Collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice.
Contained in this collection are correspondence, reports, data sheets and logs, and other documents resulting from Splinter's research on agricultural mechanization while on the faculty of North Carolina State University. Included are materials for his work with Charlie W. Suggs on tobacco mechanization. There is also material on Splinter's involvement in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). Also included is material relating to Splinter's teaching and administrative work.
William Eldon Splinter was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on November 24, 1925. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1950 and master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 1951 and 1955 respectively. In 1954 he joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State College (later University). In 1968 he returned to the University of Nebraska to become chair of the Agricultural Engineering Department, a position he served in until 1987. He was president of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) in 1978-1979.
William Eldon Splinter was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on November 24, 1925. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1950 and master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 1951 and 1955 respectively.
In 1954 Splinter joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State College (later University). He helped develop a mechanical tobacco harvester and mechanical tobacco transplanter, as well as electrostatic dusting and spraying systems. In 1968 he returned to the University of Nebraska to become chair of the Agricultural Engineering Department, a position he served in until 1987.
Splinter has numerous patents, awards, and publications to his credit. He was president of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) in 1978 -1979, and he received the John Deere Gold Medal in 1995. As of 2007, he is the current director of the Lester F. Larson Tractor Test and Power Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Contained in this collection are correspondence, reports, data sheets and logs, and other documents resulting from Splinter's research on agricultural mechanization while on the faculty of North Carolina State University. Included are materials for his work with Charlie W. Suggs on tobacco mechanization. There is also material on Splinter's involvement in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). Also included is material relating to Splinter's teaching and administrative work.
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[Identification of item], William E. Splinter Papers, MC 00091, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Donated by William E. Splinter. The material was originally contained within the Charles W. Suggs Papers (MC 00033). Accession Number 2007-0119.
Processed by Todd Kosmerick, 2007; Encoded by Todd Kosmerick, 2007; updated by Danica Cullinan, Claire Ruswick and Emily Walters, 2007; updated by Kat Owen and Linda Sellars, 2016.
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[Identification of item], William E. Splinter Papers, MC 00091, 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.