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The Llewellyn Hilleth Thomas Papers include research and lecture notes, class notes, personal papers, research papers (published and unpublished), some correspondence, documentation of consulting work, drafts of supervised student theses and dissertations, course outlines, examinations, memoranda, laboratory notes, symposiums, and miscellaneous papers. The bulk of this collection documents Thomas' academic teaching career, consisting of holograph and typed notes, most undated, on research for Thomas' physics lectures at Columbia University, Ohio State University, and North Carolina State University; also his student notes (2 boxes), taken at Cambridge University (England) physics lectures, 1921-1925, given by Bromwich, Eddington, Fowler, Littlewood, Pollard, and Ramsay, among others; published work (research published in journals), 1929-1982 (1 box); consulting for IBM and Timken Steel and Tube Company; symposiums, 1980-1985 (3 folders); personal papers (1 folder): professional diplomas and certificates as well as Lewis/Thomas family genealogy; and biographical information (1 folder). Topics: atomic physics, computer capacity, difference equations, electrodynamics, electron scattering, electronic structure of atoms and molecules, Fourier analysis, general dynamics, group theory, hydrodynamics, mathematics, physics, plasma (physics) quantum electrodynamics, quantum theory, quantum mechanics, relativity field theory, statistical mechanics, theoretical phy sics, among others. Correspondents: G. Bessis, Biedenharn, Dahl, Eichelberger, Grosch, Andrew Kollchoubey, Rolf Landauer, Lief, Robert Newton, among others. Llewellyn Hilleth Thomas (1903-1992). Physicist (atomic physics, nuclear, atomic and molecular structure, astrophysics). On the physics faculty at Ohio State University (1929-1943, 1945-1946); physicist and ballistician, Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (1943-1945); on the physics faculty at Columbia University from 1950, member of senior staff of Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory established by IBM at Columbia; professor at North Carolina State University from 1968. Thomas is best remembered for his work on atomic physics, particularly the development of the statistical model of the atom; concurrently developed by Enrico Fermi the model is known as the Thomas-Fermi model. Less

The Llewellyn L. Hewett Papers contain notebooks with class notes; certificates from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; information about systems functions connected with the Saturn V/Apollo Mission; photographs, predominantly of spacecraft; correspondence; newspaper clippings; publications such as "Spaceport News" 24 April 1981; a manuscript of an unfinished historical novel (the account seems to be autobiographical); and college annuals from Mars Hill College, 1950 and Wilmington College, 1951. Llewellyn L. Hewett, an electrical engineer, worked for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), contributing to the first manned orbital flight of the space shuttle, Columbia (STS-1), on April 12-13, 1981. Hewett worked specifically with the Planning Research Corporation’s (PRC) design engineering contract in support of the space transportation system. According to a placard in the collection, Hewett’s efforts guided Lt. Col. John H. Glenn into orbit aboard MA-6 on February 20, 1962 and Lt. Cdr. M. Scott Carpenter into orbit aboard MA-7 on May 24, 1962. According to a magazine (unidentified) excerpt, Hewett worked on Ascension Island during NASA testing. Less

The Lloyd Hurst Swindell Papers, 1907 - 1945, contain documents relating to Swindell's occupation as a farmer. The majority of materials are journals in which Swindell detailed the daily management of and activities at his farm from 1915 to 1943. A small number of personal materials, including examinations and class notes from courses he completed at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, are also included. Lloyd Hurst Swindell (1890 - 1985) was a Raleigh farmer. He received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Textile Industry from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1911. Less

The Lloyd Robert Zumwalt Papers consist of reports and papers authored and coauthored by Zumwalt while he was with the General Atomic Division of General Dynamics Corporation and was a professor of nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University, 1960-1975; materials related to his participation in a Sierra Club conference, 1972, and a university workshop, 1978; and student papers and course materials from classes in nuclear engineering he taught at N.C. State, 1968-1975. Lloyd Robert Zumwalt (1914-1998) was a nuclear chemist from Richmond, California, who worked for the Manhattan Project during World War II. After working for General Atomic in the 1960s, he was a professor of nuclear engineering at North Carolina State University from 1967 to 1980. Less

The Lodwick Charles Hartley papers contain materials from Hartley's career as a professor in North Carolina State University's English Department. Materials include a number of Hartley's publications, including books, articles, poems, short stories, and book reviews, such as William Cowper: A List of Critical and Biographical Studies Published from 1895 to 1949 and the second printing of William Cowper: The Continuing Revaluation. The poetry partially consists of Correspondence by Sonnet: Quotations and Photograph, printed in Margaret Lowry Butler's Poems in Retrospect (1983). Also included is biographical information, including a booklet entitled Lodwick Hartley: A Profile of the Man; newsclippings about the English Department; and a 1967 speech Hartley delivered as part of the Adventures in Scholarship Library Lecture Series. The papers also contain materials from the 1962 court case Thomas v. State Board of Elections, during which Hartley testified as an expert on the English language. South Carolina native Lodwick Charles Hartley (1906 - 1979) received a B.A. from Furman University in 1927, an M.A. from Columbia University in 1928, and a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1937. He joined the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University) faculty as an assistant professor in 1929. He became an associate professor in 1939, and head of the English Department in 1940. He remained in this position until his retirement in 1971. During his career, he focused on the authors William Cowper and Laurence Sterne. His books reflect this focus, with titles including William Cowper: The Continuing Revaluation (1960), and Laurence Sterne: A Biographical Essay (1968). He also authored numerous articles, book reviews, poems, and short stories. Less

The Lonnie Lentz Ivey papers contains information about Lonnie Lentz Ivey's 47-year career as manager of the student supply store at North Carolina State University, including material supporting Ivey's nomination for a Watauga Medal after his retirement. Lonnie Lentz Ivey Ivey served as manager of the Student Supply Store at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1918 until his retirement in 1965. Less

The Louis Hall Swain papers consist of correspondence concerning Swain's opposition to the first draft of the title, chapter order, and adoption procedure of the Consolidated University of North Carolina's Faculty Manual. Also included is correspondence regarding a candidate for the dean of the School of General Studies, excerpts from the North Carolina General Statutes,School of General Studies' Objectives: A Tentative Statement, (1963 March 6), a list of Swain's advisees (1964 August 4), a list of students that went to Wake Forest University for medical school (1963 August 30), and notes regarding meetings in the School of General Studies. North Carolina State University Emeritus Professor Louis Hall Swain (1906 - 1985) taught in the speech division of the Department of English for 25 years. A Maryland native, Swain earned his bachelor's (1928) and master's (1932) degrees from Duke University. He taught at Furman University and Duke University prior to beginning as an assistant professor at N.C. State in 1946. He was president of the North Carolina Speech Association. He was also a member of the Southern Association of Teachers of Speech, the National Association of Teachers of Speech, and the American Association of University Professors. Less

The Louis Orr Intaglio Prints collection contains 51 intaglio prints of historical sites, landscapes, houses and plantations throughout North Carolina during the years between 1940 and 1949. While living in Paris, Louis Orr met North Carolinian Robert Lee Humber, who later persuaded him to create a series of etchings of North Carolina landmarks. In 1939, Orr returned from Paris and over the next twelve years he completed a series of plates of historical buildings and landscapes around North Carolina. Less

The Louisburg Garden Club Records consists of scrapbooks, awards, records, and other materials relating to the Louisburg Garden Club in North Carolina from 1938 to 2008. The Louisburg Garden Club was founded on March 29, 1938, in the home of Mrs. E. S. Ford, Sr., in Louisburg, North Carolina, with 29 members present. The club was formed as a civic organization. In September 1939, it became affiliated with the Garden Club of North Carolina, Inc. The motto of the club is "to beautify within and without." Less

The Luther Russell Herman Jr. Papers, 1966-1978, contain anti-war memorabilia from Herman's years as an undergraduate at North Carolina State University. The collection includes flyers, newspaper articles, bumper stickers, and armbands related to anti-war organizations such as the New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mobe) and the Progressive Action Commune (PAC), as well as information about the anti-war marches in Washington, D.C. in November 1969 and April 1971. The collection also includes information about other social issues of the late 1960s and early 1970s, such as women's and civil rights. A small series from Luther Russell Herman Sr., a professor in N.C. State's Electrical Engineering Department, is also included with this collection. Luther Russell Herman Jr. received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Multi-Disciplinary Studies from North Carolina State University in 1975. After graduating from NC State University, Herman received his Master of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1980. He served as assistant systems librarian at N.C. State from 1981 to 1984. He was the head of publications and a consulting editor at the University Computing Center from 1987 to 1994. In 2001, Herman lead a workshop entitled Active Listening: A Powerful Tool in Direct Actions at a SURGE conference at UNC in 2001. In 2002, he trained marshals for a state-wide peace rally in Raleigh, and taught a workshop on civil disobedience in 2003. Less

The M. Edmund Aycock Papers contain programs, membership lists, educational resources, publications, correspondence and other materials related to the history of North Carolina's 4-H program. As a North Carolina youth, M. Edmund Aycock (1912–2009) belonged to 4-H clubs during the 1920s. He later studied at the University of North Carolina (1929-1933) and North Carolina State University (1933-1936). After working as a county Cooperative Extension agent, he worked at Wachovia Bank and also served as a chairman of the Wake County Board of Commissioners. Aycock was actively involved in the 4-H Youth Development program throughout his life and founded the Edmund & Elizabeth Aycock Scholarship. This scholarship awards $1000 to a high school senior who participates in 4-H. For his 80 years of service to North Carolina 4-H, he was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame. He was also awarded NC State University's Watauga Medal in 1984. Less

The MacMillan and MacMillan Architectural Papers, 1919, 1950-2010, document the professional activities of Dan and Frank MacMillan and their architectural firm. The collection consists of architectural drawings with various iterations of designs, blueprints, construction documents, prospective elevations, technical drawings, and related materials. MacMillan and MacMillan’s projects include mostly private residences, with a small number of subdivision developments. Also included in the collection are drawings of landscape architecture projects by Richard C. Bell, done in collaboration with MacMillan and MacMillan projects. There is also a series of photographs from the period (1950-1952) in which the Dorton Arena was under construction; Dan MacMillan worked on the Dorton Arena as a project engineer for Muirhead Construction. Dan (1921- ) and Frank (d. 1991) MacMillan were born in Fayetteville, North Carolina and were principals in the MacMillan and MacMillan architectural firm. Dan MacMillan graduated from North Carolina State University in 1948 and worked for several years with the architect Jim Webb and then as a project engineer for Muirhead Construction on Raleigh’s Dorton Arena. In 1952 Dan MacMillan founded his firm, Dan MacMillan Architect and Associates in Fayetteville. After his brother, Frank, received his architecture license in the early 1950s Dan partnered with him and the firm was renamed MacMillan and MacMillan. Frank MacMillan died in 1991. The MacMillans had also partnered with other architects during their career, including Brian Shawcroft. Less

The papers, 1957-1988, of Macon Smith, an architect in Raleigh, North Carolina, contain an autobiography, a timeline of architectural projects, and architectural plans and drawings for various projects. The autobiography contains both personal information relating to Smith's early life, education, and family, as well as professional accomplishments and photographs of his work. Macon Smith (February 24, 1919-October 10, 2008) was an architect with the firm F. Carter Williams in Raleigh, North Carolina. Smith studied architectural engineering at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), graduating in 1941. He also attended Naval Aviation Engineering School in New York and served in World War II. Smith joined the North Carolina Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1949, and during the 1960s, he was elected Treasurer, Vice-president, and President. He retired from the architectural profession after a career spanning over 50 years. Less

This collection documents the tenure of Dr. Major M. Goodman as a faculty member in the departments of Crop Science, Statistics, Genetics, and Botany at North Carolina State University. It contains a large amount of correspondence with scholars in the crop science and maize research fields, published journal articles and reviews, manuscripts and research reports, conference programs, data sets, research plans and notes, experiment books, coursework, and documents related to the various national committees and advisory boards that Goodman served on. Also included are a small amount of photographic materials and reel-to-reel tapes. Major M. Goodman was born September 13, 1938 and began working with maize as a detasseler at Pioneer Hi-Bred International in his hometown of Johnston, Iowa. In 1960 he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Math with a Minor in Chemistry from Iowa State University. He continued his education at North Carolina State University, where he received his Master's Degree in Genetics in 1963 and his Ph.D. in Genetics and Statistics in 1965.After two years as a postdoctoral fellow in Brazil, Dr. Goodman returned to N.C. State as a Visiting Assistant Professor in 1967. He was awarded full Professorship in 1976. Since 1988 Dr. Goodman has been the William Neal Reynolds and Distinguished University Professor of Crop Science, Statistics, Genetics, and Botany at N.C. State University. He is considered to be one of the leading experts on maize genetics and has made numerous important contributions to the field, especially on the subjects of plant breeding and genetic diversity. As of 2012, he continues to serve as the head of the Maize Breeding and Genetics Program in the Department of Crop Science at N.C. State. Less

The collection contains three mimeographed textbooks used by Malcolm Eugene Campbell when he was a student at New Bedford Textile School and later as an instructor at Clemson College. The books cover various textiles related topics including jacquard design, knitting, yarn manufacturing, and carding and spinning calculations. Hand drawn and colored sketches and patterns, and fabric samples are included. Also included are several notes and letters found within the textbooks. Malcolm Eugene Campbell (1902-1978) graduated from the New Bedford Textiles School in 1922 and taught textiles engineering at Clemson College (later University) before joining the United States Department of Agriculture as a cotton research technologist. He was appointed Dean of the School of Textiles at North Carolina State College (later University) in 1943 and retired in 1967. Less

The Mann Family Papers contain correspondence, church bulletins, scrapbooks, newsclippings, magazine articles, photographs, brochures, programs, artifacts, and other materials regarding Carroll Mann Sr., Carroll Mann Jr., and Carroll Mann III. There are also documents on Mann Hall and the Memorial Bell Tower on the North Carolina State University campus. The Mann family has had a long association with North Carolina State University. Carroll Lamb Mann, Sr. (1877-1961), graduated from the college in 1899, and was on the civil engineering faculty there from 1901 to 1948. Carroll Lamb Mann, Jr. (1911-1999), graduated from NC State in 1932, and he returned to NC State as a professor of civil engineering in 1953. He later chaired the college's Committee on Buildings and Grounds, directed the Facilities Planning Division, and led the college safety division. Carroll Lamb Mann III (1934-2013) graduated from NC State in 1959 with a BS in zoology. He was a practicing neurosurgeon in Raleigh, NC, for 26 years, and he was an avid fisher and hunter. Less