%xmlchars; ]> mc00091 Preliminary Inventory to the William E. Splinter Papers, 1951-1968 Processed by: Todd Kosmerick;machine-readable finding aid created by: Todd Kosmerick North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Preliminary Inventory to the William E. Splinter Papers, 1951-1968 MC 00091 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center &ncsuaddr; Todd Kosmerick, 2007 Todd Kosmerick, 2007 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Splinter, William E. William E. Splinter Papers, 1951 - 1968 MC 00091 1.51 carton Contained in this collection are correspondence, reports, data sheets and logs, and other documents resulting from Splinter's research on agricultural mechanization while on the faculty of North Carolina State University. Included are materials for his work with Charlie W. Suggs on tobacco mechanization. There is also one folder of material on Splinter's involvement in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). William Eldon Splinter was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on November 24, 1925. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1950 and master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 1951 and 1955 respectively. In 1954 he joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State College (later University). In 1968 he returned to the University of Nebraska to become chair of the Agricultural Engineering Department, a position he served in until 1987. He was president of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) in 1978 -1979. 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

Collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.

 Acquisitions Information

Donated by William E. Splinter. The material was originally contained within the Charles W. Suggs Papers (MC 00033). Accession Number 2007-0119.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William E. Splinter Papers, MC 00091, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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 Biographical Note

William Eldon Splinter was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on November 24, 1925. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1950 and master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 1951 and 1955 respectively.

In 1954 Splinter joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State College (later University). He helped develop a mechanical tobacco harvester and mechanical tobacco transplanter, as well as electrostatic dusting and spraying systems. In 1968 he returned to the University of Nebraska to become chair of the Agricultural Engineering Department, a position he served in until 1987.

Splinter has numerous patents, awards, and publications to his credit. He was president of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) in 1978 -1979, and he received the John Deere Gold Medal in 1995. As of 2007, he is the current director of the Lester F. Larson Tractor Test and Power Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.

 Scope and Content Note

Contained in this collection are correspondence, reports, data sheets and logs, and other documents resulting from Splinter's research on agricultural mechanization while on the faculty of North Carolina State University. Included are materials for his work with Charlie W. Suggs on tobacco mechanization. There is also one folder of material on Splinter's involvement in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE).

 Organization of the Collection

Materials are arranged in the order that they had been filed when they were part of the Charles W. Suggs Collection (MC 00033). The collect has not yet been fully processed.

 Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index this collection guide in the NCSU Libraries online catalog.

Personal Names Splinter, Willam E. Corporate Entities North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. Topics Tobacco--Machinery--North Carolina. Farm equipment--Research--North Carolina. Agricultural engineering--Research--North Carolina. Related Material Charles W. Suggs Papers Detailed Description of the Collection 11ASAE Physical Properties Committee, 1964 - 1967Accession no. 2007-0119 12Plant Beds Correspondence, 1954 - 1968Accession no. 2007-0119 13ECPD 1963, 1962 - 1963Accession no. 2007-0119 14Dusting and Spraying Correspondence, 1951 - 1968Accession no. 2007-0119 15Equipment on Loan Correspondence, 1955 - 1967Accession no. 2007-0119 16Fertilizer Placement Correspondence, 1952 - 1960Accession no. 2007-0119 17Russian Articles on Harvesting, 1957 - 1963Accession no. 2007-0119 18Budget and Financial Information on Research Projects, 1957 - 1967Accession no. 2007-0119 19Fertilizer Placement, 1958 - 1959Accession no. 2007-0119 110Rustica, 1966 - 1967Accession no. 2007-0119