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  • Collection: Agricultural Empowerment in Academics, Research, and Extension

Female Enrollment in the School of Agriculture and Life Sciences

UA100.2.6 Annual Report 1975 15-06-08-077.pdf
This page is an excerpt from the School of Agriculture and Life Science's 1975 Annual Report. The faculty focused on the increased presence of women in the undergraduate, graduate, and Agricultural Institute programs. Table I illustrates the amount…

Finger-wheel Rake Development

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This file contains an article about the development and uses of a draft-powered sweet potato de-viner.

First Annual Catalogue of the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, Raleigh, N.C.

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This document is the catalogue for the first school year at NC State in 1890. It contains a statement of purpose for the university, a list of enrolled students, as well as information about courses, departments, tuition, and room and board.

Forward Together, Annual Report 1950-1956, School of Agriculture, North Carolina State University

UA100.2.18 annual report 1950-56.pdf

The following exceprt comes from page 33 of the 1950 report (page 2 of PDF). See PDF for full document."Inside the ClassroomState College normally has about 4,200 students enrolled each year. But less than 100 are women. Two other units of the…

Graham Praises Farm Institute

UA100.40.4 1970-1971.pdf

"Graham Praises Farm Institute: The Agricultural Institute of N.C. State University, which offeres a two-year terminal course in several major fields of agriculture and farm-related business, is 'filling a real need' in the state, Agriculture…

Hanging tobacco leaves for curing, ca. 1939

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This black and white photograph is an example of a very small tobacco farm. This is a rural setting in which the whole family is involved in the production of tobacco.

Horticulture class in greenhouse

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This photograph depicts a white female and two white male students analyzing a plant in an NC State greenhouse.

Leonidas L. Polk

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A portrait of Leonidas L. Polk. He was instrumental in the creation of North Carolina State University.

Memorandum of William Friday to University of North Carolina Faculty and Staff, May 23, 1978

UA12.61.1 Bill Friday memorandum affirmative action .pdf

The excerpted transcription highlights the basic goals on page 2. See PDF for full document. p. 2: "That plan and related policies and actions of the Board of Governors, had these basic goals: -- Increase the numbers of students who can attend The…

Miss Dixon of Alamance

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Geo R. Ross, class of 1911, wrote an article in November 1947 about Eula Louisa Dixon. Dixon was the first female student to take a course related to agriculture: dairying or dairy husbandry. Dixon applied the knowledge of her short course at NC…