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%xmlchars; ]> mc00076 Guide to the Carey Hoyt Bostian Collection, 1936-1977 Processed by: Dawne E. Howard;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2005 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the Carey Hoyt Bostian Collection, 1936-1977 MC 00076 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed by Dawne E. Howard, December 2004 Encoded by Dawne E. Howard, July 2005 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Bostian, Carey Hoyt, 1907-2000 Carey Hoyt Bostian Collection, 1936-1977 MC 00076 3 6 archival boxes The Carey Hoyt Bostian papers and photographs contains correspondence, news clippings, and photographs relating to Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University as Director of Instruction at the School of Agriculture and as Chancellor of the University. Also included are Bostian's speeches and correspondence relating to his chancellorship. Carey Hoyt Bostian served as a faculty member at North Carolina State College from 1930 to 1973. Bostian joined the faculty at North Carolina State College in 1930 as an assistant professor in zoology. He became an associate professor in 1936, and a full professor in 1946. Also in 1946, Bostian was appointed assistant director of instruction in the State College School of Agriculture. In 1948, he became the associate dean of the School of Agriculture, and became director of instruction in 1950. During this year, he also became a professor in the genetics department. His title changed to director of instruction, School of Agriculture, in 1952. On September 1, 1953, Bostian became the seventh chancellor of North Carolina State College, and was formally installed on February 22, 1954. In 1959, Bostian resigned as chancellor in order to return to teaching. He helped establish the Faculty Senate, and served as its chairman from 1962 to 1963. Bostian continued to teach genetics at North Carolina State until his retirement in 1973. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

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Acquisitions Information

Received from Carey Hoyt Bostian in 1975 (Accession no. 1975-0001). Additions to the collection received from Bostian in 1976 (Accession no. 1976-0008), 1977 (Accession no. 1977-0006), and 1980 (Accession no. 1980-0005).

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Carey Hoyt Bostian Collection, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Carey Hoyt Bostian served as a faculty member at North Carolina State College from 1930 to 1973. He was born March 1, 1907 in China Grove, North Carolina. Educated at Salisbury High School, he left North Carolina in 1924 to study at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. He returned to North Carolina in 1925 to attend Catawba College, receiving his Bachelor's degree in 1928. He received his Master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1930 and his Ph.D. from the same school in 1933. He was a teaching fellow at the University of Pittsburgh from 1928 to 1930, had special training at the University of Chicago in 1930, and was an instructor at Catawba College during the 1934 summer session.

Bostian joined the faculty at North Carolina State College in 1930 as an assistant professor in zoology. He became an associate professor in 1936, and a full professor in 1946. Also in 1946, Bostian was appointed assistant director of instruction in the State College School of Agriculture. In 1948, he became the associate dean of the School of Agriculture, and became director of instruction in 1950. During this year, he also became a professor in the genetics department. His title changed to director of instruction, School of Agriculture, in 1952.

On September 1, 1953, Bostian became the seventh chancellor of North Carolina State College. He was formally installed on February 22, 1954. Bostian oversaw a multimillion dollar expansion during his tenure, which included enrollment surpassing 5,000 students.

In 1959, Bostian resigned as chancellor in order to return to teaching. He helped establish the Faculty Senate, and served as its chairman from 1962 to 1963. Bostian continued to teach genetics at North Carolina State until his retirement in 1973.

Bostian was a member of numerous organizations, including Sigma Xi, the Poultry Science Association, the Genetics Society of America, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Association of University Professors, the North Carolina Academy of Science, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, and the National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities.

Bostian received many awards at North Carolina State, including the Blue Key Award and the Alumni Distinguished Professor Award. In 1975, Bostian received a Watauga Medal, the highest honor the university awards. In 1980, the university dedicated Bostian Hall as a new building for scientific instruction. Also in this year, the Alumni Association awarded Bostian an Award of Merit for the greatest service by a non-alumnus to the university. In 1986, a 246-bell carillon was dedicated to him and his wife, Neita. Bostian's son, Dr. Lloyd Bostian, established The Chancellor Carey Bostian Scholarship, to be awarded annually to a student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences interested in genetics. In addition, The Carey and Neita Bostian Library Endowment contributes to buying human genetics materials.

Bostian died on April 22, 2000.

Scope and Content Note

The Carey Hoyt Bostian papers and photographs contains correspondence, news clippings, and photographs relating to Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University as Director of Instruction at the School of Agriculture and as Chancellor of the University. Also included are Bostian's speeches and correspondence relating to his chancellorship.

The contents of these materials portray Bostian's commitment to North Carolina State University. Newspaper clippings from across North Carolina follow Bostian's 1953 appointment and 1954 installation as chancellor, his assurance that the federal government would not allow the country to slip into another economic depression, and his 1957 trip to Peru. Other items, such as materials from the National Science Foundation's Undergraduate Research Program, demonstrate Bostian's commitment to his students.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is divided into two series: National Science Foundation and North Carolina State University.

National Science Foundation is divided into two subseries, Undergraduate Research Program and Summer Genetics Institute.

North Carolina State University is divided into seven subseries: Honors, Lectures, Correspondence, Reports, University Publications, News Items, and Ephemera. Items in the Ephemera subseries are described at the item level.

Online Catalog Terms

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

Individuals Bostian, Carey Hoyt, 1907-2000 Corporate Entitites National Science Foundation North Carolina State College. School of Agriculture and Life Sciences North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Topics Education (Higher)--Administration Related Material Alexander Quarles Holladay papers, MC 00010 Daniel Harvey Hill papers, MC 00022 John William Harrelson papers, MC 00001 John Tyler Caldwell papers, MC 00037 Joab Langston Thomas papers, MC 00115 Nash Nicks Winstead papers, MC 00187 Larry K. Monteith papers, MC 00262 The Office of the Chancellor Record Group, UA 002 Detailed Description of the Collection National Science Foundation, 1960 - 1969 1 2 boxes

This series includes reports, research papers, and programs from the National Science Foundation's Undergraduate Research Program and the Summer Genetics Institute. The majority of the Undergraduate Research Program subseries consists of student research papers, arranged alphabetically within each year. The Summer Genetics Institute subseries mainly consists of programs, and participant lists and photographs. Bostian taught courses at these institutes.

Undergraduate Research Program, 1961 - 1969 11Director's Reports, 1961 - 1965 12Director's Reports, 1966 - 1969 13Participants, 1959 - 1968 14Photographs, 1966, undated 15Student Reports, 1963 16Student Reports, 1964 17Student Reports (Barrier-Benton), 1965 18Student Reports (Brown-Holder), 1965 19Student Reports (Marks-Patterson), 1965 110Student Reports (Richardson-Stinner), 1965 111Student Reports (Williams-Yang), 1965 112Student Reports (Bartholomew-Harrington), 1966 113Student Reports (Hoegerman-Prince), 1966 114Student Reports (Adkins-Ballance), 1967 21Student Reports (Congleton-Friedlander), 1967 22Student Reports (Gibson-Hoegerman), 1967 23Student Reports (Hosley-Jackson), 1967 24Student Reports (Palmer-Swanson), 1967 25Student Reports (Womble-Yates), 1967 26Student Reports (Braswell-Helms), 1968 27Student Reports (Holden-Smith), 1968 28Student Reports (Stultz-Young), 1968 29Student Reports (Cantrell-Erhardt), 1969 210Student Reports (Foster-Laney), 1969 211Student Reports (Powers-Stiff), 1969 212Student Reports, Undated Summer Genetics Institute, 1960 - 1965 311960 321961 331963 341965 North Carolina State University, 1938 - 1977 2 4 boxes

This series includes materials from Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University, both as chancellor and as a professor. The majority of the series consists of photocopied newsclippings from various papers across North Carolina, primarily Raleigh's News & Observer and Times. The majority of the clippings are from professional clipping services, with the date and source of the story clearly identified.

Other aspects of this series include correspondence, most of which is dated from June to December 1953. Most of the lectures and reports were created after Bostian stepped down from the Chancellorship.

Items that do not fit into any other subseries have been placed into the Ephemera subseries. These materials are listed individually, and include items such as The Saga of Jimmy the Bull, referring to former School of Agriculture Dean James H. Hilton. This subseries also contains several photographs of Bostian.

Honors, 1953 - 1975 35Installation as Chancellor, 1954 February 22 36U.S. Army XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, 1959 January 29 371953 - 1975 Lectures, 1967 - 1977 381967 - 1968 391970 3101971 3111972 3121973 3131974 3141975 3151976 3161977 317Undated Correspondence, 1938 - 1974 318Pre-1950 3191953 June 1 - 1953 June 15 411953 June 16 - 1953 June 30 421953 July 431953 August - 1953 December, 1953 undated 441954 - 1958 451959 461963 - 1968 471970 481971 - 1974 Reports, 1957 - 1973

Includes a short report about Bostian's trip to Peru, Bostian's 1958 request to return to teaching, Bostian's 1959 report to President of the Consolidated University of North Carolina William Friday, historical notes on the development of general faculty bylaws, and a notice regarding Bostian's 1973 retirement.

491957 - 1973 University publications, 1953 - 1973 410Code Provisions Governing the University of North Carolina, 1970 411The N.C. State Agriculturalist, 1953 October 412North Carolina State College News, 1953 - 1958 413NCSU Alumni News, 1971 January, 1973 May/June 414Tech Paths, 1959 News Items, 1948 - 1973, undated Press Releases, 1958 - 1967 415Press Releases, 1958, 1967 Clippings, 1948 - 1973, undated 4161948 - 1950 4171953 April 10 - 1953 June 12 4181953 June 13 - 1953 August 31 511953 September - 1953 December, 1953 undated 521954 January 531954 February 1 - 1954 February 21 541954 February 22 551954 February 23 561954 February 24 - 1954 February 27 571954 March 581954 April 1 - 1954 April 9 591954 April 10 - 1954 April 15 5101954 April 16 - 1954 April 19 5111954 April 20 - 1954 April 23 5121954 April 24 - 1954 April 28 5131954 April 29 - 1954 April 30 5141954 May 1 - 1954 May 6 5151954 May 7 5161954 May 10 - 1954 May 13 5171954 May 14 5181954 May 15 - 1954 May 18 5191954 May 19 - 1954 May 20 5201954 May 21 - 1954 May 24 5211954 May 25 - 1954 May 27 5221954 May 28 - 1954 May 31 5231954 June 1 - 1954 June 4 5241954 June 5 - 1954 June 7 611954 June 8 - 1954 June 12 621954 June 13 - 1954 June 25 631955 - 1973 64undated Ephemera, 1953 - 1975 65Ephemera, 1953 - 1975 The Saga of Jimmy the Bull, 1953 Student Leaders, 1957 - 1958 Zoology and entomology staff, circa 1947 [Photograph] Chancellor Carey H. Bostian and his wife greeting Chancellor Emeritus John W. Harrelson and his wife at a formal party, 1954? [Photograph] Col. Paul, PAST, 1958 - 1959 [Photograph] Col. Paul, PAST, 1958 - 1959 [Photograph] ROTC Awards, 1959 May 9 [Photograph] Bostian standing in front of D. H. Hill Library, 1973 May [Photograph] Bostian sitting at his desk, 1975 January 31 [Photograph] Former Chancellor Carey H. Bostian, distinguished teaching professor, greeted by Dr. Thomas following his election at the Student Center, 1975 September 26 [Photograph] Bostian holding N.C. State College Raleigh memorabilia, undated [Photograph] Bostian looking at model airplane, undated [Photograph] Bostian speaking to women, undated [Photograph] Belltower, cars covered with snow, undated