mc00180 Guide to the Lloyd Hurst Swindell Papers, 1907 - 1945 MC 00180 Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Caitlin Donnelly;machine-readable finding aid created by: Caitlin Donnelly Special Collections Research Center 2006 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2011-10-28T16:02-0400 Finding aid written in English. Lloyd Hurst Swindell Papers MC 00180 Special Collections Research Center 1.75 Linear feet 1907 - 1945 The Lloyd Hurst Swindell Papers, 1907 - 1945, contain documents relating to Swindell's occupation as a farmer. The majority of materials are journals in which Swindell detailed the daily management of and activities at his farm from 1915 to 1943. A small number of personal materials, including examinations and class notes from courses he completed at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, are also included. Lloyd Hurst Swindell (1890 - 1985) was a Raleigh farmer. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Textile Industry from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1911. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. 4 boxes Swindell, Lloyd Hurst, 1890-1985 Restrictions to Access

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Acquisitions Information

Gift of Elizabeth Caldwell Swindell, 1985 August 14

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Lloyd Hurst Swindell Papers, MC 180, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Biographical Note

Lloyd Hurst Swindell was born 1890 March 1, presumably in North Carolina. He graduated from the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1911 with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Textile Industry. The college's alumni directories indicate that Swindell was a microscopist with the state board of health (1911-1912), an employee of Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company in Raleigh (1912-1914), and an employee of the Pedigreed Seed Company in Hartsville, South Carolina (1914-1915). Between 1915 and 1927, the alumni directory lists Swindell's occupation as a Raleigh farmer. Evidence from this collection suggests he continued farming in the area through the 1930s, growing corn and cotton. Swindell died on 1985 August 4 in Raleigh; he was survived by his wife Elizabeth Caldwell Swindell, who died in Raleigh on 1995 April 5. A native of Texas, Elizabeth was born 1905 October 24. She spent her childhood in Yazoo City, Mississippi, and attended Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. She completed graduate work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and the University of Wisconsin before teaching at Belhaven and at Peace College in Raleigh.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains records relating to Lloyd Hurst Swindell's personal interests, farming activities, and collegiate studies at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. The majority of the documents in the collection are journals, although the collection also includes photographs, receipts, collected newspaper articles and other printed materials, charts, and letters.

Organization of the Collection

The collection is organized into two series. The Farm Records series contains four subseries, namely Corn Variety Experiment Station Charts, Receipts, Enclosures from Journals, and Journals. The Personal Materials series contains examinations, notebooks, photographs, notations and calculations, collected printed materials, and manuscripts.

Related Material Swindell Family Photograph Collection, P.C.59.1, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--Students. Walker, Samuel M. Agriculture--North Carolina--History--20th century Agriculture--North Carolina--Wake County--History--20th century Journals (accounts) Receipts (financial records) Farm Records MC 180 Series 1 1.5 Linear feet 1915 - 1945 Scope and Contents note

This series is divided into four subseries. The Corn Variety Experiment Charts subseries documents results of tests conducted on seeds from Swindell's farm. The Receipts subseries includes invoices for ginning services, groceries and other supplies, medical services, and subscriptions to farming periodicals. Also included are receipts belonging to Samuel M. Walker, a Raleigh resident and friend of Lloyd Swindell. The Enclosures From Journals subseries contains papers, principally receipts and calculations, Swindell filed in his journals. These materials have been removed from each volume but kept distinct from documents pulled from other journals. The Journals subseries is the largest component of this series and of the entire collection. In each volume, Swindell documented the daily activities at his farm, including expenses incurred, monies received, acreage farmed, weather developments, and crop quantities. The journals are a variety of sizes and date from the periods 1915-1921 and 1930-1943.

Corn Variety Experiment Charts MC 180 Subseries 1.1 1934 Corn Variety Experiment Charts 1 1 1934 Receipts MC 180 Subseries 1.2 1929 - 1940 Ginning: Fonville and Gant Gin Company and Beddingfield Brothers Inc. 1 2 1929 - 1933 Carter-Venable Company, Inc. 1 3 1932 - 1933 W. A. Myatt Company, Inc. 1 4 1930 - 1934 Other Businesses 1 5 1930 - 1939 Receipts of Samuel M. Walker 1 6 1938-1940 Enclosures From Journals MC 180 Subseries 1.3 1915 - 1943 Journal 1 7 1915 Cowper Farm Journal 1 8 1915 May Cowper Farm Journal 1 9 1916 May 1 - September 30 Cowper Farm Journal 1 10 1916 September 1 - December 31 Accounts Journal 1 11 1921 Journal 1 12 1930 February 1 - October 16 Journal 1 13 1931 March 1 - June 30 Journal 1 14 1931 July 1 - November 30 Journal 1 15 1931 December 1 - 1932 March 31 Journal 1 16 1932 April 1 - July 31 Journal 1 17 1933 April 6 - June 30 Journal 1 18 1933 July 1 - 1934 February 28 Journal 1 19 1934 November 1 - 1935 March 31 Journal, Account with Samuel M. Walker 1 20 1938 January 1 - 1943 February 28 Journals MC 180 Subseries 1.4 1915 - 1943 Journal, 1915 1 21 Cowper Farm Journal, 1 22 1915 March, 1915 May, 1916 May 1 - September 19

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Cowper Farm Journal, 1 23 1916 September 20 - December 31, 1917 July 12 - December 28

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Journal, 1917 December 29 1 24 Journal, 1 25 1918 March 4 - September 16, 1918 September 17 - 1919 May 13

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Journal, 2 1 1919 May 14 - December 31, 1920 January 1 - June 23, 1920 June 24 - November 5

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Journal, 1920 November 1 - 1921 March 24, 1921 March 25 - June 30, 1921 September 1 - November 30 2 2 Journal, 1921 December 1 - 1922 February 14, Accounts 1921 2 3 Journal, 1930 February 1 - October 16 2 4 Journal, 1930 October 17 - 1931 February 28 2 5 Journal, 1931 March 1 - June 30 2 6 Journal, 1931 July 1 - November 30 2 7 Journal, 1931 December 1 - 1932 March 31 2 8 Journal, 1932 April 1 - July 8 2 9 Journal, 1932 July 1 - November 18 2 10 Journal, 1932 November 19 - 1933 April 5 3 1 Journal, 1933 April 6 - June 30 3 2 Journal, 1933 July 1 - 1934 February 28 3 3 Journal, 1934 March 1 - June 30 3 4 Journal, 1934 July 1 - October 31 3 5 Journal, 1934 November 1 - 1935 March 31 3 6 Journal, 1935 April 1 - June 30 3 7 Journal, Account with Samuel M. Walker 3 8 1938 January 1 - 1943 February 28 Personal Materials MC 180 Series 2 0.25 Linear feet 1907 - 1945 Scope and Contents note

This series contains photographs, notations and calculations made by Swindell on a variety of papers, collected newspaper articles and other printed materials, and letters and other handwritten documents. The Personal Materials series also includes class notes and examinations related to courses Swindell completed while at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.

Examinations 4 1 1907 - 1911 Notebook, "Principles of Botany," 4 2 1910 Photographs 4 3 circa 1910 - 1940 Notations and Calculations 4 4 circa 1915 - 1945 Collected Printed Materials 4 5 circa 1920 - 1945 Manuscripts 4 6 1939 - 1944