UA 023.015 Guide to the University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Natural Resources Photographs, 1939-1997, undated

Materials are arranged in eight series:

• Series 1. General
• Series 2. Faculty
• Series 3. Facilities and Buildings
• Series 4. Laboratories and Equipment
• Series 5. Forests
• Series 6. Students
• Series 7. Events
• Series 8. Awards and Meetings

Creator

North Carolina State University. College of Natural Resources.

Quantity

2.24 Linear feet

Physical Description

4 boxes, 1 flat folder

Language

English

Acquisition Information

Transferred from North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources.

Processing

Processed by Aaron Cusick, 2010 February; Encoded by Aaron Cusick, 2010 February; Finding aid updated by Kristen Merryman, 2010 July; Cate Putirskis, 2010 October.

Revised

2010 October, Revised by Kristen Merryman, 2010 July; Cate Putirskis, 2010 October.

Scope and Contents Note

The College of Natural Resources photographs include portraits and candid shots of students and faculty in classes, labs, and outdoor settings. Prominent faculty members pictured include Carl Alwin Schenck, Richard J. Preston, and Clarence E. Libby. Photographs of meetings, conferences, events, and awards receptions are included. This collection also contains images of the buildings, laboratories, and equipment associated with the College of Natural Resources. Although the majority of the photographs are undated, these photographs range approximately from the late 1930s to the late 1990s; most are from the 1950s to the 1970s. The majority of these photographs are black and white.

Historical Note

Chronology
1917	J.S. Homes appointed as the first Extension Forester.
1925	R.W. Graeber becomes an Extension Forester and provided leadership for the establishment of a formal forestry program at North Carolina State College.
1929	Department of Forestry established in the School of Agriculture. Dr. Julius V. Hofmann serves as the first director, acquiring land to create teaching and research forests.
1931	Department of Forestry is renamed the Division of Forestry, located within the School of Agriculture and Forestry.
1948	Dr. J.V. Hofmann retires as Director of the Division of Forestry, replaced by Richard J. Preston.
1950	The Division of Forestry is elevated to School status and renamed the School of Forestry.
1952	School of Forestry moves to Kilgore Hall.
1968	School of Forestry renamed the School of Forest Resources. This name was changed to better reflect the broadening of the curriculum, including the addition of the parks, recreation, and tourism management curriculum transferred from the School of Education.
1970	School of Forest Resources moves into the newly-constructed Biltmore Hall, named after the nation's first school of forestry, the Biltmore Forest School.
1971	Dean Preston retires, Eric L. Ellwood, who had been serving as head of the Department of Wood and Paper Science, becomes Dean.
1987	School of Forest Resources renamed the College of Forest Resources.
2000	College of Forest Resources renamed the College of Natural Resources.

Alternate Form of Material

Digital copies of many photographs are available online .

Controlled Terms

1. Forestry schools and education--North Carolina
2. Forests and forestry--North Carolina--History
3. Forests and forestry--Research--North Carolina
4. Forests and forestry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina
5. Hofmann Forest. (N.C.)
6. North Carolina State College--History.
7. North Carolina State University--Buildings.
8. North Carolina State University--Faculty--History--20th century.
9. North Carolina State University--Faculty--Photographs.
10. North Carolina State University--History.
11. North Carolina State University--Students--History--20th century.
12. North Carolina State University--Students--Photographs.
13. North Carolina State University. College of Natural Resources--History.
14. Preston, Richard Joseph, 1905-

Access to Collection

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Mail

Special Collections Research Center
Box 7111
Raleigh, NC, 27695-7111

Telephone

(919) 515-2273

Fax

(919) 513-1787

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], University Archives Photograph Collection, College of Natural Resources Photographs, UA 023.015, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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