Geology at N.C. State: A History

ua135_013 Guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1939-2003 UA 135.013 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Kelly Clark, 2007 September, Susanne Hutchison 2009 July;machine-readable finding aid created by: Kelly Clark, 2007 September; finding aid updated by: Susanne Hutchison 2009 July Special Collections Research Center 2007-2009 July This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2013-02-13T13:16-0500 Finding aid written in English. 2009, 2012, 2013 February Finding aid updated by Susanne Hutchison, 2009 July; Updated by Beverly King, 2012 May; Finding aid updated to reflect additions to the collection by Cathy Dorin-Black, 2013 February North Carolina State University, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Records UA 135.013 Special Collections Research Center 1.75 Linear feet 1939-2003 The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences are produced mainly by three of the now-defunct departments that preceded it: Geological Engineering (1927-1954), Mineral Industries (1954-1967), and Geosciences (1967-1980). Records include reports, proposals, papers, curricula, meeting minutes, flyers and publications, official correspondence, and other items; newsletters from the State Climate Office; and meeting minutes from the NCSU Center for Marine and Coastal Studies Administrative and Planning Board. The North Carolina State University Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, offering degree programs in marine sciences, geology, and meteorology, was formed in 1981 from the merger of the Department of Geosciences and the Department of Marine Science and Engineering. Instruction in geology at NC State dates back to the 1920s. The marine science program began in the 1960s and became a full department in 1978. 3 archival boxes, 1 archival half box For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. North Carolina State University. Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences. Restrictions to Access

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Historical Note

Instuction in geology at NCSU began in the 1920s within the Agronomy Dept. and also in the Dept. of Ceramic Engineering, which offered a curriculum in mining engineering. A separate Dept. of Geology was established in 1927 within the School of Science and Business. It was transferred to the School of Engineering in July 1937 as part of the university consolidation.

In 1946, the Tennessee Valley Authority along with NC State and the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development opened the Minerals Research Laboratory in Asheville, North Carolina, which was managed by the head of the Dept. of Geological Engineering until 1954. In May 1954, the department was combined with Ceramic and Metallurgical Engineering to form the Dept. of Mineral Industries.

In July 1967, geology was separated from the Dept. of Mineral Industries and renamed the Dept. of Geosciences as part of the School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics (now the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences). Geosciences was combined with the relatively new Dept. of Marine Science and Engineering (founded in 1978) in 1981 to form the Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, a multidisciplinary department offering degrees in geology, marine sciences, and meteorology.

List of Department Heads 1937-1954 J. L. Stuckey (Geological Engineering) 1954-1967 William W. Austin (Mineral Industries) 1967-1980 Carlton J. Leith (Geosciences) 1981-1985 Jay Langfelder 1982-1983 S. Pal Arya, interim 1986-1989 Henry Brown 1989-1999 Leonard Pietrafesa 1999-2002 Richard Patty, interim 2002- John C. Fountain Scope and Content Note

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences are produced mainly by three of the now-defunct departments that preceded it: Geological Engineering (1927-1954), Mineral Industries (1954-1967), and Geosciences (1967-1980). Records include reports, proposals, papers, curricula, meeting minutes, flyers and publications, official correspondence, and other items; newsletters from the State Climate Office; and meeting minutes from the NCSU Center for Marine and Coastal Studies Administrative and Planning Board.

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Materials are arranged alphabetically by topic.

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