71 collections related to North Carolina State University. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

This subgroup consists of materials related to the activities of N.C. MarketReady, formerly known as the Program for Value Added and Alternative Agriculture, part of the Cooperative Extension Service in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The records date from 2008 to 2012 and consist of media as well as educational and outreach videos and documents. Included are videos of the Produce Lady, Brenda Sutton, as well as reports and flyers. The North Carolina State University N.C. MarketReady program was started by Dr. Blake Brown in 2006 to assist the transition of tobacco-farm families to other profitable enterprises. Their aim is to build partnerships and educational resources to help North Carolina agriculture be more profitable. They develop and deliver educational programs and information resources intended to help farmers be successful. The program officially changed its name from Program for Value Added and Alternative Agriculture to N.C. MarketReady in October 2009. Less

These records contain historical overviews and administrative papers belonging to the Office of the Assistant Director of the North Carolina State Cooperative Extension Service. Included in the collection are correspondence, workplans, annual statements of objectives, and other material related to home demonstration work, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), rural development, farm education programs, 4-H, and the North Carolina State Fair. Although extension and demonstration work in North Carolina had been active since the early years of the twentieth century, the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service was only officially created in 1914 as a result of the Smith-Lever Act. In 1991 the name was changed to the current one, the Cooperative Extension Service. Less

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Office of the Director Records contain correspondence, memoranda, brochures, budgets, reports, project agreements, legal documents, datasets, training documents, scrapbooks, videocassettes, photographs, CD-ROMs, archived web content, and floppy disks. Topics covered include the day-to-day administrative functions of Cooperative Extension, special training programs, awards ceremonies, state legislation, projects funded by the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, partnerships with commercial agricultural growers' associations, and the civil case Philip Bazemore versus William Friday. Materials range in date from 1907 to 2010. From its inception as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, North Carolina State University has been deeply involved in outreach and extension work. In the 1890s and early 1900s, college personnel took part in numerous Farmer's Institutes statewide, where they and state Agriculture Department personnel met with local farmers to discuss farm improvement techniques. In 1907 James A. Butler became North Carolina's first county agent, hired to conduct demonstration work in boll weevil eradication. Greatly boosting extension work, the 1914 Smith-Lever Act provided for federal, state, and county cooperation in creating a system to expand demonstration and extension work for men and women. The law authorized land-grant colleges to sign memoranda of understanding with the United States Department of Agriculture to begin such work. With this, NC State created a new Department of Extension. The county offices report to Extension administration, based jointly at NC State University and North Carolina A&T University. Through this system, Cooperative Extension aims to disseminate information about food and agriculture, health and nutrition, and youth development. This is accomplished through partnerships, programs, publications, and expertise on the local level. Less

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Personnel records contain budget, payroll, and salary files, personnel lists and directories, correspondence, personnel files, and other administrative files. Although extension and demonstration work in North Carolina had been active since the early years of the twentieth century, the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service was only officially created in 1914 as a result of the Smith-Lever Act. In 1991 the name was changed to the current one, the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Less

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Plant Disease and Insect Clinic Records contain materials on plant samples sent to the clinic, clinic lab records, publications, bibliographies, archived web content, and slides. Materials range in date from the 1930s to 1999. The Plant Disease and Insect Clinic at NC State University provides plant disease diagnostic and insect identification services to help the people of North Carolina grow healthy plants and crops. Homeowners, gardeners, landscape architects, and farmers may submit samples to the clinic for analysis. Specialists will then recommend ways to treat or prevent the problem.The Plant Disease and Insect Clinic was established as the Plant Disease Clinic in the Department of Plant Pathology at NC State in 1951. With the addition of entomologists from the Department of Entomology in 1970, it became the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic. The Plant Disease and Insect Clinic is a member of the National Plant Diagnostic Network and the Southern Plant Diagnostic Network. Less

The records of the North Carolina Extension Association fo Family and Consumer Sciences consist of the organization's treasury files, historian files, awards files, and binders containing by-laws, policies and procedures, and correspondence. Materials range in date from 1990 to 2011. Also included in these files are financial records, annual reports, budget committee files, membership rosters, brochures, meeting agendas, applications for awards, and correspondence. The North Carolina Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences exists to be the voice for professionals in Extension Education in Family and Consumer Sciences, provide an information network for its members, provide continuing education for Extension professionals, and to recognize extension professionals through awards and recognition. Less

The records of the North Carolina Extension and Community Association document the activities of the association from 1916 to 2023, with the bulk of the records falling between 1929 and 1975. The files contain correspondence and memoranda, programs and brochures, reports, meeting minutes and agenda, member lists, financial information, clippings, news releases, photographs, and handbooks and yearbooks. The association was organized in 1920 as the Federation of Home Bureaus, and the name changed to the Federation of Home Demonstration Clubs in 1924. An African American organization was formed in 1940, and it integrated with its white counterpart in 1966. The current designation was assumed in 1995. Less

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Annual Reports subgroup contains academic year and calendar year annual reports for the College, as well as the academic year annual reports for many of the College's committees, departments, and programs. Also included are annual reports of the Randleigh Foundation from 1966-1985. Materials range in date from 1945 to 2016. In 1905, the Board of Trustees first took up the suggestion of creating a dean for agriculture, but only under President Wallace Riddick (in 1917) was the position of dean created. In 1923, following the reorganization of North Carolina State College (later, University), the School (later, College) of Agriculture was created. In 1964, the School of Agriculture became the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In 1996, the School became the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, reflecting campus-wide changes in designation from School to College. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Committees contain correspondence, publications, memoranda, minutes, reports, and resolutions recording the activities of the College's committees. Materials range in date from 1929 to 2008. The committees of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences reflect the academic, research, extension, and administrative activities of the College. Currently there are 24 active committees within the College. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Advisory Council contain lists of members and meeting minutes documenting the activities of the Council, as well annual plans of work and reports. Materials range in date from 1955 to 1994. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Advisory Council "advises the university administration on how best to meet the needs of the state's people through its programs and activities, especially in the area of extension and research." The Advisory Council was created in the 1950s and met twice a year to "analyze and critique school programs and to suggest new activity." The Council is currently inactive. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural Institute contain Advisory Council files, commencement brochures, program catalogs and course curricula, club records, correspondence, research reports, policy memorandums, program details about the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Research Apprenticeship for student minorities, and records of workshops for high school science teachers. Materials range in date from 1959-1998 and from 2015-2025. The Agricultural Institute was created in 1959 by an act of the North Carolina General Assembly, and its courses were first taught in the Fall 1960 semester. The Agricultural Institute was created to offer a two-year associate degree program in Applied Science for those students desiring technical agricultural training but not requiring a four-year degree. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Agricultural Policy Institute contain correspondence, minutes, reports, seminar and meeting information, publications, archived web content, and other general records. Materials range in date from 1961 to 1970. The Agricultural Policy Institute was created in 1960 via a grant from the Kellogg Foundation, and was run by the Department of Agricultural Economics (which later merged into the Department of Economics and is currently called the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics). The Institute's mission was primarily an educational one, and it set forth to study the economic issues facing the South and to aid the formation of public policy in confronting these issues. The Institute was disbanded in 1970. Less

Contains correspondence, course information, departmental records, financial records, newsletters, personnel files, reports, and short course information. The records document the activities of the Associate Dean and Director of Academic Programs office from 1950 to 1994. Also included are records pertaining to the R. J. Reynolds Apprenticeship Program and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Teacher Training Program. These records have not been processed; however, they are generally arranged by academic year and then alphabetically by subject. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Audiovisual Materials contains video formats such as U-matic, Betacam SP, VHS, and DVD. There are audiocassettes and film reels as well. Topics covered include poultry science, horticulture, gardening, food science, animal husbandry, and agriculture. A subseries of North Carolina Cooperative Extension materials is also included. The North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences "discovers, develops, teaches, and applies knowledge and technology that enable students, clientele, and citizens of North Carolina and others to improve the quality of their lives and to enhance the agricultural, economic, environmental, and social well being of the state and world and to create and extend new knowledge through scientific research and extension in agriculture and the life sciences." For many years, CALS Communication served as one of the primary outreach units for the University. It was subsumed into University Communications in 2013. Less

The North Carolina State University, Bioinformatics Research Center Records contain expired grants, reports, meeting minutes, publicity, and correspondence. Materials range in date from 1990 to 2013. The Bioinformatics Research Center explores methods of computing, simplifying, and visualizing large data sets for the benefit of research in disciplines such as genomics and genetics. The Center uses computer science and statistics to improve quantitative methods of analyzing big data, chiefly in the field of Biology. The BRC was founded in 2000 and continues to provide useful expertise as data sets grow larger and larger. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies Records contain annual reports, fliers and brochures, "Communiqué" newsletters, and conference materials. All pertain to the creation or projects of the Center. Materials range in date from 1986 to 2002. The Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies was founded by Dr. Ken Swartzel, Professor of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Science, as the Center for Aseptic Processing and Packaging Studies in 1987. CAPPS is an Industry University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) initiated by the National Science Foundation. These centers provide much-needed research to corporate partners as well as hands-on, relevant experience and training for students and faculty. As members, the corporate partners also help to fund the Center, as they benefit from the research. The Center investigates emerging technologies in food processing and preservation, as guided by the participating industries. The name was changed to the Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging in 1998. Less

The records of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems at North Carolina State University include a publication on sustainable agriculture in North Carolina from 2009-2010. North Carolina State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University established the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services at the Cherry Farm facility near Goldsboro, N.C., in 1994. Less