Move In Week

The annual trek to NC State begins this week, with students arriving at and returning to their home away from home. The accommodations are probably a lot better nowadays than in 1893, when First Dormitory opened , but the experience is the same, with plenty of excitement and nerves in the mix. In the picture below, sometime in the 1950s, a family from Robeson County is helping their son with his move to NC State. It's a familiar picture, although the car's trunk is sparsely packed compared to what students bring to college today.

This resource, and lots more related to student life at NC State , is available as part of the NCSU Libraries’ Rare and Unique Digital Collections, which provides access to thousands of images, video, and audio recordings, and text documenting NC State history.