Ralph Leland Cope Papers
MSS 00050
Special Collections Research Center
0.01 Linear feet
1949 - 1955
The Ralph Leland Cope Papers consists of materials for an
Engineering 100 course at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). Included are official letters, as well as quizzes, assignments, a School of Engineering placement report, and various articles about academic and professional development. Also included are materials related to freshman orientation, student advising, aptitude tests and scoring, and the industrial engineering curriculum. The materials date from between 1949 and 1955.
An alumnus of Pennsylvania State College, Ralph Leland Cope (1904-1981) was a professor of Industrial Engineering at North Carolina State University from 1938 to 1969.
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Cope, Ralph Leland, 1904-1981
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Gifts of Ralph Leland Cope, 1968-1970 (Accession no. 1968-0009, 1969-0020, 1970-0015).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ralph Leland Cope Papers, MSS 50, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information
Processed by Jennifer McElroy,
2006 February
Encoded by Jennifer McElroy,
2006 March
Biographical Note
Ralph Leland Cope (1904-1981) received his B.S.M.E., B.S.Ind.E., and M.E.D. from Pennsylvania State University. He was a professor of industrial engineering at North Carolina State University from 1938 to 1969.
Scope and Content Note
The Ralph Leland Cope Papers consists of materials for an
Engineering 100 course. Included are official
North Carolina State University letters, as well as quizzes, assigments, a School of Engineering placement report and various articles about academic and professional development. Also included are materials related to
freshman orientation,
student advising, aptitude tests and scoring, and the
industrial engineering curriculum. The materials were originally bound in one folder and date from between 1949 and 1955.
Separated Material
This collection originally contained two books about blacksmithing and foundry work collected by Ralph Cope. The volumes have been integrated into the library's Rare Books Collection. Please check the NCSU library catalog:
- Richardson, M. T.
Practical Blacksmithing, Volume IV. New York: M.T. Richardson Co., 1891.
- Tate, James M. and Melvin O. Stone.
Foundry Practice. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1909.
North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century.
North Carolina State University. College of Engineering--History.
Articles
Industrial engineering--Study and teaching--North Carolina
Papers
6
1949 - 1955