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This collection contains journals, photographs, newspaper clippings, a videotape, and slides, as well as manuscripts of Terrence M. Curtin's memoirs and the history of the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Materials range in dates from 1951 to 2012 with the bulk of the materials falling between 1968 and 2004. Dr. Terrence M. Curtin, 1926-2020, came to North Carolina State University in 1973 to start a veterinary science department in the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He was appointed the first dean of the new School (later College) of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University on Feb. 1, 1979. Less

This 35-page report is a handwritten history and evaluation of the De Laval reaction turbine. It includes 11 diagrams, including rotor [design] and buckets, bucket details, a heat chart showing friction losses, a section of the nozzle, theoretical and actual velocity diagrams, the design of the bucket, governor details, the reducing gearing, the standard machine, and a chart showing the results of the tests conducted. While the author of this report is not known, it may have been created by John William Cox, who received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in 1915. Cox also received a master's degree in civil engineering. from the college in 1921. Carl Gustaf Patrik de Laval (1845-1913) was a Swedish engineer and inventor who made important contributions to the design of steam turbines and dairy machinery. In the 1880s he built a small steam turbine turned by jets of steam, and in 1890 added a nozzle to increase the speed of the steam entering the turbine. De Laval's innovations are used today in rocket design and reduction gearing. Less

Textile industry-produced marketing materials, reports, brochures, catalogs, etc., complete, in many cases, with textile samples documenting the effectiveness of particular dyestuffs on the various fabrics. Also included are a small number of government documents. The Institute of Textile Technology transferred its library to North Carolina State University's Burlington Textiles Library when it moved its operations to the NC State University Centennial Campus. The Burlington Textiles Library had maintained for years a vertical file for quick reference. After the merger of the two libraries, the Burlington Textiles Library transferred the historically valuable materials from both collections to the NC State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center. Less

The Greenway Team, Inc. Records contain papers, audiovisual material, digital media, and a website, which document the greenway, trails, and open space projects created by two organizations--The Greenway Team, Inc., (2005-present), previously called Urban Edges Inc. (1978-2006), and South Suburban Park Foundation (1981-2004). Project files contain master plans, in-progress and development plans, reports, designs, maps, correspondence, notes, company records, newsletters, magazines, informational pamphlets, book publishing information, books co-authored and contributed by Robert M. Searns, Charles A. Flink, and Charles Little, project presentation boards, and presentations with slides. These documents pertain mainly to projects in Colorado, followed by cities in Arizona, California, Illinois, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and Utah. The Greenway Team, Inc., led by Robert Searns and Bill Neumann, has designed numerous greenway and trail master plans, regional greenway and open space plans, interpretive planning and exhibits, and greenway and open space maintenance services for multiple cities in Colorado and eleven states throughout the American West, Southwest, and Midwest. Operating out of Littleton, Colorado, the firm is an active company and is extending its reach into China. The Greenway Team operated as Urban Edges, Inc., from the mid-1970s until 2005/2006. The South Suburban Park Foundation is a nonprofit formed in 1979, which focuses specifically on greenway and trail enhancement and creation in the South Metro area of Colorado. Less

The Hosiery Association (originally the National Association of Hosiery & Underwear Manufacturers) was based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hosiery Association was founded in 1905 and was a global trade organization advocating for hosiery manufacturers. The collection includes industry directories (2002, 2004); annual hosiery statistics (1999); hosiery advertisements (1938); and the founding charter (1910) of the National Association of Hosiery & Underwear Manufacturers, which was later renamed The Hosiery Association. Less

The Peter C. Sugar Drawings of the Potential Reconstruction of a Modified Version of the Raleigh House contains some drawings and born-digital content created by architect Peter C. Sugar. These architectural drawings and files demonstrate Sugar's work on a proposal for a modified version of the Raleigh House, originally designed by architect Eduardo Catalano. Eduardo Catalano's iconic modernist Raleigh house (built in 1954 and demolished in 2001) was going to be reconstructed as a pavilion on NC State University's campus. In 2004, Catalano proposed to the university the construction of the pavilion as part of his architectural legacy. The pavilion was originally planned for construction on the eastern end of the Court of North Carolina, but there was strong opposition against the location by many members of the campus community, so Catalano withdrew his offer in May 2005. Peter Sugar's later drawings and proposal for a modified version of the Raleigh House on Centennial Campus in 2009 also did not come to fruition. Less

This collection includes volume 1, issue 2; volume 1, issue 3; and volume 3, issue 1 of The State Scene. The issues contain articles of particular interest to the parents of NC State students including items on public safety, events, programs, and computing on campus. Materials range in date from spring of 1989 to fall of 1990. The State Scene was published by the North Carolina State University Parents' Association (later Parents and Families Services) to notify parents of events and initiatives on campus. It appears the State Scene was published from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Less

This collection contains printed textile mill maintenance and inspection notes from the Textile Development Company. These notes include maintenance and inspection procedures for machinery in card rooms, spinning rooms, and weaving rooms. Also included in this collection is a handwritten 4 month plan for inspections and employee training at an unidentified mill. Sidney Small Paine, a cotton manufacturer from Boston, organized and was president of the Textile Development Company in 1924. The company had offices in Boston and Greensboro, North Carolina. The Textile Development Company surveyed all aspects of textile mills operations, making recommendations and supervising their implementation for textile mills in the United States and abroad. Paine sold the company in 1934. (Powell, William S. "Paine, Sidney Small." In Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: Vol. 5, P-S. Edited by William S. Powell. Vol. 5. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1994.) Less

The Tobacco Industry of North Carolina. A Thesis Submitted to the North Carolina College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts by Sidney G. Kennedy, for Degree Bachelor of Science, Course in Agriculture. 1897. This thesis is handwritten in cursive script. Sidney G. Kennedy attended the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) in the class of 1897. Less

Bound typescript, extensively annotated and corrected by hand, illustrated with ink sketches and two plates. The typescript comprises an essay of about 12,000 words on three factors determining architecture: prevailing climate, material available, and social or religious custom. Arguments are accompanied by references to specific buildings in Ireland, England, Europe and elsewhere. Inscription on first page "An essay by RM Butler awarded the essay Prize of the Architectural Association of Ireland, 1897." R. M. (Rudolph Maximilian) Butler (1872-1943) was editor of The Irish Builder from 1899 and a commentator on architecture in Ireland for the next thirty years. Butler was a leading church architect. He also won the competition to design the University College Dublin (now National Concert Hall) building on Earlsfort Terrace and was head of architecture in the college from 1924 to 1943. Another building in the Dublin area designed by Butler is the former Gorevans Department Store. Less

The Theodore B. Mitchell Papers consists of correspondence, research notes, glass plate lantern slides, and newspaper clippings pertaining to Theodore B. Mitchell's career and his research on "systematic entomology," and in particular his study of bees (which culminated in the publication of the two-volume Bees of the Eastern United States). The Professional Correspondence series contains letters to colleagues in the field of entomology and includes, among others, letters to and from the British Museum of Natural History, the California Academy of Sciences, the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the College of Tropical Agriculture. The Personal Correspondence series contains letters to friends and family members, as well as letters that document Mitchell's involvement with various civic organizations. Theodore B. Mitchell (1890-1983) was a North Carolina State College professor of entomology for over thirty-five years. During his career, he researched "systematic entomology" and had a special focus on bees. Less

Leslie Graham Berry's 1900 thesis, Transmission Dynamometer, contains 11 handwritten pages and four pages of drawings. The drawings include a view of the transmission dynamometer, a method of fastening the spring to the pulley, a method of fastening the spring to the disc, an arm for the springs, and detail of clock gear for the rotating prism. Leslie Graham Berry graduated from the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1900. He was the founder and president of Southern Engineering Company of Charlotte. Less

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. Less