Ralph Robertson Powell papers, 1934-1935, 1955 [manuscript]

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Ralph Robertson Powell papers, 1934-1935, 1955 [manuscript]

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The majority of the collection consists of notebooks and textbooks of Ralph Robertson Powell's when he was a student in the North Carolina State College School of Textiles (later North Carolina State University College of Textiles) from 1932 to 1936. A fabric analysis workbook, and note pages on fabric structure, dyeing, and other textiles subjects are included. Also included are materials relating to Powell's involvement in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and a loom machine manual authored by Powell and published by Cannon Mills in 1955.

0.5 linear ft. (1 archival box)

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7806338

North Carolina State University, NCSU Libraries

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Nelson, Thomas, 1872-

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Thomas Nelson (1872-1953) worked as educator, administrator, and textile technologist. He served the Textiles Department at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1901 to 1949, originally as an instructor, then Head of the Textiles Department, and later as the first Dean of the School of Textiles. From the description of Thomas Nelson papers, 1877-1954 [manuscript]. (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 466878476 ...

Powell, Ralph Robertson.

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Ralph Robertson Powell, from Raleigh, North Carolina, was a student in the North Carolina State College School of Textiles (later North Carolina State University College of Textiles) from 1932 to 1936. From the description of Ralph Robertson Powell papers, 1934-1935, 1955 [manuscript] (North Carolina State University). WorldCat record id: 614569626 ...

North Carolina State University. College of Textiles

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The College of Textiles at North Carolina State University began classes in the fall of 1899, primarily due to Daniel Tompkins's interest in having a textile program at what was then the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. By 1901 construction began on Tompkins Hall, the first textile building at NC State. The college eventually needed more space for students and equipment so in 1940 the college moved to Nelson Hall on the western fringes of campus. By January 1991 the colle...

North Carolina State College. School of Textiles

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Cannon Mills Company

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United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps

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The Department of Military Science was established at the University of Oregon in 1919. The school had sponsored military training through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program before the creation of a Military Science department. In January 1916, then University of Oregon, (UO) president Prince Lucien Cambell, established a ROTC curriculum led by LTC John Leader, a retired British officer. Over 100 students participated in the first drill in March 1916, le...