Ralph Robertson Powell Papers 1934-1935; 1955 (bulk 1934-1935)

Ralph Robertson Powell, from Raleigh, North Carolina, was a student in the North Carolina State College School of Textiles (later North Carolina State University College of Textiles) from 1932 to 1936. During his time at North Carolina State College Morrison was involved in a number of extracurricular activities, including the Tompkins Textile Society, the Sigma Tau Sigma fraternity, the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), and boxing.

The majority of the collection consists of notebooks and textbooks of Ralph Robertson Powell's when he was a student in the North Carolina State College School of Textiles (later North Carolina State University College of Textiles) from 1932 to 1936. A fabric analysis notebook contains detailed analyses of hundreds of fabrics, most of which are accompanied by a sample of the fabric analyzed. Also included are two typed textbooks, one on dyeing and one on fabric structure, each with handwritten notes throughout. The dyeing textbook also contains several colored yarn samples. Miscellaneous notes and typed textbook pages on various textile-related subjects are also included.

The collection also contains material relating to Powell's involvement in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at State College, including drill schedules and memoranda, as well as an letter of appointment at the United States Military Academy at West Point. The collection also contains draft and final versions of a loom manual authored by Powell and published by Cannon Mills.

The collection is arranged chronologically.

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[Identification of item], Ralph Robertson Powell Papers, MC 00068, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Transferred from North Carolina State University, Burlington Textiles Library, July 2006.

• Nelson, T. (1931). Practical loom fixing. Charlotte, N.C.: Charlotte textile bulletin. Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books TS1493 .N4 1931
• Hart, R. (1936?). Notes on cotton-warp sizing. New York.: Hart Products Corp. Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books TS1580 .H35 1936
• Crompton and Knowles Loom Works. (1936). Jacquards. Worcester, M.A.: Crompton and Knowles. Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books TS1500 .C76 1936
• Crompton and Knowles Loom Works. (1939). Jacquards. Worcester, M.A.: Crompton and Knowles. Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books TS1500 .C76 1939
• World Textile Publications Ltd. (1942). Cotton mill handbook. New York : McGraw-Hill. Textiles Library Special - Collections Rare Books TS1581 .T39 1942
• Clark, W. A. G. (1926). Clark's weave room calculations, a practical treatise of cotton yarn and cloth calculations for the weave room, especially applicable to southern mills. [Charlotte, N.C., Clark Publishing Company.] Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books TS1581 .C6 1926
• Rogers, S. (1939). Foremen : leaders or drivers? Chicago, Ill. : S. Rogers Publications Chicago, Ill. : S. Rogers Publications. Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books TS155 .R62 1939
• Matthews, J. M. (1920). Application of dyestuffs to textiles, paper, leather and other materials. New York, Wiley. Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books TP893 .M3 1920
• Taylor Society. (1929). Scientific management in American industry. New York ; London : Harper and Brothers. Textiles Library - Special Collections Rare Books T58.8 .T3 1929

Processed by Terra Kridler, October 2006

Encoded by Terra Kridler, October 2006