Handbook of Textile Testing and Quality Control

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2004 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program. Date of source: July 2007 Finding aid written in English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 Guide to the Elliot B. Grover Papers, 1925 - 1958 and undated MC 27 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: Processed by Chad Morgan Date Completed July 2007 Encoded by Chad Morgan Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Grover, Elliot B. (Elliot Brown), 1906 - 1997 Elliot B. Grover Papers, 1925 - 1958 and undated MC 27 3 1.5 The Elliot B. Grover Papers include materials documenting Grover's early career in private industry, his consulting work with the Joint Chief of Staff examining German textile and pulp factories in the wake of the Allied advance through that country, and his work as a member of the faculty of the College of Textiles of North Carolina State University (although most of the latter type of material may be found in the records of the college's Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, UA 130.021). Included are company papers Grover kept from his time as an executive at Ponemah Mills in Connecticut, as well as records from his service in World War II in England and Germany with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, foreign currency from his sojourn during World War II in Europe, and official government notes and reports, from 1925 through 1958. Also included are several undated portrait-style photographs of Grover. Massachusetts native Elliot Brown Grover (1906 - 1997) joined the North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) faculty in 1944 as the head of the Yarn Manufacturing Department in the School of Textiles. In 1959, School of Textiles Dean Malcolm E. Campbell appointed Grover the head of the school's new Department of Textile Technology. Grover received an honorary fellowship from the Textile Institute in Manchester, England, the organization's highest honor, in 1962. He authored numerous publications, including the Handbook of Textile Testing and Quality Control (1960). He was active in numerous professional organizations, including Sigma Xi and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Grover retired from the university in 1966. on-site For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Acquisitions Information

Originally transferred from the NCSU College of Textiles, North Carolina State University, as part of the records of the Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Records, UA 130.021.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Elliot B. Grover Papers, MC 27, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Elliot Brown Grover (1906 - 1997) was born in the suburbs of Boston. After graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1928, Grover went on to earn a textiles doctorate at the same institution in 1931. He thereupon began work as a textile engineer at Ponemah Mills in Taftville, Connecticut. Grover's career in private industry was interupted when he was called upon to do consulting work for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, conducting inspections of German textile and pulp mills after the latter had fallen into Allied hands during World War II. Even before decamping for Europe, though, he had agreed to join the North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) faculty in 1944 as the head of the Yarn Manufacturing Department in the School of Textiles. In 1959, School of Textiles Dean Malcolm E. Campbell appointed Grover the head of the school's new Department of Textile Technology. Grover received an honorary fellowship from the Textile Institute in Manchester, England, the organization's highest honor, in 1962. He authored numerous publications, including the Handbook of Textile Testing and Quality Control. He was active in numerous professional organizations, including Sigma Xi and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Grover retired from the university in 1966. He spent his retirement in Raleigh.

Scope and Content Note

The Elliot B. Grover Papers include materials documenting Grover's early career in the textile industry, his consulting work with the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff examining German textile and pulp factories in the wake of the Allied advance through that country, and his work as a member of the faculty of the College of Textiles of North Carolina State University (although most of the latter type of material may be found in the records of the college's Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management, UA 130.021). Included are company papers Grover kept from his time as an executive at Ponemah Mills in Connecticut, as well as records from his service in World War II in England and Germany with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, foreign currency from his sojourn in World War II Europe, and official government notes and reports, from 1925 through 1958. Also included are several undated portrait-style photographs of Grover.

Organization of Collection

The collection is divided into two series: Professional Papers and Personal Papers. Within series, folders are ordered alphabetically.

Online Catalog Headings Individuals Grover, Elliot B. (Elliot Brown), 1906-1997. Corporate Entities North Carolina State University. College of Textiles--Faculty--History. Ponemah Mills--History. United States. Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. Topics Textile industry--Connecticut. Textile industry--Germany. Textile industry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina. Textile schools--North Carolina. Universities and colleges--Administration--North Carolina. Related Material North Carolina State University Department of Textile and Apparel Technology and Management Records Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1 Professional Papers, 1925 - 1945 1.25 2.5 archival boxes

This series includes mostly company papers Grover kept from his time as an executive at Ponemah Mills before coming to N.C. State. Also included are records from Grover's service in World War II in England and Germany with the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee. Most notable in that connection is a sheet of Adolf Hitler stationery obtained during an inspection tour of a fallen German paper mill.

11Efficiency Studies, 1925 - 1937 12Joint Chiefs of Staff: Consulting Work Notes, England Trip, 1944 - 1945 13Joint Chiefs of Staff: Consulting Work Notes, Germany Trip, 1945 14Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1927 June - 1928 February 15Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1928 March 21 - 1928 October 27 16Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1930 February 1 - 1932 March 31 21Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1933 January 13 - 1933 May 9 22Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1935 March 25 - 1937 October 30 23Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1938 January 24 - 1939 June 22 24Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1940 March 29 - 1943 October 30 25Ponemah Mills: Company Papers, 1944 January 29 - 1945 December 4 26Ponemah Mills: Notes and Correspondence, 1928 March 30 - 1930 August 13 27Ponemah Mills: Notes and Correspondence, 1930 September 11 - 1932 December 13 31Ponemah Mills: Miscellany, undated 32Selfridge and Company Papers, 1928 - 1930 33"Shirley Cloth Duplicates for John Bogdan," 1944 34Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee (TIIC), European Trip (1), 1945

Contains one leaf of Adolf Hitler stationery obtained during an inspection tour of German paper and pulp mill.

35Technical Industrial Intelligence Committee (TIIC), European Trip (2), 1945 Series 2 Personal Papers, 1928 - 1958 and undated 0.25 0.5 archival boxes

This series includes various personal records of Grover's, including mementos from his years in Europe during World War II, portrait-style photographs of Grover, and a typed account of a Frenchwoman's 19th-century immigration to Massachusetts (possibly Grover's ancestor).

36"Life of Louise Beauvais Rider," undatedRetyped account of the emigration of a Frenchwoman to America in the early nineteenth century, possibly one of Grover's ancestors. 37Miscellany, 1928 - 1946Mostly mementos from Grover's sojourn in Europe from 1944 to 1945. Also included are newspaper articles, a few personal letters, and a program for MIT's June 1928 graduation ceremony (Grover's class). 38MIT President's Report, 1958 39Photographs, undatedSeveral portrait photographs of Grover.