North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Records
UA 100.011
Special Collections Research Center
16.5 Linear feet
1927-2005
The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics contain correspondence, contracts, minutes, reports and papers, publications, and departmental information documenting the department's academic, administrative, and extension activities. Materials range in date from 1927 to 2005.
Agricultural Economics was first offered as a course of study in 1897 as a part of the agricultural curriculum. By 1927, Agricultural Administration had become a full department and was transferred to the School of Agriculture. Shortly thereafter, its name was changed to Agricultural Economics. In 1965, the department merged with the Department of Economics, keeping the latter name. By 1990, this program had grown so large that it was split once again, and a new Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics was created.
6 archival boxes, 9 cartons
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North Carolina State University. Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Records, UA 100.011, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Historical Note
Agricultural Economics was first offered as a course of study in 1897 as a part of the agricultural curriculum. Several more courses in related subjects were offered over the following decades, culminating with the creation of a four-year program in Agricultural Administration in 1923 within the department of Business Administration. By 1927 Agricultural Administration had become a full department and was transferred to the School of Agriculture. Shortly thereafter, its name was changed to Agricultural Economics, with G. W. Forster named as its first Head, a position he held until 1950. In the 1930s, the Rural Sociology Department was merged into the Agricultural Economics Department, creating the Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology Department. This situation lasted until 1940.
The department continued to grow in size and stature, attracting notable scholars and sizable research funding and expanding its scope of activities. In 1952 it began publishing its own magazine, the
Tarheel Farm Economist (now the
NC State Economist). In 1960 the department became heavily involved in the work of the Agricultural Policy Institute, which existed for the duration of that decade.
In 1965 the department merged with the Department of Economics, keeping the latter name. The new department was jointly run by the Schools of Liberal Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. By 1990, this program had grown so large that it was split once again, and a new Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics was created under the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Additional information and resources on the history of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics can be found through the
NCSU Historical State website.
Department Heads
1923-1950
G. W. Forster
1950-1957
H. Brooks James
1957-1966
C. E. Bishop
1967-1981
W. D. Toussaint
1981-1990
Dale M. Hoover
1990-1991
Ronald Schrimper, interim head
1991-
Jon Brandt
Scope and Content Note
The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics contain correspondence, contracts, minutes, reports and papers, publications, and departmental information documenting the department's academic, administrative, and extension activities. Materials range in date from 1927 to 2005.
Organization of the Collection
The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics are arranged into four series:
[General Records](ref17),
[Research and Development](ref36),
[Environmental Law Records and Research Materials](ref50), and
[Publications](ref64). Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by topic or title, with the exception of the Environmental Law Records and Research Materials series, which has not yet undergone full archival processing, and remains arranged in the order received.
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North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Agricultural Policy Institute Records (UA 100.041)
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Robert Ernst Freund Papers (MC 00056)
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Ralph Waldo Green Papers (MC 00126)
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Arthur James Coutu Papers (MSS 00128)
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North Carolina State University. Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Agriculture and state--North Carolina
Agriculture publishing--North Carolina
Agriculture--Research--North Carolina
Agriculture--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina
Rural development--North Carolina
General Records
0.75 Linear feet
1927-1987
1.5 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
Contains records on the research and academic activities, history, and function of the department in its various incarnations.
"Ag. Econ. Share-In" Flyer
1
1
1974
Agricultural Statistics
1
2
1955-1970
Background Information, Departmental
1
3
1958
Budgets
1
4
1927-1965
Correspondence and Memoranda
1
5
1959-1970
Economics Department
1
6
1963-1987
Graduate Students
1
7
1968-1969
Graduate Summer Session in Statistics
1
8
1956
Land Preservation Notebook, Second Edition, Volume 1
Accession no. 2008-0238
13
1
undated
Land Preservation Notebook, Second Edition, Volume 2
Accession no. 2008-0238
13
2
undated
Lecture Notes
1
9
1957-1962
Master of International Business Management Degree Proposal
1
10
1980
Program of Instruction in Agricultural Economics
1
11
1951-1963
Proposal for Master of Arts in Economics
2
1
1964
Real Estate Survey
2
2
1980
Sample Contract
2
3
1973
Research and Development
0.75 Linear feet
1935-2001
1.5 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
Contains files on the research, extension, and outreach work performed by the department. The bulk of these files concern rural farm economic development and resource management.
Farm Credit Meeting Proceedings
2
4
1971
Papers and Presentations
2
5
1935-1976, undated
Research Proposals, Various
2
6
1954-1959
Research Proposals, Various
2
7
1962-1971
Report on Review of Task Force No. 1 Study
3
1
1972
Research Task Force No. 1 Report, "Soil, Water, and Forest Resources Inventory,"
3
2
1972
Rural Development
3
3
1976-1978
Rural Development
3
4
1979-1980
Seminars, Various
3
5
1952-1960
Title V Rural Development Act
3
6
1979-1980
Estimated Income from Sale of Farm Products and Government Payments by County, Extension District, and State
3
7
1997 - 2001
Environmental Law Records and Research Materials
13.5 Linear feet
1976-2005
9 cartons
Scope and Contents note
These materials are unprocessed.
Intellectual Property research materials
4
1976-1993
American Agricultural Law Association conference materials
5
1987-2004
American Agricultural Law Association conference materials
6
1994-2005
American Agricultural Law Association conference materials
7
1997-2000
American Agricultural Law Association conference materials
8
2000-2002
Pesticide regulatory research materials
9
1990-1999
Pesticide regulatory research materials
10
1990-1999
Farm bankruptcy research materials
11
1986-1988
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to this carton is restricted.
Farm bankruptcy research materials
12
1986-1987
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to this carton is restricted.
Publications
1930-1999
Scope and Content Note
This series containts publications produced by theDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Items include pamphlets, brochures, manuals, Economic Information Reports, Agricultural Economics Miscellaneous Publications, and A. E. Information Series.
A. E. Information Series No. 63 : On-truck Crating Reduces Broiler Howling Costs
14
1
Feb. 1958
A. E. Information Series No. 102 : Economic Considerations of Bulk Curing
14
2
May 1963
Agricultural Cooperative Institute
14
3
9-11 Jul. 1958
Agricultural Economics
15
16
1946
Agricultural Economics Graduate Program pamphlets
14
4
1954-1969
Agricultural Economics Laboratory Manual, Dept. of Agricultural Economics and Resources and Rural Sociology
14
5
Apr. 1935
Agricultural Economics Miscellaneous Publications No. 1 : Farm Management Manual
14
6
Dec. 1960
Agricultural Economics Miscellaneous Publications No. 17 : Trends in the Development of Agriculture in North Carolina
14
7
May 1965
Agricultural Policy Conference: 1976
14
8
30 Sept. 1976
Agricultural Policy Institute
14
9
16 Aug. 1967
A Career in Agricultural Economics : Science Business
14
10
Undated
Econews : News of the Division of Economics and Business, North Carolina State University
14
11
25 Mar. 1991-28 Oct. 1991
Economic Development of the Upper French Broad Area, Volume 1
14
12
May 1964
Economic Development of the Upper French Broad Area, Volume 2
14
13
May 1964
Economics Information Report No. 32 :
Some Economics Aspects
14
14
Jul. 1973
Economics Information Report No. 71 :
North Carolina Dairy Farming, 1983
14
15
Jun. 1984
Economics Information Report No. 77 :
Trends in Fruit and Vegetable Processing in North Carolina
15
1
Jun. 1988
Economics Information Report No. 78 :
Lease Rates and Sale Prices for Peanut Poundage Quota : 1978-1987
15
2
Feb. 1989
Economics Information Report No. 83 : North Carolina Farm Income and Production, 1950-1989
15
3
Nov. 1990
Economics Research Report No. 29: A Profile of Rural Housing in North Carolina
Accession 2012.0175
1974 July
The Exchange : News of The Division of Economics & Business and The Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics
15
4
4-25 Nov. 1991
Graduate Education in Agricultural Economics
15
5
Jan. 1964
Graduate Studies : Department of Economics and Business, NCSU
15
6
Apr. 1977
Improving Managerial Capacity : A Management Development Program
15
7
Feb. 1962
Marketing of North Carolina Farm Products
15
17
1957
N. C. State Economist newsletter
15
8
Jan. 1999-Oct. 1999
North Carolina Farm Business, Vol. 1, no. 1
15
9
Jan. 1930
North Carolina's Radio Farm Market
15
10
Undated
Questions and Answers about Agribusiness Management
15
11
1974
Simplified Farm Record Book
15
12
1955
A Study in Farm and Area Planning for an Indian Village
15
13
1961
The Technological Resolution in World Agriculture
15
14
11-15 Nov. 1963
Workshop Discussion Papers : Provisions of the Tobacco Program Consequences of their Elimination and Alternatives
15
15
May 1978