The Carey Hoyt Bostian papers and photographs contains correspondence, news clippings, and photographs relating to Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University as Director of Instruction at the School of Agriculture and as Chancellor of the University. Also included are Bostian's speeches and correspondence relating to his chancellorship.
Carey Hoyt Bostian served as a faculty member at North Carolina State College from 1930 to 1973. Bostian joined the faculty at North Carolina State College in 1930 as an assistant professor in zoology. He became an associate professor in 1936, and a full professor in 1946. Also in 1946, Bostian was appointed assistant director of instruction in the State College School of Agriculture. In 1948, he became the associate dean of the School of Agriculture, and became director of instruction in 1950. During this year, he also became a professor in the genetics department. His title changed to director of instruction, School of Agriculture, in 1952. On September 1, 1953, Bostian became the seventh chancellor of North Carolina State College, and was formally installed on February 22, 1954. In 1959, Bostian resigned as chancellor in order to return to teaching. He helped establish the Faculty Senate, and served as its chairman from 1962 to 1963. Bostian continued to teach genetics at North Carolina State until his retirement in 1973.
Carey Hoyt Bostian served as a faculty member at North Carolina State College from 1930 to 1973. He was born March 1, 1907 in China Grove, North Carolina. Educated at Salisbury High School, he left North Carolina in 1924 to study at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. He returned to North Carolina in 1925 to attend Catawba College, receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1928. He received his Master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1930 and his Ph.D. from the same school in 1933. He was a teaching fellow at the University of Pittsburgh from 1928 to 1930, had special training at the University of Chicago in 1930, and was an instructor at Catawba College during the 1934 summer session.
Bostian joined the faculty at North Carolina State College in 1930 as an assistant professor in zoology. He became an associate professor in 1936, and a full professor in 1946. Also in 1946, Bostian was appointed assistant director of instruction in the State College School of Agriculture. In 1948, he became the associate dean of the School of Agriculture, and became director of instruction in 1950. During this year, he also became a professor in the genetics department. His title changed to director of instruction, School of Agriculture, in 1952.
On September 1, 1953, Bostian became the seventh chancellor of North Carolina State College. He was formally installed on February 22, 1954. Bostian oversaw a multimillion dollar expansion during his tenure, which included enrollment surpassing 5,000 students.
In 1959, Bostian resigned as chancellor in order to return to teaching. He helped establish the Faculty Senate, and served as its chairman from 1962 to 1963. Bostian continued to teach genetics at North Carolina State until his retirement in 1973.
Bostian was a member of numerous organizations, including Sigma Xi, the Poultry Science Association, the Genetics Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of University Professors, the North Carolina Academy of Science, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, and the National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities.
Bostian received many awards at North Carolina State, including the Blue Key Award and the Alumni Distinguished Professor Award. In 1975, Bostian received a Watauga Medal, the highest honor the university awards. In 1980, the university dedicated Bostian Hall as a new building for scientific instruction. Also in this year, the Alumni Association awarded Bostian an Award of Merit for the greatest service by a non-alumnus to the university. In 1986, a 246-bell carillon was dedicated to him and his wife, Neita. Bostian's son, Dr. Lloyd Bostian, established The Chancellor Carey Bostian Scholarship, to be awarded annually to a student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences interested in genetics. In addition, The Carey and Neita Bostian Library Endowment contributes to buying human genetics materials.
Bostian died on April 22, 2000.
The Carey Hoyt Bostian papers and photographs contains correspondence, news clippings, and photographs relating to Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University as Director of Instruction at the School of Agriculture and as Chancellor of the University. Also included are Bostian's speeches and correspondence relating to his chancellorship.
The contents of these materials portray Bostian's commitment to North Carolina State University. Newspaper clippings from across North Carolina follow Bostian's 1953 appointment and 1954 installation as chancellor, his assurance that the federal government would not allow the country to slip into another economic depression, and his 1957 trip to Peru. Other items, such as materials from the National Science Foundation's Undergraduate Research Program, demonstrate Bostian's commitment to his students.
This collection is divided into two series: National Science Foundation and North Carolina State University.
National Science Foundation is divided into two subseries, Undergraduate Research Program and Summer Genetics Institute.
North Carolina State University is divided into seven subseries: Honors, Lectures, Correspondence, Reports, University Publications, News Items, and Ephemera. Items in the Ephemera subseries are described at the item level.
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[Identification of item], Carey Hoyt Bostian Papers, MC 00076, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Received from Carey Hoyt Bostian in 1975 (Accession no. 1975-0001). Additions to the collection received from Bostian in 1976 (Accession no. 1976-0008), 1977 (Accession no. 1977-0006), and 1980 (Accession no. 1980-0005).
Processed by: Dawne E. Howard;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard, 2005.
The collection is organized into two principal series:
This series includes reports, research papers, and programs from the National Science Foundation's Undergraduate Research Program and the Summer Genetics Institute. The majority of the Undergraduate Research Program subseries consists of student research papers, arranged alphabetically within each year. The Summer Genetics Institute subseries mainly consists of programs, and participant lists and photographs. Bostian taught courses at these institutes.
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This series includes materials from Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University, both as chancellor and as a professor. The majority of the series consists of photocopied newsclippings from various papers across North Carolina, primarily Raleigh's News & Observer and Times. The majority of the clippings are from professional clipping services, with the date and source of the story clearly identified.
Other aspects of this series include correspondence, most of which is dated from June to December 1953. Most of the lectures and reports were created after Bostian stepped down from the Chancellorship.
Items that do not fit into any other subseries have been placed into the Ephemera subseries. These materials are listed individually, and include items such as The Saga of Jimmy the Bull, referring to former School of Agriculture Dean James H. Hilton. This subseries also contains several photographs of Bostian.
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Includes a short report about Bostian's trip to Peru, Bostian's 1958 request to return to teaching, Bostian's 1959 report to President of the Consolidated University of North Carolina William Friday, historical notes on the development of general faculty bylaws, and a notice regarding Bostian's 1973 retirement.
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[Identification of item], Carey Hoyt Bostian Papers, MC 00076, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.