UA 100.025 Guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Plant Pathology Records, 1925-1997

Creator

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Plant Pathology.

Quantity

35.5 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

23 archival boxes, 16 cartons

Language

English

Acquisitions Information

Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Plant Pathology.

Processing

Processed by: Pat Webber; Flora Blackley, 2009 July; machine-readable finding aid created by: Pat Webber, Finding aid updated by Flora Blackley, 2009 July; Cate Putirskis, 2009 July

Scope and Content Note

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Plant Pathology contain article reprints, brochures, correspondence, facilities information, meeting minutes, reports and presentation material, research projects, and publications. Major correspondents include J. Lawrence Apple, Robert Aycock, and Nash N. Winstead. In addition, there is a significant amount of extension material available, including correspondence, education materials, meeting minutes, Plans of Work, and research reports. Materials range in date from 1925 to 1997.

Historical Note

Plant pathology at NCSU, like much of the current CALS curriculum, grew out of work done by the North Carolina Experiment Station. During the 1890s, occasional classes in plant pathology were taught as a part of the Horticulture curriculum, and work was also performed in cooperation with the Experiment Station. Coursework devoted entirely to plant pathology did not begin until the 1901-1902 school year, with the creation of the Biological Division and the appointment of F. L. Stevens as Instructor in Biology. During the 1920s, plant pathology education and research was reorganized as a part of the new Department of Botany (Plant Biology after 2006). Over the next decades, the number of courses and faculty devoted to plant pathology would continue to grow.

In 1945, the Plant Pathology section of the Botany Department was created, and James H. Jensen was named as the first head. Another reorganization took place in 1950, when Plant Pathology became one of five faculties in the newly created Division of Biological Sciences. It was after this latter shake-up that the department finally moved into its current home in Gardner Hall, after previously having used space in Withers and Patterson Halls. Under Jensen's leadership the department grew from 5 to 20 faculty members, and continued to expand its research and extension role throughout the state. In addition, the first Pesticide School (currently called the Crop Protection School) was held in 1949, and the first Plant Disease Clinic in 1951.

D. E. Ellis became the second department head in 1954, and continued the growth of the department's activities. By his retirement in 1973, the faculty had increased to 48, and the department's space in Gardner had likewise expanded. In 1958 Plant Pathology became a full-fledged department, and was included along with four other Departments in the creation of the Institute of Biological Sciences. With the discontinuation of the Institute in 1971, Plant Pathology became a department within the School (now College) of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where it remains today.

Additional information and resources on the history of the Department of Plant Pathology can be found through the NCSU Historical State website .

Controlled Terms

1. North Carolina State University. Dept. of Plant Pathology.
2. Plant pathology--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina

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