Wolf Tales recording with James E. Blalock: Class of 1966 "Forever Club" Reunion, 6 May 2016

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Title:
Wolf Tales recording with James E. Blalock: Class of 1966 "Forever Club" Reunion, 6 May 2016
Description:
This recording was conducted in the Park Alumni Center on the Centennial Campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, at the Class of 1966 "Forever Club" Reunion Luncheon hosted by the NC State Alumni Association, honoring alumni who graduated 50 years ago and earlier. In the recording, James E. Blalock (‘43) discusses: studying Aeronautical Engineering as an undergraduate student; meeting Katharine Stinson, the first female student to enroll in and graduate from the College of Engineering at NC State; living in a residence hall near the railroad tracks as a student; paying $134.90 in tuition for his first year at NC State, 1939, and listing other expenses kept in a ledger from his time as a student; growing up in Asheville, NC, and using roller skates to get around town; being involved in student groups including the Aeronautical Engineering Society, and singing in the State College Quartet; and working in Washington, DC, with the US Navy wind tunnels. [Preferred citation: Wolf Tales recording with James E. Blalock, 6 May 2016, NCSU Libraries Wolf Tales Recordings, MC 00581, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC]
Topics:
People
University History
Subjects:
Alumni and alumnae
Reunions
Universities and colleges
Original Format:
Digital video recording, sound, color
Item identifier:
mc00581-wt-blalock-20160506
Interviewer:
Ferris, Virginia L. more info on Ferris, Virginia L. 
Interviewee:
Blalock, James E. more info on Blalock, James E. 
Producer:
North Carolina State University. Libraries more info on North Carolina State University. Libraries 
Created Date:
Genre:
Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)
Names:
Blalock, James E. more info on Blalock, James E. 
North Carolina State University more info on North Carolina State University 
North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae more info on North Carolina State University -- Alumni and alumnae 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Wolf Tales