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| Title: |
Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1937-1982
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| Creator: |
Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908-1988 |
| Call Number: |
MC 00111 |
| Abstract: |
Personal papers, manuscripts, correspondence, publications, Watauga Club minutes, news clippings of Richard Gaither Walser.
The collection chiefly reflects Walser's work as an authority on North Carolina literature and a scholar of Thomas Wolfe.
Included are personal items, such as passports, articles on and some writing by Zeb Vance Walser (his father), alumni-related
items from Davidson College and the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and items relating to Walser's retirement
from North Carolina State University. There are also publications and reviews by and about Richard Walser. The Thomas Wolfe
material contains reviews of Walser's books on Wolfe, correspondence pertaining to the writing of these books, and an issue
of The Thomas Wolfe Review honoring Richard Walser (Vol. 6, No. 2, Fall 1982). Correspondence and speeches span the years
from 1970 to 1981. Brief biographies of significant North Carolina authors, including Lodwick Hartley and Guy Owen are also
included. The Watauga Club material includes a manuscript for the history of the club and some sources for this history, as
well as minutes, reports, financial records, a constitution and membership lists.
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| Subjects: |
North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Watauga Club. | Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908-1988 | Walser, Zeb Vance, 1863-1940 | Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938 |
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Thomas Noble Walters Papers, 1973 1979
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| Creator: |
Walters, Thomas N. |
| Call Number: |
MC 00120 |
| Abstract: |
This collection contains original and photocopied manuscripts, typescripts and illustrations for three different edited draft
versions of Thomas Noble Walter's juvenile novel,
Always Next August, and one original piece of correspondence from Paul Green, author of the symphonic drama,
The Lost Colony.
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| Subjects: |
American literature--Southern states | Children's literature, American | College teachers--North Carolina--History | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Green , Paul, 1894-1981 | Walters, Thomas N. |
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William J. Block Papers, 1968
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| Creator: |
Block, William J. |
| Call Number: |
MSS 00017 |
| Abstract: |
Proposal, 5 April 1968, by Dr. W. J. Block and Dr. A. Holtzman for a one-page ad in the Raleigh
News and Observer expressing sorrow at the murder of Martin Luther King Jr. and hope that his ideals would be accepted; a
copy of the ad; lists of contributors; a letter about disposition of funds remaining after publication of memorial statement
in
News and Observer and the
Carolinian; letters sending surplus funds to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; a letter of acknowledgement from
Ralph David Abernathy, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; and a few related items.
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| Subjects: |
North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Block, William J. | Holtzman, Abraham. | King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination
Raleigh (N.C.) |
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Ralph Leland Cope Papers, 1949 - 1955
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| Creator: |
Cope, Ralph Leland, 1904-1981 |
| Call Number: |
MSS 00050 |
| Abstract: |
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.
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| Subjects: |
Industrial engineering--Study and teaching--North Carolina. | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century. | North Carolina State University. College of Engineering--History. |
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Frank Houston Smith Papers, 1929-1984
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| Call Number: |
MC 00146 |
| Abstract: |
The Frank Houston Smith Papers consist of documents related to Smith and Drs. John O. Halverson and Francis W. Sherwood, two
of his colleagues at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station (later Agricultural Research Service) at the North
Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). The bulk of the collection,
1929-1942, consists of professional correspondence of Halverson regarding gossypol, a toxin in cotton plants and cottonseed
meal.
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| Subjects: |
Animal nutrition--United States | College teachers--North Carolina | Gossypol--Research | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Halverson, John Oliver. | Sherwood, Francis Webber, b. 1890 | Smith, Frank Houston, b. 1903 |
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Jasper Leonidas Stuckey Papers, 1924-1979
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| Creator: |
Stuckey, Jasper Leonidas |
| Call Number: |
MC 00154 |
| Abstract: |
Jasper L. Stuckey was a geologist, educator, farmer, and consultant. He was born in Princeton, North Carolina, on 24 July
1891 and graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 1918 and earned an M.A. in Geology in 1920. He
served briefly in the United States Army in France, seeing combat in the Argonne Forest. Stukey received his Ph.D. from Cornell
University in 1924 and became the State Geologist of North Carolina, serving 1925-1926 and 1940-1965. He became professor
of Geology at North Carolina State College in 1926 and served as head of the Department of Geology from 1927 until 1957.
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| Subjects: |
Geologists | Geology--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | World War, 1939-1945--Food supply--United States | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Parker, John M. | Stuckey, Jasper Leonidas |
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Thomas Nelson Papers, 1877-1954
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| Creator: |
Nelson, Thomas, b. 1872 |
| Call Number: |
MC 00002 |
| Abstract: |
This collection contains material documenting the personal and professional life of Thomas Nelson, an internationally renowned
textile expert and educator. Included are correspondence, photographs, textile samples, clippings from print media, class
and lab notes, and Nelson's various published works. Of special interest in this collection is correspondence with then-Democratic
presidential nominee Franklin Delano Roosevelt, correspondence with a North Carolina State alumnus serving in the Second World
War, and a signed 4th edition of Nelson's book,
Practical Loom Fixing.
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| Subjects: |
Cotton weaving | Jacquard weaving. | Looms. | Textile design | Textile schools--North Carolina | Weaving | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--History. | Nelson, Thomas, b. 1872 | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 |
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Guy Owen Papers, 1967 - 1982
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| Creator: |
Owen, Guy, 1925- |
| Call Number: |
MC 00023 |
| Abstract: |
The Guy Owen papers contain publicity material, including photographs, brochures, and press releases connected with the movie
premiere of the film
The Flim-Flam Man, based on Owen's book
The Ballad of the Flim-Flam Man. Also included are articles, news clippings and a eulogy about Owen, as well as literary magazines
and journals containing his articles.
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| Subjects: |
American fiction--20th century | American poetry--20th century | Authors, American--North Carolina--20th century | College teachers--North Carolina--History--20th century | Film adaptations | Folklore--North Carolina | Poetry--Editing. | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Owen, Guy, 1925- |
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Charles W. Suggs Papers, 1914 - 1995
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| Creator: |
Suggs, Charles Wilson, 1928- |
| Call Number: |
MC 00033 |
| Abstract: |
This collection contains Charles Wilson Suggs's notes, data, publications, papers presented, reports, photographs, and sketches,
primarily on the topics of tobacco mechanization (tobacco harvesters and transplanters) and equipment ergonomics.
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| Subjects: |
Agricultural engineering--Research--North Carolina | Farm equipment--Research--North Carolina | Tobacco--Machinery--North Carolina | American Society of Agricultural Engineers. | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Suggs, Charles Wilson, 1928- |
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John Fletcher Miller Papers, 1924-1972
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| Creator: |
Miller, John Fletcher, 1890-1972 |
| Call Number: |
MC 00065 |
| Abstract: |
The John Fletcher Miller Papers contains materials related to Miller's involvement with athletics, intramural sports, and
the Department of Physical Education at North Carolina State University. The collection contains a biographical essay, a certificate,
correspondence, news and yearbook clippings, and photographs. The items date from 1924 to 1972.
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| Subjects: |
College sports--North Carolina--History | College students--North Carolina--History | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | North Carolina State University--Sports--History. | North Carolina State University. Dept. of Physical Education--History. | Miller, John Fletcher, 1890-1972 |
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Lawrence Earl Hinkle Papers, 1853-1964
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| Creator: |
Hinkle, Lawrence Earl, 1889-1964 |
| Call Number: |
MC 00078 |
| Abstract: |
The Lawrence Earl Hinkle papers include correspondence, writings, lecture notes, publications, and academic journals, 1853
to 1964. It chiefly documents Hinkle's career as an educator and linguist at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina
State University), 1915-1955.
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| Subjects: |
Episcopalians--North Carolina--History--20th century | Linguistics--Study and teaching--North Carolina. | Christ Church (Raleigh, N.C.) | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | Godbey, Allen Howard, 1864-1948 | Hinkle, Lawrence Earl, 1889-1964 |
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