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Portions of this collection have been digitized and made available online.
The entire collection, including materials not available online, may be viewed in the Special Collections reading room in
D.H. Hill Library.
[Album
1]
General
Seventeen
photographs are of an
Althouse
textile manufacturing and
research facility, and one is an informal head-and-shoulder snapshot of R.
Milliken. The series contains several non-photographic items, including three typed photograph captions without related photographs
providing detailed lists of
textile students.
[Album
1]
Negatives
There are several
negatives of
style show winners.
[Album
1]
Administrators, faculty, and staff
This series contains
photographs of
deans and
faculty members. Deans include
Thomas Nelson,
Malcolm Eugene Campbell,
David Webb Chaney, and
Dame Scott Hamby. Professors include
Henry M. Wilson,
H. A. Rutherford,
George H. Dunlap,
E. B. Grover,
Bertram Whittier, and others.
[Album
1]
Classrooms and offices
This series contains
photographs of
classrooms,
office space, and the
Textiles Library in
Nelson Hall.
[Album
2]
Laboratories
Here are images of
textile research
laboratories and
equipment. Most
photographs feature facilities in
Nelson Hall. Those older than 1939, however, were taken in
Tompkins Hall. A significant number of photographs are of the
Cobalt-60 and the textiles
radiation laboratory created in the late 1950s. A couple sets of
proofs also feature the
Man-made Fibers Spinning Lab and
Environmental Lab.
This series contains
photographs of
dyeing machinery,
jacquard and
dobby looms,
cards and draw frames,
spinning machines,
Draper and other looms,
roving machinery, and other
equipment. Many images show lab technicians, students, or faculty using or demonstrating the equipment. Eight slides show
Pyro-Man and
Coppelius, mannequins used for experimentation in the
thermal protection and
comfort laboratories. Locations include laboratories and weave rooms in Tompkins and Nelson Halls.
[Album
3]
Equipment and machinery,
1932 - 1947, undated
[Album
4]
Equipment and machinery,
1947 - 1949, undated
[Album
5]
Equipment and machinery,
1949 - 1958, undated
[Album
6]
Students. General
Here are
senior class photographs of
Textiles College students. Some include
Dean
Thomas Nelson and other faculty. Many
portraits are accompanied by typed captions listing people in the photographs.
[Album
7]
Students. Academic life
This series contains
photographs of
students in classroom settings and working with
machinery in weaving rooms and labs. There are also group photos of
High School Day,
fraternity events,
Textiles Open House, field trips and other
Textiles College events.
[Album
8]
Seminars and forums
This series contains two
photographs of the speakers and participants in the
Gossett textile lecture series in 1950.
[Album
8]
Students. Social life
This series contains
photographs of students at the
School of Textiles student party, and other events.
[Album
8]
Events
Here are images of the dedication of the
Textiles Library by
Burlington Mills. Some images show
NCSU and
Clemson University faculty at the
Textile Bowl. Other events are also depicted.
[Album
8]
Gifts and awards
This series contains numerous
photographs of
award presentations to
Textiles College students and faculty. An image shows the
Outstanding Student Award is presented to
Henry K. Brannon, Jr. Another image shows
Malcolm E. Campbell and
W. Edward Shinn receiving a piece of testing machinery from
Fidelity Machine Company. A representative from
Henkel Corporation presents a check to placement director
Lennie Barton. Other presentations are also depicted.
This series contains mostly group photographs, and images of the
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce,
Deering Milliken affiliates, and others touring the
Textiles College and facilities. There are also photos of visits from the
Maid of Cotton contestants and
Miss Wool of America.
[Album
8]
Guests and visitors
[Oversize Flat Box
13,
Folder
1]
Guests and visitors,
circa 1995
(Accession 2011.0025)
Contains a color photograph of Al Gore visiting the College of Textiles thermal laboratory.
[Album
9]
Meetings and conferences
This series features speakers at a textile conference held in 1947. Several of the individuals are identified through an accompanying
letter dated 1985, including
Edward Shinn,
Tom Kerr, and
F. L. Gerdes.
[Album
9]
Exhibitions and displays
Older
photographs in the series displays of
fabrics manufactured by textiles students and parade floats featuring
textile machinery, most as part of a college
open house. Also included is a photograph of the dedication of the
William H. Harriss Fabric Collection, currently housed at the
Textiles Library. Brand-name fabric displays were also photographed, including
Burlington,
Stevens,
Fieldcrest,
Morgan-Jones, and
Amerotron. Images also show a
Textiles Library display that was part of a
Teaching Effectiveness Workshop with librarian
Joe Tuttle.
[Flat Folder
1,
Oversize Box
13,
Folder
2]
Exhibition,
circa 1911
(Accession 2012.0269)
The School of Textiles
Style Shows featured women from local colleges
modeling fashions designed with materials made by NCSU Textiles School students. The shows were held in conjunction with the
Textile Exposition, which displayed manufacturing and design methods. The
photographs in this series depict Style Show participants, including models and textiles students. Participants and many of their home
colleges are identified.
[Album
10]
Textile Exposition and Style Show,
1928 - 1938, undated
[Album
11]
Textile Exposition and Style Show,
1938 - 1959, undated
[Album
11]
Extension services and continuing education
Included here are group
photographs of
textile industry
executives and
faculty members who participated in short courses offered by the
School of Textiles extension office. Several
classroom scenes are also depicted, as well as a photograph of a televised session.
Here are many
photographs of demonstrations of textile and chemical
machinery and
equipment. Some show the
artificial aorta in use. A number of images show
carding samples for comparison, and cotton samples for
nap comparison. Close-up photographs of
defects in
knitted fabric. A couple photos and an article depict the use of cotton fabric in the construction of
roads in 1937.
[Album
11]
Research,
1937 - 1960, undated
[Album
12]
Research,
1960 - 1977, undated
CreatorNorth Carolina State University. College of Textiles. Quantity4.37 Linear feet General Physical Description note12 albums and 1 oversize flat box (945 prints, 8 slides, 11 negatives) LocationFor current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff LanguageEnglish Acquisitions InformationTransferred to the University Archives. ProcessingProcessed by: Terra Kridler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Terra Kridler Revised2012 November, Finding aid updated to include addition to the collection by Cathy Dorin-Black, 2012 November Scope and Content NoteThe collection of North Carolina State University College of Textiles photographs depict the school's people, activities, and facilities from its early days in Tompkins Hall to recent photographs from Centennial Campus. Many photographs featuring people associated with the school can be found throughout the collection. These include Deans Thomas Nelson, Malcolm Campbell, David Chaney, and Dame Hamby and faculty members Henry Rutherford, George H. Dunlap, Elliot B. Grover, and Edward Shinn. Photographs feature the college's laboratories, equipment, classrooms, and other facilities. Included are photos of the Textiles Library in Nelson Hall, various weaving rooms in Nelson and Tompkins Halls, and chemical and radiation laboratories. There are also many photographs of dyeing machinery, jacquard and dobby looms, cards and draw frames, and spinning and roving machinery, as well as high-tech equipment, such as the Cobalt-60 radiation testing equipment and Pyro-Man thermal protection mannequin. Many photographs show students, faculty, and technicians demonstrating or actually using these facilities. A large portion of the collection also features students of the college and their academic activities. Class portraits from 1919 to 1949 are included, as well as pictures of participants in the Textile Exposition and Style Show. Photographs from meetings and conferences, seminars and short courses, dedication and award ceremonies, and other events are also included in the collection. Historical NoteThe North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) was founded in 1887 and expanded the textiles program through the early 1910s, developing courses in chemistry and dyeing, weaving, design, and manufacturing. The school was first housed in Tompkins Hall, built in 1901, and later moved to Nelson Hall and Centennial Campus, to accommodate increasingly technological equipment and facilities. Through the early 1900s the Textile Exposition and Style Show provided students the opportunity to display their work, from fabrics and fashions to manufacturing machinery and processes. Research efforts of the college aided the war effort during World War II, and through the mid-twentieth century contributed to medical developments, including the invention of the artificial aorta and the study of brown lung disease. From the 1980s to the present the college has been closely involved with the textile and other industries by hosting a number of national and international conferences and through the extension and applied research programs. Alternate Form of MaterialControlled Terms
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