Dr. Ronald C. Wimberley was born in 1943 and died on July 26, 2011. He was the William Neal Reynolds professor of sociology and a member of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty for 40 years at N.C. State University.
This collection contains research notes, conferences attended, research data collected, surveys, correspondence, presentations and other materials related to Ronald C. Wimberley's professional work.
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Dr. Ronald C. Wimberley was born in 1943 and died on July 26, 2011. He was the William Neal Reynolds professor of sociology and a member of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty for 40 years at N.C. State University.
In 1971, Dr. Wimberley joined the N.C. State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, faculty as an instructor and in 1972 he was named assistant professor. Also, in 1972, he earned his doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee. He served as head of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at N.C. State University from 1981 to 1985 and was named a William Neal Reynolds professor in 1996.
Dr. Wimberley was well known for his 1997 book, titled "The Southern Black Belt: A National Perspective" that researched and described the sociological factors that impacted living conditions in the 11-state rural Black Belt South.
In addition to this research, Wimberley also headed a team of U.S. and Russian scientists that provided recommendations for privatization of Russian land and communities in 1994.
In April 2011, the Southern Sociological Society named Dr. Wimberley as the 2011-2012 winner of their Roll of Honor Award, the highest recognition given by the society.
This collection contains research notes, conferences attended, research data collected, surveys, correspondence, presentations and other materials related to Ronald C. Wimberley's professional work.
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[Identification of item], Ronald C. Wimberley Papers, MC 00427, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Gift of Carolyn Richardson 2011 August (accession no. 2011.0198); Gift of Ronald C. Wimberley 2011 October (accession no. 2011.0235); 2011 November (accession no. 2011.0268); Gift of Dale Wimberley 2012 January (Accession no. 2012.0045) and 2013 February (Accession no. 2013.0040), 2013 September (Accession no. 2013.0236), and 2018 April (Accession no. 2018.0135)
Finding aid created by Judy Allen Dodson, October 2011; updated by Judy Allen Dodson, November 2011; updated by Jennifer Baker 2012 February; processed by Meaghan Lanier, 2013 May; processed by Lori E. Harris, 2013 May; updated by Gwynn Thayer 2013 October; updated by Todd Kosmerick, 2018 April; Digital materials processed by Meredith Campbell, 2018 November; addition processed and finding aid updated by Shima Hosseininasab, 2022 January & April.
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[Identification of item], Ronald C. Wimberley Papers, MC 00427, 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.
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