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Hinkle, Lawrence Earl, 1889-1964
Size: 3.75 linear feet (7 archival boxes, 1 cardbox) Collection ID: MC 00078
The Lawrence Earl Hinkle papers include correspondence, writings, lecture notes, publications, and academic journals, 1853 to 1964. It chiefly documents Hinkle's career as an educator and linguist at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), 1915-1955. Educator and linguist, Lawrence Earl Hinkle served as ...
MoreThe Lawrence Earl Hinkle papers include correspondence, writings, lecture notes, publications, and academic journals, 1853 to 1964. It chiefly documents Hinkle's career as an educator and linguist at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University), 1915-1955. Educator and linguist, Lawrence Earl Hinkle served as Assistant Professor of Modern Languages to Professor of Modern Languages at North Carolina State College from 1915 until his retirement in 1955 and as Head of the Department of Modern Languages beginning in 1922. At North Carolina State, he established the Translation Service, founded Sigma Pi Alpha, a national honorary language fraternity, and revised the registration and final examination system.
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Size: 3.1 linear feet (2 letter boxes, 1 carton, and 3 flat box folders); 166.35 gigabytes (1120 files) Collection ID: KC 0064
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Yarbrough, Mary Elizabeth
Size: 33.7 linear feet (21 archive boxes, 1 slide box, 1 cassette/card box, 1 legal box, 5 cartons, 5 oversize boxes, 1 oversize flat box.) Collection ID: MC 00552 old
The Mary Yarbrough Papers (1825-2012) contains a variety of materials including correspondence, photographs, publications, music books, news clippings, photocopies, and artifacts, most of which document Yarbrough's life and career, as well as her family history. Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough (1904-1984) was one of the first women to ...
MoreThe Mary Yarbrough Papers (1825-2012) contains a variety of materials including correspondence, photographs, publications, music books, news clippings, photocopies, and artifacts, most of which document Yarbrough's life and career, as well as her family history. Mary Elizabeth Yarbrough (1904-1984) was one of the first women to receive a graduate degree (M.S. in chemistry, 1927) from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University). Mary Yarbrough served on the faculty of Meredith College for many years (1929-1972). In 1941 she received a Ph.D. and Phi Beta Kappa key at Duke University. At Meredith College she headed the chemistry and physics department, and she became an assistant director of the cooperative education program.
LessMassachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Size: 9.5 linear feet (1 archival box, 6 cartons) Collection ID: MC 00743
This collection contains annual reports from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA). These annual reports are from the years 1994-2005. The collection also contains publications published from 1822-2018. This collection was created by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to ...
MoreThis collection contains annual reports from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA). These annual reports are from the years 1994-2005. The collection also contains publications published from 1822-2018. This collection was created by the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA or MSPCA-Angell). The MSPCA is a non-profit organization that protects animals, relieves their suffering, advances their health and welfare, and prevents cruelty. The MSPCA was founded in 1868. It is the second-oldest humane society in the United States.
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Bush, Mitchell
Size: 64.45 linear feet (93 boxes, 10 flat boxes, 10 flat folders, 9 reel boxes, 4 half boxes, 4 card boxes, 3 cartons 1 legal box); 86 gigabytes; 60105 files Collection ID: MC 00467
The Mitchell Bush Papers contain research and teaching notes, presentations and materials, journals and publications, correspondence, field studies, field notes, research projects, training materials, anesthesia records, digital media such as floppy disks, CD-ROMS, zip disks, film strips, videotapes and 35mm slides documenting ...
MoreThe Mitchell Bush Papers contain research and teaching notes, presentations and materials, journals and publications, correspondence, field studies, field notes, research projects, training materials, anesthesia records, digital media such as floppy disks, CD-ROMS, zip disks, film strips, videotapes and 35mm slides documenting medical studies, surgeries and wildlife in national and international settings. Many of the files relate to Mitchell Bush's work with the National Zoological Park through the Smithsonian Institution. There are also separate series about his work with giraffes and his work with pandas. Almost the entire collection is related to Bush's work as a zoo veterinarian. Although the collection has been divided into series to assist with the research process, some topics may be covered across multiple series. For example, there is a series about the work that Bush did with pandas, but pandas may also appear in other series such as in the Subject Files or the Professional Organizations series. The majority of the materials in the collections date from 1950 to 2012. A few earlier items or reprints of earlier items are also included. Mitchell (Mitch) Bush is a leader in the field of modern zoological medicine. He graduated from the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis, in 1965, and his career has been focused on pioneering studies and clinical practice in zoological and comparative medicine. He has worked for the National Zoological Park at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., since 1972, and beginning in 1994 he has served as the Chief of Veterinary Services at the Smithsonian Conservation & Research Center. He holds a position as an assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Medicine at the Johns Hopkins Medical School and is a visiting scientist at Kruger National Park in South Africa.
LessPrestwood, William Thomas, 1788-1859, Browder, Nathaniel C., 1904-
Size: 1.5 linear feet (3 archival boxes) Collection ID: MC 00098
Nathaniel C. Browder Collection of Cryptography Manuals and William Thomas Prestwood Diaries, includes twenty-eight original Prestwood diaries, most of which are encrypted, and enlarged copies of several of the diaries. Also included are a copy of The Enciphered Diary of William Thomas Prestwood 1808-1859, a description and ...
MoreNathaniel C. Browder Collection of Cryptography Manuals and William Thomas Prestwood Diaries, includes twenty-eight original Prestwood diaries, most of which are encrypted, and enlarged copies of several of the diaries. Also included are a copy of The Enciphered Diary of William Thomas Prestwood 1808-1859, a description and transcription of the diaries produced by Nathaniel Browder, and two of Browder's World War II-era cryptography manuals. Nathaniel C. Browder worked as a cryptographer during and after World War II. After his retirement he worked on a number of genealogical and local history projects. Among these projects was the researching, deciphering, transcribing, and editing of William Thomas Prestwood's diaries. William Thomas Prestwood, a descendant of the influential Coker family, wrote a ciphered diary from 1808 until his death in 1859.
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Size: 245.24 linear feet (59 cartons, 9 boxes, 7 cardboxes, 3 legal boxes, 27 oversize boxes, 17 tubes, 12 artifact boxes, 26 flatboxes, 26 oversize flatboxes, 17 objects, 1 half box, 4 flatfolders,) Collection ID: UA 020
The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection contains primarily three-dimensional objects related to the history of North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina State College and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts). Prominent topics represented by these objects include alumni, ...
MoreThe North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection contains primarily three-dimensional objects related to the history of North Carolina State University (formerly North Carolina State College and North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts). Prominent topics represented by these objects include alumni, professors, and chancellors, student military service, campus socieities and clubs, the Athletics program (in particular the 1983 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship), and the 1987 N.C. State Centennial celebration. Materials range in date from circa 700 to 2023. North Carolina State University is a public, land-grant, research university that is part of the University of North Carolina System. Founded in 1887, it was at first known as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1917, its name changed to the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering. Since 1962, it has been known as North Carolina State University.The North Carolina State University, Memorabilia Collection is an extensive collection of three-dimensional objects of historical importance to the university from its founding to the 2000s.
LessHumphreys, Henry Noel, 1810-1879, Westwood, J. O. (John Obadiah), 1805-1893
Size: 0.25 linear feet (1 halfbox) Collection ID: MC 00507
Four handcolored lithographs from British Butterflies and Their Transformations by Henry Noel Humphreys (1810-1879) and J. O. (John Obadiah) Westwood (1805-1893), published in London by W. S. Orr & Co., in 1856. Each plate depicts several species of butterfly with flowers and food-plants together with larvae and pupae. Also ...
MoreFour handcolored lithographs from British Butterflies and Their Transformations by Henry Noel Humphreys (1810-1879) and J. O. (John Obadiah) Westwood (1805-1893), published in London by W. S. Orr & Co., in 1856. Each plate depicts several species of butterfly with flowers and food-plants together with larvae and pupae. Also included is a color copy of each lithograph. The first edition of British Butterflies and Their Transformations was published in London by William Smith in 1841. Several other editions were published in the following 20 years, including one published in 1856 by W. S. Orr. The book was arranged and illustrated in a series of plates by H. N. Humphreys, with characters and descriptions by J. O. Westwood. Henry Noel Humphreys (1810–1879) was a British illustrator, naturalist, entomologist, and numismatist. In addition to his entomological texts, Humphreys wrote works on ancient Greek and Roman coins, archaeology, and the art of writing and printing. John Obadiah Westwood (22 December 1805–2 January 1893) was an English entomologist and archaeologist also noted for his artistic talents. He became a curator and later professor at Oxford University, Westwood was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and president of the Entomological Society of London (1852–1853).
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Polk Family
Size: 0.25 linear feet (1 box) Collection ID: MC 00013
The Polk Family Papers, 1850-1961, contain correspondence, newspaper articles, recipes, printed booklets, typed manuscripts, and a nineteenth-century memory book relating to the personal life and professional activities of Leonidas Lafayette Polk and members and friends of his family. Included are a small number of documents ...
MoreThe Polk Family Papers, 1850-1961, contain correspondence, newspaper articles, recipes, printed booklets, typed manuscripts, and a nineteenth-century memory book relating to the personal life and professional activities of Leonidas Lafayette Polk and members and friends of his family. Included are a small number of documents concerning Polk's daughter Juanita Polk Denmark and the Turrentine family of Hillsborough, North Carolina. Polk family of North Carolina includes Leonidas Lafayette Polk (1837-1892), who was a North Carolina government official, Civil War veteran, politician, farmer, businessman, and journalist. Throughout his career, Polk supported and led campaigns on behalf of educational institutions and agricultural development. He organized the state's farmers to lobby for a state agricultural college; joined with the Watauga Club, they successfully established the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University) in 1887.
LessSize: 39 linear feet (72 archival boxes, 1 legal sized archival box, 4 flat files) Collection ID: MC 00312
The Ralph W. Cummings Papers document the personal and professional life of Ralph W. Cummings. The primary focus of the collection is Cummings' career as a professor, researcher and administrator working at North Carolina State University and with international organizations in the fields of soil science and agronomy. The collection ...
MoreThe Ralph W. Cummings Papers document the personal and professional life of Ralph W. Cummings. The primary focus of the collection is Cummings' career as a professor, researcher and administrator working at North Carolina State University and with international organizations in the fields of soil science and agronomy. The collection also contains the personal papers and letters of Ralph Cummings and the Cummings family papers which include a number of land deeds and legal documents dating from 1840 until 2001 as well as the personal papers of extended family members. Ralph W. Cummings (1911-2001) was born in Reidsville, North Carolina. He was the head of the Department of Agronomy at North Carolina State University from 1942 until 1947. He held a number of administrative positions for the University over the scope of his career, as well as working in research and leadership positions for a number of national and international organizations concerned with world agriculture and agricultural education and research.
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Size: 0.1 linear feet (1 volume. 100 p. 24 cm.) Collection ID: MSS 00310
This anonymous recipe book contains nearly ninety formulas for dyeing and bleaching cloth and other materials. It is thought to date from the first half of the nineteenth century.
Size: 1.26 linear feet (1 archival legal boxes) Collection ID: MC 00463
The Schenck-Warlick Textile Mill Collection of Papers and Artifacts contains exhibit labels, a drawing, Articles of Agreement, and an iron spindle, all pertaining to the Schenck-Warlick Textile Mill, the first textile mill in North Carolina. Materials range in date from 1813 to 1871, with some documentation dating from 1991. The ...
MoreThe Schenck-Warlick Textile Mill Collection of Papers and Artifacts contains exhibit labels, a drawing, Articles of Agreement, and an iron spindle, all pertaining to the Schenck-Warlick Textile Mill, the first textile mill in North Carolina. Materials range in date from 1813 to 1871, with some documentation dating from 1991. The first textile mill in North Carolina was built before 1813 in Lincoln County, 1.5 miles east of Lincolnton. Michael Schenck built the mill and later partnered with Absolom Warlick to build a second in 1816. Through the 1820s and 1830s the profitable operation of the Schenck mills was a model to many more in North Carolina. The Schenck-Warlick Mill firmly established the Southern Textile industry.
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Chaffin family
Size: 1.25 linear feet (1 box, 1 legal box) Collection ID: MC 00234
Shadrach Chaffin's journal documents agricultural life, business, events, and the weather in and near Vernon Township, Ohio, from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. The journal was used for varying purposes. Consequently, there is little discernible order in terms of pagination. As Chaffin wrote on page 133 of his journal, "When I am ...
MoreShadrach Chaffin's journal documents agricultural life, business, events, and the weather in and near Vernon Township, Ohio, from the mid-1800s through the 1930s. The journal was used for varying purposes. Consequently, there is little discernible order in terms of pagination. As Chaffin wrote on page 133 of his journal, "When I am gone to return no more this book will be searched and read over be careful to read all, it will be some trouble, as dates run back as well as forward." Also included in the collection are a handwritten transcription of parts of the journal , a published genealogy of the Chaffin family in the United States, genealogical notes, and a clipping with a story of a Chaffin family in North Carolina. Shadrach Chaffin (1797-1884) of Vernon Township, Ohio, managed a farm and was involved in business, local government, legal affairs, and banking.
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Size: 4.5 linear feet (6 archival boxes, 1 legal sized archival box) Collection ID: MC 00051
This collection contains the professional papers of Stuart McGuire Noblin, including those related to his professorship at North Carolina State University, and on topics of his research, including farmers' movements, the National Grange, and the role of churches in constructive race relations. Also contained in this collection are ...
MoreThis collection contains the professional papers of Stuart McGuire Noblin, including those related to his professorship at North Carolina State University, and on topics of his research, including farmers' movements, the National Grange, and the role of churches in constructive race relations. Also contained in this collection are Noblin's personal papers from his involvement in the North Carolina Chess Association. Stuart Noblin was a professor in the Departments of History and Political Science at North Carolina State University from 1947 to 1976. He also served as part-time University Archivist from 1957 to 1964, as well as chairman of the Committee on the History of the College, and was a member of the Faculty Senate from 1957 to 1961. Noblin was also active in the North Carolina Chess Association.
LessBesenty, Wayne M., 1940-2003
Size: 17 linear feet (13 boxes, 7 flat boxes, 1 artifact box, 3 oversize flat boxes, 2 legal boxes) Collection ID: MC 00718
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 ...
MoreWayne 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.
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Massey, W. F. (Wilbur Fisk), 1839-1923
Size: 0.5 linear feet (1 archival storage box) Collection ID: MC 00202
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 ...
MoreThis 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.
LessMetcalf, Z. P. (Zeno Payne), 1885-1956
Size: 335.5 linear feet (330 archival boxes, 139 card boxes, circa 1,150 volumes, 1 half box, 5 flat boxes, 3 oversized flat boxes, 5 flatfolders) Collection ID: MC 00220
The majority of the Metcalf Entomology Research Collection consists of research materials pertaining to the scientific and economic aspects of insects, primarily of the Order Homoptera. Additional items housed in the collection consist of correspondence relating to the long career and varied professional interests of Zeno Payne ...
MoreThe majority of the Metcalf Entomology Research Collection consists of research materials pertaining to the scientific and economic aspects of insects, primarily of the Order Homoptera. Additional items housed in the collection consist of correspondence relating to the long career and varied professional interests of Zeno Payne Metcalf. An index to the research materials in the collection and additional information about cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebugs, and treehoppers may be found in DrMetcalf: a resource on on cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, spittlebugs, and treehoppers. This collection also contains a variety of teaching materials used by Metcalf for classroom instruction. Teaching materials inlcude drawings, figures, posters, and other teaching aids for Entomoilogy and Zoology courses. Zeno Payne Metcalf (1885-1956) was an entomologist who compiled and catalogued a large library of research materials relating to the Insect Order Homoptera and created the General Catalogue of the Homoptera of the World, a 42-volume index to his collection. Metcalf was born in Lakeville, Ohio and was educated at Ohio State University. He received his A.B. degree in 1907 and came to North Carolina as Assistant Entomologist for the North Carolina Department of Agriculture in 1908. He joined the faculty of N.C. State College in 1912 as Head of the Department of Zoology and Entomology, a position he held until 1950. He attended Harvard University and was awarded the degree of Sc.D. in 1925. From 1923 until 1944 he served as Director of Instruction for the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences; from 1940 until 1943 was Director of Graduate Studies at N.C. State College; and from 1943 to 1950 was Associate Dean of the Graduate School of the Consolidated University. Metcalf retired from administrative duties in 1950 but continued to work as a research professor of entomology from 1950 until his death in 1956. He married Mary Luella Correll in 1909 and had a daughter, Katherine (Mrs. Micou Browne).
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