7 collections related to Clubs -- North Carolina -- History

The Gaston Vance Jones Photograph of the North Carolina State College Thalerian German Club includes an original photograph that was reproduced on page 220 of the 1918 Agromeck. Gaston Vance Jones was a student at North Carolina State College (now University) from 1918 until about 1920. He was in Leazar Literary Society, Pi Kappa Alpha, Tompkins Textile Society, and the Thalerian (also spelled Thalarian) German Club pictured in the photograph. Jones was from Newark, New Jersey. Less

The Louisburg Garden Club Records consists of scrapbooks, awards, records, and other materials relating to the Louisburg Garden Club in North Carolina from 1938 to 2008. The Louisburg Garden Club was founded on March 29, 1938, in the home of Mrs. E. S. Ford, Sr., in Louisburg, North Carolina, with 29 members present. The club was formed as a civic organization. In September 1939, it became affiliated with the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The motto of the club is "to beautify within and without." Less

The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection contains primarily three-dimensional objects related to the history of North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina State College and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts). Prominent topics represented by these objects include alumni, professors, and chancellors, student military service, campus socieities and clubs, the Athletics program (in particular the 1983 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship), and the 1987 N.C. State Centennial celebration. Materials range in date from circa 700 to 2023. North Carolina State University is a public, land-grant, research university that is part of the University of North Carolina System. Founded in 1887, it was at first known as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1917, its name changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. Since 1962, it has been known as North Carolina State University.The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection is an extensive collection of three-dimensional objects of historical importance to the university from its founding to the 2000s. Less

The collection contains the constitution, minutes, correspondence, work plans, directories, and publications of the Graduate Dames, a chapter of the National Association of University Dames, at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). Yearbooks published by the national association are included. These contain annual reports from the Raleigh chapter beginning in 1951. The Graduate Dames club of North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) provided a social and cultural outlet for women. The society was organized in 1948 by Mrs. R. K. Waugh with the advice of six faculty members' wives. All wives of male graduate students were eligible for membership. The organization was affiliated with the National Association of University Dames. Membership in the Raleigh chapter was eventually extended to female graduate students. The organization was active on the North Carolina State University campus until 1980. Less

The North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, Mu Beta Psi Records contain correspondence, news clippings, meeting minutes, photocomposites of members, and issues of The Clef, the organization's official newsletter. Topics include the founding of the Alpha (NC State) Chapter, events, and documents concerning the club's objectives. Materials range in date from 1925 to 2001. The Alpha (founding) Chapter of Mu Beta Psi was created 1925 to bring together musicians from all musical organizations on campus regardless of field. Its original purpose was to discuss music theory and to give members direction in terms of the musical clubs available on campus. It now recognizes outstanding achievement and service in campus musical organizations, promotes interest in the musical organizations on campus, advocates for music as an educational subject, and encourages fellowship amongst musicians (https://mubetapsi.org/about/, accessed April 2019). Less

The North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, United Student Fellowship Records contain programs and brochures, the constitution and by-laws, and flyers. Materials range in date from 1980 to 1988, as well as reunion brochures dating to 2015 and 2018. The Black Student Fellowship was a Christian organization formed in 1975 to give black students a place to worship on campus. Soon after its founding, the name was changed to the United Students Fellowship. Membership flourished in the 1980s and 1990s, as the Fellowship expanded. The final gathering of USF happened in the Spring of 2005. Less