Contained in this subgroup are records documenting the work of two foundations created to support the research and educational work of the College of Natural Resources (formerly College of Forest Resources) at North Carolina State University. Records of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation from 1939 to 1981 include minutes from board of directors meetings, development council annual reports, mortgage bond certificates, and general correspondence.They also include information concerning the administration and management of Hofmann Forest, including forest manager reports and general correspondence including letters and news clipping regarding the forest fire of 1972. Records, 1952-1986, of the Pulp and Paper Foundation contain general correspondence, board of directors and general foundation annual meeting reports, budget plans and information on their minority program. Also well documented are the activities of numerous foundation committees, including the curriculum, investment, recruitment and scholarship committees. There is also general scholarship correspondence, lists of pulp and paper alumni, and a general history of the foundation.
The North Carolina Forestry Foundation and the Pulp and Paper Foundation support the research and educational work of the College of Natural Resources (formerly College of Forest Resources) at North Carolina State University. The Forestry Foundation, created in 1929, is the oldest foundation at the University. The Pulp and Paper Foundation was incorporated in 1954.
Originally founded in 1929, the North Carolina Forestry Foundation is the oldest foundation at North Carolina State University. From its early days, Foundation promoted a complete forest management education program including objectives to promote the production, improvement, and preservation of growing timber; to encourage the adoption of means and methods for the reforestation of cut-over timber lands or lands with no timber growth; to hold tracts of virgin timber as object lessons in forestry; to use these tracts of land to educate the public; and to encourage the donation of money and the making of gifts to the Foundation. To achieve these goals, Dr. J. V. Hofmann, began acquiring land in the early 1930s. He acquired 78,000 acres in Jones and Onslow Counties that later became known as the Hofmann Forest. Currently, the Foundation and the College of Natural Resources control or oversee about 90,000 acres of land used for the various objectives mentioned above.
The Pulp and Paper Foundation was incorporated in 1954. The Southern paper industry desired to have a regional paper science curriculum to provide a source of graduates with the technical and engineering skills necessary to immediately have an impact on its paper mills. Through the foundation, industry provided many scholarships and summer jobs to students. The Pulp and Paper Foundation also assisted in the recruitment of undergraduate students for the Pulp and Paper Science program.
These records document the activities of two foundations created to support the research and educational work of the North Carolina State University College of Natural Resources (formerly College of Forest Resources). Records of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation from 1939 to 1981 include minutes from board of directors meetings, development council annual reports, mortgage bond certificates, and general correspondence. They also include information concerning the administration and management of Hofmann Forest, including forest manager reports and general correspondence including letters and news clipping regarding the forest fire of 1972. Records of the Pulp and Paper Foundation contain general correspondence, board of directors and general foundation annual meeting reports, budget plans and information on their minority program. Also well documented are the activities of numerous foundation committees, including the curriculum, investment, recruitment, and scholarship committees. There is also general scholarship correspondence, lists of pulp and paper alumni, and a general history of the foundation.
These records are divided into two series, the North Carolina Forestry Foundation Records and the Pulp and Paper Foundation Records.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources Foundations and Development Records, UA 140.007, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred by the North Carolina Forestry Foundation and Pulp and Paper Foundation.
Processed by: Special Collections staff; machine-readable finding aid by: Linda Sellars, 2005; finding aid updated with additions to the collection by: Cathy Dorin-Black, 2011 August; and Todd Kosmerick, 2014 January.
The collection is organized into two principal series:
Records of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation from 1939 to 1981 include minutes from board of directors meetings, development council annual reports, mortgage bond certificates, and general correspondence. They also include information concerning the administration and management of Hofmann Forest, including forest manager reports and general correspondence including letters and news clipping regarding the forest fire of 1972.
0.6 archival box, 1 flat box
Records of the Pulp and Paper Foundation contain general correspondence, board of directors and general foundation annual meeting reports, budget plans and information on their minority program. Also well documented are the activities of numerous foundation committees, including the curriculum, investment, recruitment and scholarship committees. There is also general scholarship correspondence, lists of pulp and paper alumni, and a general history of the foundation. The series is arranged alphabetically.
3.4 archival boxes, 1 half box
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources Foundations and Development Records, UA 140.007, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
