mc00346 Guide to the L. W. Nielsen Papers, 1950 - 1980 Processed by: Pat Webber; machine-readable finding aid created by: Pat Webber North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center
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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program. Date of source: September, 2002 Finding aid written in English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 2007 AprilUpdated in April 2007 by Linda Sellars Guide to the L. W. Nielsen Papers, 1950 - 1980 MC 346 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Pat Webber February, 2004 Pat Webber Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. Nielsen, L. W. (Lowell Wendell), 1910-1988 L. W. Nielsen Papers, 1950 - 1980 MC 346 5 records storage boxes 7.5 linear feet The collection consists of correspondence, 1950-1980, written by and to L. W. Nielsen. The material largely relates to his research activities on potatoes and sweet potatoes, but also contains some personal correspondence as well, particularly during his Fulbright Grant studies in New Zealand during 1964 and 1965. 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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Transferred from the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Plant Pathology. Consult University Archivist for additional information.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], L. W. Nielsen Papers, MC 346, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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 Biographical Note

Lowell Wendell Nielsen was born on April 23, 1910, in Weston, Idaho. He attended Utah State University, earning a bachelors degree in 1935, and a masters degree in 1937. He went on to earn his doctorate at Cornell University in 1941. Later that year he was appointed an assistant professor at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), a position he held until 1944. Nielsen held held jobs as a pathologist and a horticulturist in Illinois and Idaho until he returned to N.C. State in 1948 as an associate professor. He was named a full professor in 1955, where he remained until his retirement in 1975.

While at State, his primary research interests were diseases affecting Irish potatoes and sweet potatoes; His research activities yielded over 70 publications during his lifetime. In addition, he also was the first professor to run the Plant Disease Clinic when that was established by the Plant Pathology Department in 1951. His research landed him a Fulbright Grant in 1964, which he used to conduct sweet potato research in New Zealand for nearly a year.

Nielsen married the former Davora Edmunds. Together they had three children. He died in Raleigh on August 9, 1988, aged 78.

 Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of correspondence written by and to L. W. Nielsen. The material largely relates to his research activities on potatoes and sweet potatoes, but also contains some personal correspondence as well, particularly during his Fulbright Grant studies in New Zealand during 1964 and 1965.

This material has been left in the order in which Professor Nielsen apparently filed it. From 1950 to 1962, the correspondence is arranged chronologically, and alphabetically within each year. During that time, only his correspondence regarding Southern Bacterial Wilt was filed separately. Beginning in 1963, his filing system changed, being subsequently arranged alphabetically by sender or recipient, without regard to year. The only exception to the above is his New Zealand correspondence from 1964 - 1965, which is again filed separately. It should also be noted that some correspondence prior to 1963 also exists in this latter group.

 Online Catalog Terms Nielsen, L. W. (Lowell Wendell), 1910-1988 North Carolina State University. Dept. of Plant Pathology--History. North Carolina State University--Faculty--History. Plant diseases--Research--North Carolina. Potatoes--Research--North Carolina. Sweet potatoes--Research--North Carolina. Related Materials North Carolina State University Department of Plant Pathology Records, UA 100.025 Detailed Description of the Collection 11 Southern Bacterial Wilt, 1952 - 1954 12 1950 13 1951 14 1952 15 1953 16 1954 17 January - June, 1955 18 July - December, 1955 21 1956 22 1957 23 1958 24 1959 31 1960 32 1961 33 1962 34 A, 1964 - 1978 35 B, 1963 - 1978 36 C, 1959 - 1980 37 D, 1963 - 1978 38 E, 1963 - 1974 39 F, 1963 - 1978 310 G, 1965 - 1975 41 H, 1963 - 1979 42 J, 1965 - 1977 43 K, 1963 - 1977 44 L, 1963 - 1974 45 Mc, 1963 - 1974 46 M, 1963 - 1978 47 N, 1963 - 1978 48 New Zealand, 1964 49 New Zealand, 1965 410 O, 1967 - 1976 51 P, 1963 - 1975 52 R, 1963 - 1976 53 S, 1963 - 1977 54 T, 1962 - 1978 55 V, 1963 - 1972 56 W, 1963 - 1975 57 Y - Z, 1963 - 1966