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A Mystery Solved

A Mystery Solved

January 1, 2018

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In June 2017, the Special Collections News posted an article on the mystery of Eliza Riddick and her connection to the 4th President of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and…

Edwin F. "Abie" Harris and others examine NC State campus planning documents, circa 1980

The Edwin F. Harris Papers - version 2.0

September 9, 2017

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The Edwin F. Harris Papers (MC 00258) have been reprocessed for greater collection accessibility and to acknowledge the breadth of experience this alumnus brought to his former…

1919 Agromeck

Who was Eliza Riddick?

June 6, 2017

Authored by jlbaker2

In honor of our continued WWI coverage, it’s time to shed light on a tiny mystery of NC State history.

From 1918 to 1919, the Spanish influenza made its presence known on the campus of the…

Welcome Pack!

August 8, 2016

Authored by jlbaker2

The Special Collections Research Center would like to offer a sincere welcome to all new and returning students!

If you've never used the Special Collections Research Center before - maybe…

Jane S. McKimmon Papers

June 6, 2015

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Contributed by Molly Foley .

Carolina Co-operator, March 1937

A newly acquired collection at the Special Collections Research Center, the Jane Simpson McKimmon…

Aligning the Past with the Future: An Intern’s Story

June 6, 2015

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This post was contributed by Cecilia Rose, ARL CEP Fellow.

There is a common misconception these days that the library world is in decay and doomed to extinction thanks to the big…

NCSU's Digitized Course Catalogs

January 1, 2015

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These days, course catalogs are found online. Not as a unit, of course. The modern course catalog is a collection of webpages that hold the same information collectively that was once printed…

Women's Basketball Arrives!

April 4, 2014

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As promised in the March 10 post "Men's Basketball Emerges ," Women's Basketball Audio/Visual Materials have been teased out of the larger University Archives Audio/Visual Collection and now have…

Men's Basketball Emerges

March 3, 2014

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On February 8, 1911, the A&M College (later known as NCSU) basketball team played its first game against Wake Forest. Known as the Red Terrors until 1947, when all athletics teams at NCSU…

New Year, New Processing Space

February 2, 2014

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This post is contributed by Ashley Williams, Project Archivist, Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Collections.

Our processing area at Satellite has had a makeover!  If you’re…