Guide to the Thomas Nelson Papers, 1877-1954

Collection Number MC 2

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Collection Information
Abstract:

This collection contains material documenting the personal and professional life of Thomas Nelson, an internationally renowned textile expert and educator. Included are correspondence, photographs, textile samples, clippings from print media, class and lab notes, and Nelson's various published works. Of special interest in this collection is correspondence with then-Democratic presidential nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt, correspondence with a North Carolina State alumnus serving in the Second World War, and a signed 4th edition of Nelson's book, Practical Loom Fixing.

Thomas Nelson (1872-1953) worked as educator, administrator, and textile technologist. He served the Textiles Department at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1901 to 1949, originally as an instructor, then Head of the Textiles Department, and later as the first Dean of the School of Textiles.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Nelson, Thomas, b. 1872.

Title

Thomas Nelson Papers, 1877-1954

Call Number

MC 2

Extent

5.5 linear feet, 11 archival boxes

Location

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Language of Material

English

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Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours notice.
Acquisitions Information

Gift of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1970 January 7, with additions from other sources, 1970-1984.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Thomas Nelson Papers, MC 2, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note


Thomas Nelson (1872-1953) worked as educator, administrator, and textile technologist. He served the Textiles Department at North Carolina State College from 1901 to 1949, originally as an instructor, then Head of the Textiles Department, and later as the first Dean of the School of Textiles. Nelson was born in Preston, England on April 24, 1872. In Preston, he studied at the Harris Institute Technical School. He earned a certificate for weaving and designing in 1891 by the City and Guilds of London Institute. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from North Carolina State College in 1926. When he joined the faculty at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) in 1901, the department had only one instructor and a couple of weaving machines. At his retirement as Dean of the School of Textiles in 1943, Nelson headed one of the largest and most successful textile schools in the country. In 1908, Nelson helped organize and was a charter member of the Southern Textile Association, and in 1943, he was chosen as the first president of the newly formed National Council of Textile School Deans. Between 1911 and 1922 he also served as a Commercial Agent for the Bureau of Manufacturers of the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Special Agent for the United States Tariff Board, and consultant with the Tariff Commission. In the summers of 1934 and 1937, Nelson traveled to Europe to visit the leading textile schools in England, Ireland, and Scotland. He authored two books: Weaving: Plain and Fancy (1907) and Practical Loom Fixing (1917), which by 1949 had been published internationally and in five editions. He was active in scholastic, civic and religious affairs on campus and in the community throughout his life. Nelson died in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 11, 1953.

1872 Born in Preston, England
1885 Received Labour Certificate
1890 Received weaving certificate from Harris Institute
1891 Received certificate for weaving and designing by the City and Guilds of London Institute
1896 Arrived in the United States
1900 Named instructor of Power Weaving at Lowell Textile School
1901 Became an instructor of Textiles at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University)
1902 Married Mary Andrews
1907 Weaving: Plain and Fancy published
1906 Named Director of Textile Department, North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechnaic Arts
1908 Charter member of the Southern Textile Association
1911 Began work as a Commercial Agent for the Bureau of Manufacturers of the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Special Agent for the United States Tariff Board, and Consultant with the Tariff Commission
1917 Practical Loom Fixing published
1922 Finished work as a Commercial Agent for the Bureau of Manufacturers of the United States Department of Commerce and Labor, Special Agent for the United States Tariff Board, and Consultant with the Tariff Commission
1924 Named Dean of Textile School, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University)
1926 Received honorary Doctor of Science degree from North Carolina State College
1934 Traveled to Europe to visit the leading textile schools in England, Ireland, and Scotland
1937 Traveled to Europe to visit the leading textile schools in England, Ireland, and Scotland
1940 Death of Mary Nelson (wife)
1943 Retired as Dean of the School of Textiles, North Carolina State College
1943 President of newly formed National Council of Textile School Deans
1947 Named by Phi Psi fraternity as "Man of the Year"
1949 Retired as dean-emeritus
1953 Died in Raleigh, North Carolina

Scope and Content Note


This collection contains material from the personal and professional life of Thomas Nelson, an internationally renowned textiles expert and educator. Thomas Nelson, the first Dean of the Textiles School of North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), began his career as an instructor and later became the head of the Textiles Department. Included in this collection are correspondence, photographs, textile samples, clippings from print media, class and lab notes, and Nelson's various published works. Of special interest in this collection is correspondence with then-Democratic presidential nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt, correspondence with an N.C. State alumnus serving in World War II, and a signed 4th edition of his book Practical Loom Fixing.

Organization of the Collection


The collection is arranged into two series:
MC 2 Series 1. Personal Papers
MC 2 Series 2. Profesional Papers

Online Catalog Terms

Individuals

  • Nelson, Thomas, b. 1872.
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.

Corporate Entities

  • North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.
  • North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--History.

Topics

  • Cotton weaving.
  • Jacquard weaving.
  • Looms.
  • Textile design.
  • Textile schools--North Carolina.
  • Weaving.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Personal Papers, 1877-1953


    0.75 linear feet, 1.25 archival boxes

    This series contains the personal papers of Thomas Nelson. It is divided into three subseries: correspondence, clippings, and miscellaneous. It covers his family life, along with his involvement in civic organizations. Included in the letters are correspondence from Senator J. W. Bailey, and then-Democratic presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt.

    • Correspondence, 1921-1951

      This subseries contains the personal correspondence, 1921-1951, of Thomas Nelson. It includes correspondence with Franklin D. Roosevelt, United States Senator J. W. Bailey, and North Carolina Governor J. Melville Broughton.
      • Man of the Year 1947, 1947 April 10 - 1948 March 26 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 1]
      • Golden Anniversary of Arrival in America, 1946 April 23 - 1946 April 30 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 2]
      • Alumni Memorial Building, 1946 November 3 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 3]
      • Senator J. W. Bailey, 1933 June 22 - 1940 October 1 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 4]
      • Gov. J. Melville Broughton, 1942 April 3 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 5]
      • J. D. Cooper, 1944 December 19 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 6]
      • Extenso Hangar Co., 1946 February 18 - 1947 April 5 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 7]
      • Fred Feiker, 1951 October 13 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 8]
      • L. R. Gilbert, 1933 September 1 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 9]
      • J. W. Harrelson, 1934 July 27 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 10]
      • Edith E. Haydell [sp?], 1945 May 25 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 11]
      • Tom Morgan, 1936 November 6 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 12]
      • Morris Plan Industrial Bank, 1927 August 23 - 1928 December 21 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 13]
      • W. Robinson, 1921 August 10 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 14]
      • Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1932 August 22 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 15]
      • Ben Rudisill, 1947 June 17 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 16]
      • Ross Shumaker, 1925 October 1 - 1944 April 4 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 17]
      • State Hospital at Raleigh, 1948 October 4 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 18]
      • Walter A. Thomason, 1942 October 20 - 1943 November 24 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 19]
      • Death of Spouse [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 1]
      • Condolences [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 2]
    • Clippings, 1918-1953

      This subseries contains newspaper clippings that provide information from both the First and Second World Wars, until December 1939. It also includes newspaper clipping from throughout the state discussing Thomas Nelson's automobile accident in 1938, and includes his obituaries that ran in the Raleigh Times and the News and Observer.
      • Obituaries, 1953 April 11 - 1953 April 12 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 20]
      • World Wars I and II, 1918 November 28 - 1939 September 3 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 21]
      • World Wars I and II, 1939 September 3 - 1939 September 4 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 22]
      • World Wars I and II, 1939 September 4 - 1939 September 24 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 23]
      • World Wars I and II, 1939 September 24 - 1939 September 30 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 24]
      • World Wars I and II, 1939 November 5 - 1939 December 20 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 25]
      • Automobile Accident, 1938 February 25 - 1938 March 4 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 1]
    • Miscellaneous, 1877-1953

      This subseries contains various facets of Thomas Nelson's personal life. Its oldest document is his School Attendance Certificate, which dates to 1877. This subseries inludes income tax records for Nelson from 1917 until his death in 1953. It also covers other aspects of Dean Nelson's personal life, from his nuclear family to extended family. Information concerning Thomas Nelson's involvement with the Lions Club and freemasonry, as well as information concerning his wedding to Mary Andrews in 1902, is also found in this subseries.
      • Autobiography, undated [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 26]
      • Delco Gas Heater, 1945 May 30 - 1945 September 11 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 27]
      • Dog Registration, 1941 April 1 - 1948 August 16 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 28]
      • Family, 1916 November 25 - 1952 December 17 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 29]
      • Fairmount Baptist Church, 1949 December 6 - 1949 December 18 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 30]
      • Finances, 1921 - 1934 April 4 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 31]
      • Heating Oil Rationing, 1942 October 15 - 1944 May 23 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 32]
      • Honorary Doctorate, 1926 June 9 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 33]
      • "House's Pain Killer" Recipe, undated [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 34]
      • Illness, 1949 June - 1951 November [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 35]
      • Insurance, 1909 March 15 - 1952 June 27 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 36]
      • Leasing Documents, 1945 April 11 - 1949 January 20 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 37]
      • National War Fund, undated [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 38]
      • Poem by Unknown, undated [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 39]
      • North American Manx Association, 1943 May 6 - 1949 August 6 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 40]
      • Parents, 1913 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 41]
      • Pension, 1941 - 1949 May 25 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 42]
      • Photographs, 1922 July 5 - 1941 December 1 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 43]
      • Radio Broadcast Tickets, 1951 August 14 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 44]
      • Dr. James R. Rogers, 1916 June 24 [MC 0002 Box 1, Folder 45]
      • Taxes, 1917 - 1924 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 1]
      • Taxes, 1925 - 1929 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 2]
      • Taxes, 1930 - 1932 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 3]
      • Taxes, 1933 - 1934 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 4]
      • Taxes, 1935 - 1938 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 5]
      • Taxes, 1939 - 1940 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 6]
      • Taxes, 1941 - 1942 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 7]
      • Taxes, 1943 - 1944 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 8]
      • Taxes, 1947 - 1948 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 10]
      • Taxes, 1951 - 1953 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 12]
      • "The Traveler," 1938 April [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 13]
      • "The Traveler," 1941 October [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 14]
      • Wedding, 1902 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 15]
      • Birth Certificate, 1880 March 12 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 2]
      • Genealogy, 1908 - 1947 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 3]
      • Harris Institute, 1900 September 24 - 1912 June 30 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 4]
      • Labour Certificate, 1885 April 27 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 5]
      • Lions Club, 1928 July - 1952 October 24 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 6]
      • Masonic Order, 1934 January 6 - 1942 November 6 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 7]
      • Mary Nelson, Death, 1940 May 6 - 1940 November 1 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 8]
      • School Attendance Certificate, 1877 [MC 0002 Box 9, Volume 9]
      • Cemeteries [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 3]
      • Ephemera [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 4]
      • Photographs - untitled [MC 0002 Album 1]

    [Return to Descriptive Summary]

  • Professional Papers, 1900-1954


    4.75 linear feet, 9 archival boxes

    This series contains the professional papers of Thomas Nelson. It covers his career in respect to North Carolina State College and external work with the federal government. This series also includes many publications of Thomas Nelson as well as various teaching materials and papers from the Textiles Department to the College of Textiles.

    • Professional Correspondence, 1901-1951

      The professional correspondence subseries contains correspondence that relates to Thomas Nelson's career with the college and federal government. It contains correspondence from heads of textile companies as well as letters from alumni upon the retirement of Dean Nelson. This subseries also contains letters pertaining to Thomas Nelson's placement as an instructor in the Textiles Department in 1901 and correspondence about his eventual position as Director of the Textiles Department, and finally, as Dean of the Textiles School.
      • Alumni, 1935 - 1951 June 26 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 16]
      • Alumni Conclave, 1950 November 2 - 1951 April 10 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 17]
      • H. L. Barden, 1946 November 14 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 18]
      • Clarence S. Brown, 1943 December 14 - 1944 January 11 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 19]
      • C. A. Cannon, 1940 June 10 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 20]
      • Judge Heriot Clarkson, 1926 April 30 - 1928 June 2 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 21]
      • Morris L. Cooke, 1943 July 9 - 1943 October 25 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 22]
      • Leslie B. Coombs, 1945 November 10 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 23]
      • M. D. C. Crawford, 1942 July 28 - 1942 July 31 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 24]
      • Harry T. Davis, 1949 October 12 - 1950 January 24 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 25]
      • Football, 1922 October 30 - 1948 November 1 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 28]
      • O. Max Gardner, 1942 April 3 - 1946 December 13 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 29]
      • Arthur Graham, 1947 October 1 - 1948 March 29 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 30]
      • Franklin W. Hobbs, 1932 June 1 - 1941 January 21 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 31]
      • Imported Fabric, 1947 February 6 - 1947 June 3 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 32]
      • Burke M. McConnell, 1947 May 28 - 1947 June 6 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 34]
      • Z. B. Mangum, 1951 June 26 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 35]
      • Edward Meyer, 1945 March 9 - 1945 March 19 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 36]
      • National Council of Textile School Deans, 1940 March 27 - 1951 November 2 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 37]
      • North Carolina Textile Foundation, 1943 January 5 - 1943 January 8 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 38]
      • Phi Kappa Phi, 1943 November 15 - 1943 November 17 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 39]
      • T. H. Purcell, 1939 November 3 - 1940 October 22 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 40]
      • Retirement, 1943 January 4 - 1943 December 6 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 41]
      • Harry Riemer, 1949 July 15 - 1951 April 24 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 42]
      • Thomas L. Rusk Jr., 1947 March 12 - 1947 March 18 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 43]
      • William M. Slutsch, 1922 January 11 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 44]
      • Dean of Textiles School, 1925 July 21 - 1928 February 9 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 26]
      • Director of Textiles Department, 1906 April 17 - 1906 April 18 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 27]
      • Instructor of Textiles, 1901 July 23 - 1901 August 29 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 33]
      • The Textile Manufacturer, 1908 July 25 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 45]
      • Textile Square Club, 1939 August 8 - 1939 September 7 [MC 0002 Box 2, Folder 46]
      • Correspondence, 1916 January 4 - 1947 March 1 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 5]
      • Frank Graham, 1932 November 21 - 1947 February 7 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 6]
    • Clippings, 1923-1953

      This subseries includes media clippings from Thomas Nelson's career at North Carolina State University. In it are contains clippings from newspapers throughout the state, which cover items such as the Textiles School specifically, or the activities of Dean Nelson. It also contains information concerning his text, Weaving Plain and Fancy Free.
      • O. Max Gardner, 1929 February 17 - 1929 March 18 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 1]
      • Miscellaneous, 1912 June 20 - 1953 February 6 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 2]
      • National Council of Textile School Deans, 1943 May 4 - 1953 May 15 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 3]
      • Retirement, 1943 March 16 - 1943 November 12 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 4]
      • Senior Class, 1922 April 22 - 1922 February 27 1933 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 5]
      • Speeches, 1928 March 4 - 1946 February 16 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 6]
      • Textile School, 1906 March 28 - 1933 June 25 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 7]
      • Textile School, 1933 November 10 - 1950 November 7 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 8]
      • Textile Square Club, 1939 July 24 - 1942 March 31 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 9]
      • Weaving: Plain and Fancy, undated [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 10]
      • Design School [1 of 2], 1923 March 23 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 10]
      • Design School [2 of 2], 1923 March 23 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 11]
    • Publications, 1907-1946

      This subseries contains published works of Thomas Nelson. Included in this series are his books, along with notes written by the author. It also contains articles written in Russia, along with a plethora of articles written in Nelson's native English. These publications touch on various technologies and techniques employed in the production of textiles.
      • Amtorg Publishing Division, 1938 May 30 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 11]
      • Rayon Monthly, 1936 January - 1937 February [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 12]
      • Russian, 1938 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 13]
      • The Spinning Wheel, 1934 May [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 14]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1942 January 1 - 1943 February 15 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 15]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1943 March 1 - 1943 May 1 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 16]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1943 May 15 - 1943 July 1943 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 17]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1943 August 1 - 1943 October 1 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 18]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1943 October 15 - 1943 December 1 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 19]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1943 December 15 - 1944 February 1 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 20]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1944 February 15 - 1944 March 15 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 21]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1944 April 15 - 1944 June 1 [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 22]
      • Textile World, 1930 August 23 - 1945 April [MC 0002 Box 3, Folder 23]
      • Cotton, undated [MC 0002 Box 3, Volume 24]
      • Practical Loom Fixing, 1931 August 13 - 1947 February 17 [MC 0002 Box 4, Folder 1]
      • Practical Loom Fixing (4th Edition) [1 of 3], 1936 [MC 0002 Box 4, Volume 2]
      • Practical Loom Fixing Notes [copy 1], undated [MC 0002 Box 4, Folder 3]
      • Practical Loom Fixing (4th Edition) [2 of 3], 1936 [MC 0002 Box 4, Volume 4]
      • Practical Loom Fixing (4th Edition) [3 of 3], 1936 [MC 0002 Box 4, Volume 5]
      • Practical Loom Fixing Notes [copy 3], undated [MC 0002 Box 4, Folder 6]
      • Practical Textile Designing, 1945 [MC 0002 Box 4, Volume 7]
      • Practical Textile Designing, 1931 December 31 - 1946 May 20 [MC 0002 Box 4, Folder 8]
      • Cotton Manufacturers, 1907 June - 1907 December [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 12]
      • Textile American, undated [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 13]
      • Clark Publishing1916-1950 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 7]
      • Practical Loom Fixing, 1943 July 8- 1949 September 14 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 8]
      • Practical Textile Designing, 1943 February 10 - 1947 February 7 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 9]
      • Published Books, 1907-1943 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 9]
    • Textile School Papers, 1922-1954

      This subseries highlights the development of textiles at North Carolina State College. It contains various class notes and teaching materials used by Thomas Nelson throughout his tenure at this university. Included are various fabric samples. In addition are notes for a Defense Course, which was sponsored by the United States Government during the Second World War. This subseries also includes information about the then-new textile building (Nelson Hall), and its naming.
      • American Wool and Cotton Reporter, 1922 July 6 [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 1]
      • Business Cards, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 2]
      • Carpets and Rugs, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 3]
      • Chenille, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 4]
      • Cloth Analysis, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 5]
      • Cloth Patterns and Designs, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Volume 6]
      • Corn in Industry, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 7]
      • Costs for Winding Various Deniers of Dyed Yarns from Skins to Spools, Cones, and Cops, 1930 November 6 [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 8]
      • Cotton, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 9]
      • Cotton Spinning Industry Act, 1936 [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 10]
      • Crepe [1 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 11]
      • Crepe [2 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 12]
      • Crepe [3 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 13]
      • Crepe [4 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 14]
      • Crepe [5 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 15]
      • Crepe [6 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 16]
      • Crepe [7 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 17]
      • Crepe [8 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 18]
      • Crepe [9 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 19]
      • Crepe [10 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 20]
      • Crepe [11 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 21]
      • Defense Course [1 of 4], 1943 June 7 - 1943 August 27 [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 22]
      • Defense Course [2 of 4], 1943 June 7 - 1943 August 27 [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 23]
      • Defense Course [3 of 4], 1943 June 7 - 1943 August 27 [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 24]
      • Defense Course [4 of 4], 1943 June 7 - 1943 August 27 [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 25]
      • Double Fabric Designs, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 26]
      • Drawing in Drafts, undated [MC 0002 Box 5, Folder 27]
      • Educated Man of the 20th Century, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 1]
      • Equipment Request, 1940 November 18 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 2]
      • Experimental and Research Laboratory, 1921 May 18 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 3]
      • Fabric Inspection, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 4]
      • Fabric Testing [1 of 2], undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 5]
      • Fabric Testing [2 of 2], 1926 January 12 - 1926 May 10 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 6]
      • Fancy Leno, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 7]
      • First Annual Report of the Spindles Board, 1937 October [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 8]
      • Fly Frames, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 9]
      • Freshmen Assembly, 1933 - 1943 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 10]
      • Graduate Placement, 1935 June 14 - 1948 May 15 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 11]
      • Importance of Timing of Shedding Motion and Its Effect on the Fabric, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 12]
      • The Knitter, 1946 October [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 13]
      • Knitting Instructions for "Cleanse" Yarn, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 14]
      • Junior Designing Course, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 15]
      • H. Lovejoy, 1936 April 17 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 16]
      • Method of Figuring Woolen and Worsted Clothes, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 17]
      • N.C. State Alumni News, 1939 October [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 18]
      • Nelson Hall, 1938 December 5 - 1938 December 12 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 19]
      • North Carolina State Deans, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 20]
      • Opportunities for Instruction and Research, 1926 March [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 21]
      • Parachute Fabrics, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 22]
      • Price of Cleanse Wraps, 1930 May 1 - 1930 July 1 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 23]
      • Pyramid Yarns, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 24]
      • Ring Spinning, undated [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 25]
      • Senior Yarn Manufacture, Spinning, and Twisting, 1946 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 26]
      • Southern Garment Manufacturer [1 of 2], 1946 January [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 27]
      • Southern Garment Manufacturer [2 of 2], 1946 January 20 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 28]
      • Southern Textile Bulletin, 1931 July 30 [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 29]
      • Speaker's Library Magazine, 1941 April [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 30]
      • State College Record, 1921 January [MC 0002 Box 6, Folder 31]
      • Student Textile Expos and Style Shows, 1933 April 26 - 1940 April 26 [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 1]
      • Supplies, 1927 May 30 - 1940 February 13 [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 2]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1944 February 15 [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 3]
      • Textile Bulletin, 1945 December 15 [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 4]
      • Textile Designing [1 of 6], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 5]
      • Textile Designing [2 of 6], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 6]
      • Textile Designing [3 of 6], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 7]
      • Textile Designing [4 of 6], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 8]
      • Textile Designing [5 of 6], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 9]
      • Textile Designing [6 of 6], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 10]
      • Textile Educational Facilities of State College, undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 11]
      • Textile Samples [1 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 12]
      • Textile Samples [2 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 13]
      • Textile Samples [3 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 14]
      • Textile Samples [4 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 15]
      • Textile Samples [5 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 16]
      • Textile Samples [6 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 17]
      • Textile Samples [7 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 18]
      • Textile Samples [8 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 19]
      • Textile Samples [9 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 20]
      • Textile Samples [10 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 21]
      • Textile Samples [11 of 11], undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 22]
      • Textile World, 1937 February [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 23]
      • Textile World, 1939 September [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 24]
      • Textile World, 1942 December [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 25]
      • Trends in Textile Education, undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 26]
      • University Consolidation, 1931 June 13 - 1954 June 30 [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 27]
      • Useful Textile Tables and Calculations, undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 28]
      • Wool, undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 29]
      • Wool and the Manufacturing of Yarns on the Woolen System, 1948 [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 30]
      • Wrap and Filling, undated [MC 0002 Box 7, Folder 31]
      • Budgeting for Business Control1922 November 1 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 11]
      • Cost Accounting Through Use of Standards1925 June 3 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 12]
      • Depreciation1921 October 15 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 13]
      • Fabrication Production Department, 1921 January 10 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 14]
      • Increased Profit through Waste Prevention, undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 15]
      • Overhead Expenses, 1921 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 16]
      • Perpetual Inventory of Stores Control, 1922 May 15 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 17]
      • Reducing Textile Cost and Trouble1924 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 18]
      • Some Facts and Figures on Textile Mill Operation, 1917 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 19]
      • Terms used in Cotton Industry, 1915 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 20]
      • Textile Mill Cost Accounting, 1913 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 21]
      • Watchdog of Production, undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 22]
      • What a Cost System can do for You, 1920 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 23]
      • Wool Scouring, no. 1, undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 24]
      • Wool Scouring, no. 2, undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 25]
      • Wool Scouring, no. 3, undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 26]
      • Textile Samples [1 of 2], undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 27]
      • Textile Samples [2 of 2], undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 28]
      • Nelson Hall, 1940 March 5 - 1954 June 25 [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 29]
      • Textile Equipment [1 of 2], undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 30]
      • Textile Equipment [2 of 2], undated [MC 0002 Box 10, Folder 31]
    • Travel, 1924-1941

      This subseries provides information on the travels taken by Thomas Nelson in his official capacity with the college. It includes information about his various trips to New England, Canada, Europe and the western United States. Dean Nelson took these trips in order to gain a better perspective on the textile industry and as a means of helping North Carolina State College's textiles program continue to develop and expand its reach.
      • Florida, 1937 December - 1938 January [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 1]
      • Florida, 1938 December 26 - 1939 January 1 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 2]
      • New England, 1924 August 4 - 1924 September [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 3]
      • New England, 1925 July 25 - 1925 September 9 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 4]
      • New England, 1936 July 16 - 1936 August 18 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 5]
      • New England and Canada, 1939 July 17 - 1939 September 29 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 6]
      • New York, 1930 August 5 - 1930 August 23 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 7]
      • Seattle, 1935 July 10 - 1935 August 20 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 8]
      • Western United States, 1933 July 20 - 1933 August 2 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 9]
      • Western United States, 1938 June 15 - 1938 August 17 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 10]
      • Western United States and Canada, 1931 July 24 - 1931 August 26 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 11]
      • Western United States and Canada, 1941 July 11 - 1941 August 30 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 12]
      • Miscellaneous, undated [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 13]
      • Europe, 1934 May 16 - 1934 September 10 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 14]
      • Europe, 1937 March 11 - 1937 March 25 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 15]
      • Europe, 1937 April 2 - 1937 April 29 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 16]
      • Europe, 1937 May 26 - 1937 June 28 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 17]
      • Europe, 1937 August 31 - 1938 April 7 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 18]
    • Miscellaneous, 1900-1951

      This subseries contains various documents from the career of Thomas Nelson. In it, one can find information concerning his work with the United States government along with various achievements during his career. It includes such information as speeches, and technical information about a general textile operation. It also includes information about his retirement in 1949 from the university.
      • Bureau of Manufacturers, Department of Commerce and Labor, 1912 July [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 14]
      • Lowell Textile School, 1900 August 20 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 15]
      • Milestones, 1926 - January 1942 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 16]
      • Mill Inspection and Appraisal, 1919 May 1 - 1943 November 2 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 17]
      • Retirement of Colleagues, 1946 August 12 - 1951 July 9 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 18]
      • Reynolds Patent, 1929 December 10 - 1942 January 24 [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 19]
      • Speech, Corn, undated [MC 0002 Box 8, Folder 20]
      • Technical and Cost of Textile Operation, 1900 - 1902 [MC 0002 Box 8, Volume 21]
      • Cumberland Homestead Project, 1937 November 1 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 19]
      • Football, Game Receipts, 1919 - 1921 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 20]
      • Retirement, 1949 June 27 - 1949 December 15 [MC 0002 Box 9, Folder 21]
      • American Cotton Manufactures Association, 1906 August 21 [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 1]
      • Chamber of Commerce memos, undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 2]
      • Cost Finding [1 of 2], undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 3]
      • Cost Finding [2 of 2], undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 4]
      • Cost Finding, 1912 [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 5]
      • Cost Finding, 1927 [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 6]
      • Department of Agriculture, 1916 May 27 - 1924 December 13 [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 7]
      • Department of Commerce, 1911 - 1945 June 4 [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 8]
      • Mill Inspections, undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 9]
      • Production, undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 10]
      • Production Reports, undated
      • Superintendent Reports, 1927 June 25 - 1927 August 6 [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 11]
      • Tariff Board, 1911 April 29 - 1911 August 8 [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 12]
      • Tariff Commission [1 of 5], undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 13]
      • Tariff Commission [2 of 5], undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 14]
      • Tariff Commission [3 of 5], undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 15]
      • Tariff Commission [4 of 5], undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 16]
      • Tariff Commission [5 of 5], undated [MC 0002 Box 11, Folder 17]

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