Hayne Palmour III oral history, 9 March 2015

Item information

Title:

Hayne Palmour III oral history, 9 March 2015

Description:

This interview was conducted at the home of Dr. Hayne Palmour III in Raleigh, North Carolina.  In the interview, Dr. Barker discusses: his memories of living in an agricultural area of Idaho as a teenager; his service in the Navy as an orographer; discovering ceramics at a serviceman’s art center while in the Navy; his first job working with the Bureau of Mines in Norris, TN; joining a management training program operated by the US Department of the Interior; working with the American Lava Corporation in Chattanooga, TN; coming to NC State to earn his Ph.D.; working with the Department of Engineering Research at NC State; research on North Carolina olivine; studying as a graduate student under the guidance of Worth Kriegel; the changing names and structure of the department; being transferred to the academic department when the Engineering Research Department became a separate entity titled the Engineering Research Services Division; serving as associate head of the department; teaching; serving on the faculty senate; retiring in 1994; changes in the department and research funding; his son John Palmour’s involvement in the founding of CREE as an alum of NC State; working with other faculty in the department such as Hans Conrad and John Hren; memorable former students; and Dr. Palmour’s interest in studying and collecting pottery and ceramic arts from around the world and throughout history.

Topics:

Engineering
People
University History

Subjects:

Ceramics -- Research
College administrators
College teachers
Doctoral students

Original Format:

Digital video recording, sound, color

Extent:

1:13:17

Item identifier:

mc00449-oh-palmour-20150309

Interviewer:

Ferris, Virginia L. more info on Ferris, Virginia L. 

Interviewee:

Palmour, Hayne more info on Palmour, Hayne 

Created Date:

2015-03-09

Genre:

Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)

Names:

Ferris, Virginia L. more info on Ferris, Virginia L. 
North Carolina State University -- History more info on North Carolina State University -- History 
Palmour, Hayne more info on Palmour, Hayne 
North Carolina State University -- Students -- History more info on North Carolina State University -- Students -- History 
North Carolina State University. College of Engineering more info on North Carolina State University. College of Engineering 
North Carolina State University -- Administration more info on North Carolina State University -- Administration 
North Carolina State University -- Faculty more info on North Carolina State University -- Faculty 

Location:

Raleigh (N.C.)

Digital Project:

NC State Institutional Histories