%xmlchars; ]> mss00188 Guide to the Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock letters, 1891 - 1894 Processed by: Special Collections Staff;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 Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock Letters, 1891 - 1894 MSS 188 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed bySpecial Collections Staff Encoded byDawne E. Howard, November 2005 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center Bullock, Walter Austin, d. 1943Bullock, George Tarry, d. 1955 Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock letters, 1891 - 1894 MSS 188 1 The Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock letters consist of letters written by the brothers to members of their family when they were students at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). They contain details about various events, including the November 1891 football game against Wake Forest College, the 1891 State Fair, the farm work they did for the college and the professors, and getting uniforms. Williamsboro, N.C., natives Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock entered North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) as freshmen in 1891. Walter graduated with an agricultural degree in 1895, and then worked for a big farming concern near Bainbridge, Ga. He then moved to Puerto Rico, where he raised shade tobacco for American Tobacco Company. He and George later bought a large farm near Red Springs, N.C., which was very successful until 1922, when the price of cotton dropped. He continued farming on a smaller scale until his death in 1943. Due to illness and financial problems, George did not complete his college coursework. After leaving North Carolina State, he worked at Edgecombe Test Farm, and then worked in Georgia and Puerto Rico. After the Red Springs farm failed, he returned to Puerto Rico and worked for the American Sugar Cane Company. He then went to Cuba with the Cuban Land and Leaf Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of American Tobacco Company. He stayed in Cuba until his retirement in 1952. He died in Red Springs in 1955. 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

Gift of Mrs. Edwin H. Thomson, 1987. Accession no. 1987-0012.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock letters, MSS 188, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Williamsboro, N.C., natives Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock entered North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts as freshmen in 1891. Walter graduated with an agricultural degree in 1895, and then worked for a big farming concern near Bainbridge, Ga. He then moved to Puerto Rico, where he raised shade tobacco for American Tobacco Company. He and George later bought a large farm near Red Springs, N.C., which was very successful until 1922, when the price of cotton dropped. He continued farming on a smaller scale until his death in 1943.

Due to illness and financial problems, George did not complete his college coursework. After leaving North Carolina State, he worked at Edgecombe Test Farm, and then worked in Georgia and Puerto Rico. After the Red Springs farm failed, he returned to Puerto Rico and worked for the American Sugar Cane Company. He then went to Cuba with the Cuban Land and Leaf Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of American Tobacco Company. He stayed in Cuba until his retirement in 1952. He died in Red Springs in 1955.

Scope and Content Note

The Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock letters consist of letters written by the brothers to members of their family when they were students at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. They contain details about various events, including the November 1891 football game against Wake Forest College, the 1891 State Fair, the farm work they did for the college and the professors, and getting uniforms.

Online Catalog Terms Bullock, Walter Austin, d. 1943 Bullock, George Tarry, d. 1955 College students--North Carolina--History. North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--Students--Social life and customs. North Carolina State University--Football--History. North Carolina State University--Students--History. Detailed Description of the Collection 5MSS 188Letters, 1891 - 1894