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MSS 00165 Guide to the Rodney V. Smith industrial plant project materials, 1969

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Creator

Smith, Rodney V.

Quantity

0.01 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

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

Received from Key L. Barkley, 1983 July 20

Processing

Processed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard

Scope and Content Note

The Rodney V. Smith industrial plant project materials consists of correspondence, interviews, and background materials for a student project on the layout of a gyrocopter industrial plant. Smith worked on this project with two other students, James Newhouse and Jerome Holmes. Smith, Newhouse, and Holmes conducted interviews with employees at Bensen Aircraft, and sent letters to more than 25 companies, including All American Engineering Company, the National Aeronautic Association, the Aerospace Industries Association of America, and Doman Helicopters, Inc. The background materials in the collection include the Directory of Hospital Heliports in the United States and issues of Aerospace News.

Biographical Note

Rodney V. Smith, James Newhouse, and Jerome Holmes are 1969 alumni of North Carolina State University.

Access to Collection

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Mail

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Fax

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Rodney V. Smith industrial plant project materials, MSS 165, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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