A Guide to Better Dairying,

%xmlchars; ]> mc00162 Guide to the Frederick Morgan Haig Papers, 1918 - 1968 Processed by: Michael Watts and Nathan Smith;machine-readable finding aid created by: Michael Watts North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2006 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the Frederick Morgan Haig Papers, 1918 - 1968 MC 162 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed byMichael Watts and Nathan Smith, June 2006 Encoded byMichael Watts, June 2006 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Haig, Frederick Morgan, 1898 - 1968. Frederick Morgan Haig Papers, 1918 - 1968 MC 162 0.752 archival boxes The papers of Frederick Morgan Haig contain biographical information, North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) catalogs, publications, photographs, information on short courses in dairy production, newspaper clippings, recognition certificates, general business correspondence, and letters of congratulations on Haig's retirement in 1961. Frederick Morgan Haig served on the faculty of North Carolina State University for 42 years as a professor of dairy husbandry. Haig was a native of Washington, D.C. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland, and served in World War I as an infantry lieutenant before joining the N.C. State faculty in 1919. Haig received an M.S. in animal husbandry from N.C. State in 1922. Haig died in 1968 at the age of seventy. 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

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

Acquisitions Information

Gift of Mrs. Frederick Morgan Haig, 1982 November (Accession no. 1986-0026).

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frederick Morgan Haig Papers, MC 162, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Processed by Michael Watts and Nathan Smith, 2006 June

Encoded by Michael Watts, 2006 June

Biographical Note

Frederick Morgan Haig served on the faculty of North Carolina State University for 42 years as a professor of dairy husbandry. At the time of his retirement in 1961 he was North Carolina State University's senior faculty member with the longest period of service in a teaching position. Haig was a native of Washington, D.C. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1918 and served in World War I as an infantry lieutenant and instructor before joining the NCSU faculty in 1919. He received an M.S. in animal husbandry from North Carolina State in 1922.

Professor Haig took an active interest in student and faculty organizations and was a principal organizer of NSCU Livestock Day. He was also a member of the Livestock Judging Fraternity, Alpha Zeta, and Pine Burr. Haig's primary research focus was concentrated on feeding dairy cattle and measuring growth in dairy cattle. He coached the diary cattle judging team, judged livestock at the state fair, and managed the college dairy herd in addition to his duties as an instructor and counselor.

Scope and Content Note

These papers contain material that spans over four decades of agricultural education in the state of North Carolina. Included is biographical information about Frederick Morgan Haig; North Carolina State College Catalogs (1920, 1945-1947 - copies and originals in scrapbook); publications such as A Guide to Better Dairying, Destruction of Riboflavin in Milk by Sunlight" (1944), "Extension [Farm]-News" (September 1938, February 1962), The N.C. State Agriculturist (October 1940, May 1948 and May 1950). Also contains pamphlets about horse shows, livestock shows, and dairying; facts and information about North Carolina State University and the Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department; photographs; correspondence including letters pertaining to livestock shows and letters of congratulations on Haig's retirement; information on the short course in dairy production (1946, 1947); newspaper clippings about North Carolina State's livestock judging teams (1923, 1926, 1935, 1938) and about Frederick Morgan Haig; a poem about Haig; and certificates such as Haig's certificates from the Masons and a proclamation from Governor W. Kerr Scott pronouncing Haig a country squire.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is organized into two series; Professional Papers and Personal Papers.

Online Catalog Terms

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

Individuals Haig, Frederick Morgan, 1898-1968. Corporate Entities North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century. Topics Agricultural education--North Carolina--History--20th century. Dairy schools--North Carolina--History--20th century. Livestock--Judging. Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1Professional Papers, 1918 - 1962 0.51 archival box

This series contains correspondence, biographical information, newspaper clippings, North Carolina State College Catalogs, agricultural publications, information on short courses in dairy production, and photographs.

11Correspondence, 1942 - 1948 12N.C. State College classes and professors, 1919 - 1958

Contains historical notes by Haig (handwritten).

13N.C. State College catalogs, 1919 - 1955 14Dairy competition papers, 1933 - 1947 15Publications and course guides, 1936 - 1960 16News articles (1 of 3), 1926 - 1962 17News articles (2 of 3), 1926 - 1962 18News articles (3 of 3), 1926 - 1962 19Programs, 1922 - 1956 110Agricultural journals, 1940 - 1962 111Academic record and list of colleagues, 1923 - 1946 112Photographs, 1918 - 1951 Series 2Personal Papers, 1919 - 1968 0.252 folders

This small series contains a collection of certificates of commendation and membership belonging to Professor Haig. Included are certificates of Masonic Lodge service and Alpha Zeta membership certificates. Additionally, there are letters congratulating Professor Haig on his retirement in 1961. The retirement letters have been removed from a binder.

113Awards and certificates of commendation, 1919 - 1968 21Retirement letters, 1961 - 1962