Robert Eugene Messick Thesis and Reports, 1966

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Robert Eugene Messick
Title: Robert Eugene Messick Thesis and Reports, 1966 - 1970
Call Number: MSS 00039
Extent: 1 archival boxes, .2 linear feet

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Gift of Robert Eugene Messick, February 6, 1970 and March 19, 1970.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of Item], Robert Eugene Messick Thesis and Reports, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Copyright Notice: North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Biographical Note

Robert Eugene Messick was born on May 1, 1941 in Shelby, North Carolina. He attended North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1959 to 1966. During these years he was active in the College Union. In May 1966 he received a bachelor's degree in product design. Upon graduation he received an appointment to the North Carolina State University School of Design as an instructor of product design for the 1966 - 1967 academic year. The appointment was renewed for the 1967 - 1968 year. Messick began designing and producing multimedia presentations in connection with the campus theater. He was the founder and first director of the Intermedia Program at Thompson Theater from 1968 - 1969. His 1969 - 1970 appointment as theater assistant technician was terminated early. After leaving North Carolina State University, Messick accepted a teaching position in the School of Design at Cornell University, where he remained for several years.

Scope and Content Note

The papers consist of texts written by Robert Eugene Messick. Included is his undergraduate thesis on a unified graphic system for the various campus documents and bulletins at North Carolina State College. The collection also contains two reports published by Messick. The first is entitled "The Gray Area Report" and describes his account of the events and issues surrounding his early release as Theater Assistant Technician with Thompson Theater. The second, entitled "Death of a Union," contends that students had lost all voice in the operation of the College Union at North Carolina State University by 1969. The final item is a text regarding the state of the College Union that Messick prepared for a meeting before the Executive Committee on the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State Univeristy.

Online Catalog Headings

College teachers -- Selection and appointment
College teachers -- United States -- Attitudes
Messick, Robert Eugene, 1941 -
North Carolina State College
North Carolina State University
North Carolina State University -- Thompson Theater
North Carolina State University -- College Union
Raleigh, N.C.
Student unions
Universities and colleges -- Faculty

Detailed Description of the Collection

"Unified Graphic System for North Carolina State University", undergraduate thesis by Robert Eugene Messick, 1966 [MSS 00039 Folder 1]
"Gray Area report"
"Death of a Union" [MSS 00039 Folder 2]
Text prepared for a meeting before the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University [MSS 00039 Folder 2]

Robert Eugene Messick Thesis and Reports, 1966 - 1970

Collection Number MSS 00039

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