Guide to the North Carolina State University Wood Products Extension Records, 1955 - 2002

Collection Number UA 140.050

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Wood Products Extension Records contain documents pertaining to the wood manufacturing industry primarily in North Carolina. The collection includes information relating to seminars and symposia, manuals, correspondence, papers presented at various wood industry workshops, publications, course outlines, and a Wood and Paper Science dissertation. The material primarily dates from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Wood Products Extension at North Carolina State University is a part of the Cooperative Extension Service, College of Natural Resources, Department of Wood and Paper Science. Wood Products Extension was created in 1958, when the Extension Forestry Department split into two sections, Extension Forest Management and Wood Products Extension.

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Virginia Smith
Date Completed
October, 2001
Encoded by
Virginia Smith

Descriptive Summary

Creator

North Carolina State University. Extension. Wood Products Section

Title

North Carolina State University Wood Products Extension Records, 1955 - 2002

Call Number

UA 140.050

Extent

2 archival boxes , 1 linear foot

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 Department of Wood and Paper Science.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University Wood Products Extension Records, UA 140.050, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Historical Note


Wood Products Extension was originally part of the Agricultural Extension Service under the Smith-Lever Act (1914 May 8). This act provided for agricultural extension work by agricultural colleges across the country. It also produced a system of county farm agents that were stationed at land-grant colleges. In 1958, the Extension Forestry Department split into two sections, creating the Extension Forest Management and the Wood Products Extension. Today, the Wood Products Extension at North Carolina State University is a part of the Cooperative Extension Service, College of Natural Resources, Department of Wood and Paper Science.

Scope and Content Note


The Wood Products Extension Records contain documents that pertain to the wood industry in North Carolina and in other states. There are many manuals that contain information about equipment and procedures used in wood production. The majority of the papers in the collection come from various workshops that were held at North Carolina State University and other land-grant universities. These papers address the numerous aspects and concerns of the wood industry in the United States, particularly in North Carolina. There are also publications issued by state and federal departments of forestry. Much of the material documents the work of extension specialists, William T. Huxster, William E.Keppler, and Donald E. Nelson. The bulk of the documents come in the form of papers, worksheets, data sheets, and course outlines.

Organization of Collection


The Wood Products Extension Records, having no original order, is now comprised of six series: Historical Information, General Records, Publicity, Papers, Education, and Publications. Within series or subseries, the material is primarily arranged in chronological order.

Online Catalog Headings

Personal Names

  • Huxster, William T. (William Thornhill)
  • Keppler, William E. (William Eugene)
  • Nelson, Donald E.

Corporate Names

  • North Carolina State University. Dept. of Wood and Paper Science.
  • North Carolina State University. Extension. Wood Products Section.
  • North Carolina State University. Wood Products Extension Specialist Training School

Subjects

  • Forest products industry -- Congresses
  • Lumber trade
  • Wood products -- Congresses
  • Wood products -- Study and teaching -- North Carolina
  • Wood products -- Study and teaching (Continuing education) -- North Carolina

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North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources Records, UA 140 [HTML]
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Detailed Description of the Collection


  • UA140.050 Series 1:Historical Information


    2 folders

    This series contains documents on the history of the Wood Products Extension at North Carolina State University. The series includes information on William E. Keppler, the head of the Wood Products Extension section and has documents that relate to his work with the Extension service.


    • UA 140.050 Subseries 1.1: Wood Products Extension
      • "North Carolina State University, Wood Products Extension" / Larry G. Jahn [UA 140.050 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 1]
      • Booklet, "A Program Guide Pointing to Wood Products Marketing Extension" [UA 140.050 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 1]
      • Reports on History of Wood Products Extension [UA 140.050 Series 1 Box 3 , Folder 1]

    • UA 140.050 Subseries 1.2: William Keppler
      • "Memories of Bill Keppler, An Outstanding Wood Products Specialist and Man" / Donald Nelson, 1970 July 7 [UA 140.050 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 2]
      • Eulogy for William Keppler [UA 140.050 Series 1 Box 1 , Folder 2]

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  • UA140.050 Series 2:General Records, 1969 - 1976


    1 folder

    This series contains letters, memoranda, and papers that were generated by specialists, namely William Keppler, Donald Nelson and Nancy Keppler, William Keppler's wife, after her husband's death. There are also two papers that were originally attached to one of the letters in this series. The letters are arranged chronologically.

    • General Records, 1969 - 1976 [UA 140.050 Series 2 Box 1 , Folder 3]

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  • UA140.050 Series 3:Publicity, 1955-2002


    1 folder

    This series contains brochures advertising various courses, video courses, seminars, and symposia in the wood industry offered by North Carolina State University.

    • Seminars and Symposia, 1986-1996 [UA 140.050 Series 3 Box 1 , Folder 4]
    • Brochures, 1955-1979 [UA 140.050 Series 3 Box 3 , Folder 2]
    • Brochures, 1980-1988 [UA 140.050 Series 3 Box 3 , Folder 3]
    • Brochures, 1990-1999 [UA 140.050 Series 3 Box 3 , Folder 4]
    • Brochures, 2000-2002 [UA 140.050 Series 3 Box 3 , Folder 5]
    • Brochures, undated [UA 140.050 Series 3 Box 3 , Folder 6]

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  • UA140.050 Series 4:Papers


    3 folders

    This series contains, for the most part, papers from various seminars in the late 1960s. The first folder, Rough Mill Yield and Operations Seminar, contains the various speakers' papers from this seminar, which was hosted by North Carolina State University on December 1, 1966. The second folder contains papers that relate to the Hardwood Dimension Stock Yield Optimization Workshop. The third folder contains miscellaneous papers that were presented at various workshops or that were on file.


    • UA 140.050 Subseries 4.1: Rough Mill Yield and Operations Seminar
      • "Potentials for Increased Profits Through Analysis of Yields and Operational Procedures," / H. C. Moser [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 5]
      • "Notes on the Use of North Carolina State University's Lumber Yield Tables," / Nicholas C. Weidhaas [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 5]
      • "Salvage Matching, Moulder, Finish Planer" / Rudolph Willard [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 5]
      • "Least Cost Yield of Dimension Stock" / Nicholas C. Weidhaas, 1966 November [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 5]
      • "Short Log Bolter for Furniture Dimension Stock" / Rudolf Willard [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 5]
      • "New England Kiln Drying Association's Proposed Drying Quality Standard for Kiln Dried Rough Hardwood Lumber" / Nicholas Engalichev [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 5]
      • "Reduction of Lumber Degrade" / Roy M. Carter [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 5]

    • UA 140.050 Subseries 4.2: The Hardwood Dimension Stock Yield Optimization Workshop
      • "Management's Role in a Program for Yield Optimization" / Vincent R. Ross [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 6]
      • "Planing, Joining, and Ripping" / Vincent R. Ross [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 6]
      • "Yield in Number of Longest Length Cuttings per 1,000 Board Feet Clear Two Sides," Chart [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 6]
      • "Select Grade: Yield in Number of Longest length Cuttings per 1,000 Board Feet Clear Two Sides," Chart [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 6]
      • "No. 1 Common Grade: Yield in Number of Longest Length Cuttings per 1,000 Board Feet Clear Two Sides," Chart [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 6]
      • "No. 2 Common Grade: Yield in Number of Longest Length Cuttings per 1,000 Board Feet Clear Two Sides," Chart [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 6]
      • "Anatomy of a Lumber Utilization Improvement Program" / Vincent R. Ross [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 6]
    • Miscellaneous
      • "North Carolina: Staff Interviews - What Research or Education Projects and Activities are Being Conducted by Organizations?" [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 7]
      • "Plant Feasibility Checklist for a Forest Products Industry" / Richard Jorgens, 1962 April [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 7]
      • "Workshop for Maximum Hard Hardwood Yield in the Rough Mill," Report / Donald Nelson [UA 140.050 Series 4 Box 1 , Folder 7]

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  • UA140.050 Series 5:Education


    5 folders

    This series deals primarily with the Wood Products Extension Specialist Training School. Most of the documents date from either 1961 or 1962. The series consist of worksheets, answer sheets, course outlines, data sheets, and handouts. While the "Workshop for Maximum Hardwood Yield in the Rough Mill" has nothing to do with the specialist school, the records contain documents relating to the workshop, like itineraries, a program for the two-day workshop, a report, and a registrant list. This workshop, which was similar to the previous workshops held in North Carolina and New Hampshire, was held in Jamestown, N.Y., 1967 May 24 - 25, and was in association with New York State College of Foresty, Forest Products and the Manufacturers Association of Jamestown. The Slide Index contains a master index of 35 mm slide sets developed by the Wood Products Extension.

    • Specialist Training School [UA 140.050 Series 5 Box 1 , Folder 8]
    • Worksheets [UA 140.050 Series 5 Box 1 , Folder 9]
    • Exercises [UA 140.050 Series 5 Box 1 , Folder 10]
    • Workshop for Maximum Hardwood Yield in the Rough Mill [UA 140.050 Series 5 Box 1 ]
    • Slide Index [UA 140.050 Series 5 Box 1 , Folder 12]

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  • UA140.050 Series 6:Publications


    31 folders and 16 books and manuals

    This series, the largest in this collection, contains reports, newsletters, books, and manuals. Reports contains miscellaneous reports of the Wood Products Extension in North Carolina and other states. The second folder, Pamphlets, contains a collection of pamphlets from seminars, workshops, and other miscellaneous educational information. The Activity Reports were produced by Extension Forest Resources, and date from 1981 to 1999. Following that, the next set of folders pertain to the "Forum Newsletter", which was put out by the Extension Forest Products Utilization and Marketing and date from 1968 to 1979. "The Extension Service Update Newsletter" covers 1988 to 1993. The Extension Service, Natural Resources and Rural Development, ultimately a division of the United States Department of Agriculture, published these Wood Products Extension publications. There are also books and manuals included in this series. Most of the manuals are 'how-to' books.


    • UA 140.050 Subseries 6.1:
      • Miscellaneous Reports [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 ]
      • Pamphlets [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 14]

    • UA 140.050 Subseries 6.2: Activity Reports, 1981 - 1999
      • Activity Reports, 1981 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 15]
      • Activity Reports, 1982 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 16]
      • Activity Reports, 1983 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 17]
      • Activity Reports, 1984 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 18]
      • Activity Reports, 1985 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 19]
      • Activity Reports, 1986 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 20]
      • Activity Reports, 1987 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 21]
      • Activity Reports, 1988 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 22]
      • Activity Reports, 1989 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 23]
      • Activity Reports, 1990 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 24]
      • Activity Reports, 1991 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 25]
      • Activity Reports, 1992 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 26]
      • Activity Reports, 1995 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 27]
      • Activity Reports, 1996 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 28]
      • Activity Reports, 1997 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 29]
      • Activity Reports, 1998 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 30]
      • Activity Reports, 1999 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 31]

    • UA 140.050 Subseries 6.3: Forum Newsletter, 1968 - 1979
      • Forum Newsletter, 1968 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 32]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1969 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 33]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1970 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 34]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1971 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 35]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1972 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 36]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1973 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 37]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1974 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 38]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1975 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 1 , Folder 39]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1976 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 1]
      • Forum Newsletter, 1977 - 1979 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 2]

    • UA 140.050 Subseries 6.4: Extension Service Update Newsletters, 1988 - 1993
      • Extension Service Update Newsletters, 1988 - 1989 [UA 140.050 Series 6.04 Box 2 , Folder 3]
      • Extension Service Update Newsletters, 1990 - 1993 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 4]

    • UA 140.050 Subseries 6.5: Books and Manuals
      • "Two General Technical Transfer Acronyms Developed from Two Educational Programs for Small Wood-Using" /(Dissertation, University of Michigan ) / Donald Nelson , 1983 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 5]
      • "Three Case Studies of Lumber Manufacturing Firms in North Carolina" / William Keppler, William T. Huxster Jr., George Smith, and Peter Dyson [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 6]
      • "The Yield of Dimension Stock from Hardwood Lumber, Volume 1 and Volume 2" / North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 7]
      • "The Yield of Dimension Stock from Hardwood Lumber: Instruction Manual" [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 8]
      • "The Yield of Dimension Stock: Instruction Manual for Use of Yield Tables" / William Keppler and R. J. Thomas, 1965 July 5 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 9]
      • "Wood for People---Supplement for the Extension Conference on Forest Products, Utilization" / University of Massachusetts, CE Service, College of Agriculture [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 10]
      • "Two Cases in Materials Handling: Improving Lumber Sorting Efficiency and I Need to Replace My Present Log Handling Equipment" / William T. Huxster [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 11]
      • "Enterprise Feasibility: Feasibility Guide for Charcoal Briquetting Plant, for X County, North Carolina" / William Keppler and William T. Huxster Jr., 1962 April [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 12]
      • "Working With Wood Processing Firms" / Peter J. Dyson, William T. Huxster Jr., William Keppler, and George Smith, 1962 September [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 13]
      • "Wood Products Industries: Description, Problems, and Resolutions" / William Keppler, George Smith, William T. Huxster Jr., and Peter Dyson, 1961 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 14]
      • "Work Measurements" / William Keppler, William T. Huxster Jr., and Peter Dyson, 1962 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 15]
      • "Basket Veneers: Grading, Handling, and Manufacturing" / William Keppler and William T. Huxster Jr., 1962 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 16]
      • "Estimated Production Rates and Board Thickness Variation of the 24 Inch Sash Gangsaw" / William Keppler and William T. Huxster Jr. [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 17]
      • "Veneer Drying Times for High Temperature Continuous Dryers" [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 18]
      • "A Decision Model for Least Cost Inventory of Repairable Items" / William Keppler, 1964 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 19]
      • "Improving Green-End Processing" / William Keppler and William T. Huxster Jr., 1962 [UA 140.050 Series 6 Box 2 , Folder 20]

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