%xmlchars; ]> ua115_001 Preliminary Inventory to the North Carolina State University, Graduate School, Office of the Dean Records, 1894-2004 Processed by: Jaime Margalotti; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jaime Margalotti North Carolina State University Libraries'Special Collections Research Center
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2002 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program. Date of source: Finding aid written in English 2005Converted to EAD 2002 Preliminary Inventory to the North Carolina State University, Graduate School, Office of the Dean Records, 1894-2004 UA 115.001 North Carolina State University Libraries' Special Collections Research Center Jaime Margalotti Jaime Margalotti Karen Paar and Todd Kosmerick, 2007-2008 Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University. Libraries.Special Collections Research Center North Carolina State University. Graduate School North Carolina State University, Graduate School, Office of the Dean Records, 1894-2004 UA 115.001 16.75 linear feet 12 archival storage boxes7 cartons1 half box This subgroup contains correspondence, reports, minutes, manuals, and proposals relating to the administration of the Graduate School. Records include a thesis manual, graduate research grants and proposals, and materials pertaining to the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the Research Triangle Institute, the Executive Council of the Consolidated University, African American student programs, the Western Electric Company, the American Council on Education, and the Southern Regional Education Board. Graduate instruction was first offered at North Carolina State University in 1893, and the first doctoral degree was conferred in 1926. In the ensuing years, the Graduate School has grown steadily and has provided instruction and facilities for advanced study and research in the fields of agriculture and life sciences, design, education, engineering, natural resources, humanities and social sciences, management, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles and veterinary medicine. 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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Transferred from the Graduate School.

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Transferred from the Graduate School. Consult the University Archivist for additional information.

 Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University, Graduate School, Office of the Dean Records, UA 115.001, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.

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North Carolina State University owns copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

 Historical Note

Graduate instruction was first offered at North Carolina State University in 1893, and the first doctoral degree was conferred in 1926. In the ensuing years, the Graduate School has grown steadily and has provided instruction and facilities for advanced study and research in the fields of agriculture and life sciences, design, education, engineering, natural resources, humanities and social sciences, management, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles and veterinary medicine.

As of 2005, the Graduate School was composed of more than 2,500 graduate faculty members. Educated at major universities throughout the world and established both in advanced teaching and research, these scholars guided the University's 6,000 Master's and doctoral students from all areas of the United States and many other countries.

 Scope and Content Note

This subgroup contains correspondence, reports, minutes, manuals, and proposals relating to the administration of the Graduate School. Records include a thesis manual, graduate research grants and proposals, and materials pertaining to the National Science Foundation, the National Academy of Sciences, the Research Triangle Institute, the Executive Council of the Consolidated University, African American student programs, the Western Electric Company, the American Council on Education, and the Southern Regional Education Board.

 Organization of the Collection

The records organized into the following series: General Records, Self-Study Reports, Colleges and Schools, Consolidated University, Fellowships, Graduate Students, and Graduate Program Reviews. Materials received since 2002 are at the end of the collection and arranged in the order received. They have not yet received full archival processing.

 Detailed Description of the Collection General Records, 1894-1991 7 archival storage boxes3.5 linear feet 11 Administrative Council on Graduate Studies, 1935-1946 12 Admission, 1941-1952 13 Advisement and Advisory Committees, 1954-1973 14 Agricultural Extension Service, 1936-1956 15 American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1959-1960 16 American Council on Education, 1963-1972 17 Applications, Forms and Statistics, 1966-1988 18 Arnold Engineering Development Center, 1952-1953 Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities 19 1936-1947 110 1951-1954 111 1955-1956 112 1959-1965 113 1965-1974 114 Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, 1939-1940 115 Athletics, Graduate Manager, 1936 116 Availibility of the Academic Record, 1972 117 Budget, 1924-1938 118 Bureau of Economic and Social Research, 1927-1928 21 Catalogue Material, 1924-1973 22 Colloquia and Lecture Fliers, 1956-1991 Commencement 23 1941 24 1943 25 1948 26 1949 27 1950 28 Summer 1950 29 1951 210 1952 211 Community College Advisory Council, 1964-1967 212 Community Service, 1966 Conference of Deans of Southern Granduate Schools 213 Correspondence, 1935-1952 214 Minutes, 1935-1947 Cost of Education Funds 215 1959-1968 216 1968-1972 31 Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, 1962-1969 32 Council of Higher Education Institutions (New York), 1968 33 Counseling Center, Audit Report, 1984 Course Descriptions and Curricula Changes 34 1926-1951 35 1952-1989 36 Diploma Request Forms, 1981-1984 37 Distrabution of Overhead Funds, 1969 38 Division of Teacher Education, 1941-1944 39 Enrollment and Degrees Awarded, 1894-1974 Faculty, Graduate 310 Correspondence, 1940-1986 311 Meetings, 1928-1968 312 Publications, 1928-1942 41 Federal Programs, 1960-1972 Foreign Language Requirements 42 1938-1968 43 1968-1988 44 Gamma Alpha, Graduate Scientific Fraternity, 1951 45 Grades, 1941-1975 46 Graduate Assistantships, 1958-1986 47 Graduate Club, 1935 48 Graduate Courses Offered, 1923-1924 49 Graduate Federal Scholars Program, 1987-1991 410 Graduate Holistics Forum, n.d. 411 Graduate Record Examination, GRE, 1952-1986 Graduate School, History and Overview 412 1914-1956 413 1960-1991 414 Graduate Schools, Other, 1941-1970 415 Honorary Degrees, 1942-1943 416 Manuals and Guidelines for Graduate Study, 1941-1990 417 National Academy of Sciences National Research Council, 1950-1961 National Science Foundation 418 Correspondence, 1951-1971 419 Yearly Survey, 1966-1970 420 Yearly Survey, 1971-1980 51 North Carolina Academy of Science, 1953-1964 52 North Carolina Council on Higher Education for Adults, 1960-1969 53 Off-Campus Scholarly Assignments, 1952-1984 54 Operations Research, 1964-1969 55 Oral and Written Examinations, 1941-1975 56 Peterson, Walter J., 1958-1961 57 Questionairre on the Masters Degree in Southern Universities, 1932 58 Recommendations, Personal, 1952-1973 59 Records Management, 1952-1962 510 Regional Education Laboratory, 1965 511 Registration Information, 1926-1955 512 Research, 1932-1963 513 Revisions to Graduate School Rules and Regulations, 1930s-1975 61 Selective Service Policy, 1967 Southern Regional Education Board 62 1949-1957 63 1959-1966 64 Commission on Graduate Education in the Agricultural Sciences, 1955-1956 65 Special Talent Certification, 1972-1978 Thesis Materials 66 Correspondence, 1925-1970 67 Manuals, 1950-1971 68 Manuals, 1978-1993 69 Summaries, 1929-1935 610 Titles, 1950-1971 Tuition and Fees 611 1925-1960 71 1961-1973 72 University Stores Center, 1965 73 Urban Affairs and Community Services Center, 1969-1979 74 Western Electric Company, 1952-1971 Self-Study Reports, 1934-1971 1 archival storage box0.5 linear feet 81 Plan of Organization for Self-Evaluation of the Graduate Program at North Carolina State College, report, 1952-1954 82 Report of the Graduate Division, report, 1934-1944 83 Role and Function of the Graduate School, report, 1970-1971 84 Suggestions for Improvement of Graduate Instruction, report, 1940-1941 Colleges and Schools, 1925-1991 1 archival storage box0.5 linear feet Agriculture 91 Correspondence, 1925-1963 92 Reports from R. F. Poole, ca. 1930s Design 93 1967-1991 Education 94 1954-1979 Engineering 95 1932-1955 96 1957-1984 Forest Resources 97 1970 General Studies 98 1952-1955 Deaprtments 99 English, 1941-1942 910 Modern Languages, 1941-1943 Liberal Arts 911 1966-1971 Physical Sciences and Mathematics Departments Mathematics, 1957-1967 Textiles 913 n.d. The Consolidated University, 1931-1978 1 archival storage box0.5 linear feet Consolidation of Schools 914 1931-1934 915 1935-1945 Graduate Executive Council of the Consolidated University Correspondence 101 1948-1958 102 1959 103 1960-1965 104 1966-1968 105 1969-1978 Minutes 106 1946-1962 107 1963-1977 Fellowships, 1925-1972 1 archival storage box0.5 linear feet Fellowships, General 108 1925-1942 109 1951-1961 1010 1962-1964 1011 1965-1972 111 Fellowship Applications, Departmental, 1941-1942 112 Fellowships, Moss, E.G., Fellowship in Tobacco Research, 1950-1966 Fellowships, NDEA 113 1966-1972 NDEA Application 114 1965 115 1969 Graduate Students, 1931-1978 1 archival storage box0.5 linear feet 116 Early Graduate Students, 1917-1927 117 Graduate Student Association, 1972-1983 Graduate Students, Foreign 121 1952-1968 122 1969-1976 123 1976-19818 124 List of Students, 1915-1943 125 Minority Student Education, 1951-1996 126 Plan of Graduate Study, 1931-1933 127 Professional Degree Candidateds, 1936-1942 128 Prospective Students, 1952-1968 129 Sloan, R.L., 1925-1927 Graduate Program Reviews, 1983-2000 7.55 cartons

This series includes Graduate Program Reviews from the Graduate School, Office of the Dean, arranged in alphabetical order.

 13Adult and Community College Education, 1986 13Architecture, 1989 13Architecture, 1999-2000 13Biochemistry, 1993-1994 13Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 1989-1990 13Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 1996 13Biomathematics, 1988 14Botany (Plant Biology), 1988-1989 14Botany (Plant Biology), 1997-1998 14Chemistry, 1985 14Civil Engineering, 1987 14Counselor Education, 1986-1987 14Economics, 1993-1995 14Educational Administration and Supervision, 1989 14Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1988 15English, 1984-1985, 1990-1991 15Entomology, 1983 15Food Science, 1987-1988 15Food Science, 1999 15Horticultural Science, 1983-1984 15Industrial Engineering, 1989 15Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Science, 1994 15Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 1983 16Microbiology, 1993 16Physics, 1983 16Physiology, 1986 16Plant Pathology, 1984 16Plant Pathology, 1994 16Political Science and Public Administration, 1988-1990 16Product Design (Industrial Design), 1986 16Psychology, 1983 16Recreation Resources, 1986-1987 17Soil Science, 1989 17Statistics, 1987 17Textiles, 1983 17Toxicology, 1993 17Veterinary Medicine, 1989 17Wood and Paper Science, 1988 17Zoology, 1993 Unprocessed Materials, 1950-2004 3.252 cartons1 half box 18Graduate School policy files; miscellaneous correspondence to and from Graduate Deans, 1950-1992Accession no. 2007-0238 19Graduate School policy files; miscellaneous correspondence to and from Graduate Deans, 1950-1992Accession no. 2007-0238 201Graduate School Recruiting CD, 2004 202Committee on Investment in Graduate Education, Report, 1994