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CreatorTaylor, Herman Ward Quantity2.0 Linear feet General Physical Description note4 archival boxes LocationFor current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff LanguageEnglish Acquisitions InformationDonated by Herman Ward Taylor in 1975 (Accession no. 1975-0007) and 1978 (Accession no. 1978-0005 and 1978-0006). ProcessingProcessed by: Pat Webber; machine-readable finding aid created by: Pat Webber. Revised by Aaron Cusick in 2008. Scope and Content NoteThis collection contains a genealogy of the Herman Ward Taylor family, material on the Methodist Church related to world hunger, and Taylor's Army discharge papers. Taylor's correspondents include R. J. Reynolds Jr., Charles Reynolds, Gov. R. W. Scott, Roy Park and Ralph Scott. Also included are records from the North Carolina State University Alumni Association, Board of Trustees, and Board of Governors. Information from 1962 to 1965 documents N.C. State's name-changing process. Taylor's "Talks" articles describe campus life from the period 1918 to 1926. Biographical Note"Pop" Taylor received a B.S. in Agricultural Education (1926) and an M.S. in Agronomy (1927) from North Carolina State College (NCSU), where a slight age advantage over his classmates earned him his nickname. He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in N.C. and in Washington, D.C. before returning to Raleigh as the Director of Alumni Affairs at North Carolina State University in 1942. He retired in 1965, and served Wake County as a representative in the N.C. General Assembly from 1968 to 1970. He was awarded the Watauga Medal in 1978. Controlled TermsAccess to CollectionThis collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice. For more information contact us via mail, phone, fax, or our web form. Special Collections Research Center Telephone(919) 515-2273 Fax(919) 513-1787 Preferred Citation[Identification of Item], Herman Ward Taylor Papers, MC 00083, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina. Access to CollectionNorth Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. |
