Contained in this collection are color slides, 1946-1978, used by Maurice G. Cook in teaching and presentations at professional meetings. Several slides Dr. Cook acquired from his predecessors in NC State's Department of Soil Science. Many came from the slide library of E. F. (Eugene F.) Goldston (1905-1980), a soil scientist at NC ...
MoreContained in this collection are color slides, 1946-1978, used by Maurice G. Cook in teaching and presentations at professional meetings. Several slides Dr. Cook acquired from his predecessors in NC State's Department of Soil Science. Many came from the slide library of E. F. (Eugene F.) Goldston (1905-1980), a soil scientist at NC State from 1929 to 1966 (he also headed the soil surveys of various North Carolina counties during the 1930s). The slides include shots of landscapes, mostly in North Carolina, showing agricultural commodities and groundcovers growing under particular soil types. There are some scenes of soil erosion, floods, and farm buildings. Additional materials depict soil sections, rocks and minerals, and maps and diagrams. Slides range in date from 1946 to 1978 with many undated. Maurice G. Cook (1939-) was a soil science professor at NC State University from 1961 to 1992. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Kentucky in 1957 and 1959, respectively, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in 1961. In 2006, Cook received the Hugh Hammond Bennett Award, the highest award given by the Soil and Water Conservation Society, for his distinguished service and national and international accomplishments in the conservation of soil, water and related natural resources.
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