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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…

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.

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.

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

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…

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…

The Office of Civil Rights, a subset of HEW in charge of desegregating higher education, approved the revised N.C. State plan as long as North Carolina responded “promptly, effectively, and in good faith” in carrying out the new commitments. (2…

Letter From Peter Holmes, Office of Civil Rights Director, to NC Governor rejecting UNC system

States Mates proudly presents this diploma to _____ in honor of her outstanding service to her husband and to States Mates during their career at North Carolina State and in recognition of her patience and faithfulness in every phase of life,…