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%xmlchars; ]> ua100_014 Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Records, 1928-2006 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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2004 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program. Date of source: September, 2002 Finding aid written in English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 2007Finding aid updated with information on materials accessioned since collection was originally processed Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Records, 1928-2006 UA 100.014 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed by Pat Webber Date Completed November, 2003 Encoded by Pat Webber Finding aid updated by Karen Paar, Cate Putirskis, and Todd Kosmerick, 2007, 2008 May Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences The North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Records, 1928-2006 UA 100.014 121113538 These records relate to the department's academic and research activities and contain correspondence, scholarship information, course and curriculum information, departmental history, facilities and farm equipment information, legal documents, research project records, and files on departmental extension and outreach work. Also included are a number of technical drawings of farm equipment patented by department personnel. This collection is currently stored off-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

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

Items transferred from the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Consult Departmental Accessions file for detailed information.

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[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Records, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Although classes in topics such as "Farm Drainage" were taught since the college first opened in 1889, organized agricultural engineering education at North Carolina State only began in 1917, as an offering of several related courses in the Department of Agronomy. A four-year course of study was offered from that time, but few students availed themselves of it, and only in 1935 did a student graduate with a B.S. in Agriculture from the program. In 1937, the program's name was changed, and the degree became a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering.

In 1940, the program separated from Agronomy, becoming a full-fledged department. The first Head was David S. Weaver, who served until 1948. Weaver not only concerned himself with developing the department, but also in continuing his pioneering work in rural electrification across the state. In addition, the department moved several times during this period, ultimately residing in Clark Hall.

G. Wallace Giles served as the second department head, and during his tenure the department moved into its current spaces in the Weaver Labs Building, named for D.S. Weaver. During Giles' tenure the department began offering graduate degrees, a Masters in 1948 and a Doctorate in 1957. Giles led the department until 1961, expanding the research and extension work performed by the faculty. He was succeeded by F.J. "Pat" Hassler, who served until 1987. In 1965, the department adopted its current name. Subsequent department heads included James H. Ruff, David B. Beasley, and James H. Young.

Today the department's main undergraduate research focus is on Biological Engineering, taking G. W. Giles' recommendation to pay attention to "the internal mechanism of biological production and to the external operations and environment that influence this mechanism." The department emphasizes training in biomedical, bioprocessing, and environmental engineering work. The department continues to perform a variety of extension tasks as well, including emphasis on water and waste management programs, among many others.

List of Department Heads 1940-1948 David S. Weaver 1948-1961 G. Wallace Giles 1961-1987 Francis J. "Pat" Hassler 1987-1990 James H. Ruff 1991-1999 David B. Beasley 1999-2006 James H. Young 2006- Robert O. Evans Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of departmental records from 1928 to 2006, with the bulk of the collection falling between 1940 to 1970. The collection is arranged into five series, which in turn are arranged into sub-series where appropriate. The series are Departmental Information, Research and Development, Extension and Outreach, Oversize Materials, and Unprocessed Records. The records detail not only departmental academic activities but also work done outside the department. A large portion of the records concerns the development of a variety of types of farm equipment, represented here by patent applications, drawings, and legal documents relating to their production and use.

In addition, there is a significant amount of material relating to the department's extension work. Extension Plans of Work detail this activity during the formative years of the department and during the period of greatest growth of the unit's extension activities. These records also detail the department's role in the rural electrification movement during the 1950s.

Online Catalog Headings Giles, George Wallace Hassler, Francis J. Weaver, David Statham North Carolina Agricultural Research Service. North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. 4-H Clubs -- North Carolina -- History Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Machinery -- Design and construction Agricultural Research -- North Carolina Agriculture -- North Carolina Architecture--Designs and plans. Architecture--North Carolina--History. Rural Electrification -- North Carolina Related Materials North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Records, UA 100 North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Annual Reports, UA 100.002 David Statham Weaver Papers, MC 00026 Howard M. Ellis Papers, MC 00175 David H. Howells Papers, MC 00263 Detailed Description of the Collection Departmental Information, 1935-1996 4.5 2.25

The Departmental Information series contains records on the administrative and day-to-day operations of the department. Included are information on scholarships and facilities, curricula, program reviews, and the departmental extension plan of work from 1935 to 1983. The Correspondence sub-series contains letters and memos concerning departmental activity. In addition, this sub-series details interaction with a number of businesses the department dealt with, letters about various types of farm equipment, and patent disclosures.

General Files, 1935-1996 1 Departmental Information, 1948-1985, undated 2 Facilities, 1970-1971 3 Scholarships, Departmental, 1959-1965 4 Comprehensive and Graduate Program Reviews, 1996 5 ECPD Accreditation Inspection, 1963-1969 Plan of Work, Agricultural Engineering Extension 6 1935 7 1936 8 1937 9 1938 10 1939 11 1940 12 1941 13 1942 14 1943 15 1944 16 1945 17 1946 18 1947 19 1948 20 1949 1 1950 2 1951 3 1952 4 1953 5 1954 6 1955 7 1956 8 1957 9 1958 10 1959 11 1960 12 1961 13 1962-1963 14 1963-1964 15 1964-1965 16 1965-1966 17 1966-1967 18 1967-1968 19 1968-1969 20 Plan of Work, Specialists, 1968-1969 Plan of Work, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Extension 21 1969-1970 22 1970-1971 23 1971-1972 1 1972-1973 2 1973-1974 3 1974-1975 4 1975-1976 5 1976-1977 6 1977-1978 7 1978-1979 8 1979-1980 9 1980-1981 10 1981-1982 11 1982-1983 Correspondence, 1956-1981 12 General, 1960-1965 13 Barefoot, William H., 1974-1976 14 Carreras Rothmans, Ltd., 1974-1981 1 Corn Products Company, 1959-1976 2 CSRS Review, 1966-1969, undated 3 Cucumber Harvester, 1966-1975 4 Electric Pistachio Sorter, 1975-1979 5 "Hay Drier" Pamphlet, 1956-1957 Patent Disclosures 6 1961-1969, undated 7 1970-1974 8 1975-1978 Scholarships 1 Bouligny Inc., 1958-1961 2 Cole Manufacturing Company, 1959-1983 3 General, 1960-1975 4 Spell, Perry W., 1961-1976 5 University Patent Committee, 1968-1980 Research and Development, 1935-1981 3.5 1.75

The Research and Development series contains records on reports written by and technological developments undertaken by members of the department. The Papers, Reports, and Research sub-series contains papers, grant results, and article clippings relating to various projects. The Equipment sub-series details the development of numerous pieces of farm equipment within the department, most importantly perhaps are the "Once-over Fertilizer Distributor" and the "Clip-Oil" pesticide applicator. These files also contain student reports, clippings, and drawings. The Legal Documents sub-series holds material including lease agreements, memoranda of understanding, and patent disclosures and applications. These last files further document the development of the many items of farm equipment created or improved upon by the department. Additional material can also be found in the Oversize Materials series.

Papers, Reports, and Research, 1953-1981 6 Bulk Curing of Tobacco, 1957-1960 7 Cotton Mechanization, 1954-1965 8 Ford Foundation Research, 1960-1961 9 General Research, 1960-1974, undated 10 Indian Institute of Technology, 1965-1971 11 Peanut Harvesting and Curing, 1964 12 Tobacco Research, Various, 1963-1965, undated 13 USDA, 1953-1961 14 "Year-Round Solar-Energy Utilization in Bulk-Curing/Greenhouse System," 1981 Farm Equipment, 1935-1954 1 Dynamometer, 1935-1950 Fertilizer Distributor, "Once-Over," 2 Student Research Report, 1951 3 Articles and Clippings, 1942-1945 4 Correspondence and Contracts, 1942-1954 5 General Information, 1940-1942, undated 6 Fertilizer Distributor, "Malta Band-Row," 1946 7 Finger-Wheel Rake, 1946-1952 8 Finger-Wheel Cultivator, 1947-1948 9 Hay Rake, 1941-1951, undated 10 Homemade Overshot Waterwheel, 1938-1940 11 Vinerow Harvester, 1945-1946 Legal Documents, 1938-1961 1 Lease Agreements, Various, 1949-1959 Memoranda of Understanding 2 Anthracite Institute, 1950-1952 3 Bloxham Engineering, 1952-1954 4 Butler Manufacturing, 1951-1960 5 Farmers Cooperative Exchange, 1952 6 Hofft Company, 1951-1952 7 P. W. Markley, 1948 8 Scott Viner Co., 1952-1959 9 Various, 1945-1959 Patent Applications 10 "Clip-Oil" Sucker Control, 1947-1960 1 "Once-Over Fertilizer Distributor, 1942-1959 2 Peanut Harvester, 1949-1953 3 Seed Harvester, 1938-1941 4 Various, 1949-1957 Patent Information 5 Harvester, 1939-1940 6 Peanut Harvester, 1950 7 Round Tobacco Barn, 1952-1954 Tobacco Priming Device 8 1954-1956 9 1957-1961 Extension and Outreach, 1950-1974 3 1.5

The Extension and Outreach series contains records dealing with the department's work with other agencies and with the public. Included herein are records concerning rural electrification, information regarding the University's state-wide research stations, and material concerning conferences and seminars in North Carolina and elsewhere. Many of the research station materials are informational brochures printed by the University.

Conferences and Seminars, 1951-1974 1 Conferences, General Information, 1954-1974 Tobacco Workers' Conference 2 1951 3 1953 4 1955 5 1956 6 1958 7 1959 Rural Outreach, 1952-1957 Farm Electrification Council 8 1954 9 1955 10 1956 4-H Electric Congress 11 1952 12 1953 13 1954 14 1955 15 1956 4-H Demonstration Contests 16 1954 17 1955 18 1956 19 1957 Research Stations, 1952-1965 1 Research Stations, General Information, 1954-1960 2 Border Belt Tobacco Research Station, 1952-1962 3 Central Crop Research Station, 1954-1963, undated 4 Coastal Plain Research Station, 1952-1959 5 Coastal Plain Vegetable Research Station, 1952-1959 6 Horticultural Crops Research Station, 1959 7 Lower Coastal Plain Research Station, 1953-1959 8 McCullers Research Farm, 1953-1954 9 Mountain Horticultural Research Station, 1952-1953 10 Mountain Horticultural Crop Research Station, 1954-1965 11 Oxford Tobacco Research Station, 1956-1962 12 Peanut Belt Research Station, 1952-1961 13 Piedmont Research Station, 1953-1959 1 Sandhills Peach Research Station, 1953-1959 2 Tidewater Research Station, 1952-1959 3 Upper Coastal Plain Research Station, 1950-1962 4 Upper Mountain Research Station, 1959 5 Upper Piedmont Tobacco Research Station, 1952-1960 Oversize Materials, 1938-1954 1 2

The Oversize Materials series contains drawings, posters, and informational charts culled from the above records. The drawings relate to equipment developed within the department, with many drawn by G. Wallace Giles himself. The Informational Charts file contains two items: "Guide for Bulk Curing Tobacco" and "Guide for Mechanical Peanut Curing." These items are stored in the Special Collections Research Center Flat Files. See Special Collections Research Center personnel for more information.

1 Informational Charts, undated 2 Dynamometer, two drawings, 1940 3 Fertilizer Distributor, "Once-Over," five drawings, two posters, 1942-1949 4 Finger-Wheel Cultivator, two drawings, 1947 5 Hay Rake, 23 drawings, 1954, undated 6 Malta Band-Row, nine drawings, 1945 7 Overshot Water Wheel, two drawings, 1940 8 Peanut Harvester, five drawings, 1949-1953 9 Round Tobacco Barn, three drawings, 1953 10 Seed Harvester, 1938 11 Vinerow Harvester, one drawing, one poster, undated Unprocessed Records, 1928-2006 1111 24 flat file folders 29.5

The Unprocessed Records series includes materials from recent accessions that have not been processed.

Personnel Records, 1972-1986 12Personnel Files - Barney Huang - Closed, 1972-1986Accession no. 2006-0113 13Personnel Files - Barney Huang - Closed, 1972-1986Accession no. 2006-0113 14Personnel Files - Barney Huang - Closed, 1972-1986Accession no. 2006-0113 General Records 15Reports, 1980Accession no. 2007-0208

The Evaluation of Waste Management Options for Leather and Tannery Hazardous Wastes (Report to the USDA Eastern Regional Research Center), and Swine Manure and Lagoon Effluent Applied to Fescue (report to EPA). Both with Michael Overcash as one of the authors.

15Program papers, 47th Annual Livestock Insect Workers' Conference, June 22-25, 2003, Atlantic Beach, NC, 2003Accession no. 8462 15Alumni & Friends, departmental newsletter. Fourteen issues plus one CD containing same issues: Spring 1998, Winter 1999, Fall 1999/ Winter 2000, Spring/ Summer 2000, Fall/ Winter 2001, Spring/ Summer 2001, Fall 2001/ Winter 2002, Spring/ Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Summer 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, 1998-2006Accession no. 8786 15Two photographs, correspondence and other documents pertaining to the Class of 1929 reunions in 1954, 1959, 1964, and 1969, 1954-1969Accession no. 2007-0278 15Biological and Agricultural Engineering departmental documents, including memoranda and extension staff meeting minutes, 1949-1987Accession no. 2007-0278 1616 mm films, videocassettes, JVC, slides, 1955-1992, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 17Filmstrips, 16 mm films, JVC, 1957-1986, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 18Negatives, black and white prints, color prints, 1928-1987, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 19Slides, 1965-1978, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 20Slides and glass slides, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 21Slides, audiocassette, 1954-1969, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 22Glass slides, black and white prints, color prints, negatives, slides, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 23Slides and can for sampling grain moisture labeled "Department of Agricultural Engineering," 1949-1967, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 24Machine and building drawings, black and white prints, color print, "Panorama of Progress" promotional sheets, 1949-1967, undatedAccession no. 2007-0334 Drawings, 1929 - 1993

In accession number 2008-0086, the University Archives received from the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering more than 4,000 drawings of agricultural buildings, structures, and equipment designed by department faculty as part of their work for the Cooperative Extension Service. Included are plans for farm implements, irrigation systems, barns, county agricultural and Cooperative Extension buildings, facilities at agricultural research stations, tourist cabins, and 4-H camp buildings and other structures (including some at Camp Millstone). Folder labels by persons' names, such as Glover and Boyette, refer to particular faculty members.

12Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 13Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 14Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 15Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 16Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 17Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 18Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 19Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 20Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 21Barker Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 22Beef Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 23Dairy Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 24Sheep and Swine Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 25Poultry Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 26Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 27Miscellaneous Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 28Glover (TV charts, Drying, and Hay Drying) Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 29Glover Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 30Glover (Psychometics) Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 31Rubin Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 32Boyette Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 33Boyette Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 34Boyette Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086 35Boyette Drawings, 1929 - 1993Accession no. 2008-0086