Guide to the Walter Clyburn Taylor Papers, 1911 - 1912

Collection Number MC 108

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Walter Clyburn Taylor Papers consists of papers relating to textiles and their manufacture. These papers represent Taylor’s work for both his sophomore course on carding and spinning and for courses taken during his junior year at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). Included are handwritten and typewritten essays on a variety of subjects. Also present are tables of mechanical settings and several technical drawings for machinery, as well as articles clipped from technical journals and affixed onto pages of the notebook. All the materials in the notebook date from between 1911 and 1912.

Born in 1889, Walter Clyburn Taylor attended the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and graduated in 1913 with a degree in Textile Engineering. He served in the military during World War I and was stationed in Europe for more than a year during the hostilities. After the war, he returned to North Carolina and worked in the textile industry.

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Jennifer McElroy, 2006 September
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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Taylor, Walter Clyburn, b. 1889.

Title

Walter Clyburn Taylor Papers, 1911 - 1912

Call Number

MC 108

Extent

0.25 linear feet, 1 half-box

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

Transferred from the North Carolina State University Textile Technology Department, 29 March 1978.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Walter Clyburn Taylor Papers, MC 108, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Proccessing Information

Processed by Jennifer McElroy, 2006 September

Encoded by Jennifer McElroy, 2006 September

Biographical Note


Born in 1889, Walter Clyburn Taylor attended the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) and graduated in 1913 with a degree in textile engineering. While he was a student he was involved in a variety of clubs and activities and held positions of leadership in several of these organizations, including serving as president of the Tompkins Textile Society and business manager for Wau Gau Rac—a weekly publication dedicated to the events of the Athletic Association of the college.

Taylor served in the military during World War I and was stationed in Europe for more than a year during the hostilities. At some point after the war he returned to North Carolina and to the textile industry: the University's 1927 alumni directory lists him as residing in Charlotte, North Carolina, and working for the Duplan Silk Corporation.

Scope and Content Note


The Walter Clyburn Taylor Papers consists of a number of papers relating to textiles and their manufacture. Previously bound in a two-ring notebook, these papers represent Taylor’s work for both his sophomore course on carding and spinning in and for courses taken during his junior year at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. Included are handwritten and typewritten essays on a variety of subjects, including, but not limited to, “Cotton-Carding and Spinning-Early History,” “Present Cotton Growing Areas,” “The Cotton Fibre,” “Carding,” “The Revolving Flat Card,” “Stripping,” “Grinding,” “Card Calculations,” “The Railway Head,” and “Drawing Frames.” Also present are tables of mechanical settings and several technical drawings for machinery, as well as articles clipped from technical journals. Nearly all of these articles are from the technical journal Cotton, and most are part of a series of articles entitled “Cotton Mill Machinery Calculations” written by B. M. Parker. All the materials in the notebook date from between 1911 and 1912.

Online Catalog Terms


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

Individuals

  • Taylor, Walter Clyburn, b. 1889.

Corporate Entities

  • North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--Students--History.
  • North Carolina State University--Students--History--20th century.
  • North Carolina State University. School of Textiles--History.

Topics

  • Carding.
  • Spinning.
  • Textile industry--Study and teaching (higher)--North Carolina.
  • Textile machinery.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Notebook, 1911 - 1912 [MC 108 Box 1, Folder 1]