The Ross Edward Shumaker Drawings consists of Ross Edward Shumaker's hand stenciled quote by Ralph Parlette, a drawing of a base for a flag pole, and a drawing of Eighth and Ninth dormitories for North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University).
Ross Edward Shumaker was hired as an associate professor of Architecture in the Department of Engineering at North Carolina State College in 1920. By 1921 Architectural Engineering became a separate curriculum under his direction. He also designed many of the buildings at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering.
Ross Edward Shumaker was a professor, architect, and founder of the program in Architecture at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (1920-1955). Ross Edward Shumaker was hired as an associate professor of Architecture in the Department of Engineering in 1920. By 1921 Architectural Engineering became a separate curriculum under Shumaker's direction. Shumaker also designed many of the buildings at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, including: Alexander (1939), Becton (1939), Broughton - Diesel Wing (1943), remodeled the kitchen in the Chancellor's Residence (1944), Clark Infirmary (1940), David Clark Lab (1939), Laundry (1940), east balconies of Leazar (1945), Morris (1926), renovations of Patterson (1930 and 1940), Riddick - Annex (1941), renovations of Tompkins (1939), and Turlington (1939).
The Ross Edward Shumaker Drawings collection consists of Ross Edward Shumaker's hand stenciled quote by Ralph Parlette, a drawing of a base for a flag pole, and a drawing of Eighth and Ninth dormitories for North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering.
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[Identification of item], Ross Edward Shumaker Drawings, MC 00140, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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[Identification of item], Ross Edward Shumaker Drawings, MC 00140, 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.