Guide to the Joshua Plummer Pillsbury Writings, 1945

Collection Number MSS 168

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Abstract:

The Joshua Plummer Pillsbury writings consists of the 9-page "Professional Training in Landscape Architecture" (1945 September 17) and the 31-page "Professional Training for Landscape Architecture: Some Autobiographical Notes by J. P. Pillsbury" (1945 October 11).

Joshua Plummer Pillsbury was a professor of horticulture (1911 - 1940), professor of landscape architecture (1940 - 1946), and the landscape architect (1925 - 1946) at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University). Pillsbury received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State College (1910), where he served as a horticulture assistant from 1898 to 1911.

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Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

Pillsbury, Joshua Plummer, b. 1873.

Title

Joshua Plummer Pillsbury writings, 1945

Call Number

MSS 168

Extent

1 folder

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 School of Design, 1972 January 10
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Joshua Plummer Pillsbury writings, MSS 168, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Biographical Note


Joshua Plummer Pillsbury (b. 1873) was a professor of Horticulture (1911 - 1940), professor of Landscape Architecture (1940 - 1946), and the landscape architect (1925 - 1946) at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University). Pillsbury received his bachelor's degree from Pennsylvania State College (1910), where he served as a horticulture assistant from 1898 to 1911.

Scope and Content Note


The Joshua Plummer Pillsbury writings consists of the 9-page "Professional Training in Landscape Architecture" (1945 September 17) and the 31-page "Professional Training for Landscape Architecture: Some Autobiographical Notes by J. P. Pillsbury" (1945 October 11).

Online Catalog Terms

  • Landscape architecture--Study and teaching (Internship)--North Carolina.

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