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This report chronicles a State's Mates visit to the Wake County Detention home in November, 1960.

This handwritten document contains the reports of State's Mates officers for the 1974-1975 academic year.

This document contains the reports of State's Mates officers, but has no date on it. The State's Mates yearbook was discontinued this year.

This letter was written by the president of State's Mates to warn the members about an encyclopedia saleman that targeted students and pushed them to buy the book set. The president gave advice to those that are interested in purchasing encyclopedias…

This photograph shows two members of State's Mates on stage during their performance of "The Backyard Minstrels."

This item is the script to the theatrical portion of the State's Mates April 1960 variety show, "The Backyard Minstrels." Members of State's Mates portrayed racist caricatures of African Americans in blackface. The use of exaggerated dialect,…

This is a photograph of several State's Mates members at their event, the Shady Ladies Tearoom.

This image shows many of the State's Mates in costume singing on stage during the annual variety show.

This undated photograph is of a member of State's Mates singing for one of the annual talent shows.

Image of two women and a girl wearing elegant articles of clothing for the spring fashion show.