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Instruction in foundation or dress patterns given to home demonstation club members on the porch of a house, 1930s.
This photograph depicts instruction in foundation or dress patterns on the porch of a house (ca. 1930-1939.)
In This Corner...
In this Technician article, the author blasts ACC referees for discriminating in their calls against black NC State athletes during a basketball game in January 1969.
Image of Dorothea Dix
This image shows Dorothea Dix, an influential woman in the creation of a North Carolina facility for the mentally ill in 1851.
Horticulture class in greenhouse
This photograph depicts a white female and two white male students analyzing a plant in an NC State greenhouse.
Homecoming Queen Mary Evelyn Porterfield with escort Michael Brown and Alumni Affairs director Bryce Younts
In this photo, NC State's first black homecoming queen poses for a picture with her escort. The picture was taken sometime in 1970, likely in the autumn.
History of State's Mates, ca. 1956-1957
This history, drafted during the 1956-1957 academic year, was written to promote membership in State's Mates and discussed the reorganization of State's Mates in the 1950's to encourage further socializing.
Tags: core documents, promotional
Hillsborough in the 1970s
This image, taken in the 1970s by Tom Olsen, reveals the plethora of establishments available for NCSU students. Black students were constantly aware of what establishments were safest and most welcoming to minorities.
High Steppers, May 20, 1955
This newspaper clipping depicts a group of State's Mates members performing in an end-of-year talent show.
Tags: social activities, variety shows
HEW Charges Discrimination
In 1970, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) charged the Consolidated University of North Carolina with racial and gender discrimination in a number of administrative areas. Their chargesled to a ten-year negotiation between the…
HEW Begins Proceedings; UNC Faces Cutoff of Funds
The Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) first levied racial and gender discrimination charges against the Consolidated University of North Carolina in 1970, and the negotiation between the two institutions was still taking place eight…
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"Mrs. North Carolina State Contest for 1968-1969" Contestant Form
This document is the 1968-1969 Mrs. NCSU Pageant contestant form.
