MC 00125 Guide to the Thomas Buie Morris Papers, 1922-1980

Collection is unprocessed; materials are arranged as received.

Creator

Morris, Tom, 1915-

Quantity

8.25 Linear feet 4 archival boxes, 1 archival half box, and 4 cartons

Location

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Language

English

Language of Material

English

Acquisition Information

Gift, 1979-1982.

Processing

Unprocessed; machine-readable finding aid created by Kellie Strickland

Scope and Contents

The Thomas Buie Morris papers, 1922-1980, contain the books Poultry Can Crow at NCSU, a History of Poultry at North Carolina State University, 1881-1976 and Stories of a Country Boy, Morris's autobiography. Also included are newsclippings, publications by North Carolina State University and the extension service pertaining to poultry, correspondence relating to Poultry Science Extension, speeches, photographs, poultry calendars made by poultry extension specialists, and display charts relating to egg production.

Biographical Note

Thomas Buie Morris was raised on a farm near Norwood, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1940 and served in the Army and Air Corps during World War II. Morris began working at North Carolina State University in 1948 in Poultry Science.

Controlled Terms

1. Egg processing
2. Engineering
3. Morris, Tom, 1915-
4. Morris, Tom, 1915-
5. North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service.
6. Poultry

Access to Collection

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Mail

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Telephone

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Fax

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Thomas Buie Morris Papers, MC 00125, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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