%xmlchars; ]> ua 135_013 Preliminary Inventory of the North Carolina State University Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1939-1986 Processed by: Kelly Clark, 2007 September;machine-readable finding aid created by: Kelly Clark, 2007 September North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2007 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Preliminary Inventory of the North Carolina State University Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1939-1986 UA 135.013 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center &ncsuaddr; Kelly Clark, 2007 September Kelly Clark, 2007 September Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center North Carolina State University Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences Records, 1939-1986 UA 135.013 1.5 linear feet, 3 archival boxes Records, 1939-1986, of the NCSU Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, produced mainly by three of the now-defunct departments that preceded it: Geological Engineering (1927-1954), Mineral Industries (1954-1967), and Geosciences (1967-1980). Records include reports, proposals, papers, curricula, meeting minutes, fliers and publications, official correspondence, and other items; newsletters and other materials from the Central N.C. Mineral Club; and meeting minutes from the NCSU Center for Marine and Coastal Studies Administrative and Planning Board. The Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, offering degree programs in marine sciences, geology, and meteorology, was formed in 1981 from the merger of the Dept. of Geosciences and the Dept. of Marine Science and Engineering. Instruction in geology at NCSU dates back to the 1920s. The marine science program began in the 1960s and became a full department in 1978. 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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Transferred by NCSU Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences.

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 Historical Note

Instuction in geology at NCSU began in the 1920s within the Agronomy Dept. and also in the Dept. of Ceramic Engineering, which offered a curriculum in mining engineering. A separate Dept. of Geology was established in 1927 within the School of Science and Business. It was transferred to the School of Engineering in July 1937 as part of the university consolidation.

In 1946, the Tennessee Valley Authority along with NC State and the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development opened the Minerals Research Laboratory in Asheville, North Carolina, which was managed by the head of the Dept. of Geological Engineering until 1954. In May 1954, the department was combined with Ceramic and Metallurgical Engineering to form the Dept. of Mineral Industries.

In July 1967, geology was separated from the Dept. of Mineral Industries and renamed the Dept. of Geosciences as part of the School of Physical Science and Applied Mathematics (now the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences). Geosciences was combined with the relatively new Dept. of Marine Science and Engineering (founded in 1978) in 1981 to form the Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, a multidisciplinary department offering degrees in geology, marine sciences, and meteorology.

 List of Department Heads 1937-1954J. L. Stuckey (Geological Engineering) 1954-1967William W. Austin (Mineral Industries) 1967-1980Carlton J. Leith (Geosciences) 1981-1985Jay Langfelder 1982-1983S. Pal Arya, interim 1986-1989Henry Brown 1989-1999Leonard Pietrafesa 1999-2002Richard Patty, interim 2002-John C. Fountain Scope and Content Note

Records, 1939-1986, of the NCSU Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, produced mainly by three of the now-defunct departments that preceded it: the Dept. of Geological Engineering (1937-1954), the Dept. of Mineral Industries (1954-1967), and the Dept. of Geosciences (1967-1980). Records include reports, proposals, papers, curricula, meeting minutes, fliers and publications, official correspondence, and other items; newsletters and other materials from the Central N.C. Mineral Club; and meeting minutes from the NCSU Center for Marine and Coastal Studies Administrative and Planning Board.

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Individuals Leith, Carlton J. Parker, John M., III Corporate Entities North Carolina State University. Dept. of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University. Dept. of Geosciences North Carolina State University. Dept. of Mineral Industries North Carolina State University. Dept. of Geological Engineering Central North Carolina Mineral Club North Carolina State University. Center for Marine and Coastal Studies Topics College publications--North Carolina. Earth sciences--Study and teaching--North Carolina. Geology--Research--North Carolina. Marine sciences--Research--North Carolina. Marine sciences--Study and teaching--North Carolina. Minerals--Study and teaching--North Carolina. Detailed Description of the Collection 11Central N. C. Mineral Club, 1958-1970 12Geology at NCSU, 1939-1979 13Geological Engineering Curriculum, 1959-1966 14Geological Engineering Curriculum, Report Relating to, 1958 15"Geology and Economical Appraisal of Graphite Deposits in Wake County, NC", 1965 21Geosciences, Dept. of, 1958-1973 22Geoscience Instruction and Research, An Evaluation by the University Committee on, 1967 23Geosciences - Lectures and Seminars, 1968-1979 24Geosciences - Newsletter, 1971-1972 25Geoscience - Publications, 1966-1982 26Hydrogeology, 1963 27Inst. of Minerals Research, 1946-1947 28Leith, Carlton J., 1961 29"Little Beaverdam Creek Differentiated Mafic Complex, Wake County, NC", 1976 210"Microbursts and Their Analysis and Detection with Doppler Radar", 1986 211Mineral Industries, Dept of -- Minutes of Staff Meetings, 1953-1966 212NCSU Center for Marine and Coastal Studies, Meeting Minutes, 1974-1977 31PAMS - Reorganization of, 1959 32Physical Geology, Laboratory Manual for, 1948 33Physical Geology, Laboratory Manual for, 1950 34Physical Geology, Laboratory Manual for, 1956 35Physical Geology, Laboratory Manual for, 1959 36Physical Geology, Laboratory Manual for, 1966 37Publications, 1969, 1979