William E. Splinter Papers 1951 - 1968

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William E. Splinter Papers 1951 - 1968

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Contained in this collection are correspondence, reports, data sheets and logs, and other documents resulting from Splinter's research on agricultural mechanization while on the faculty of North Carolina State University. Included are materials for his work with Charlie W. Suggs on tobacco mechanization. There is also one folder of material on Splinter's involvement in the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE). William Eldon Splinter was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on November 24, 1925. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1950 and master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 1951 and 1955 respectively. In 1954 he joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State College (later University). In 1968 he returned to the University of Nebraska to become chair of the Agricultural Engineering Department, a position he served in until 1987. He was president of American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) in 1978 -1979.

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William Eldon Splinter was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on November 24, 1925. He received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Nebraska in 1950 and master of science and doctoral degrees from Michigan State University in 1951 and 1955 respectively. In 1954 Splinter joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural Engineering at North Carolina State College (later University). He helped develop a mechanical tobacco harvest...

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