Found matches for john h. kerr dam va. in 3 collections

The records of John Tyler Caldwell’s administration in the Office of the Chancellor at North Carolina State College (later, University) include correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, minutes, and other administrative papers. Topics include capital improvements, the building of Carter (later Carter-Finley) Stadium, the name change from State College to North Carolina State University, the status of African Americans and women on campus, and student unrest regarding the Vietnam War. Materials range in date from 1959 to 1975. After serving as President of the University of Arkansas from 1952-1959, John Tyler Caldwell accepted the chancellorship at North Carolina State College (later, North Carolina State University) and remained chancellor from 1959 to 1975. After retiring, Caldwell taught political science and education courses at North Carolina State University until 1985, and was president of the Triangle Universities Center for Advanced Research (1975-1982). Under his leadership, the student and faculty population nearly doubled, the School of Physical Sciences and Applied Mathematics was established, and for the first time the university offered a full range of degree programs in the humanities and social sciences. Less

The Gordon H. Schenck, Jr. Photographs, circa 1960 - circa 2000, document the career of Gordon Schenck, a professional architectural photographer. This collection is arranged in four series: Negatives and transparencies, Prints, Slides, and Publications and Client Information. The collection consists primarily of Schenck’s photographs, including negatives and prints of various sizes, slides, and transparencies. Also included in the collection are magazines, catalogs, and clippings containing examples of Schenck’s work and his client file notes. Schenck’s subjects include residences, schools, malls, banks, historic structures, university campuses, churches, business campuses, and civic centers. Geographically, the photographs were taken across the Southern United States, with a particular focus on North and South Carolina, specifically the Charlotte-metro area. Gordon H. Schenck, Jr. (1927-2009) was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He earned a degree in engineering from North Carolina State University. After college, he worked as a Southern Railway engineer for thirteen years. In 1963, Schenck began his eponymous photography company. He worked for many mid-century architects in North Carolina, photographing both model projects and completed structures. Schenck also worked for companies, including Belk and Southern Bell, and did some commercial work, photographing both models and posed products. Schenck’s work appeared in magazines such as Progressive Architecture, Better Homes and Gardens, and Southern Living. His photographs of historic buildings are also included in the Historic American Building Survey. In 1984, Schenck earned a degree in Photographic Craftsmanship from the Professional Photographers of America. He was a member of the American Society of Media Photographers and the American Photographic Artists. His work was the subject of a traveling retrospective exhibit, “By Assignment and By the Way: Gordon Schenck Photographs Architecture, 1963-2008.” Schenck died in January 2009. Less