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| Title: |
Robert W. Graeber Papers, 1911-1949
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| Creator: |
Graeber, Robert Walter, 1888-1967 |
| Call Number: |
MC 00020 |
| Abstract: |
News clippings, radio talks, articles, correspondence, field reports, and photographs relating to Robert Walter Graeber's
thirty-two years spent in service of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension program. As head of the Forestry Extension,
he influenced the founding of the North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) Forestry Department
in 1929. Of major interest in this collection are Graeber's weekly field reports on several counties in North Carolina. These
reports reflect Graeber's daily activities from 1926 to 1939. Other reports meticulously document plots of timber within several
counties over the same period. Age, growth, volume, number, and price of standing trees represent the data gathered.
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| Subjects: |
4-H clubs--North Carolina--History | Agricultural extension work--North Carolina--History | Agricultural extension workers--North Carolina--History | Agroforestry extension--North Carolina--History | County agricultural agents--North Carolina--History | Forest landscape management--North Carolina--History | Forest management--Citizen participation | Forest management--North Carolina--History | Forest thinning--North Carolina--History | Forestry extension--North Carolina--History | Forests and forestry--North Carolina--History | Journalism, Forestry--North Carolina. | Timber--North Carolina--History | Tree farms--North Carolina--History | Woodlots--North Carolina--History | North Carolina State College. School of Forestry. | North Carolina State University. Extension Forest Resources Dept.--History. | Graeber, Robert Walter, 1888-1967 | Mattoon, Wilbur R. (Wilbur Reed), 1875-1941
Iredell County (N.C.)--Rural conditions--20th century. | Mecklenburg County (N.C.)--Rural conditions--20th century. | Pitt County (N.C.)--Rural conditions--20th century. |
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Dan U. Gerstel Papers, 1868 - 1997
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| Creator: |
Gerstel, Dan U. |
| Call Number: |
MC 00358 |
| Abstract: |
The Dan U. Gerstel Papers contain numerous scientific publications on a variety of topics related to the study of genetics,
cytology, plant pathology, and crop science, collected by Dan U. Gerstel during his career as a member of the faculty of the
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of North Carolina State University and in the genetics department of the Weizmann
Institute of Science (Mekhon Vaitsman le-mada) in Rehovot, Israel. The material is international in scope and covers a period
of six decades. In addition to scientific publications, the collection contains personal and professional correspondence,
a diary, genealogical research materials, newspaper clippings, and articles related to stamp collecting.
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| Subjects: |
Crop science--Research--North Carolina--History | Cytology--Research--North Carolina--History | Plant diseases--Research--North Carolina--History. | Plant genetics--Research--North Carolina--History. | Mekhon Vaitsman le-mada. | North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences--Faculty--History. | Gerstel, Dan U. |
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Polk Family Papers, 1850-1961
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| Creator: |
Polk Family |
| Call Number: |
MC 00013 |
| Abstract: |
The Polk Family Papers, 1850-1961, contain correspondence, newspaper articles, recipes, printed booklets, typed manuscripts,
and a nineteenth-century memory book relating to the personal life and professional activities of Leonidas Lafayette Polk
and members and friends of his family. Included are a small number of documents concerning Polk's daughter Juanita Polk Denmark
and the Turrentine family of Hillsborough, North Carolina.
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| Subjects: |
Agriculture--North Carolina--History--19th century | Agriculture--North Carolina--Societies, etc.--History--19th century | Education--North Carolina--History--19th century | Journalism--North Carolina--History--Nineteenth Century | North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--History. | North Carolina State University--History. | Polk, L. L. (Leonidas La Fayette), 1837-1892 | Polk Family | Turrentine Family
North Carolina--History--1865-1950 |
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| Title: |
Arthur Haskell Thomas Papers, 1920-1935
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| Creator: |
Thomas, Arthur Haskell, 1902-1989 |
| Call Number: |
MC 00058 |
| Abstract: |
The collection consists of Thomas' student life memorabilia, as well as several textbooks and academic materials. Academic
materials consist of the contents of six textbooks used for courses in the School of Textiles, including typed lessons and
lectures; cloth analyses, hand colored weave patterns on graph paper, and fabric samples; and handwritten notes, assignments,
essays and sketches. The student life material includes a number of university newsletters and other publications. Materials
also document Thomas' involvement in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (R.O.T.C.), including a photograph of Thomas in
uniform. His sports activities while at North Carolina State College are also included, such as playbooks, newspaper clippings,
and a felt monogram.
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| Subjects: |
College sports--North Carolina--History--20th century | Textile industry--Study and teaching--North Carolina--History--20th century | Textile schools--North Carolina--History | North Carolina State College--Students--Social life and customs--20th century. | Thomas, Arthur Haskell, 1902-1989 |
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North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Assistant Director Records, 1907-1978
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| Creator: |
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. |
| Call Number: |
UA 102.005 |
| Abstract: |
These records contain historical overviews and administrative papers belonging to the Office of the Assistant Director of
the North Carolina State Cooperative Extension Service. Included in the collection are correspondence, workplans, annual statements
of objectives, and other material related to home demonstration work, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), rural development,
farm education programs, 4-H, and the North Carolina State Fair.
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| Subjects: |
4-H clubs--North Carolina--History | Agricultural extension work--North Carolina--History | Agriculture--Study and teaching--North Carolina | Home demonstration work--North Carolina--History | Rural development--North Carolina | North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service--History. | North Carolina State Fair. | Shoffner, R. W. (Robert Worth), 1902-1995 | Weaver, David Stathem, 1896-1966 |
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David H. Howells Papers, 1957-1995
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| Creator: |
Howells, David H. |
| Call Number: |
MC 00263 |
| Abstract: |
The collection includes both David H. Howells' writings and his photographic work, with photography making up the bulk of
the collection. This collection is divided into two series. The first series, Environmental Research Papers, is comprised
primarily of Howells' writings, both published and unpublished. Topics include water quality management and planning, sediment
pollution control, water pollution from toxics, ground water management, and water pollution from agriculture. The second
series, Photography, includes negatives, prints, slides taken of black-and-white prints on display, and color slides. Information
on Howells' participation in photography exhibits is also included, as well as some examples of published photographs. The
subject matter of the photographs varies greatly, but there is a strong emphasis on water and the natural world. There are
also photographic portraits of more than thirty people.
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| Subjects: |
College teachers--North Carolina--History--20th century | Environmental engineers--North Carolina | Environmentalists--North Carolina--History | Land use--North Carolina. | Sedimentation and deposition--Environmental aspects. | Water quality management--North Carolina--History | Water resources development--Research--North Carolina | Water--Pollution--Control | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century. | North Carolina State University. Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering. | Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina. | Howells, David H. | Photographers--North Carolina--History.
Florida--Photographs | Georgia--Photographs | North Carolina--Photographs
Black and white photographs | Nature photographs. | Studio portraits. |
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| Title: |
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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John William Harrelson Papers, 1908-1955
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| Creator: |
Harrelson, J. W. (John William), 1885-1955 |
| Call Number: |
MC 00001 |
| Abstract: |
The John William Harrelson Papers contain correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, minutes, clippings, certificates,
scrapbooks, financial records, and photographs. The collection provides information about Harrelson's military career, his
tenure as a faculty member and administrator at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), and
his service as director of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. The materials also relate to Harrelson's
membership in various civic and professional organizations.
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| Subjects: |
Artillerymen--United States--History | College administrators--North Carolina--History | College teachers--North Carolina--History | Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Faculty--History | North Carolina State College--Faculty. | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. | North Carolina. Dept. of Conservation and Development--History. | Harrelson, J. W. (John William), 1885-1955
Financial statements | Letters (correspondence) | Minutes | Photographs | Scrapbooks |
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Frederick Morgan Haig Papers, 1918 - 1968
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| Call Number: |
MC 00162 |
| Abstract: |
The papers of Frederick Morgan Haig contain biographical information, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering
(later North Carolina State University) catalogs, publications, photographs, information on short courses in dairy production,
newspaper clippings, recognition certificates, general business correspondence, and letters of congratulations on Haig's retirement
in 1961.
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| Subjects: |
Agricultural education--North Carolina--History--20th century | Dairy schools--North Carolina--History--20th century | Livestock--Judging. | North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century. | Haig, Frederick Morgan, 1898-1968. |
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Dean Wallace Colvard papers, 1945 - 1959
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| Creator: |
Colvard, Dean W., 1913-2007 |
| Call Number: |
MSS 00205 |
| Abstract: |
The Dean Wallace Colvard papers consists of 33 pages of abstracts from Colvard's diary relating to the selection of North
Carolina State College (now North Carolina State University) Chancellor Carey Hoyt Bostian in 1952 and Chancellor John Tyler
Caldwell in 1959. Also included are 28 pages of records and Colvard's comments concerning the history of the test farm in
Swannanoa, N.C., and the Mountain Branch Agricultural Research Station in Waynesville, N.C.
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| Subjects: |
Agricultural experiment stations--North Carolina--History | College students--North Carolina--History | Mountain Branch Agricultural Research Station. | North Carolina State College--Faculty--History. | Bostian, Carey Hoyt, 1907-2000 | Caldwell, John T. (John Tyler), 1911-1995.
Swannanoa (N.C.) |
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William Mitchell Cates Papers, 1927 - 1936
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| Creator: |
Cates, William Mitchell, 1908- |
| Call Number: |
MC 00139 |
| Abstract: |
The papers in this collection pertain to William Mitchell Cates's undergraduate career at North Carolina State College of
Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). A variety of coursework is represented, including a report
on the operation of the Panama Canal, graded business letters, handouts on the economics of electric companies and original
problem sets, as well as Cates's work on these problems in the form of computations, charts, graphs, notes, and exams. This
collection also contains materials relating to Cates’s registration and housing, university publications, and other engineering-related
publications. All the materials are handwritten, printed, mimeographs, or blue Photostat copies, and are dated 1927 to 1936.
The bulk of the collection dates from 1929 to 1932.
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| Subjects: |
College students--North Carolina--History | Economics--Study and teaching--North Carolina | Electric engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Engineering students--North Carolina--History | Engineering--Study and teaching--North Carolina | North Carolina State College--Periodicals. | North Carolina State University--History. | North Carolina State University--Periodicals. | North Carolina State University--Students--History. | North Carolina State University. Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering--History. | Cates, William Mitchell, 1908- |
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