- Creator
- North Carolina State University. Libraries. University Archives
- Size
- 9.5 linear feet (28 albums, 1 archival box, 2 archival half boxes, 3 archival flat boxes)
- Call number
- UA 023.023
This collection contains images of organizations that provided social, cultural, recreational, and professional opportunities for North Carolina State University student, faculty, and staff from 1897 until 1990. The images include group portraits, candid shots, and photographs of large events as well as a handful of scrapbooks.
In 1887 the North Carolina General Assembly created the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as the state's land-grant institution to provide teaching, research and extension services to the people of the state. The College officially opened its doors in 1889, with Alexander Holladay as the first President. Classes began that fall with seventy-two students. Since the opening of the college's doors, student organizations have had a role. A branch of the Y.M.C.A. was established on campus in 1889, as were the Pullen and Leazar literary societies, and the Agricultural Society. As of 2008, there were 480 different campus organizations, including fraternities, sororities, professional societies, and student government.
Biographical/historical note
In 1887 the North Carolina General Assembly created the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as the state's land-grant institution to provide teaching, research and extension services to the people of the state. The College officially opened its doors in 1889, with Alexander Holladay as the first President. Classes began that fall with seventy-two students and six faculty. Two general fields of study were available, agriculture and mechanics, with a third in applied science added in 1893. Coursework in military science was added in 1894.
By the turn of the century, the College had grown to 300 students and had begun to diversify its curricula with more specialization offered in agricultural and mechanical coursework. By 1917, the school's teaching, research, and extension activities were broad enough that the Board of Trustees agreed to a name change: North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, thereby officially adopting the "State College" colloquialism that had been in use for years. In 1931 the College greatly reworked its curricula as it underwent consolidation. Along with North Carolina College for Women and the University of North Carolina, it became a part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina.
During the second half of the century, the College received university status and as of 2007 was one of the constituent institutions of the multi-campus University of North Carolina system. After some controversy, the university assumed its current name in 1965. The University's full and official name is North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Use of the full name is generally avoided in order to avoid the implication that there are other branches of North Carolina State in other cities. In 2007, the North Carolina State University nearly 30,000 students and nearly two thousand faculty, and its research and program expenditures totaled over $440 million. For more information on the University's history, please see the online A Brief History of North Carolina State University .
Student organizations have always had a role at North Carolina State University, where participation is seen as an important part of the university education. A branch of the Y.M.C.A. was established on campus in 1889, as were the Pullen and Leazar literary societies, and the Agricultural Society. Over the past 120 years of the university’s history, the number of organizations has grown as new interests have arisen on campus. As of 2008, there were 480 different campus organizations, including fraternities, sororities, professional societies, and student government.
Scope/content
This collection contains images of organizations that provided social, cultural, recreational, and professional opportunities for North Carolina State University student, faculty, and staff from 1897 until 1990. Student government elections, Greek events, intramural sports, Engineers' Fairs, student dances, and Y.M.C.A. events are all pictured in this collection. Other images include group portraits, candid shots, and photographs of large events. There are also a few scrapbooks. Most of the photographs are black and white prints, but there are some color prints and the series also contains related negatives, contact prints, contact sheets, and slides. Unless otherwise noted, photographs in each sub-series of this collection are generally arranged in chronological order.
Arrangement
Negatives and contact sheets are located at the beginning of the subgroup. Photographic prints, including those housed in three scrapbooks, follow and are physically arranged according to the identification schema listed below.
- The organization schema includes the following categories:
- UA 023.023.000 – Organizations. General
- UA 023.023.001 – Organizations. Negatives
- UA 023.023.002 – Organization. Proofs
- UA 023.023.010 – Student Government. General
- UA 023.023.011 – Student Government. Elections (includes images of campaigns, candidates, voting, and events in support of candidates)
- UA 023.023.012 – Student Government. Officers (includes Student Body President, Student Senate President, Student Body Treasurer, Student Chief Justice, and lesser officers)
- UA 023.023.013 – Student Senate (includes senate members, meetings, and committee activity)
- UA 023.023.020 – Honorary Societies
- UA 023.023.030 – Fraternities
- UA 023.023.040 – Sororities
- UA 023.023.050 – Student Media. General
- UA 023.023.051 – Agromeck
- UA 023.023.052 – Technician
- UA 023.023.053 – Student radio station, WKNC
- UA 023.023.060 – Club and intramural sports. General
- UA 023.023.061 – Rugby Football Club
- UA 023.023.070 – Military Organizations. General
- UA 023.023.071 – Pershing Rifles
- UA 023.023.072 – Scabbard and Blade
- UA 023.023.080 – Engineering Organizations. General
- UA 023.023.081 – Engineers’ Council
- UA 023.023.082 – Engineers’ Fair
- UA 023.023.083 – Engineers’ Week
- UA 023.023.090 – Student Organizations, A-M
- UA 023.023.100 – Student Organizations, N-Z
- UA 023.023.110 – Faculty and staff organizations. General
- UA 023.023.111 – Faculty and staff organizations. Faculty Club
- UA 023.023.120 – YMCA. General
- UA 023.023.121 – YMCA. Administration and staff
- UA 023.023.122 – YMCA. Events
- UA 023.023.123 – YMCA. Meetings and Conferences
- UA 023.023.124 – YMCA. Social life
- UA 023.023.125 – YMCA. Camps
- UA 023.023.126 – YMCA. Public Service
- UA 023.023.127 – YMCA. Vetville
Use of these materials
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], University Archives Photograph Collection, Organization Photographs, UA 023.023,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Alternative form available
Related material
Source of acquisition
This collection was created by the University Archives from a variety of sources.
Processing information
Processed by Special Collections Research Center, February 2008.
Encoded by Kristen Lipetzky, February 2008.
Updated by Stephanie Barnwell, January 2012 and July 2012.
Agromeck circa 1905, 1977-1981 (UA 023.023.051)
Club and Intramural Sports. Archery 1970-1979 (UA 023.023.060)
Club and Intramural Sports. Basketball 1965-1979 (UA 023.023.060)
Club and Intramural Sports. Football 1970-1980 (UA 023.023.060)
Club and Intramural Sports. Handball 1975-1985 (UA 023.023.060)
Club and Intramural Sports. Hockey 1980-1988 (UA 023.023.060)
Club and Intramural Sports. Judo 1975-1980 (UA 023.023.060)
Club and Intramural Sports. Volleyball 1970-1985 (UA 023.023.060)
Engineering organizations. General (UA 023.023.080)
Engineers’ Council 1937-1952 (UA 023.023.081)
Engineers’ Fair 1950-1954 (UA 023.023.082)
Engineers’ Fair 1959-1962 (UA 023.023.082)
Engineers’ Fair 1948-1958 (UA 023.023.082)
Engineers' Fair - Slides 1959, 1964
Engineers’ Fair 1963-1969 (UA 023.023.082)
Engineers’ Week - St. Patrick's Day Ball 1948-1965 (UA 023.023.083)
Faculty and staff organizations. Faculty Club 1963-1969 (UA 023.023.111)
Fraternities. Alpha Gamma Rho 1949-1950 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Phi 1964 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Phi 1978 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Phi Alpha 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Phi Omega 1966 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Sigma Delta 1988 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Sigma Phi 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Zeta 1936-1985 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Alpha Zeta 1950 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Delta Sigma 1985 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Delta Sigma Phi 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Delta Upsilon 1975-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Farm House 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Gamma Sigma Delta 1977 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. General 1940-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. General 1955-1980 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. General 1970-1979 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Greek Councils (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Inter-Fraternity Council 1949-1983 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Kappa Alpha 1980-1988 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Kappa Sigma 1925-1988 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Kappa Tau Beta 1952 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Lambda Chi Alpha 1926-1981 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Lambda Pi Epsilon 1988 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Phi Kappa Tau 1936-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Phi Psi 1939 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Pi Kappa Alpha 1924-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Pi Kappa Phi 1950-1959 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Pi Kappa Phi 1977-1985 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Pi Tau Sigma: Scrapbook 1942-1949 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Pi Tau Sigma 1948-1961 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Pi Tau Sigma 1950 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 1965-1985 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Alpha Mu 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Chi 1975-1979 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Chi 1975-1985 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Kappa 1979 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Nu 1967-1988 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Phi Epsilon 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Pi 1967 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Pi 1940-1988 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Xi 1990 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Sigma Xi 1970-1990 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Tau Kappa Epsilon 1950-1965 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Tau Kappa Epsilon 1970-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Theta Chi 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities, Theta Chi, Composites 1966-1981
Fraternities. Theta Tau 1976 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Theta Tau 1926-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Fraternities. Zeta Beta Tau 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.030)
Honorary Societies. Alpha Gamma Rho 1975-1985 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Alpha Kappa Psi 1987-1988 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Alpha Phi Mu 1985-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Alpha Phi Omega 1969-1985 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies, Alpha Zeta, Composites 1977-1995
Honorary Societies. Alpha Zeta 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Blue Key 1949-1957 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Eta Kappa Nu 1942-1944 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Gamma Beta Phi 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Golden Chain Society 1940-1986 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Kappa Tau Beta 1960-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Lambda Gamma Delta 1929 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Mu Beta Psi 1925-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Omega Psi Phi 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Phi Kappa Phi 1969-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Phi Omega 1988 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Phi Psi 1939-1989 (UA 023.023.020)
Honorary Societies. Tau Beta Pi 1926-1975 (UA 023.023.020)
Military organizations. General (UA 023.023.070)
Organizations. General 1903-1988 (UA 023.023.000)
Pershing Rifles 1958-1981 (UA 023.023.071)
Rugby Football Club 1968-1975 (UA 023.023.061)
Scabbard and Blade 1942-1979 (UA 023.023.072)
Sororities. Alpha Delta Pi 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.040)
Sororities. Alpha Xi Delta 1980-1988 (UA 023.023.040)
Sororities. Chi Omega 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.040)
Sororities. Delta Sigma Theta 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.040)
Sororities. Kappa Xi 1980-1989 (UA 023.023.040)
Sororities. Sigma Kappa 1960-1988 (UA 023.023.040)
Student Government. Elections 1970-1974 (UA 023.023.011)
Student Government. Elections 1972-1976 (UA 023.023.011)
Student Government. General 1926-1979 (UA 023.023.010)
Student Government. Officers 1968-1981 (UA 023.023.012)
Student Government. Officers 1970-1981 (UA 023.023.012)
Student Media. General 1909-1981 (UA 023.023.050)
Student Media. General 1947-1988 (023.023.050)
Student Organizations. Agricultural Club 1926-1940 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Agricultural Society 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. American Chemical Society 1945-1988 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers 1940-1983 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. American Society of Agricultural Engineers 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Animal Science Club 1980 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Association of General Contractors 1986-1988 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Baptist Student Union 1987 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Bi-Ag Society 1909 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Biological Club 1903-1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Business Activity Board 1988 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Caldwell County Club 1919-1920 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Campus Crusade for Christ 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Canterbury Club 1955 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Circle K Club 1965-1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. College Bowl 1970-1982 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. College Democrats 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. College Republicans 1987 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Council of Humanities and Social Studies 1987 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Drama Club 1903 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Economics and Business Club 1987 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Education Council 1988 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Food Sciences Club 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Forest Products Research Society 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Forestry Club 1983 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Friends of the Library (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Future Farmers of America 1961 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. German Club 1983 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Glee Club and Orchestra 1935-1936 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Grains of Time 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Horticulture Club 1978 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Indonesian Student Association 1985-1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Inter-Fraternity Eating Club 1926 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Inter-Residence Council 1986-1987 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. International Student Committee 1986 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Japanese Student Association 1983 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Leazar Literary Society 1897-1909 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Mechanical Society 1910 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Monogram Club 1933-1934 (UA 023.023.090)
One photograph was originally part of the Memorabilia Collection (UA 020) as a gift of Reid Tull, Accession 1986.4.1. It was donated along with a Sigma Nu Fraternity ring that is still in the Memorabilia Collection.
Student Organizations. N.C.S.U. Flying Club 1970-1979 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. National Student Exchange Association 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Native American Student Association 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Nigerian Club 1987 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. North Carolina Student Legislature 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Outing Club: Scrapbook ca. 1949-1957 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Outing Club 1953
Student Organizations. Outing Club: Slides 1973, 1975 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Outing Club 1983 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Pack's Elite Support Team (P.E.S.T.) 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Politics Club 1987 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Poultry Science Club 1988 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Pre-Vet Club 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Psychology Club 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Public Relations Student Society 1988 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Pullen Literary Society 1909 (UA 023.023.090)
Student Organizations. Rural Science Club 1909 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Sailing Club 1977-1981 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Sampson County Club 1930-1939 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Scuba Club 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Skydiving Club 1987 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Society for Automotive Engineers 1987 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Society for Creative Anachronism 1987 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Society for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 1987 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Society of Women Engineers 1987-1988 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Southern Engineers 1985-1989 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Spanish Club 1977-1980 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Statistics Club 1988 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Student Alumni Association 1986-1987 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Student Social Workers Association 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Surfing Club 1983 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Taiwanese Student Association 1970-1979 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Taverne Club 1926 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Textile Society 1909-1930 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Thalerian German Club 1909 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Water Ski Club 1983-1988 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Wesley Foundation 1950-1959 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Windhover 1986 (UA 023.023.100)
Student Organizations. Young Muslims Organization 1977-1981 (UA 023.023.100)
Student radio station, WKNC 1972-1981 (UA 023.023.053)
Student radio station, WKNC 1970-1988 (UA 023.023.053)
Student Senate 1968-1979 (UA 023.023.013)
Student Senate 1977-1988 (UA 023.023.013)
Technician 1988 (UA 023.023.052)
Unprocessed Student Media photographs, probably Agromeck and probably transferred in 1989. (UA 023.023.050)
Unprocessed Student Media photographs, probably Agromeck and probably transferred in 1989. (UA 023.023.050)
YMCA. Administrators and staff 1911-1971 (UA 023.023.121)
YMCA. Administrators and staff 1956-1971 (UA 023.023.121)
YMCA. Camps 1960-1966 (UA 023.023.125)
YMCA. Camps 1966 (UA 023.023.125)
YMCA. Contact Prints (UA 023.023.128)
YMCA. Danforth Chapel Wedding undated
YMCA. Events 1950-1969 (UA 023.023.122)
YMCA. Events 1953-1972 (UA 023.023.122)
YMCA. General 1958-1975 (UA 023.023.120)
YMCA. Meetings and conferences 1942-1970 (UA 023.023.123)
YMCA. Meetings and conferences 1954-1970 (UA 023.023.123)
YMCA. Meetings and conferences 1960-1966 (UA 023.023.123)
YMCA. Meetings and conferences 1947-1966 (UA 023.023.123)
YMCA. Public service 1960-1968 (UA 023.023.126)
YMCA. Social life: Scrapbook 1938-1939 (UA 023.023.124)
Activities of the North Carolina State College Y.M.C.A
YMCA. Social life 1961-1972 (UA 023.023.124)
YMCA. Social life (Retreats) 1958-1979 (UA 023.023.124)
YMCA. Social life (Retreats) 1958-1979 (UA 023.023.124)
YMCA. Vetville 1948-1950 (UA 023.023.127)
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], University Archives Photograph Collection, Organization Photographs, UA 023.023,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Use of these materials
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.