Found matches for poultry science in 50 collections

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Poultry Science contain scientific and publicity research, informational and promotional materials, administrative files, materials relating to 4-H poultry projects, reports and data from the North Carolina Egg Layer Performance and Management Tests, and other publications. Materials range in date from 1914 to 2015. The first course in poultry at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) was taught in 1900-1901. In 1912, Poultry work became part of the Department of Animal Industry. The Poultry Science Extension Program began in 1907 and originally consisted of demonstration projects. In 1923, the Poultry Department became one of six departments in the new School of Agriculture. In 1962, the name of the department was officially changed to Poultry Science. In 2012 the department was renamed the Prestage Family Department of Poultry Science. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Poultry Science Club include meeting minutes, financial records, information on officers, membership rosters, North Carolina State Fair ribbons, banquet programs, and an issue of the Club's student publication. The Poultry Science Club was established at North Carolina State College (University) in or before 1949, as a way to encourage social interactions between poultry science students and faculty, as well as to promote the professional development of students in that field. The Poulty Science Club remained active at NC State as of 2008. 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

This subgroup contains correspondence, memoranda, course action forms, recommendations on curricula and courses, material pertaining to admission of foreign students, faculty issues, degree programs and minutes of the Administrative Board relating to the governance of the Graduate School. Graduate instruction was first offered at North Carolina State University in 1893, and the first doctoral degree was conferred in 1926. In the ensuing years, the Graduate School has grown steadily and has provided instruction and facilities for advanced study and research in the fields of agriculture and life sciences, design, education, engineering, natural resources, humanities and social sciences, management, physical and mathematical sciences, textiles and veterinary medicine. Less

The University Archives Reference Collection, Institutional Histories subgroup contain clippings, correspondence, news releases, publications, reports, speeches, and related materials concerning the University's various colleges, departments, institutes, and other entities. This is an artificial collection and is maintained by Special Collections staff. North Carolina State University was established in 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M College). The College opened in 1889 with one building - the current Holladay Hall - six faculty, and courses in the agricultural and mechanical arts, adding a curriculum in applied science in 1893. By the turn of the century the College had grown to some half dozen buildings, about 300 students, and had begun to diversify its curricula. In 1917, the institution's name was changed to North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (State College). In 1931 the College greatly reworked its curricula as it underwent consolidation. Along with North Carolina College for Women and the University of North Carolina, it became a part of the Consolidated University of North Carolina,. North Carolina State is now one of the constituent institutions of the multi-campus University of North Carolina system, having received university status, and, after some controversy, assumed its current name in 1965. As of 2007, N.C. State had a student body of nearly 30,000, nearly two thousand faculty, and research and program expenditures of over $440 million. Less

This subgroup is composed of a variety of materials related to News Services' work promoting North Carolina State University. The textual records include news releases, clippings, correspondence, university reports, university publications, and files and press information on faculty. The records also contain a number of audiovisual formats, including photographs, slides, and video cassettes of various types (VHS, Betacam SP, MBU 5s, UCA60), documenting broadcasts, press conferences, public service announcements and other media presentations. The materials date from 1896 to 2007. As of 2013, the Office of Public Affairs consisted of three divisions: Communications Services, News Services, and Web Communications. The News Services division uses a wide variety of methods to promote NC State University on local, national, and international levels. Staff members utilize traditional press releases, news tips, and direct contact with journalists to give the university, its scholarship and its research more visibility. They also distribute news stories electronically on listservs and web pages and distribute a list of faculty experts to assist the media and university representatives. Less

The records of the Office of the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine of North Carolina State University contain accreditation information, annual plans, annual reports, biennial plans, master plans, faculty files, minutes, newsletters, personnel forms, programs, publications and reports pertaining to the establisment and administration of the College (previously, School) of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. The North Carolina State University College (previously, School) of Veterinary Medicine was established in 1978, admitted its first class of students in August 1981, dedicated its main facility in April 1983, and graduated its first class of veterinarians in May 1985. Less

The records of the Office of the Associate Dean and Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Research Service contain reports, correspondence, programs, publications, speeches, minutes, financial information, and committees relating to agricultural research and experiment stations. Also included are materials on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Fiftieth Anniversary of the research stations, the Tennessee Valley Authority, agricultural products, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, individual college departments and their role in experiment station research, and the National Pickle Packers Association. Records include a letter book of the director. Materials range in date from 1878 to present. The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station was created in 1877, and transferred from the State of North Carolina to the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later, North Carolina State University) in 1889. The Station was jointly run by the two groups, and became a source of contention between the State Department of Agriculture and the University through the early part of the twentieth century. In 1979, the Agricultural Experiment Station was renamed the Agricultural Research Service. Less

The North Carolina State University, Office of Public Affairs Records contain annual reports, budget data, committee information, correspondence, news releases (bound volumes), newspaper clippings, photographs, publications, radio scripts, and scrapbooks. Topics covered include presidential visits, athletics, women at North Carolina State University, commencements, the Wolfpack Club, the Watauga Medal, and the University Centennial. Materials range in date from 1914 to 2001. The North Carolina State University Office of Public Affairs (now known as University Communications and Marketing) operates to help the University "accomplish its mission by building sound relationships with the university's constituencies and public groups." Public Affairs consisted of three main divisions: Communication Services, News Services, and Web Communications. Until 1994 the office was known as University Relations. The Office of Public Affairs was formerly known as the Office of University Relations, the Office of Foundations and Development, the Office of University Relations, and the Office of Development. 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 records of the North Carolina State University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering contain correspondence, scholarship information, course and curriculum information, departmental history, facilities and farm equipment information, legal documents, research project records, publications, photographs and slides, and files on departmental extension and outreach work. Also included are a number of technical drawings of farm equipment and structures patented by department personnel as well as films (many digitized and available online) of agricultural equipment and activities. There is also a large series of drawings and plans mainly of agricultural structures. Materials range in date from 1920 to 2013. Organized agricultural engineering education at North Carolina State began in 1917, as an offering of several related courses in the Department of Agronomy. In 1937, the program's name was changed, and the degree became a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering. In 1940, the program separated from Agronomy, becoming a full-fledged department. In 1965, the department adopted its current name. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Student Organization Resource Center contain forms completed by student organizations to register their organizations with the university, as well as constitutions, bylaws, correspondence, office records, and other administrative information about the organizations. Materials range in date from 1942 to 2009. The North Carolina State University Student Organization Resource Center, now known as the James H. Woodward Student Involvement Center, exists to meet the needs of students who are interested in involvement on campus through organized groups. As a part of the Division of Student Affairs, one of the Student Involvement Center's main responsibilities is to advise students who start or participate in registered student organizations. As of 2017, there are more than 700 registered student organizations at NC State, including Student Government and the Union Activities Board. The Center is located in the Talley Student Union Center. Less

The Roy Styring Dearstyne Papers contain materials related to Dearstyne's education, teaching career, and endeavors in the field of poultry science, as well as materials related to his death and the Dearstyne Avian Health Center. Roy Styring Dearstyne was a member of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) Poultry Science faculty from 1922 to 1955, serving as the head of the Poultry Science Department from 1930 until his retirement in 1955. He developed a testing procedure for controlling pullorum disease in poultry, wrote one of the first books in the nation about poultry diseases, and was instrumental in the development and expansion of the North Carolina poultry industry. N.C. State's Dearstyne Avian Health Center, built in 1968, was named for him. Less

The records of the Office of the Dean in the Graduate School at North Carolina State University consist of three series,including general administrative records, graduate program review records, and unprocessed records. Materials within this subgroup include correspondence, reports, financial reports, course action forms, and administrative materials that relate to the governing of the Graduate School, and range in date from 1914 to 2018. Graduate instruction began at North Carolina State University in 1893, with the first Master's degree conferred in 1894 doctoral degree in 1926. A Graduate School existed from 1923 to 1931, but it was eliminated with the consolidation of the public universities in North Carolina. It was re-established at NC State during the 1950s. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University, Construction Services Records contain correspondence, plans, drawings, and other documentation related to the construction, renovation, and repair of buildings and other structures on the North Carolina State University campus. In 1960 North Carolina State University established what was formerly known as the Campus Planning Office, which updated the 1958 plan. The Campus Planning Office was renamed the Design and Construction Services Department, located under the authority of the Facilities Division in the Office of Finance and Administration. As of 2020, the name of the unit is Construction Services (https://facilities.ofa.ncsu.edu/about-us/all-facilities-departments/fs/construction-services/, accessed 4/29/2020). Services offered include project development, construction shop, contract construction, FCAP/warranty shop, and in-house construction. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of the Dean contain annual plans, budget information, correspondence, department heads' meetings information, departmental reviews, enrollment data, faculty meetings information, handbooks, publications, and organizational charts. Also included are correspondence and oral history interviews relating to the book Knowledge Is Power, a history of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences published in 1987. Materials range in date from 1911 to 2019. In 1905, the Board of Trustees of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) 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 North Carolina State University Department of Crop Science Records include correspondence and memoranda, administrative materials, research materials, materials related to its extension program, publications, and materials related to its Maize Breeding and Genetics Program. Included are records, correspondence, photographs, data and other material containing information on curricula and teaching, budgets, research projects, professional organizations related to crop science, and research topics. Materials range in date from 1928 to 2014. The North Carolina State University Department of Crop Science began as the Division of Agronomy in the School of Agriculture at the beginning of the 1900s. In 1924, reorganization led to the Division of Agronomy becoming the Department of Agronomy. In 1952, a new building, Williams Hall, was opened, designed to house the by then large department. At the beginning of 1956, Agronomy was divided into the Department of Field Crops and the Department of Soil Science. In 1962, Field Crops changed its name to the Department of Crop Science to better reflect its focus. Dr. Major Goodman has been head of the Maize Breeding and Genetics program since 1983. This program improves upon traditional maize breeding through the incorporation of exotic germplasm and quantitative genetics theory. It is still in operation and headed by Dr. Goodman as of 2013. Less

The Thomas Buie Morris Papers, 1914-1989, contains the book, Stories of a Country Boy, Morris's autobiography. Also included are newspaper clippings, publications by North Carolina State University and the extension service pertaining to poultry, correspondence relating to Poultry Science Extension, speeches, photographs, poultry calendars made by poultry extension specialists, publications from other states and the United States Department of Agriculture, newsletters, seminars, proceedings, and other items related to poultry and eggs. Thomas Buie Morris (1915-2001), called Tom, was a Poultry Extension Specialist at North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina College of Agriculture and Engineering) from 1948 to 1975. He was the author of Poultry Can Crow at NC State University (1980). Morris graduated from the University of Georgia in 1940 and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as Secretary and Treasurer of the North Carolina State Hatchery Association for seven years. Less

The Department of Communication Services Records contain correspondence and memoranda, reports, news releases, clippings, subject files, plans of work and annual reports, an extensive collection of photographs, negatives, slides, and CD-ROMs and related material concerning the work of the department. Materials range in date from 1926 to 2012. The Department of Communication Services provided communication leadership and innovation for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to further the mission of North Carolina State University. The department delivered timely, accurate, research-based information to improve the quality of life for citizens of North Carolina, facilitated the effective transfer of information between clients and their audiences, trained and advised clients in effective communications, and provided communications services.By 2013, Communication Services was no longer a department under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. It merged with Creative Services to become one of the three units under University Communications. The other units are News Services and Web Communications. Less