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MC 00139 Guide to the William Mitchell Cates Papers, 1927 - 1936

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Education,
                                             1928 - 1936
                                             (MC 139 Series 1)
                                              
1.0 Linear feet
                                             (2 archival boxes)
                                             
This series contains Cates's coursework and other materials directly related to his education. It is arranged chronologically.

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Registration and Housing,
                                          1928 - 1932
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       "The Operation of the Panama Canal," report with bibliography and outline,
                                          1929 April 24
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1929 October
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1929 November
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1929 December
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 January
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 February
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 March
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       9]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 May
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       10]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 Fall
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       11]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 September
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       12]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 October
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       13]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 November
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       14]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1930 December
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       15]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 January
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       16]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 February
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       17]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 March
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       18]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 April
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       19]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 May
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       20]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 September
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       1,
                                       Folder
                                       21]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 October
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 November
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1931 December
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1932 January
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1932 February
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1932 March
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1932 April
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1932 May
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       8]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          circa 1929 - 1932
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       9]
                                       Economics 238,
                                          circa 1929 - 1932
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       10]
                                       Electronic Engineering 105, 202, 303, 304,
                                          circa 1929 - 1932
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       11]
                                       Junior Problems,
                                          circa 1929 - 1932
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       12]
                                       Engineering Economics,
                                          circa 1929 - 1932
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       13]
                                       Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Experiments,
                                          1932 - 1933
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       14]
                                       Exercises and coursework,
                                          1936 March
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       15]
                                       The Norwood Hydro-electric Development and the River Bend Steam Station photostats,
                                          undated
                                       

Publications,
                                             1927 - 1932
                                             (MC 139 Series 2)
                                              
0.25 Linear feet
                                             (1 half box)
                                             
This series contains publications collected by Cates, both those published by North Carolina State College and non-university
                                       publications related to engineering. These materials are arranged chronologically.
                                    

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       16]
                                       Rates and Load Building, Sangamo Electric Company,
                                          1927
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       17]
                                       Elementary Instructions for Operating the Slide Rule,
                                          1928
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       18]
                                       State College Record,
                                          1929 August
                                       

                                       [Box
                                       2,
                                       Folder
                                       19]
                                       L.E. Wooten “Field Manual on Surveying”,
                                          1929
                                       

                                       [Half Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       1]
                                       North Carolina State College Schedule of Courses,
                                          1930 - 1931
                                       

                                       [Half Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       2]
                                       General Electric Power-Factor Plotter,
                                          1931
                                       

                                       [Half Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       3]
                                       Pennsylvania Water and Power Co., Twenty Second Annual Report and Year Book,
                                          1931
                                       

                                       [Half Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       4]
                                       Directory of Faculty and Students,
                                          1931 - 1932
                                       

                                       [Half Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       5]
                                       NC State Alumni News,
                                          1932 March
                                       

                                       [Half Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       6]
                                       Wataugan,
                                          1932 May 1
                                       

                                       [Half Box
                                       3,
                                       Folder
                                       7]
                                       General Electric Opportunities for Engineering Graduates,
                                          undated
                                       

Creator

Cates, William Mitchell, 1908-

Quantity

1.25 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

2 archival boxes, 1 half box

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff external link .

Language

English

Acquisitions Information

Transferred from North Carolina State University Foundations and Development Office, 1981 June 2. (Accn. no. 1981-0012)

Processing

Processed by: Jennifer McElroy;machine-readable finding aid created by: Jennifer McElroy

Scope and Content Note

The papers in this collection pertain to William Mitchell Cates’s undergraduate career at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). A variety of coursework is represented, including a report on the operation of the Panama Canal, graded business letters, handouts on the economics of electric companies and original problem sets, as well as Cates’s work on these problems in the form of computations, charts, graphs, notes, and exams. This collection also contains materials relating to Cates’s registration and housing, university publications, and other engineering-related publications. All the materials are handwritten, printed, mimeographs, or blue photostat copies, and are dated 1927 to 1936. The bulk of the collection dates from 1929 to 1932.

Biographical Note

A native of Millboro, North Carolina, William Mitchell Cates attended the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1928 to 1932. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in June 1932.

There is currently (2007) an endowed scholarship named for Cates. The William M. Cates Scholarship Program provides multiple scholarships for students who have documented financial need and high academic performance and who are studying electrical engineering.

Controlled Terms

Related Material

North Carolina State University, College of Engineering Record Group (UA 105) external link

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], William Mitchell Cates Papers, MC 139, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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