North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources Foundations and Development Records 1952-1986

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North Carolina State University, College of Natural Resources Foundations and Development Records 1952-1986

Records documenting the work of two foundations created to support the research and educational work of the College of Natural Resources (formerly College of Forest Resources) at North Carolina State University. Records, 1953-1981, of the North Carolina Forestry Foundation include minutes from board of directors meetings, development council annual reports, and general correspondence. They also include information concerning the administration and management of Hofmann Forest, including forest manager reports and general correspondence including letters and news clipping regarding the forest fire of 1972. Records, 1952-1986, of the Pulp and Paper Foundation contain general correspondence, board of directors and general foundation annual meeting reports, budget plans and information on their minority program. Also well documented are the activities of numerous foundation committees, including the curriculum, investment, recruitment and scholarship committees. There is also general scholarship correspondence, lists of pulp and paper alumni, and a general history of the foundation. The North Carolina Forestry Foundation and the Pulp and Paper Foundation support the research and educational work of the College of Natural Resources (formerly College of Forest Resources) at North Carolina State University. The Forestry Foundation, created in 1929, is the oldest foundation at the University. The Pulp and Paper Foundation was incorporated in 1954.

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North Carolina Forestry Foundation.

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Julius V. Hofmann to set up the forestry program at North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (now N.C. State University) in 1929, one of his immediate goals was to acquire some forestland for laboratory, research, and demonstration purposes. Unable to secure funding from the university or the state of North Carolina, Hofmann determined the only recourse was to purchase the land on a self-liquidating basis. He and some of the college trustees incorporated the North Carolina For...

North Carolina State University

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Currently, there are 24 University Standing Committees. Members of each of the University Standing Committees are appointed by the chancellor at the beginning of each academic year. The Committee on Committees provides the chancellor with recommendations concerning the composition and charge for each committee, its chair, and its faculty, staff, and student members. These recommendations are in part based on voluntary expressed preferences, on a general principle of rotation, and, whenever appro...

Pulp and Paper Foundation

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Hofmann Forest. (N.C.)

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