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The collection consists of two notebooks of fabric analyses compiled by Thomas Roy Hart while a student at the Textiles School in 1912-1913 and one additional sheet of notes. Fabric and thread samples are included.
Thomas Roy Hart (1890-1956) obtained bachelor's degrees in Engineering and Textiles Engineering from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. He joined the faculty at North Carolina State College in 1919. He went on to become the Head of the Department of Weaving and Designing, and Director of Instruction.
Thomas Roy Hart was born in Monroe, North Carolina on April 29th, 1890. He graduated from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with a bachelor's degree in Engineering in 1913. He worked for various cotton mills in Monroe and Burlington, North Carolina, as well as in Illinois and Massachusetts. During a fourteen month military service overseas, Hart attended American Expeditionary Forces University in Beaune, France. He returned to North Carolina to obtain a Textiles Engineering degree in 1920, and a Master of Science in Textile Manufacturing in 1924. He joined the faculty at North Carolina State College in 1919 and eventually became of Head of the Department of Weaving and Designing. In 1948 he became the Director of Instruction and held this position until his death on January 11th, 1956. Hart was noted for his large number of publications, including a history of the School of Textiles, The School of Textiles, N. C. State College: Its Past and Present published in 1951, Cloth Calculations, which Hart co-authored with former Textiles Dean Thomas Nelson, and numerous scholarly journal articles.
The collection consists of two of Thomas Roy Hart's notebooks compiled while he was a student at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1912-1913 and one additional sheet of notes. The books contain analyses of a variety of different fabrics, as well as explanation of research methods. Fabric and thread samples are also included.
This collection is arranged chronologically.
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[Identification of item], Thomas Roy Hart Papers, MC 00075, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Items transferred from D. H. Hill Library and Burlington Textiles Library in October 1973 (Accession no. 1973-0009).
Processed by Terra Kridler, May 2005
Encoded by Terra Kridler, May 2005
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[Identification of item], Thomas Roy Hart Papers, MC 00075, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The NC State University Libraries generally claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. Libraries staff are unable to advise on copyright and other legal matters; the user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Helpful resources for assessing copyright include Cornell Libraries' "Copyright Services: Copyright Term and the Public Domain" and copyright.gov. This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information about identifiable living individuals, which may be protected under federal or state laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that there may be legal ramifications for disclosing this information.
The University Archives operates in accordance with the State Public Records Act, with unrestricted access to records not covered by state and federal statutes and regulations.