Douglas Sanders Slides and Papers
MC 00045
Special Collections Research Center
25.5 Linear feet
17 cartons
1971-2005
The Douglas Sanders Slides and Papers consist of materials gathered from Dr. Sanders's office on the campus of North Carolina State University. Over half of the materials consist of 35mm color photographic slides used by Dr. Sanders in his research, teaching, and presentations. The collection has not been fully processed yet.
Douglas Sanders was a professor of horticultural science at North Carolina State University beginning in 1970. He received his bachelor's degree in 1965 from Michigan State University and his master’s degree and doctorate in 1967 and 1970 respectively from the University of Minnesota. His accomplishments included the establishment of the N.C. Vegetable Growers Association, introduction of numerous new vegetable technologies (drip irrigation, plasticulture, precision seeding) and introdcution of new crops to North Carolina, including asparagus, broccoli, sweet onions and leaf lettuce. He served in various positions of the American Society for Horticultural Science. He was named a fellow of that organization in 1992 and received its Outstanding International Horticulturist Award in 2006. He died on April 17, 2006.
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17 cartons
Sanders, D. C. (Douglas C.)
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Donated by Ellen Sanders, 2007.
Provenance
The materials were acquired in 2007 from offices within North Carolina State University's Department of Horticultural Science.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Douglas Sanders Slides and Papers, MC 00045, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information note
Processed by Todd Kosmerick, 2007
Encoded by Todd Kosmerick, 2007
Processing Note
These materials have been inventoried but not fully processed.
Biographical Note
Sanders grew up on a family farm in Mason, Michigan. Sanders received his bachelor’s degree in vegetable crops in 1965 from Michigan State University. He earned his master’s degree and doctorate in horticulture in 1967 and 1970, respectively, from the University of Minnesota. He began his professional career at North Carolina State University in 1970 as an assistant professor specializing in vegetable production, and he was promoted to full professor in 1982.
Sanders taught and conducted research on vegetable production systems and their application worldwide. His accomplishments included the establishment of the N.C. Vegetable Growers Association, introduction of numerous new vegetable technologies (drip irrigation, plasticulture, precision seeding) and introdcution of new crops to North Carolina, including asparagus, broccoli, sweet onions and leaf lettuce.
Sanders served as vice president of the Extension Division of the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) in 1992-93. In 1992 he was named a Fellow of ASHS, and he received the organization's Outstanding International Horticulturist Award in 2006. He also served as president of the Southern Region ASHS in 2000.
Douglas Sanders was married to Ellen Sanders. He died on April 17, 2006.
Scope and Content Note
The Douglas Sanders Slides and Papers consist of materials gathered from Dr. Sanders's office on the campus of North Carolina State University. Over half of the materials consist of 35mm color photographic slides used by Dr. Sanders in his research, teaching, and presentations. The collection has not been fully processed yet.
Organization of the Collection
The collection is comprised of two series: Papers and Slides.
ACDI/VOCA (Organization)
North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.
North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association.
Sanders, D. C. (Douglas C.)
Agriculture--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina
Asparagus
Australia
Broccoli
California
Carrots
Florida
Horticulture
Hungary
Microirrigation
Montana
Mulching
New Zealand
North Carolina
Onions
Peppers
Photographs
Plastics in agriculture
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Slides
Soil heating--Southern States
Sowing
Tomatoes
Truck farming
Uruguay
Vegetable gardening
Vegetables--Field experiments
Vegetables--Photographs
Vegetables--Planting
Papers
MC 00045 Series 01
6.0 Linear feet
1972 - 2005
4 cartons
Scope and Contents note
Contained in this series are grant and project proposals, reprints and pamphlets, publications (including manuscripts), research reports, notebooks, documents on the North Carolina Growers Association, and materials on international projects. It stems mostly from Dr. Sanders's research and professional activities.
NC Vegetable Growers Association
1
1992 - 2004
Uruguay
1
1992 - 2004
Volunteers in Overseas Cooperation Assistance
1
1992 - 2004
Grant and Project Proposals
1
1992 - 2004
Class Notes and Papers
2
1976 - 1997
Grower Guidelines authored by Sanders in "America Vegetable Grower"
2
1976 - 1997
Manuscripts for publication, mainly in HortTechnology
2
1976 - 1997
Publication and Reprints authored by Sanders
3
1975 - 2005
Distance Education
3
1975 - 2005
Project and Grant Proposals (includes Uruguay projects)
3
1975 - 2005
Committee on International Programs (NCSU)
3
1975 - 2005
Manuscript for publications and pamphlets authored by Sanders (including urban growing)
3
1975 - 2005
Intensive Vegetable Systems Training Notebook
3
1975 - 2005
Annual Project Resource Requests Notebook
3
1975 - 2005
Pepper Management Notebook
3
1975 - 2005
Asparagus Research Reports
4
1972 - 2004
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Unity Retreat Notebook
4
2004
Cultural Systems Notebooks (Cooperative Extension Service New Agent Training)
4
1972 - 2004
GAPS (Good Agricultural Practices) Notebook in Spanish
4
1972 - 2004
Reprints authored by Sanders
4
1972 - 2004
Slides
MC 00045 Series 02
19.5 Linear feet
1971 - 2000
13 cartons
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of approximately 30,000 35 mm photographic slides created for Sanders's research or presentations he made. Seven cartons contain slides organized in small drawers by plant, project, or other topic. Other cartons contain slides organized into notebooks by project. A small number has been organized in slide carousels.
Slide Notebook: Title Slides, Titles and Graphics
5
1
1976 - 1991
Slide Notebook: Special Projects
5
2
Slide Notebook: Untitled
5
3
Slide Notebook: Pimentoes and Direct Seeding
5
4
Slide Notebook: 2 "Spacemaker" containers of unidentified slides
5
5
1999 - 2002
Slide Notebook: Intensive Vegetable Systems (Slides/Scripts)
6
1
Slide Notebook: General Horticulture
6
2
Slide Notebook: ASH2 SL92 "Power Point"
6
3
Slide Notebook: "1995 Slide Sets" (actual dates 1981-1984)
6
4
1981-1984
Slide Notebook: Israel (Shur-Rane)
6
5
Blue Slide Notebook Containing Slide Sets on Fresh Market Tomatoes and Field Grown Transplants
6
6
1980
Slide Notebook (appears to be just titles)
6
7
Slide Notebook: Humic Acid Research
6
8
1986
Slide Notebook: Special Research Projects
7
1
1972 - 1995
Slide Notebook: Slide Sets on United F.F. and V. Association; P. Seeding, Drip, Oriental Vegetables, P. Plastic, Row Cover, Transplants
7
2
1977 - 1994
Slide Notebook: Slide Sets on Harvest Aids, Cover Groups, Poultry Litter for Pepper Production, Row Covers for Early Vegetables, Intensive Vegetable Systems, Container Vegetable Transplants
7
3
1992 - 1993
Blue Slide Notebook (Slide Sets) Asparagus, Pumpkins, New Vegetables Crops for NC Farmers, Look at Your Markets
7
4
1980
Slide Carousal: Food Safety
7
5
1983 - 2001
Slide Notebook: Pam Miller Views
8
1
1973 - 1993
Slide Notebook: Fish and Vegetable Systems
8
2
Slide Notebook: Soil Warming
8
3
1971 - 1974
Blue-Gray Slide Notebook; Ground Horticulture, Markets, Farm Market Tomatoes, Hungary, Plastic Mulch, Equipment
8
4
1990
Slide Carousel: Horticulture, The Grand Continuum Presentation
8
5
1982 - 1992
Blue Slide Notebook: Tomato Slide Set, Processing Tomato Slide Set, Pimento Pepper
9
1
1980
Slide Notebook: Varieties (Dow Notebooks): Slides have "PT-V" on them.
9
2
1972 - 1973
Slide Notebook: New Zealand
9
3
1993
Slide Notebook: Seminario Tecnologias de Produccion: Slides - 1986- 1998 and Workshop Materials 1999.
9
4
1986 - 1999
Slide Notebook: Chill (Slides)
9
5
1989 - 1992
Slide Carousel: Vegetables, 1990
9
6
1990
Slide Notebook: Irrigation (Charts, Graphs, Pre-printed Slides) and International Outreach
10
1
1979 - 1980
Slide Notebook: Slide Sets of Field Grown Transplants, Fresh Market Tomatoes, Pimento Pepper, Processing Tomato Production, Pumpkins, and Asparagus
10
2
1972 - 1979
Unidentified Red Slide Notebook (includes grading, onions, beans, equipment, peppers, packing, tomatoes, and general horticulture)
10
3
1988
Unidentified Black Slide Notebook: General Horticulture, Weather Stations, Equipment, Hogs, Field Day, General Vegetables, and "General P"
10
4
1971- 1993
Slide Drawers: Artichoke, Eggplant, Cauliflower, California and Florida, Travels, Equipment Post Harvest, Cucumber, Equipment Seeders, Carrots, Containers, Culture, Broccoli, Chemical Control, Carrot, Equipment
11
1978 - 2000
Slide Drawers: Equipment Seeders, Carrot, Equipment, General, Onion, Asparagus, Carrot, Broccoli, Oriental, Cow, Plastic Mulch, Presentation, Cantaloupe
12
1978 - 2000
Slide Drawers: Plastic Mulch, Squash, Asparagus, Equipment Not Sorted, Cabbage, Potato, Preservation, Beans and Peas, Pumpkins, Special, Special Transplants, Special Cover Crop, Special Montana 1997, Special Root Rot 2000, Tomato, Vegetable Rot and Special Cover Crops
13
1978 - 2000
Slide Drawers: Melon, Potato, Equipment Not Sorted, General, Special Uruguay, Pepper, Irrigation, Drip, Irrigation Drip, CA Crop and Equipment, CA Vegetables, Uruguay, Peppers
14
1978 - 2000
Slide Drawers: Onion, Celery, Okra, Radish, Irrigation, Parsley, Garlic, Tomato, Uruguay, CA Crops and Equipment, Plastic Mulch, Variety Misc., MN Mist Irrigation (do not scan), MN Research (do not scan), Sweet Potato
15
1978 - 2000
Slide Drawers: Potato, Florida and Misc., Market, Potato, Watermelon, Equipment, Pepper
16
1978 - 2000
Slide Drawers: Pepper Oriental Vegetables, Watermelon, Markets, Food Safety, Intensive, General Post-Harvest, General, Equipment Sprayers, People and Places, Lettuce, Mushroom, Australia, Plant Production, Squash Production, Greens
17
1978 - 2000