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The Frederick Schenck Barkalow Papers include materials related to Barkalow's career, research, and service in environmental and conservation organizations. The papers include correspondence, materials on environmental issues, organizational materials, teaching materials, photographs, published material, and Barkalow's extensive research into the gray squirrel. Frederick Schenck Barkalow Jr. (1914-1982) served as a professor of zoology at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1947 to 1979. He taught and researched extensively, and among his many publications was an in-depth study of the gray squirrel. Less

The J. C. Raulston Papers consist of papers, objects, and photographs documenting the life of J. C. Raulston, Ph.D. Papers relate to Raulston's teaching career in horticulture, personal and collegial relationships, extensive travel, and the North Carolina State University Arboretum. Some objects come from an exhibit set up in 2002, at the Arboretum, which was renamed the J. C. Raulston Arboretum, in honor of Raulston, following his death. The collection also contains family photos and information dating to before Raulston was born, and material from his memorial, condolences, and estate, after Raulston died. Also contained in the collection are newsletters and other materials from the Lavandula Society. Horticulturist James Chester Raulston (1940-1996) was a professor at North Carolina State University from 1975 to 1996. While at NC State University Raulston received several teaching and garden society awards. He also created the NC State University Arboretum, renamed the 'JC Raulston Arboretum' following his death. Less

This collection documents Jehu Dewitt Paulson's career as an artist and educator and contains drawings, paintings, prints, plates, photographs and illustrations for published and unpublished manuscripts. The Personal files include Paulson's application for a Guggenheim Fellowship (1934), photographs of Paulson and his family, certificates of memberships to various societies and fraternities, a curriculum vitae, and notes from his college years. The North Carolina State College series includes class notes, a partial history of the Department of Architecture, course materials and notes on the appreciation of paintings. The Building Images subseries contains photographs, pencil sketches and plates of various campus buildings, including Memorial Tower, Primrose Hall, and Pullen Hall. Files of picture clippings on varied subjects (architecture, bridge building, interiors, landscaping, murals, paintings and sculpture, etc.) comprise another series. The Writings, Research and Inventions series contains identifications of paintings (by painter and subject), correspondence regarding the identification process, and published writings, including The Exterior Form of the Solitary Atom (1952), and unpublished manuscripts ("Appreciation of Painting," "Escape from Atlantis," and "People Makers, a Fantasy of Evolution"). Among the inventions are plans for an elevated storage tower and for an improved internal combustion rotary motor. Also included in this series are subject files of picture clippings on varied subjects (architecture, bridge building, interiors, landscaping, murals, paintings and sculpture, etc.). The Paintings, Sketches, Drawings, and Designs series comprise a good representation of Paulson's original artwork. This series also contains drawings and related papers on The Forms of the Elementary Atoms and The Periodic Law. The Photographic series contains undated photos of various atoms and elements. The Family Papers series contains a printed book on family history. Jehu Dewitt Paulson (1893-1972), an artist and educator, served on the faculty of the Department of Architecture at North Carolina State College from 1925 to 1961. Less

The John Tyler Caldwell Papers document the extensive public life of John Tyler Caldwell (1911-1995). These papers reflect the various roles and challenges Caldwell faced as a political science professor, president of Alabama College, president of the University of Arkansas, and chancellor of North Carolina State University. John Tyler Caldwell (1911-1995) was a political science professor, president of Alabama College, president of the University of Arkansas and chancellor of North Carolina State University. Less

The North Carolina State University, Air Quality Resources Library collection contains article reprints, manuscripts, theses and dissertations, and books about the impact of human-generated atmospheric gases on the climate as well as on local and global ecosystems. Each item has been assigned an identification number. Carton 96 contains a CD-ROM with a list of all the titles to the collection. Materials range in date from 1930 to 1980. This colletion was used as a resource by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service Plant Science Research Unit. Less