papers, letters and cards realted to animal rights and animal welfare. The collection ranges in date from 1876 to 1966. Arnold Arluke is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Northeastern University. He is a senior scholar at the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy. His research areas include, but are not limited to, human-animal relations, social psychology, and visual studies. Arluke has published more than 100 articles and 12 books regarding human-animal relations.
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Krochmal, Arnold, 1919-1993
Size: 2.75 linear feet (5 archival boxes, 1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00064
This collection documents Arnold Krochmal's career as a botanist and expert in medicinal plants. It contains a lab book on his Cassava studies in the United States Virgin Islands, working manuscripts and page proofs for Krochmal's books on botany, notes on medicinal plants, and gardening in the Carolinas.
Coutu, Arthur J. (Arthur James), 1924-
Size: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00128
The Arthur James Coutu course materials consist of exams and problems for Agricultural Economics courses taught at North Carolina State University from 1958 to 1962. Arthur James Coutu taught in the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Carolina State University from 1954 to 1991. From 1963 to 1970, he served as an Economic ...
MoreThe Arthur James Coutu course materials consist of exams and problems for Agricultural Economics courses taught at North Carolina State University from 1958 to 1962. Arthur James Coutu taught in the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Carolina State University from 1954 to 1991. From 1963 to 1970, he served as an Economic Advisor, Chief of Party, and Director of the University's Mission to Peru. Coutu received his B.S. in Agronomy and Agricultural Economics from the University of Connecticut in 1949, his M.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Connecticut in 1950, and a Ph.D. in Economics and Statistics from North Carolina State University in 1955.
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Edwards & McKimmon
Size: 30.4 linear feet (42 flatfolders, 82 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00558
The Arthur McKimmon II and James M. Edwards III Architectural Drawings consists of architectural drawings of commercial and residential projects of Arthur McKimmon II and James M. Edwards III dating from 1949 to 1994. Arthur McKimmon II (1918-2008) and James M. Edwards III were prominent Raleigh, North Carolina, architects and ...
MoreThe Arthur McKimmon II and James M. Edwards III Architectural Drawings consists of architectural drawings of commercial and residential projects of Arthur McKimmon II and James M. Edwards III dating from 1949 to 1994. Arthur McKimmon II (1918-2008) and James M. Edwards III were prominent Raleigh, North Carolina, architects and partnered in several architectural firms, including Edwards McKimmon and Pugh, McKimmon Edwards and Shawcroft, and McKimmon Edwards and Hitch. Arthur McKimmon was a native of Raleigh and, in 1940, received a B.S. in Architectural Engineering from NC State. Afterward, he taught for two years at NC State. In 1948, he began his own architectural practice. Some of McKimmon's best known designs in Raleigh are The Angus Barn, Leroy Martin Jr. High School, and buildings on Peace College and St. Mary’s College campuses. He also designed 175 Raleigh residences ranging from Georgian to Modernist. In 1970, McKimmon received an American Institute of Architects award for working to restore the original 1813 State Bank in downtown Raleigh. He retired in 1994, but continued to consult with James M. Edwards and his practice, Edwards Associates. In 2004, McKimmon received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from the Governor of North Carolina.
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Cogswell, Arthur R. (Arthur Ralph)
Size: 3.6 linear feet (6 archival boxes, 2 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00399
The Arthur Ralph Cogswell Papers, 1966-2006, document the professional activities of Cogswell and his architectural firm. The collection is arranged into the following series: project files, office records, personal papers, and electronic media. The project files primarily contain photographic prints, negatives, or slides of ...
MoreThe Arthur Ralph Cogswell Papers, 1966-2006, document the professional activities of Cogswell and his architectural firm. The collection is arranged into the following series: project files, office records, personal papers, and electronic media. The project files primarily contain photographic prints, negatives, or slides of individual projects, as well as reduced plans. The office records contain client lists, clippings, marketing materials, personnel materials, and photographs. The personal papers contain materials relating to the Cogswell Family Association, Inc., a non-profit genealogical organization. The electronic media series contains compact discs with digital photographs of various projects. Arthur Cogswell was born on October 29, 1930, in Jacksonville, Florida. He received a B.A. in drama from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1953 and B.Arch. from North Carolina State College in 1959. He began his architecture practice in 1962, and in 1967 formed a partnership with Werner Hausler. The Chapel Hill firm received many awards for groundbreaking modernist designs, and Cogswell was known for his modern houses. In 1974 he was named a Fellow of the America Institute of Architects, and at the time he was the youngest architect to have received that honor. Cogswell died on September 29, 2010.
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Eckels, Arthur Raymond, 1919-1998
Size: 0.25 linear feet (1 archival box) Collection ID: MC 00085
Material related to city planning in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1972 to 1974, and class notes, photocopies of legal documents, city and state council minutes, meeting notes, maps and news clippings related to Eckels' political participation and efforts to prevent the Oberlin Project and the Pullen Road project from dissecting ...
MoreMaterial related to city planning in Raleigh, North Carolina, from 1972 to 1974, and class notes, photocopies of legal documents, city and state council minutes, meeting notes, maps and news clippings related to Eckels' political participation and efforts to prevent the Oberlin Project and the Pullen Road project from dissecting Pullen Park. Included is a photocopy of a legal document dated 1887 designating the donation of farm land from the Richard Stanhope Pullen estate to the City of Raleigh for use as a public park. Also in the collection are notes from the North Carolina State University Department of Electrical Engineering course, Principles of Electrical Engineering (EE 331) which Arthur Raymond Eckels taught in 1973. Arthur Raymond Eckels was a faculty member of the North Carolina State University Electrical Engineering Department from 1949 to 1983 and a community activist who campaigned to preserve Raleigh, North Carolina's Pullen Park.
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Cooper, Arthur W., 1931-
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 archival box) Collection ID: MC 00452
The Arthur W. Cooper Papers, 1929, 1962-2014, contains correspondence, manuscript drafts, and research related to the publication Smith Island and the Cape Fear Peninsula: A Comprehensive Report on an Outstanding Natural Area (1964) by Cooper and Sheafe Satterthwaite. One folder contains correspondence with David Stick, who also ...
MoreThe Arthur W. Cooper Papers, 1929, 1962-2014, contains correspondence, manuscript drafts, and research related to the publication Smith Island and the Cape Fear Peninsula: A Comprehensive Report on an Outstanding Natural Area (1964) by Cooper and Sheafe Satterthwaite. One folder contains correspondence with David Stick, who also wrote a book about Smith Island and Cape Fear. Also contained in this collection are correspondence, research, and writings about B. W. Wells, the move of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, and the Mont Alto School of Forestry and its relationship to the North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources. A photograph of B. W. Wells is also found in this collection. While the materials span the time period 1929 to 2014, most documents date from 1962 to 1999. Arthur ("Art") W. Cooper earned bachelor and master of arts degrees in 1953 and 1955 from Colgate University and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1958. He then became a professor at North Carolina State University. In North Carolina, he developed a friendship with botanist B. W. Wells. Cooper eventually headed North Carolina State University's Department of Forestry, 1979-1994. In the late 1990s, he was a member of the Ad Hoc Committee to Update the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Study, a committee of six North Carolina State University faculty, tasked with updating a study that recommended options for preserving the lighthouse. As of 2019, he is a Professor Emeritus of Forestry at North Carolina State University.
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Size: 0.25 linear feet (1 archival half box) Collection ID: MC 00696
The autograph collection contains correspondence from notable people associated with the University of North Carolina System, particularly North Carolina State University, and the state of North Carolina in general. This autograph collection covers the autographs of notable people associated with the State of North Carolina. Some of ...
MoreThe autograph collection contains correspondence from notable people associated with the University of North Carolina System, particularly North Carolina State University, and the state of North Carolina in general. This autograph collection covers the autographs of notable people associated with the State of North Carolina. Some of the autographs belong to the members of the United States House of Representatives and Senate. Included are also autographs from governors, general attorneys, college chancellors and deans, and other people who hold leading positions in the State of North Carolina.
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Azalea Society of America
Size: 40.245 linear feet (65 boxes, 4 legal boxes, 5 half boxes, 1 card box, 2 flat boxes, 6 flat folders); 60 megabytes; 206 files Collection ID: MC 00348
The Azalea Society of America records contain administrative information, chapter information, correspondence to and from the Society, membership information, various publications, and research files. Although items in the collection date back to 1928, the bulk of information falls between 1979 and 2013. This is an ongoing collection ...
MoreThe Azalea Society of America records contain administrative information, chapter information, correspondence to and from the Society, membership information, various publications, and research files. Although items in the collection date back to 1928, the bulk of information falls between 1979 and 2013. This is an ongoing collection with publications added once available. Created in 1979, the Azalea Society of America's goals include the promotion of the knowledge of and interest in azaleas and proper description and registration of azaleas. These goals are met through conducting studies of azaleas and providing a forum for azalea enthusiasts to discuss hybridizing, propagation, and culture of azaleas.
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Thompson, Azariah Graves, 1885-1963
Size: 0.25 linear feet (1 archival half box); 2.3 gigabytes Collection ID: MC 00249
This collection primarily contains letters from Azariah Graves Thompson (1885-1963) to his family in Leasburg, North Carolina, from 1905 to 1909, while he was a student at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University); a print bill entitled "Regulations for Dormitories at the ...
MoreThis collection primarily contains letters from Azariah Graves Thompson (1885-1963) to his family in Leasburg, North Carolina, from 1905 to 1909, while he was a student at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University); a print bill entitled "Regulations for Dormitories at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts"; a typed transcription of reminiscences written in about 1900 by Thompson's mother, Ella Williams Graves Thompson; and a typed transcription of "A History of Leasburg with Personal Recollections," 1960, written by his sister, Ella Graves Thompson. Also included are photographs and typed transcriptions of the letters and some notes, 1997, on local and family history by Jeannine D. Whitlow. Azariah Graves Thompson (1885-1963) was a native of Leasburg, North Carolina and attended the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts from 1905 to 1909.
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Ballard, McCredie Associates (Firm)
Size: 52.5 linear feet (27.5 linear feet of boxes, 24 linear feet of drawings) Collection ID: MC 00251
These records document the architectural projects of Ballard, McCredie Associates from its beginning in 1955 until its dissolution in 1998. They consist primarily of architectural drawings, project files, photographs and slides. The commissions include primary and secondary schools, churches, banks, state and federal research ...
MoreThese records document the architectural projects of Ballard, McCredie Associates from its beginning in 1955 until its dissolution in 1998. They consist primarily of architectural drawings, project files, photographs and slides. The commissions include primary and secondary schools, churches, banks, state and federal research laboratories and offices, and university buildings. The records survey 70 selected projects of the approximately 320 projects designed and constructed by the firm. In 1955, architect Jesse M. Page founded an architectural firm in Raleigh, North Carolina under the name Jesse M. Page & Associates. From its beginning, the small firm was involved in the design and construction of many educational and institutional facilities. Their numerous educational projects include primary and secondary schools throughout central and eastern North Carolina, often reflecting the different goals and needs required of rural and urban schools. Ballard, McCredie Associates also worked on many projects reflecting the rapid pace and change of scientific research during the late twentieth century. Their commissions parallel this change with the needs of educational and federal institutions to keep pace with new technologies. Restoration commissions were also part of their work. The firm was dissolved in 1998.
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McKim, Herbert P.
Size: 3.2 linear feet (16 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00109
This collection contains more than 100 drawings of the Physical Science Building, also known as Kenan Labs, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The drawings were created by the architectural firm Ballard, McKim and Sawyer, AIA in 1968. The drawings are marked "as built." The architectural firm once known as Ballard, ...
MoreThis collection contains more than 100 drawings of the Physical Science Building, also known as Kenan Labs, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The drawings were created by the architectural firm Ballard, McKim and Sawyer, AIA in 1968. The drawings are marked "as built." The architectural firm once known as Ballard, McKim and Sawyer, AIA, is known as BMS Architects, PC, as of 2008. The company has been based in Wilmington, North Carolina. The firm was founded in 1955 by Herbert McKim and Frank Ballard. Bob Sawyer joined in 1959. It became a leading firm in eastern North Carolina, known for experience in coastal architecture as well as in educational facilities from elementary through post secondary work. Founded originally as a partnership, the firm underwent a transition to a professional corporation in 1988. Herbert Pope McKim was born on January 10, 1928, in Robersonville, North Carolina. He received a degree in architecture from North Carolina State College in 1950, and he first worked with Lesley N. Boney Architects in Wilmington, North Carolina. He died on March 3, 2010, in Wilmington.
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Talley, Banks C. (Banks Cooper), 1926-2017
Size: 5.37 linear feet (6 boxes, 1 flat box, 2 legal boxes, 1 legal half box) Collection ID: MC 00518
The Banks Talley Papers consists of personal and professional papers of Dr. Banks C. Talley, Jr. This collection contains correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, agendas, and other documents dated from 1922-2012, though the bulk of the materials are from 1969-1983. The professional papers are from Dr. Talley's ...
MoreThe Banks Talley Papers consists of personal and professional papers of Dr. Banks C. Talley, Jr. This collection contains correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, agendas, and other documents dated from 1922-2012, though the bulk of the materials are from 1969-1983. The professional papers are from Dr. Talley's position as Dean of Students and Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs at NC State University, and from his position as executive assistant to North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt. Included are two diaries kept by Talley during the time that he worked for the governor. Banks C. Talley, Jr., 1926-2017, was born in Bennettsville, South Carolina, in 1926. After military service in World War II, he attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a B.A. in history (1950), an M.A. (1956), and a Ph.D in education (1966). In 1951 he became assistant dean of students at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). He later served as coordinator and director of student activities, associate dean and dean of student affairs, and finally vice chancellor for student affairs, beginning in 1974. Dr. Talley took a leave of absence from N.C. State from 1977-1978 to serve as the executive assistant to North Carolina Governor Jim Hunt.
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Size: 6 linear feet (14 Reel boxes) Collection ID: MC 00015
Twelve reels, 16 mm film, labeled Basic concrete technology, and two reels labeled Introduction to Concrete Inspection.
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Zeigler, Bernard P., 1940-
Size: 1.19 gigabytes (Technical reports, articles, book manuscript files, presentations, related materials) Collection ID: MC 00542
The Bernard P. Zeigler Papers, 1962-2017, consists of files containing technical reports and early journal articles from when Zeigler was a graduate student and assistant professor at the University of Michigan. It also includes files from unpublished books, as well as presentations and related materials. Bernard P. Zeigler is ...
MoreThe Bernard P. Zeigler Papers, 1962-2017, consists of files containing technical reports and early journal articles from when Zeigler was a graduate student and assistant professor at the University of Michigan. It also includes files from unpublished books, as well as presentations and related materials. Bernard P. Zeigler is Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Arizona. In 1962, he received a B.S. in Engineering Physics from McGill University in Montreal, Canada, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1964, and a Ph.D. in Computer/Communication Sciences from the University of Michigan in 1968. Zeigler is best known for his theoretical work concerning modeling and simulation performed according to general systems theory, and is well published in his field. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Michigan (1969-1975, 1980-1981), the Weizmann Institute in Israel (1975-1980), Wayne State University (1981-1984), The University of Arizona (1985-2010), and Arizona State University (2005-2008). While in Arizona, Zeigler served as Co-Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Modeling and Simulation (ACIMS). He is currently affiliated with the Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing and Intelligence (C4I Center) at George Mason University and is also the Chief Scientist at RTSync Corp.
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Unti, Bernard Oreste
Size: 158.75 linear feet (96 cartons, 21 boxes, 1 card box, 1 flat box, 1 legal half box,1 half box, 2 oversize flat box) Collection ID: MC 00703
The Bernard Unti Book and Ephemera Collection on Animal Studies contains books, pamphlets, ephemera, and material culture objects tied to the history of the kindness-to-animals ethic, organized animal protection, vegetarianism, anti-vivisection and related concerns. The majority of the collection is comprised of books with many ...
MoreThe Bernard Unti Book and Ephemera Collection on Animal Studies contains books, pamphlets, ephemera, and material culture objects tied to the history of the kindness-to-animals ethic, organized animal protection, vegetarianism, anti-vivisection and related concerns. The majority of the collection is comprised of books with many dating to the 1800s and early 20th Century. Bernard Unti, Ph.D., is an animal rights and welfare advocate who served as Senior Policy Adviser and Special Assistant to the President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) from 2004 to 2021. Unti was then hired as Senior Principal Strategist in Communications for the HSUS. Unti is the author of Protecting All Animals: A Fifty-Year History of The Humane Society of the United States (2004), which covers the history of the HSUS from its creation to the early twentieth century. Unti has also written a number of essays and articles on animal cruelty as a historical and contemporary issue. In addition to working for the HSUS and Humane Society International, he worked at the Animal Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) in various positions from 1985 to 1992, including the position of Executive Director.
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Unti, Bernard Oreste
Size: 7.8 linear feet (6 boxes, 6 legal boxes, 1 flat folder) Collection ID: MC 00513
The Bernard Unti Papers include publications, news clippings, and writings that document Unti's long involvement with the animal protection movement, especially his activism during the 1980s. There are materials related to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Unti's dissertation research, and his time as Senior Policy ...
MoreThe Bernard Unti Papers include publications, news clippings, and writings that document Unti's long involvement with the animal protection movement, especially his activism during the 1980s. There are materials related to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Unti's dissertation research, and his time as Senior Policy Adviser and Special Assistant to President and CEO of the HSUS, Wayne Pacelle. The collection also includes Unti's research into various animal rights issues and topics such as laboratory animals, trapping, hunting, cetacean protection, humane education, veganism, and vegetarianism. Bernard Unti, Ph.D., was employed as Senior Policy Adviser and Special Assistant to the President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) from 2004 to 2021. Following this, Unti was hired as Senior Principal Strategist in Communications for the HSUS in 2021. He authored "Protecting All Animals: A Fifty-Year History of The Humane Society of the United States" (2004) and a number of essays on cruelty to animals as a historical and contemporary issue. In addition to working for the HSUS and Humane Society International, he worked at the Animal Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) in a number of capacities from 1985 to 1992, including the position of Executive Director.
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Size: 50.7 linear feet (12 boxes, 4 legal boxes, 21 cartons, 1 flat box, 4 oversize flat boxes, 4 card boxes, 9 flat folders); 110.366 gigabytes; 4001 files Collection ID: MC 00600
The Bernie Reeves Intelligence and Security Collection consists of papers, books, periodicals, photographs, audiovisual materials and artifacts related to the Raleigh International Spy Conference and Bernie Reeves’ publishing ventures and research of espionage and national security. Bernie Reeves was a founder of the Spectator weekly ...
MoreThe Bernie Reeves Intelligence and Security Collection consists of papers, books, periodicals, photographs, audiovisual materials and artifacts related to the Raleigh International Spy Conference and Bernie Reeves’ publishing ventures and research of espionage and national security. Bernie Reeves was a founder of the Spectator weekly magazine first published in Raleigh in 1978. In 1999, he founded Metro Magazine, a monthly magazine covering business, politics, entertainment and cultural issues in Raleigh and eastern North Carolina. In 2003, he founded the Raleigh International Spy Conference, an event that was held annually from 2003 to 2009 and again in 2011 and 2012. The conference featured notable speakers from the intelligence, security and publishing communities and each year focused on a specific aspect of security or espionage such as Al-Qaeda or the Cold War.
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