William Firth, Fields Leaf Tobacco Co., 1969

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Title:: William Firth, Fields Leaf Tobacco Co., 1969
Description:: The following collection contains the correspondence of W. H. Johnson and William E. Firth, as they planned meetings between NCSU's Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and the Fields Leaf Tobacco Company, where they discussed the process of freeze-drying tobacco. Both institutions hoped that the process would allow tobacco companies to have greater control over their output characteristics of cigarettes. The collection also contains Firth's business card and an office note on the Rembrandt Company.
Topics:: Agriculture
Subjects:: Freeze-drying
Tobacco industry
Original Format:: Multiple materials (materials for groups)
Item identifier:: mc00062-007-bx0040-014-000
Coverage Date:: 1969
Genre:: Administrative records
Business cards
Correspondence
Names:: Fields Leaf Tobacco Company more info on Fields Leaf Tobacco Company
North Carolina State University. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering more info on North Carolina State University. Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering
Johnson, William H. more info on Johnson, William H.
Firth, William E. more info on Firth, William E.
Digital Project:: Cultivating a Revolution

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: William H. Johnson Papers, 1941-2005 (Bulk, 1956-1983) (MC00062) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Funding:: Digitization of this resource was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.