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Contained in this collection are published and unpublished research papers and articles, correspondence, notes, photographs, and other documents created or acquired by Worsham in the course of his research as well as his work with the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service (later Cooperative Extension Service). Worsham's research focused on witchweed (striga asiatica); crop injury, especially on tobacco, from herbicide-contaminated (picloram) fertilizer; and no tillage agriculture. Arch Douglas (Doug) Worsham (1933- ) became a professor of crop science at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later University) in 1960. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in agronomy from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in crop science from NC State. His research has focused on witchweed (striga asiatica), crop injury (especially on tobacco) from herbicide-contaminated (picloram) fertilizer, and no tillage agriculture. He has done considerable work with the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service (later Cooperative Extension Service). Less

The Douglas Dickerson Papers contain personal information about Dickerson, such as his time at North Carolina State; his military service during World War II and awards, including the French Legion of Honor; his family; reproductions of photographs; and a DVD “Video Tribute to Doug Dickerson,” and two badges. Also included is information about the 82nd Airborne Division and photocopies of materials about various military battles and maps. Several posters contain composite photographs and materials documenting the 82nd Airborne Division and Dickerson’s military achievements. Douglas Dickerson (1920- ) attended North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1939 to 1942. During World War II Dickerson served in the 82nd Airborne Division, which was involved in D-Day and the Battle of the Bulge. Dickerson received many awards for his military service, including the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor (France) in 2006. Less

The Douglas Sanders Slides and Papers consist of materials gathered from Dr. Sanders's office on the campus of North Carolina State University. Over half of the materials consist of 35mm color photographic slides used by Dr. Sanders in his research, teaching, and presentations. The collection has not been fully processed yet. Douglas Sanders was a professor of horticultural science at North Carolina State University beginning in 1970. He received his bachelor's degree in 1965 from Michigan State University and his master’s degree and doctorate in 1967 and 1970 respectively from the University of Minnesota. His accomplishments included the establishment of the N.C. Vegetable Growers Association, introduction of numerous new vegetable technologies (drip irrigation, plasticulture, precision seeding) and introduction of new crops to North Carolina, including asparagus, broccoli, sweet onions and leaf lettuce. He served in various positions of the American Society for Horticultural Science. He was named a fellow of that organization in 1992 and received its Outstanding International Horticulturist Award in 2006. He died on April 17, 2006. Less

The East Coast Greenway Alliance Records is comprised of papers relating to the ongoing development of the East Coast Greenway Alliance and trails along the eastern coast of the United States. The collection contains bylaws, annual reports, meeting agendas, membership lists, correspondence, trademark applications, newsletters, brochures, flyers, trail guides and maps, trail studies, project plans, and audiovisual materials. The collection includes materials from the offices of cofounder and executive director, Karen Votava, cofounder and chair, Patricia King, and board member, Elizabeth V. Brody. The materials are dated from 1983 to 2018. The East Coast Greenway Alliance is a non-profit organization founded in November 1991. It was formed by a group of eight cyclists and long-distance trail enthusiasts who met in New York City, New York, in 1991 to establish the East Coast Greenway Alliance after meeting previously at a bicycling conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since its conception, the East Coast Greenway Alliance has designed a route along the eastern coast of the United States, with the goal of establishing a 3,000-mile protected biking and walking route from Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida. The East Coast Greenway Alliance has dedicated itself to forming extensive partnerships across organizations and states and spreading the word about its trails and events. Its organizational values include a commitment to public health, environmental sustainability, economic development, and civic engagement. Less

The Edgar H. and Margaret K. Hunter Architectural Papers contains drawings and job files from the Hunters' work, primarily in New Hampshire and North Carolina, as well as professional and personal photographs and slides. Edgar Hayes "Ted" Hunter Jr. (1914-1995) received A.B. and M.Ed. degrees from Dartmouth College in 1938 and 1950. He also received B.A. and Master of Architecture degrees from Harvard in 1941 and 1970. At Harvard, Hunter met Margaret "Peg" King (1919-1997), whom he would later marry. Margaret Hunter received a B.A. in Botany at Wheaton College and was a member of the first class of female architects at the Harvard School of Design in 1942. The Hunters practiced in Hanover, New Hampshire, from 1945 to 1966, both teaching at Dartmouth and designing several buildings on the campus. In 1966 they relocated to Raleigh as E.H. and M.K. Hunter AIA. There, the couple continued to design and renovate residential structures as well as commercial buildings, such as the Craft Pavilion at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds, Ridgewood Shopping Center, and North Hills Shopping Center. Less

The Eduardo Catalano Papers contains articles, news clippings, magazines, and books on Catalano's architectural projects and professional accomplishments, as well as photographs, digital photographs, photographic slides, negatives, positive transparencies, design drawings, and one videocassette. This includes books, articles, and other writings authored by Catalano, and diplomas, certificates, and certifications he received during his professional and educational careers. The collection also contains metal printing plates of Catalano's designs used in various publications covering his work. Many of these publications can be found in the Printed Materials, Writings, and Correspondence series. There is also a small amount of correspondence. Eduardo Fernando Catalano (1917-2010) was a well-known modernist architect and Head of Architecture at the School of Design at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1951 to 1956. Catalano was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 19, 1917. He attended the Universidad de Buenos Aires and graduated in 1940 with an Architect's Diploma and honors for his coursework. Having received scholarships to pursue studies in the United States, Catalano relocated to attend the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. He graduated in 1944 and 1945 respectively with a Master of Architecture degree. At Harvard, Catalano studied under two masters of modernist architecture, Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. Less

The Eduardo Catalano Slides include slides of the interior and exterior views of the Eduardo Catalano house in Raleigh, North Carolina, as well as views of the home after it was demolished in 2001. The collection also includes slides of the Floralis Genérica sculpture in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Eduardo Catalano house slides are undated. The slides of the Floralis Genérica are dated in 2002. Eduardo Fernando Catalano (1917-2010) was a well-known modernist architect and Head of Architecture at the School of Design at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) from 1951 to 1956. Catalano was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on December 19, 1917. He attended the Universidad de Buenos Aires and graduated in 1940 with an Architect's Diploma and honors for his coursework. Having received scholarships to pursue studies in the United States, Catalano relocated to attend the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University. He graduated in 1944 and 1945 respectively with a Master of Architecture degree. At Harvard, Catalano studied under two masters of modernist architecture, Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer. After graduation, Catalano taught at the Architectural Association in London from 1950 until 1951, when he was recruited by Henry Kamphoefner to relocate to the School of Design at North Carolina State College. Catalano is perhaps best known for his work with warped surfaces and hyperbolic paraboloids. Less

This collection contains research data, handwritten research notes, published articles, slides, and DVDs related to the study of infectious diseases in fish. Materials date from 1970 to 2011. Edward J. Noga is Professor of Aquatic Medicine in the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, and Professor of Zoology, in the North Carolina State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Adjunct Professor of Marine Science at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Less

The Edward M. Hodges Farm Papers contain the income, expense, and tax records of the Edward M. Hodges Farm from 1953 to 2000 with a few items related to soil and water conservation and four acreage maps of the farm. Edward M. Hodges, an alumnus of North Carolina State University, farmed from 1952 until he retired for health reasons and sold the farm in 2000. He began farming with his father, James Edward Hodges, when he returned from the Korean War. At that time the farm was known as the Green Meadows Farm. The farm was located on the south side of North Carolina Highway 33 about 7 miles east of Chocowinity toward Aurora (what is known as the Hodges Stretch). The farm was originally a portion of the William Augustus Blount plantation, Meadowville. During the 1940s, before Ed joined the farming operation, his father raised turkeys on the farm and had a contract to supply turkeys to North Carolina State College. Less

The Edwin F. Harris Papers, 1957-2014, collection contains drawings, blueprints, maps, correspondence, photographs, and other documents related to the professional career of Edwin F. Harris. The collection reflects Harris’ work as an architect on a number of university campus planning projects and commercial building projects. During his more than two decades of employment with North Carolina State University, Harris contributed to the design and construction of many portions of the university, including Centennial Campus and the College of Veterinary Medicine. Harris also contributed to the design of several commercial buildings in North Carolina’s Research Triangle and buildings on other North Carolina university campuses. These projects include The Carolina Theatre and the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Durham, the Worrell Professional Center at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, and the YMCA at Guilford College in Greensboro. Edwin F. Harris, nicknamed "Abie," was born January 7, 1934, in Elkin, North Carolina. He graduated from Elkin High School in 1952 and enrolled at the North Carolina State College, School of Design (later North Carolina State University, College of Design) to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in architecture. He graduated with honors in 1957. Harris was awarded the 45th Paris Prize in Architecture in 1958 which he used to travel to Paris, after a period of Army service. After returning from Paris, he became a lecturer at the NC State University School of Design and joined Leif Valand and Associates as an Architect-in-Training. In 1966 he was a co-founder and partner of Harris & Burns, Architects (1966-1968) and then a co-founder and principle for Envirotek, Inc. (1969-1974). In 1966, Harris also joined the campus planning department at NC State University. In 1970 he became Director of Facilities Planning and in 1980 University Architect. In addition to being an avid runner, Edwin F. Harris spent much of his spare time participating in design competitions and serving as a consultant on various projects. His honors include the grand prize in a planning competition for the University of Miami in 1986, his election as an American Institute of Architects Fellow in 1987, and the 9th Annual Frank B. Turner Award in 1991. Less

The Elizabeth A. McMahan Entomological Research Films and Manuscripts collection consists of 8mm film documenting McMahan's 1986 entomological research on the assassin bug (Salyavata variegata) in La Selva, Costa Rica and Panama as well as her research journals. These insects use dead termites as bait in order to catch other termites, a technique similar to fishing. The films depict various stages of this process, such as the assassin bug waiting outside a termite hole with his bait, the assassin bug catching termites with the bait, and the assassin bug returning to the hole to catch more termites. The collection also includes illustrated, self-published manuscripts, including a children's book as well as autobiographical writings, a bibliographical journal article on her life, and a Sociobiology Journal, vol. 56, no. 1, 2010 edition to include chapter on Elizabeth Anne McMahan written by Christine A. Nalepa. Entomologist Elizabeth A. McMahan, known as Betty, was best known for her study of assassin bugs and termites. McMahan was a Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill for 26 years. In addition to her entomological career, McMahan worked as a research psychologist, cartoonist, writer of children's books. She traveled widely for her entomological research and for pleasure. Less

The Elizabeth Vann Moore Family Papers contain family history materials as well as extensive records about the day-to-day operations of Sterling Cotton Mills in Franklinton, North Carolina, which several family members managed. Business papers include correspondence, financial reports, and audits documenting Sterling Cotton Mills' founding in 1895, bankruptcy during the Great Depression, and revival in the 1940s and 1950s. Family history materials include correspondence, journals, scrapbooks, and photographs of the Moore and Vann families, which document their experiences from the turn of the twentieth century through World War II and later. Elizabeth Vann Moore (1912-2010) of Edenton, North Carolina, was born in Henderson, North Carolina, to John A. Moore, Sr., and Mabel Vann Moore. Mabel's father, Samuel Cannady Vann (1852-1924), established Sterling Cotton Mills in 1895. Following the Great Depression, the company went into bankruptcy and was purchased by Mabel at auction. Her husband, John Sr., ran the company alongside her brother, Aldridge H. Vann, until John Sr.'s death in 1947. Elizabeth's brother, John A. Moore, Jr., then took over the company until his death in 1982. An historian and historic preservation activist, Elizabeth collected extensive family history materials, including material related to her family's role in managing Sterling Cotton Mills. She also preserved business correspondence, financial reports, and audits of the company. Less

This collection contains materials relating to Project Eos at North Carolina State University. Iowa State University (Project Vincent) and NC State University (Project Eos) adopted the distributed computing technologies of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) Athena Project and Carnegie Mellon University's Project Andrew in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Dr. Ellen McDaniel worked at North Carolina State University in the College of Engineering Information Technology and Engineering Computer Services (ITECS, formerly Engineering Computer Operation, ECO) unit from August 1991 until April 2017 (at retirement). Less

The Ellis B. Cowling Papers contain files from 1957 to 2013 that include reports, notes, writings, research data, memos, correspondence, and newspaper clippings documenting Ellis B. Cowling's career. There are correspondence, publications, media clippings from newspapers, websites and magazines, drafts and reports from the Ad Hoc Committee at North Carolina State University and photographs all related to the move of Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in 1999. There are also articles, correspondence, grant application materials, presentation materials, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and reports related to Cowling's animal waste research work, pertaining in particular to the Out-of-the-Box Thinking group. Additionally there are articles, background information, brochures, correspondence and news articles related to Cowling's involvement with the installation of Marye Anne Fox as Chancellor of North Carolina State University, the Watauga Seminar and the Faculty Senate. The largest series on the Southern Oxidants Study (SOS) contains annual meetings agendas, correspondence, presentation materials and reports related both directly to SOS and to its collaboration with other organizations. There is also extensive material about the Data Analysis Workshop conducted by SOS. In addition to these paper materials, there are also floppy disks, slides and photographs related to the Southern Oxidants Study (SOS). Finally, there are also audiovisual materials, primarily videotapes and cassette tapes. Most of the cassette tapes contain lectures Cowling gave over the course of a semester to the graduate-level PP [Plant Pathology] 650 course, although it is unclear what the course would have been titled since it no longer exists. Dr. Ellis B. Cowling is a University Distinguished Professor At-Large Emeritus of Forestry and Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University. Dr. Cowling specializes in biochemistry of wood decay, conservation of essential elements by forest trees, diseases of forest trees and deterioration of timber products, role of nitrogen in coevolution of forest trees and wood-destroying fungi, and integrated management of plant diseases. His other research interests include man-induced changes in the chemical climate and their effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and the role of scientists in public decision making. Dr. Cowling helped develop a nationwide system for monitoring acid deposition called the National Atmospheric Deposition Program (NADP). His appointment as the Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee of Faculty at North Carolina State University contributed to the preservation and relocation of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina. Dr. Cowling died on September 24, 2021. Less

This subgroup contains minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees of the Endowment Funds of North Carolina State University, 1974-2010. Some minutes also contain correspondence, financial statements, bylaws, and other documents. The Board of Trustees of the Endowment Funds of North Carolina State University was established in 1974 by a North Carolina statute authorizing North Carolina State University, as an institution of the University of North Carolina System, to establish a permanent fund that would be administered by a five-member board to include the Chancellor and the Chair of NC State University's Board of Trustees. This Board was later expanded to include six to nine members. Less

The records of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America (ESA) contain annual meeting programs; photographs of award winners, speakers, and officers; correspondence; financial statements; bound reports; reprints of published Branch history; meeting minutes; hotel contracts; cassette tapes; and a disk. This collection also contains a small file of correspondence and financial information on the Cotton States Branch of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, a predecessor organization. Materials are dated from 1937 to 2010. The Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America includes members from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the United States Territories of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization was established August 2, 1904. A group of entomologists concerned with damage to the cotton crop by the boll weevil elected C. E. Chambliss of South Carolina as Chairman and organized the Association of Official Entomologists of the Cotton Belt, later known as Association of Cotton States Entomologists. The group was active during the ensuing years and was affiliated with the American Association of Economic Entomologists as the Cotton States Branch on December 31, 1925. The American Association of Economic Entomologists merged with the Entomological Society of America in 1953. The name of the branch was changed to Southeastern Branch in 1959. Less

This collection comprises research files for the chapters that Wood contributed to the book Architects and Builders in North Carolina: A History of the Practice of Building, including correspondence, project notes, photographs and photograph permissions requests, interviews with architects (including audiotapes), newsclippings, and some architectural drawings. Also included are publications by Wood as well as research pertaining to other writing projects featuring architecture and design as a central theme. Ernest H. (Ernie) Wood III was an architectural writer for Southern Living and an editor for North Carolina Architect. He has also published articles in the AIA Journal and other periodicals. For the 1990 book Architects and Builders in North Carolina: A History of the Practice of Building (co-authored with with Catherine Bishir, Charlotte Vestal Brown, and Carl Lounsbury), he authored the final chapter, entitled "The Opportunities Are Unlimited: Architects and Builders since 1945." Less