Nash Nicks Winstead Papers, 1953-2000 MC 00187
Abstract
This collection contains copies of speeches, talks and papers related to Nash Nicks Winstead's work as a professor and administrator at North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1990. There are as well materials pertaining to his work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, his work for the Institute of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University, and his service in the United States Citizen-Ambassador Program. Included are printed copies of Winstead's personal writings: histories of both North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1995 and the North Carolina State University Provost's Office from 1955 to 1993; genealogical writings about his ancestors and hometown of Leasburg, North Carolina, which contains information dating from 1800 to 1960; and a volume documenting the Winstead family pets. Also found are Winstead's personal and professional correspondence from 1959 to 1994.
Biography/History
Born in Durham County, North Carolina, on June 12, 1925, Nash Nicks Winstead attended Plainview High School near Dunn, North Carolina. From 1943 to 1946, he served in the United States Army Air Forces as a sergeant drill instructor and clerk. In 1948 and 1949, he was employed by the Smith-Douglas Fertilizer Company as a sales trainee. He married Geraldine Larkin Kelly in 1949. Winstead earned a Bachelors of Science and a Masters of Science from North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1948 and 1951, respectively. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1953 and returned to North Carolina State College the same year, joining the faculty as an assistant professor of plant pathology. He was promoted to associate professor in 1958 and professor in 1961. He was appointed director of the Institute of Biological Sciences and assistant director of Agricultural Experiment Stations in 1965, assistant provost in 1967, and associate provost in 1973. In 1974, Winstead became provost and vice chancellor. From 1981 to 1982 he served as interim chancellor. Afterward, he continued as provost until his retirement in 1990.
Winstead was a member of Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Torch International, the American Phytopathological Society, the American Society for Horticultural Science, and the North Carolina Academy of Sciences. He was featured in American Men of Science, Volume II, 1955 and Marquis Who's Who in America, Volume 34, 1965-66. He recieved a Sigma Xi Reseach Award in 1960 and the Ellis L. Phillips Internship Award in Academic Administration from Indiana University for 1965-66. He served on the board of trustees for the North Carolian School of Science and Math from 1985 to 1990[?], was a member of the North Carolina Council on Higher Education for Adults from 1967 to 1974, and a trustee for the Methodist Home for Children from 1980 to 1988. Nash Winstead passed away on October 18, 2008.
Scope and Content
This collection contains copies of speeches, talks and papers related to Nash Nicks Winstead's work as a professor and administrator at North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1990, especially his work on affirmative action programs in education. There are materials pertaining to his work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, Institute of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University, and his serivce in the United States Citizen-Ambassador Program. There are printed copies of Winstead's personal writings: histories of both North Carolina State University from 1953 to 1995 and the North Carolina State University Provost's Office from 1955 to 1993; genealogical writings about his ancestors and hometown of Leasburg, North Carolina, which contain information about the region's agriculture history from 1800 to 1960; and a volume documenting the Winstead family as pet owners. Also included are Winstead's personal and professional corresprondence from 1959 to 1994.
Arrangement
- 1. Professional Papers
- 2. Writings
- 3. Correspondence
Collection Inventory
Professional Papers 1964-1996 MC 187 Series 1
1.5 Linear feetCopies of speeches and talks as well as papers related to Winstead's work with the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation, the Institute of Biological Sciences, and North Carolina State University. Also included is information and correspondence regarding Winstead's appointment as a United States Citizen-Ambassador to the People's Republic of China in October 1982.
Speeches 1964-1970 (1 of 2) 1964-1970
[ Box: 1 Folder: 1 ]Speeches 1964-1970 (2 of 2) 1964-1970
[ Box: 1 Folder: 2 ]Speeches 1970-1974 (1 of 2) 1970-1974
[ Box: 1 Folder: 3 ]Speeches 1970-1974 (2 of 2) 1970 - 1974
[ Box: 1 Folder: 4 ]Speeches 1974-1976 (1 of 3) 1974-1976
[ Box: 1 Folder: 5 ]Speeches 1974-1976 (2 of 3) 1974-1976
[ Box: 1 Folder: 6 ]Speeches 1974-1976 (3 of 3) 1974-1976
[ Box: 1 Folder: 7 ]Speeches 1974-1979 (1 of 2) 1974-1979
[ Box: 1 Folder: 8 ]Speeches 1974-1979 (2 of 2) 1974-1979
[ Box: 1 Folder: 9 ]Speeches 1979-1981 (1 of 2) 1979-1981
[ Box: 1 Folder: 10 ]Speeches 1979-1981 (2 of 2) 1979-1981
[ Box: 1 Folder: 11 ]Speeches 1982-1986 (1 of 2) 1982-1986
[ Box: 2 Folder: 12 ]Speeches 1982-1986 (2 of 2) 1982-1986
[ Box: 2 Folder: 13 ]Speeches 1986-1989 (1 of 2) 1986-1989
[ Box: 2 Folder: 14 ]Speeches 1986-1989 (2 of 2) 1986-1989
[ Box: 2 Folder: 15 ]UNC Science and Education Network Pre-College Program 1985, 1994
[ Box: 2 Folder: 16 ]Pension Plan 1995
[ Box: 2 Folder: 17 ]General Education 1978-1993
[ Box: 2 Folder: 18 ]Campaign for NC State Students 1996
[ Box: 2 Folder: 19 ]African-American Awards Banquet 1996
[ Box: 2 Folder: 20 ]Report to the Ellis L. Phillips Foundation 1966
[ Box: 2 Folder: 21 ]Talks 1964-1974 (1 of 3) 1964-1974
[ Box: 2 Folder: 22 ]Talks 1964-1974 (2 of 3) 1964-1974
[ Box: 2 Folder: 23 ]Talks 1964-1974 (3 of 3) 1964-1974
[ Box: 2 Folder: 24 ]People to People Citizens Ambassador Program 1982-1983
[ Box: 3 Folder: 25 ]This folder contains items relating to Winstead's post as a Citizen Ambassador to the People's Republic of China in 1982
Copy of Report to Ellis L. Phillipson Foundation 1966
[ Box: 3 Folder: 26 ]Ellis L. Phillips Foundation (1 of 3) 1953-1966
[ Box: 3 Folder: 27 ]Ellis L. Phillips Foundation (2 of 3) 1953-1966
[ Box: 3 Folder: 28 ]Ellis L. Phillips Foundation (3 of 3) 1953-1966
[ Box: 3 Folder: 29 ]African American Heritage Society program brochure 1989
[ Box: 3 Folder: 30 ]Institute of Biological Sciences (1 of 5) 1965-1967
[ Box: 3 Folder: 31 ]Institute of Biological Sciences (2 of 5) 1965-1967
[ Box: 3 Folder: 32 ]Institute of Biological Sciences (3 of 5) 1965-1967
[ Box: 3 Folder: 33 ]Institute of Biological Sciences (4 of 5) 1965-1967
[ Box: 3 Folder: 34 ]Institute of Biological Sciences (5 of 5) 1965-1967
[ Box: 3 Folder: 35 ]Writings 1997-2002 MC 187 Series 2
0.5 Linear feetPrinted copies of Winstead's personal writings. Included are histories of both North Carolina State University, dating from 1953 to 1995 and the North Carolina State University Provost's Office from 1955 to 1993, genealogical writings about Winstead's ancestors and hometown of Leasburg, North Carolina, from 1800 to 1960, and a volume documenting the Winstead family pets. Also in this series is an undated school report on North Carolina State University by Winstead's daughter, Karen Winstead, which includes printed brochures (circa 1965) from the Forestry Department, Computer Science Department, and the College of Design.
Tales of North Carolina State University as Told or Remembered (1 of 2) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 1 ]Tales of North Carolina State University as Told or Remembered (2 of 2) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 2 ]Tales of North Carolina State University as Told or Remembered Background Material 1974-1995
[ Box: 1 Folder: 3 ]The Provost's Office North Carolina State University An Informal History 1955-1993 (1 of 6) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 4 ]The Provost's Office North Carolina State University An Informal History 1955-1993 (2 of 6) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 5 ]The Provost's Office North Carolina State University An Informal History 1955-1993 (3 of 6) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 6 ]The Provost's Office North Carolina State University An Informal History 1955-1993 (4of 6) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 7 ]The Provost's Office North Carolina State University An Informal History 1955-1993 (5 of 6) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 8 ]The Provost's Office North Carolina State University An Informal History 1955-1993 (6 of 6) undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 9 ]The Provost's Office North Carolina State University An Informal History 1955-1993 Corrections undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 10 ]Featherstone Memories 2002
[ Box: 1 Folder: 11 ]Home Grown and Homeade (1 of 3) 1997
[ Box: 1 Folder: 12 ]Home Grown and Homeade (2 of 3) 1997
[ Box: 1 Folder: 13 ]Home Grown and Homeade (3 of 3) 1997
[ Box: 1 Folder: 14 ]Molly with a Supplement About Our Other Dogs Timmy, Susie, Gretchen and Napoleon 2000
[ Box: 1 Folder: 15 ]Tales of Leasburg 2001
[ Box: 1 Folder: 16 ]North Carolina State University by Karen Winstead undated
[ Box: 1 Folder: 17 ]Correspondence 1959-1994 MC 187 Series 3
1.5 Linear feetPersonal and professional correspondence of Nash Nicks Winstead.
