Preliminary Inventory of the North Carolina State University, Dept. of Social Studies Records, 1947-1969

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: North Carolina State University. Dept. of Social Studies.
Title: North Carolina State University, Dept. of Social Studies Records, 1947-1969
Call Number: UA 120.020
Extent: 3 linear feet, 2 cartons
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English

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Acquisitions Information: Transferred from Dept. of Social Studies.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Dept. of Social Studies Records, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Proccessing Information: Processed by Inventory prepared by Hermann J. Trojanowski, 2002 March 18

Encoded by Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2006 March 30

Historical Note

The Dept. of Social Studies did not evolve into the Dept. of History and is not related. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences was formerly known as the School of Liberal Arts and grew out of the School of General Studies and the Basic Division.

The American Society for Engineering Education Social Research society aimed to enhance post World War II effectiveness in teaching humanities and social sciences in engineering schools.

Scope and Content Note

Contains correspondence, course materials, lectures, memoranda, and reports relating to the Department. Included is material pertaining the American Society for Engineering Education Social Research Project. This society aimed to enhance post World War II effectiveness in teaching humanities and social sciences in engineering schools. The collection also contains information relating to the Society for the History of Technology.

Organization of the Collection

Collection is not processed. Materials are arranged in alphabetic order by subject.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Corporate Entities

North Carolina State University. Dept. of Social Studies.
North Carolina State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Society for the History of Technology.
American Society for Engineering Education.

Topics

Social sciences--Study and teaching--North Carolina.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Agriculture School Advisory Committee, 1959, n.d. [UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): General, 1953-1956	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Sponsor – Carnegie Corporation, 1953-1955	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Contract Between American Society of Engineering Education and North Carolina State, 1953-1955	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Project Reports, 1955-1956	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Agenda for Meeting to Approve Tentative Report, 1955	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Reactions to Report, 1956	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Workshop for Project Participants, 1954	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Consultants, 195-1956	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Supporting Documents, 1953-1955	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Illustrations for Possible Use in the Report, 1955	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Humanistic-Social Research Project (Dr. George Gullette, Head of the Social Studies Department was Director of the Project): Publicity, 1954, n.d.	[UA 120.020 Carton 1]

American Society for Engineering Education: Technical Institute Project, 1955-1959 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Annual Reports, 1955-1959 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Carnegie Corporation (John W. Gardner), 1955-1956 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
“Controversy” Television Program – Talks Presented by Faculty Members, 1958-1962 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Medieval Science, undated [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: CC101 – News Clippings, etc., 1947-1948 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: Readings for Contemporary Civilization I and II, 1950 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: SS101-103 – Syllabus, Course Aim, Lecture Topics, etc., 1953, n.d. [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: SS101 – Course Outline and Quiz Questions, 1952-1954 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: SS102 – Course Outline and Quiz Questions, 1952-1954 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: SS104 – Course Outline and Quiz Questions, 1952-1954 Science and Civilization, 301-302 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: Syllabi, Proposals, Outlines, etc., 1954-1964 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Civilization: Course Revision, 1961 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Problems: SS392 – Class Outlines, Assignments, etc., 1952-1953 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Problems: SS393 – Class Outlines, Assignments, etc., 1951-1953 [UA 120.020 Carton 1]
Course Materials: Contemporary Issues: SS491-492: Reading Lists, Outlines, Exam Questions, Suggested Course Changes, etc., 1953-1965 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Course Materials: Contemporary Issues: SS491-492: Faculty Lectures, 1951-1969, n.d. [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Governor Terry Sanford, undated [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Gullette, George (Head of Social Studies Department): Personal, 1955-1967 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Gullette, George (Head of Social Studies Department): Articles and Speeches, 1958-1961 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Gullette, George (Head of Social Studies Department): “Some of My Best Friends are Southerners” , 1961-
Newspaper Clippings of the Articles and Letters

[UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Gullette, George (Head of Social Studies Department): “Some of My Best Friends are Southerners” , 1961-
Comments on the Article

[UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Humanistic – Social Studies Program, 1948-1960 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1947-1961 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Mumford, Lewis – Report of the Committee on Criticism of Mumford’s Technics and Civilization, 1949 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Navy Department, 1959 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Social Studies Department: General, 1951-1969 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Social Studies Department: Articles and Speeches by Faculty Members, 1953-1958 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Social Studies Department: Imaginative “Literature” by Faculty [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Society for the History of Technology, 1957-1958 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]
Student Opinions, 1952 [UA 120.020 Carton 2]