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Miss Dixon of Alamance

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Geo R. Ross, class of 1911, wrote an article in November 1947 about Eula Louisa Dixon. Dixon was the first female student to take a course related to agriculture: dairying or dairy husbandry. Dixon applied the knowledge of her short course at NC…

Money Ain't It

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I recently read an article entitled “Lawyers aim to win reparations for descendants of slaves” by Harvard Law Professor, Charles J. Ogletree. The article was about paying back the descendants of slaves for the wrong that our ancestors endured…

Moon Beatnicks, ca. 1961-1962

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

Morrill Act, 1862

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Chap. CXXX.--AN ACT Donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in…

Mrs. Betty Marcum getting crowned, January 11, 1965

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This photograph shows the winner of the 1965 Mrs. NC State pageant, Mrs. Betty Marcum, getting crowned by her husband, John Marcum.

Mrs. John Marcum, January 13, 1965

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This photograph of Betty Marcum, Mrs. NC State for 1965, was originally printed in The Raleigh Times.

Mrs. NC State Application for Cornelia Lawrence, 1968-1969

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Connie Law's application for the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant contains personal information about the contestant as well as general information about the pageant. Law was a student at NC State, and her exhibited talent was modeling clothing…

Mrs. NC State Application for Janine Roberts, 1968-1969

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Jan Roberts' application for the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant contains personal information about the contestant as well as general information about the pageant. Roberts was working as a dental assistant at the time, and her intended…

Mrs. NC State Application for Karen Flake, 1968-1969

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Karen Flake's application for the 1968-1969 Mrs. NC State beauty pageant contains personal information about the contestant as well as general information about the pageant. Flake was a housewife at the time and alumna of Meredith College, and her…

Mrs. NC State Contestant Fact Sheet, November 16, 1968

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This fact sheet, created for the Master of Ceremonies' use, contains information about each of the contestants in the Mrs. NC State beauty pageant for the 1968-1969 academic year.