Handbook of Textile Testing and Quality Control

mc00027 Guide to the Elliot B. Grover Papers, 1925 - 1958 and undated MC 00027 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Chad Morgan; machine-readable finding aid created by: Chad Morgan Special Collections Research Center 2004 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-10-28T15:26-0400 Finding aid written in English Elliot B. Grover Papers MC 00027 Special Collections Research Center 1.5 Linear feet 3 archival storage boxes 1925 - 1958 and undated The Elliot B. Grover Papers include materials documenting Grover's early career in private industry, his consulting work with the Joint Chief of Staff examining German textile and pulp factories in the wake of the Allied advance through that country, and his work as a member of the faculty of the College of Textiles of North Carolina State University (although most of the latter type of material may be found in the records of the college's Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, UA 130.021). Included are company papers Grover kept from his time as an executive at Ponemah Mills in Connecticut, as well as records from his service in World War II in England and Germany with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, foreign currency from his sojourn during World War II in Europe, and official government notes and reports, from 1925 through 1958. Also included are several undated portrait-style photographs of Grover. Massachusetts native Elliot Brown Grover (1906 - 1997) joined the North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) faculty in 1944 as the head of the Yarn Manufacturing Department in the School of Textiles. In 1959, School of Textiles Dean Malcolm E. Campbell appointed Grover the head of the school's new Department of Textile Technology. Grover received an honorary fellowship from the Textile Institute in Manchester, England, the organization's highest honor, in 1962. He authored numerous publications, including the Handbook of Textile Testing and Quality Control (1960). He was active in numerous professional organizations, including Sigma Xi and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Grover retired from the university in 1966. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. 3 archival storage boxes Grover, Elliot B. (Elliot Brown), 1906-1997 Restrictions to Access

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

Acquisitions Information

Originally transferred from the NCSU College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, as part of the records of the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Records, UA 130.021.

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[Identification of Item], Elliot B. Grover Papers, MC 27, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Biographical Note

Elliot Brown Grover (1906 - 1997) was born in the suburbs of Boston. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1928, Grover went on to earn a textiles doctorate at the same institution in 1931. He thereupon began work as a textile engineer at Ponemah Mills in Taftville, Connecticut. Grover's career in private industry was interupted when he was called upon to do consulting work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducting inspections of German textile and pulp mills after the latter had fallen into Allied hands during World War II. Even before decamping for Europe, though, he had agreed to join the North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) faculty in 1944 as the head of the Yarn Manufacturing Department in the School of Textiles. In 1959, School of Textiles Dean Malcolm E. Campbell appointed Grover the head of the school's new Department of Textile Technology. Grover received an honorary fellowship from the Textile Institute in Manchester, England, the organization's highest honor, in 1962. He authored numerous publications, including the Handbook of Textile Testing and Quality Control. He was active in numerous professional organizations, including Sigma Xi and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Grover retired from the university in 1966. He spent his retirement in Raleigh.

Scope and Content Note

The Elliot B. Grover Papers include materials documenting Grover's early career in the textile industry, his consulting work with the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff examining German textile and pulp factories in the wake of the Allied advance through that country, and his work as a member of the faculty of the College of Textiles of North Carolina State University (although most of the latter type of material may be found in the records of the college's Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, UA 130.021). Included are company papers Grover kept from his time as an executive at Ponemah Mills in Connecticut, as well as records from his service in World War II in England and Germany with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, foreign currency from his sojourn in World War II Europe, and official government notes and reports, from 1925 through 1958. Also included are several undated portrait-style photographs of Grover.

Organization of Collection

The collection is divided into two series: Professional Papers and Personal Papers. Within series, folders are ordered alphabetically.

Related Material North Carolina State University Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Records Grover, Elliot B. (Elliot Brown), 1906-1997 North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--Faculty--History. Ponemah Mills--History United States. Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. Textile industry--Connecticut Textile industry--Germany Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina Textile schools--North Carolina Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Administration Professional Papers MC 00027 Series 1 1925 - 1945 1.25 2.5 archival boxes Scope and Contents note

This series includes mostly company papers Grover kept from his time as an executive at Ponemah Mills before coming to N.C. State. Also included are records from Grover's service in World War II in England and Germany with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. Most notable in that connection is a sheet of Adolf Hitler stationery obtained during an inspection tour of a fallen German paper mill.

Efficiency Studies 1 1 1925 - 1937 Joint Chiefs of Staff: Consulting Work Notes, England Trip 1 2 1944 - 1945 Joint Chiefs of Staff: Consulting Work Notes, Germany Trip 1 3 1945 Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 1 4 1927 June - 1928 February Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 1 5 1928 March 21 - 1928 October 27 Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 1 6 1930 February 1 - 1932 March 31 Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 2 1 1933 January 13 - 1933 May 9 Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 2 2 1935 March 25 - 1937 October 30 Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 2 3 1938 January 24 - 1939 June 22 Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 2 4 1940 March 29 - 1943 October 30 Ponemah Mills: Company Papers 2 5 1944 January 29 - 1945 December 4 Ponemah Mills: Notes and Correspondence 2 6 1928 March 30 - 1930 August 13 Ponemah Mills: Notes and Correspondence 2 7 1930 September 11 - 1932 December 13 Ponemah Mills: Miscellany 3 1 undated Selfridge and Company Papers 3 2 1928 - 1930 "Shirley Cloth Duplicates for John Bogdan," 3 3 1944 Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee (TIIC), European Trip (1) 3 4 1945 Scope and Contents note

Contains one leaf of Adolf Hitler stationery obtained during an inspection tour of German paper and pulp mill.

Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee (TIIC), European Trip (2) 3 5 1945 Personal Papers MC 00027 Series 2 1928 - 1958 and undated 0.25 0.5 archival boxes Scope and Contents note

This series includes various personal records of Grover's, including mementos from his years in Europe during World War II, portrait-style photographs of Grover, and a typed account of a Frenchwoman's 19th-century immigration to Massachusetts (possibly Grover's ancestor).

"Life of Louise Beauvais Rider," Retyped account of the emigration of a Frenchwoman to America in the early nineteenth century, possibly one of Grover's ancestors. 3 6 undated Miscellany Mostly mementos from Grover's sojourn in Europe from 1944 to 1945. Also included are newspaper articles, a few personal letters, and a program for MIT's June 1928 graduation ceremony (Grover's class). 3 7 1928 - 1946 MIT President's Report 3 8 1958 Photographs Several portrait photographs of Grover. 3 9 undated