Let’s take another look at some of the “Elegant Enclosures” that we use in Special Collections! Today I’ll offer you a close-up view of some of the structures…

This blog post contributed by Ell Woolard.This February we’re looking back on three African American student organizations that formed campus chapters fifty years ago. Spring 1976 saw the introduction…

The NC State University Libraries’Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) andCulture & Animals Foundation (CAF) are excited to offer the annualTom Regan Visiting Research Fellowship.Established in 2019 through the generosity…

The Special Collections Research Center blog series “Student Spotlight” features student employees who contribute to the work of the SCRC. Guest author Miriam Kim, class of 2027, is a graduate student…

In honor of Black History Month, the NC State University Libraries’ Special Collection Research Center would like to highlight items from our comic book collections. SCRC has several collections of comic…

This blog post contributed by Rebecca Speas.What do the opening of Hunt Library, students protesting the Vietnam War, dorm room arsonists, North Carolina’s Speaker Ban Law, international state visits…

Workshops about what your research group needs to know, online or in-person, and on your schedule? Yeah, you heard that right.The Libraries’ Collections and Research Engagement (CoRE) team will…

Looking for a suspenseful page-turner to take a study break? Itching to read the novel that everyone’s talking about? We have a whole new collection of books for you…

December 2025 marked the end of a remarkable chapter as Dr. Russell Flinchum officially retired from active faculty service. Now holding the honored title of Professor Emeritus, Dr. Flinchum remains a…

Have you taken some fabulous shots or video in the lab or the field during the course of your work? Submit them toEnvisioning Research—NC State’s annual research image contest…