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UA 100.026 North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Science Records, 1914-1983

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Poultry Science contain scientific and publicity research, informational and promotional materials, administrative files, materials relating to 4-H poultry projects, and other publications. Materials range in date from 1914 to 1986.
The first course in poultry at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) was taught in 1900-1901. In 1912, Poultry work became part of the Department of Animal Industry. The Poultry Science Extension Program began in 1907 and originally consisted of demonstration projects. In 1923, the Poultry Department became one of six departments in the new School of Agriculture. In 1962, the name of the department was officially changed to Poultry Science.

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Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Poultry Science.

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[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Poultry Science Records, UA 100.026, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Processing

Processed by: Katie Brightman; Laura Abraham, 2009 July; machine-readable finding aid created by: Katie Brightman; Finding aid updated by Karen Paar; Laura Abraham, 2009 July; Cate Putirskis, 2009 July

Historical Note

Poultry research at what later became North Carolina State University began with the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station in 1881. In 1895 the Poultry Division was added, after the Board of Trustees recommended "that a poultry yard be established and several varieties of the best breeds of chickens, etc., be bred and a few bees kept for the instruction of the students." Buildings and yards were established on ten acres adjoining the Fair Grounds. Frank E. Hege, a commercial poultryman from near New Bern, was the first department head.

Although the Agricultural Experiment Station was officially transferred to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts when students first registered in 1889, it did not move to the college until 1897. The first course in poultry at the College was taught in 1900-1901. In 1912 Poultry work became part of the Department of Animal Industry.

The Poultry Science Extension Program began in 1907 and originally consisted of demonstration projects. Still in existence, its mission has been the dissemination of important information to the public of North Carolina. The first Extension Poultry Specialist, C.B. Ross, was hired in 1913 and initiated the first instructional Extension short course in 1915. In 1938 C. F. "Chick" Parrish, a Poultry Extension Specialist from 1925 to 1963, began producing "Poultry Pointers," a monthly newsletter for poultry producers.

In 1923 the Poultry Department became one of six departments in the new School of Agriculture. Research, teaching, and extension work were under one department head, Benjamin F. Kaupp, for the first time. In 1962 the name of the department was officially changed to Poultry Science.

In 1945 "Chick" Parrish started the 4-H Pullet Chain in 14 counties. While technically named the "Grow Better Pullets Program," it was generally referred to as the "Sears Pullet Chain." Sears, Roebuck & Company gave $300 for the purchase of baby chicks for ten boys and girls. Each 4-H'er in the Chain received 100 baby chicks. At the end of six months club members brought twelve pullets to a show and sale. Sears gave $100 in prize money to each county in the program. The 4-H Pullet Chain Program was so successful that it spread to nearly every county in North Carolina and to most of the other southern states. There were fifty-four shows and sales in North Carolina in 1950, 107 shows in 1958. This program helped North Carolina become a commercial egg producing state.

The Department of Poultry Science is currently housed in Scott Hall. It consists of twenty-three faculty members working in a number of different research and extension areas, including: nutrition, physiology, immunology, poultry management, toxicology, microbiology, food science, waste management, food safety, and poultry health. A large amount of work is also being done in the area of poultry by-product management to reduce the potential environmental effects of the poultry industry. Informal educational programs are also offered by the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. The Department of Poultry Science has eight Extension Specialists with expertise in a variety of areas. Additionally, Extension Specialists with poultry expertise from five other departments work with the Poultry Extension Specialists. Through coordinated efforts, the members from these six departments help to meet the educational programming needs as a whole.

Additional information and resources on the history of the Department of Poultry Science can be found through the NCSU Historical State website external link.

Department Heads

1895-1898 Frank E. Hege
1901-1902 Harry Putnam Richardson
1903-1912 John Strauchon Jeffrey
1912-1914 Thomas H. Taylor
1914-1930 Benjamin F. Kaupp
1930-1955 Roy Styring Dearstyne
1955-1960 Edward Walker Glazener
1960-1968 Henry Wilburn Garren
1968-1969 Charles Horace Hill
1969-1985 Robert Edward Cook
1985-1988 James E. Marion
1988-1989 W. E. Donaldson
1989-2005 Gerald B. Havenstein
2005-present Sam L. Pardue

Scope and Content Note

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Poultry Science contain scientific and publicity research, informational and promotional materials, administrative files, materials relating to 4-H poultry projects, and other publications. Materials range in date from 1914 to 1986.

Identification

UA 100.026

Creator

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Poultry Science.

Quantity

14.25 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

12 archival boxes, 1 flat box

Language

English

Related Materials

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Poultry Science are arranged in six series: Scientific Research, Marketing and Publicity, Administrative File, 4-H Sears Poultry Project, Unprocessed Materials, and Publications.
This series contains a variety of publications on research outside and within the University and the Experiment Station. Univerisity publications include poultry surveys, poultry autopsies, and annual reports on investigations and pathology. In addition, there are publications resulting from student and faculty research on poultry science and the poultry industry.
The Scientific Research series is divided into sub-sub-series: Loose Reports, Collected Works, and Bound Volumes. The first is arranged alphabetically by title and the last two are organized chronologically. Bound Volumes contains an additional sub-series, North Carolina Experiment Station Poultry Investigations and Pathology Annual Reports.
Loose Reports
[Box 1, Folder 1] 1969-B
[Box 1, Folder 2] C-F
[Box 1, Folder 3] G-M
[Box 1, Folder 4] N
[Box 1, Folder 5] P
[Box 1, Folder 6] R-S
[Box 1, Folder 7] T-W
Collected Works
[Box 1, Folder 8] 1960-1965
Bound Volumes
[Box 2, Folder 1] N.C. State College Poultry Hospital Records 1-500, 1923-1925
[Box 2, Folder 2] N.C. State College Poultry Autopsies 941-1440, 1924
[Box 2, Folder 3] F.H. Harper, The Historical Development of Poultry Production in North Carolina, 1927
[Box 2, Folder 4] B.D. Tillet, A Poultry Survey, 1928
[Box 3, Folder 5] Greene, Poultry Survey of Raleigh, Volume I, 1-645, 1928
[Box 3, Folder 1] Greene, Poultry Survey of Raleigh, Volume I, 646-1303, 1928
[Box 3, Folder 2] Poultry Autopsies 14242-14742, 1933-1934
[Box 3, Folder 3] Autopsies 41,776-42,880, Part 1, 1947
[Box 3, Folder 4] Autopsies 62,802-64,653, Part 1, 1953
North Carolina Experiment Station Poultry Investigations and Pathology Annual Reports
[Box 3, Folder 5] 1914-1915
[Box 3, Folder 6] 1915-1916
[Box 4, Folder 1] 1916-1917
[Box 4, Folder 2] 1917-1918
[Box 4, Folder 3] 1918-1919
[Box 4, Folder 4] 1919-1920
[Box 4, Folder 5] 1919-1920 (2nd Volume)
[Box 4, Folder 6] 1920-1921
[Box 5, Folder 1] 1920-1921, Part I
[Box 5, Folder 2] 1920-1921, Part II
[Box 5, Folder 3] 1921-1922, Part I
[Box 5, Folder 4] 1921-1922, Part I
[Box 5, Folder 5] 1921-1922, Part II
[Box 5, Folder 6] 1921-1922, Part II
[Box 6, Folder 1] 1922-1923
[Box 6, Folder 2] 1922-1923
[Box 6, Folder 3] 1923-1924
[Box 6, Folder 4] 1923-1924
[Box 6, Folder 5] 1924-1925
[Box 6, Folder 6] 1925-1926, Part I
[Box 6, Folder 1] 1925-1926, Part II
[Box 7, Folder 2] 1926-1927
[Box 7, Folder 3] 1927-1928
[Box 7, Folder 4] 1928-1929, Part I
[Box 7, Folder 5] 1928-1929, Part II
[Box 8, Folder 1] 1929-1930, Part I
[Box 8, Folder 2] 1929-1930, Part II
[Box 8, Folder 3] 1933 Station Reports
This series documents research on egg marketing and the publicity activities of the NCSU Poultry Department. It includes press releases, calendars, flyers, and pamphlets designed to be distributed to poultry farmers and the general public.
The Marketing and Publicity Series contains two sub-series organized chronologically, Informational and Promotional Materials and Research.
Informational and Promotional Materials
[Box 9, Folder 1] 1914-1957
[Box 9, Folder 2] Poultry Calendar, 1950-1952
[Box 9, Folder 3] Poultry Calendar, 1952-1954
[Box 9, Folder 4] Poultry Calendar, 1954-1955
[Box 9, Folder 5] 1961-1966
Research
[Box 9, Folder 6] 1955-1957
[Box 9, Folder 7] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, 1931-1935
[Box 9, Folder 8] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, 1935-1937
[Box 9, Folder 9] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, 1937-1938
[Box 9, Folder 10] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, July 1938-June 1940
[Box 9, Folder 11] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, July 1, 1940-June 30, 1942
[Box 9, Folder 12] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, July 1942-December 1944
[Box 9, Folder 13] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, 1945-1947
[Box 9, Folder 14] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, 1948-1950
[Box 10, Folder 1] Publicity, Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, 1951-1952
The Administrative Files series contains registration materials and reports of proceedings from courses and conferences on poultry, information on the Department of Poultry Science (including memorandum, curriculum, and research programs), materials from the Extension Service (including budgets, correspondence, and progress reports), photographs, newsletters, and materials relating to professional organizations (reports and correspondence). Folders are arranged alphabetically by topic, and folder contents are arranged chronologically.
[Box 10, Folder 2] Courses and Conferences, Proceedings, 1973
[Box 10, Folder 3] Courses and Conferences, Proceedings, 1973-1974
[Box 10, Folder 4] Courses and Conferences, Registration Materials, 1927-1983
[Box 10, Folder 5] Department of Poultry Science, 1943-1967
[Box 10, Folder 6] Department of Poultry Science, 1967-1969
[Box 10, Folder 7] Extension Service, 1914-1971
[Box 10, Folder 8] Extension Service, 1973-1975
[Box 10, Folder 9] Photographs
[Box 10, Folder 10] "Poultry News," 1965-1967
[Box 10, Folder 11] Professional Organizations, 1940-1962
This series includes correspondence between Sears, North Carolina State College, and 4-H representatives. Included is information on egg shows, programs from 4-H events, field reports from Extension agents, general information on the project, lists of participating counties, and state and county summaries of 4-H poultry sales.
The 4-H Sears Poultry Project series contains two sub-series: "Correspondence and Other Records" and "Pullet Shows and Sales." As with the Administrative Files, series folders are arranged alphabetically by topic, with folder contents arranged chronologically.
Correspondence and Other Records
[Box 11, Folder 1] Correspondence, 1945
[Box 11, Folder 2] Correspondence, 1946
[Box 11, Folder 3] Correspondence, 1947-1954
[Box 11, Folder 4] Egg Shows, 1946
[Box 11, Folder 5] Event Programs, 1945-1950
[Box 11, Folder 6] Field Reports, 1947-1948
[Box 11, Folder 7] General File, 1946-1958
[Box 11, Folder 8] Participating Counties, 1945-1959
Pullet Shows and Sales
[Box 11, Folder 9] County Summaries, 1945
[Box 11, Folder 10] County Summaries, 1946
[Box 11, Folder 11] County Summaries, 1947
[Box 11, Folder 12] County Summaries, 1950, Alamance-Iredell
[Box 11, Folder 13] County Summaries, 1950, Johnston-Yadkin
[Box 11, Folder 14] County Summaries, 1955, Alamance-Hertford
[Box 11, Folder 15] County Summaries, 1955, Iredell-Pender
[Box 11, Folder 16] County Summaries, 1955, Person-Yancey
[Box 11, Folder 17] County Summaries, 1960, Alamance-Forsyth
[Box 11, Folder 18] County Summaries, 1960, Franklin-Pender
[Box 11, Folder 19] County Summaries, 1960, Perquimans-Yancey
[Box 11, Folder 20] County Summaries, 1965, Alamance-Iredell
[Box 11, Folder 21] County Summaries, 1965, Johnston-Yadkin
[Box 11, Folder 22] State and County Summaries, 1945-1949
[Box 11, Folder 23] State and County Summaries, 1950-1954
[Box 11, Folder 24] State and County Summaries, 1955-1959
[Box 11, Folder 25] State and County Summaries, 1960-1965
This series contains unprocessed materials.
[Oversize Flat Box 12] Exposicion de Barcelona, Segundo Congreso-Exposicion Mundial de Avicultura, Diploma of Educational Poultry Exhibit awarded to Poultry Department, North Carolina State College, 1924
This series contains publications produced by the North Carolina State University Department of Poultry Science.
[Box 13, Folder 1] Department of Poultry Science presents Annual Clyde W. Eby Memorial Lecture Poultry Science Enrichment Series, 10 Apr. 1985-25 Apr. 1986
[Box 13, Folder 2] Egg Industry Conference and N.C.E.M.A. Annual Meeting, 2 pamplets, 10 Nov. 1982-16 Nov. 1983
[Box 13, Folder 3] Livestock and Poultry are Big Business in North Carolina, undated
[Box 13, Folder 4] Poultry at N.C. State University, 1966
[Box 13, Folder 5] Poultry Can Crow at NCSU : Research, Teaching, Extension, 1881-1976, Jan. 1980
[Box 13, Folder 6] Poultry Research, Teaching and Extension at North Carolina State, 1964
[Box 13, Folder 7] Poultry Science and Technology Guide : Preventing Drug Residues in Poultry, PS&T Guide No. 32, undated
[Box 13, Folder 8] Poultry Science and Technology Guide : Small Poultry Flocks, PS&T Guide No.31, May 1984
[Box 13, Folder 9] Poultry Science Fund pamphlet, undated
[Box 13, Folder 10] Scientific Poultry Production Increases Farm Profits (State College Record) Vol. LXV: No. 10, Jun. 1946
[Box 13, Folder 11] Scott Hall : Poultry Science Building, dedication program, Dec. 1952

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