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ABC
Architecture Collection Architecture and Building Records of North Carolina
This is a survey of architectural records held in repositories, government agencies, architectural firms, and private collections throughout North Carolina. The survey was completed in 1994.
Architecture Collection The Built Heritage of North Carolina: Historic Architecture in the Old North State
The NCSU Libraries has received a two-year, $150,000 grant to create "The Built Heritage of North Carolina: Historic Architecture in the Old North State," an online resource for the study of North Carolina's architectural history. "Built Heritage" will be made possible through a Library Services and Technology Act grant administered by the State Library of North Carolina's NC ECHO program.
Bog-dog Laurel B. W. Wells Lantern Slides & Freda Wilkins Photographs of the Wells Savannah
Dr. Betram Whittier Wells took hundreds of photographs of North Carolina and beyond, converting them to lantern slides to accompany his lectures. Many of his lantern slides, dating from the 1920s and 1930s, were hand colored. North Carolina photographer Freda Wilkins has contributed another 1,000 photographs to the database, capturing four seasons of the Wells Savannah in 2005 and 2006. An exhibit commemorating Dr. Wells' life and work is available at: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/exhibits/wells

Course Catalog N.C. State University Course Catalogs
Digitized versions of the N.C. State University Course Catalogs dating back to 1919. Some volumes contain faculty directories.

DEF
Froghopper Dr. Metcalf: A resource on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebugs, and treehoppers
A searchable bibliographic database providing a powerful tool for retrieving the pre-computer literature (1741-1955) on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebugs, and treehoppers.
blueprint First Temple of the Atom
Consists of ca. 150 items, 1949-1956, chiefly letters and writings of Clifford K. Beck relating to the establishment and building of the first nuclear reactor at North Carolina State College and the establishment of the Nuclear Engineering program.

GHI
stylized picture of tree lined path Green 'N' Growing: The history of 4-H and Home Demonstration in North Carolina
Drawing upon the rich historical records found in the University Archives, the collection provides valuable information about women, children, race relations, education, agriculture, and rural life in North Carolina during the twentieth century.
stylized picture of tree lined path Greenways Archive
Holdings relative to existing and proposed greenways across the United States.
pine trees History of Forestry: The Rise of American Forestry
According to the National Register of Historic Places, the "Cradle of Forestry in America" is located in the mountains of western North Carolina, in the Pisgah National Forest....

JKL
Living off the Land

Living off the Land: Tobacco and Crop Science History in North Carolina, 1850-1950
Features original images and other documents relating to North Carolina's agricultural history and economy.


MNO
Oral Histories Oral Histories
Audio files and transcripts for oral histories conducted by Special Collections staff. Topics include the history of Centennial Campus, the life and work of botanist B. W. Wells, and the integration of the NCSU Libraries staff during the 1960s and 1970s.

PQR
closeup of equation Raymond L. Murray Raleigh Research Reactor Project Notebook Documents
Consists of ca. 94 items, 1950-1953, chiefly letters and research of Raymond L. Murray and A. C. Menius, Jr. relating to the establishment and building of the first nuclear reactor at North Carolina State College.

STU
cicadidae Séguy's Insectes and Papillons
Two extremely rare portfolios created by Eugene Alain (E. A.) Séguy. Produced using the pochoir technique, which entails hand coloring each plate through a large number of stencils. Portfolios consist of 23 pages each, including 16 plates and 4 pattern pages. Published 1920s.
Audio-Visual Collection

Selections from the N.C. State University Archives Audio-Visual Collection
A growing collection of audio and video recordings about NC State.

cicadidae Some New Australian Cicadidae by Howard Ashton
Consists of 13 pages. Published 1912.
book image Species insectorum: exhibentes eorum differentias specificas, synonyma auctorum, loca natalia, metamorphosin, adjectis observationibus, descriptionibus by Johan Christian Fabricius
Consists of 12 page images, from pages 318-328. Published 1781.
tiger Tom Regan Animal Rights Archive
Consists of Regan's personal papers and books documenting his key role in the animal rights movement.
page image A Treatise on Engineering Field-Work by Peter Bruff, 1838:
Containing practical land surveying for railways, &c., with the theory, principles, and practice of levelling, and their application to the purposes of civil engineering.
NC State Basketball University Archives Photograph Collection
A rich visual record of the history of North Carolina State University from its opening in 1889 to the present. The collection currently is comprised of over 1,500 images.
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