Preliminary Inventory to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Horticultural Science Records, 1936-2008

Collection Number UA 100.022

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Collection Information
Abstract:

Contains departmental publications, historical information, memoranda, newsletters, personnel information, and reports relating to the department's academic and administrative activities. A significant amount of the collection consists of material relating to the J. C. Raulston Arboretum.

With the founding of NC State College in 1889 were created five academic divisions, one of which was the department of Horticulture, Arboriculture, and Botany. Following the general reorganization of the School of Agriculture in 1923, the horticultural extension work performed outside the department became fully integrated with the academic and research activities of the department. Today, the Department of Horticultural Science occupies Kilgore Hall (constructed in 1952), employs over fifty faculty, and continues to play an important role in state-wide horticultural research and extension. The department assumed its current name in 1962.

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Processed by
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Date Completed
March, 2004
Encoded by
Pat Webber
Updated by
Cate Putirskis, 2008 April

Descriptive Summary

Creator

North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Title

The North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Horticultural Science Records, 1936-2008

Call Number

UA 100.022

Extent

1.5 linear feet , 3 records storage boxes

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.
Preferred Citation

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


With the founding of NC State College in 1889 were created five academic divisions, one of which was the department of Horticulture, Arboriculture, and Botany. Around the same time, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture created a division of horticulture in the Agricultural Experiment Station. W. F. Massey was named to head both positions in 1889, and would serve State College until 1907. The department was housed in Primrose Hall after its construction in 1896, remaining there until 1905 when it relocated to Agricultural Hall (demolished 1956). Under Massey's leadership, students were trained in theory as well as the practice of horticulture, and he used his position in the Experiment Station to give his students the hands-on training they needed.

Following the general reorganization of the School of Agriculture in 1923, the horticultural extension work performed outside the department became fully integrated with the academic and research activities of the department. After that time the department moved once again, this time relocating to Polk Hall. The department also maintained a farm on college grounds, between Polk and Dan Allen Drive, south of Hillsborough Street to the railroad. The department used it to conduct research experiments as well as a demonstration farm for cultural practices.

From that time until the years following World War II, the department faculty would remain small in number, despite the variety and importance of academic, research, and extension work performed. Today, the Department of Horticultural Science occupies Kilgore Hall (constructed in 1952), employs over fifty faculty, and continues to play an important role in state-wide horticultural research and extension. The department assumed its current name in 1962.

List of Department Heads

1889-1907 Wilbur F. Massey
1907-1911 Frank C. Reimer
1911-1924 Joshua P. Pillsbury
1925-1928 C. D. Matthews
1928-1933 J. H. Beaumont
1933-1956 Monroe E. Gardner
1956-1967 Fred D. Cochran
1967-1973 Clive W. Donoho, Jr.
1974-1976 James W. Strobel
1977-1989 August A. De Hertogh
1989-2003 Thomas J. Monaco
2003- Julia Kornegay

Scope and Content Note


These records contain departmental publications, historical information, memoranda, newsletters, personnel information, and reports. The records document some of the department's activities from 1936 to 2007. This material consists of one series only, General Records; items within this series are arranged alphabetically. A significant portion of the material relates to the operations and activities of the J. C. Raulston Arboretum (referred to in these records under its original name, the NCSU Arboretum), including a number of issues of the "Friends of the NCSU Arboretum Newsletter."

Organization of the Collection


Initial materials arranged chronologically; subsequent additions arranged in the order they were recieved.

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 Publications, UA 100.200
[HTML] Monroe Evans Gardner Papers, MC 167
[HTML] Joshua P. Pillsbury Writings, MSS 168
[HTML] Wilbur Fisk Massey Collection, MC 202

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • General Records, 1936-1998


    3 records storage boxes, 1.5 linear feet

    This series contains departmental publications, historical information, memoranda, newsletters, personnel information, and reports, all documenting departmental activities.

    • Academic Affairs Coordinator, Responsibility of, 1976-1977 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 1]
    • Administrative Notes
      • 1981 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 2]
      • 1982 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 3]
      • 1983 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 4]
      • 1984 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 5]
      • 1985 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 6]
      • 1986 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 7]
      • 1987 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 8]
      • 1988 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 9]
      • 1989 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 10]
      • 1990 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 11]
      • 1991 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 12]
    • Analysis and Use of Present Funds Available for Research,1942 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 13]
    • Announcements Calendar, 1992-1993 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 14]
    • Arboretum Update, 1992-1995 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 15]
    • Blueberry Research Progress Reports, 1971 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 16]
    • Departmental Personnel Changes, 1979 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 17]
    • Friends of the NCSU Arboretum Newsletter
      • 1981 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 18]
      • 1982 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 19]
      • 1983 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 20]
      • 1984 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 21]
      • 1985 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 22]
      • 1986 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 23]
      • 1987 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 24]
      • 1988 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 25]
      • 1989 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 26]
      • 1990 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 27]
      • 1991 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 28]
      • 1992 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 29]
      • 1995 [UA 100.022 Box 1, Folder 30]
    • Garden Notes, 1945 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 1]
    • Historical Information, 1980 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 2]
    • Hort Report
      • 1994 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 3]
      • 1995 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 4]
    • Horticultural Science Newsletter, 1983-1987 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 5]
    • Horticultural Science Newsletter, 2004-2007 [UA 100.022 Box 3, Folder 1]
    • Invitations, 1993, undated [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 6]
    • J. C. Raulston Arboretum Newsletter, 1997-1998 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 7]
    • L. C. Chadwick Award, 1982 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 8]
    • Memoranda, 1995-1997 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 9]
    • Newsletter, Spring 2008
      Accession no. 2008-0061       		[UA 100.022 Box 3]
    • North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers' Association publications, 2000 [UA 100.022 Box 3, Folder 2]
    • Resolutions, 1936-1948 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 10]
    • Southeastern Blueberry Council Proceedings, 1972 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 11]
    • Student Laboratory Farm, 1957 [UA 100.022 Box 2, Folder 12]
    • Tomato and Cucumber Marketing Board: Tomato Grades Schedule–England and Wales , 1953 [UA 100.022 Box 3, Folder 3]
    • Japanese plant catalogs, 1956, undated [UA 100.022 Box 3, Folder 4]
    • North Carolina, A Land of Horticultural Opportunity Offers You a Challenging Career in Horticulture [flyer], circa 1960 [UA 100.022 Box 3, Folder 5]

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