View of Williams Hall, Gardner Hall, and the patio of the Erdahl-Cloyd Union, North Carolina State College, 1958.

Williams Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Gardner Hall, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
Erdahl-Cloyd Union, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Title:
View of Williams Hall, Gardner Hall, and the patio of the Erdahl-Cloyd Union, North Carolina State College, 1958.
Topics:
Campus and Town
Subjects:
Universities and colleges
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
8 x 10 inches
Item identifier:
0001378
Created Date:
Genre:
Views
Names:
North Carolina State University -- Buildings more info on North Carolina State University -- Buildings 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs

Building: North Carolina State University, Charles Burgess Williams Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Lecture halls
Latitude, Longitude:
35.786598, -78.6717

Building: North Carolina State University, O. Max Gardner Hall (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Built:
Street:
Deriex
Community:
NC State University
State:
NC
Zip:
27607
Provenance note:
Gardner Hall opened when NC State began to recognize Biology as a highly significant teaching and research discipline. Since then, the building has been expanded to match the rapidly increased numbers of students and faculty that have joined the interdisciplinary program. The building is named after O. Max Gardner (1882-1947), provider of the prestigious award by that name which is granted for "outstanding service to mankind." At only 16, Gardner had fought in the Spanish-American War. During his undergraduate years at NC State, Gardner was active in campus politics. After graduating, he was elected to State Senate, to speaker pro tem, to lieutenant governor, and finally to governor. He served as Undersecretary to U.S. Treasury for President Roosevelt, and as an unofficial advisor, offered many of the ideas for the Fireside Chats. Gardner died shortly before his appointment began for "loafing around the throne," as he called it, as ambassador to England. He had received an honorary doctorate of law from NC State in 1932.
Historical note:
The nearly 100,000 gross square foot South Gardner Hall addition was added in 1964. The addition underwent a comprehensive renovation in 2009. The addition was then named (effective 11/19/2009) in honor of Joab Langston Thomas, who served as chancellor for NC State University from 1975 to 1981.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Latitude, Longitude:
35.7869, -78.672401

Building: North Carolina State University, Erdahl-Cloyd Student Union (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

General note:
This building is now the west wing/atrium of D.H. Hill Library at North Carolina State University.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
College buildings
Student unions
Latitude, Longitude:
35.794959, -78.705214