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This collection consists of two color photographic prints of Edwards' landscape design projects; seventeen 35 mm color slides of Edwards' landscape design projects and the North Carolina State College School of Design (now North Carolina State University College of Design); one reduced drawing of Herron Arboretum and Nature Center; one magazine ad for the Edwards' firm; and three rolled tubes of plans and drawings from his practice in Oklahoma City. William Warren Edwards (1929- ) was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended North Carolina State University School of Design where he earned his landscape architecture degree around 1958. He won a Dumbarton Oaks Junior Research Fellowship in Landscape Architecture at Harvard University. In the early 1960s, he worked at various times for Lewis Clarke Associates, Richard Bell and Associates, O’Neill Ford, and Frederic Stresau. He was an adjunct instructor at Oklahoma State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture intermittently between 1969 and 2008. Since 1987 he has been an adjunct associate professor of landscape architecture at the University of Oklahoma College of Architecture. Edwards is most noted for his residential gardens and expertise with plant materials. His garden designs have appeared in Southern Living magazine numerous times. Less

The Watauga Club Records contain historical and financial records, correspondence, meeting minutes, membership information, publications, and photographs dating from 1884 to 2020. The collection includes information about the founding in 1884 and the Centennial anniversary in 1984 but focuses primarily on publications about the club and its members. The Watauga Club was founded in 1884 to strengthen North Carolina agriculture, industry, education, health, statesmanship, art, literature, and moral and spiritual values. The club was instrumental in the founding of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) and emphasized the need for instruction in mechanic arts. Today, the Watauga Club is still active in educational endeavors. Less

Collection contains publications, correspondence, reports, brochures, promotional literature, photographs and slides, and research announcements pertaining to issues concerning ground water, its quality, contamination, and related problems. Records include a proposal to form the Institute (1963). The Water Resources Research Institute identifies and supports research needed to help solve water quality and water resources problems in North Carolina and the region. It also provides information on water-related issues through its publications, conferences, workshops, seminars and the WRRI-News electronic list. WRRI also partners with the NC Urban Water Consortium and Stormwater Group. Less

Louis T. Yarborough's 1893 thesis, Water Wheel Construction, contains 12 handwritten pages and four pages of drawings. The drawings include the side elevation of the turbine water wheel, the front elevation of the turbine water wheel showing the outer and inner casing, a horizontal vertical section of the turbine water wheel runner, and a vertical section of the turbine water wheel. Louis Thomas Yarbrough (1873 - 1951) was a member of the first graduating class at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) in 1893, and presented his thesis titled "Water Wheel Construction" for the completion of a bachelor's degree in education. He was a United States postal inspector for more than 37 years. His daughter, Mary Yarbrough, graduated from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1927, becoming one of the school's first women graduates. Less

Teaching as a Profession, a lecture given by Wayland P. Seagraves for Occupational Education 103, March 7, 1930. This six-page report outlines the advantages and disadvantages of entering the teaching profession. Wayland P. Seagraves (1910-1992) received both his bachelors (1932) and masters (1933) degrees in electrical engineering from North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University). He was a member of the school's faculty from 1936 to 1948, and returned in 1957 after working as a radio engineer for WPTF. In 1969, the univeristy honored Seagraves with an "Outstanding Teacher" award. In 1970, alumni selected him as the top teacher in the School of Engineering. Seagraves retired from North Carolina State in 1976, after teaching for 38 years. He then moved to Salter Path, N.C., where he served as town clerk for ten years. Seagraves died in Raleigh. Less

Wayne Besenty Collection of Animal Protection Materials contain a board game, badges, journals, photos, documents, and memorabilia dating from 1819 through 1997. While the largest part of the collection encompasses records related to the activities of the West Los Angeles Humane Society, it also includes a rich body of materials about other humane societies and organizations. The collection also contains some writings and personal items of Wayne and Thomas Besenty. Wayne M. Besenty (1940–2003) was an Animal Control Officer in Long Beach, CA for over 30 years. Throughout his career, he collected materials related to animal welfare and humane societies. After his death, his colleague Nancy Cotton inherited his collection and later donated to the Special Collections Research Center. Less

The Wayne Taylor Papers include Taylor's student research and design Portfolio when he was a 5th year architecture student at the NC State University School (now College) of Design. Some of his work includes collaborations with Argentinian architect and educator Horacio Caminos. The collection includes some working files for when Taylor worked on design projects. Some of his work included projects with Dick (Richard Chevalier) Bell, such as the Watergarden project. Wayne Taylor (1931-) is Professor Emeritus of the College of Design at N.C. State University. Taylor attended North Carolina State College where he graduated with a degree in Architecture in 1958. He taught at the School (now College) of Design until his retirement in 1994. Taylor has exhibited numerous paintings, drawings and graphic works during his career. He has also designed and built several homes and small buildings. Taylor has won awards and purchase prizes for his work including the prestigious Rome Prize in 1960. Less

This collection contains 1968 campaign ad and newsclippings from Wes McClure’s campaign for North Carolina State University Student Body President. Wesley A. (Wes) McClure (1946- ) graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from North Carolina State University in 1969. While attending the university, he served as student body president, 1967-1969. After graduation he practiced architecture mostly in North Carolina, and he was a principal in the firm McClure Hopkins Architects. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects. Since 2014 he has been CEO of Savvy Parrot, Inc. Less

This collection contains approximately twenty photographs and a laboratory workbook of W. E. Wilson for an electrical engineering class. The photographs (all black-and-white) include portraits of H. K. Plott and W. E. Wilson, both NC State students. There are several snapshots of college age men and women, probably fellow students at NC State as well as students other nearby colleges. There are a couple photographs of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house. None of the materials are dated, but they appear to have been created during the 1920s. Westray (or Westry) Edwin Wilson, also known at "W.E.," was a student at North Carolina State College (later University). He was originally from Asheville, North Carolina. He received a BS in electrical engineering from NC State in 1927. After graduating from college, Wilson served in the U.S. Army, attaining the rank of colonel. He retired to Clearwater, Florida, and passed away in the 1980s or early 1990s. Less

The collection contains documents on the residence at 106 John Street, Louisburg, North Carolina, designed by G. Milton Small and originally owned by the Wheless Family. It includes construction and architectural contracts, land deeds, invoices (for furnishings, landscaping, and contractors), and drawings (plot plans, floor plans, construction plans, property and subdivision surveys), and photographs of the Wheless residence. Also included is 1 CD that contains 118 survey photographs taken by Laura A. W. Phillips for the National Register of Historic Places. In 1954, Thomas and Lois Wheless contracted with architect G. Milton Small to design a residence for them in Louisburg, North Carolina. The house is one story and has three bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths. It is considered an excellent example of mid-twentieth century modern architecture in North Carolina. Less

This collection is chiefly made up of materials collected by James R. Troyer in preparation for the composition of a biographical article on Wilbur Fisk Massey. Massey had a varied career, working as a horticulturist, professor, and an agricultural journalist. He taught at a wide variety of universities and schools. He spent 1889-1901 teaching at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University), while also holding the position of horticulturist of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. Massey left North Carolina to explore agricultural journalism, acting as editor for the Practical Farmer and going on to hold positions at several other publications. The personal material includes information of a biographical nature, including Troyer's article on Massey. The professional series primarily focuses on Massey's work at the North Carolina Experiment Station, but also includes information on his teaching experience at North Carolina State College and his work in agricultural journalism. The photographs series includes portraits of Massey from about 1880. Less

Will Grant Grocery Store Photograph contains one photograph taken by Siddell Studios around 1935. The Will Grant Grocery Store was located at 519 Oberlin Road in Historic Oberlin Village. Oberlin Village was founded by free blacks and was a thriving African American community with over 1200 inhabitants. The growth of the community was curtailed by white neighborhoods moving into the surrounding area after Oberlin Village was annexed by the city of Raleigh in 1920. The widening of Wade Avenue in 1955 as well as the encroachment of the Village District (formerly Cameron Village) further displaced longtime residents, many of whom moved north. Less

The Willard C. Byrd and Associates Records, dating from 1956 to 2001, contain maps, plans, plats, sketches, prospectuses, photographs, and other documentation regarding the company's golf course architectural services, land planning, and landscape architectural services. Willard C. Byrd and Associates designed golf courses, housing developments and landscapes in the southeastern United States, focusing in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. Less

The Willard Harrison Bennett National Inventors Hall of Fame materials contain materials regarding Bennett's posthumous induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in Akron, Ohio. The award specifically honored the Bennett radio frequency mass spectrometer, patented in 1955. These materials include biographical information, undated photographs, a press release, correspondence, the Summer 1991 edition of National Invention Center News, a publication from the National Inventors Hall of Fame, and newsclippings. Ohio native Willard Harrison Bennett (1903 - 1987) was the Burlington Professor of Physics at North Carolina State University from 1961 to 1976. He researched in the areas of plasma physics, astrophysics, geophysics, surface physics, and physical chemistry. Bennett held nearly 70 United States and foreign patents, including the radio frequency mass spectrometer, which he invented in 1955. Less

The William Alfonso Withers Papers documents Withers' professional career and activities as well as his personal life. The collection contains materials on his employment as a professor of pure and agricultural chemistry at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts from 1889-1923, along with materials covering his employment at various other state, federal, and private organizations. It also contains materials on Withers' personal activities with extensive personal correspondence with friends and family. Withers received his A.B. and A.M. from Davidson College, and did graduate work at Cornell University. He was a Professor of Pure and Agricultural Chemistry at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts from 1889-1923 and served as Acting Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station from 1887 to 1899. From 1916 to 1923 he served as Vice President of North Carolina State College, and from 1917 to 1918 was president of the North Carolina Academy of Science. Less

The collection is mainly comprised of digital files (JPGs) created by scanning photographic prints and negatives held by Synergetics, Inc. The original prints and negatives that were scanned date primarily from 1960-1972, but images from later decades also exist here. The originals were also primarily black-and-white, although some later ones are in color. The images depict models of projects, buildings, and structures designed and/or constructed by Synergetics, Inc. Some images are construction shots. Many of the original photographs were taken by Ralph Mills, who had been contracted by the company. Images were scanned by Bill Ballenger in 2005-2006, with the permission of Synergetics, Inc. president T. C. Howard. The collection also includes a small amount of the firm's promotional literature, a few magazines that contain articles about Synergetics, Inc., and a poster celebrating the life of T.C. Howard. Synergetics, Inc., was an architecture and engineering firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The company was originally established by R. Buckminster Fuller in 1955, but it was later headed by James W. Fitzgibbon and then T. C. Howard. The company designed and constructed commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings, and it developed " . . . systems and structures employing geodesic, tensegrity, and related principles of design, fabrication, and construction." Among the structures designed or constructed by Synergetics, Inc. are the Climatron at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, the Churchill Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair (now the Queens Zoo Aviary), and the Tower of Light at the 1964 World's Fair. Synergetics, Inc. closed in 2006. Bill Ballenger worked for Synergetics, Inc. from 1960 to 1972. Less

Photographs, speeches, correspondence, awards and other items chiefly documenting William C. Friday's activities at or related to North Carolina State University, including his year as senior class president and honors as alumnus of the University's College of Textiles. Included in the collection are Friday's United States Navy uniform and his academic garb. William C. Friday served as president of the University of North Carolina System, 1956-1986. Friday served as chairman of numerous national panels including the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the American Council on Education, President Johnson’s Task Force on Education, President Carter’s Task Force on Education, the American Council on Education and the Knight Foundation National Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics. Friday graduated from North Carolina State College in 1941 with a degree in textile engineering. At State College, he was sports editor of the student newspaper and president of the senior class. Friday served in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II and earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina Law School in 1948. Less

The William Dallas Herring Papers contain files, notebooks, essays, articles, newpaper clippings, reports, and other papers relating to North Carolina education as well as Herring's other projects. Topics include kindergarten programs, community colleges, vocational education, desegregation, and teacher education. The collection also includes some film and audio recordings in various formats and a number of photographs. William Dallas Herring served as a member of the North Carolina Board of Education for twenty-two years and as its chairman for twenty of those years (1957-1977). He was responsible for educational initiatives that still shape the lives of North Carolina's citizens, including the establishment of the community college system, the initiation of a statewide curriculum study, and the development of kindergarten programs. Less