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This image shows one of the State's Mates members standing with a rocket before the moon themed variety show.

This is the cover of the program for the State's Mates moon themed variety show.

This image shows two State's Mates members dressed as "moon beatnicks."

This image shows the Mrs. NC State finalists posing with the emcee.

This photograph shows members of State's Mates with their husbands at the annual Valentine's banquet.

This thank-you letter was written to Mitchell's Hairstyling Shop in gratitude of the gifts that business had given to State's Mates for its 1956 fashion show. The hair glitter and makeup was used by the models.

This thank-you letter was written to Ambassador Theatre, in gratitude of tickets which were given as a prize at a State's Mates party. The winner (apparently a husband) had to drink milk through a baby bottle.

This thank-you letter was written to the Federal Bakery, in gratitude of a cake which was donated to State's Mates. It is one of several thank-yous to other bakeries. The cakes were used in State's Mates Cake Walk, which they ran for North Carolina…

This document is the program for the 1968 Mrs. North Carolina State University pageant, "Stairway to the Stars," sponsored by State's Mates.

Mary Porterfield's article in The Technician, discussing the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant, described the atmosphere of the pageant and the winner, Shirley Trottier, before criticizing the pageant for limiting itself to married women in an…