Found matches for "botany" in 7 collections

The collection consists of records describing the administrative function of and research projects undertaken by the North Carolina State University Department of Plant Biology. In addition, there are also items regarding departmental seminars, reviews, a study guide, and a history of the department written by L. A. (Larry Alston) Whitford in 1970. The collection is arranged in four series: Administrative Records, Research and Development, Maps, and Artifacts. The Administrative Records series contains correspondence, course material, and departmental review items. The Research and Development series contains project proposals and reports concerning research in botany. Most of the projects contained in the latter series were federally sponsored by such agencies as NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Maps series contains a small group of field maps used by botany faculty and/or students. The Artifacts series contains a lantern used by B.W. Wells while doing fieldwork. Botanical work at North Carolina State began in concert with the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, which was established in the 1870s and later became part of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). The first courses were offered at the college in 1889. Botany appears to have been a part of biology instruction until approximately 1912, when the two disciplines were separated. In 1945, a Plant Pathology section was created within the School of Agriculture, resulting in a new Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. With the creation of the Division of Biological Sciences in 1950, the two sections were split, creating two separate departments. Both operated under the administration of the Division of Biological Sciences. The division was abolished in 1958, and the Department of Botany and Bacteriology was established from those two curricula. In 1962 the Institute of Biological Sciences (IBS) was created, with Botany becoming one of five departments under its aegis. The IBS was dissolved in 1971. In the meantime, in 1966 the bacteriology program was split off from Botany, becoming the Department of Microbiology. In 2006 the Department of Botany changed its name to Plant Biology. In 2013 it became the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Plants for Human Health Institute Records contain primiarily digital files of videos and PDFs pertaining to research performed at the Institute. There is also a publication documenting five years of innovation. Materials range in date from 2008 to 2013. N.C. State’s Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) consists of Research and Extension programs that create a dynamic presence on the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina. Research on fruits and vegetables will enhance the health-protective value of food crops and has the potential to increase the economic impact of North Carolina agriculture. N.C. MarketReady, the N.C. Cooperative Extension outreach of the institute, works with PHHI faculty and Extension agents statewide to deliver educational resources that enrich the lives and economy of North Carolinians. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Horticultural Science contain newsletters, budget information, academic and administrative reports, departmental publications, memoranda, information regarding departmental programs and events, slides, photographs, lantern slides, and glass plate negatives. Also included are publications produced with the North Carolina Commercial Flower Growers' Association. Materials range in date from the 1900s to 1990s.This collection also includes a large amount of photographic materials including Kodachrome slides, lantern slides, photographs, and negatives. Much of this material is undated. The Kodachrome slides appear to be from the 1940s to the 1970s. The lantern slides and glass plate negatives date to the early twentieth century and depict the planting, harvesting, sorting, packaging, and selling of crops. The lantern slides were hand colored by Effie Brown Earll Slingerland, an artist and advocate for women's suffrage. With the founding of NC State College in 1889, five academic divisions were created, one of which was the department of Horticulture, Arboriculture, and Botany. Following the general reorganization of the School of Agriculture in 1923, the horticultural extension work performed outside the department became fully integrated with the academic and research activities of the department. Today, the Department of Horticultural Science occupies Kilgore Hall (constructed in 1952), employs over fifty faculty, and continues to play an important role in state-wide horticultural research and extension. The department assumed its current name in 1962. Less

The records for the North Carolina State University Department of Microbiology contain general administrative files, department head correspondence, financial records, departmental reviews, annual reports, information about faculty research projects, information about graduate fellowships and assistantships, and a large amount of grant and trust fund records. Included is information about research at the Agricultural Experiment Station, research done with the Peanut Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP), records from the Institute of Biological Sciences, information about Sweet Acidophilus Milk research, and Gardner Hall renovation plans. Courses in bacteriology have been offered at North Carolina State University since 1894-1895, when one course was offered through the Department of Horticulture, Aboriculture, and Botany. In the following decades, the program gradually expanded as several new courses were added. During the 1950s bacteriology began to establish a larger presence at North Carolina State College. Increased faculty support led to more research, course offerings, and funding. The program continued to grow with the approval of a doctoral degree in 1961, and the Department of Microbiology was officially established in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 1965. As of 2010, the Department of Microbiology employs over fifteen faculty members and enrolls over 35 graduate students. It offers a doctoral degree, three Master's degrees, and an undergraduate major and minor. Less

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Annual Reports subgroup contains academic year and calendar year annual reports for the College, as well as the academic year annual reports for many of the College's committees, departments, and programs. Also included are annual reports of the Randleigh Foundation from 1966-1985. Materials range in date from 1945 to 2016. In 1905, the Board of Trustees first took up the suggestion of creating a dean for agriculture, but only under President Wallace Riddick (in 1917) was the position of dean created. In 1923, following the reorganization of North Carolina State College (later, University), the School (later, College) of Agriculture was created. In 1964, the School of Agriculture became the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In 1996, the School became the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, reflecting campus-wide changes in designation from School to College. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Plant Pathology contain article reprints, brochures, correspondence, facilities information, meeting minutes, reports and presentation material, research projects, and publications. It also contains photographic prints, negatives, lantern slides, and video cassettes of events, individual and group portraits, and research specimens. Major correspondents include J. Lawrence Apple, Robert Aycock, Charles J. Nusbaum, Don E. Ellis, and Nash N. Winstead. In addition, there is a significant amount of extension material available, including correspondence, education materials, meeting minutes, Plans of Work, and research reports. Materials range in date from 1901 to 2001. Plant pathology at North Carolina State University grew out of work done by the North Carolina Experiment Station. In 1958, Plant Pathology became a full-fledged department, and was included along with four other departments in the creation of the Institute of Biological Sciences. With the discontinuation of the Institute in 1971, Plant Pathology became a department within the School (now College) of Agriculture and Life Sciences. In 2016, it became part of the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. Less