John Palmer Papers, PC.7009
Abstract
This collection, created by John Glen Palmer, encompasses his tenure at Haywood Community College in Clyde, North Carolina, from 1977 until December 2007. A native of Haywood County, Palmer served as an adjunct forestry instructor and as the director of the campus arboretum, leading numerous landscaping projects and participating in campus building projects throughout the growth of the college. The collection contains meeting minutes, correspondence, project photographs, building and landscaping plans, and catalogs used to select flora for landscaping.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- John Palmer Papers
- Call Number
- PC.7009
- Creator
- Palmer, John Glen
- Date
- 1977 - 2007
- Repository
- Western Regional Archives, State Archives of North Carolina
Collection Overview
This collection, created by John Palmer during his tenure at Haywood Community College, provides an account of the campus arboretum's creation and expansion from the perspective of its director. Numerous campus projects were brought to fruition by Palmer, from landscaping to building, as his input was frequently sought by administration as well as the student body. Palmer procured funds through grants and donations, and also material donations such as the mill stone and water wheel for the Millhouse building project. Additionally, Palmer was an educator, teaching dendrology and forestry as an adjunct instructor as a result of his own education, experience, and credentials within that discipline. The components of student work programs, annual out-of-state field trips, related conferences, club organizations, and overseas correspondence and travel notes provide insight with regard to the administrative and teaching dimensions of Palmer's lengthy career.
Biographical/Historical
Haywood Community College is located in the town of Clyde, in Haywood County, North Carolina. It provides education and training in more than 50 curricula with a student body of more than 3,000 students.