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Papers transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Communication Services.
Photographs and Negatives likely transferred from North Carolina State University, Department of Communication Services. These were previously part of UA 23: University Archives Photograph Collection.
[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Communication Services Records, UA 100.099, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processed by: Special Collections staff; Laura Abraham, 2009; Stephanie Barnwell 2011 November; machine-readable finding aid created by: Steven Mandeville-Gamble; Finding aid updated by Laura Abraham, 2009 July; Cate Putirskis, 2009 July; Stephanie Barnwell, 2011 November
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The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 not only provided for a cooperative system of "in the field" extension and demonstration activities, but also made provisions for those activities to be made available to those unable to attend such activities. For the most part, this meant the printing of regular or semi-regular publications. At North Carolina State, such work effectively began with the hiring of Frank H. Jeter in 1914 as agricultural editor. Jeter oversaw the creation of the journal Extension Farm-News in 1915, and quickly expanded the service to the point that, during the 1915-16 school year, his presses were turning out 75,000 items per month. Agricultural communication took the next step when the first radio broadcasts were produced during 1922, and the 1950s saw College agricultural personnel take to the television airwaves to reach even wider audiences. The department has undergone multiple name changes over the years, finally assuming it’s current designation in 1998.
The Department of Communication Services provides communication leadership and innovation for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences to further the mission of North Carolina State University. The department delivers timely, accurate, research-based information to improve the quality of life for citizens of North Carolina; facilitates the effective transfer of information between clients and their audiences; trains and advises clients in effective communications; and provides communications services.
The Department of Communication Services Records include photographs, photographic negatives, correspondence and memoranda, reports, news releases, clippings, subject files, plans of work and annual reports, and related material concerning the work of the department. Materials range in date from 1926 to 1996.
This collection is divided into two series. The series reflect separate accessions as well as distinct materials. Within each series, materials are arranged in the order received. The collection has not yet undergone full archival processing.
Partial list in box
This series primarily contains photographic negatives, along with some corresponding prints.
For the most part, the images document the activities of the College of Agricultural and Life Science and the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service. The series also includes a comparatively small number of negatives and prints from departments outside the college. Materials related to the College of Design had been previously separated and appear at the end of the series.
Departments and organizations represented include: Agricultural Economy, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Extension Service, Agromeck, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Biological Sciences, Botany, Dairy Manufacturing, Design, Diesel Engineering, Entomology, Experiment Station, Farm Management, Forestry, Geology, Horticulture, Landscape Architecture, Physical Education, Physics, Plant Pathology, Poultry, Statistics, Textiles, Wildlife Conservation, and Zoology, among others.
Topics represented regularly throughout the series are listed below:
Each box contains a range of numbered negatives. Original order has been maintained, leaving the negatives and prints in a rough chronological order. The numbers seem to be part of a system established by the Department of Communication Services (then the Visual Aids Department), though no supporting index exists. A majority of the negatives are described on their corresponding envelope. Not all numbers were represented and some negatives have been removed due to advanced deterioration.