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The Eduardo Catalano Papers contains articles, news clippings, magazines, and books on Catalano's architectural projects and professional accomplishments, as well as photographs, digital photographs, photographic slides, negatives, positive transparencies, design drawings, and one videocassette. This includes books, articles, and other writings authored by Catalano, and diplomas, certificates, and certifications he received during his professional and educational careers. The collection also contains metal printing plates of Catalano's designs used in various publications covering his work. Many of these publications can be found in the Printed Materials, Writings, and Correspondence series. There is also a small amount of correspondence. Eduardo Fernando Catalano (1917-2010) was a well-known modernist architect and Head of Architecture at the School of Design at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1951 to 1956. Catalano was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 19, 1917. He attended the Universidad de Buenos Aires and graduated in 1940 with an Architect's Diploma and honors for his coursework. Having received scholarships to pursue studies in the United States, Catalano relocated to attend the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. He graduated in 1944 and 1945 respectively with a Master of Architecture degree. At Harvard, Catalano studied under two masters of modernist architecture, Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Less

The Frederick Schenck Barkalow Papers include materials related to Barkalow's career, research, and service in environmental and conservation organizations. The papers include correspondence, materials on environmental issues, organizational materials, teaching materials, photographs, published material, and Barkalow's extensive research into the gray squirrel. Frederick Schenck Barkalow Jr. (1914-1982) served as a professor of zoology at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1947 to 1979. He taught and researched extensively, and among his many publications was an in-depth study of the gray squirrel. Less

Photocopies of special orders no. 79 and 106 issued to soldiers in 1944 granting them furloughs, a photograph of soldiers, a photograph of an ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program) reunion in 1993, and a microcassette recording, 1994. Philip Sine served in World War II. He reported for duty to the Commanding Officer, SCU 3421, ASTP at the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering, Raleigh, North Carolina. Less

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. Less