Archives West Finding Aid

Series I reflects the administration of the college through the Dean’s Office and covers subjects such as: the clarification of policies/procedures, computer center development, conference participation, budget management, acknowledgement of gifts and donations, cooperative education, and trends in student enrollment. The materials in this series include correspondence, faculty/staff directories, meeting minutes, annual reports, policy statements, and statistical information.

Series II relates to curriculum development and instruction in the various engineering departments and programs of the College. In addition to proposals for new degree programs, this series includes correspondence, course syllabi, meeting minutes, policies/procedures, publications, and reports.

Series III documents training offered through short courses and conferences organized by the College of Engineering on various topics such as building code inspection, traffic safety, highway engineering, road construction, sewage operation management, and motor vehicle fleet supervision. In addition to conference proceedings and registration rosters, this series contains correspondence, brochures, speech notes, newspaper clippings, and questionnaires.

Series IV pertains to the management of facilities and equipment by the College of Engineering and addresses topics such as building renovation and remodel, space needs analysis, long term building program planning, and allocations for equipment. In addition to floor plans and drawings, this series contains correspondence and reports.

Series V relates to engineering research projects and is made up of correspondence, reports, proposals, handbooks, and meeting minutes. About half of this series consists of proposals from individual faculty members that are organized by name. Other projects are described mostly by funding agency or type of research undertaken.

Meeting minutes and correspondence from the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) make up the contents of series VI, which also includes studies, newsletters, and bylaws. Engineering faculty George Gleeson and Fred Burgess both served as early administrators of the WRRI.

The historical essays and outlines in series VII relate to the development and evolution of engineering instruction at the university and include details such as the first faculty to teach engineering coursework, the establishment of engineering departments, building construction, and the number of students enrolled in the engineering program. Written by engineering faculty George W. Gleeson, John Campbell, and others, the historical information is organized in both narrative and timeline form.

Series VIII documents the activities of student engineering organizations and governmental bodies such as the Engineering Student Council and the Associated Students of OSU. This series also reflects interaction between the college and students regarding scholarship/fellowship programs, career placement, admission procedures, selective service, and honors/awards recognition. Correspondence, reports, brochures, membership lists, bylaws/constitutions, and statistical data make up the materials found in this series.

Series IX reflects communication between the college and mostly regional organizations focused on research and economic development. Pertaining to various research projects, conference meetings, industrial development in Oregon, and the Bonneville Power Administration, the materials in this series primarily consist of correspondence and publications.

Series X contains materials from engineering education-focused organizations and includes conference proceedings, correspondence, meeting minutes, publications, and reports. In addition to organizations specific to engineering such as the American Society for Engineering Education and the Engineering College Research Council, this series also has records from general educational bodies such as the National Association of Land Grant Colleges and Universities and the American Council of Education.

Series XI pertains to involvement by School of Engineering faculty in professional engineering associations and societies. Made up mostly of correspondence, meeting minutes, and publications, this series contains materials from both national societies and regional engineering groups such as Professional Engineers of Oregon and the Corvallis Engineers’ Club.

Series XII pertains to engineering instruction offered through Extension programs located in Portland, Salem, and Medford. Primarily made up of correspondence and course bulletins, this series also reflects participation by the college in instructional programs offered through companies such as Boeing, Crown-Zellerbach, and General Electric.

Documentation of Engineering Experiment Station research projects and other activities is the subject of series XIII, which includes correspondence, reports, and research proposals.

Series XIV reflects interaction between the College of Engineering and administrative and service units at OSU that include the Registrar’s Office, the OSU Foundation, Library, the Admissions Office, the Dean of Faculty, and the President’s Office. This series is made up mostly of correspondence, reports, and publications.

Series XV contains materials generated by various university and School of Engineering committees and includes correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, and outlines for research projects. Issues addressed by these committees include: radiation safety, teacher appraisal, student recruitment, curriculum development, and screening of candidates for distinguished professor awards.

Series XVI documents interaction between Dean Gleeson and other Engineering faculty and administrators from other instructional departments and colleges on campus. Primarily made up of correspondence, this series also includes conference proceedings, course outlines, curriculum proposals, publications, and reports. Among the subjects covered include: computer development, grievances against instructors by students, and curriculum development.

The focus of Series XVII are relations between the school and the Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE) Chancellor’s Office and other OSSHE institutions. Along with two reports by OSU faculty on engineering education in Oregon, this series contains correspondence pertaining to the Community College Transfer Program, a fallout shelter analysis course, and engineering coursework at Portland State University.

Series XVIII pertains to relations between the School of Engineering and federal government agencies such as the Department of the Interior, the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Selective Service Administration, and the Atomic Energy Commission. Consisting mostly of correspondence and publications, topics covered include nuclear engineering education, fellowship programs, research projects related to the “space sciences”, and conference participation. This series also contains letters from Deans Gleeson and Burgess to congressional representatives.

Series XIX documents the interaction between the College of Engineering and several Oregon state agencies. The series includes corespondence, reports, meeting minutes, reference materials, legislative materials, and newspaper clippings. The State Highway Commission materials document the impact of road construction materials upon animals and the Northwest Traffic Engineering Conference. The Capitol Planning Commission materials document the participation of Engineering Dean George Gleeson as a member of the commission and planning for development of Salem, Oregon, in the 1940s through 1960s. All of the Capitol Planning Commission materials as well as the Pacific Northwest California Power Intertie documents and the materials pertaining to approval of voting machines for the Elections Division are on microfilm.

Communication between the School of Engineering and other colleges and universities make up the focus of series XX, which contains correspondence, reports, and publications. In addition to replies to particular questions about engineering faculty members and the curriculum at OSU, other subjects addressed in this series include community college transfer courses, faculty recruitment, the development of Linn-Benton Community College, and announcements of recent engineering research and publications.

Series XXI documents periodic accreditation reviews of the College by the Engineers' Council for Professional Development and later, the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. This series is mostly made up of correspondence and reports.

Series XXII contains a variety of publications oriented toward prospective engineering students and alumni that include advising guides, graduate study guides, informational brochures, flyers, and newsletters. Among these publications is an administrative history of the Mechanical Engineering Department.

Series XXIII documents the Army Specialized Training Program on the Oregon State Collage campus during World War II and includes transcripts of program participants, course outlines, enrollment summaries, reports of staff teaching military trainees, and ' administrative records and correpondence. All of the records are on microfilm.

Series XXIV includes proposals, reports, lists of participants, and course evaluations for the Academic Year Institute for High School Science and math Teachers at Oregon State College. The Institute was funded by the National Science Foundation.