Teach with Special Collections

Students looking at rare books

Quote: something that's so special about these resources is that it's the chance to see history with your own eyes and not through the lens of a textbook
- Samantha Duke, graduate student in John Morillo's ENG 582 Animal Studies class, spring 2019.

The Special Collections Research Center welcomes the opportunity to work with undergraduate and graduate classes, and we are especially glad to introduce new researchers to archives and special collections.

We can help your students:

Please contact us using the form below, or email library_specialcollections@ncsu.edu to discuss how we can support your teaching, including class visits to the archives, course assignment design, and other ideas.

Note: Contacting us early gives enough time for planning and ensures a more engaging experience for your students.

Quote: I think archival research is really illuminating. We see in history books that this was a thing that happened. But then to actually see, here's people talking about it and people reacting to it in the time period, I think, is so essential to understanding the historical context of what we're studying.
- Samantha Duke, graduate student in John Morillo's ENG 582 Animal Studies class, spring 2019.

Examples of past collaborations:

Professor John Morillo and students meeting with Special Collections librarians.

Feathered citizens in Britain and campus history on YouTube

Asian & Asian American Timeline at NC State University

Teaching Creative Writing with Archives: Asian & Asian American History at NC State

SCRC collaborates with Dr. John Morillo's ENG 582 Animal Studies class

SCRC collaborates with Dr. John Morillo's ENG 582 Animal Studies class

Example of past collaborations

Public History Students Explore the 1918 Influenza Pandemic at NC State

Special Collections partners with College of Design faculty member Kofi Boone to evaluate lost landscapes on campus

Special Collections partners with College of Design faculty member Kofi Boone to evaluate “lost landscapes” on campus

Special Collections reveal rich history of Bragaw Residence Hall

Special Collections reveal rich history of Bragaw Residence Hall landscape on NC State campus

Special Collections Holds Landscape Architecture Class

Special Collections Holds Landscape Architecture Class Session for Fernando Magallanes’s students

Special Collections works with Dr. James Mulholland’s ENG 260 Students

Special Collections works with Dr. James Mulholland’s ENG 260 Students

Dr. Matthew Booker’s suburban history class meets with Special Collections

Dr. Matthew Booker’s suburban history class meets with Special Collections

Graphic Design classes visit Special Collections

Graphic Design classes visit Special Collections