%xmlchars; ]> ua100_042 Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences Records, 1950 - 1971 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 Guide to the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences Records, 1950 - 1971 UA 100.042 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed by Pat Webber Date Completed November, 2003 Encoded by Pat Webber Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University. Libraries. Special Collections Dept. North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences The North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Biological Sciences Records, 1950 - 1971 UA 100.042 7 3.5 These records contain correspondence, minutes, reports, proposals, lecture and seminar material, and facilities information files. The records document the administrative activities of the Institute from 1950 to 1971. This collection is currently housed 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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Transferred from the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Consult University Archivist for additional information.

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

The Institute of Biological Sciences was created in 1962 in order to "encourage and promote research and teaching in basic biology and to coordinate inter-departmental activities." The Institute contained the Departments of Botany, Entomology, Genetics, Plant Pathology, and Zoology. In addition to fostering research within these departments, the Institute also administered a number of Summer Institutes in various applied sciences, mostly for college and high school teachers. During the time it operated, faculties in Microbiology and Biochemistry were also added.

Administratively, the Institute took the place of the Division of Biological Sciences, which was created in 1950 and united the faculties in botany, entomology, plant pathology, and zoology. This division had been disbanded in 1958, and individual departments were created in the above disciplines, plus genetics. In 1971 the Institute became the Biological Sciences Program, where scholarship continues today combining coursework in the Departments of Botany (Plant Biology after 2006), Crop Science, Genetics, Plant Pathology, and Zoology.

List of Directors 1962 - 1965 H. F. Robinson 1965 - 1967 Nash N. Winstead 1967 - 1971 J. Lawrence Apple Scope and Content Note

The collection consists of records describing the function and activities of the Institute of Biological Sciences from 1950 to 1971. This includes material relating to the development of the Institute itself, along with items from some of the departments which composed it. General administrative files, including correspondence, research proposals and projects, facilities information, and outreach -- such as conferences and trips -- are also contained herein.

The records are divided into two series. The first, General Records, contains correspondence, records from the various departments within the Institute, and administrative material relating to the running of the program. The corrspondence contained in this series has been left in its original order as received by the Archives. The Research and Development series contains material on equipment and research project requests, along with files relating to a number of research projects.

Related Materials North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Record Group, 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, Department of Plant Biology Records, UA 100.015 Nash Nicks Winstead Papers, MC 00187 Lawrence Apple Collection, MC 00319 Detailed Description of the Collection General Records, 1950 - 1971 4.52.25

Contains correspondence, departmental and committee meeting minutes, facilities information, and records on several summer programs run by the Institute. These records are concerned with the daily running of the Institute, as well as with some of the programs it sponsored. Note that some of the correspondence files pre-date the founding of the Institute; they relate to its predecessor, the Division of Biological Sciences.

Correspondence 1 1 1950 - 1959 2 1960 - 1963 3 January - May, 1964 4 June - December, 1964 5 1965 6 1966 - January, 1967 7 October - December, 1967 8 January - June, 1968 9 July - December, 1968 2 1 January - June, 1969 2 July - December, 1969 3 January - June, 1970 4 July - December, 1970 5 January - June, 1971 6 July - August, 1971 7 National Academy of Sciences, Russia Visit, 1963 - 1964 3 1 German Academic Tour, 1962 - 1963 Departmental Records 2 Biophysics Information, 1962 - 1963 3 Cell Biology Program, 1965 - 1966 Department Heads Meeting Minutes 4 September, 1965 - August, 1966 5 September, 1966 - August, 1967 6 September, 1967 - October, 1971 7 Departmental Reports, 1963, undated Facilities 8 Biology Field Laboratory, 1970 9 Analytical Ultracentrifuge, 1962 - 1964 10 Phytotron, 1962 - 1964 Administrative Records 11 American Institute of Biological Sciences, 1962 12 Association of Southeastern Biologists, undated 13 Coastal Studies Committee, 1963 - 1964 14 Committees, Various, 1962 - 1966 Cooperative College/School Science (CC/SS) Program 4 1 1959 2 1960 3 1961 4 1962 5 1963 6 1964 7 Budget and Statistics, 1965 8 Correspondence and Forms, 1965 9 Proposals and Instructions, 1965 10 Students and Teachers, 1965 11 Curriculum, 1962 - 1969 12 Institute of Biological Sciences, General Information, 1951 - 1969 Lecture Series 13 1962 - 1963 14 1963 - 1964 15 1964 - 1965 16 1965 - 1966 17 1966 - 1967 18 Phi Sigma Society, 1963 19 Physiology Committee, 1966 - 1969 20 Research Triangle Group Talk, 1965 5 1 Symposia and Conferences, 1962 - 1970 Summer Institute in Genetics for College Teachers 2 1959 3 1960 4 1961 5 1963 6 1965 Summer Institute for High School Biology Teachers 7 1963 8 1964 9 1965 10 1966 11 1967 12 Summer Institute in Modern Biology for College Teachers, undated Research and Development, 1958 - 1970 2.51.25

Contains correspondence, grants, proposals, and research files for a variety of subjects, including facilities, research trips, and projects. The Atomic Energy Commission files refer to a variety of projects undertaken on the effects of radiation on certain plants and animals. These records are arranged into two subseries, Grants and Proposals and Project Files.

Grants and Proposals Atomic Energy Commission 13 1958 14 1959 15 1960 16 1961 17 1962 6 1 1963 2 1964 3 1964 4 1965 5 1966 6 1967 7 1968 8 undated 9 Biological Processes and Systems, 1962 10 Biological Sciences Program, 1964 11 Biotechnical Center, 1963 - 1964 7 1 Electron Microscope, 1963 - 1965, undated 2 India Trip, 1965 3 International Service Library, 1965 4 Mathematical Methods in Biology, 1963 5 NDEA (National Defense Education Act), 1959 - 1965 6 National Science Foundation, 1963 7 Phytotoxicity Caused by Formulation of Pesticides, 1964 8 Research Facilities, Biological Science, 1963 9 Research Grants, Budget Figures, 1958 - 1961 10 Undergraduate Teaching Equipment, 1964 11 Water Pollution, Training Grant, 1963 12 Water Supply and Pollution, Training Grant, 1964 Project Files 13 Quantatative Genetics Research Programs, 1962 - 1966 14 Reports, Various, 1965, undated 15 Reprints, 1964 16 Research Information, General, undated 17 Tobacco Research, 1963