125 collections related to Photographs
Barefoot, A. C.
Size: 13 linear feet (12 archival boxes, 1 archival legal box, 7 card boxes, 1 carton, 3 flat boxes) Collection ID: MC 00152
The A. C. Barefoot Papers consist of professional publications and correspondence, academic and adminstrative papers, computer cards and diskettes, fossils, forestry study video cassette tapes, and computer generated dendrochronological statistical studies conducted by Aldos Cortez Barefoot during his tenure with the Department of ...
MoreThe A. C. Barefoot Papers consist of professional publications and correspondence, academic and adminstrative papers, computer cards and diskettes, fossils, forestry study video cassette tapes, and computer generated dendrochronological statistical studies conducted by Aldos Cortez Barefoot during his tenure with the Department of Wood and Paper Science at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). A. C. (Aldos Cortez) Barefoot earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in wood technology from North Carolina State College in the late 1940s, and then received a doctorate from Duke University in 1958 for his research on the manufacture of plywood. Though Barefoot's career often took him overseas for extended periods of time, he remained a member of the faculty at North Carolina State. In 1962, Barefoot was named an Associate Professor, he was promoted to Professor in 1968, and in 1975, Barefoot was named Head of the University Studies Division at North Carolina State University.
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Holladay, Alexander Q. (Alexander Quarles), 1839-1909
Size: 2.75 linear feet (1 archival storage box and 1 oversize flat box) Collection ID: MC 00010
The Alexander Quarles Holladay Papers consist of photographs, letters, a speech, a notebook, a memory book, and a certificate of Holladay's Civil War military commission. The memory book is from Holladay's final year as a student at the University of Virginia. The speech given at the presentation of his portrait provides a genealogy ...
MoreThe Alexander Quarles Holladay Papers consist of photographs, letters, a speech, a notebook, a memory book, and a certificate of Holladay's Civil War military commission. The memory book is from Holladay's final year as a student at the University of Virginia. The speech given at the presentation of his portrait provides a genealogy dating to 1702. Some photographs of Shakespearean engravings are included. Other materials relate to Holladay's tenure as the first president of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) and include a "Book of Incidental Expenses" kept by Holladay during the first year, 1889-1890. The published books are items that had been in the Holladay family. Alexander Quarles Holladay (1839-1909) was a Civil War veteran, lawyer, educator, Virginia state senator, and college president. He was named the first president of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) upon its opening in 1889 and remained so for ten years until his retirement in 1899.
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Dixon, Alfred Alexander
Size: 0.35 linear feet (1 folder, 1 flatfolder) Collection ID: MSS 00045
The Alfred Alexander Dixon Papers includes faculty data cards, diplomas, journal reprints, a photograph, an obituary, and other materials related to Dixon's personal life and career. Alfred Alexander Dixon (1885-1939) served as a professor of Physics at North Carolina State College from 1917 to 1939.
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Davis, Archie Royal
Size: 68.9 linear feet (64 archival boxes, 25 flat folders, 147 tube boxes, 11 tubes) Collection ID: MC 00241
The Archie Royal Davis Papers include materials related to Davis's professional associations and civic activities as well as biographical material and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Davis's office records and architectural drawings. Archie Royal Davis (1907-1980) earned his architecture degree in 1930 from ...
MoreThe Archie Royal Davis Papers include materials related to Davis's professional associations and civic activities as well as biographical material and photographs. The bulk of the collection is comprised of Davis's office records and architectural drawings. Archie Royal Davis (1907-1980) earned his architecture degree in 1930 from North Carolina State College and an engineering degree from the University of North Carolina in 1934. He established his own architectural firm in Durham, North Carolina, in 1939. In 1948, he was appointed as the Orange County Schools Architect. Davis was active in numerous professional and civic organizations throughout his career.
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Argus Archives
Size: 205.5 linear feet (375 boxes, 2 flat boxes, 5 half boxes, 1 legal box, 1 cassette box, 1 photo box) Collection ID: MC 00338
The Argus Archives Records, 1914-2004 (bulk 1970-1990), contain brochures, catalogs, correspondence, legislation, magazines, memorabilia, monographs, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, research reports, video, and other materials collected and preserved by Argus Archives in pursuit of its goal to be an information source in ...
MoreThe Argus Archives Records, 1914-2004 (bulk 1970-1990), contain brochures, catalogs, correspondence, legislation, magazines, memorabilia, monographs, news clippings, pamphlets, photographs, research reports, video, and other materials collected and preserved by Argus Archives in pursuit of its goal to be an information source in humane education and to stop unnecessary or particularly cruel forms of animal testing. With particular focus on collecting material relating to humane organizations in the State of New York, Argus Archives actively assembled information on all areas of interest to the humane movement. The collection expanded to include organizations in all of North America and parts of Europe and Asia. Biographical documents of Dallas Pratt and other material such as article reprints date back to 1914. The Argus Archives was founded in New York City by Dallas Pratt in 1969. In addition to acting as a data bank to provide facts to other humane groups with which to influence community leaders and legislators, Argus Archives was also dedicated to the efforts of humane education, supporting change at the community level.
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Krochmal, Arnold, 1919-1993
Size: 2.75 linear feet (5 archival boxes, 1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00064
This collection documents Arnold Krochmal's career as a botanist and expert in medicinal plants. It contains a lab book on his Cassava studies in the United States Virgin Islands, working manuscripts and page proofs for Krochmal's books on botany, notes on medicinal plants, and gardening in the Carolinas.
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Azalea Society of America
Size: 40.245 linear feet (65 boxes, 4 legal boxes, 5 half boxes, 1 card box, 2 flat boxes, 6 flat folders); 60 megabytes; 206 files Collection ID: MC 00348
The Azalea Society of America records contain administrative information, chapter information, correspondence to and from the Society, membership information, various publications, and research files. Although items in the collection date back to 1928, the bulk of information falls between 1979 and 2013. This is an ongoing collection ...
MoreThe Azalea Society of America records contain administrative information, chapter information, correspondence to and from the Society, membership information, various publications, and research files. Although items in the collection date back to 1928, the bulk of information falls between 1979 and 2013. This is an ongoing collection with publications added once available. Created in 1979, the Azalea Society of America's goals include the promotion of the knowledge of and interest in azaleas and proper description and registration of azaleas. These goals are met through conducting studies of azaleas and providing a forum for azalea enthusiasts to discuss hybridizing, propagation, and culture of azaleas.
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Ballard, McCredie Associates (Firm)
Size: 52.5 linear feet (27.5 linear feet of boxes, 24 linear feet of drawings) Collection ID: MC 00251
These records document the architectural projects of Ballard, McCredie Associates from its beginning in 1955 until its dissolution in 1998. They consist primarily of architectural drawings, project files, photographs and slides. The commissions include primary and secondary schools, churches, banks, state and federal research ...
MoreThese records document the architectural projects of Ballard, McCredie Associates from its beginning in 1955 until its dissolution in 1998. They consist primarily of architectural drawings, project files, photographs and slides. The commissions include primary and secondary schools, churches, banks, state and federal research laboratories and offices, and university buildings. The records survey 70 selected projects of the approximately 320 projects designed and constructed by the firm. In 1955, architect Jesse M. Page founded an architectural firm in Raleigh, North Carolina under the name Jesse M. Page & Associates. From its beginning, the small firm was involved in the design and construction of many educational and institutional facilities. Their numerous educational projects include primary and secondary schools throughout central and eastern North Carolina, often reflecting the different goals and needs required of rural and urban schools. Ballard, McCredie Associates also worked on many projects reflecting the rapid pace and change of scientific research during the late twentieth century. Their commissions parallel this change with the needs of educational and federal institutions to keep pace with new technologies. Restoration commissions were also part of their work. The firm was dissolved in 1998.
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Wells, B. W. (Bertram Whittier), 1884-1978
Size: 12.5 linear feet (13 archival storage boxes, 3 cartons, 1 legalbox, 1 cardbox, 1 oversize flat box, and 1 flat folder) Collection ID: MC 00073
These papers represent B. W. (Bertram Whittier) Wells's research interests, publications, and honors as well as Wells's personal life and pursuits, his first wife, Edna Metz Wells, his second wife, Maude Barnes Wells, and his household at Rockcliff Farm, a property on the Neuse River in North Carolina that Wells acquired before his ...
MoreThese papers represent B. W. (Bertram Whittier) Wells's research interests, publications, and honors as well as Wells's personal life and pursuits, his first wife, Edna Metz Wells, his second wife, Maude Barnes Wells, and his household at Rockcliff Farm, a property on the Neuse River in North Carolina that Wells acquired before his retirement in 1954. In writing his biography of Wells, Prof. James R. Troyer amassed the majority of the materials comprising series 1 of these papers. Series 2 is composed of papers left behind by B. W. and Maude Barnes Wells at Rockcliff Farm, now part of the Falls Lake State Recreation Area in Wake Forest, North Carolina. A third series, Additional Artifacts and Books, has been added to the collection since the conclusion of an exhibit on Wells in 2007. Bertram Whittier Wells is most widely known for his study and preservation of North Carolina's natural environment. Wells headed North Carolina State College's (later North Carolina State University) Botany Department from 1919 to 1949 and remained on the faculty until 1954. One of the first to rightly be called an ecologist, he wrote on many topics: the insect galls of plants, the effects of salt on coastal vegetation, Bald Head Island, and the formation of the Carolina Bays. However, his most extensive work focused on savannah and pocosin vegetation. First published by the University of North Carolina Press in 1932, Wells's popular book, The Natural Gardens of North Carolina, remains in print. Wells also advocated for modern scientific instruction methods, including the teaching of evolution in the 1920s. During Wells's long retirement, he became seriously interested in painting.
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Zobel, Bruce, 1920-2011
Size: 206.5 linear feet (318 archival boxes, 11 archival legal boxes, 3 half boxes, 7 oversize boxes, 37 card boxes, 4 flat boxes, 11 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00259
The Bruce J. Zobel Papers contain diaries, correspondence, speeches, an autobiography, articles, awards, reports, course information, theses proposals, serials, conference and symposia information, research plans, photographs, slides, artifacts, and other materials related to Zobel's career in forestry. Included are materials ...
MoreThe Bruce J. Zobel Papers contain diaries, correspondence, speeches, an autobiography, articles, awards, reports, course information, theses proposals, serials, conference and symposia information, research plans, photographs, slides, artifacts, and other materials related to Zobel's career in forestry. Included are materials relating to Zobel's work on the faculty of North Carolina State University as well as work with the Central America and Mexico Resources Cooperative (CAMCORE), the Cooperative Forest Genetics Research Program, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the Marcus Wallenberg Foundation for Promoting Scientific Research in the Forest Industry, the N.C. State-Industry Cooperative Forest Tree Improvement Program, the Southern Forest Tree Improvement Committee, the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), Zobel Forestry Associates, and other organizations. Major topics include international forest improvement programs, forest genetics, wood properties, forest management, and tropical forestry. Bruce J. Zobel (1920-2011) was an internationally respected lecturer, consultant, professor, and expert on forest genetics and forest improvement. His career at North Carolina State University as a professor, head of the North Carolina Tree Improvement Cooperative, and professor emeritus as spanned nearly fifty years, from 1957 to 2004.
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Size: 0.02 linear feet (1 folder) Collection ID: MSS 00018
This collection contains twelve black-and-white snapshot photographs of the North Carolina State University campus. Included are pictures of athletic fields, the power plant, Reynolds Coliseum (under construction), Alexander Hall, and the Bell Tower. Some show military maneuvers and athletic events or practice. There is one picture ...
MoreThis collection contains twelve black-and-white snapshot photographs of the North Carolina State University campus. Included are pictures of athletic fields, the power plant, Reynolds Coliseum (under construction), Alexander Hall, and the Bell Tower. Some show military maneuvers and athletic events or practice. There is one picture of buildings in Pullen Park, Raleigh, North Carolina. All photos date from 1944. In 2007, Bruce Winkworth was the assistant director of athletics media relations, Sports Information, North Carolina State University.
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Calada News Gathering Services
Size: 116.5 linear feet (16.5 archival boxes, 59 reels, 99 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00104
The Calada News Gathering Services Collection of Video Recordings and Other Material Relating to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, includes National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) publications, photographs, and video recordings related to a variety of projects and missions. Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, ...
MoreThe Calada News Gathering Services Collection of Video Recordings and Other Material Relating to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, includes National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) publications, photographs, and video recordings related to a variety of projects and missions. Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, Apollo-Soyuz, and Space Shuttle missions are all represented. Related materials from NASA contractors are also included in the collection. Photographs depict space craft and crew members, as well as images from space. The majority of the videos contain press conferences, mission highlights, or television programs. Many of the titles in the collection are represented in more than one format. Calada News Gathering Services was located in Houston, Texas, and moved to New Bern, North Carolina, in 1996. The owner and executive producer, Don Avrut, collected the majority of the materials in this collection between 1995 and 2002.
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Bostian, C. H. (Carey Hoyt), 1907-2000
Size: 3 linear feet (6 archival boxes) Collection ID: MC 00076
The Carey Hoyt Bostian papers and photographs contains correspondence, news clippings, and photographs relating to Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University as Director of Instruction at the School of Agriculture and as Chancellor of the University. Also included are Bostian's speeches and correspondence relating to his ...
MoreThe Carey Hoyt Bostian papers and photographs contains correspondence, news clippings, and photographs relating to Bostian's tenure at North Carolina State University as Director of Instruction at the School of Agriculture and as Chancellor of the University. Also included are Bostian's speeches and correspondence relating to his chancellorship. Carey Hoyt Bostian served as a faculty member at North Carolina State College from 1930 to 1973. Bostian joined the faculty at North Carolina State College in 1930 as an assistant professor in zoology. He became an associate professor in 1936, and a full professor in 1946. Also in 1946, Bostian was appointed assistant director of instruction in the State College School of Agriculture. In 1948, he became the associate dean of the School of Agriculture, and became director of instruction in 1950. During this year, he also became a professor in the genetics department. His title changed to director of instruction, School of Agriculture, in 1952. On September 1, 1953, Bostian became the seventh chancellor of North Carolina State College, and was formally installed on February 22, 1954. In 1959, Bostian resigned as chancellor in order to return to teaching. He helped establish the Faculty Senate, and served as its chairman from 1962 to 1963. Bostian continued to teach genetics at North Carolina State until his retirement in 1973.
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Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955
Size: 41.5 linear feet (102 archival boxes, 2 flat boxes, 1 legal halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00035
Collection includes diaries, correspondence, field notes, manuscripts, articles, student records, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and artifacts, dating from 1865-1955. While the bulk of the material is in English, a substantial number of items, including a portion of the correspondence, diaries, and writings, are in German. ...
MoreCollection includes diaries, correspondence, field notes, manuscripts, articles, student records, photographs, negatives, photo albums, and artifacts, dating from 1865-1955. While the bulk of the material is in English, a substantial number of items, including a portion of the correspondence, diaries, and writings, are in German. This collection documents the professional and personal activities of Dr. Carl Alwin Schenck. These activities include his work at the Biltmore Estate and Forest and logging operations throughout Europe and the United States. In addition, this collection also provides significant information on the Biltmore Forest School and its students. Carl Alwin Schenck (March 25, 1868–May 17, 1955) was a forester and pioneering forestry educator in North America. Schenck was known for his contributions as the forester for George W. Vanderbilt's Biltmore Estate and as the founder of the Biltmore Forest School, the first forestry school in the United States, in 1898. After the Biltmore Forestry School closed in 1913 Schenck returned to Germany and served in the German army during World War I. After the war, Schenck spent most of the 1920s and 1930s travelling across Europe and the United States giving tours and lectures to forestry students. Schenck made his last visit to the United States in 1952.
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Nusbaum, Charles J. (Charles Joseph)
Size: 6 linear feet (12 boxes) Collection ID: MC 00345
The Charles J. Nusbaum Papers relate to Nusbaum's plant pathology research as well as interactions with his students at North Carolina State University. This collection contains Nusbaum's essays, publications, and reports, research correspondence, and materials from his classes. Materials related to the Tobacco Workers Conference are ...
MoreThe Charles J. Nusbaum Papers relate to Nusbaum's plant pathology research as well as interactions with his students at North Carolina State University. This collection contains Nusbaum's essays, publications, and reports, research correspondence, and materials from his classes. Materials related to the Tobacco Workers Conference are also included. In addition, there are photographs and slides, some pertaining to Nusbaum's research and others to his personal life. The photographs generally date from the 1930s and 1940s. The slides generally date from the 1930s to the 1960s. Items in the collection date from 1928 to 1992, with the bulk dating from the 1930s to the 1970s.
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Berkey, Charles Peter, 1867-1955
Size: 10.5 linear feet (21 archival boxes) Collection ID: MC 00275
The Charles P. Berkey Collection contains materials relating to the personal and professional life of geologist and civil engineer Berkey who was affiliated with Columbia University throughout his career. It includes correspondence, family documents, Berkey's writings, awards, and photographs. Materials in the collection date from 1884 - 1955.
Pearson, Charles, 1875-1966
Size: 2.2 linear feet (1 archival box, 1 carton, 1 tube) Collection ID: MC 00080
The Charles Pearson Papers consist of biographical materials, professional materials, and photographs documenting Pearson's family and childhood, student days at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University), and career as a civil engineer in North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. ...
MoreThe Charles Pearson Papers consist of biographical materials, professional materials, and photographs documenting Pearson's family and childhood, student days at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University), and career as a civil engineer in North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama. Charles A. Pearson (1875-1966) was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1894. During a six-decade career, he was first a partner in an architectural firm, then worked for various engineering firms, contractors, and railroad companies, supervising the construction of many highway and railroad bridges, and other civil engineering projects, in North Carolina and the South.
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Suggs, Charles Wilson, 1928-
Size: 27.75 linear feet (40 boxes, 1 half box, 2 legal boxes; 4 cartons (unprocessed and restricted until processed)) Collection ID: MC 00033
This collection contains Charles Wilson Suggs's notes, data, publications, papers presented, reports, photographs, and sketches, primarily on the topics of tobacco mechanization (tobacco harvesters and transplanters) and equipment ergonomics. Born in 1928, Suggs received his B.S.A.E. in 1949 and Ph.D. in 1959 from North Carolina ...
MoreThis collection contains Charles Wilson Suggs's notes, data, publications, papers presented, reports, photographs, and sketches, primarily on the topics of tobacco mechanization (tobacco harvesters and transplanters) and equipment ergonomics. Born in 1928, Suggs received his B.S.A.E. in 1949 and Ph.D. in 1959 from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), where he then joined the faculty. His research interests were tobacco mechanization and human-factors engineering. He developed one of the first mechanical tobacco leaf harvesters.
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Culture and Animals Foundation
Size: 8.15 linear feet (11 archival boxes, 2 legal boxes, 1 halfbox, 3 flat folders) Collection ID: MC 00320
The Culture and Animals Foundation Records contains historical and financial records, correspondence, programs, grant applications, and artistic portfolios dating from 1985 to the present. The Culture and Animals Foundation (CAF) is a nonprofit, cultural organization committed to fostering the growth of intellectual and artistic ...
MoreThe Culture and Animals Foundation Records contains historical and financial records, correspondence, programs, grant applications, and artistic portfolios dating from 1985 to the present. The Culture and Animals Foundation (CAF) is a nonprofit, cultural organization committed to fostering the growth of intellectual and artistic endeavors united by a positive concern for animals. Founded in 1985 by Nancy and Tom Regan, the CAF exists to expand understanding and appreciation of animals--improving the ways in which they are treated and their standing in human society.
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Howells, David H.
Size: 15 linear feet (9 boxes, 1 half box, 5 flat boxes, 5 oversize boxes, 1 card box) Collection ID: MC 00263
The collection includes both David H. Howells' writings and his photographic work, with photography making up the bulk of the collection. This collection is divided into two series. The first series, Environmental Research Papers, is comprised primarily of Howells' writings, both published and unpublished. Topics include water ...
MoreThe collection includes both David H. Howells' writings and his photographic work, with photography making up the bulk of the collection. This collection is divided into two series. The first series, Environmental Research Papers, is comprised primarily of Howells' writings, both published and unpublished. Topics include water quality management and planning, sediment pollution control, water pollution from toxics, ground water management, and water pollution from agriculture. The second series, Photography, includes negatives, prints, slides taken of black-and-white prints on display, and color slides. Information on Howells' participation in photography exhibits is also included, as well as some examples of published photographs. The subject matter of the photographs varies greatly, but there is a strong emphasis on water and the natural world. There are also photographic portraits of more than thirty people. David H. Howells was the first director of the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) of the University of North Carolina system. During his tenure at WRRI, Howells also served as Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State University and Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. In addition to his work within the state, Howells served on several national and international water program evaluation commissions. He received numerous honors for his contributions to water pollution control, including the U.S. Public Health Service Commendation Medal and a Presidential Citation. Howells was also well known for his considerable skills as a black-and-white photographer, his water photos were often featured in WRRI publications.
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