Guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Records, 1964 - 2006

Collection Number UA 140.011

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Collection Information

Abstract:

These records describe the administrative, research, and educational work of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism management from 1964 to 2006. These records include a departmental history, general correspondence, accreditation self-study reports, departmental brochures, and research reports. The records are arranged alphabetically.

Established in 1947 as the Department of Industrial and Rural Recreation, this unit at North Carolina State College (later University) changed its name to Recreation and Park Administration in 1958 and Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management in 1989. Originally in the School of Education, it came under the School of Forest Resources (later College of Natural Resources) in 1967.

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Processed by
Sarah G. Carr, 2000
Encoded by
Pat Webber, September, 2005
Finding aid updated by
Todd Kosmerick, 2007

Descriptive Summary

Repository

North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center

Creator

North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources

Title

North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Records, 1964 - 2006

Call Number

UA 140.011

Extent

1 linear feet, 2 records storage box

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Language of Material

English

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least twenty-four hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Transferred from the College of Natural Resources
Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management Records, UA 140.011, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Proccessing Information

Sarah G. Carr, 2000

Pat Webber, September, 2005

Finding aid updated by Todd Kosmerick, 2007

Historical Note


Established in 1947 as the Department of Industrial and Rural Recreation, this unit at North Carolina State College (later University) changed its name to Recreation and Park Administration in 1958 and Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management in 1989. Originally in the School of Education, it came under the School of Forest Resources (later College of Natural Resources) in 1967.

In 1947, Thomas I. Hines develop a new undergraduate curriculum at North Carolina State College (later University) to prepare students to provide recreation services in rural and industrial settings. The new department he formed was called Industrial and Rural Recreation, and it existed originally in the School of Education. It issued its first diplomas in 1951. In 1958 the department name changed to Recreation and Park Administration. In 1967 it was transferred to the School of Forest Resources (later College of Natural Resources). In 1989 the name was changed again to Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management.

A second undergraduate curriculum of Natural Resources Recreation Management was added to the department in 1968. The two undergraduate programs were merged into Recreation Resources Administration in 1975. A graduate program had been added in 1970. In 1977 NCSU's program became the first accredited by the Council on Accreditation of the National Recreation and Park Association. A revision of the program in 1994 resulted in the following four concentrations: Program Management, Natural Resource Management, Park Management, and Tourism and Commercial Recreation. Sports Management was added in 1996.

The department's outreach and extension programs date from 1951 with the first Industrial Recreation Workshop. The Recreation Resources Service was launced in 1987. The professional schools had their beginnings when Thomas Hines first led the Revenue Sources Management School in 1965.

List of Department Heads

1947 - 1978 Thomas I. Hines
1978 - 1986 M. Roger Warren
1987 - 2003 Phillip S. Rea
2004 - J. Douglas Wellman

Scope and Content Note


These records describe the administrative, research, and educational work of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism management from 1964 to 2006. These records include a departmental history, general correspondence, accreditation self-study reports, departmental brochures, and research reports. The records are arranged alphabetically.

Organization of the Collection


Materials in Box 1 are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Materials in Box 2 are arranged in the order received.

Online Catalog Terms


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

Personal Names

  • Hines, Thomas I.
  • Warren, Roger, 1932-

Corporate Entities

  • North Carolina State University -- College of Natural Resources
  • North Carolina State University -- College of Forest Resources
  • North Carolina State University -- School of Forest Resources
  • North Carolina State University -- Dept. of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management

Subject Terms

  • Parks management -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina
  • Recreation management -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina
  • Tourism management -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina

Related Material

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • General Records, 1964 - 2006

    • Accreditation Self-Study, 1976 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Accreditation Self-Study, 1987 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Brochures, Departmental, 1974 - 1984 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Career Placement, 1971 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Computing, 1983 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Courses & Curriculum, 1965 - 1979 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Departmental History and Development, 1964 - 1966 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Departmental News, Monthly Reports, 1972 - 1974 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Employee Recreation Management School, 1967 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Faculty, 1971 - 1973 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Fall Project, Wake Forest Park Site, Development and Operation Proposal, 1979 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Long Range Planning in Recreation and Park Education, 1964 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Mini-Grants, 1980 - 1982 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Recreation and Parks Research Education Institute, 1964 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Recreation Internship Summer Employment Conference, 1983 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Research Program Analysis, circa 1980 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Research Report, Role of the University Recreation Extension Specialist in Disseminating Recreation Research Results, 1976 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Research, General, 1975 - 1976 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Revenue Resources Management School, 1977 - 1983 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Southeastern Park and Recreation Institute, 1967 - 1976 [UA 140.011 Box 1]
    • Alumni Newsletter, 2006
      Accession no. 2006-0043
      Alumni Newsletter, Spring, Summer, and Summer 2006 (3 total)
      [UA 140.011 Box 2]
    • Departmental brochures, 1998 - 2006
      Accession no. 2006-0109
      Departmental brochures on Sport Management, Park and Natural Resource Recreation, Program Management, Tourism and Commercial Recreation, and Professional Golf Management and "A 50 Year Salute" booklet.
      [UA 140.011 Box 2]
    • Recreation and Park Administration, no date
      Proposal for a Recreation and Parks Research and Education Institute put forth by Thomas I. Hines and Herbert Brantley.
      [UA 140.011 Box 2]
    • Recreation Resources Administration, Long-Range Planning, 1970 May [UA 140.011 Box 2]

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