4 collections related to Athletics -- North Carolina

The Alan Sykes Collection of NC State Athletics Publications and Memorabilia (1930-2013) contains publications from the NCSU Basketball and Football teams, NCSU memorabilia, newspapers, Agromecks, alumni magazines, and scrapbooks. The memorabilia consists of foam fingers, cups and bottles, flags, stickers, photos, and more. These materials were collected by Alan Sykes, an NC State Wolfpack fan. Athletics began officially at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts on March 12, 1892 when a football team made up of students at the college defeated the Raleigh Male Academy, a local high school, by the score 12-6. That fall, the faculty and trustees of the college first became involved with intercollegiate athletics. Since 1947 athletic teams at North Carolina State have been known as the Wolfpack. The University has been a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference since it was formed in 1953. Less

The Don Schmidt Collection of NC State Athletics Memorabilia includes rugs, newspaper clippings, magazines, bumper stickers, basketball cards, keychains, buttons and pins, media guides, and other artifacts related to the history of NC State Athletics, primarily the Men's Basketball program. Materials range in date from 1975 to 2000. Don Schmidt is an NC State alumnus and employee in Outreach, Communications, & Consulting. He and his family have collected NC State athletics memorabilia since the 1970s. Less

The Dorothy Fritch Film of North Carolina State University Football and Men's Basketball Games collection contains five 2"-reels of 16mm color motion picture film. These films were taken by Dorothy Fritch, and are of several NC State men's basketball games and at least one football game. Husband and wife Jonas (1902-1973) and Dorothy Fritch (1907-2003) were sports fans who attended athletics events of several teams across the United States during the 1930s to 1950s. Dorothy would take home movies at the games. The Fritches were friends of NC State men's basketball coach Everett Case. Less