- Creator
- Morris, Tom, 1915-
- Size
- 8.5 linear feet (17 archival boxes)
- Call number
- MC 00125
The Thomas Buie Morris Papers, 1914-1989, contains the book, Stories of a Country Boy, Morris's autobiography. Also included are newspaper clippings, publications by North Carolina State University and the extension service pertaining to poultry, correspondence relating to Poultry Science Extension, speeches, photographs, poultry calendars made by poultry extension specialists, publications from other states and the United States Department of Agriculture, newsletters, seminars, proceedings, and other items related to poultry and eggs.
Thomas Buie Morris (1915-2001), called Tom, was a Poultry Extension Specialist at North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina College of Agriculture and Engineering) from 1948 to 1975. He was the author of Poultry Can Crow at NC State University (1980). Morris graduated from the University of Georgia in 1940 and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He served as Secretary and Treasurer of the North Carolina State Hatchery Association for seven years.
Biographical/historical note
Thomas Buie Morris (1915-2001), called Tom, was a Poultry Extension Specialist at North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina College of Agriculture and Engineering) from 1948 to 1975. He graduated from the University of Georgia in 1940 and served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. Morris served as Secretary and Treasurer of the North Carolina State Hatchery Association for seven years.
After retiring from North Carolina State University, Thomas Buie Morris wrote Poultry Can Crow at NC State University: a History of Poultry at North Carolina State University and Stories of a Country Boy, Morris's autobiography. Morris died on Friday September 7, 2001 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Scope/content
The Thomas Buie Morris Papers, 1914-1989, contains the book "Stories of a Country Boy", Morris's autobiography. Also included are newspaper clippings, publications by North Carolina State University and the extension service pertaining to poultry, correspondence relating to Poultry Science Extension, speeches, photographs, poultry calendars made by poultry extension specialists, publications from other states and the United States Department of Agriculture, newsletters, seminars, proceedings, and other items related to poultry and eggs.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into five series:
- Poultry Extension Files
- 4-H Files
- Publications
- Conferences, Seminars, and Proceedings
- Thomas B. Morris Writings
Use of these materials
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.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thomas Buie Morris Papers, MC 00125,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Source of acquisition
Gift of Tom Morris, 1979-1982.
Processing information
Finding aid created by Kellie Strickland, June 2009; finding aid updated by Vivian Phinizy, 2013 February
The collection is organized into five principal series:
Poultry Extension Files 1914-1981, undated (MC 00125 Series 1)
Size: 5 linear feet
This series includes meeting minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, publications, lecture notes, Holly Farms Management Course, newsletters, demonstrations, staff notes, training programs, and reports relating to Poultry Extension. Folders are titled as received. Materials are dated from 1914 to 1981.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.
Application for Research and Development Grant, Water and Waste Management in Poultry Processing undated
Broilers, Feeding 1973-1974
Broiler Growing 1955, 1960
Broilers 1947, 1958, undated
Chicken of Tomorrow Contest, Arkansas 1951
Clippings from Newspaper Articles (1 of 2) 1950-1969
Clippings from Newspaper Articles (2 of 2) 1950-1969
Correspondence and Publications (1 of 2) 1941-1956
Correspondence and Publications (2 of 2) 1941-1956
Correspondence, Newsletters, Newspaper Clippings and Publications (1 of 2) 1940-1965
Correspondence, Newsletters, Newspaper Clippings and Publications (2 of 2) 1940-1965
Cost, Laying Flock, Eggs 1918, 1944, 1966, 1978, undated
County Extension Chairman Memorandum, News Articles, and Publications (1 of 3) 1971-1974
County Extension Chairman Memorandum, News Articles, and Publications (2 of 3) 1971-1974
County Extension Chairman Memorandum, News Articles, and Publications (3 of 3) 1971-1974
Demonstration and Flock Records 1950-1964
Department of Poultry Science Directory 1975
Department of Poultry Science Staff Minutes 1973-1975
Egg Industry Conference and Referendum, Henny Penny Notes and Radio Notes 1961
Egg Packers Association 1970-1973
Egg Pasteurizing Conference 1965
Egg Pasteurizing Conference, Department of Food Science 1970, undated
Eggs and Radiation (1 of 2) 1932-1963
Eggs and Radiation (2 of 2) 1932-1963
Eggs Cookery Demonstrations (1 of 2) 1964
Eggs Cookery Demonstrations (2 of 2) 1964
Eggs, Lecture Notes, Publications, and Correspondence (1 of 2) 1949-1954
Eggs, Lecture Notes, Publications, and Correspondence (2 of 2) 1949-1954
Eggs, Newsletters, Publications, Memoranda, and Newspaper Clippings (1 of 2) 1964-1968
Eggs, Newsletters, Publications, Memoranda, and Newspaper Clippings (2 of 2) 1964-1968
Evaluating Egg Shell Strength 1964-1968
Extension Reports (1 of 2) 1949-1971
Extension Reports (2 of 2) 1949-1971
Extension Service Review Clippings 1945-1956
Extension Staff Notes 1952, 1956-1958, undated
Extension Subjects for Semis 1969-1970
Extension Training Program 1956-1959
Extension Training Program 1965, undated
Farm and Home Program 1949, 1955
Farm Bureau, Poultry Commodity Committee 1948-1963
Further Studies on Causes of Poultry Mortality undated
Hatchability Check List 1975
Hatching Eggs (1 of 2) 1973-1975
Hatching Eggs (2 of 2) 1973-1975
History of Poultry Extension Work in North Carolina 1914-1939
Holly Farms Management Course (1 of 2) 1965-1967
Holly Farms Management Course (2 of 2) 1965-1967
Hunt, James B. Jr, Governor 1981
Laying Flock Budget undated
Libeau, Clayton 1956-1958
March Egg Month 1953, 1962
Mechanical Refrigeration for Holding Eggs undated
Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Publications (1 of 3) 1965-1975
Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Publications (2 of 3) 1965-1975
Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Publications (3 of 3) 1965-1975
Meeting Minutes, Memoranda, and Newspaper Clippings (1 of 2) 1969-1973
Meeting Minutes, Memoranda, and Newspaper Clippings (2 of 2) 1969-1973
Memoranda and Making Christmas Tree Ornaments from Eggs 1975
Mills, W. C. (1 of 3) 1966-1969
Mills, W. C. (2 of 3) 1966-1969
Mills, W. C. (3 of 3) 1966-1969
Miscellaneous Publications and Newsletters 1940, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1970
Morris, Thomas B. 1941, 1961, 1971, undated
National Poultry Improvement Plan 1965-1975
Newsletters, Correspondence, Publications, and Meeting Minutes (1 of 2) 1957-1965
Newsletters, Correspondence, Publications, and Meeting Minutes (2 of 2) 1957-1965
Newsletters, Newspaper Clippings, Correspondence and Publications (1 of 3) 1939-1980
Newsletters, Newspaper Clippings, Correspondence and Publications (2 of 3) 1939-1980
Newsletters, Newspaper Clippings, Correspondence and Publications (3 of 3) 1939-1980
Newsletters, Poultry News and Egg Washing 1958, 1961, 1965
Newspaper Clippings, Meeting Minutes, and Correspondence 1972-1975
News Release to County Extension Chairman (1 of 2) 1970-1974
News Release to County Extension Chairman (2 of 2) 1970-1974
North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service Plan of Work 1967-1971
North Carolina Program for Layer-Type Started Pullets undated
North Carolina Random Sample Test, Photograph 1961-1969
Photographs, Bulletins, and Newspaper Articles 1968, 1976, undated
Photographs: Poultry undated
Photographs, Publications, and Correspondence 1960, 1966, 1970, 1979, undated
Plan of Work (1 of 2) 1964-1976
Plan of Work (2 of 2) 1964-1976
Plan of Work and Annual Report (1 of 3) 1972-1976
Plan of Work and Annual Report (2 of 3) 1972-1976
Plan of Work and Annual Report (3 of 3) 1972-1976
Poultry Extension 1958, undated
Poultry Extension, Plan of Work (1 of 3) 1967-1971
Poultry Extension, Plan of Work (2 of 3) 1967-1971
Poultry Extension, Plan of Work (3 of 3) 1967-1971
Poultry Health 1969, undated
Poultry Facts and Income (1 of 2) 1955, 1975-1978, undated
Poultry Facts and Income (2 of 2) 1955, 1975-1978, undated
Poultry Housing 1941, 1946, 1963, 1979
Poultry Science Special Report 1975
Poultry Workshop Notes (1 of 2) 1961, undated
Poultry Workshop Notes (2 of 2) 1961, undated
Programs 1932, 1949, 1961
Progress Report and Publications (1 of 2) 1951, 1958, 1976-1977, undated
Progress Report and Publications (2 of 2) 1951, 1958, 1976-1977, undated
Radio Talk (1 of 3) 1949-1953
Radio Talk (2 of 3) 1949-1953
Radio Talk (3 of 3) 1949-1953
Record of Performance Agreement 1964-1965
Reports, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service Annual Report for Extension Poultry Science (1 of 3) 1960-1967
Reports, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service Annual Report for Extension Poultry Science (2 of 3) 1960-1967
Reports, North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service Annual Report for Extension Poultry Science (3 of 3) 1960-1967
Research Papers, Photographs of Turkeys 1952, 1960, 1962
Specialist Hand Book undated
State Poultry Council North Carolina 1975, undated
Taste, M. R. Kare 1961-1962, 1967
Tips On Egg Washing undated
Ward, J. B., Feed Cost 1974
4-H Files 1936-1966, undated (MC 00125 Series 2)
Size: 0.5 linear feet
This series includes correspondence, meeting minutes, 4-H demonstrations, 4-H Chain Members newsletters and other Poultry Science related items. Materials are dated from 1936 to 1966.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.
Book: My 4-H Poultry Project 1950
Correspondence and Meetings 1957
4-H Pullet Chain Members 1953-1954
4-H Pullet Chain Members 1953-1960
Miscellaneous 4-H Publications 1936, 1942, 1947, 1962, 1966
Projects, Activities, and Overall Participation in Poultry Science for 4-H Members (1 of 2) undated
Projects, Activities, and Overall Participation in Poultry Science for 4-H Members (2 of 2) undated
Science Studies in Poultry Biology and North Carolina 4-H Science Selection Sheets undated
Publications 1916-1981, undated (MC 00125 Series 3)
Size: 2 linear feet
This series includes newsletters, newspaper clippings, North Carolina publications, publications from other states and the United Stated Department of Agriculture relating to Poultry Science. Materials are dated from 1916 to 1981.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.
Newsletters and Newspaper Clippings
Newsletters: Extension Marketing 1960-1962
Newsletters: Henny Penny Party Line 1961-1966
Newsletters: March is Egg Month 1957
Newsletters: National Collegiate Poultry Club 1952
Newsletters: Poultry News 1971
Newsletters: Poultry Pointers 1938-1979
Newsletters: Poultry Pointers 1960-1979
Newsletters: Poultry Pointers 1970-1975
Newsletters: Poultry Science and Technology 1964-1980
Newsletter: Tarheel Farm Economist 1959
Newsletters: Timely Tips 1966-1972
Newsletters: Turkey Letter 1949-1957
Newsletters: Turkey Letter 1958-1962
Newspaper Clippings 1961, 1962, 1972, 1980, 1981
North Carolina Publications
Agriculture, Astride the Century 1950
Bar-B-Que 1957, 1965, 1972
Bibliography of Poultry Wastes and By-Products 1972
Broiler Production Manual 1951
Broiler Production Manual and Record Book 1943,1947
Capons and Caponizing 1933
Certain Factors Affecting Shell Egg Quality 1965
Chick Raising and Range Management 1948
Chicken Feed 1975-1980, 1978
Common Diseases of Poultry 1930, 1934, 1947
Common Parasites of Poultry 1957, 1944
Common Poultry Diseases 1953, 1957
Common Poultry Diseases in North Carolina 1949
Cracked Eggs Leak Profit 1971
Cull the Poultry Flock, How to 1960
Culling the Poultry Flock 1952
Customer's Choice in Buying Eggs 1948
D & P Monthly for Dairymen and Poultrymen (1 of 3) 1960-1962
D & P Monthly for Dairymen and Poultrymen (2 of 3) 1960-1962
D & P Monthly for Dairymen and Poultrymen (3 of 3) 1960-1962
Department of Agriculture Economics 1960, 1963, 1964
Digestive Coefficients Poultry Feeds and Rapidity of Digestion and Fate of Grit in the Fowl 1923
Economics of Egg Marketing 1956
Egg Breakage in Marketing and Processing Eggs in North Carolina 1970
Egg Holding Rooms and Coolers 1950
Equipment For Poultry 1943, 1948
Extension News 1974, 1975, 1979
Extension Farm News 1944, 1947, 1970
Forsyth Faces The Future undated
Forty-Seventh Annual Report 1924
Grazing Crops for Poultry 1947
Grow Better Pullets 1953, 1956
Infectious Purulent Entero-Proventriculitis of Fowls 1928
Influence of Certain Protein Levels on the Growth of Pullets 1936
Layering Flock Management 1945, 1947, 1953
Marketing Eggs Through Vending Machines 1957
Plant and Flower Publications 1950, 1957
Poultry Calenders 1950-1955
Poultry Calenders (In a Book) 1950-1955
Poultry Pluckings 1960-1963
Poultry Research, Teaching and Extension at North Carolina State 1964
Poultry Science at North Carolina State undated
Produce and Sell Quality Eggs 1947
Profitable Poultrying undated
Research and Farming 1947-1949
Research and Farming 1951-1965
Research and Farming 1958, 1976
Research and Farming 1968-1975
Shall I Mix Poultry Feed on the Farm? 1965
Short Interval Testing As a Control of Pullorum Disease 1931
State Poultry Council and Miscellaneous Items undated
Talk by R. S. Dearstyne 1953
Turkey News in North Carolina 1971-1977
Use of Disinfectants in Poultry Production 1940, 1943
Publications from other States or United States of Department of Agriculture (USDA)
California's Historical Monuments 1965
Capons and Caponizing 1954
Food Control During Forty-six Centuries 1922
Good Broiler Management Pays 1950
Home Built Electric Chick Brooder 1946
Main Agricultural Experiment Station Orono 1948
Poultry and Egg Statistics 1953
Poultry Production Guide for Texas 1947
Principles of Political Economy and Taxation 1924
Resource Material for Commercial Egg Production undated
Six Keys to Evaluating Extension Work 1958
Strengthening American Agriculture undated
Turkey Miscellaneous 1942, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1963
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dressing and Packing Turkeys for Market 1934
University of Guelph 1979
Seminar and Conference Proceedings. 1961-1979 (MC 00125 Series 4)
Size: 0.5 linear feet
The Seminar and Conference Proceedings series include proceedings of the following: Egg Industry Conference, North Carolina Poultry Nutrition Conference, North Carolina Turkey Industry days, Proceedings, Poultry Housing Environmental Seminars and other titles related to Poultry Science. Materials are dated from 1961 to 1979.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.
Egg Industry Conference 1961-1963
North Carolina Egg Industry Conference 1973-1974
North Carolina Poultry Nutrition Conference 1974-1975
North Carolina Turkey Industry Days 1977
Poultry Housing Environmental Seminar 1972-1973
Poultry Housing Environmental Seminar 1974-1979
Proceedings, Commercial Egg Seminar 1973
Proceedings, North Carolina Egg Industry Conference 1973
Proceedings, Poultry Health and Management Short Course 1973
Proceeding, Poultry Housing Environmental Seminar 1973-1974
Thomas B. Morris Writings 1959-1989, undated (MC 00125 Series 5)
Size: 0.5 linear feet
This series includes Thomas B. Morris's autobiography "Stories of a Country Boy", writings about trips to Alabama, California, and Georgia, news articles and other writings related to Poultry Science. Materials are dated from 1959 to 1989.
Organization of the Series
Materials in this series are arranged in alphabetical order.
Egg Breakage Is Costly to Producers undated
Eggs Help Build Body Cells undated
Food Packages for Space Travel 1961
News Articles (1 of 2) undated
News Articles (2 of 2) undated
Possible Effects of Nuclear Warfare 1959
Prolonging the Shelf Life of the Chicken Egg 1960
Radiation and Fallout 1959
Stories of A Country Boy [autobiography] 1989
Trips to Alabama, California, Georgia and Mississippi, and Peppy Pickled Eggs Recipe. 1966
Using Poultry to Produce Food for Man in Closed Regeneration Space Systems 1961
Access to the collection
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice.
Because of the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials,
access to digital files may require additional advanced notice.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Thomas Buie Morris Papers, MC 00125,
Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Use of these materials
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.
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.