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                <titleproper>Guide to the R. C. Bryant silviculture notebook and materials, 
                    <date calendar="gregorian" era="ce">1899, undated</date>
                    <num>MSS 00150</num>
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                <author>Finding aid prepared by Processed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard</author>
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                <publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher>
                <date>2005</date>
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                <date>2011-10-30T17:55-0400</date>
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            <unittitle>R. C. Bryant Silviculture Notebook and Materials</unittitle>
            <unitid>MSS 00150</unitid>
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                <corpname>Special Collections Research Center</corpname>
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                <extent>0.01 Linear feet</extent>
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            <unitdate normal="1899/1899">1899, undated</unitdate>
            <abstract id="ref3" label="Abstract">R. C. Bryant was the first person to receive a forestry degree in the United States. His son, Ralph Clement Bryant (1913 - 1994), was a Professor of Forestry at North Carolina State University for more than 25 years. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Yale University, and his Ph.D. from Duke University. He joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1952. In 1970, the university recognized Bryant as an 
                <emph render="doublequote">outstanding teacher of the year.</emph> He was also a member Sigma Xi, Xi Sigma Pi, Alpha Zeta, the Society of American Foresters, the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</abstract>
            <abstract id="ref2" label="Abstract">The R. C. Bryant silviculture notebook and materials consists of an 1899 notebook with handwritten notes and with a typed page titled, 
                <title ns2:type="simple" ns2:href="" render="doublequote">Knowledge from the field of timberphysics desirable to silviculture,</title> taped inside. In addition, there are photocopies of a silviculture study sheet and examination. These materials likely belonged to Bryant's son, Ralph Clement Bryant (1913 - 1994).</abstract>
            <physloc id="ref4" label="Location">For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the 
                <extref ns2:type="simple" ns2:href="http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/specialcollections/research/requestinformation.html">Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff</extref>.</physloc>
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            <origination label="creator">
                <persname rules="aacr" source="naf">Bryant, Ralph Clement, b. 1877</persname>
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            <head>Restrictions to Access</head>
            <p>This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.</p>
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        <acqinfo id="ref6">
            <head>Acquisitions Information</head>
            <p>Transferred from the Forest Resources Library, 1981 January 15</p>
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            <head>Preferred Citation</head>
            <p>[Identification of item], R. C. Bryant silviculture notebook and materials, MSS 150, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC</p>
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            <head>Copyright Notice</head>
            <p>The nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.</p>
            <p>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.</p>
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            <head>Biographical Note</head>
            <p>R. C. Bryant was the first person to receive a forestry degree in the United States. His son, Ralph Clement Bryant (1913 - 1994), was a Professor of Forestry at North Carolina State University for more than 25 years. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Yale University, and his Ph.D. from Duke University. He joined the North Carolina State University faculty in 1952. In 1970, the university recognized Bryant as an 
                <emph render="doublequote">outstanding teacher of the year.</emph> He was also a member Sigma Xi, Xi Sigma Pi, Alpha Zeta, the Society of American Foresters, the Canadian Pulp and Paper Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</p>
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            <head>Scope and Content Note</head>
            <p>The R. C. Bryant 
                <subject>silviculture</subject> notebook and materials consists of an 
                <date calendar="gregorian" era="ce">1899</date> notebook with handwritten notes and with a typed page titled, 
                <title ns2:href="" render="doublequote" type="simple">Knowledge from the field of timberphysics desirable to silviculture,</title> taped inside. In addition, there are photocopies of a silviculture study sheet and examination. These materials likely belonged to Bryant's son, Ralph Clement Bryant (1913 -1994).</p>
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            <head>Related Material</head>
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                <item>
                    <extref ns2:type="simple" ns2:href="http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/findingaids/ua050_003/">Ralph Clement Bryant Biographical File, UA 50.3</extref></item>
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            <persname rules="aacr" source="local">Bryant, Ralph Clement, 1913-1994</persname>
            <corpname rules="aacr" source="local">North Carolina State University. Dept. of Forestry and Environmental Resources.</corpname>
            <subject source="lcsh">Forestry schools and education--United States</subject>
            <subject source="lcsh">Forests and forestry</subject>
            <genreform source="aat">Notebooks</genreform>
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                    <unittitle>Forestry 3 - Silviculture</unittitle>
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                    <unitdate>1899</unitdate>
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                    <unittitle>Silviculture Study Notes and Examination</unittitle>
                    <container id="cid29192002" type="Folder" label="Mixed materials">1 of 1</container>
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