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The Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock letters consist of letters written by the brothers to members of their family when they were students at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). They contain details about various events, including the November 1891 football game between Wake Forest College and "the University" (possibly UNC Chapel Hill), the 1891 State Fair, the farm work they did for the college and the professors, and getting uniforms. Williamsboro, N.C., natives Walter Austin Bullock and George Tarry Bullock entered North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) as freshmen in 1891. Walter graduated with an agricultural degree in 1895, and then worked for a big farming concern near Bainbridge, Ga. He then moved to Puerto Rico, where he raised shade tobacco for American Tobacco Company. He and George later bought a large farm near Red Springs, N.C., which was very successful until 1922, when the price of cotton dropped. He continued farming on a smaller scale until his death in 1943. Due to illness and financial problems, George did not complete his college coursework. After leaving North Carolina State, he worked at Edgecombe Test Farm, and then worked in Georgia and Puerto Rico. After the Red Springs farm failed, he returned to Puerto Rico and worked for the American Sugar Cane Company. He then went to Cuba with the Cuban Land and Leaf Tobacco Company, a subsidiary of American Tobacco Company. He stayed in Cuba until his retirement in 1952. He died in Red Springs in 1955. Less

The Walter L. Smith Papers, 1934-1986, contain speeches, minutes, correspondence, programs, a scrapbook, a diary, memos, lists, newsclippings, photographs, and memorabilia from Smith's military service in World War II and his involvement with NC State University. The scrapbook is titled "The Success Story of A. E. Finley." Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Walter Little Smith (1914-2007) graduated from North Carolina State College in July 1935 with a B.S. in mechanical engineering (aeronautical option). During World War II, Smith served in the U.S. Army. He became a lieutenant colonel and was Chief of the Supply Division, Engineering Section, Advance Section Communications Zone (ADSEC). He helped set up the Engineering Section in France beginning on 9 June 1944 as part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. Smith served several years on the building committee for what was then North Carolina State College. When the Board of Governors for the UNC System was formed in 1971, individual Boards of Trustees were formed for each campus as well. Smith was appointed to the NC State University Board of Trustees, and served on the board from 1972 to 1981. NC State University awarded Smith the Watauga Medal in 1983 for his service to the school. Less

Contains photographs, records of Baermann Associates architectural firm, client files, biographical materials relating to Baermann, files on the N.C. State University Program on Science and Society . The collection also contains artifacts, prints, sketches, drawings, and blueprints. Walter Peter Baermann was born on September 1, 1903 in southwest Germany. He earned an M.A. in architecture (1924), and a M.A. in mechanical engineering (1926), both from the Institute of Technology in Munich. In 1927, Baermann received a Ph.D. from the University of Munich. He moved to the United States in 1929, beginning his career with well-known designers such as Joseph Urban, Norman Bel Geddes, and Henry Dreyfuss. Baermann, by 1931, became the chief designer for Howe and Lescaze, an architectural firm with offices in New York and Philadelphia. During this period he spearheaded the design for the Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building, one of the prototypes for the modern skyscraper. Less

This collection consists of two color photographic prints of Edwards' landscape design projects; seventeen 35 mm color slides of Edwards' landscape design projects and the North Carolina State College School of Design (now North Carolina State University College of Design); one reduced drawing of Herron Arboretum and Nature Center; one magazine ad for the Edwards' firm; and three rolled tubes of plans and drawings from his practice in Oklahoma City. William Warren Edwards (1929- ) was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended North Carolina State University School of Design where he earned his landscape architecture degree around 1958. He won a Dumbarton Oaks Junior Research Fellowship in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University. In the early 1960s, he worked at various times for Lewis Clarke Associates, Richard Bell and Associates, O’Neill Ford, and Frederic Stresau. He was an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture intermittently between 1969 and 2008. Since 1987 he has been an adjunct associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture. Edwards is most noted for his residential gardens and expertise with plant materials. His garden designs have appeared in Southern Living magazine numerous times. Less

The Watauga Club Records contain historical and financial records, correspondence, meeting minutes, membership information, publications, and photographs dating from 1884 to 2020. The collection includes information about the founding in 1884 and the Centennial anniversary in 1984 but focuses primarily on publications about the club and its members. The Watauga Club was founded in 1884 to strengthen North Carolina agriculture, industry, education, health, statesmanship, art, literature, and moral and spiritual values. The club was instrumental in the founding of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) and emphasized the need for instruction in mechanic arts. Today, the Watauga Club is still active in educational endeavors. Less

Collection contains publications, correspondence, reports, brochures, promotional literature, photographs and slides, and research announcements pertaining to issues concerning ground water, its quality, contamination, and related problems. Records include a proposal to form the Institute (1963). The Water Resources Research Institute identifies and supports research needed to help solve water quality and water resources problems in North Carolina and the region. It also provides information on water-related issues through its publications, conferences, workshops, seminars and the WRRI-News electronic list. WRRI also partners with the NC Urban Water Consortium and Stormwater Group. Less

Wayne Besenty Collection of Animal Protection Materials contain a board game, badges, journals, photos, documents, and memorabilia dating from 1819 through 1997. While the largest part of the collection encompasses records related to the activities of the West Los Angeles Humane Society, it also includes a rich body of materials about other humane societies and organizations. The collection also contains some writings and personal items of Wayne and Thomas Besenty. Wayne M. Besenty (1940–2003) was an Animal Control Officer in Long Beach, CA for over 30 years. Throughout his career, he collected materials related to animal welfare and humane societies. After his death, his colleague Nancy Cotton inherited his collection and later donated to the Special Collections Research Center. Less

The Wayne Taylor Papers include Taylor's student research and design Portfolio when he was a 5th year architecture student at the NC State University School (now College) of Design. Some of his work includes collaborations with Argentinian architect and educator Horacio Caminos. The collection includes some working files for when Taylor worked on design projects. Some of his work included projects with Dick (Richard Chevalier) Bell, such as the Watergarden project. Wayne Taylor (1931-) is Professor Emeritus of the College of Design at N.C. State University. Taylor attended North Carolina State College where he graduated with a degree in Architecture in 1958. He taught at the School (now College) of Design until his retirement in 1994. Taylor has exhibited numerous paintings, drawings and graphic works during his career. He has also designed and built several homes and small buildings. Taylor has won awards and purchase prizes for his work including the prestigious Rome Prize in 1960. Less

This collection contains 1968 campaign ad and newsclippings from Wes McClure’s campaign for North Carolina State University Student Body President. Wesley A. (Wes) McClure (1946- ) graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University in 1969. While attending the university, he served as student body president, 1967-1969. After graduation he practiced architecture mostly in North Carolina, and he was a principal in the firm McClure Hopkins Architects. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Since 2014 he has been CEO of Savvy Parrot, Inc. Less

The collection contains documents on the residence at 106 John Street, Louisburg, North Carolina, designed by G. Milton Small and originally owned by the Wheless Family. It includes construction and architectural contracts, land deeds, invoices (for furnishings, landscaping, and contractors), and drawings (plot plans, floor plans, construction plans, property and subdivision surveys), and photographs of the Wheless residence. Also included is 1 CD that contains 118 survey photographs taken by Laura A. W. Phillips for the National Register of Historic Places. In 1954, Thomas and Lois Wheless contracted with architect G. Milton Small to design a residence for them in Louisburg, North Carolina. The house is one story and has three bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. It is considered an excellent example of mid-twentieth century modern architecture in North Carolina. Less

This collection is chiefly made up of materials collected by James R. Troyer in preparation for the composition of a biographical article on Wilbur Fisk Massey. Massey had a varied career, working as a horticulturist, professor, and an agricultural journalist. He taught at a wide variety of universities and schools. He spent 1889-1901 teaching at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University), while also holding the position of horticulturist of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Massey left North Carolina to explore agricultural journalism, acting as editor for the Practical Farmer and going on to hold positions at several other publications. The personal material includes information of a biographical nature, including Troyer's article on Massey. The professional series primarily focuses on Massey's work at the North Carolina Experiment Station, but also includes information on his teaching experience at North Carolina State College and his work in agricultural journalism. The photographs series includes portraits of Massey from about 1880. Less

The Willard C. Byrd and Associates Records, dating from 1956 to 2001, contain maps, plans, plats, sketches, prospectuses, photographs, and other documentation regarding the company's golf course architectural services, land planning, and landscape architectural services. Willard C. Byrd and Associates designed golf courses, housing developments and landscapes in the southeastern United States, focusing in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Less

The collection is mainly comprised of digital files (JPGs) created by scanning photographic prints and negatives held by Synergetics, Inc. The original prints and negatives that were scanned date primarily from 1960-1972, but images from later decades also exist here. The originals were also primarily black-and-white, although some later ones are in color. The images depict models of projects, buildings, and structures designed and/or constructed by Synergetics, Inc. Some images are construction shots. Many of the original photographs were taken by Ralph Mills, who had been contracted by the company. Images were scanned by Bill Ballenger in 2005-2006, with the permission of Synergetics, Inc. president T. C. Howard. The collection also includes a small amount of the firm's promotional literature, a few magazines that contain articles about Synergetics, Inc., and a poster celebrating the life of T.C. Howard. Synergetics, Inc., was an architecture and engineering firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company was originally established by R. Buckminster Fuller in 1955, but it was later headed by James W. Fitzgibbon and then T. C. Howard. The company designed and constructed commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, and it developed " . . . systems and structures employing geodesic, tensegrity, and related principles of design, fabrication, and construction." Among the structures designed or constructed by Synergetics, Inc. are the Climatron at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, the Churchill Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair (now the Queens Zoo Aviary), and the Tower of Light at the 1964 World's Fair. Synergetics, Inc. closed in 2006. Bill Ballenger worked for Synergetics, Inc. from 1960 to 1972. Less

Photographs, speeches, correspondence, awards and other items chiefly documenting William C. Friday's activities at or related to North Carolina State University, including his year as senior class president and honors as alumnus of the University's College of Textiles. Included in the collection are Friday's United States Navy uniform and his academic garb. William C. Friday served as president of the University of North Carolina System, 1956-1986. Friday served as chairman of numerous national panels including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the American Council on Education, President Johnson’s Task Force on Education, President Carter’s Task Force on Education, the American Council on Education and the Knight Foundation National Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Friday graduated from North Carolina State College in 1941 with a degree in textile engineering. At State College, he was sports editor of the student newspaper and president of the senior class. Friday served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II and earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1948. Less

The William Dallas Herring Papers contain files, notebooks, essays, articles, newpaper clippings, reports, and other papers relating to North Carolina education as well as Herring's other projects. Topics include kindergarten programs, community colleges, vocational education, desegregation, and teacher education. The collection also includes some film and audio recordings in various formats and a number of photographs. William Dallas Herring served as a member of the North Carolina Board of Education for twenty-two years and as its chairman for twenty of those years (1957-1977). He was responsible for educational initiatives that still shape the lives of North Carolina's citizens, including the establishment of the community college system, the initiation of a statewide curriculum study, and the development of kindergarten programs. Less

Contained in this collection are correspondence, reports, data sheets and logs, and other documents resulting from Splinter's research on agricultural mechanization while on the faculty of North Carolina State University. Included are materials for his work with Charlie W. Suggs on tobacco mechanization. There is also material on Splinter's involvement in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). Also included is material relating to Splinter's teaching and administrative work. William Eldon Splinter was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on November 24, 1925. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1950 and master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 1951 and 1955 respectively. In 1954 he joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State College (later University). In 1968 he returned to the University of Nebraska to become chair of the Agricultural Engineering Department, a position he served in until 1987. He was president of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) in 1978-1979. Less

The William Edward Shinn Papers, 1929-1975, contains items relating to Shinn's career at North Carolina State College (later University) as a student, professor, and department head. The majority of the materials document Shinn's professional teaching career at the university as well as his research on various textile and knitting technologies. A small number of personal materials are also included. William Edward Shinn (1900-1995) received a B.S. in Textiles from North Carolina State College (later University) in 1924, and later that year organized and taught the first knitting course offered by NC State. Shinn received an M.S. in Textiles from NC State in 1929, and taught courses in knitting technology at Clemson University from 1929 to 1935, and then at NC State from 1935 to 1969. In 1942, Shinn was promoted to Head of the Department of Knitting Technology at NC State. Shinn had numerous publications during his career, and made a valuable contribution to medicine in the 1950s when he produced the first knitted artificial aorta. Less

These materials consist of paper, color slides, and binders from William Fred McClure's professional work in biological and agricultural engineering while at North Carolina State University. Also included are a few materials from his predecessor, dated 1949. William Fred McClure earned a bachelor's degree in agricultural engineering from Clemson University and master's and doctoral degrees in biological engineering from NC. State. Dr. McClure's expertise is in bioinstrumentation, computer control systems and physiochemical properties of biomaterials. Dr. McClure retired in 2006 and is now an emeritus professor in North Carolina State University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Less

The William H. Beezley Typescript consists of a 391-page manuscript entitled The Wolfpack: Intercollegiate Athletics at North Carolina State University, 1975. Beezley's work, published under the same title by N.C. State in 1976, traces the history of football, basketball, and other sports at the university from 1892 to 1975. William H. Beezley was born on 1942 March 22. He received a B.A. from Chicago Teachers College (later Chicago State University), and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska. Beezley was a faculty member in the history department at North Carolina State University from 1972 to 1991. Less