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The JC Raulston Arboretum Records contain newsletters, event calendars, brochures and handouts, plant lists, correspondence, articles and clippings about the Arboretum and J.C. Raulston, and slides of plants and landscapes that were used as inspiration for the J.C. Raulston Arboretum Records from 1966-2006.
In 1976, with a master plan drawn up by graduate student Fielding Scarborough, Horticultural Science professor J. C. Raulston made the first plantings at the North Carolina State University Research Farm Unit 4 on portions of an eight acre parcel designated as the NC State University Arboretum. In 1981 the Arboretum was dedicated. In 1997 it was renamed the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University after its founder, who had passed away the previous year. In 2002 the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center was officially opened. A master plan that was developed in 2007 and updated in 2013 has guided the growth of the Arboretum, consisting of 10.5 contiguous acres in 2015.
In 1976, with a master plan drawn up by graduate student Fielding Scarborough, Horticultural Science professor J. C. Raulston made the first plantings at the North Carolina State University Research Farm Unit 4 on portions of an eight acre parcel designated as the NC State University Arboretum. In 1981 the Arboretum was dedicated. In 1997 it was renamed the JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University after its founder, who had passed away the previous year. In 2002 the Ruby C. McSwain Education Center was officially opened. A master plan that was developed in 2007 and updated in 2013 has guided the growth of the Arboretum, consisting of 10.5 contiguous acres in 2015. Throughout its history the Arboretum has served as a living laboratory for the university’s horticultural science program and has been a highly visible way in which the general public has experienced the work of NC State’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
The J. C. Raulston Arboretum Records, 1966-2006, contains newsletters, event calendars, brochures and handouts, plant lists, correspondence, articles and clippings about the Arboretum and J.C. Raulston, and slides of plants and landscapes that were used as inspiration for the J.C. Raulston Arboretum.
Materials arranged in the order received.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, J. C. Raulston Arboretum Records, UA 100.046, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from North Carolina State University,Dept. of Horticultural Science; gift of Mt. Cuba Center, 2015 (Accession 2015.0017), Transferred from J.C. Raulston Arboretum 2023 July (2023.0095).
Processed by: Todd Kosmerick, 2015 February; machine-readable finding aid by: Todd Kosmerick, 2015 February; addition processed and finding aid updated by Shima Hosseininasab, 2021 December; Digital materials processed by William Boyer, 2023 July; Addition of slides processed by: Katelyn Cuomo and Fran Fleming; Finding aid updated by Katelyn Cuomo
This series includes Arboretum Updates, brochures, calendars, articles, handouts, Friends of the NCSU Arboretum newsletters, letters, plants lists and distributions, presentations, and information about self guided NC Arboretum tours.
DVD
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Included are 3 Tagged Image File Format (TIFF) files, 1 Microsoft Word for Windows file, 1 Microsoft Powerpoint for Windows file, and 1 JPEG file.
Pending staff review and approval, access to digital copies will be provided for use in the SCRC Reading Room upon request. Access may be restricted.
These slides are from Raulston's travels around the world. The images are mostly landscapes, flowers, and gardens that he used as inspiration to create the NC Arboretum.
Box 71: Europe 1982 box #1; Box 72: Europe 1982 #2; Box 73: Garden Centers, undated; Box 74 Pacific Northwest and Midwest 1983.
England 1984, box 1 and 2; Various Gardens (undated); England, Wales, Ireland 1985; Korea 1985.
Northeast botanical gardens, 1990-1991; Southeast botanical gardens, undated; Carolinian nurseries and botanical gardens, undated; Assorted trees, undated; People, tree removal, undated.
European Gardens and Nurseries, UK gardens, wildflowers, palaces
Canadian and US nurseries and Gardens, Miscellaneous cartoons and Photo techniques, Botanical Gardens, National Arboretum, Historical Photos from Museums and Monuments
Southern nurseries, United States Arboretums and nurseries
United States Nurseries, Soil and Drainage, 1970 Expo, Asian Gardens and Aboretums, NC Gardens
United States Botanical Gardens and Nurseries, European Horticulture, U.S. Horticulture, National Arboretum
Texas gardens, 1986 Expo, U.S. and Canada botanical gardens, European nurseries and city landscapes, Mexican and Central American nurseries and city scapes
Plant Delights nursery, NC nurseries and gardens, Asian Botanical Gardens and Zoos, European Botanical Gardens, NCSU Arboretum Plants
United States Nurseries, Washington D.C. and Virginia gardens, Conifers, bulbs, vines, roses, European Botanical Gardens
United States Nurseries, Asian nurseries and gardens, NCSU Zen Garden, European Museums and Gardens, European city scapes
England 1995, Unitd States Gardens and Arboretums, NCSU Arboretum plants, 1995 NCSU Development
Prehistory, Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt, NCSU slides, People, Disney architecture, United States Parks and Gardens, NC Fair and Zoo, NCSU Arboretum Plants, Germany 1993, Europe 1993 and Mexico 1993
Hawaii Plants, United States Plants and Gardens, NY World's Fair 1964-1965, Expo 1967
United States Plants and Gardens, European Gardens and Parks, Early History and Medieval History, United States Nurseries and Gardens
Disney World, United States and Canada Gardens and Arboretums, NC Gardens, Flowers and Miscellaneous Wood Plants, European Gardens and Museums
Asian botanical gardens, parks, monuments-China and Japan, European botanical gardens and museums
United States botanical gardens and nurseries
Texas museums and gardens, Disney World, United States arboretums and gardens, Insects and Soils, European botanical gardens and museums
United States and Canada gardens, Brittish Flowers and Gardens, Ireland Castles and Gardens, European Gardens
United States nurseries , gardens, and plants, Asian and European gardens
United States and Canada botanical gardens, arboretums, and plants, NCSU arboretum plants
NC Gardens, United States Gardens, European Gardens, Brazil Gardens
United States nurseries , arboretums, plant life, Nursery rennovations, Ohio and Chicago Gardens
European Gardens, Nurseries, Museums, Longwood. Canadian botanical gardens, California, Seed, Vegetables, and Nursery Maintenance, National Arboretum, United States gardens
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, J. C. Raulston Arboretum Records, UA 100.046, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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.