Practical Blacksmithing

%xmlchars; ]> mss00050 Guide to the Ralph Leland Cope Papers, 1949 - 1955 Processed by: Jennifer McElroy;machine-readable finding aid created by: Jennifer McElroy 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 Ralph Leland Cope Papers, 1949 - 1955 MSS 50 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed byJennifer McElroy, 2006 February Encoded byJennifer McElroy, 2006 March Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Cope, Ralph Leland, 1904 - 1981. Ralph Leland Cope Papers, 1949 - 1955 MSS 50 1 folder The Ralph Leland Cope Papers consists of materials for an Engineering 100 course at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). Included are official letters, as well as quizzes, assignments, a School of Engineering placement report, and various articles about academic and professional development. Also included are materials related to freshman orientation, student advising, aptitude tests and scoring, and the industrial engineering curriculum. The materials date from between 1949 and 1955. An alumnus of Pennsylvania State College, Ralph Leland Cope (1904-1981) was a professor of Industrial Engineering at North Carolina State University from 1938 to 1969. 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

Gifts of Ralph Leland Cope, 1968-1970 (Accession no. 1968-0009, 1969-0020, 1970-0015).

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Ralph Leland Cope Papers, MSS 50, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Processed by Jennifer McElroy, 2006 February

Encoded by Jennifer McElroy, 2006 March

Biographical Note

Ralph Leland Cope (1904-1981) received his B.S.M.E., B.S.Ind.E., and M.E.D. from Pennsylvania State University. He was a professor of industrial engineering at North Carolina State University from 1938 to 1969.

Scope and Content Note

The Ralph Leland Cope Papers consists of materials for an Engineering 100 course. Included are official North Carolina State University letters, as well as quizzes, assigments, a School of Engineering placement report and various articles about academic and professional development. Also included are materials related to freshman orientation, student advising, aptitude tests and scoring, and the industrial engineering curriculum. The materials were originally bound in one folder and date from between 1949 and 1955.

Online Catalog Terms

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

Individuals Cope, Ralph Leland, 1904-1981. Corporate Entities North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century. North Carolina State University. College of Engineering--History. Topics Industrial engineering--Study and teaching--North Carolina. Separated Material

This collection originally contained two books about blacksmithing and foundry work collected by Ralph Cope. The volumes have been integrated into the library's Rare Books Collection. Please check the NCSU library catalog:

Richardson, M. T. Practical Blacksmithing, Volume IV. New York: M.T. Richardson Co., 1891. Tate, James M. and Melvin O. Stone. Foundry Practice. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1909. Detailed Description of the Collection 1 of 1Papers, 1949 - 1955