A History of the Botany Department,

%xmlchars; ]> ua100_015 Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Plant Biology Records, 1948 - 1983 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 Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Plant Biology Records, 1948 - 1983 UA 100.015 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: Processed by Pat Webber Date Completed November 2003 Encoded by Pat Webber Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Research Center North Carolina State University. Dept. of Botany North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Plant Biology Records, 1948 - 1983 UA 100.015 2 archival boxes 1 linear foot These records contain correspondence, reports, research projects, and a study manual pertaining to the North Carolina State University Department of Plant Biology and its research. Also included is a comprehensive review of faculty research projects and an informal history of the department. Botanical work at North Carolina State began in concert with the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, which was established in the 1870s and later became part of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). The first courses were offered at the college in 1889. Botany appears to have been a part of biology instruction until approximately 1912, when the two disciplines were separated. In 1945, a Plant Pathology section was created within the School of Agriculture, resulting in a new Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. With the creation of the Division of Biological Sciences in 1950, the two sections were split, creating two separate departments. Both operated under the administration of the Division of Biological Sciences. The division was abolished in 1958, and the Department of Botany and Bacteriology was established from those two curricula. In 1962 the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) was created, with Botany becoming one of five departments under its aegis. The IBS was dissolved in 1971. In the meantime, in 1966 the bacteriology program was split off from Botany, becoming the Department of Microbiology. In 2006 the Department of Botany changed its name to Plant Biology. This collection is currently located 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

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Botanical work at N.C. State began in concert with the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, which was established in the 1870s and later became part of the college. Since the first courses were offered at the college in 1889, there have been courses in botany. At first, they were part of the biological sciences training. By 1902, there were enough classes taught to hire Frank L. Stevens as the first head of botanical instruction. Botany appears to have been a part of biology instruction until approximately 1912, when the two disciplines were separated. Academic instruction and research in botany continued to grow within the overall agriculture curriculum throughout the next few decades.

In 1945, a Plant Pathology section was created within the School of Agriculture, resulting in a new Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. With the creation of the Division of Biological Sciences in 1950, the two sections were split, creating two separate departments. Both operated under the administration of the Division of Biological Sciences. The division was abolished in 1958, and the Department of Botany and Bacteriology was established from those two curricula. In 1962 the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) was created, with Botany becoming one of five departments under its aegis. The IBS was created to better coordinate and promote research and education in the biological sciences, and it lasted until being dissolved in 1971. In the meantime, in 1966 the bacteriology program was split off from Botany, becoming the Department of Microbiology. In 2006 the Department of Botany changed its name to Plant Biology.

Department Heads 1950 - 1963 Herbert T. Scofield 1963 - 1964 Ernest O. Beal, Acting Head 1964 - 1977 Glen R. Noggle 1977 - 1985 Jerome P. Miksche 1985 - 1995 E. D. Seneca 1995 - 1999 Eric Davies 1999 - present Margaret Daub Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of records describing the administrative function of and research projects undertaken by the North Carolina State University Department of Plant Biology. In addition, there are also items regarding departmental seminars, reviews, a study guide, and a history of the department written by L. A. (Larry Alston) Whitford in 1970. The collection is arranged in two series, Administrative Records and Research and Development. The Administrative Records series contains correspondence, course material, and departmental review items. The Research and Development series contains project proposals and reports concerning research in botany. Most of the projects contained in the latter series were federally sponsored by such agencies as NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

Online Catalog Headings Corporate Entities North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences--History. North Carolina State University. Dept. of Botany--History. Topics Botany--Study and teaching--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 North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Deparment of Microbiology Records, UA 100.023 Arnold Krochmal Papers, MC 64 Bertram Whittier Wells Papers, MC 73 Larry Alston Whitford Papers, MC 107 Benjamin Warfield Smith Papers, MC 135 James R. Troyer Collection on North Carolina Botanists, MC 335 Detailed Description of the Collection Administrative Records, 1949 - 1983 1 0.5

Contains correspondence, brochures, seminar information, departmental reviews, and a history of Botany at N.C. State written by L. A. Whitford. The records are arranged alphabetically.

11 Botany Seminar, 1966 12 Brochures, 1969 - 1979 13 Cell Biology class, undated 14 Comprehensive Review, Botany Department, 1978 15 Correspondence, 1949 - 1950 16 Correspondence, 1962 - 1964 17 Courses in Botany and Bacteriology, 1962 18 Evaluation of the Botany Research Program, undated 19 A History of the Botany Department, by L. A. Whitford, 1970 110 Investigations into Plant Life: A Study Guide for General Botany using the Audio-Tutorial Discovery Approach, by James R. Troyer and Charles E. Anderson, 1983 111 The Present Position of Botany: A Preliminary Overview, 1967 112 Proposed Program, Biological Sciences, 1962 113 Reflections from the Botany Staff at NCSU and Projections to Botany at NCSU at Raleigh, 1963 114 Research and Educational Program in Bacteriology, 1962 Research and Development, 1949 - 1964 10.5

Contains correspondence, proposals, research results, travel files, and general information on a variety of research projects conducted within the department and with the Agricultural Experiment Station. The records are arranged alphabetically by granting agency.

21 Atomic Energy Commission, Contract No. AT-(40-1)-1070, 1950 - 1953 22 National Academy of Sciences, Correspondence, 1962 23 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Bio-Satellite Project, 1963 - 1964 24 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Proposal for support of Research Entitled Mechanism of the Diauxie Phenomenon, by Walter Dobrogosz, 1962 25 National Defense Education Act (NDEA), Fellowships for Bacteriology Programs, 1959 - 1962 26 National Defense Education Act (NDEA), Proposal for an Expanded Program in the Fields of Ecology - Taxonomy, 1959 27 National Science Foundation (NSF), Plant Physiology Research by Harold Evans, 1956 28 National Science Foundation (NSF), Proposal for Support of Research Entitled Investigations on the Growth in Vitro of the Shoot Apex of Certain Seed Plants, by Ernest Ball, 1957 29 National Science Foundation (NSF), Proposal B 9278, Metabolic Pathways in the Microcci, by James B. Evans, 1960 210 National Science Foundation (NSF), Proposal G 15669, Undergraduate Research Participation Program by Ernest Beal, 1961 - 1962 211 National Science Foundation (NSF), Proposal seeking Funds for Cooperative College -School Science Program, for Summer School, by W.A. Reid, 1962 212 National Science Foundation (NSF), Request for Equipment for Undergraduate Instruction, by Clyde Smith, 1962 213 National Science Foundation (NSF), Proposal for Support of Research entitled A time-Lapse Study of the Growth and Division of Isolated parenchyma Cells of Certain Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, by Ernest Ball, 1962 214 National Science Foundation (NSF), Proposal G 22768, Undergraduate Science Education Program, by Ernest Beal, 1962 - 1964 215 Office of Naval Research (ONR), NR 110-757, Permeability of Certain Epidermal Membranes to Gaseous Carbon Dioxide, by Donald Anderson, 1949 - 1953 216 Office of Naval Research (ONR), NONR-486(09), Vascular Plant Zonation in North Carolina Salt-Marshes, by Ernest Beal, 1960 - 1962 217 Public Health Service (PHS), Research Grant The Biochemical Role of Univalent Cations, by Harold J. Evans, 1958 - 1961 218 Public Health Service (PHS), National Institutes of health-Application for H Research Facilities Grant, 1961 219 Public Health Service (PHS), An Application to the Division of Water Supply and Pollution control for a Training Grant in Aquatic Ecology by James B. Evans, 1962 220 Public Health Service (PHS), National Institutes of Health - Application for Research Grant Support, Mechanism of the Diauxie Phenomenon, by Walter Dobrogosz, 1962, 221 State Fund, Project No. S-91, The Biochemical Role of Univalent Cations, by Harold J. Evans, 1959 - 1960 222 State Fund, Project No. S-249, Studies in the Ecology of Fresh Water Algae in North Carolina by L. A. Whitford, 1961 223 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Hatch-36, A study of the cytochrome system of higher plants in relation to iron requirements and factors affecting iron metabolism, by Harold J. Evans, 1954 - 1960 224 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Hatch-177, Studies on the cytochrome and related respiratory systems in higher plants, by Harold J. Evans, 1959 - 1961