Ralph Clement Bryant Family Papers 1899, undated

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Creator
Bryant, Ralph Clement, 1877-
Size
0.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Call number
MSS 00150

Ralph Clement Bryant (1913-1994) was the son of R. C. Bryant, the first person to receive a forestry degree in the United States. The younger Bryant 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 and in 1970 was recognized as an outstanding teacher of the year. The younger Bryant was a member of 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.

The Ralph Clement Bryant family papers consist of a notebook and typed pages related to coursework in silviculture. The notebook, dated 1899 and labeled "Forestry 3 -- Silviculture," belonged to R. C. Bryant, the father of Ralph Clement Bryant, who became Professor of Forestry at North Carolina State University. The typed pages consist of an outline of the subject of silviculture and a set of exam questions. These are undated and may have belonged to the son, Professor Ralph Clement Bryant.

Biographical/historical note

Ralph Clement Bryant (1913-1994) was the son of R. C. Bryant, the first person to receive a forestry degree in the United States. The younger Bryant 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 and in 1970 was recognized as an outstanding teacher of the year. The younger Bryant was a member of 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.

Scope/content

The Ralph Clement Bryant family papers consist of a notebook and typed pages related to coursework in silviculture. The notebook, dated 1899 and labeled "Forestry 3 -- Silviculture," belonged to R. C. Bryant, the father of Ralph Clement Bryant, who became Professor of Forestry at North Carolina State University. The typed pages consist of an outline of the subject of silviculture and a set of exam questions. These are undated and may have belonged to the son, Professor Ralph Clement Bryant.

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[Identification of item], Ralph Clement Bryant Family Papers, MSS 00150, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Transferred from the Forest Resources Library, 1981 January 15

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[Identification of item], Ralph Clement Bryant Family Papers, MSS 00150, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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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.

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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.