Larry Alston Whitford Papers
MC 00107
Special Collections Research Center
0.5 Linear feet
1921 - 1996
Recollections and other material documenting the life and career of L. A. (Larry Alston) Whitford. These include original class notes, 1921-1925, for North Carolina State College courses in botany, agriculture, anatomy, and physics. Also included are materials collected by James R. Troyer when he wrote a biographical article about Whitford.
L. A. (Larry Alston) Whitford (1902-1995) was associated with North Carolina State University through most of his higher education and career. Whitford earned an undergraduate degree in biology from North Carolina State College in 1925 and an M.S. in 1929. He went on to serve as a botany professor from 1926 to 1968, specializing in the study of phycology.
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1 archival storage box
Whitford, L. A. (Larry Alston), 1902-
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires ate least 24 hours advance notice.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Deposit of Larry Alston Whitford materials made by L. A. Whitford in 1982 and J. R. Troyer in 2003.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of L. A. Whitford, 1982, and J. R. Troyer, 2003.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], Larry Alston Whitford Papers, MC 107, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Biographical Note
L. A. (Larry Alston) Whitford (1902-1995) was one of North Carolina State College's first two graduates in biology. Whitford earned a B.S. degree in 1925 from North Carolina State College, an M.S. degree in 1929, also from State College, and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1941. He was a member of the faculty of North Carolina State College. He studied phycology and wrote a manual on the fresh-water algal flora of North Carolina with G. J. Schumacher. Whitford taught at State College from 1926 until 1968, when he officially retired and took the title of professor emeritus. J. R. Troyer described him as "a living symbol of the power of education over poverty and humble birth, a perfect personification of the spirit and purpose of the American land-grant college system."
Scope and Content Note
The Larry Alston Whitford Papers are made up of original materials donated by Whitford and secondary and research materials compiled by James R. Troyer when he wrote an article about Whitford. The Personal Papers series is the largest, made up of biographical information about
L. A. Whitford, Whitford's recollections, notes he took in State College classes during the 1920s, awards he was nominated for, and the scholarship formed in his name. There are also a small Professional Papers series concerning his teaching career at
North Carolina State College and a small Photographs series with several portraits of him.
Organization of Collection
This collection is divided into three series:
[Personal Papers](ref16),
[Professional Papers](ref29), and
[Photographs](ref32). Wherever possible, the materials are arranged according to subseries and then chronologically.
Related Material
- MC 335 James R. Troyer Collection on North Carolina Botanists
- MC 202 Wilbur Fisk Massey Papers
- UA 100.015 North Carolina State University Dept. of Botany Records
North Carolina State College--History.
Troyer, James R.
Whitford, L. A. (Larry Alston), 1902-
Botany--Study and teaching--North Carolina
Lecture notes
Photographs
Personal Papers
MC 107 Series 01
0.25 Linear feet
1925 - 1996
0.5 archival box
Larry Alston Whitford and the Land-Grant College Ideal
1
1
1995 - 1996
Biographical Information
1
2
1925 - 1995
Recollections
1
3
ca. 1984
Lecture Notes: Botany - Taught by B. W. Wells
1
4
1921 - 1922
Lecture Notes: Dairying - Taught by Fred Haig
1
5
1922 - 1923
Lecture Notes: Physics Lectures - Taught by Prof. Heck (I)
1
6
1922 - 1923
Lecture Notes: Physics Lectures - Taught by Prof. Heck (II)
1
7
1922 - 1923
Lecture Notes: Advanced Plant Morphology - Taught by B. W. Wells
1
8
1923 - 1924
Lecture Notes: Comparative Anatomy - Taught by L. H. Snyder
1
9
1925
Award Nominations
1
10
1981 - 1990
Larry A. Whitford Scholarship/Fellowship Fund
1
11
1981 - 1995
Professional Papers
MC 107 Series 02
0.01 Linear feet
1956 - 1993
1 folder
Research and Teaching
1
12
1956 - 1993
Photographs
MC 107 Series 03
0.01 Linear feet
1960 - 1974
1 folder
Portraits
1
13
1960 - 1974