UA 100.012 Guide to the North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agronomy Records, 1934 - 1960

The Department of Agronomy records are arranged in two series: General Records and Publications. Within each series, materials are arranged alphabetically by topic or title.

Creator

North Carolina State College. Dept. of Agronomy.

Quantity

0.75 Linear feet

General Physical Description note

1 archival box, 1 archival half box

Language

English

Acquisitions Information

Transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Agronomy

Processing

Processed by: Pat Webber; Flora Blackley, 2009 August; machine-readable finding aid created by: Pat Webber; Finding aid updated by Flora Blackley, 2009 August; Cate Putirskis, 2009 August

Revised

2005-2009, Converted to EAD 2002, 2005. Finding aid updated to reflect additions to the collection by Flora Blackley, 2009 August; Cate Putirskis, 2009 August

Scope and Content Note

The records of the North Carolina State College (later, University) Department of Agronomy contain correspondence, minutes, reports, project information, publications, and department history files. Materials range in date from 1934 to 1960.

Historical Note

Early study of agronomy at N.C. State was largely the province of the North Carolina Experiment Station until Charles B. Williams was appointed the University's first Agronomist in 1906. He held that position until 1917, when he became the Dean of Agriculture, a position he held until 1923. In 1924, he was named to be the first Head of the new Department of Agronomy, created with the concurrent founding of the School of Agriculture. The Department quickly established a strong reputation in teaching, research, and farm extension work. By the 1940s the Department had developed into two destinct programs of study: Crops and Soils. During the following decade the department had grown so large that in 1955 it was dissolved and its components formed into two separate departments, Field Crops and Soils. These Departments were eventually renamed Crop Science and Soil Science, respectively.

List of Department Heads
1924 - 1940	Charles B. Williams
1940 - 1942	Leonard D. Baver
1942 - 1948	Ralph W. Cummings
1948 - 1953	William E. Colwell
1953 - 1955	E. T. York

Controlled Terms

1. Agronomy--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina
2. North Carolina State College. Dept. of Agronomy.

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