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This collection contains a book of postcards with pictures of North Carolina State College buildings, USDA Extension Service Handbook on Agriculture and Home Economics, slides relating to tobacco and agriculture in North Carolina, "Tobacco Information for 1966" (published by North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, December 1965), photocopies of "History of Tobacco Extension Program" (as well as an early draft) by Roy R. Bennett, "History of Crop Science Extension," an "Overview of U. S. Tobacco" (9-4-85), and a bound book of correpondence to Bennett on the occasion of his retirement (1966).
Roy R. Bennett served as assistant Extension agent in Rowan County, North Carolina, and the Extension agent in Pitt County, North Carolina. After World War II, he joined the Agronomy Department at NC State, where he provided the leadership for the tobacco extension program.
Roy R. Bennett was born in Stokes County, North Carolina, and graduated from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1934. He served as assistant Extension agent in Rowan County, North Carolina, and the Extension agent in Pitt County, North Carolina. After World War II, he joined the Agronomy Department at NC State, where he provided the leadership for the tobacco extension program.
This collection contains a book of postcards with pictures of North Carolina State College buildings, USDA Extension Service Handbook on Agriculture and Home Economics, slides relating to tobacco and agriculture in North Carolina, "Tobacco Information for 1966" (published by North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, December 1965), photocopies of "History of Tobacco Extension Program" (as well as an early draft) by Roy R. Bennett, "History of Crop Science Extension," an "Overview of U. S. Tobacco" (9-4-85), and a bound book of correpondence to Bennett on the occasion of his retirement (1966).
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[Identification of item], Roy R. Bennett Papers, MC 00134, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Alice Barber Bennett (Mrs. Roy R. Bennett), June 2005 (Accession 2009-0129), Dec. 2014 (Accession 2014-0270), and Feb. 2015 (Accession 2014-0032).
Processed by: Linda Sellars, 2009 Aug.; machine-readable finding aid by: Linda Sellars, 2009 Aug.; finding aid updated to reflect addition to collection by: Todd Kosmerick, 2014 Dec. and 2015 Feb.
Contained here is a bound volume of letters written on the occasion of Bennett's retirement . from the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service.
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[Identification of item], Roy R. Bennett Papers, MC 00134, 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.