Preliminary Inventory to the North Carolina State University, Graduate School, Office of the Dean Records, 1894-2004

Collection Number UA 115.001

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Collection Information
Abstract:

This subgroup contains correspondence, reports, minutes, manuals, and proposals relating to the administration of the Graduate School. Records include a thesis manual, graduate research grants and proposals, and materials pertaining to the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the Research Triangle Institute, the Executive Council of the Consolidated University, African American student programs, the Western Electric Company, the American Council on Education, and the Southern Regional Education Board.

Graduate instruction was first offered at North Carolina State University in 1893, and the first doctoral degree was conferred in 1926. In the ensuing years, the Graduate School has grown steadily and has provided instruction and facilities for advanced study and research in the fields of agriculture and life sciences, design, education, engineering, natural resources, humanities and social sciences, management, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles and veterinary medicine.

Contact Information:
Processed by
Jaime Margalotti
Date Completed
Encoded by
Jaime Margalotti
Updated by
Karen Paar and Todd Kosmerick, 2007-2008

Descriptive Summary

Creator

North Carolina State University. Graduate School

Title

North Carolina State University, Graduate School, Office of the Dean Records, 1894-2004

Call Number

UA 115.001

Extent

16.75 linear feet , 12 archival storage boxes , 7 cartons , 1 half box

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 Graduate School. Consult the University Archivist for additional information.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University, Graduate School, Office of the Dean Records, UA 115.001, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Copyright Notice

North Carolina State University owns copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Historical Note


Graduate instruction was first offered at North Carolina State University in 1893, and the first doctoral degree was conferred in 1926. In the ensuing years, the Graduate School has grown steadily and has provided instruction and facilities for advanced study and research in the fields of agriculture and life sciences, design, education, engineering, natural resources, humanities and social sciences, management, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles and veterinary medicine.

As of 2005, the Graduate School was composed of more than 2,500 graduate faculty members. Educated at major universities throughout the world and established both in advanced teaching and research, these scholars guided the University's 6,000 Master's and doctoral students from all areas of the United States and many other countries.

Scope and Content Note


This subgroup contains correspondence, reports, minutes, manuals, and proposals relating to the administration of the Graduate School. Records include a thesis manual, graduate research grants and proposals, and materials pertaining to the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the Research Triangle Institute, the Executive Council of the Consolidated University, African American student programs, the Western Electric Company, the American Council on Education, and the Southern Regional Education Board.

Organization of the Collection


The records organized into the following series: General Records, Self-Study Reports, Colleges and Schools, Consolidated University, Fellowships, Graduate Students, and Graduate Program Reviews. Materials received since 2002 are at the end of the collection and arranged in the order received. They have not yet received full archival processing.

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • General Records, 1894-1991


    7 archival storage boxes , 3.5 linear feet
    • Administrative Council on Graduate Studies, 1935-1946 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder1]
    • Admission, 1941-1952 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder2]
    • Advisement and Advisory Committees, 1954-1973 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder3]
    • Agricultural Extension Service, 1936-1956 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder4]
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1959-1960 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder5]
    • American Council on Education, 1963-1972 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder6]
    • Applications, Forms and Statistics, 1966-1988 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder7]
    • Arnold Engineering Development Center, 1952-1953 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder8]
    • Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities
      • 1936-1947 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder9]
      • 1951-1954 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder10]
      • 1955-1956 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder11]
      • 1959-1965 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder12]
      • 1965-1974 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder13]
    • Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, 1939-1940 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder14]
    • Athletics, Graduate Manager, 1936 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder15]
    • Availibility of the Academic Record, 1972 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder16]
    • Budget, 1924-1938 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder17]
    • Bureau of Economic and Social Research, 1927-1928 [UA 115.001 Box 1, Folder18]
    • Catalogue Material, 1924-1973 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder1]
    • Colloquia and Lecture Fliers, 1956-1991 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder2]
    • Commencement
      • 1941 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder3]
      • 1943 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder4]
      • 1948 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder5]
      • 1949 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder6]
      • 1950 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder7]
      • Summer 1950 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder8]
      • 1951 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder9]
      • 1952 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder10]
    • Community College Advisory Council, 1964-1967 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder11]
    • Community Service, 1966 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder12]
    • Conference of Deans of Southern Granduate Schools
      • Correspondence, 1935-1952 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder13]
      • Minutes, 1935-1947 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder14]
    • Cost of Education Funds
      • 1959-1968 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder15]
      • 1968-1972 [UA 115.001 Box 2, Folder16]
    • Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, 1962-1969 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder1]
    • Council of Higher Education Institutions (New York), 1968 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder2]
    • Counseling Center, Audit Report, 1984 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder3]
    • Course Descriptions and Curricula Changes
      • 1926-1951 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder4]
      • 1952-1989 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder5]
    • Diploma Request Forms, 1981-1984 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder6]
    • Distrabution of Overhead Funds, 1969 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder7]
    • Division of Teacher Education, 1941-1944 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder8]
    • Enrollment and Degrees Awarded, 1894-1974 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder9]
    • Faculty, Graduate
      • Correspondence, 1940-1986 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder10]
      • Meetings, 1928-1968 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder11]
      • Publications, 1928-1942 [UA 115.001 Box 3, Folder12]
    • Federal Programs, 1960-1972 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder1]
    • Foreign Language Requirements
      • 1938-1968 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder2]
      • 1968-1988 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder3]
    • Gamma Alpha, Graduate Scientific Fraternity, 1951 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder4]
    • Grades, 1941-1975 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder5]
    • Graduate Assistantships, 1958-1986 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder6]
    • Graduate Club, 1935 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder7]
    • Graduate Courses Offered, 1923-1924 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder8]
    • Graduate Federal Scholars Program, 1987-1991 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder9]
    • Graduate Holistics Forum, n.d. [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder10]
    • Graduate Record Examination, GRE, 1952-1986 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder11]
    • Graduate School, History and Overview
      • 1914-1956 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder12]
      • 1960-1991 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder13]
    • Graduate Schools, Other, 1941-1970 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder14]
    • Honorary Degrees, 1942-1943 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder15]
    • Manuals and Guidelines for Graduate Study, 1941-1990 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder16]
    • National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, 1950-1961 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder17]
    • National Science Foundation
      • Correspondence, 1951-1971 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder18]
      • Yearly Survey, 1966-1970 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder19]
      • Yearly Survey, 1971-1980 [UA 115.001 Box 4, Folder20]
    • North Carolina Academy of Science, 1953-1964 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder1]
    • North Carolina Council on Higher Education for Adults, 1960-1969 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder2]
    • Off-Campus Scholarly Assignments, 1952-1984 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder3]
    • Operations Research, 1964-1969 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder4]
    • Oral and Written Examinations, 1941-1975 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder5]
    • Peterson, Walter J., 1958-1961 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder6]
    • Questionairre on the Masters Degree in Southern Universities, 1932 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder7]
    • Recommendations, Personal, 1952-1973 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder8]
    • Records Management, 1952-1962 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder9]
    • Regional Education Laboratory, 1965 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder10]
    • Registration Information, 1926-1955 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder11]
    • Research, 1932-1963 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder12]
    • Revisions to Graduate School Rules and Regulations, 1930s-1975 [UA 115.001 Box 5, Folder13]
    • Selective Service Policy, 1967 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder1]
    • Southern Regional Education Board
      • 1949-1957 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder2]
      • 1959-1966 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder3]
      • Commission on Graduate Education in the Agricultural Sciences, 1955-1956 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder4]
    • Special Talent Certification, 1972-1978 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder5]
    • Thesis Materials
      • Correspondence, 1925-1970 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder6]
      • Manuals, 1950-1971 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder7]
      • Manuals, 1978-1993 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder8]
      • Summaries, 1929-1935 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder9]
      • Titles, 1950-1971 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder10]
    • Tuition and Fees
      • 1925-1960 [UA 115.001 Box 6, Folder11]
      • 1961-1973 [UA 115.001 Box 7, Folder1]
    • University Stores Center, 1965 [UA 115.001 Box 7, Folder2]
    • Urban Affairs and Community Services Center, 1969-1979 [UA 115.001 Box 7, Folder3]
    • Western Electric Company, 1952-1971 [UA 115.001 Box 7, Folder4]

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  • Self-Study Reports, 1934-1971


    1 archival storage box , 0.5 linear feet
    • "Plan of Organization for Self-Evaluation of the Graduate Program at North Carolina State College," report, 1952-1954 [UA 115.001 Box 8, Folder1]
    • "Report of the Graduate Division," report, 1934-1944 [UA 115.001 Box 8, Folder2]
    • "Role and Function of the Graduate School," report, 1970-1971 [UA 115.001 Box 8, Folder3]
    • "Suggestions for Improvement of Graduate Instruction," report, 1940-1941 [UA 115.001 Box 8, Folder4]

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  • Colleges and Schools, 1925-1991


    1 archival storage box , 0.5 linear feet
    • Agriculture
      • Correspondence, 1925-1963 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder1]
      • Reports from R. F. Poole, ca. 1930s [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder2]
    • Design
      • 1967-1991 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder3]
    • Education
      • 1954-1979 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder4]
    • Engineering
      • 1932-1955 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder5]
      • 1957-1984 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder6]
    • Forest Resources
      • 1970 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder7]
    • General Studies
      • 1952-1955 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder8]
      • Deaprtments
        • English, 1941-1942 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder9]
        • Modern Languages, 1941-1943 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder10]
    • Liberal Arts
      • 1966-1971 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder11]
    • Physical Sciences and Mathematics
      • Departments
        • Mathematics, 1957-1967
    • Textiles
      • n.d. [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder13]

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  • The Consolidated University, 1931-1978


    1 archival storage box , 0.5 linear feet
    • Consolidation of Schools
      • 1931-1934 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder14]
      • 1935-1945 [UA 115.001 Box 9, Folder15]
    • Graduate Executive Council of the Consolidated University
      • Correspondence
        • 1948-1958 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder1]
        • 1959 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder2]
        • 1960-1965 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder3]
        • 1966-1968 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder4]
        • 1969-1978 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder5]
      • Minutes
        • 1946-1962 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder6]
        • 1963-1977 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder7]

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  • Fellowships, 1925-1972


    1 archival storage box , 0.5 linear feet
    • Fellowships, General
      • 1925-1942 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder8]
      • 1951-1961 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder9]
      • 1962-1964 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder10]
      • 1965-1972 [UA 115.001 Box 10, Folder11]
    • Fellowship Applications, Departmental, 1941-1942 [UA 115.001 Box 11, Folder1]
    • Fellowships, Moss, E.G., Fellowship in Tobacco Research, 1950-1966 [UA 115.001 Box 11, Folder2]
    • Fellowships, NDEA
      • 1966-1972 [UA 115.001 Box 11, Folder3]
      • NDEA Application
        • 1965 [UA 115.001 Box 11, Folder4]
        • 1969 [UA 115.001 Box 11, Folder5]

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  • Graduate Students, 1931-1978


    1 archival storage box , 0.5 linear feet
    • Early Graduate Students, 1917-1927 [UA 115.001 Box 11, Folder6]
    • Graduate Student Association, 1972-1983 [UA 115.001 Box 11, Folder7]
    • Graduate Students, Foreign
      • 1952-1968 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder1]
      • 1969-1976 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder2]
      • 1976-19818 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder3]
    • List of Students, 1915-1943 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder4]
    • Minority Student Education, 1951-1996 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder5]
    • Plan of Graduate Study, 1931-1933 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder6]
    • Professional Degree Candidateds, 1936-1942 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder7]
    • Prospective Students, 1952-1968 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder8]
    • Sloan, R.L., 1925-1927 [UA 115.001 Box 12, Folder9]

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  • Graduate Program Reviews, 1983-2000


    7.5 linear feet, 5 cartons

    This series includes Graduate Program Reviews from the Graduate School, Office of the Dean, arranged in alphabetical order.

    • Adult and Community College Education, 1986 [UA 115.001 Carton 13]
    • Architecture, 1989 [UA 115.001 Carton 13]
    • Architecture, 1999-2000 [UA 115.001 Carton 13]
    • Biochemistry, 1993-1994 [UA 115.001 Carton 13]
    • Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 1989-1990 [UA 115.001 Carton 13]
    • Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 1996 [UA 115.001 Carton 13]
    • Biomathematics, 1988 [UA 115.001 Carton 13]
    • Botany (Plant Biology), 1988-1989 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • Botany (Plant Biology), 1997-1998 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • Chemistry, 1985 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • Civil Engineering, 1987 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • Counselor Education, 1986-1987 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • Economics, 1993-1995 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • Educational Administration and Supervision, 1989 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1988 [UA 115.001 Carton 14]
    • English, 1984-1985, 1990-1991 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Entomology, 1983 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Food Science, 1987-1988 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Food Science, 1999 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Horticultural Science, 1983-1984 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Industrial Engineering, 1989 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Science, 1994 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1983 [UA 115.001 Carton 15]
    • Microbiology, 1993 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Physics, 1983 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Physiology, 1986 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Plant Pathology, 1984 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Plant Pathology, 1994 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Political Science and Public Administration, 1988-1990 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Product Design (Industrial Design), 1986 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Psychology, 1983 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Recreation Resources, 1986-1987 [UA 115.001 Carton 16]
    • Soil Science, 1989 [UA 115.001 Carton 17]
    • Statistics, 1987 [UA 115.001 Carton 17]
    • Textiles, 1983 [UA 115.001 Carton 17]
    • Toxicology, 1993 [UA 115.001 Carton 17]
    • Veterinary Medicine, 1989 [UA 115.001 Carton 17]
    • Wood and Paper Science, 1988 [UA 115.001 Carton 17]
    • Zoology, 1993 [UA 115.001 Carton 17]

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  • Unprocessed Materials, 1950-2004


    3.25 linear feet, 2 cartons , 1 half box
    • Graduate School policy files; miscellaneous correspondence to and from Graduate Deans, 1950-1992
      Accession no. 2007-0238       		[UA 115.001 Carton 18]
    • Graduate School policy files; miscellaneous correspondence to and from Graduate Deans, 1950-1992
      Accession no. 2007-0238       		[UA 115.001 Carton 19]
    • Graduate School Recruiting CD, 2004 [UA 115.001 Half Box 20, Folder 1]
    • Committee on Investment in Graduate Education, Report, 1994 [UA 115.001 Half Box 20, Folder 2]

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