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Contained in this collection are packaging for ladies hosiery, and in most cases, these still contain the actual products. Most of the products were manufactured in North Carolina, and they were collected by William J. Leath. A variety of brands are represented in the collection, including Corbett, McCrary, L'eggs, Bear, Bic, and even a few international brands. These materials were displayed at the Acme-McCrary headquarters in Asheboro, N.C., prior to their donation to the NC State University Libraries. William J. Leath (1914-2003) worked in the hosiery industry in North Carolina, beginning in 1936 with Chadbourn Hosiery Mills, Inc. (earlier Rufus D. Wilson Company), and in 1958 helping found Leath, McCarthy and Maynard (LM&M). While working for Chadbourn, Leath invented stretch hosiery used in ladies nylons and pantyhose. Patents were issued for Leath's new yarn, product, and manufacturing process from 1955 to 1957. Less

The William L. Flournoy Jr. Papers, 1968-2019, document William Flournoy's career of advocating for greenways, open space conservation, and environmental causes in North Carolina. The records include information on his involvement with the Triangle Land Conservancy (TLC), Triangle Greenways Council (TGC), People for Parks (PFP), other environmental nonprofits, and North Carolina Department of Parks and Recreation, as well as other state and city government departments. The collection includes newspaper clippings, outreach and conference material, information on environmental legislation, and correspondence. Less

The William Lance Collection of M-series Drug Records contains reports, correspondence with the Federal Drug Administration, agreements, New Animal Drug Applications, and films relating to the development and testing of the M-99 drug and its antidotes, M50-50 and M-285. Records range in date from 1964 to 1971. The M-series were revolutionary drugs in zoological health. The drugs are an analgesic which can cause catatonia at very low doseages; they are used for immobilising game animals. The M-series of drugs is composed of M-99, or etorphine, as well as M-99's antidotes, M50-50 and M-285. The drugs were developed in partnership between American Cyanamid Company of Pearl River, New York and Reckitt & Sons, Ltd. of Hull, England. Reckitt & Sons Ltd. conducted many laboratory tests of the drugs which helped to inform American Cyanamid Company's application to the New Animal Drug department of the FDA. Lederle Laboratories located in Pearl River, New York manufactured the drugs for export. William Lance's company, Wildlife Pharmaceuticals, acquired the records and the rights to the M-series drugs after its formation in 1981. Less

The William Medway Papers, 1955-2009, is comprised of photographic slides for presentations and research, veterinary clinical reports, administrative documentation from the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine (IAAAM), and publications by Medway and other veterinary professionals. Materials document Dr. Medway's professional career at the University of Pennsylvania as a clinical educator and as a researcher in aquatic medicine. Less

The William Roy Wallace Architectural Papers, circa 1913- circa 2000, contain architectural drawings and project files that document the work of Wallace and his associates. Included are plans for homes for many Winston-Salem tobacco and textiles scions from the 1930s to 1980s as well as for their counterparts in Burlington, Greensboro, High Point and Boone. Also included are designs created for various religious, educational, and commercial clients throughout the state. Drawings from Charles Barton Keen, Wallace’s mentor and a prolific designer of homes for the Philadelphia elite, who was also a favorite architect of wealthy tobacco and textile families in North Carolina, are also included here. Also included in this collection are drawings by Wallace's son, William Roy Wallace, Jr., and it is not always clear which Wallace was the architect for a particular drawing. A project index to the collection is available online. William Roy Wallace (1889-1983), a native of Pennsylvania, began his career in association with Philadelphia architect Charles Barton Keen (1868-1931), a designer of country houses for the Philadelphia elite. Keen created a second major body of work among the leading industrial families in the North Carolina Piedmont, including the famed Reynolda House (1912-1918) for the Reynolds family in Winston-Salem. Wallace worked with Keen as an office boy, a draftsman, and eventually as partner. In 1923 Keen and Wallace moved to Winston-Salem to manage the construction of the R. J. Reynolds High School and Auditorium. After Keen returned to Philadelphia, Wallace oversaw the Winston-Salem office and traveled back and forth from Philadelphia to supervise the firm’s many projects. Throughout the 1920s, the two architects worked on many of the great homes in Reynolda Park and Stratford Road in Winston-Salem, including the C. A. Kent House, the Robert Hanes House, and the P. Huber Hanes Sr. House. In 1928 Wallace settled permanently in Winston-Salem, where he established a practice with Harold Macklin and James M. Conrad. Like Keen, Wallace and his son William Roy Wallace, Jr., who joined the practice after World War II, continued in a Beaux Arts revivalist tradition that shaped the architectural heritage of Winston-Salem and other communities. Less

The William S. Smith papers primarily contain items from when Smith was a student at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now North Carolina State University) from 1927 to 1931. Forty-two black-and-white photographs depict student life, including snowball fights, views of campus buildings, and the Electrical Engineering Department's float and exhibit for the Engineer's Fair. Also included are partial issues of the Wataugan from 1929 February and 1931 January, newsclippings, and a program from the 1930 Electric Show. In addition, there are several photocopies of photographs showing Smith and colleagues during naval officer training in 1943 and 1945. William S. Smith (1909 - 2001) was a 1931 alumnus of North Carolina College of Agriculture and Engineering. Less

The William Waldo Dodge Papers, 1916-1995, document the professional activities of architects William Waldo Dodge, Jr., William Waldo Dodge III, and their firms. The collection consists of project drawings, project files, and reference materials. Drawings are of architectural design projects and include site plans, floor plans, elevations, detail drawings, and sketches. Project files include specification manuals, reports, studies, and other material. Reference materials include design competition manuals, design guidelines, specification standards, and other publications in architectural design. William Waldo Dodge, Jr. (1895-1971) was an American architect and World War I veteran. He settled in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1923 and practiced architecture, designing residences and French style shops for several decades. In 1940, he founded the firm Six Associates with several partner architects and engineers. He resumed his private practice a few years later. Dodge, Jr., retired from practice in 1958. He died on February 21, 1971.William Waldo Dodge III, the son of Dodge, Jr., practiced architecture in Raleigh, North Carolina. He received his architectural education at North Carolina State University. Less

The William Wurth Kriegel Papers contain notebooks and reprints of articles related to Kriegel's research on ceramic engineering, circa 1939-1964. William Wurth Kriegel (1907-1980), a native of Seattle, Washington, joined the faculty of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1939, after receiving his doctorate in ceramic engineering from the Technische Hochschule in Hanover, Germany. An authority on the mechanical properties of ceramic materials, he was head of the ceramic engineering program at N.C. State beginning in 1946, and retired in 1971. Less

The Wim Dekok Animal Rights Collection consists of publications, leaflets, clippings, articles, correspondence, archived web content, and photographs from national and international animal rights organizations. These materials, mostly compiled by Wim DeKok, originated in many countries, including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Australia. Consequently, they are published in a variety of languages, most notably English, German, French, Dutch, and Spanish. Topics include animal cruelty, vivisection, the meat industry, strays and pet keeping, whaling, fur, and bullfighting. The collection includes correspondence from Professor Sjoerd Hofstra (1898-1983) of the Netherlands, former Chairman (1961-1973) of the World Federation for the Protection of Animals. Wim DeKok is the Co-Founder and Executive board member of the World Federation for Animals, board member of the Species Survival Network and the European Alliance for Rescue Centres and Sanctuaries and Advisory board member of ACT Asia for Animals. While working in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, he has been active in and collected papers and documents on animal welfare and the animal rights movement for over 40 years. Less

This collection includes proceedings, 1968-2003, and printed final programs, including exhibit directories, 2013-2014, from the annual Winter Simulation Conference. The Winter Simulation Conference (WSC) is an international forum for disseminating advances in the broad field of system simulation. Since its first meeting in 1967, the WSC has provided a central meeting place for simulation practitioners, researchers, and vendors working in all disciplines in industry, which include service, government, military, and academic sectors. Less

The Yates Mill Associates Records contain correspondence, board of director and executive committee files, newsletters, brochures, architectural drawings, photographs, slides, videos, one cassette tape, and other items related to the Yates Mill Associates Records. Materials range in date from approximately 1946 to 2016. Yates Mill Associates, Inc. was formed in 1989. Its mission was to restore, preserve, and operate the mill. Yates Mill Associates developed partnerships with Wake County and North Carolina State University, the mill owner and guardian, to develop a park around this significant relic. Today, this community resource also includes the A. E. Finley Center for Education and Research, and a 174-acre nature preserve. Less

This collection contains architectural drawings of Cameron Village construction and renovations of various shops at Cameron Village. It also includes maps of Cameron Village and master plans for renovations. Most of these drawings were produced by York Properties from 1952-2013. The York family has been involved with the creation and evolution of Cameron Village, now known as the Village District, since its inception in 1949. J.W. York and R. A. Bryan purchased 158 acres of land in 1947 and created a planned residential subdivision with shopping services, apartments, and housing. They named it the Cameron Vilage Shopping Center in 1949. Cameron Village was North Carolina's first mixed use development. Less