Guides to NCSU's Narrative and Pictorial Histories

Two recently inventoried collections with newly published finding aids are the records for North Carolina State University: A Narrative History and North Carolina State University: A Pictorial History .

Both books were commissioned by the Alumni Association to correspond with the University's centennial anniversary in 1987 and reflect the transitions it had made from the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts to the modern North Carolina State University. Both books give a unique perspective into the history of the University. A Narrative History is written by historian Alice Elizabeth Reagan, and A Pictorial History is written by NCSU Department of History professors Murray Scott Down and Burton F. Beers.

Both inventoried collections contain the research materials collected and created during the authors' processes of writing the books.

Reagan's A Narrative History has recently been digitized and can be found here.

For more information on this collection or to view the materials, please contact the Special Collections Research Center.