Robert F. Poole Presidential records. 1940-1958.

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Robert F. Poole Presidential records. 1940-1958.

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This series contains the general and subject correspondence of Robert Franklin Poole. The bulk of correspondence deals with the development of Clemson College and its various programs, for example, training of agricultural teachers, the school of architecture, a nuclear science program, silk production, research involving the use of bamboo as reinforcement for concrete, and the army engineering program. A number of letters concern the development and use of lands for various purposes, for example, forest and wildlife research and soil and water conservation. Frequent correspondents include college administrators such as R.A. McGinty, Harlan McClure, Robert C. Edwards, Edgar A. Brown, W.H. Washington, T. Wilbur Thornhill, and G.H. Aull. The series also contains folders of information about the recipients of honorary degrees awarded by Clemson University.

4 cubic ft. 23 photographs, 3 oversize items (maps), 2 tape recordings.

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7092303

Clemson University Libraries, Robert Muldrow Cooper Library

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