48 collections related to North Carolina State University
Krochmal, Arnold, 1919-1993
Size: 2.75 linear feet (5 archival boxes, 1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00064
This collection documents Arnold Krochmal's career as a botanist and expert in medicinal plants. It contains a lab book on his Cassava studies in the United States Virgin Islands, working manuscripts and page proofs for Krochmal's books on botany, notes on medicinal plants, and gardening in the Carolinas.
Ward, Bobby J.
Size: 2.75 linear feet (5 boxes, 1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00593
The Bobby J. Ward Research Collection on J. C. Raulston (1940-2010) is comprised of Ward’s research in preparation for his book, Chlorophyll in his Veins: J. C. Raulston, Horticultural Ambassador. The collection is organized alphabetically, which reflects Ward’s original arrangement. Types of materials include correspondence, ...
MoreThe Bobby J. Ward Research Collection on J. C. Raulston (1940-2010) is comprised of Ward’s research in preparation for his book, Chlorophyll in his Veins: J. C. Raulston, Horticultural Ambassador. The collection is organized alphabetically, which reflects Ward’s original arrangement. Types of materials include correspondence, articles, drafts, photographs, and personal papers. Some of Raulston’s papers have been arranged chronologically, as that is how Ward organized them for his research.
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Thiry, Christopher J. J.
Size: 0.25 linear feet (1 cardbox) Collection ID: MC 00539
This collection is comprised of approximately 110 sports cards for North Carolina State University athletes. Mostly cards are for football players, but some are for men's basketball players. Cards are from the players' colleges as well as professional careers. They range in date from circa 1970 to 2006, although some are undated. ...
MoreThis collection is comprised of approximately 110 sports cards for North Carolina State University athletes. Mostly cards are for football players, but some are for men's basketball players. Cards are from the players' colleges as well as professional careers. They range in date from circa 1970 to 2006, although some are undated. Christopher J. J. Thiry is a collector of sports cards. He lives in Golden, Colorado, and is a librarian at the Colorado School of Mines. He is the author of Guide to U.S. Map Resources.
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von Haugwitz, Dietrich, von Haugwitz, Eva
Size: 15.5 linear feet (22 archival boxes, 3 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00165
The Dietrich von Haugwitz Papers, 1971-2007, contains various materials related to animal rights issues. Included are publications and other papers relating to animal rights organizations. Organizations include People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection Society, and North ...
MoreThe Dietrich von Haugwitz Papers, 1971-2007, contains various materials related to animal rights issues. Included are publications and other papers relating to animal rights organizations. Organizations include People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, The Humane Society of the United States, Animal Protection Society, and North Carolina Network for Animals. The organizations are both local to North Carolina and national. Topical Files contain general information about animal rights, animals used in biomedical research, hunting, vegetarianism, and individual species of animals. Several of the newsletters and news clippings contain materials written by Dietrich and Eva von Haugwitz. A few of the news articles relate to research studies at North Carolina State University which used animals. North Carolina State University philosphy professer Tom Regan, an opponent of animal studies, also appears in several articles. Dietrich von Haugwitz (1927-2007) was a German-born animal rights activist, who lived in Durham, North Carolina. Haugwitz became involved in animal rights in the 1980s, and founded a local chapter of the North Carolina Network for Animals. His wife Eva was also involved in animal rights activism, and served as president of the local Animal Protection Society. Haugwitz worked as a computer programmer/systems analyst at Duke University Medical Center before retiring in 1992.
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Barkalow, Frederick S., Jr. (Frederick Schenck), 1914-1982
Size: 21.5 linear feet (43 archival storage boxes) Collection ID: MC 00113
The Frederick Schenck Barkalow Papers include materials related to Barkalow's career, research, and service in environmental and conservation organizations. The papers include correspondence, materials on environmental issues, organizational materials, teaching materials, photographs, published material, and Barkalow's extensive ...
MoreThe Frederick Schenck Barkalow Papers include materials related to Barkalow's career, research, and service in environmental and conservation organizations. The papers include correspondence, materials on environmental issues, organizational materials, teaching materials, photographs, published material, and Barkalow's extensive research into the gray squirrel. Frederick Schenck Barkalow Jr. (1914-1982) served as a professor of zoology at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1947 to 1979. He taught and researched extensively, and among his many publications was an in-depth study of the gray squirrel.
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Cox, Gertrude M.
Size: 0.05 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00418
A thank-you letter, 1963; a Christmas card with a long note, 1970; and a letter, 1971, from Gertrude Cox to Julie McVay. The Christmas card included a report on Cox's activities from December 1969 to November 1970, including trips to Egypt, Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, and across the United States. It also expressed her ...
MoreA thank-you letter, 1963; a Christmas card with a long note, 1970; and a letter, 1971, from Gertrude Cox to Julie McVay. The Christmas card included a report on Cox's activities from December 1969 to November 1970, including trips to Egypt, Italy, England, Scotland, Ireland, and across the United States. It also expressed her appreciation for N.C. State University's celebration of Gertrude Cox Day and the dedication of Cox Hall, which was named for her. The card was written on the eve of Cox's departure for Bangkok, where she planned to stay for six months. The letter, 3 February 1971, was written from Bangkok and reported on Cox's three months of giving seminars for Animal Science staff, consulting with Rice Institute staff, and working with the medical school at Mahidol University. It ended with a personal note expressing concern for a mutual friend. Gertrude Mary Cox (1900-1978) served as head of the Statistics Department at North Carolina State College from 1940 to 1949. She played an important role in founding the Research Triangle Institute in 1959 and held the position of Director, Statistics Research Division, at the Institute from 1959 until 1964. In 1949 Cox became the first woman elected into the International Statistical Institute. In 1956 she was elected President of the American Statistical Association and in 1975 she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Julie McVay was a mathematics instructor and then faculty member in counseling education at North Carolina State University. McVay's husband Francis E. McVay taught statistics at NC State and was a protégé of Gertrude Cox.
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Atkinson, Herbert Emerson
Size: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00170
The Herbert Emerson Atkinson Papers consist of letters, memorabilia, and color photographs relating to the fiftieth anniversary reunion of the 1929 North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University) basketball team, 1979 December. Herbert Emerson "Skeet" Atkinson (1908 - 1995) was a ...
MoreThe Herbert Emerson Atkinson Papers consist of letters, memorabilia, and color photographs relating to the fiftieth anniversary reunion of the 1929 North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University) basketball team, 1979 December. Herbert Emerson "Skeet" Atkinson (1908 - 1995) was a member of the 1929 North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering basketball team, which won the Southern Conference Championship. He graduated from N.C. State in 1933, and played a large role in organizing the 1979 reunion.
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Raulston, J. C.
Size: 61.675 linear feet (29 archival boxes, 23 artifact boxes, 9 oversize boxes, 8 legal boxes, 4 cartons, 4 card boxes, 3 flat boxes, 2 albums, 1 flat folder, 1 oversize flat box, and 1 legal half box) Collection ID: MC 00578
The J. C. Raulston Papers consist of papers, objects, and photographs documenting the life of J. C. Raulston, Ph.D. Papers relate to Raulston's teaching career in horticulture, personal and collegial relationships, extensive travel, and the North Carolina State University Arboretum. Some objects come from an exhibit set up in 2002, ...
MoreThe J. C. Raulston Papers consist of papers, objects, and photographs documenting the life of J. C. Raulston, Ph.D. Papers relate to Raulston's teaching career in horticulture, personal and collegial relationships, extensive travel, and the North Carolina State University Arboretum. Some objects come from an exhibit set up in 2002, at the Arboretum, which was renamed the J. C. Raulston Arboretum, in honor of Raulston, following his death. The collection also contains family photos and information dating to before Raulston was born, and material from his memorial, condolences, and estate, after Raulston died. Also contained in the collection are newsletters and other materials from the Lavandula Society. Horticulturist James Chester Raulston (1940-1996) was a professor at North Carolina State University from 1975 to 1996. While at NC State University Raulston received several teaching and garden society awards. He also created the NC State University Arboretum, renamed the 'JC Raulston Arboretum' following his death.
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Smith, J. McCree, 1917-1988
Size: 1.5 linear feet (1 carton) Collection ID: MC 00081
Contained in this collection are primarily papers from J. McCree Smith's professional career. Included are documents on the National Association of Physical Plant Administrators (NAPPA), including the program to the 1965 conference held in Raleigh at North Carolina State University. A few materials from his student days also exist in ...
MoreContained in this collection are primarily papers from J. McCree Smith's professional career. Included are documents on the National Association of Physical Plant Administrators (NAPPA), including the program to the 1965 conference held in Raleigh at North Carolina State University. A few materials from his student days also exist in this collection. J. McCree Smith was born in State Road, North Carolina, on May 1, 1917. He graduated from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in May 1942 with a bachelors degree in civil engineering. After military service and private practice, in March 1949 he returned to work at North Carolina State College, where he eventually became director of physical plant and university engineer in January 1953. In 1965 he was president of the Association of Physical Plant Administrators of University and Colleges. He retired from NC State University in 1975, and he passed away on December 11, 1988.
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Fisler, Jack, Sr. (John Fletcher)
Size: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00446
The Jack Fisler Paper on the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association contains a graded report by Fisler about reactivating the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association. It appears to have been submitted to Professor Selz Mayo in the Department of Sociology. John "Jack" Fletcher Fisler, born in Ivanhoe, North Carolina, was ...
MoreThe Jack Fisler Paper on the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association contains a graded report by Fisler about reactivating the North Carolina Collegiate Press Association. It appears to have been submitted to Professor Selz Mayo in the Department of Sociology. John "Jack" Fletcher Fisler, born in Ivanhoe, North Carolina, was editor of the Technician student newspaper from 1946-1947. In this graded report, he describes his efforts to reactivate the dormant North Carolina Collegiate Press Association. This organization of college journalists had been inactive since 1941. In 1946, Fisler revived it for several reasons: to provide a place for free exchange of ideas, for increased fellowship between neighboring colleges, to provide opportunities for new journalists to learn, and to provide means for college presses to organize and advocate for particular issues. Fisler was elected president of NCCPA and helped to organize the first convention since pre-war times, held May 9th and 10th, 1947. Fisler passed away in 1999.
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Size: 1.3 linear feet (1 flat folder, 1 flat box) Collection ID: MSS 00451
The James Holcomb Collection of North Carolina State University College of Design Flyers, Brochures, and Posters contains ephemera including flyers, posters, brochures, mailers, and postcards. These materials were designed by North Carolina State University, School of Design (now College) students and faculty. The items publicized ...
MoreThe James Holcomb Collection of North Carolina State University College of Design Flyers, Brochures, and Posters contains ephemera including flyers, posters, brochures, mailers, and postcards. These materials were designed by North Carolina State University, School of Design (now College) students and faculty. The items publicized events such as exhibits, lectures, and classes. All materials were printed on an offset press at the School of Design. Materials range in date from 1978 to 1982. James "Jimmy" Holcomb graduated in 1982 from the School of Design's program in Visual Design.
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Atkinson, Herbert Emerson
Size: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00087
These materials consist of a newsclipping and a program documenting and honoring the life of baseball player James Roberson Brown. James Roberson Brown (1909-1977) was a baseball player at North Carolina State University in the early 1930s. He later played in the major leagues from 1937 to 1946. Brown was a native of Jamesville, North Carolina, and later lived in Bath, North Carolina.
Clark, James W., Jr. (James William), 1943-
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 archival box) Collection ID: MC 00716
The James William Clark Papers consist of correspondence and publications by Clark. The papers also contain brochures and pamphlets relating to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, including the inductions of Guy Owen and Richard Walser. Materials range in date from 1985 to 2020. James W. Clark, Jr. (1943- ), was the director of ...
MoreThe James William Clark Papers consist of correspondence and publications by Clark. The papers also contain brochures and pamphlets relating to the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame, including the inductions of Guy Owen and Richard Walser. Materials range in date from 1985 to 2020. James W. Clark, Jr. (1943- ), was the director of Humanities Extension at North Carolina State University beginning in 1993 and taught in the English Department beginning in 1967. Clark received his bachelor's degree in English from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (1965), and his master's degree (1967) and Ph. D. (1970) in English from Duke University. He has authored numerous publications, including Clover All Over. He has been involved in various professional associations, including the Thomas Wolfe Society. He was inducted into the 4-H Hall of Fame in 2017 and won the 2020 John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities — the North Carolina Humanities Council’s most prestigious honor.
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Paulson, Jehu Dewitt, 1893-1972
Size: 11.6 linear feet (5 boxes, 15 flat folders, 4 flat boxes) Collection ID: MC 00056
This collection documents Jehu Dewitt Paulson's career as an artist and educator and contains drawings, paintings, prints, plates, photographs and illustrations for published and unpublished manuscripts. The Personal files include Paulson's application for a Guggenheim Fellowship (1934), photographs of Paulson and his family, ...
MoreThis collection documents Jehu Dewitt Paulson's career as an artist and educator and contains drawings, paintings, prints, plates, photographs and illustrations for published and unpublished manuscripts. The Personal files include Paulson's application for a Guggenheim Fellowship (1934), photographs of Paulson and his family, certificates of memberships to various societies and fraternities, a curriculum vitae, and notes from his college years. The North Carolina State College series includes class notes, a partial history of the Department of Architecture, course materials and notes on the appreciation of paintings. The Building Images subseries contains photographs, pencil sketches and plates of various campus buildings, including Memorial Tower, Primrose Hall, and Pullen Hall. Files of picture clippings on varied subjects (architecture, bridge building, interiors, landscaping, murals, paintings and sculpture, etc.) comprise another series. The Writings, Research and Inventions series contains identifications of paintings (by painter and subject), correspondence regarding the identification process, and published writings, including The Exterior Form of the Solitary Atom (1952), and unpublished manuscripts ("Appreciation of Painting," "Escape from Atlantis," and "People Makers, a Fantasy of Evolution"). Among the inventions are plans for an elevated storage tower and for an improved internal combustion rotary motor. Also included in this series are subject files of picture clippings on varied subjects (architecture, bridge building, interiors, landscaping, murals, paintings and sculpture, etc.). The Paintings, Sketches, Drawings, and Designs series comprise a good representation of Paulson's original artwork. This series also contains drawings and related papers on The Forms of the Elementary Atoms and The Periodic Law. The Photographic series contains undated photos of various atoms and elements. The Family Papers series contains a printed book on family history. Jehu Dewitt Paulson (1893-1972), an artist and educator, served on the faculty of the Department of Architecture at North Carolina State College from 1925 to 1961.
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Size: 0.02 linear feet Collection ID: MSS 00384
The 1941 North Carolina College Commencement invitation and mailing envelope of John Edgar Elam. John Edgar Elam was a student at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) who graduated graduating in 1941. He married Annie Merle White on February 11, 1943. He was the owner of Bladen Milling Co. He passed away in 1981.
Lambert, John Ralph, Jr.
Size: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00068
The John Ralph Lambert, Jr., papers consist of a checklist of the daylily hybrids Lambert registered and introduced, a copy of a The Hemerocallis Journal, and a schedule for the American Hemerocallis Society's 30th National Convention. John R. Lambert, Jr. (1916 - 1994), was a hybrid specialist in daylilies. He was a social studies ...
MoreThe John Ralph Lambert, Jr., papers consist of a checklist of the daylily hybrids Lambert registered and introduced, a copy of a The Hemerocallis Journal, and a schedule for the American Hemerocallis Society's 30th National Convention. John R. Lambert, Jr. (1916 - 1994), was a hybrid specialist in daylilies. He was a social studies professor at North Carolina State University from 1952 to 1970, when he became a professor of University Studies. He received an undergraduate degree from Western Maryland College and a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University.
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Caldwell, John T. (John Tyler), 1911-1995
Size: 30.1 linear feet (31 archival boxes, 6 flat boxes, 4 cartons, 2 flat folders, and 1 oversize legal box) Collection ID: MC 00037
The John Tyler Caldwell Papers document the extensive public life of John Tyler Caldwell (1911-1995). These papers reflect the various roles and challenges Caldwell faced as a political science professor, president of Alabama College, president of the University of Arkansas, and chancellor of North Carolina State University. John ...
MoreThe John Tyler Caldwell Papers document the extensive public life of John Tyler Caldwell (1911-1995). These papers reflect the various roles and challenges Caldwell faced as a political science professor, president of Alabama College, president of the University of Arkansas, and chancellor of North Carolina State University. John Tyler Caldwell (1911-1995) was a political science professor, president of Alabama College, president of the University of Arkansas and chancellor of North Carolina State University.
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Size: 145.5 linear feet (97 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00720
The Jon Doyle papers contain letters and correspondence, published academic articles, drafts of these articles, books, journals, magazines, lectures, autobiographical writing, and other materials related to Jon Doyle's career as an computer scientist and academic, beginning with his undergraduate work at the University of Houston in ...
MoreThe Jon Doyle papers contain letters and correspondence, published academic articles, drafts of these articles, books, journals, magazines, lectures, autobiographical writing, and other materials related to Jon Doyle's career as an computer scientist and academic, beginning with his undergraduate work at the University of Houston in the 1970s and continuing to the present. Jon Doyle is an emeritus faculty member in the NC State University Department of Computer Science who specializes in the study of Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents. His research is especially concerned with self-government and logics of belief, and integrates elements of philosophy, physics, economics, psychology, and computability, with reflections on other disciplines. During his career, Doyle has been affiliated with the University of Houston, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, and North Carolina State University.
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Swain, Louis Hall
Size: 0.01 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00149
The Louis Hall Swain papers consist of correspondence concerning Swain's opposition to the first draft of the title, chapter order, and adoption procedure of the Consolidated University of North Carolina's Faculty Manual. Also included is correspondence regarding a candidate for the dean of the School of General Studies, excerpts ...
MoreThe Louis Hall Swain papers consist of correspondence concerning Swain's opposition to the first draft of the title, chapter order, and adoption procedure of the Consolidated University of North Carolina's Faculty Manual. Also included is correspondence regarding a candidate for the dean of the School of General Studies, excerpts from the North Carolina General Statutes,School of General Studies' Objectives: A Tentative Statement, (1963 March 6), a list of Swain's advisees (1964 August 4), a list of students that went to Wake Forest University for medical school (1963 August 30), and notes regarding meetings in the School of General Studies. North Carolina State University Emeritus Professor Louis Hall Swain (1906 - 1985) taught in the speech division of the Department of English for 25 years. A Maryland native, Swain earned his bachelor's (1928) and master's (1932) degrees from Duke University. He taught at Furman University and Duke University prior to beginning as an assistant professor at N.C. State in 1946. He was president of the North Carolina Speech Association. He was also a member of the Southern Association of Teachers of Speech, the National Association of Teachers of Speech, and the American Association of University Professors.
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Herman, Luther Russell, Jr.
Size: 4.5 linear feet (2 legal boxes, 1 half box, 4 flat folders, 1 oversize flat box) Collection ID: MC 00094
The Luther Russell Herman Jr. Papers, 1966-1978, contain anti-war memorabilia from Herman's years as an undergraduate at North Carolina State University. The collection includes flyers, newspaper articles, bumper stickers, and armbands related to anti-war organizations such as the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam ...
MoreThe Luther Russell Herman Jr. Papers, 1966-1978, contain anti-war memorabilia from Herman's years as an undergraduate at North Carolina State University. The collection includes flyers, newspaper articles, bumper stickers, and armbands related to anti-war organizations such as the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe) and the Progressive Action Commune (PAC), as well as information about the anti-war marches in Washington, D.C. in November 1969 and April 1971. The collection also includes information about other social issues of the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as women's and civil rights. A small series from Luther Russell Herman Sr., a professor in N.C. State's Electrical Engineering Department, is also included with this collection. Luther Russell Herman Jr. received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Multi-Disciplinary Studies from North Carolina State University in 1975. After graduating from NC State University, Herman received his Master of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. He served as assistant systems librarian at N.C. State from 1981 to 1984. He was the head of publications and a consulting editor at the University Computing Center from 1987 to 1994. In 2001, Herman lead a workshop entitled Active Listening: A Powerful Tool in Direct Actions at a SURGE conference at UNC in 2001. In 2002, he trained marshals for a state-wide peace rally in Raleigh, and taught a workshop on civil disobedience in 2003.
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