American Society of Mechanical Engineers Oregon State College Student Branch Records, 1909-1930

Title: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Oregon State College Student Branch Records, 1909-1930

ID: MSS ASME

Primary Creator: American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Oregon State College Student Branch

Extent: 0.15 cubic feet. More info below.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Oregon State College Student Branch Records consist of a volume that includes a historical preface, by-laws, and minutes of Branch meetings. Committee reports, election results, intramural football game scores, and two newspaper clippings describing the Branch's activities are also included. Lists of graduates in mechanical engineering for 1893 through 1920, mining engineering for 1904 through 1920, and industrial arts for 1915 through 1920 are part of the collection.

Of special note in the minutes is a vote at the November 2, 1916 meeting that the "woman member" of the Mechanical Engineering Society be notified of the meetings.

More Extent Information: 1 box

Statement on Access: Collection is open for research.

Acquisition Note: The records were transferred to the Special Collections & Archives Research Center in 2012 by the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering.

Related Materials: The Oregon Agricultural College Engineering Association Records (RG 040) document the activities and administration of the predecessor organization. The Special Collections and Archives Research Center's holdings also include the Alpha Epsilon Oregon Upsilon Chapter Records (MSS AlphaEpsilon), the American Society of Agricultural Engineers Oregon Student BranchRecords (MSS ASAE), and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers OSU Student Chapter Records (MSS IEEE). The College of Engineering Records (RG 062) include information about engineering students and alumni; the College of Engineering Photograph Collection (P 069) includes photographs of mechanical engineering graduates. Additional materials pertaining to mechanical engineering at Oregon State are available in the Mechanical Engineering Department Records (RG 213) and Mechanical Engineering Department Lantern Slides (P 229).

Preferred Citation: American Society of Mechanical Engineers Oregon State College Branch Records (MSS ASME), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Oregon State College Student Branch
American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Oregon Agricultural College Student Branch.

Engineering students--Oregon--Corvallis.
History of Science
Mechanical engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Oregon Agricultural College--Students.
Oregon State College--Students.
Student activities--Oregon--Corvallis.
University History
Women in engineering--Oregon--Corvallis.