North Carolina State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Records 1924 - 2006

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North Carolina State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering Records 1924 - 2006

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Contained here are records, 1924-2006, of the North Carolina State University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering and its predessecor departments. The collection includes correspondence, reports, reprints, and photographs pertaining to courses and curricula, equipment and travel expenses, the Department of Geology, ceramics, clay and bricks. Also included is material pertaining to organizations such as the educational Foundation, Geological Society of North America, the North Carolina Academy of Sciences, and Sigma Xi. Financial and grant records are also included. Foundry The origins of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering lie in the Departments of Geology and Mineral Industries Engineering. Only in 1972 did the University create a discrete Materials Engineering Department, which became the Materials Science and Engineering Department in 1986.

131.75 Linear feet; 20 archival storage boxes, 81 cartons, 1 archival half box

North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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