Preliminary Inventory to the Douglas Sanders Slides and Papers, 1971-2005

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: Sanders, D. C. (Douglas C.)
Title: Douglas Sanders Slides and Papers, 1971-2005
Call Number: MC 45
Extent: 25.5 linear feet, 17 cartons
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

Information for Users

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 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.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals

Sanders, D. C. (Douglas C.)

Corporate Entities

North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.
North Carolina Vegetable Growers Association
ACDI/VOCA (Organization)

Topics

Agriculture--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina
Asparagus
Broccoli
Carrots
Horticulture
Microirrigation
Mulching
Onions
Peppers
Plastics in agriculture
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Soil heating--Southern States
Sowing
Tomatoes
Truck farming
Vegetable gardening
Vegetables--Field experiments
Vegetables--Photographs
Vegetables--Planting

Geographic Names

Australia
California
Hungary
Florida
Montana
New Zealand
North Carolina
Uruguay

Genre

Slides

Detailed Description of the Collection

MC 45 Series 01:Papers, 1972 - 2005

6 linear feet, 4 cartons

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, 1992 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 1]
- Uruguay, 1992 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 1]
- Volunteers in Overseas Cooperation Assistance, 1992 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 1]
- Grant and Project Proposals, 1992 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 1]
- Class Notes and Papers, 1976 - 1997 [MC00045 Carton 2]
- Grower Guidelines authored by Sanders in "America Vegetable Grower", 1976 - 1997 [MC00045 Carton 2]
- Manuscripts for publication, mainly in HortTechnology, 1976 - 1997 [MC00045 Carton 2]
- Publication and Reprints authored by Sanders, 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Distance Education, 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Project and Grant Proposals (includes Uruguay projects), 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Committee on International Programs (NCSU), 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Manuscript for publications andpPamphlets authored by Sanders (including urban growing), 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Intensive Vegetable Systems Training Notebook, 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Annual Project Resource Requests Notebook, 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Pepper Management Notebook , 1975 - 2005 [MC00045 Carton 3]
- Asparagus Research Reports, 1972 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 4]
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Unity Retreat Notebook, 2004 [MC00045 Carton 4]
- Cultural Systems Notebooks (Cooperative Extension Service New Agent Training), 1972 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 4]
- GAPS (Good Agricultural Practices) Notebook in Spanish, 1972 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 4]
- Reprints authored by Sanders, 1972 - 2004 [MC00045 Carton 4]
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MC 45 Series 02:Slides1971 - 2000

19.5 linear feet, 13 cartons

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, 1976 - 1991 [MC00045 Carton 5, Volume 1]
Slide Notebook: Special Projects [MC00045 Carton 5, Volume 2]
Slide Notebook: Untitled [MC00045 Carton 5, Volume 3]
Slide Notebook: Pimentoes and Direct Seeding [MC00045 Carton 5, Volume 4]
Slide Notebook: 2 "Spacemaker" containers of unidentified slides, 1999 - 2002 [MC00045 Carton 5, Volume 5]
Slide Notebook: Intensive Vegetable Systems (Slides/Scripts) [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 1]
Slide Notebook: General Horticulture [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 2]
Slide Notebook: ASH2 SL92 "Power Point" [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 3]
Slide Notebook: "1995 Slide Sets" (actual dates 1981-1984), 1981-1984 [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 4]
Slide Notebook: Israel (Shur-Rane) [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 5]
Blue Slide Notebook Containing Slide Sets on Fresh Market Tomatoes and Field Grown Transplants, 1980 [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 6]
Slide Notebook (appears to be just titles) [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 7]
Slide Notebook: Humic Acid Research , 1986 [MC00045 Carton 6, Volume 8]
Slide Notebook: Special Research Projects, 1972 - 1995 [MC00045 Carton 7, Volume 1]
Slide Notebook: Slide Sets on United F.F. and V. Association; P. Seeding, Drip, Oriental Vegetables, P. Plastic, Row Cover, Transplants, 1977 - 1994 [MC00045 Carton 7, Volume 2]

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, 1992 - 1993	[MC00045 Carton 7, Volume 3]

Blue Slide Notebook (Slide Sets) Asparagus, Pumpkins, New Vegetables Crops for NC Farmers, Look at Your Markets, 1980 [MC00045 Carton 7, Volume 4]
Slide Carousal: Food Safety, 1983 - 2001 [MC00045 Carton 7, Volume 5]
Slide Notebook: Pam Miller Views, 1973 - 1993 [MC00045 Carton 8, Volume 1]
Slide Notebook: Fish and Vegetable Systems [MC00045 Carton 8, Volume 2]
Slide Notebook: Soil Warming, 1971 - 1974 [MC00045 Carton 8, Volume 3]
Blue-Gray Slide Notebook; Ground Horticulture, Markets, Farm Market Tomatoes, Hungary, Plastic Mulch, Equipment, 1990 [MC00045 Carton 8, Volume 4]
Slide Carousel: Horticulture, The Grand Continuum Presentation, 1982 - 1992 [MC00045 Carton 8, Volume 5]
Blue Slide Notebook: Tomato Slide Set, Processing Tomato Slide Set, Pimento Pepper, 1980 [MC00045 Carton 9, Volume 1]
Slide Notebook: Varieties (Dow Notebooks): Slides have "PT-V" on them., 1972 - 1973 [MC00045 Carton 9, Volume 2]
Slide Notebook: New Zealand, 1993 [MC00045 Carton 9, Volume 3]
Slide Notebook: Seminario Tecnologias de Produccion: Slides - 1986- 1998 and Workshop Materials 1999., 1986 - 1999 [MC00045 Carton 9, Volume 4]
Slide Notebook: Chill (Slides), 1989 - 1992 [MC00045 Carton 9, Volume 5]
Slide Carousel: Vegetables, 1990, 1990 [MC00045 Carton 9, Volume 6]
Slide Notebook: Irrigation (Charts, Graphs, Pre-printed Slides) and International Outreach, 1979 - 1980 [MC00045 Carton 10, Volume 1]
Slide Notebook: Slide Sets of Field Grown Transplants, Fresh Market Tomatoes, Pimento Pepper, Processing Tomato Production, Pumpkins, and Asparagus , 1972 - 1979 [MC00045 Carton 10, Volume 2]
Unidentified Red Slide Notebook (includes grading, onions, beans, equipment, peppers, packing, tomatoes, and general horticulture), 1988 [MC00045 Carton 10, Volume 3]
Unidentified Black Slide Notebook: General Horticulture, Weather Stations, Equipment, Hogs, Field Day, General Vegetables, and "General P", 1971- 1993 [MC00045 Carton 10, Volume 4]

Slide Drawers: Artichoke, Eggplant, Cauliflower, California and Florida, Travels, Equipment Post Harvest, Cucumber, Equipment Seeders, Carrots, Containers, Culture, Broccoli, Chemical Control, Carrot, Equipment, 1978 - 2000	[MC00045 Carton 11]

Slide Drawers: Equipment Seeders, Carrot, Equipment, General, Onion, Asparagus, Carrot, Broccoli, Oriental, Cow, Plastic Mulch, Presentation, Cantaloupe, 1978 - 2000 [MC00045 Carton 12]

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 , 1978 - 2000	[MC00045 Carton 13]

Slide Drawers: Melon, Potato, Equipment Not Sorted, General, Special Uruguay, Pepper, Irrigation, Drip, Irrigation Drip, CA Crop and Equipment, CA Vegetables, Uruguay, Peppers, 1978 - 2000	[MC00045 Carton 14]

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, 1978 - 2000	[MC00045 Carton 15]

Slide Drawers: Potato, Florida and Misc., Market, Potato, Watermelon, Equipment, Pepper, 1978 - 2000 [MC00045 Carton 16]

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, 1978 - 2000	[MC00045 Carton 17]

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