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Title:   Elliot B. Grover Papers, 1925 - 1958 and undated 
Creator:   Grover, Elliot B. (Elliot Brown), 1906-1997
Call Number: MC 00027
Abstract: The Elliot B. Grover Papers include materials documenting Grover's early career in private industry, his consulting work with the Joint Chief of Staff examining German textile and pulp factories in the wake of the Allied advance through that country, and his work as a member of the faculty of the College of Textiles of North Carolina State University (although most of the latter type of material may be found in the records of the college's Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, UA 130.021). Included are company papers Grover kept from his time as an executive at Ponemah Mills in Connecticut, as well as records from his service in World War II in England and Germany with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, foreign currency from his sojourn during World War II in Europe, and official government notes and reports, from 1925 through 1958. Also included are several undated portrait-style photographs of Grover.
Subjects:   Textile industry--Connecticut | Textile industry--Germany | Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile schools--North Carolina | Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Administration | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--Faculty--History. | Ponemah Mills--History | United States. Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. | Grover, Elliot B. (Elliot Brown), 1906-1997
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Title:   Burlington Textiles Library Vertical Files, circa 1940-circa 1990 
Creator:   Burlington Textiles Library.
Call Number: MC 00384
Abstract: The Burlington Textiles Library Vertical Files contain trade literature and company information related to textile products and science.
Subjects:   Textile fabrics | Textile industry | Textile research
3
Title:   Malcolm Eugene Campbell Textbooks and Papers, Bulk, 1921-1926 
Creator:   Campbell, Malcolm Eugene, 1902-
Call Number: MC 00074
Abstract:
Subjects:   Textbooks | Textile design | Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher) | Campbell, Malcolm Eugene, 1902-
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Title:   George Mandikos Papers, 1945-1965 
Call Number: MC 00269
Abstract: The George Mandikos Papers contain professional literature, technical reprints, product information, handwritten notes, correspondence, and other materials related to Mandikos's work in the field of textile chemistry and color.
Subjects:   Textile chemistry--United States--History | Textile industry--United States | Mandikos, George | Mandikos, Sophia
5
Title:   William Edward Shinn Papers, 1929-1975 
Creator:   Shinn, William E., (William Edward), 1900-1995
Call Number: MC 00052
Abstract: The William Edward Shinn Collection contains items relating to Shinn's career at North Carolina State College as a student, professor, and department head. The majority of the materials document Shinn's professional teaching career at the university as well as his research on various textile and knitting technologies. A small number of personal materials are also included.
Subjects:   Blood--Circulation, Artificial | Cardiovascular instruments, Implanted | Coronary arteries--Research | Coronary circulation--Research | Heart, Artificial--History--United States | Heart, Artificial--Research | Heart--Blood-vessels--Research | Heart--Research | Medicine--Research | Textile fabrics--Research | Textile industry | Textile industry--History--20th century | North Carolina State College. School of Textiles. Dept. of Knitting Technology. | North Carolina State University. School of Textiles. Dept. of Knitting Technology. | Sanger, Paul W. | Shinn, William E., (William Edward), 1900-1995
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Title:   Recipes for Dyeing, circa 1820 
Call Number: MSS 00310
Abstract: This anonymous recipe book contains nearly ninety formulas for dyeing and bleaching cloth and other materials. It dates from approximately 1820.
Subjects:   Bleaching | Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry | Textile fabrics | Textile industry | Krochmal, Arnold, 1919-
Recipes
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Title:   Harry Sweetbaum Silk Industry Photographs, 1930-1941 
Creator:   Sweetbaum, Harry
Call Number: MC 00105
Abstract: The Harry Sweetbaum silk industry photographs, circa 1930-1941, consist of photographs of a silk plant in China, pictures of the silk making process, Japanese postcards of the Nishimura Filature, and photographs and a booklet from the AAA Silk Laboratory in New York City. Images are of workers, machinery, and some photographs of silkworms.
Subjects:   Sericulture | Silk industry--Employees. | Silk industry--Photographs. | Silk spinning. | Silkworms. | Textile industry--China | AAA Silk Laboratory (New York City)
China--Economic conditions
8
Title:   FabriCAD Consulting Records, 1989 - 2001 
Creator:   FabriCAD Consulting.
Call Number: MC 00333
Abstract: The FabriCAD Collection documents the activities of FabriCAD Consulting, a company established by Alison Grudier Hardy in the 1990s to provide consulting services to companies in the fashion and textile industries interested in using Computer Aided Design (CAD). Materials in the collection include information on various CAD systems, articles about FabriCAD, CAD systems, the textile industry, company publications, and fabric samples of CAD printing. In January 2003 Hardy discontinued the company's operations.
Subjects:   Computer-aided design | Fashion design | Textile fabrics | Textile industry | Textile printing | Textile printing--Computer programs | FabriCAD Consulting.
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Title:   North Carolina State University College of Textiles Committee Records, 1940-1978 
Creator:   North Carolina State University. College of Textiles.
Call Number: UA 130.004
Abstract: Minutes, memoranda, and limited correspondence primarily of the Course and Curriculum Committee and the Advisory Committees of the North Carolina State University College of Textiles. Most materials relate to course offerings and college policies.
Subjects:   Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile schools--North Carolina | Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Administration | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--History.
10
Title:   Arthur Haskell Thomas Papers, 1920-1935 
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.
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
11
Title:   Textiles Marketing Publications Collection, 1883-1979 
Creator:   Burlington Textiles Library.
Call Number: MC 00089
Abstract: Textile industry-produced marketing materials, reports, brochures, catalogs, etc., complete, in many cases, with textile samples documenting the effectiveness of particular dyestuffs on the various fabrics. Also included are a small number of government documents.
Subjects:   Cotton | Dacron | Dyes and dyeing | Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry | Rayon | Textile industry--United States | Wool | Burlington Textiles Library. | CIBA Limited. | Draper Company. | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. | General Dyestuff Corporation.
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Title:   Perry Grady Papers, 1978 - 2007 
Creator:   Grady, Perry L. (Perry Linwood), 1940-
Call Number: MC 00168
Abstract: This collection contains material donated by Dr. Perry L. Grady, Emeritous Associate Dean and Professor at the North Carolina State University College of Textiles (COT). Included are course outlines, student works, program advisory committee meeting minutes, photographs, photographic slides and videotapes documenting the history of the North Carolina State University College of Textiles and the textiles industry.
Subjects:   Textile crafts--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile fabrics--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile industry | Textile schools--North Carolina | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles. | Grady, Perry L. (Perry Linwood), 1940-
13
Title:   North Carolina State University, College of Textiles Annual Reports, 1906-2005 
Creator:   North Carolina State University. College of Textiles.
Call Number: UA 130.002
Abstract: This collection contains the annual reports of boards, the College, committees, departments, and offices of the North Carolina State University College of Textiles.
Subjects:   Textile crafts--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile schools--North Carolina | Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Administration | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles.
Raleigh (N.C.)
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Title:   Walter Clyburn Taylor Papers, 1911 - 1912 
Creator:   Taylor, Walter Clyburn, b. 1889.
Call Number: MC 00108
Abstract: The Walter Clyburn Taylor Papers consists of papers relating to textiles and their manufacture. These papers represent Taylor’s work for both his sophomore course on carding and spinning and for courses taken during his junior year at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). Included are handwritten and typewritten essays on a variety of subjects. Also present are tables of mechanical settings and several technical drawings for machinery, as well as articles clipped from technical journals and affixed onto pages of the notebook. All the materials in the notebook date from between 1911 and 1912.
Subjects:   Carding | Spinning. | Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile machinery | North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--Students--History. | North Carolina State University--Students--History--20th century. | North Carolina State University. School of Textiles--History. | Taylor, Walter Clyburn, b. 1889.
15
Title:   North Carolina State University, Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Records, 1924 - 1985 
Call Number: UA 130.021
Abstract: Records relating to projects and initiatives undertaken by the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management in the College of Textiles at North Carolina State University and related programs for the years 1924 - 1985. These records contain articles, brochures, budget records, clippings, photographs, memoranda, and correspondence. Included is information on faculty members, lectures, and department finances.
Subjects:   Textile crafts--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile schools--North Carolina | Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Administration | North Carolina State University--Faculty. | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--History. | North Carolina State University. Dept. of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management.
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Title:   North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, University Program on Science and Society Records, 1964 - 1971 
Creator:   North Carolina State University. University Program on Science and Society .
Call Number: UA 005.052
Abstract: Contained here are the files of the University Program on Science and Society. Included are brochures, budget records, correspondence, grant proposals, occasional papers, photographs, reports, questionnaires, speeches, and surveys. There are several folders on an Ethics and Decision-Making in the Textile Industry Study and a Science and Theology Study-Research Group. Files on the Experimental Study of Religion and Society also exist here, as well as on its funding from a Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation grant.
Subjects:   Religion and science--Study and teaching | Religion--Social aspects | Science--Social aspects | Textile industry--Study and teaching | Universities and colleges--North Carolina | North Carolina State University--History. | North Carolina State University. Office of the Provost. | North Carolina State University. University Program on Science and Society . | Shriver, Donald W.
17
Title:   Stanley Backer Papers, 1948-2000 
Creator:   Backer, Stanley, 1920-
Call Number: MC 00303
Abstract: Stanley Backer (1920-2003) attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, earning degrees in engineering and textile technology. He joined the faculty at M.I.T. in 1951 and eventually became the head of the Fibers and Polymers Laboratory. His research in textiles engineering led to a greater understanding of fiber structure and fabric behavior. Backer also led a program to develop one of the first online information retrieval systems, known as the Textile Information Retrieval Product. He died in 2003.
Subjects:   Information storage and retrieval systems--Textile industry and fabrics. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology--Theses. | Reinforced concrete, Fiber--Mechanical properties. | Textile fabrics--Mechanical properties | Textile fabrics--Testing | Textile fibers--Mechanical properties | Textile fibers--Testing | Textile research--Massachusetts--Cambridge | Textured yarn | Textured yarn machinery | Thermoplastics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Fibers and Polymers Division. | Backer, Stanley, 1920-
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Title:   North Carolina State University College of Textiles Associate Dean for Extension and Applied Research Records, 1908 - 1984 
Call Number: UA 130.040
Abstract: This records subgroup contains correspondence among North Carolina State University College of Textiles faculty, staff, and administrators and other files relating to the operations of the school; budget material, and Textile Extension correspondence. Documentation in the academic series includes information regarding Textiles College and extension projects and research, and Textiles College brochures and catalogs. Budget material includes monthly and year-to-date budget and expenditure reports of the College, the North Carolina Textiles Foundation, as well as other personnel and financial aid paperwork. The Textiles Extension correspondence series consists of correspondence to and from textile industry representatives regarding applied research requests and information on instructional services provided by the College of Textiles. This subgroup was formerly numbered UA 130.5.
Subjects:   Education, Higher--Research | Textile fabrics--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina | Textile industry--North Carolina--History | Textile machinery--North Carolina | Textile research--North Carolina | Textile schools--North Carolina | American Textiles Machinery Association. | CIBA-GEIGY Corporation.. | E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. | North Carolina State College. School of Textiles--History. | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--History. | North Carolina State University. Institute of Textile Technology. | Chaney, D. W. (David Webb) | Hamby, Dame S. (Dame Scott), 1920-
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Title:   Fieldcrest Mills architectural plans, 1911 - 1979 
Call Number: MC 00350
Abstract: The Fieldcrest Mills records primarily contain building plans, site plans, elevations, sections, details, structural and electrical systems drawings and engineering plans for Fieldcrest Mills. These plans are related to a variety of textile mill warehouses located in Leaksville, Spray, and later Eden, North Carolina.
Subjects:   Architectural drawing--North Carolina--20th century | Buildings--Specifications--North Carolina | Engineering drawings | Textile industry--North Carolina | Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company. | Babcock & Wilcox Company. | Detroit Stoker Company. | Easterby & Mumaw. | Fairfield Engineering Co. | Fieldcrest Cannon Inc. | Fieldcrest Mills Inc. | General Sprinkler Corporation. | Grinnell Company. | Kalman Steel Corp. | Leaksville Lumber Co. | Marshall Field & Company. | Maryland Metal Co. | Pillowtex Corporation. | Robert & Company. | Thread Mills Company. | Westbrook Elevator Manufacturer Co. | Western Percipitation Corporation. | Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company. | Ray, T. R. | Wilkerson, R. I.
Eden (N.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. | Leaksville (N.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. | North Carolina--History | Spray (N.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Architectural drawings | Blueprints
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Digital Content Available
Title:   University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Textiles Photographs, 1919 - 1991, undated 
Creator:   North Carolina State University. College of Textiles.
Call Number: UA 023.017
Abstract: The collection of College of Textiles photographs depict the school's people, activities, and facilities from its early days in Tompkins Hall to a few recent photographs from Centennial Campus. Many photographs of equipment and machinery are included, as well as laboratories and other facilities. A portion of the collection also features students of the college and their academic activities, including class portraits and Style Shows.
Subjects:   College buildings--North Carolina | Color photography | Textile fabrics--Research--North Carolina | Textile industry--North Carolina--History | Textile machinery--North Carolina | Textile schools--North Carolina | North Carolina State University--Students. | North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--History. | Textile Exposition and Style Show (North Carolina State College) | Campbell, Malcolm Eugene, 1902- | Chaney, D. W. (David Webb) | Dunlap, George H. (George Heyward), 1902-1969 | Grover, Elliot B. (Elliot Brown), 1906-1997 | Hamby, Dame S. (Dame Scott), 1920- | Nelson, Thomas, b. 1872 | Rutherford, Henry A. | Shinn, William E., (William Edward), 1900-1995
Contact sheets | Negatives | Photographs
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