Gertrude Mary Cox Papers 1918-1999
- Creator
- Cox, Gertrude M.
- Size
- 11 linear feet (22 boxes, 1 half box, 1 flat folder)
- Call number
- MC 00117
The Gertrude Mary Cox Papers consists of correspondence, diaries, photographs, speeches, articles, diplomas, certificates, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to her career in statistics, her consulting work, travel, honors received, and the Cox Fellowship which was created in her honor at North Carolina State University. Her writings relate statistics to various subjects, including education, agriculture, nutrition, experimental design, biometrics, horticulture, home economics, and international research.
Gertrude Mary Cox (1900-1978) served as head of the Statistics Department at North Carolina State College from 1940 to 1949. She played an important role in founding the Research Triangle Institute in 1959 and held the position of Director, Statistics Research Division at the Institute from 1959 until 1964. In 1949 Cox became the first woman elected into the International Statistical Institute. In 1956 she was elected President of the American Statistical Association while in 1975 she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Biographical/historical note
Gertrude Mary Cox was born in Dayton, Iowa in 1900. She received a B.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. in statistics, from Iowa State College in 1929 and 1931 respectively, and then enrolled in a doctoral program in psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. After two years in California, she was persuaded to return to Iowa to continue her work in statistics. From 1933 to 1940, Cox taught at Iowa State before Leaving for N.C. State College, where she remained until 1960. From 1940 - 1949 she served as head of the Department of Experimental Statistics. In 1949, Cox left this position to administer the North Carolina Institute of Statistics. She is most noted for her role in the 1959 founding of the Research Triangle Institute, where she held the position of Director, Statistics Research Division until 1964. She was also active as a consultant, working with universities in Thailand and Egypt. Cox received numerous awards, including an honorary Doctorate of Science in statistics from Iowa State College in 1958, and membership in the National Academy of Science. In 1949 she became the first woman elected into the International Statistical Institute. In 1956 she was elected President of the American Statistical Association. She was also named a Fellow in the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. She died in 1978.
Scope/content
The Gertrude Mary Cox Papers consists of correspondence, diaries, photographs, speeches, articles, diplomas, certificates, newspaper clippings, and other materials relating to her career in statistics, her consulting work, travel, honors received, and the Cox Fellowship which was created in her honor at North Carolina State University. Her writings relate statistics to various subjects, including education, agriculture, nutrition, experimental design, biometrics, horticulture, home economics, and international research.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into five series:
- 1. Correspondence,
- 2. North Carolina State University Papers,
- 3. Organizations/Consulting Papers,
- 4. Personal Papers,
- 5. Speeches/Papers/Publications.
Use of these materials
North Carolina State University does not own 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.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Gertrude Mary Cox Papers, MC 00117, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Related material
Related Archival Materials
Source of acquisition
Gift of Francis McVey, 1978 (Accession 1978.0017), the North Carolina State University Department of Statistics, 1980 (Accession 1980.0012), David M. Mason, 1983 (Accession 1983.0009 and Accession 1983.0010), R. L. Anderson, 2002 (2002.0001), and Ruth Hutchison, 2010 (2010.0215).
The collection is organized into five principal series:
Correspondence 1940-1983 (MC 00117 Series 1)
This series consists mainly of Cox's correspondence with and about her colleagues in the field of statistics from the United States and abroad. Also included are such items as diary letters sent by Cox from overseas, correspondence with students, and biographical information on fellow statisticians.
Barber, Pat 1959
Box 1, Folder 1
Bliss, C. I. 1961
Box 1, Folder 2
Cochran, W. G. 1943, 1974-1977, undated
Box 1, Folder 3
Finkner, A. L. 1974-1977
Box 1, Folder 4
Finney, D. J. 1960-1963
Box 1, Folder 5
Fisher, Sir Ronald 1952-1974
Box 1, Folder 6
Hobson, Jesse 1959-1960, undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Hotelling, Harold 1957-1976
Box 1, Folder 8
Kendall, M. G. 1959-1962, undated
Box 1, Folder 9
Moore, John D. 1970, undated
Box 1, Folder 10
Pearson, E. S. 1963-1964
Box 1, Folder 11
Wishart, John 1957
Box 1, Folder 12
Correspondence (1 of 3) 1959-1974
Box 1, Folder 13
Correspondence (2 of 3) 1952, 1964-1974
Box 1, Folder 14
Correspondence (3 of 3) 1940-1983, undated
Includes diary letters from the Netherlands and Japan, 1960.
Box 1, Folder 15
Personal Correspondence 1968-1972
Half box 22, Folder 5
Correspondence (1 of 2) 1941-1976
Box 23, Folder 1
Correspondence (2 of 2) 1941-1976
Box 23, Folder 2
Institute of Statistics Correspondence 1957-1958
Box 23, Folder 3
England-Europe 1958
Box 23, Folder 10
North Carolina State University Papers 1956-1977 (MC 00117 Series 2)
Size: 0.5 linear feet
This series contains some material pertaining to Cox's role as Head of the Statistics Department at North Carolina State University, but most of the material reflects her continuing relationship with the university after leaving it to concentrate on her role at the Research Triangle Institute. The series also includes information on the Cox Fellowship Program, as well as material on the dedication of Cox Hall in 1970.
1 archival box
North Carolina State University (General Information) 1977, undated
Box 2, Folder 1
Notes on faculty UNC-Chapel Hill / NCSU 1956-1957, undated
Box 2, Folder 2
NCSU Search for Department Head - Experimental Statistics 1962-1963
Box 2, Folder 3
National Academy of Sciences Luncheon, Caldwell 1975, undated
Box 2, Folder 4
Obituaries and Fellowship 1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 5
Cox Fellowship Program 1977 -1978, undated
Box 2, Folder 6
Cox Fellowship Program - Correspondence 1976-1979, undated
Box 2, Folder 7
Cox Fellowship Program - Minutes of the Committee 1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 8
Cox Fellowship Program - Talks 1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 9
Cox Hall - Announcements and Letters of Congratulations 1970-1971
Box 2, Folder 10
Cox Hall - Dedication 1970
Box 2, Folder 11
Cox Hall - Dedication letters and notes (1 of 2) 1970, undated
Box 2, Folder 12
Cox Hall: Dedication Letters and Notes (2 of 2) 1970, undated
Box 2, Folder 13
N.C. State College Statelog Monthly Newsletter 1958-1970
Half box 22, Folder 3
Textile Forum Magazine 1946
Half box 22, Folder 4
Institute of Statistics 1946-1957
Box 23, Folder 4
Research Triangle Institute 1958
Box 23, Folder 5
Gertrude Mary Cox Fellowship Foundation 1977-1978
Box 23, Folder 8
Organizations and Consulting Papers 1942-1978 (MC 00117 Series 3)
Size: 4 linear feet
This series documents Gertrude Cox's involvement in a number of professional associations and other organizations. Most of the organizational material derives from her association with statistical organizations such as the American STatistical Association and the International Statistical Institute. Also a part of this series is material from many of the consulting projects in which Cox participated, including her work in Thailand and Egypt.
8 archival boxes
Alpha Lambda Delta 1972
Box 3, Folder 1
Altrusa International 1966-1973, undated
Box 3, Folder 2
American Cancer Society 1975-1978, undated
Box 3, Folder 3
American Statistics Association (ASA) (1 of 2) 1947-1978, undated
Box 3, Folder 4
American Statistics Association (ASA) (2 of 2) 1969-1973, undated
Box 3, Folder 5
American Statistics Association (ASA) - Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass. 1975-1977, undated
Box 3, Folder 6
American Statistics Association (ASA) - Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, Calif. 1966
Box 3, Folder 7
American Statistics Association (ASA) - Committee on preservation of documents of distinguished statisticians 1970-1974, undated
Box 3, Folder 8
American Statistics Association (ASA): North Carolina chapter 1942-1977, undated
Box 3, Folder 9
American Statistics Association (ASA): Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. 1967
Box 3, Folder 10
Biometric Society 1970-1975
Box 3, Folder 11
Biometric Society: Award fund standing committee 1973-1975
Box 3, Folder 12
Biometric Society: Annual Meeting, Chicago, Ill. 1977, undated
Box 3, Folder 13
Biometric Society: Eastern North American Region 1948-1967
Box 3, Folder 14
Biometric Society 1968
Box 3, Folder 15
Institute of Mathematical Statistics 1970-1971
Box 3, Folder 16
Eastern North American Region 1971-1976
Box 3, Folder 17
Eastern North American Region, ASA, IMS, Chapel Hill 1977
Box 3, Folder 18
Eastern North American Region, IMS 1969 Iowa City, Spring Meeting 1967-1969
Box 3, Folder 19
Eastern North American Region, New York (ASA, IMS) 1969
Box 3, Folder 20
Eastern North American Region, Washington, D.C. 1967
Box 3, Folder 21
9th International Biometric Conference, Boston 1975-1976
Box 4, Folder 1
Bureau of Budget (Federal), ASA Advisory Committee on Statistics Policy for the Office of Stat Standards 1956-1961
Box 4, Folder 2
Bureau of Budget (Federal), Consultant SU99-7, Health Interview Survey-National Health Survey 1961
Box 4, Folder 3
Applied Statistics Program- UC Davis- Fall 1975
Box 4, Folder 4
University of Delaware 1968
Box 4, Folder 5
Egypt: Ralph Bradley & Milton Terry 1966-1970
Box 4, Folder 6
Egypt-Ford Foundation 1958-1967
Box 4, Folder 7
Egypt-Ford Foundation-consultant 1962-1964
Box 4, Folder 8
Egypt-ISSR (Institute of Statistical Studies and Research) Correspondence 1965-1968
Box 4, Folder 9
Cairo, Egypt: Institute of Statistics 1962-1966
Box 4, Folder 10
Egypt-Dr. Fouad El Hefnaowi undated
Box 4, Folder 11
Egypt-N.Y., Sutton and Scott 1967, undated
Box 4, Folder 12
Egypt-Seminar Egypt 1969-1970, undated
Box 4, Folder 13
FDA (Food and Drug Administration) Hearing 1978
Box 4, Folder 14
Foundations of Survey Sampling [Symposium on] 1968
Box 4, Folder 15
Georgia, University of 1973
Box 5, Folder 1
Girl Scout Science Conference 1961-1962, undated
Box 5, Folder 2
HEW (Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare) Survey Research Center Institute Social Resources Ann Arbor 1971-1972, undated
Box 5, Folder 3
HEW (Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare) Survey Research Center Institute: Office of Education 1970, undated
Box 5, Folder 4
HEW (Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare) Survey Research Center Institute: Secretary Advisory Comm. on Automated Personal Data Systems (1 of 2) 1972-1973, undated
Box 5, Folder 5
HEW (Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare) Survey Research Center Institute: Secretary Advisory Comm. on Automated Personal Data Systems (2 of 2) 1972-1973, undated
Box 5, Folder 6
IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) 1939-1955, 1977
Box 5, Folder 7
IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) 1956-1959
Box 5, Folder 8
IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) 1960-63, 1978
Box 5, Folder 9
IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) 1964-1976
Box 5, Folder 10
Institute of Nutrition-Guatemala City 1951-1953, undated
Box 5, Folder 11
Institute of Statistics Dinner 1967
Box 5, Folder 12
Institute of Statistics:The Leaky Gasjet 1944-1949
Box 5, Folder 13
Institution of Statistics: Statistics Centers, US & Canada 1969-1978
Box 5, Folder 14
Institute of Statistics: Graduate Students 1959, 66, 76, undated
Box 6, Folder 1
Inter-American Statistical Institute 1965-1978
Box 6, Folder 2
Inter-American Institute of Agricultural Science- Turrialba 1951-1952
Box 6, Folder 3
ISI (International Statistical Institute): Education Commission 1960-1967
Box 6, Folder 4
ISI : Education Commission, Africa, general 1962
Box 6, Folder 5
ISI : General 1947-1961
Box 6, Folder 6
ISI : General 1963-1967
Box 6, Folder 7
ISI : General 1968-1971
Box 6, Folder 8
ISI : Reorganization 1978
Box 6, Folder 9
ISI : Membership Lists 1946-1977
Box 7, Folder 1
ISI : Reappraisal 1975
Box 7, Folder 2
ISI : 39th and 40th Sessions 1972-1975
Box 7, Folder 3
ISI : 41st session 1977
Box 7, Folder 4
ISI : Statisticians needed-stat centers 1961-1965
Box 7, Folder 5
ISI : Statistics education project 1968-1971
1968-1971, undated
Box 7, Folder 6
ISI : Statistics education centers - Southeastern and Eastern Asia 1964, 1968, undated
Box 7, Folder 7
ISI : University of East Africa 1962-1963, undated
Box 7, Folder 8
ISI : University of Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1962-1963
Box 7, Folder 9
Nashville, Tennessee 1965-1966
Box 7, Folder 10
NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) 1971-1972
Box 7, Folder 11
NAS (National Academy of Science), letters of congratulations (1 of 2) 1975
Box 7, Folder 12
NAS (National Academy of Science), letters of congratulations (2 of 2) 1975, undated
Box 7, Folder 13
National Academy of Sciences 1975
Box 8, Folder 1
National Academy of Sciences 1976
Box 8, Folder 2
NAS, 1977 meeting 1977-1978
Box 8, Folder 3
NAS, Section of Applied Biology 1976, 1978, undated
Box 8, Folder 4
NIH-ACEB (National Institutes of Health-Advisory Committee on Epidemiology and Biometry) 1961
Box 8, Folder 5
NIH-ACEB (National Institutes of Health-Advisory Committee on Epidemiology and Biometry): Biomathematical training-Sub committee 1961
Box 8, Folder 6
NIH-ACEB (National Institutes of Health-Advisory Committee on Epidemiology and Biometry): General 1962-1964, undated
Box 8, Folder 7
NIH-ACEB (National Institutes of Health-Advisory Committee on Epidemiology and Biometry): Biomathematics, Cullowhee Conference 1961
Box 8, Folder 8
NIH-ACEB (National Institutes of Health-Advisory Committee on Epidemiology and Biometry): Committee reports 1962-1963, undated
Box 8, Folder 9
NRC-Board of Human Resources NRC (National Research Council) 1975-1977, undated
Box 8, Folder 10
-Task Force on Education in Agriculture and Renewable Resources (Commission on Natural Resources) 1976
Box 8, Folder 11
NSF (National Science Foundation) Panel 1966
Box 8, Folder 12
New York Education Conferences 1968, undated
Box 8, Folder 13
N.C. Board of Education-Kindergarten evaluation 1975, undated
Box 8, Folder 14
N.C. Board of Education-Newspaper clippings 1975
Box 8, Folder 15
N.C. Retired Government Employees Association 1971-1978
Box 8, Folder 16
Pan American Health Organization 1966-1970, undated
Box 8, Folder 17
Phi Kappa Phi 1959, 1976-1977, undated
Box 8, Folder 18
Phi Kappa Phi Banquet 1976-1977, undated
Box 8, Folder 19
Poplab--Population Laboratory, Publication Advisory Committee 1971-1972
Box 8, Folder 20
RTI (Research Triangle Institute) (1 of 2) 1965-1978, undated
Box 9, Folder 1
RTI (Research Triangle Institute) (2 of 2) 1965-1978
Box 9, Folder 2
RTI: Consulting contract 1970
Box 9, Folder 3
RTI: Head Start data analysis 1972, undated
Box 9, Folder 4
RTI: National Humanities Center 1966, 1978, undated
Box 9, Folder 5
Research Triangle Institute: News Clippings 1973-1978
Box 9, Folder 6
RTI: Research & evaluation 1958
Box 9, Folder 7
RTI: University of Pittsburgh-Search committee 1966
Box 9, Folder 8
Rutgers University - The Statistics Center 1966-1967
Box 9, Folder 9
Sigma Xi 1943-1965
Box 9, Folder 10
S.M.U.(Southern Methodist University) 1961, undated
Box 9, Folder 11
TAGER (Texas Association for Graduate Education & Research) 1966
Box 9, Folder 12
Thailand-Animal Science 1971, undated
Box 9, Folder 13
Thailand-Animal Science: Appointment forms 1964
Box 10, Folder 2
Thailand-Animal Science: Chulalongkorn Univ 1964, 1967, undated
Box 9, Folder 14
Thailand-Animal Science: Chulalongkorn Univ 1968-1969
Box 9, Folder 15
Thailand-Animal Science: Ford Foundation 1968-1969
Box 9, Folder 16
Thailand-Animal Science: Kasetsart Univ 1970-1971
Box 9, Folder 17
Thailand-Animal Science: Kasetsart Univ 1971-1974
Box 10, Folder 1
Thailand-Animal Science: Dr. Ward W. Moore 1971, undated
Box 10, Folder 2
Thailand-Animal Science: Proposal material 1968-1969, undated
Box 10, Folder 3
Thailand-Animal Science: Rice experiments 1969, undated
Box 10, Folder 4
Thailand-Animal Science: Rice-insecticides 1970, undated
Box 10, Folder 5
Thailand-Animal Science: Rockefeller Foundation 1970-1971
Box 10, Folder 6
Thailand-Animal Science: Dr. Rapee Sagarik 1966
Box 10, Folder 7
Thailand-Animal Science: Thai-Danish Teak Pine Improvement Center 1970-1971, undated
Box 10, Folder 8
Thailand-Animal Science: Thailand 1964-1967, undated
Box 10, Folder 9
Thailand-Animal Science: Thailand, undated
Box 10, Folder 10
VPI (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) Dept of Statistics 1973-1976, undated
Box 10, Folder 11
Y.W.C.A. Life Member
1971
Box 10, Folder 12
Personal Papers 1918-1978 (MC 00117 Series 4)
Size: 2.5 linear feet
Diaries, appointment books, and address books spanning a period of sixty years. Also included are awards and certificates, material relating to church and civic involvement, personal correspondence, and travel information.
5 archival boxes
The Southern Calendar for Engagements 1950
Box 10, Folder 13
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1951-1952
Box 10, Folder 14
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1953-1954
Box 10, Folder 15
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1955-1956
Box 10, Folder 16
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1957-1958
Box 10, Folder 17
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1959-1960
Box 11, Folder 1
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1961-1962
Box 11, Folder 2
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1963-1964
Box 11, Folder 3
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1966-1967
Box 11, Folder 4
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1968-1969
Box 11, Folder 5
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1970-1971
Box 11, Folder 6
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1972-1973
Box 11, Folder 7
Address Books & Appointment Calendars 1974-1975
Box 11, Folder 8
Address Books undated
Box 11, Folder 9
Diary 1931-1941
Box 11, Folder 10
Address Books & Appointment Calendars undated
Box 12, Folder 1
Diary 1918-1919, 1936
Box 12, Folder 2
Diary 1935-1938
Box 12, Folder 3
Diary 1943-1964
Box 12, Folder 4
Awards 1929-1960
Box 12, Folder 5
Doctor of Science - Honorary 1958
Box 12, Folder 6
Gamma Sigma Delta Award 1958-1961
Box 12, Folder 7
O. Max Gardner Award Newsclippings 1959
Box 12, Folder 8
Oliver Max Gardner Award - Tarheel of the Week (1 of 2) 1959
Box 12, Folder 9
Oliver Max Gardner Award - Tarheel of the Week (2 of 2) 1959
Box 12, Folder 10
Watauga Medal- Founders Day 1977, undated
Box 13, Folder 1
Watauga Medal- Founders Day: news clippings 1977
Box 13, Folder 2
Certificate of teacher training, Board of Education, Methodist Episcopal Church; B.S. and M.S. diplomas (mathematics), Iowa State College; Fellowship Certificate, American Public Health Assoc. 1926-1954
Flat folder 1
Biographical material 1939-70, undated
Box 13, Folder 3
Church-Fairmont United Methodist: Administrative board. 1977-78
Box 13, Folder 4
Church-Fairmont United Methodist: Finance committee 1976-77, undated
Box 13, Folder 5
Church-Fairmont United Methodist: Learning Together, Inc. 1975-78, undated
Box 13, Folder 6
Church-Fairmont United Methodist: Secretary of Career Planning and Counseling 1977, undated
Box 13, Folder 7
Church-Fairmont United Methodist: news clippings 1977
Box 13, Folder 8
Photocopy of Five Year Diary 1938-1942
Box 13, Folder 9
Countries visited 1953-1977, undated
Box 13, Folder 10
Import permit for orchids 1964-1971, undated
Box 13, Folder 11
Letters to family (Carlos & Elsie) 1958-1963, undated
Box 14, Folder 1
Misc Personal 1 1928-1937, undated-pictures, grades, letter, Omaha City Mission
Box 14, Folder 2
Misc Personal 2
Box 14, Folder 3
News Releases 1940-1978, undated
Box 14, Folder 4
Personal history (detailed), undated
Box 14, Folder 5
Personal history record (official) 1976-1977, undated
Box 14, Folder 6
Personal Letters 1974-1976, undated
Box 14, Folder 7
Personal Notes, letters, etc: 1945-1978, undated
Box 14, Folder 8
Diary Letters - Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan & Thailand 1960-1964
Box 14, Folder 9
Photographs 1936, 1953-1968, undated
Box 14, Folder 10
Raleigh Garden Club 1973
Box 14, Folder 11
Passport, Visa, other travel documents 1964-1967, undated
Box 14, Folder 12
Oliver Max Gardner Award Program 1959
Half box 22, Folder 6
Newspaper clippings 1959, 1972-1978, undated
Half box 22, Folder 7
Gertrude Mary Cox Commemorations/Biographies 1958-1996
Box 23, Folder 9
Speeches, Papers, Publications 1933-1977 (MC 00117 Series 5)
Size: 3.5 linear feet
Texts of numerous talks given by Gertrude Cox from 1940 to 1977; most of Dr. Cox's published writings; her master's thesis at Iowa State College; corrections and publisher correspondence from both the first edition and revised edition of her book with William G. Cochran, Experimental Designs; and general notes and correspondence related to Cox's speeches and writings.
7 archival boxes
Kiwanis Club Talk December 6, 1940
Box 15, Folder 1
Organization and Function of Dept. of Exp. Statistics, Summer School Conference June 23, 1941
Box 15, Folder 2
Brief Survey of Newer Exp. Designs, Summer School Conference [July 14-18] July 16, 1941
Box 15, Folder 3
A Practical Tool for Research Workers, Science Club - Blacksburg, Va. October 21, 1941
Box 15, Folder 4
A Practical Tool for Research Workers, Sigma Xi Lecture November 25, 1941
Box 15, Folder 5
Adapting the Design to the Experiment, American Statistical Assoc. - New York December 30, 1941
Box 15, Folder 6
Why Statisticians - Meredith College February 24, 1943
Box 15, Folder 7
1943 Lectures 1943
Box 15, Folder 8
Statistical Methods for Engineers April 29, 1943
Box 15, Folder 8
Why Experimental Plans? - Richmond, Va. May 13, 1943
Box 15, Folder 8
Modernized Field Designs at Rothamsted, Cincinnati, Ohio November 10, 1943
Box 15, Folder 8
1944 Lectures 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
Application of Modern Experimental Plans, Virginia Academy of Science May 10, 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
Need for an Experiment Station Statistician, Morgantown, West Virginia June 14-15, 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
Statistics as a Tool for Research, American Home Economics Association June 23, 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
Advisory Budget Commission July 31, 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
Biometric Section - Cleveland September 11-16, 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
Soil Science - Design of Greenhouse Experiment October 29, 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
American Statistical Association December 27, 1944
Box 15, Folder 9
1945 Lectures 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
Opportunities for Teaching and Research [publication] 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
Institute of Statistics of the University of North Carolina, Biometric Bulletin January 24, 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
Plan for Institute of Statistics - Hotelling June 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
Mathematics Institute for Teachers July 5-10, 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
Economics - Statistics Conference October 8, 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
Planning and Analyzing Horticulture Experiments, Knoxville, Tennessee November 9-10, 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
N.C. Chapter - American Statistical Association, Raleigh, NC November 20, 1945
Box 15, Folder 10
1946 Lectures 1946
Box 15, Folder 11
Review - Analysis of Cubic Lattice Design, E.A. Cornish Bulletin 176 February 1946
Box 15, Folder 11
Washington - Bureau of Agricultural Economics February 28, 1946
Box 15, Folder 11
B.A.E. - Chicago Conference September 23-28, 1946
Box 15, Folder 11
1947 Lectures 1947
Box 15, Folder 12
Why Statistics? - American Chemical Assoc., Honolulu March 1947
Box 15, Folder 12
Princeton University November 13, 1947
Box 15, Folder 12
Testing Large Numbers of Strains, Plant Breeding Conference January 26-30, 1948
Box 15, Folder 13
Proposed Statistical Plan for the Southeastern States [publication], Statistics Conference - Auburn, Ala. September 7-9, 1948
Box 15, Folder 14
New York Academy of Sciences January 28-29, 1949
Box 15, Folder 15
Current Research at Institute of Statistics, Yale University April 6, 1949
Box 15, Folder 16
A Survey of Types of Experimental Designs, Geneva, Switzerland September 1949
Box 15, Folder 17
International Statistical Institute, Statistical Seminar - Berne September 15, 1949
Box 16, Folder 1
Talk - Royal Statistical Society October 14, 1949
Box 16, Folder 2
Northeastern Region - Home Economics, New York February 26-28, 1950
Box 16, Folder 3
NCEA - Math Teachers March 10, 1950
Box 16, Folder 4
Plant Institute - Ohio State University, Columbus October 30, 1950
Box 16, Folder 5
The Value and Usefulness of Statistics in Research, Beltsville January 11, 1951 [10 a.m.]
Box 16, Folder 6
The Value and Usefulness of Statistics in Research, Washington [Dept. of Agr.] January 11, 1951 [4 p.m.]
Box 16, Folder 7
Designs of Experiments - Berkeley, Calif. November 26, 1951
Box 16, Folder 8
Statistics in a University - Berkeley, Calif November 27, 1951
Box 16, Folder 9
Potentialities for Statistical Developments in the South, Conference - Atlanta, Ga. October 2-4, 1952
Box 16, Folder 10
A.A.A.S. - St. Louis, Mo. December 26-31, 1952
Box 16, Folder 11
A Proposed Inter-American Program for Training in Statistics 1953
Box 16, Folder 12
Role of Statistics in Research - Brussels August 21, 1953;- Pretoria
October 13, 1953
Box 16, Folder 13
Function of the Institute of Statistics - Cairo September 30, 1953
Box 16, Folder 14
Analysis of Research Results: Cairo, October 4; Johannesburg, October 23 1953
Box 16, Folder 15
Recent Advances in Experimental Designs: Pretoria, October 15; Pietermaritzburg, October 20 1953
Box 16, Folder 16
NC Chapter, American Statistics Assoc. November 19, 1953
Box 16, Folder 17
Some Recent Advances in Experimental Designs..., Blacksburg, Va. June 30, 1954
Box 16, Folder 18
Southern Regional Graduate SS in Statistics, Montreal September 1954
Box 16, Folder 19
Design of Experiments - Woman's College March 21, 1955
Box 16, Folder 20
Some Recent Advances in Experimental Designs, with Particular Reference to Estimating Response Surfaces, Biometric Symposium, Campinas, Brazil July 4-9, 1955 5
Speeches/Papers/Publications
July 11, 1955
Box 16, Folder 21
Designs for Agricultural Experiments, Campinas, Brazil July 11, 1955
Box 16, Folder 22
Analysis of Research Results, Campinas, Brazil
July 12, 1955
Box 16, Folder 23
Schedule for the International Symposium of Biometry, Piracicaba, Brazil July 14, 1955
Box 16, Folder 24
Foreign Programs - ASA New York December 30, 1955
Box 16, Folder 25
Statistical Frontiers - Detroit, Mich. September 9, 1956
Box 16, Folder 26
Some Current Research in Statistics, Pittsburgh November 20, 1956
Box 16, Folder 27
Use of Statistics in Research - Pittsburgh November 21, 1956
Box 16, Folder 28
Statistics Training and Research, C.H. Faculty Club Luncheon Tuesday, February 18, 1958
Box 16, Folder 29
The Training of Statisticians, ASA Washington Chapter February 20, 1958
Box 16, Folder 30
The Growth of Applied Statistics - Princeton December 6, 1958
Box 16, Folder 31
Penn State University March 5, 1959
Box 16, Folder 32
Curbstone Clinic March 13, 1959
Box 17, Folder 1
O. Max Gardner Award March 22, 1959
Box 17, Folder 2
Perspective (Panel Discussion on Television) March 1959
Box 17, Folder 3
RTI and its Relation to NC State College, Animal Industry Seminar April 8, 1959
Box 17, Folder 4
Johnson and Johnson April 16, 1959
Box 17, Folder 5
The Unity of Science - Summer Seminar - RPTT June 17, 1959
Box 17, Folder 6
Horizons Unlimited - Girl Scouts 1959 Nov.-Dec.
Box 17, Folder 7
Demand and Supply of Statisticians, ASA Meeting, Washington, D.C. 1959 Oct.-1960 Mar.
Box 17, Folder 8
Reliability and Quality Control - Moderator 1959 Nov.-1960 Jan.
Box 17, Folder 9
Role of Statistics, United Fruit Company - Honduras February 4, 1960
Box 17, Folder 10
How Designs are Selected to Fit Experimental Situations, United Fruit Company - Honduras February 5, 1960
Box 17, Folder 11
Research Triangle's Women's Club, RTI February 18, 1960
Box 17, Folder 12
Evaluation of Education System in NC - DKG 1960 Jan.
Box 17, Folder 13
Careers Open to Women in Research, Altrusa Club March 28, 1960
Box 17, Folder 14
RTI - Talk Given to North Texas Chapter of ASA, Dallas, Texas 1960 Sept.
Box 17, Folder 15
Talk on RTI - Social Science Meeting, Meredith College, Raleigh November 11, 1960
Box 17, Folder 16
The Program and Objectives of the RTI -National Association of Retired Civil Employees November 17, 1960
Box 17, Folder 17
Implementation of Training Programs in Biomathematics 1961 July-1961 Aug.
Box 17, Folder 18
Symposium Biomathematics and Computer Science [Paper, Cox], Houston, TX 1963 Mar.-1963 April
Box 17, Folder 19
Future of Statistics, Institute of Statistical Graduate Students March 18, 1964
Box 17, Folder 20
Gamma Sigma Delta Talk - RTI `963 Dec.-1964 Apr.
Box 17, Folder 21
The Organization and Function of a Biomathematics Medical Center, Chicago May 26, 1964
Box 17, Folder 22
Plans and Designs for Experiments - Seato Graduate Bangkok, Thailand August 20, 1964
Box 17, Folder 23
Fascination of Statistics - Department of Statistics, Cairo, Egypt March 21, 1965
Box 17, Folder 24
Choosing an Experiment Plan - Beirut, Lebanon May 13, 1965
Box 17, Folder 25
Role of Statistics in Research - Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 1965
Box 17, Folder 26
Egypt: Its Villages, Fellahin and Agriculture, Delta Kappa Gamma - Sanford, NC October 23, 1965
Box 17, Folder 27
Status of Training in Statistics in Developing Countries, Tallahassee, Florida February 28, 1966
Box 17, Folder 28
Egypt - Yesterday and Today, Ravenscroft, J.Y. Joyner School, Dr. Carey D. Miller's Home, Arts and Travel Book Club, Cynthia Book Club, Wives of Dept. of Experimental Stat. 1966-1967
Box 17, Folder 29
Education in Statistics - NC Chapter of ASA April 22, 1966
Box 17, Folder 30
Education in Egypt - Pittsburgh, PA May 17, 1966
Box 17, Folder 31
Past, Present and Future Developments in Statistics in the Southeast Region August 1, 1966
Box 17, Folder 32
Biometric - Editorial Practices and Policies August 15, 1966
Box 17, Folder 33
Careers in Statistics - Orientation Class N.C. State University October 4, 1966
Box 18, Folder 1
Horizons-Unlimited - Delta Kappa Gamma October 8, 1966
Box 18, Folder 2
Education in Statistics: Rutgers October 14, 1966
Box 18, Folder 3
Education in Statistics: Yale December 1, 1966
Box 18, Folder 4
Education in Statistics: Johns Hopkins May 1, 1967
Box 18, Folder 5
Statistics Related to Real Life May 16, 1967
Box 18, Folder 6
The Mediterranean - Cradle of Civilization, Leroy Martin School May 16, 1967
Box 18, Folder 7
Hawaii - Statistics Today - Terrance Lanai Hawaiian Village Hotel, Honolulu August 10, 1967
Box 18, Folder 8
"Statistics Today" - Malaysia, University of September 11, 1967
Box 18, Folder 9
"Importance of Experimental Design in Modern Agricultural Technology," Sigma Xi - Thailand September 13, 1967
Box 18, Folder 10
Sinai, DAR, January 19, Good Shepherd Church November 4
1968
Box 18, Folder 11
Education in this Complex World (AAUW), Burlington, NC February 20, 1968
Box 18, Folder 12
Welcome - Perry H.S. 50th Reunion June 16, 1968
Box 18, Folder 13
International Education in Statistics : Iowa State University June 28, 1968
Box 18, Folder 14
International Education in Statistics: University of Kentucky November 26, 1968
Box 18, Folder 15
Sinai - Altrusa International January 13, 1969
Box 18, Folder 16
Egypt - 4th Grade, Ravenscroft
March 14, 1969
Box 18, Folder 17
Basic Principles of Sampling and Experimental Studies, NCHS January 16, 1970
Box 18, Folder 18
Status of Statistics in Developing Countries, NC Chapter of ASA February 11, 1970
Box 18, Folder 19
Delta Kappa Gamma - NC State Convention April 24-26, 1970
Box 18, Folder 20
The Fascination of Statistics: Rotary Club, Bangkok, Thailand May 7, 1971
Box 18, Folder 21
The Fascination of Statistics: Rotary Club, West Raleigh September 3, 1971
Box 18, Folder 22
"Women Who Dare and Do" - Recent Advancements in Statistics, Delta Kappa Gamma February 2, 1972
Box 18, Folder 23
RTI - Cosmos Book Club at Women's Club 12:30pm, March 14, 1972
Box 18, Folder 24
(Culture) Reactions, Overseas Work - NCSU Women's Club, "Human interest experiences" April 20, 1972
Box 18, Folder 25
The Role of Statisticianss in Research, Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah May 2, 1972
Box 18, Folder 26
Planning Experiments and Interpreting Results, Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah May 3, 1972
Box 18, Folder 27
The Fascination of Statistics, Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah May 3, 1972
Box 18, Folder 28
George Nicholson - Memorial Service [Mon.] August 14, 1972
Box 18, Folder 29
Fascination of Statistics - Kiwanis Club March 12, 1973
Box 18, Folder 30
Teaching Statistical Designs & Linear Models [Tues.]March 20, 1973
Box 18, Folder 31
Master of Ceremonies - Banquet [Thurs.]March 22, 1973
Box 18, Folder 32
International Symposium on Statistical Design and Linear Models, Colorado State University March 19-23, 1973
Box 19, Folder 1
Fascination of Statistics, American Institute of Industrial Engineers May 8, 1974
Box 19, Folder 2
Chip Carving/Wood Carving - Garden Club November 5, 1974
Box 19, Folder 3
Professional and Personal Glimpses of George Snedecor Bio. 1975
Box 19, Folder 4
Class 612 April 30, 1975
Box 19, Folder 5
Past and Future Statistical Methods, University of Toronto [luncheon] May 21, 1975
Box 19, Folder 6
Experience of a Statistician, Facing a Real World, University of Toronto May 22,1975
Box 19, Folder 7
Fascination of Statistics for Women, High Point, NC - DAR, University of California-Davis October 14, November 13, 1975
Box 19, Folder 8
Fascination of Statistics, University of California-Davis November 13, 1975
Box 19, Folder 9
Past and Future of Statistical Methods, Princeton Conference (1 of 2) December 4, 1975
Box 19, Folder 10
Past and Future of Statistical Methods, Princeton Conference (2 of 2) December 4, 1975
Box 19, Folder 11
Consulting - NCSU Graduate Course January 29, 1976
Box 19, Folder 12
Past and Future of Statistical Methods, University of Washington - Seattle May 25, 1976
Box 19, Folder 13
Statistics at NC - Institute of Statistics, Rollins College - Orlando, Florida June 18, 1976
Box 19, Folder 14
9th International Biometric Conference Opening Ceremony, Science Museum, Boston August 22, 1976
Box 19, Folder 15
Institute of Statistics - Boston August 23, 1976
Box 19, Folder 16
Davis, Calif. - Univ. of Calif. January 10-14, 1977
Box 19, Folder 17
A Consulting Statistician Facing a Real World, Virginia Polytechnic Institute March 15, 1977
Box 19, Folder 18
Comments on Starting Statistics at NC State University (tea) - NCSU March 25, 1977
Box 19, Folder 19
Talk Material - reference to 1874-1976 undated
Box 19, Folder 20
Review of `A History of the International Statistical Institute' 1960
Box 20, Folder 1
Talks - Articles - reference to 1891-1968 undated
Box 20, Folder 2
Cox, Gertrude M., and William G. Cochran. Designs of Greenhouse Experiments for Statistical Analysis 1946 [publication]
Box 20, Folder 3
First 25 Years - Biometrics - reference to 1947-1972 undated
Box 20, Folder 4
Function of Design in Experiments 1950 [publication]
Box 20, Folder 5
Organization and Functions of the Institute of Statistics of the University of North Carolina 1950 [publication]
Box 20, Folder 6
Elements of an Effective Inter-American Training Program in Agricultural Statistics 1953 [publication]
Box 20, Folder 7
Statistical Frontiers, 1957 [publication]
Box 20, Folder 8
"Experiment." McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 1960 [publication] 1958-1968
Box 20, Folder 9
Educators. (Phi Kappa Phi Journal), 1959 [publication]
Box 20, Folder 10
"El papel de la estadistica en la investigacion cientifica" [The Place of Statistics in Scientific Investigation] [publication] 1960
Box 20, Folder 11
Japan - Annals 1964
Box 20, Folder 12
Correspondence about Snedecor - reference to 1974-1976 undated
Box 20, Folder 13
Query - Biometrics Bulletin - Randomization undated
Box 20, Folder 14
List of publications 1956, undated
Box 20, Folder 15
Statistical Study of Industrial Science Students of the Class of 1926 [publication] 1930
Box 20, Folder 16
"A Statistical Investigation of a Teacher's Ability as Indicated by the Success of His Students in Subsequent Courses," Master's Thesis, Iowa State College 1931
Box 20, Folder 17
The Use of the Individual Parts of the Aptitude Test for Predicting Success of Students [publication] 1931
Box 20, Folder 18
Brown, Clarence W., Phyllis Bartelme & Gertrude M. Cox. The Scoring of Individual Performance on Tests Scaled According to the Theory of Absolute Scaling [publication] 1933
1933
Box 20, Folder 19
Index Number of Iowa Farm Product Prices [publication] 1935-40
Box 20, Folder 20
Snedecor, George W., and Gertrude M. Cox. Disproportionate Subclass Numbers in Tales of Multiple Classification [publication] 1935
Box 21, Folder 1
Cox, Gertrude M., and George W. Snedecor. Covariance Used to Analyze the Relation Between Corn Yield and Acreage [publication]
1936
Box 21, Folder 2
Cox, Gertrude M., and William P. Martin. Use of a Discriminate Function for Differentiating Soils with Different Azotobacter Population [publication] 1937
Box 21, Folder 3
Gaskill, Harold V., and Gertrude M. Cox. Patterns in Emotional Reactions: I. Respirations: The Use of Analysis of Variance and Covariance in Psychological Data [publication] 1937
Box 21, Folder 4
Snedecor, George W., and Gertrude M. Cox. Analysis of Covariance of Yield and Time to First Silk in Maize [publication] 1937
Box 21, Folder 5
Weiss, Martin G., and Gertrude M. Cox. Balanced Incomplete Block and Lattice Square Designs for Testing Yield Differences Among Large Numbers of Soybean Varieties [publication] 1939
Box 21, Folder 6
The Multiple Factor Theory in Terms of Common Elements [publication] 1939
Box 21, Folder 7
Cox, Gertrude M., Robert C. Eckhardt, and W.G. Cochran. The Analysis of Lattice and Triple Lattice Experiments in Corn Varietal Tests [publication] 1940
Box 21, Folder 8
Enumeration and Construction of Balanced Incomplete Block Configurations [publication] 1940
Box 21, Folder 9
Gaskill, Harold V., and Gertrude M. Cox. Patterns in Emotional Reactions: II. Heart Rate and Blood Pressure [publication] 1941
Box 21, Folder 10
Cox, Gertrude M., et al. Length of the Observation Period as a Factor in Variability in Calcium Retentions [publication] 1942
Box 21, Folder 11
Statistics as a Tool for Research [publication] 1944
Box 21, Folder 12
Modernized Field Designs At Rothamsted [publication] 1944
Box 21, Folder 13
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): John Wiley & Sons 1948-1969
Box 21, Folder 14
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): corrections, first edition 1950-1954
Box 21, Folder 15
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): John Wiley & Sons - correspondence 1955-1969
Box 21, Folder 16
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): John Wiley & Sons - royalties 1955-1971
Box 21, Folder 17
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): revised edition corrections 1957-1976
Box 21, Folder 18
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): Designs not used: r > 10 undated
Box 21, Folder 19
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): Designs used-old copies (Part 1 of 2) undated
Box 21, Folder 20
Book - Experimental Designs (with William G. Cochran): Designs used-old copies (Part 2 of 2) undated
Half box 22, Folder 1
Biometrics Bulletin 1945, 1948
Half box 22, Folder 2
Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and National Academy of Biometrics (1 of 2) 1944, 1990
Box 23, Folder 6
Encyclopedia of Social Sciences and National Academy of Biometrics (2 of 2) 1979-1989
Box 23, Folder 7
Gertrude M. Cox Building Dedication, Symposium, and Dinner (1 of 2) 1999
VHS tape; Approximate runtime: 1 hour 8 minutes
Box 23, Folder 11
Gertrude M. Cox Building Dedication, Symposium, and Dinner (2 of 2) 1999
VHS tape; Approximate runtime: 2 hours 7 minutes
Box 23, Folder 11
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