Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives



Guide to the College of Engineering Records, 1930-2002


RG 062





Finding aid prepared by Karl McCreary.

Finding aid encoded by Elizabeth Nielsen., 2008


Overview of the Collection

 
Repository Name:
 

Oregon State University Libraries
University Archives

121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-4501
Phone: 541-737-2165
Email: archives@oregonstate.edu
Web: http://osulibrary.oregonstate.edu/archives

 
Collection Number:
 

RG 062

 
Creator:
 

Oregon State University. College of Engineering.

 
Title:
 

College of Engineering Records

 
Dates:
 

1930-2002 (inclusive)
1943-1983 (bulk)

 
Quantity:
 

23 cubic feet
24 boxes, including 1 oversize box
9 microfilm reels

 
Languages:
 

Materials in English. 

 
Summary:
 

These records were generated and assembled by the College of Engineering and document the administration of the College and the instructional, research, and professional activities of engineering faculty at Oregon State University.

 

Historical Note

Instruction in engineering at Oregon State dates back to the 1880s, when mathematics professors incorporated concepts in engineering as a part of their teaching of math. In 1889, Grant Adelbert Covell was appointed to the first professorship exclusively devoted to engineering and soon following this appointment, he formed the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The first two graduates of this new department received their degrees in 1893. Soon after the first undergraduate degrees in mechanical engineering were awarded, the college established instructional departments in three other branches of engineering: Electrical (1897), Mining (1904), and Civil (1905).

In 1908, a School of Engineering was formed to bring the four engineering departments together under a single administrative umbrella. Covell served as the school’s first dean. Chemical Engineering, which was established in 1917 as an independent department reporting to the President’s office, later incorporated into the school in 1932. Other engineering curricula established at OSU that expanded the school further included Industrial Engineering (1943), Nuclear Engineering (1968), and Computer Science (1974). In 1947, the Schools of Agriculture and Engineering reached an agreement to cooperatively administer curriculum in Agricultural Engineering (later to become Biological and Ecological Engineering).

Other benchmarks reflecting the growth of engineering curricula at OSU are the establishment of a doctorate program in engineering in 1945 and the upgrade of the school to the status of college in 1983. Since the inception of engineering coursework in 1889, it is estimated that a total of about 29,000 students have received degrees in engineering at Oregon State.

Collaboration between the School of Engineering and the Extension Service was an early feature of engineering research and instruction at OSU, beginning with the establishment of the Experimental Engineering Department in 1914. A year later, the first Extension courses in engineering were offered in Portland and by 1927, the college created the Engineering Experiment Station.

In addition to the management of instructional departments, the College of Engineering has also administered a number of research center and institutes at OSU, one of the earliest of which was the Water Resources Research Institute. Others currently include the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, the Kiewit Center for Infrastructure and Transportation, the Western Regional Hazardous Substance Research Center, the Space Grant Program, the National Center for Accessible Transportation, and the Energy Resource Research Laboratory.

The first building constructed to serve the needs of engineering students and faculty was Mechanical Hall, which was erected in 1889 and expanded significantly in 1893. This original Mechanical Hall burned in 1898 and was rebuilt in 1900. The second Mechanical Hall was renamed Apperson Hall in 1920. It is currently undergoing an extensive remodel and will be renamed Kearney Hall when completed in 2008.

As instruction and research in engineering expanded rapidly at OSU into the twentieth century, other buildings were constructed on campus to satisfy the growing demand for space among the various branches of engineering. These buildings consist of the following: Merryfield Hall (1909), Batcheller Hall (1913), Graf Hall (1920), Covell Hall (1928), Dearborn Hall (1949), Gleeson Hall (1955), the Radiation Center (1963), Rogers Hall (1967), Owen Hall (1988), and the Kelly Engineering Center (2006).

Deans of Engineering
1908-1927
Grant Adelbert Covell
1927-1933
H.S. Rogers
1934-1944
R.H. Dearborn
1944-1970
George W. Gleeson
1970-1990
Fred J. Burgess
1990-1997
John Owen
1997-1998
Thomas West
1998-
Ron Adams

Content Description

The College of Engineering Records document the instruction, research, and outreach activities of the College, the professional activities of engineering faculty, and the collaborative programs between the College and other OSU units. The records include reports, correspondence, proposals, publications, news clippintgs, and floor plans. The bulk of the records are in paper form; some series are available only on microfilm.

The records address a variety of topics in addition to engineering instruction and research, including regional and national professional engineering associations, accreditation of the the College's degree programs, development of the Water Resources Research Institute, women and minorities in engineering, facilities and buildings, the Capitol Planning Commission for Oregon, the cooperative program between Oregon State College and Kasetsart University in Thailand, and Oregon State College's involvement in the Army Specialized Training Program during World War II and other military training activities

Arrangement

The records consist of 24 series: I. Deans's Office, 1936-2001; II. Instruction, 1944-1991; III. Conferences and Short Courses, 1944-2001; IV. Facilities and Equipment, 1930-1988; V. Research, 1942-1996; VI. Water Resources Research Institute, 1966-1971; VII. Historical Essays and Outlines, 1946-1984; VIII. Students, 1946-2000; IX. Organizations - Civic and Research, 1945-1961; X. Engineering Organizations - Educational, 1944-1969; XI. Engineering Organizations - Professional, 1946-1981; XII. Engineering Extension Services, 1944-1969; XIII. Engineering Experiment Station, 1944-1979; XIV. OSU Administration and Services, 1939-1972; XV. Committees, 1942-1983; XVI. OSU Instructional Divisions, 1931-1981; XVII. Oregon State System of Higher Education(OSSHE), 1951-1989; XVIII. U.S. Governments, 1947-1971; XIX. Oregon State Government, 1948-1981; XX. Colleges and Universities, 1952-2000; XXI. Accreditation, 1960-1993; XXII. Publications, 1973-2002; XXIII. Army Specialized Training Program, 1943-1945; and XXIV. Academic Year Institute for High School Science and Math Teachers, 1953-1965.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information 

Transferred from the College of Engineering in numerous accessions from the 1960s through 2007.

Future Additions 

Additions to the collection are expected.

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Access 

Collection is open for research with the exception of materials in Series VIII (Women in Engineering folder) and XXIII (Transcripts of Academic Record) that require approval of the University Archivist for access.

Preferred Citation 

College of Engineering Records (RG 062), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.

Related Information

Related Materials 

Documentation of engineering faculty, students, research, and instruction at OSU is also represented elsewhere in the holdings of the Archives. Interaction between the College of Engineering and other administrative and academic units of the university can be found in the records of the President’s Office (RG 13) (text/html) , the Agricultural Experiment Station (RG 25) (text/html) , and the College of Agricultural Sciences (RG 158) (text/html) . Records of the Research Office (RG 170) (text/html)  contain materials from the Water Resource Research Institute.

There are also records from the various departments within the College: Bioresource Engineering (RG 1) (text/html) , Chemical Engineering (RG 153), Civil Engineering (RG 30), Electrical Engineering (RG 121), and Mechanical Engineering (RG 213).

Collections of working and personal papers from engineering faculty can also be found in the holdings: Dean Booster, Grant Covell, Samuel Graf (text/html) , Hugh J. Hansen, J. Ronald Miner, James A. Moore (text/html) , Edgar Raymond Shepard (text/html) , and Robert C. Wilson.

The archives also has a number of collections of from alumni of the College: Jean Mater, John H. Gallagher Sr. (text/html) , Emile Pernot, Robert Rankin, Arthur Byron Smith (text/html) , Mervyn Stephenson, Neal Van Devender, and Ralph York.

Images depicting engineering faculty, students, instruction, buildings, and research activities can be found in the following photograph collections: College of Engineering (P 69), the Bioresource Engineering department (P 106), the Industrial Engineering and Industrial Arts Department (P 189), the Mechanical Engineering Department (P 229), Experiment Station Publications (P 132) (text/html) , Buildings Collection (P 16), the President’s Office (P 92), E. E. Wilson (P 101), John Garman (P 95), Gwil Evans (P 82), and Harriet’s Collection.

Documentation of engineering at OSU on films, videotapes, and other moving images are featured in the following collections: College of Engineering (P 69), the Agricultural Engineering Department (P 106) (text/html) , the Industrial Engineering and Industrial Arts Department (P 189), and News and Communications Services (P 57).

Newsletters and other publications generated by engineering students are also represented in the Archives. In addition to paper copies of the Technical Record (PUB 10-15b) of the Associated Students of Engineering, several other student publications such as Electrical Discharge (PUB 10-22d), Survey (PUB 10-22g), and Slide Rule (PUB 10-22h) can be found on microfilm in the Archives. Circulars, bulletins, and reprints reflecting Engineering Experiment Station research and activities are also featured in publication groups in the archives.

Subjects

Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (U.S.)
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
KOAC (Radio station: Corvallis, Or.)
Mahāwitthayālai Kasētsāt.
Oregon State College. Engineering Experiment Station.
Oregon State College--Faculty.
Oregon State College--Research.
Oregon State College--Students.
Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute.
Oregon State University--Buildings.
Oregon State University--Faculty.
Oregon State University--Research.
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon. Capitol Planning Commission.
Engineering schools--Oregon.
Engineering students--Oregon--Corvallis.
Engineering--Study and teaching--Oregon.
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Technical education--Oregon.
Women in engineering--Oregon--Corvallis.
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Schools.
Salem (Or.)
Other Creators :
Burgess, Fredrick J., 1926-
Dearborn, Richard Harold
Gleeson, George Walter, 1905-
Rogers, Harry Stanley, 1890-
Oregon State College. School of Engineering.
Oregon State University. School of Engineering.

Detailed Description of the Collection

 

Series I:  Dean's Office, 1936-2001

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.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
1


Administrative Procedures, 1940-1948
 


Affirmative Action Statistical Information, 1972-1980
 


Annual Report, 2000-2001
 


Biennial Report Data, 1945-1963
 
2 folders
   
Budgets, 1962-1968
 


"B" Budgets for 1967-1968 Biennium, 1966-1968
 


Department Plans - "B" Budget, 1962-1964
 


Chemical Plant Design Textbook, 1950
 


College Work-Study Program, 1965-1969
 


Committee Appointments, 1942-1962
   
Computing, 1962-1970
 


Computers and Computer Center, 1962-1967
 
3 folders
 


Computer Instruction, 1966-1970
 
5 folders
   
Conferences and Meetings Attended, 1964-1971
 


1964-1971
 
2 folders
 
2

1968-1971
   
Cooperative Education, 1967-1970
 


General, 1967-1970
 


Association of General Contractors (AGC) Cooperative Program, 1966-1969
 


Cooperative Agreements, 1967
 


Cooperative Education Association, 1967-1968
   
Correspondence, 1968-1988
 


Council for Advanced Science and Engineering Education - Research For Industry (CASEERI), 1982-1983
 


Donations for the Construction and Engineering Hall at the LaSells Stewart Center, 1981
 


General, 1968-1970
 
5 folders
 


Gift Acknowledgement, 1972-1988
 


Research Projects and Funding, 1977-1981
 


Tektronix Inc. - Collaboration with, 1972-1983
 


Department Heads' Meetings and Retreat, 1990-1994
 
3 folders
 


Examination Schedules, 1948-1972
 
2 folders
 


Field Trip Requests, 1962-1972
 


Gifts, 1946-1969
   
High Schools, 1950-1970
 
3

Admission and Vocational Information, 1950-1969
 


Career Days and Campus Visitations, 1968-1970
 


General Correspondence, 1967-1969
 


Improvement Account (equipment purchases), 1965-1967
 
2 folders
   
Inquiries, 1953-1972
 


General, 1960-1972
 


Neutralizers, 1953-1957
 


Institutional Resource Inventory, 1960
 
A statement from the Dean listing the college’s different projects with off-campus organizations and impacts upon the state.
   
Junior Engineers' and Scientists' Summer Institute (JESSI), 1964-1971
 


General, 1965-1971
 


Letters from participants, 1966
 


Board of Trustees Meetings, 1964-1970
 
3 folders
 


Management Course, 1957-1960
 


Membership in Organizations, 1968-1971
 


Nicholls Minerals Corporation, 1951-1952
 


Policy Statements, 1972-1983
   
Publicity and Promotion, 1995-1996
 


Promotional Videotape Enginuity, 1995-1996
   
Staff, 1944-1983
 


Directories of Engineering School Faculty and Staff, 1952-1971
 


The Faculty of the School of Engineering, 1966 , 1966
 
A listing of engineering faculty that includes biographical information and portraits.
 


General Notices and Correspondence, 1946-1983
   
Department Head Notices, 1945-1972
 


1945-1960
 
3 folders
 
4

1967-1972
 
2 folders
 


Clearance Classifications for Classified Federal Projects, 1951-1954
 


Barrington Survey, 1955
 


Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Project, 1961
 


Promotion and Tenure Guidelines, 1972-1977
 


Selective Service Correspondence, 1944-1951
   
Statistics, 1936-1971
 


Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) Summary, 1945
 


Enrollment Statistics and Degrees, 1936-1971
 


Grades, Credit Hours, FTE, 1945-1954
 


Graphed Statistics on Enrollment Trends and other Data, circa 1951
 


Salary and Requisition Budgets, 1947-1950
 


Television - Instructional, 1956-1964
 
2 folders
 


Undergraduate Instruction, Grants and Awards to Improve, 1969
 


Workshop/Forum Participation by Technology Firms, 1981

 

Series II:  Instruction, 1944-1991

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.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
By Department, 1944-1983
 
box
4


Air Resources Center, 1962-1969
   
Agricultural Engineering, 1947-1971
 


General, 1947-1971
 


Executive Council Minutes, 1953-1970
 
3 folders
   
Chemical Engineering, 1945-1971
 


General, 1945-1971
 
3 folders
 


Mining Engineering, 1950-1953
 


Executive Council Minutes, 1956-1957
   
Civil Engineering, 1952-1972
 
4-5

General, 1953-1972
 
6 folders
 
5

Executive Council Minutes, 1952-1957
 


Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management, 1972-1980
 


Computer Center, 1964-1968
 


Computer Science Program, 1978
 


Curricula and Curricula Coordination Committee, 1954-1958
 
2 folders
 


Departmental Monthly Reports, 1953-1956
 


Departmental Organization Bylaws and Procedures, 1955
 


Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1967-1983
   
Electrical Engineering, 1945-1970
 


General, 1945-1970
 
3 folders
 


Executive Council Minutes, 1955-1956
   
General Engineering, 1945-1969
 


General, 1945-1969
 
2 folders
 


Executive Council Minutes, 1952-1956
 


Industrial Engineering and Industrial Arts, 1946-1979
 
5 folders
 


Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 1970-1971
   
Mechanical Engineering, 1944-1981
 


General, 1944-1974
 
2 folders
 


Executive Council Minutes, 1950-1959
 


Pilot Training, 1945-1950
 
6

Metallurgical Engineering, 1969
 


Nuclear Engineering, 1968-1977
 


Organization Procedures, 1950-1955
 


Production Technology, 1962-1970
 


Professional Engineering Program, 1979-1981
 


Course Syllabi List, 1979
 


Graduate Students, 1976
 


Graduate Studies - Off Campus Cooperative Programs, 1967-1975
 


Information Systems Technology Data Processing Systems Option, 1977
   
Proposals, 1944-1991
 


Audio-Visual Instruction Development, 1978
 


Biomedical Engineering Degree, 1975
 


Boeing Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, 1991
 


Master of Engineering, 1973
 


Permission to Grant the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1944
 


Sanitary Engineering Graduate Training Program Annual Report, 1966

 

Series III:  Conferences and Short Courses, 1944-2001

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.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
6


Air Conditioning Conference, 1945-1952
 


Automotive Short Course, 1958-1962
 


Building Code Training School, 1946-1947
 
Proposed, but never developed.
 


Building Inspectors Short Course, 1956-1969
 


Concrete Inspectors Short Course, 1959-1963
 


General, 1950-1981
 
4 folders
 


Industrial Waste Conference, 1949-1963
 


Northwest Conference on Road Building, 1955-1964
 
Formerly Roads and Streets Conference.
 


Northwest Highway Engineering Conference, 1950-1960
 


Northwest Public Power Administration (NWPPA) Meter School, 1953-1963
 


Northwest Traffic Engineering Conference, 1944-1961
 
2 folders
 


Oregon Motor Vehicle Fleet Supervisors Course, 1945-1962
   
Oregon Traffic Safety Workshop Packets, 2000-2001
 
Prepared by the Kiewit Center.
 


Access Management Workshop, 2001
 
2 folders
 


Highway Capacity Analysis, 2001
 
7

Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2001
 
2 folders
 


Traffic Engineering Fundamentals, 2000
 
2 folders
 


Traffic Calming: Basics and Beyond, 2001
 
2 folders
 


Pima Seminar Workshop, 1956-1968
 


Roads and Streets Conference, 1950-1962
 
2 folders
 


Sanitarians' Short Course, 1950-1966
 


Sewage Works Operator's Short School, 1954-1970
 
2 folders
 


Waterworks' Operators Short Course, 1948-1970
 
2 folders
 


Off-Campus Conferences, 1947-1952
 


U. S. Geological Survey Short Course, 1956

 

Series IV:  Facilities and Equipment, 1930-1988

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.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Buildings, 1930-1983
 
box
7


Apperson Hall, 1957-1963
 


Chemical Engineering Building, 1949-1959
 
3 folders
 


Covell Hall (Physics), 1959-1969
 


Dearborn Hall, 1945-1969
 


Hydraulics Laboratory, undated
 


Industrial Building, 1945-1968
 
8

Industrial Arts Building, 1946-1960
 


Instructional Shops, 1972-1983
 


Mechanical Engineering Hall (Rogers Hall), 1959-1967
 


Merryfield Hall, 1977
 


Mines Building, 1960-1963
 


Wave Research Facility, 1979-1981
 
23

Floor Plans and Drawings, 1930-1975 (buildings featured in these plans are: Apperson Hall, Covell Hall, Graf Hall, the Instructional Shops, Merryfield Hall, and Rogers Hall) , 1930-1975
 
Buildings featured in these plans are Apperson Hall, Covell Hall, Graf Hall, the Instructional Shops, Merryfield Hall, and Rogers Hall.
 
8

Engineering Center Network Program, 1985-1988
 
Computer LAN network.
 


Equipment Needs and Allocations, 1937-1955
 


General, 1949-1969
 


Maintenance and Remodeling, 1947-1968
 
2 folders
 


Physical Plant and Equipment, 1945-1972
 


Space and Facility Needs - Studies and Correspondence, 1953-1975
 


Ten-Year Building Programs, 1943-1952

 

Series V:  Research, 1942-1996

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.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
8


Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Summer Institute, 1958-1965
 


Air Pollution Control, 1950-1956
 
2 folders
 


Air Resources, 1963-1969
 


Annual Reports of Research Activities, 1976-1996
 
4 folders
 


Atomic Energy Projects at OSU, 1958-1964
 
3 folders
 


Bonneville Power Administration Summer Projects for OSC Staff, 1950
 
9

Corps of Engineers (U.S.) Construction Engineering Lab, 1966
 


Department of Commerce, 1963
 


General, 1956-1971
 


GIFTS-5 Graphics Engineering Project, 1981
 
With the University of Arizona.
 


Materials Science Research Program, 1984-1986
 


National Advisory Health Council Grant, 1950
 


National Science Foundation (NSF) Science Faculty Fellowships, 1961-1963
 


Nuclear Engineering Education (Atomic Engineering Commission), 1955-1958
 


Oregon Inventors Council, 1960-1963
 


Oregon Research Associates (ORA), 1961-1963
 
2 folders
 


Proposed Navy Program, 1956-1958
 


Public Health Service Laboratory, 1960-1965
 


Radiation Center, 1956-1965
 
3 folders
 


Research Committee - Society of the Sigma Xi, 1962-1963
 


Research Handbooks, 1961-1963
   
Research Proposals, 1969-1973
 


Adrion, W. Richards, 1972-1973
 


Bainbridge, Douglas W., 1971-1972
 


Barton, John P., 1972-1973
 


Bella, David A., 1971-1972
 


Boersma, L., 1971-1973
 


Boubel, R.W., 1970-1973
 


Brandt, W.H., 1971-1972
 


Bucy, David A., 1972-1973
 


Burgess, Fred J., 1971-1973
 


Campbell, John C., 1971-1972
 


Chang, Cheng C., 1969-1973
 


Dahlke, H. J., 1970-1971
 


Davis, James H., 1970-1971
 


Elzy, Eugene, 1972-1973
 


Engle, John F., 1970-1973
 


Fitzgerald, Thomas J., 1972-1973
 
10

Herzog, James H., 1970-1973
 


Hewson, W., 1972-1973
 


Inove, Michael S., 1970-1973
 


Jensen, Leland C., 1972-1973
 


Johnson, L.E., 1971-1972
 


Kinney, John R., 1971-1972
 


Klingeman, Peter C., 1970-1972
 


Knudson, James G., 1970-1973
 


Larson, Milton B., 1970-1972
 


Larson, Robert E., 1970-1971
 


Layton, Robert D., 1972-1973
 


Levenspiel, Octave, 1970-1973
 


Meredith, Robert E., 1972-1973
 


Mezera, David F., 1971-1973
 


Miner, J. Ronald, 1972-1973
 


Mingle, J.G., 1972-1973
 


Mohler, Ronald R., 1971-1973
 
2 folders
 


Montes, J.S., 1972-1973
 


Nablekas, Van E., 1971-1972
 


Nath, John H., 1972-1973
 


Peterson, John, 1971-1972
 


Reistad, Gordon M., 1970-1973
 


Riggs, James L., 1970-1973
 


Rink, Raymond A., 1972-1973
 


Robinson, Alan H., 1969-1972
 


Seaders, John, 1971-1973
 


Schaumberg, Frank D., 1970-1971
 


Schroeder, W.L., 1970-1972
 


Schultz, Robert J., 1971-1972
 


Slotta, Larry S., 1970-1973
 


Spinrad, Bernard I., 1972-1973
 


Thresher, Robert W., 1970-1972
 


Weber, Leonard J., 1971-1972
 


Welty, J.R., 1970-1973
 


Zaworski, Robert J., 1971-1972
 


Miscellaneous , 1970-1972
   
Research Reports, 1970-1971
 


Airphoto Analysis of Ocean Outfall Dispersion, 1971
 
EPA project published as part of the Water Pollution Control Research series.
 


Tidal Hydraulics, Flushing Characteristics and Water Quality in Netarts Bay, Oregon, 1970
   
Sea Grant Program, 1966-1969
 


General, 1966
 
10-11

Ocean Engineering Research Program, 1944-1969
 
2 folders
 
11

Sea Grant College Proposal, 1967
 


Services and Testing to Off-Campus Projects by College Faculty, 1951-1971
 


State Technical Services Act - Projects Funded By, 1965-1968
   
Technology Curricula, 1958-1967
 


Analysis of the Oregon Technical Institute Program and Discussion Papers on Technology Programs , 1962-1967
 


Proposals and Correspondence, 1962-1966
 


Survey of Voc-Technical Education in Oregon - Recommendations, 1958
 


U.S. Public Health Department, 1956-1970
 
2 folders
 


World War II Projects - Building Security Measures, 1942
 


Water Pollution Control (State Sanitary Authority Advisory Board), 1949-1950
 
reel 5

Research Grants and Contracts, 1958-1966
 


National Science Foundation Reports, 1955-1959
 
reel 7

Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, 1962-1964

 

Series VI:  Water Resources Research Institute, 1966-1971

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.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
 
box
11


General, 1966-1971
 
9 folders

 
 
box
11



Series VII:  Historical Essays and Outlines, 1946-1984

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:  Students, 1946-2001

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.
 
 
Container(s)
Description
   
Admissions, 1949-1972
 
box
11


Academic Requirements Committee, 1956-1971
 


Correspondence, 1949-1972
 


Form Letters to Prospective Engineering Students, 1958-1968
 


Tests for Transfer Students, 1949
 
12

Associated Students of OSU (ASOSU), 1963-1981
 


Counseling and Testing Services, 1949-1965
 


Directories of Students from Other Lands, 1952-1957
 


Engineering Student Council, 1947-1981
 
2 folders
 


Honors and Awards, 1946-1981
 
3 folders
 


International Students, 1961
 


Minority Students, 1976-1980
   
Placement Office, 1949-1971
 


Blank Samples of Office Forms and Information, 1958-1959
 


Company Correspondence, 1949-1971
 
2 folders
 


Engineering Placement Office Annual Report for 1970/71, 1971
 


Guidebook for Office Staff, 1968
 


Job Listings, 1950-1953
 


Statistics, 1949-1962
 
Data tracking job placement of graduates, student enrollment, and interviews by companies visiting campus.
 


Placement Reports, 2000-2001
   
Scholarships, 1946-1981
 


General, 1946-1981
 
2 folders
 


Holcomb, Glenn W., Scholarship, 1977-1979
 


Programs for Minorities and Women, 1976-1979
 


Spies, Kenneth H., Scholarship , 1976-1978
 


Selective Service, 1950-1955
 


Space Grant Graduate Fellowships, 2000
 
An e-mail announcement from Nuclear Engineering Professor Andrew Klein.
   
Student Organizations, Honorary Societies, and Student Chapters, 1945-1981
 


American Society of Civil Engineers - Student Chapters Conference, 1947-1977
 


Co-Signers: Engineering Wives’ Club, 1962
 


Data Processing Management Association, 1974-1976
 


General, 1946-1971
 


Officer Lists of OSU Student Chapters and Engineering Honor Societies, 1961-1981
 


Society of Women Engineers, 1979-1980
 


Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and other Honorary Societies, 1945-1981
 
13

Student Personnel Department, 1951-1961
 


Student Registration and Grading Policies, 1952-1960
 


University Honors Program, 1965-1966
 


Women in Engineering, 1958-1960

 

Series IX:  Organizations - Civic and Research, 1945-1961

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.
 
 
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China-America Council, 1945-1946
 


Industrial Research Council, 1945-1946
 


League of Oregon Cities, 1951-1954
 


National Research Council, 1949-1964
 


Northwest Scientific Association, 1954-1960
 


Oregon Consulting Engineer Association, 1959-1961
 


Portland Chamber of Commerce, 1949-1953

 

Series X:  Engineering Organizations - Educational, 1944-1969

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.
 
 
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American Council of Education, 1951-1968
   
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1945-1969
 


General, 1954-1969
 
10 folders
 


Annual Meetings, 1949-1953
 
Includes addresses from special Centennial of Engineering meeting in Chicago in 1952.
 


Committee on Degree Designation, 1953-1954
 


Committee for Young Engineering Teachers, 1950-1960
   
Engineering College Administrative Committee (ECAC), 1946-1969
 


General, 1947-1968
 
14

Bulletins and Reports , 1946-1961
 
2 folders
 
24

Research and Development Budget Reports, 1951-1952
 
14

Humanistic Social Division, 1945-1955
 


Improvement of Teaching Committee, 1951-1958
 


Pacific Northwest Section, 1947-1969
 
2 folders
 


Reports - Miscellaneous, 1945-1953
 


Visiting Professor Program, 1960-1965
 


Commission on Engineering Education, 1962-1963
 


Deans of Western Engineering Colleges, 1947-1956
 


Engineering College Magazine Association, 1954
   
Engineering College Research Council, 1947-1967
 


General, 1947-1967
 


Non-Military Research Committee, 1948-1951
 


Engineering Council for Prof. Development (ECPD), 1944-1969
 
4 folders
 


Ford Foundation, 1967
 
Faculty residency awards.
 
14-15

National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1946-1967
 
9 folders

 

Series XI:  Engineering Organizations - Professional, 1946-1981

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.
 
 
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American Association of Engineering Societies, 1981
 
Salary survey.
 


American Institute of Architects, 1951-1952
   
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1945-1980
 


Chemical Engineering and Accrediting Committee, 1946-1948
 


General, 1945-1980
 


American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1951-1963
 


American Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1976
 


American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1952-1957
 


American Society of Civil Engineers, 1953-1980
 


American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, 1949-1963
 


American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1951-1960
 


American Society of Safety Engineers, 1949-1951
 


American Society for Testing Materials, 1951-1965
 


American Society of Tool Engineers, 1959-1968
 


Consulting Engineers Council of Oregon, 1978-1980
 


Corvallis Engineers’ Club, circa 1940-1958
 


Engineers Joint Council, 1951-1969
 
2 folders
 


Industrial Engineering Society, 1950-1952
 


Institute of Radio Engineers, 1951-1957
 


National Society of Professional Engineers, 1976-1980
 


Oregon Academy of Science, 1958-1960
   
Professional Engineers of Oregon (PEO), 1946-1981
 
16

General, 1946-1981
 
3 folders
 


Legislative Committee, 1950-1952
 


Women’s Auxiliary, 1952-1958
 


Society for Advancement of Management, 1952
 


Society for Automotive Engineers, 1951-1966
 


Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 1948-1953
 


Western Interstate Commission, 1954-1955

 

Series XII:  Engineering Extension Services, 1944-1969

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.
 
 
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Boeing Aircraft Company - Graduate School, 1951
 


Correspondence Courses, 1945-1967
 


Crown-Zellerbach Paper School, 1952-1969
 


Extension Service (general) - OSSHE, 1945-1969
 
2 folders
 


General Electric and Atomic Energy Commission Graduate Program, 1950-1964
 
2 folders
 


KOAC Radio Station and TV, 1944-1966
 
2 folders
 


Medford Extension Center, 1948-1950
 


Portland Extension Center, 1945-1968
 
3 folders
 


Salem Extension Center, 1950-1963
 


Vanport Extension Center, 1945-1952

 

Series XIII:  Engineering Experiment Station, 1944-1960

Documentation of Engineering Experiment Station research projects and other activities is the subject of series XIII, which includes correspondence, reports, and research proposals.
 
 
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General, 1944-1979
 
4 folders
   
Research Projects, 1944-1960
 
17

Army, Navy, and Office of Naval Research, 1946-1953
 


Bonneville Power Administration, 1945-1953
 


Coast Coal Company, 1945-1946
 


Consolidated Vultee Aircraft, 1944-1945
 


Oregon Coal Study, 1945-1948
 


Sanitary Survey, 1944-1945
 


Water Resources Research Institute, 1960
 
Includes proposal to establish the Institute.

 

Series XIV:  OSU Administration and Services, 1939-1972

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.
 
 
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Admissions, 1960-1970
 


Alumni Office, 1948-1970
 


Business Affairs, 1965-1969
   
Business Office, 1939-1971
 


Civil Service, 1945-1968
 


General, 1939-1971
 
2 folders
 


Veteran's Administration Book and Supply Certifications, 1953-1962
 
2 folders
 


Dean of Faculty, 1963-1972
 
3 folders
 


Dean of Men, 1953-1969
 


Dean of Research, 1966-1972
 


Dean of Students, 1967-1970
 


Financial Aid Office, 1968-1969
   
Institutional Research, Office of, 1950-1969
 


General, 1950-1969
 
24

Predicted First Term Grades for Incoming Freshman for Fall 1963, 1963
 
17

Library, 1946-1969
 
2 folders
 


Memorial Union, 1962-1968
 


Motor Pool, 1971
 


News Bureau, 1952-1969
 


OSU University Foundation, 1949-1979
 


Physical Plant, 1949-1969
 
18

President's Office, 1943-1969
 
6 folders
   
Publications Office, 1945-1971
 


Commencement Program Data, 1949-1955
 


General, 1946-1971
 


Improving College and University Teaching, 1946-1960
 


Information for War Activities Repor, 1945-1946
 


OSU Press, 1962
   
Registrar's Office, 1943-1970
 


Academic Deficiencies Committee Reports, 1967-1968
 


Academic Regulations, 1943-1953
 


Admissions Procedures and Regulations, 1948-1959
 


Diploma Wording, 1951-1958
 


General, 1948-1969
 


New Student Week, 1948-1970
 


Registration Procedures and Planning, 1947-1960
 


Summaries of Enrollment and Probation, 1950-1964
 


Round Table (YMCA-YWCA), 1951-1953
 
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Cooperative Program between Kasetsart University (Thailand) and Oregon State College/University, 1953-1963

 

Series XV:  Committees, 1942-1983

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.
 
 
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Ad Hoc Committee for Extension of Graduate Education, 1983
 


Aims and Objectives Committee, 1952-1953
 


Computer Committee, 1962-1963
 


Corvallis Conference on Research and Development for Oregon Small Business Planning Committee, 1957-1958
 


Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy, 1942-1959
 
Mostly documenting adjustments to the general catalogs.
 
19

Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy, 1945-1971
 
2 folders
 


Council of Deans, 1967-1971
 
4 folders
 


Curriculum Academic Policy Committee, 1971-1973
 


Curriculum Council, 1945-1961
 
Proposed new courses.
 


Distinguished Professor Awards Screening Committee, 1953-1966
 


Engineering Committee on the Scope and Content of Calculus, 1965-1966
 


Faculty Senate, 1960-1969
 


Faculty Welfare Committee, 1951-1963
 


Institutional Committee on National Science Foundation Science Development Program (Stardust), 1964-1965
 


OSU Press, 1961-1970
 


Patent Committee, 1963-1969
 


Placement Bureau Committee, 1949-1960
 


Publications Committee, 1953-1962
 


Radiation Safety Committee, 1958-1962
 


Registration Committee, 1956-1969
 


Research Committee, 1958-1961
 
Mostly made up of research project outlines.
 


Student Recruiting Committee, 1975-1978
 


Superior Student Committee, 1952
 


Teacher Appraisal Committee, 1952-1963
 


Technical Services Committee, 1968, 1968
 


War Emergency Committee, 1950-1951
 
2 folders

 

Series XVI:  OSU Instructional Divisions, 1931-1981

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.
 
 
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Agriculture, 1949-1970
 
2 folders
 
20

Business and Technology, 1955-1971
 


Division of Continuing Education, 1979-1981
 


Education, 1950-1969
 
2 folders
 


Forestry, 1950-1970
 


Forest Products Laboratory, 1946-1957
   
Graduate School, 1931-1970
 


General, 1945-1970
 
2 folders
 


Honorary Degrees, 1933-1962
 


List of Engineering Theses and Resulting Publications, 1932-1942
 


Professional Degrees, 1931-1958
 


Registration and Graduation Statistics, 1962-1969
 


Home Economics, 1950-1969
 


Humanities and Social Sciences, 1948-1971
 
2 folders
 


Military Science, 1946-1971
 
2 folders
 


Oceanography, 1969-1970
 


Pharmacy, 1951-1967
 


Physical Education, 1953-1971
 


Science, College of, 1949-1960
 
5 folders

 

Series XVII:  Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE), 1951-1989

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.
 
 
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Chancellor's Office, 1951-1970
 
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Community College Transfer Program, 1967-1970
 


General, 1951-1969
 


Division of Continuing Education - Fallout Shelter Analysis Course, 1964
 


Historical Perspectives: Higher Education In the Portland Metropolitan Area and OSUs’ Involvement, 1989
 
Dean Fred Burgess.
 


Portland State College/University, 1955-1969
 


Report on Engineering Education Needs in Oregon , 1969-1970
 
Includes reference materials.

 

Series XVIII:  U.S. Government, 1947-1971

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.
 
 
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Atomic Energy Commission, 1950-1966
   
Department of the Interior, 1948-1971
 


Bonneville Power Administration, 1949-1963
 


Bureau of Mines, 1948-1971
 


Bureau of Reclamation, 1950-1962
 


Selective Service System, 1965-1970
 


Federal Security Agency, 1947-1962
 


General, 1954-1971
 


National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1962
 


National Science Foundation, 1960-1964

 

Series XIX:  Oregon State Government, 1939-1981

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.
 
 
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Board of Engineering Examiners, 1976-1981
 
Engineering-in-training exam.
 


State Highway Commission, 1948-1963
 
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Pacific Northwest California Power Intertie - Governor's Committee, 1962-1963
 
6-7

Election Divison - Approval of Voting Machines, 1962-1967
   
Capitol Planning Commission, 1939-1969
 
7-9

1-15:   Correspondence, 1945-1969
 
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16:   Pamplets and Reference Materials, undated
 


18:   Minutes, 1949-1968
 


19:   Reports, Statements, Recommendations, and Master Plans, 1939-1967
 


20:   Summary of Capitol Planning Activities to July 1, 1961, 1961
 


21:   Study in Salem's Transportation, Volume 1, Factual Data Report, 1962
 


22:   Salem City Manager's Budget Message for 1958-1960, 1958
 


23:   Office Space Management for State of Oregon - Status and Recommendations, 1968
 


24:   Solving Parking Problems - A Guide to Community Action, 1950
 


25:   Re-Use of Old Agriculture Building, 1966
 


26:   Capitol Mall Parking Study, 1966
 


27:   Governor's Residence for Oregon, 1966
 


28:   Salem Zone Code and Capitol Planning Commission Annual Report, 1969
 


29:   Legislature, 1969
 


31:   Newspaper Articles, Releases, and Clippings, 1967-1969

 

Series XX:  Colleges and Universities, 1952-2000

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.
 
 
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Community Colleges, 1961-1981
 


General, 1952-1972
 
7 folders
 
22

Hanford Graduate Center, 1966-1970
 
Nuclear power.
 


Multnomah College, 1953-1959
 


Oregon Graduate Institute, 1983-2000

 

Series XXI:  Accreditation, 1960-1993

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.
 
 
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Engineers' Council for Professional Development, 1960-1993
 
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General, 1971-1983
 


1978 Visitation, 1978-1979
 


1981 Visitation, 1981-1982
 


1984 Visitation, 1983-1985
 


1987 Visitation, 1986-1988
 


1990 Visitation, 1989-1991
   
Self-Study Questionnaire Reports, 1960-1993
 


1960
 
1 volume
 


1990
 
8 volumes
 


1993
 
5 volumes

 

Series XXII:  Publications, 1972-2002

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.
 
 
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Advising Guides, 1982-1991
 


Informational Brochures and Flyers, 1991
   
Newsletters, 1972-2002
 


Engineer, 2002
 


Engineering Focus, 1972-1975
 


OSU Mechanical Engineering: Our Faculty and Staff Heritage, 1995
 


Research and Graduate Study Guides, 1988-1992

 

Series XXIII:  Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), 1943-1945

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.
 
 
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Transcripts of Academic Record
 
These transcripts include biographical information about the program participants and the courses they completed as part of the program.
 
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Course Outlines
 


Correspondence
 


Contract Data
 
3-4

Reports of Instructional Load for Staff Members Teaching Military Trainees
 
4

17-27:   Enrollment
 


28-30:   Course Outlines
 


31:   Requisition Accounts
 


32:   General Order and Directions
 


33:   Textbooks and Supplies
 


34:   Instructor's Report Forms

 
 
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Series XXIV:  Academic Year Institute for High School Science and Math Teachers, 1953-1965

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.