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Collection deposited in several different acquisitions over the period from 1972 to 1990. The collection was instigated by Maurice Toler, University Archivist, in 1971. Gift of Dr. Charles Horace Hamilton, 1972, 1974; gift of Mrs. C. Horace Hamilton, 1980; gift of S.C. Mayo and M.M. Sawhney, 1982; gift of Douglas Hunt, 1990; transfer from University Archives, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Sociology and Anthropology Record Group, 2004.
Gift of Dr. Charles Horace Hamilton, 1972, 1974; gift of Mrs. C. Horace Hamilton, 1980; gift of S. C. Mayo and M. M. Sawhney, 1982; gift of Douglas Hunt, 1990; transfer from University Archives, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Sociology and Anthropology Record Group, 2004.
[Identification of Item], Charles Horace Hamilton Papers, MC 159, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Charles Horace Hamilton was born on June 10, 1901 on a farm near Waco, Texas. He received his A.B. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1923, and received a masters degree from Texas A&M in 1925. Hamilton spent a year teaching at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, followed by a year completing a teaching fellowship at the University of North Carolina. He then researched the rural church at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and completed a Social Science Research Council Fellowship at Harvard University from 1930 to 1931. Hamilton received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Carolina in 1932.
His career with North Carolina State College began in 1931, when he started conducting research and teaching courses in rural sociology. Hamilton returned to Texas A&M in 1936 to teach and research rural sociology. In 1940, he was chosen to head the new Department of Rural Sociology at North Carolina State College, and he served as Professor and Head until 1960.
Hamilton was an extremely active researcher and professor. He conducted research and taught extensively on issues relating to rural people, ranging from population growth and migration to education and health care. He published a number of books, monographs, articles, and reports. He was an active member of a number of professional organizations, including the Population Association of America, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, and the American Sociological Association's Committee on Marriage and Divorce Statistics. Hamilton twice took leaves of absence of North Carolina State. He spent 15 months during the years of 1945 and 1946 in Chicago conducting studies on the social and economic aspects of hospitals in the United States. He spent the school year of 1959 - 1960 as a visiting professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In 1958, Hamilton received the O. Max Gardner Award. In 1961, he was named a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor. Hamilton continued to teach at State until 1967. After leaving North Carolina State, Hamilton served as Associate Director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina, until his retirement in 1971. In 1977, Hamilton was awarded the Watauga Medal, North Carolina State University's highest honor. Hamilton died on August 1, 1977.
This collection contains materials related to Hamilton's research interests, as well as those documenting his publications, university career, and membership in professional organizations. The materials date from 1930 to 1966. Research includes correspondence, reports, notes, and clippings related to Hamilton's research interests in rural sociology. Writings includes Hamilton's published reports, articles, and brochures. University Career includes outlines, syllabi, tests, and lecture notes about courses taught during the time Hamilton was head of the Department of Rural Sociology. It also includes information about his year as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Hamilton's vita and awards and honors received. Professional Organizations includes correspondence, reports, and other organizational information about the groups to which Hamilton belonged. "Gamblers All" is a single unpublished manuscript. It was produced by the Federal Writers Project in North Carolina in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
The collection is organized into five series:
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This series includes correspondence, recommendations, reports, surveys, memorandums, minutes, notes, articles, brochures, and clippings about Hamilton's research interests. Topics revolve around rural sociology and the living and health conditions of rural people. The series is organized alphabetically by topic.
This series includes reports, articles, and brochures written by Hamilton. Topics revolve around rural sociology and the living and health conditions of rural people. The series is organized alphabetically by topic, then chronologically within each topic.
This series includes materials relating to courses taught in the Department of Rural Sociology during the years Hamilton was head of the department (1940 - 1960). The series includes information about Hamilton's year as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1960 - 1961. Also included is information about the administrative structure of the Department of Rural Sociology at North Carolina State, lists of publications written by members of the faculty, Hamilton's vita, and Hamilton's awards and honors.
The following course descriptions are taken from North Carolina State College catalogs. Some courses have more than one course number, in which case all course numbers are listed (i.e. RS411/511). Each description is followed by a year in parentheses, indicating from which catalog the course description was taken.
RS201, Social Problems of Rural Life: Nature of rural society; family; community; farm labor; population trends; standards of living; land tenure; rural-urban differences; institutions and organizations; cooperation; housing; health and medical care; recreation and cultural activities; social security; international aspects; social planning for a better rural life. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS202/204, North Carolina Rural Life: Introduction to the specific patterns of rural living in North Carolina; structure and function of the groups in which North Carolina rural people participate; major social institutions and their related problems; and, organized efforts to improve community life in the state. (1956 - 1957 catalog)
RS225, Seminar on Research: no description available.
RS300, Extension Course in Community Organization: no description available.
RS301, Sociology of Rural Life: A systematic sociological analysis of the characteristics, insitutions and problems of rural life. Part I is a brief description of the basic concepts, theoretical framework and the method of analysis of institutions and problems. Part II consists of systematic analyses of the major social institutions and their respective problems. Part III portrays the role of the community as an area of institutional functioning and societal integration. (1956 - 1957 catalog)
RS300, Extension Course in Rural Sociology: no description available.
RS321, Introduction to Social Research: Elementary principles, methods and techniques in scientific social research. Includes planning, organization, preparing schedules and questionnaires, interviewing, sampling, simple forms of tabulation and chart making, and summarizing results. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS322, Introduction to (Rural) Social Work: History and outline of social work. Case work, child and family, medical and psychiatric aspects, probation and parole, public welfare and assistance, group social work, and community organization. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS411/511, Rural Population Problems: "The number and distribution in relation to natural resources; physical and demographic characteristics; marriage rates; natural increase; migration; morbidity; occupations; rural-urban comparisons; trends; and national policies." (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS412/512, Rural Family Living: Theories, problems, and surveys of rural standards and conditions of living. Forces and programs affecting present day standards. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS413/513, Community Organization: Community organization in North Carolina and other States; structure and size; institutions and service agencies; disorganization; techniques and methods of organization; leadership and the relation of organizations to State and National agencies. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS422/522, Social Aspects of Land Tenure: Character and history of different types of land tenure; origins and growth of farm tenancy in the United States; social correlatives of land tenure; landlord-tenant relationships; the farm leases; problem of ownership; farm mortgages; reform programs. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS432, Social Security of Rural People: Origin, extent, and character of rural poverty; types and extent of relief; problems of prevention; public policies and programs. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS441, Rural Social Pathology: Characteristic mental traits and attitudes of rural people in relation to social organization and social change. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS442, Rural Social Structure: Social structure is viewed in its two major dimensions: (1) vertically through the concepts of social stratification; and (2) horizontally as a set of basic social institutions interacting by means of a system of concrete social organizations. Particular attention is given to the place of the rural segment in the total social system. The bases of social cohesion which permit diversity within a functioning whole are examined. (1956 - 1957 catalog)
RS451/452, Statistical Analysis of Social Data: Sampling social data, rural surveys and testing methods; analysis of variance and relationships; population studies. Application to problems in the fields of sociology, psychology and education. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS460, Economic Aspects of Farm Tenancy: no description available.
RS523, (Sociological Analysis of) Land Tenure Systems: A systematic sociological analysis of the major agricultural land tenure systems of the world with major emphasis on the problems of family farm ownership and tenancy in the United States. (1956 - 1957 catalog)
RS531, Rural Standards of Living: Theories and surveys of rural standards of living. Forces and programs affecting present-day standards. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS532/632, The Rural Family: Historical forms and functions of rural family life; family activities and relationships; stages of family growth; the family-sized farm; effects of technical and economic changes on the rural family; national policies. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS533/633, The Rural Community: Human ecology; types of communities; historical trends; economic, cultural and psychological factors; solidarity and disorganization; special interest groups; service agencies; state and national relations; "Utopian" experiments; planning. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS534, Farmer's Movements: The origin, growth, and present status of such national farmers' organizations and movements as the Grange, the Farmers' Alliance, the Populist Revolt, the Farmers' Union, the Farm Bureau, the Society of Equity, the Non-partisan League and co-operative marketing. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS541, Social Agencies and Programs (please note, the course number RS541 was earlier assigned to Research in Rural Sociology): Study of social agencies and prgrams and their implementation through specific organizations in dynamic relation with the people whom they serve. Consideration is given to the relation of these agencies and programs to community structure and forces in rural society; coordination of the several types of agencies and programs; professional leadership in the local community; and, problems of stimulating local leadership and participation. (1956 - 1957 catalog)
RS541/542/543/641/642, Research in Rural Sociology (RS641 also called Statistics in Sociology): Objectives of research; the scientific method; planning; organization, and direction of rural studies; preparation of schedules, interviewing, editing, tabulation, and anlysis; field experience; preparation of research reports. (1945 - 1946 catalog)
RS460, Social Structure: no description available.
RS611: Research Methods in Sociology: Designed to give the student a mature insight into the nature of scientific research in sociology. Assesses the nature and purpose of research designs, the interrelationship of theory and research, the use of selected techniques and their relation to research designs, and the use of modern tabulation equipment in research. (1956 - 1957 catalog)
RS621: Rural Social Psychology: Treats the genetic development of the rural personality and the interrelationship of the individual and the rural society. Studies the social psychological factors related to rural leadership, morale, social organization, and social change, and examines the attitudes and opinions of rural people on current local and national issues. (1956 - 1957 catalog)
RS631, Population Analysis: Sources and characteristics of population data, problems in population data analysis, and a critical survey of important analytical studies and periodicals in the field. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS652, Comparative Rural Societies: Sociological analysis of rural societies around the world with particular reference to North and South America. In these societies special emphasis is given to cultural and physical setting, population and composition, levels of living, relations of the people to the land, structure and function of the major institutions, and forces making for change. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS652, Theory and Development of Rural Sociology: History of the field; theories and contributions of leading sociologists; critical review of current literature; preparation of outlines on specific subjects. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS663, Social Aspects of Agricultural Programs: The study of agricultural programs as implemented by organizations in dynamic relation with the people whom they serve. The course considers the relation of agricultural programs to the social structure and forces in rural society, the problems of coordinating different types of programs, the problem of professional leadership, and problems of stimulating local leadership and participation. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
RS671, Seminar: Review of current publications; student research papers; progress reports on departmental research; discussion of research methods and plans; reports from scientific meetings and conferences. (1952 - 1953 catalog)
This series includes correspondence, minutes, agendas, memorandums, reports, proposals, statistics, membership rosters, and other information about the organizations to which Hamilton belonged. The series is organized alphabetically by the name of the organizations. Dr. Hamilton was a member of each organization, and served as Chairman of American Sociological Association's Committee on Marriage and Divorce from 1962 - 1965, as President of the North Carolina Committee on Social Service from 1961 - 1962, and as President of the Population Association of America from 1960 - 1961.
This series consists of a single manuscript, produced by the Federal Writers Project of North Carolina in the late 1930s or the early 1940s. Hamilton's connection to the manuscript is unclear, although he may be responsible for several editing marks on the document. "Gamblers All" tells the history of tobacco in North Carolina, and includes numerous oral histories of tobacco workers, both on farms and in factories. The manuscript is believed to be unpublished.
Edwin Bjorkman was the state supervisor of the project, and Wendell Brooks Phillips served as editor. Leonard Rapport wrote chapters two, four, six, and eight. Other writers noted on the manuscript are: Phillips, Almon Barbour, Dudley W. Crawford, Beth Cannady, Virginia Christine Anthony, Esther Searle Pinnix, Mary A. Hicks, David P. Allison, T. Pat Matthews, Claude V. Dunnagan, Edwin Massengill, Samuel E. Kluttz, N. C. Browder, Ann Marley, and Albert North.