Excerpts from interview with Walter Jerome Mathews, first NC State student

Item information

Title:

Excerpts from interview with Walter Jerome Mathews, first NC State student

Description:

Audio excerpts from a recorded interview with Walter Jerome Mathews, who is traditionally called the first student at NC State. This 1966 recording was made when he was 95. In this interview he talks about first coming to the college in October 1889 and describes student life during the first years of NC State’s existence. The full interview is available by contacting the Special Collections Research Center.

Topics:

University History

Subjects:

College students -- North Carolina -- History

Original Format:

Audio cassette tape

Extent:

11:14

Item identifier:

ua024-001-cn0015-000-001-excerpts

Interviewee:

Mathews, Walter Jerome, 1870-1967 more info on Mathews, Walter Jerome, 1870-1967 

Producer:

North Carolina State University. Office of Information Services more info on North Carolina State University. Office of Information Services 

Producer:

North Carolina State University. Alumni Association more info on North Carolina State University. Alumni Association 

Created Date:

1966-06-01

Genre:

Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)

Names:

North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts more info on North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts 
North Carolina State University -- Students -- History more info on North Carolina State University -- Students -- History 
Matthews, Walter J. (Walter Jerome) more info on Matthews, Walter J. (Walter Jerome) 

Location:

Raleigh (N.C.)

Digital Project:

Audio-Visual Collection