Preliminary Inventory to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural Institute Records, 1959 - 1990

Collection Number UA 100.040

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Collection Information
Abstract:

These records contain Advisory Council files, brochures, catalogs, committee records, correspondence, minutes, and research reports. These records have not been processed.

Contact Information:
Processed by
Pat Webber
Date Completed
September, 2004
Encoded by
Pat Webber and Todd Kosmerick

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, Agricultural Institute Records, 1959 - 1990

Call Number

UA 100.040

Extent

6 records storage boxes , 10.5 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, Agricultural Institute Records, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Historical Note


The Agricultural Institute was created in 1959 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly, and its courses were first taught in the Fall 1960 semester. The first class consisted of 95 students, who were offered five fields of study: farm equipment sales and service, general agriculture, livestock management and technology, poultry technology, and pest control. By 1974 the number of programs reached eight, and by 1980 the number of students enrolled in the various programs peaked at 418. The program received national recognition in 1980 when it was awarded the first annual Award for Excellence in Agricultural Technology, presented by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture and the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Academically, the Agricultural Institute was created to offer a two-year associate degree program in Applied Science for those students desiring technical agricultural training but not requiring a four-year degree. This set-up remains to the present day. Currently, approximately 300 students are enrolled in the various programs, and the Institute awards over 100 degrees annually. The Institute offers training in eight programs of study, and utilizes over 50 faculty members from 13 different academic departments. The programs of study offered today are the following: agribusiness management; agribusiness management with horticulture option; pest management and technology, with agricultural pest and urban pest options; field crops technology; general agriculture; livestock and poultry management; ornamentals and landscape technology; and turfgrass management.

List of Directors

1960 - 1963 Homer C. Folks
1963 - 1965 J. N. Young
1965 - 1967 D. A. Miller
1967 - 1989 H. Bradford Craig
1989 - 1990 Jon F. Ort
1990 - 1997 K. L. Esbenshade
1998 - present John C. Cornwell

Scope and Content Note


The collection consists of correspondence, catalogs, graduation lists, graduate files, and grades pertaining to technical training and improvement of agriculture in North Carolina. This sub-group has not been processed, and it was formerly numbered UA 100.024.

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

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Brochures, correspondence, catalogs, 1960 - 1979 [UA 100.040 Box 1]
  • Advisory Council, class information, grades, correspondence, etc, 1984 - 1990 [UA 100.040 Box 2]
  • Programs, workshops, correspondence, and field trips, 1989 - 1990 [UA 100.040 Box 3]
  • Reports, meetings, correspondence, 1967 - 1972 [UA 100.040 Box 4]
  • Advisory Council files, correspondence, 1959 - 1984 [UA 100.040 Box 5]
  • Committees and Programs files, additional catalogs, 1965 - 1984 [UA 100.040 Box 6]