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Peter Holmes became the Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in 1973 and held the position until 1975. In this interview, he talked about black college Presidents visiting Nixon over their concerns that changing the racial composition of…

Peter Holmes became the Director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in 1973 and held the position until 1975. In this interview, he describes the 1975 negotiations with North Carolina over the veterinarian school. He felt that placing the Vet…

This black and white photograph shows African-American women preparing and processing tobacco by hand, a method that is rarely used today.

This bulletin appears in the 1942 Extension Circular. It discusses the demand to increase peanut production to provide oil for the war effort. It gives cultural advice to peanut farmers to help increase their yield.

This folder contains the program for the 1949 Sandhills Peach School hosted by North Carolina State University. The folder also contains parts of presentations given at the event.

A photo taken during the May 8, 1970 march on Raleigh shows large group of students from across North Carolina along with a man holding a large peace sign placard.

Large scale protests swept NC State in May 1970. Angry at Governor Norris for his support of President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia some 6,000 students marched on Raleigh hoping to force the Governor to recant. Though unsuccessful this was the most…

The information packet about the Peace Retreat

Throughout May 1970 the Peace Retreat was held in a dozen places at a score of times. Faculty met with students to explain their importance in creating a peaceful society. The question of generations was clearly important to the Peace Retreat.…

State's Mates member, Paula James, thanked the members and advisors in The Wagg'n Tongue newsletter for all the support she received while in the organization.