The Frank Houston Smith Papers consist of documents related to Smith and Drs. John O. Halverson and Francis W. Sherwood, two of his colleagues at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station (later Agricultural Research Service) at the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). The bulk of the collection, 1929-1942, consists of professional correspondence of Halverson regarding gossypol, a toxin in cotton plants and cottonseed meal.
Frank Houston Smith (b. 1903) of Cornelius, North Carolina, was a researcher and professor of animal nutrition at North Carolina State University from 1928 to 1973. He specialized in research on gossypol.
Frank Houston Smith was born in Cornelius, North Carolina, on 1903 May 18. He received degrees in chemistry from Davidson College in 1926 (B.S.) and the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1931 (M.S.). Smith was a researcher and professor of animal nutrition at North Carolina State College, beginning as a research assistant in 1928. He became an associate professor in 1946, and a full professor in 1961. Smith specialized in research on gossypol, a toxin in cotton plants and cottonseed meal. A member of several professional and honorary societies, he retired as professor emeritus in 1973.
The Frank Houston Smith Papers consist of documents related to Smith, a professor of animal nutrition at the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1928 to 1973. The bulk of the collection consists of professional correspondence to and from Halverson, 1929-1942, regarding gossypol, a toxin in cotton plants and cottonseed meal.One folder contains a curriculum vitae and professional correspondence, 1960-1984. Two folders contain memorials written by Smith for two of his colleagues at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station (later Agricultural Research Service) at North Carolina State College--Dr. John Oliver Halverson and Dr. Francis Webber Sherwood--along with related material.
This collection is arranged by type of material. The original file arrangement has been preserved, and materials within the folders are in chronological order.
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[Identification of item], Frank Houston Smith Papers, MC 00146, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Frank Houston Smith, 1982 February 11 (Accession no. 1982-0016).
Processed by Will Andersen, 2006 November
Encoded by Will Andersen, 2006 November
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[Identification of item], Frank Houston Smith Papers, MC 00146, 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.