Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agronomy Records, 1934 - 1960

Collection Number UA 100.012

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Collection Information
Abstract:

These records contain correspondence, minutes, reports, project information, and department history files.

Contact Information:
Processed by
Pat Webber
Date Completed
November, 2003
Encoded by
Pat Webber

Descriptive Summary

Creator

North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Title

North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agronomy Records, 1934 - 1960

Call Number

UA 100.012

Extent

1 records storage box , 0.5 linear feet

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

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 North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Consult University Archivist for additional information.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agronomy Records, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Historical Note


Early study of agronomy at N.C. State was largely the province of the North Carolina Experiment Station until Charles B. Williams was appointed the University's first Agronomist in 1906. He held that position until 1917, when he became the Dean of Agriculture, a position he held until 1923. In 1924, he was named to be the first Head of the new Department of Agronomy, created with the concurrent founding of the School of Agriculture. The Department quickly established a strong reputation in teaching, research, and farm extension work. By the 1940s the Department had developed into two destinct programs of study: Crops and Soils. During the following decade the department had grown so large that in 1955 it was dissolved and its components formed into two separate departments, Field Crops and Soils. These Departments were eventually renamed Crop Science and Soil Science, respectively.

List of Department Heads

1924 - 1940 Charles B. Williams
1940 - 1942 Leonard D. Baver
1942 - 1948 Ralph W. Cummings
1948 - 1953 William E. Colwell
1953 - 1955 E. T. York

Scope and Content Note


The collection consists of records describing the function and academic and research activities of the Department of Agronomy from 1934 to 1960, with the bulk of the records coming from the 1940s. The records are arranged into one series, General Records, and arranged alphabetically by subject. This material covers only a brief period and scope of the agronomic research and teaching activities performed at North Carolina State University.

Related Materials

[HTML] North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Records, UA 100
[HTML] North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Annual Reports, UA 100.002
[HTML] North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Crop Science Records, UA 100.016
North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Soil Science Records, UA 100.028
[HTML] North Carolina State University Manuscript Collections, Charles Burgess Williams Papers, MC 00016

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • General Records, 1934 - 1960


    1 box, , .5 linear feet

    Contains records on the research and academic activities, history, and function of the Department.

    • Correspondence, 1941 - 1951 [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder1]
    • Department Meetings, 1940 - 1942 [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder2]
    • Forms, n. d. [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder3]
    • Graduate Fellowships, 1953 - 1955 [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder4]
    • History and Organization, 1942, n. d. [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder5]
    • Library Committee, 1943 - 1944 [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder6]
    • Plant Institute, 1941 - 1943, n. d. [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder7]
    • Projects and Reports, 1943 - 1960 [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder8]
    • Seminars and Reports, 1939 - 1941 [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder9]
    • Seminars and Reports, 1942 - 1948, n. d. [UA 100.012 Box 1, Folder10]

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