This collection contains copies of speeches, talks and papers related to Nash Nicks Winstead's work as a professor and administrator at North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1990. There are as well materials pertaining to his work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, his work for the Institute of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University, and his service in the United States Citizen-Ambassador Program. Included are printed copies of Winstead's personal writings: histories of both North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1995 and the North Carolina State University Provost's Office from 1955 to 1993; genealogical writings about his ancestors and hometown of Leasburg, North Carolina, which contains information dating from 1800 to 1960; and a volume documenting the Winstead family pets. Also found are Winstead's personal and professional correspondence from 1959 to 1994.
Nash Nicks Winstead (1925-) held a number of academic and administrative positions at North Carolina State University between 1953 and 1990. He began his career at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) as a professor of plant pathology, and moved on to become assistant provost, vice provost, vice chancellor, and interim chancellor. As an administrator he played a large role in facilitating affirmative action measures, and was particularly involved in the integration of African American students into academic and social programs at North Carolina State University.
Born in Durham County, North Carolina, on June 12, 1925, Nash Nicks Winstead attended Plainview High School near Dunn, North Carolina. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the United States Army Air Forces as a sergeant drill instructor and clerk. In 1948 and 1949, he was employed by the Smith-Douglas Fertilizer Company as a sales trainee. He married Geraldine Larkin Kelly in 1949. Winstead earned a Bachelors of Science and a Masters of Science from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1948 and 1951, respectively. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1953 and returned to North Carolina State College the same year, joining the faculty as an assistant professor of plant pathology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1958 and professor in 1961. He was appointed director of the Institute of Biological Sciences and assistant director of Agricultural Experiment Stations in 1965, assistant provost in 1967, and associate provost in 1973. In 1974, Winstead became provost and vice chancellor. From 1981 to 1982 he served as interim chancellor. Afterward, he continued as provost until his retirement in 1990.
Winstead was a member of Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Torch International, the American Phytopathological Society, the American Society for Horticultural Science, and the North Carolina Academy of Sciences. He was featured in American Men of Science, Volume II, 1955 and Marquis Who's Who in America, Volume 34, 1965-66. He recieved a Sigma Xi Reseach Award in 1960 and the Ellis L. Phillips Internship Award in Academic Administration from Indiana University for 1965-66. He served on the board of trustees for the North Carolian School of Science and Math from 1985 to 1990[?], was a member of the North Carolina Council on Higher Education for Adults from 1967 to 1974, and a trustee for the Methodist Home for Children from 1980 to 1988. Nash Winstead passed away on October 18, 2008.
This collection contains copies of speeches, talks and papers related to Nash Nicks Winstead's work as a professor and administrator at North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1990, especially his work on affirmative action programs in education. There are materials pertaining to his work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, Institute of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University, and his serivce in the United States Citizen-Ambassador Program. There are printed copies of Winstead's personal writings: histories of both North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1995 and the North Carolina State University Provost's Office from 1955 to 1993; genealogical writings about his ancestors and hometown of Leasburg, North Carolina, which contain information about the region's agriculture history from 1800 to 1960; and a volume documenting the Winstead family as pet owners. Also included are Winstead's personal and professional corresprondence from 1959 to 1994.
The collection is divided into three series:
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This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
[Identification of item], Nash Nicks Winstead Papers, MC 00187, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Gift of Nash Nicks Winstead, 1986 June 12 (Accession 1986-0013), 1990 August 16 (Accession 1990-0007), 1996 August 26 (Accession 1996-0007).
Processed by Dani Nation, 2006 September
Encoded by Dani Nation, 2006 September
The collection is organized into three principal series:
Copies of speeches and talks as well as papers related to Winstead's work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, the Institute of Biological Sciences, and North Carolina State University. Also included is information and correspondence regarding Winstead's appointment as a United States Citizen-Ambassador to the People's Republic of China in October 1982.
3 archival boxes
This folder contains items relating to Winstead's post as a Citizen Ambassador to the People's Republic of China in 1982
Printed copies of Winstead's personal writings. Included are histories of both North Carolina State University, dating from 1953 to 1995 and the North Carolina State University Provost's Office from 1955 to 1993, genealogical writings about Winstead's ancestors and hometown of Leasburg, North Carolina, from 1800 to 1960, and a volume documenting the Winstead family pets. Also in this series is an undated school report on North Carolina State University by Winstead's daughter, Karen Winstead, which includes printed brochures (circa 1965) from the Forestry Department, Computer Science Department, and the College of Design.
1 archival box
Personal and professional correspondence of Nash Nicks Winstead.
3 archival boxes
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[Identification of item], Nash Nicks Winstead Papers, MC 00187, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.