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College of Engineering Records, 1930-2002

By Finding aid prepared by Karl McCreary.

Collection Overview

Title: College of Engineering Records, 1930-2002

Predominant Dates: 1943-1983

ID: RG 062

Primary Creator: Oregon State University. College of Engineering

Extent: 23.0 cubic feet. More info below.

Arrangement: The records consist of 24 series: 1. Deans's Office, 1936-2001; 2. Instruction, 1944-1991; 3. Conferences and Short Courses, 1944-2001; 4. Facilities and Equipment, 1930-1988; 5. Research, 1942-1996; 6. Water Resources Research Institute, 1966-1971; 7. Historical Essays and Outlines, 1946-1984; 8. Students, 1946-2000; 9. Organizations - Civic and Research, 1945-1961; 10. Engineering Organizations - Educational, 1944-1969; 11. Engineering Organizations - Professional, 1946-1981; 12. Engineering Extension Services, 1944-1969; 13. Engineering Experiment Station, 1944-1979; 14. OSU Administration and Services, 1939-1972; 15. Committees, 1942-1983; 16. OSU Instructional Divisions, 1931-1981; 17. Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE), 1951-1989; 18. U.S. Governments, 1947-1971; 19. Oregon State Government, 1948-1981; 20. Colleges and Universities, 1952-2000; 21. Accreditation, 1960-1993; 22. Publications, 1973-2002; 23. Army Specialized Training Program, 1943-1945; and 24. Academic Year Institute for High School Science and Math Teachers, 1953-1965.

Languages of Materials: English [eng]

Abstract

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.

Access to the "Women in Engineering" file in Series 8 (Box-folder 25.1) and transcripts of academic records on microfilm reels 1-3 in Series 23 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist.

Digitized copies of unrestricted materials on reel 3 are available in the SCARC reading room upon request. The contents of box-folder 4.7 in Series 1, Sub-series 11 have been digitized and are available upon request.

Scope and Content Notes

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.

The publications include copies of The Oregon State University Engineer that were published from 1991 to 2000.  These were prepared by the College of Engineering Dean's Office and provide information about OSU engineering faculty, research programs, alumni, and students.  They were issued once or twice per academic year.

The contents of box-folder 4.7 in Series 1, Sub-series 11 have been digitized and are available upon request.

Biographical / Historical Notes

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).

Administrative Information

Accruals: Additions to the collection are expected.

More Extent Information: 24 boxes, including 1 oversize box; 9 microfilm reels

Statement on Access: Access to the "Women in Engineering" file in Series 8 and transcripts of academic records on  microfilm reels 1-3 in Series 23 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist.  Digitized copies of unrestricted materials on reel 3 are available in the SCARC reading room upon request. All other materials in this collection are open for research.

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

Related Materials:

Documentation of engineering faculty, students, research, and instruction at OSU is also represented elsewhere in the holdings of the Special Collections and Archives Research Center. 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 Records (RG 13), the Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 025), and the College of Agricultural Sciences Records (RG 158). Records of the Research Office Records (RG 170) contain materials from the Water Resource Research Institute.

There are also records from the various departments within the College including the Bioresource Engineering Department Recorsd (RG 001), Chemical Engineering Department Records (RG 153), Civil Engineering Department Records (RG 030), Electrical Engineering Department Records (RG 121), and the Mechanical Engineering Department Records (RG 213).

Collections of working and personal papers from engineering faculty can also be found in the following holdings: the Dean E. Booster Papers (MSS Booster), Grant Adelbert Covell Papers (MSS Covell), Samuel H. Graf Collection (MSS Graf), Hugh J. Hansen Papers (MSS HansenHJ), J. Ronald Miner Papers (MSS Miner), James A. Moore Papers (MSS MooreJA), Edgar Raymond Shepard Letters (MSS Shepard), and Robert Claude Wilson Papers (MSS WilsonR).

The archives also has a number of collections of from alumni of the College including: the Jean Mater Papers (MSS Mater), John H. Gallagher Sr., Collection (MSS Gallagher), Emile Pernot Photographs (P 230), Robert Rankin Papers (MSS Rankin), Arthur Byron Smith Papers (MSS SmithAB), Mervyn Stephenson Collection (MSS Stephenson), Neal Van Devender Papers (MSS Vandevender), and Ralph L. York Papers (MSS York).

Images depicting engineering faculty, students, instruction, buildings, and research activities can be found in the following photograph collections: College of Engineering Photograph Collection (P 069), the Bioresource Engineering Department Photograph Collection (P 106), the Industrial Arts and Industrial Manufacturing Department Photographs (P 189), the Mechanical Engineering Department Lanter Slides (P 229), Experiment Station Publications Photographic Collection (P 132), Buildings Photographic Collection (P 016), the President’s Office Photographs (P 092), E. E. Wilson Photographic Collection (P 101), John Garman Photographic Collection (P 095), Gwil Evans Photographic Collection (P 082), and Harriet’s Photograph Collection (P HC).

Documentation of engineering at OSU on films, videotapes, and other moving images are featured in the following collections: College of Engineering Moving Images (FV 069), the Agricultural Engineering Department Motion Picture Films (FV 106), the Industrial Arts Department Motion Picture Film (FV 189), and News and Communication Services Motion Picture Films and Videotapes (FV 057).

Newsletters and other publications generated by engineering students are also represented in the Center's holdings. 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.

Preferred Citation: College of Engineering Records (RG 062), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Creators

Oregon State University. College of Engineering
Burgess, Fredrick J. (1926-)
Dearborn, Richard Harold
Gleeson, George Walter (1905-)
Oregon State College. School of Engineering
Oregon State University. School of Engineering
Rogers, Harry Stanley (1890-)

People, Places, and Topics

Accreditation Board for Engineering & Technology (U.S.)
Army Specialized Training Program (U.S.)
Engineering--Study and teaching--Oregon.
Engineering schools--Oregon.
Engineering students--Oregon--Corvallis.
History of Science
KOAC (Radio station : Corvallis, Or.)
Mahāwitthayālai Kasētsāt
Military education--Oregon--Corvallis.
Natural Resources
Oregon. Capitol Planning Commission
Oregon State College--Faculty.
Oregon State College--Research.
Oregon State College--Students.
Oregon State College. Engineering Experiment Station
Oregon State University--Buildings
Oregon State University--Faculty.
Oregon State University--Research.
Oregon State University--Students.
Oregon State University. College of Engineering
Oregon State University. Water Resources Research Institute
Salem (Or.)
Technical education--Oregon.
University History
Women in engineering--Oregon--Corvallis.
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Schools.


Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Dean's Office, 1936-2001

Series 1 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.

The contents of box-folder 4.7 have been digitized and are available upon request.

Box-Folder 1.1: Administrative Procedures, 1940-1948
Box-Folder 1.2: Affirmative Action Statistical Information, 1972-1980
Box-Folder 1.3: Annual Report, 2000-2001
Box-Folder 1.4: Biennial Report Data, 1950-1962
Box-Folder 1.5: Biennial Report Data, 1945-1963
Sub-Series 1: Budgets, 1962-1968
Box-Folder 1.6: "B" Budgets for 1967-1968 Biennium, 1966-1968
Box-Folder 1.7: Department Plans - "B" Budget, 1962-1964
Box-Folder 1.8: Chemical Plant Design Textbook, 1950
Box-Folder 1.9: College Work-Study Program, 1965-1969
Box-Folder 1.10: Committee Appointments, 1942-1962
Sub-Series 2: Computing, 1962-1970
Box-Folder 1.11: Computers and Computer Center, 1966-1967
Box-Folder 1.12: Computers and Computer Center, 1966
Box-Folder 1.13: Computers and Computer Center, 1962-1965
Box-Folder 1.14: Computer Instruction, 1968-1970
Box-Folder 1.15: Computer Instruction, 1966-1969
Box-Folder 1.16: Computer Instruction, 1967-1968
Box-Folder 1.17: Computer Instruction, 1966-1967
Box-Folder 1.18: Computer Instruction, 1966-1967
Sub-Series 3: Conferences and Meetings Attended, Subseries 3, , 1964-1971
Box-Folder 1.19: 1968-1971, 1968-1971
Box-Folder 1.20: 1967-1968
Box-Folder 2.1: 1964-1968
Sub-Series 4: Cooperative Education, 1967-1970
Box-Folder 2.2: General, 1967-1970
Box-Folder 2.3: Association of General Contractors (AGC) Cooperative Program, 1966-1969
Box-Folder 2.4: Cooperative Agreements, 1967-1982
Box-Folder 2.5: Cooperative Education Association, 1967-1968
Sub-Series 5: Correspondence, 1968-1988
Box-Folder 2.6: Council for Advanced Science and Engineering Education - Research For Industry (CASEERI), 1982-1983
Box-Folder 2.7: Donations for the Construction and Engineering Hall at the LaSells Stewart Center, 1981
Box-Folder 2.8: General, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 2.9: General, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 2.10: General, 1970-1971
Box-Folder 2.11: General, 1969
Box-Folder 2.12: General, 1968-1969
Box-Folder 2.13: General, 1972-1983
Box-Folder 2.14: Gift Acknowledgement, 1972-1988
Box-Folder 2.15: Research Projects and Funding, 1977-1981
Box-Folder 2.16: Tektronix Inc. - Collaboration with, 1972-1983
Box-Folder 2.17: Department Heads' Meetings, 1990-1991
Box-Folder 2.18: Department Heads' Meetings, 1992-1994
Box-Folder 2.19: Department Heads' Retreat, 1991
Box-Folder 2.20: Examination Schedules, 1948-1959
Box-Folder 2.21: Examination Schedules, 1959-1972
Box-Folder 2.22: Field Trip Requests, 1962-1972
Box-Folder 2.23: Gifts, 1946-1969
Sub-Series 6: High Schools, 1950-1970
Box-Folder 3.1: Admission and Vocational Information, 1950-1969
Box-Folder 3.2: Career Days and Campus Visitations, 1968-1970
Box-Folder 3.3: Improvement Account (equipment purchases), 1965-1967
Box-Folder 3.4: Improvement Account (equipment purchases), 1965-1967
Sub-Series 7: Inquiries, 1953-1972
Box-Folder 3.5: General, 1960-1972
Box-Folder 3.6: Neutralizers, 1953-1957
Box-Folder 3.7: Institutional Resource Inventory, 1960
A statement from the Dean listing the college’s different projects with off-campus organizations and impacts upon the state.
Sub-Series 8: Junior Engineers' and Scientists' Summer Institute (JESSI), 1964-1971
Box-Folder 3.8: General, 1965-1971
Box-Folder 3.9: Letters from participants, 1966
Box-Folder 3.10: Board of Trustees Meetings, 1964-1966
Box-Folder 3.11: Board of Trustees Meetings, 1965-1968
Box-Folder 3.12: Board of Trustees Meetings, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 3.13: Management Course, 1957-1960
Box-Folder 3.14: Membership in Organizations, 1968-1971
Box-Folder 3.15: Nicholls Minerals Corporation, 1951-1952
Box-Folder 3.16: Policy Statements, 1972-1983
Sub-Series 9: Publicity and Promotion, 1995-1996
Box-Folder 3.17: Promotional Video "Enginuity" documentation, 1995-1996
Sub-Series 10: Staff, 1944-1983
Box-Folder 3.18: Directories of Engineering School Faculty and Staff, 1952-1971
Box-Folder 3.19: The Faculty of the School of Engineering, 1966, 1966
A listing of engineering faculty that includes biographical information and portraits.
Box-Folder 3.20: General Notices and Correspondence, 1946-1983
Sub-Subseries 1: Department Head Notices, 1945-1972
Box-Folder 3.21: 1971-1972, 1952-1960
Box-Folder 3.22: 1967-1971
Box-Folder 3.23: 1960-1967
Box-Folder 4.1: 1945-1955
Box-Folder 4.2: Clearance Classifications for Classified Federal Projects, 1951-1954
Box-Folder 4.3: Barrington Survey, 1955
Box-Folder 4.4: Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization Project, 1961
Box-Folder 4.5: Promotion and Tenure Guidelines, 1972-1977
Box-Folder 4.6: Selective Service Correspondence, 1944-1951
Sub-Series 11: Statistics, 1936-1971
Box-Folder 4.7: Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) Summary, 1945
The contents of this folder have been digitized and are available upon request.
Box-Folder 4.8: Enrollment Statistics and Degrees, 1936-1971
Box-Folder 4.9: Grades, Credit Hours, FTE, 1945-1954
Box-Folder 4.10: Graphed Statistics on Enrollment Trends and other Data, circa 1951
Box-Folder 4.11: Salary and Requisition Budgets, 1947-1950
Box-Folder 4.12: Television - Instructional, 1960-1964
Box-Folder 4.13: Television - Instructional, 1956-1961
Box-Folder 4.14: Undergraduate Instruction, Grants and Awards to Improve, 1969
Box-Folder 4.15: Workshop/Forum Participation by Technology Firms, 1981
Series 2: Instruction, 1944-1991
Series 2 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.
Sub-Series 1: By Department, 1944-1983
Box-Folder 4.16: Air Resources Center, 1962-1969
Sub-Subseries 1: Agricultural Engineering, 1947-1971
Box-Folder 4.17: General, 1947-1971
Box-Folder 4.18: Executive Council Minutes, 1961-1967
Box-Folder 4.19: Executive Council Minutes, 1953-1961
Box-Folder 4.20: Executive Council Minutes, 1966-1970
Sub-Subseries 2: Chemical Engineering, 1945-1971
Box-Folder 4.21: General, 1945-1956
Box-Folder 4.22: General, 1962-1970
Box-Folder 4.23: General, 1957-1971
Box-Folder 4.24: Mining Engineering, 1950-1953
Box-Folder 4.25: Executive Council Minutes, 1956-1957
Sub-Subseries 3: Civil Engineering, 1952-1972
Box-Folder 4.26: General, 1966-1967
Box-Folder 4.27: General, 1958-1966
Box-Folder 4.28: General, 1953-1958
Box-Folder 4.29: General, 1967-1969
Box-Folder 5.1: General, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 5.2: General, 1970-1972
Box-Folder 5.3: Executive Council Minutes, 1952-1957
Box-Folder 5.4: Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management, 1972-1980
Box-Folder 5.5: Computer Center, 1964-1968
Box-Folder 5.6: Computer Science Program, 1978
Box-Folder 5.7: Curricula and Curricula Coordination Committee, 1956-1958
Box-Folder 5.8: Curricula and Curricula Coordination Committee, 1954-1956
Box-Folder 5.9: Departmental Monthly Reports, 1953-1956
Box-Folder 5.10: Departmental Organization Bylaws and Procedures, 1955
Box-Folder 5.11: Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1967-1983
Sub-Subseries 4: Electrical Engineering, 1945-1970
Box-Folder 5.12: General, 1955-1962
Box-Folder 5.13: General, 1945-1953
Box-Folder 5.14: General, 1963-1970
Box-Folder 5.15: Executive Council Minutes, 1955-1956
Sub-Subseries 5: General Engineering, 1945-1969
Box-Folder 5.16: General, 1945-1966
Box-Folder 5.17: General, 1966-1969
Box-Folder 5.18: Executive Council Minutes, 1952-1956
Box-Folder 5.19: Industrial Engineering and Industrial Arts, 1952-1959
Box-Folder 5.20: Industrial Engineering and Industrial Arts, 1946-1960
Box-Folder 5.21: Industrial Engineering and Industrial Arts, 1949-1962
Box-Folder 5.22: Industrial Engineering, 1961-1969
Box-Folder 5.23: Industrial and General Engineering, 1972-1979
Box-Folder 5.24: Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 1970-1971
Sub-Subseries 6: Mechanical Engineering, 1944-1981
Box-Folder 5.25: General, 1944-1965
Box-Folder 5.26: General, 1965-1974
Box-Folder 5.27: Executive Council Minutes, 1950-1959
Box-Folder 5.28: Pilot Training, 1945-1950
Box-Folder 6.1: Metallurgical Engineering, 1969
Box-Folder 6.2: Nuclear Engineering, 1968-1977
Box-Folder 6.3: Organization Procedures, 1950-1955
Box-Folder 6.4: Production Technology, 1962-1970
Box-Folder 6.5: Professional Engineering Program, 1979-1981
Box-Folder 6.6: Course Syllabi List, 1979
Box-Folder 6.7: Graduate Students, 1976
Box-Folder 6.8: Graduate Studies - Off Campus Cooperative Programs, 1967-1975
Box-Folder 6.9: Information Systems Technology Data Processing Systems Option, 1977
Sub-Series 2: Proposals, 1944-1991
Box-Folder 6.10: Audio-Visual Instruction Development, 1978
Box-Folder 6.11: Biomedical Engineering Degree, 1975
Box-Folder 6.12: Boeing Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, 1991
Box-Folder 6.13: Master of Engineering, 1973
Box-Folder 6.14: Permission to Grant the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, 1944
Box-Folder 6.15: Sanitary Engineering Graduate Training Program Annual Report, 1966
Series 3: Conferences and Short Courses, 1944-2001
Series 3 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.
Box-Folder 6.16: Air Conditioning Conference, 1945-1952
Box-Folder 6.17: Automotive Short Course, 1958-1962
Box-Folder 6.18: Building Code Training School, 1946-1947
Proposed, but never developed.
Box-Folder 6.19: Building Inspectors Short Course, 1956-1969
Box-Folder 6.20: Concrete Inspectors Short Course, 1959-1963
Box-Folder 6.21: General, 1950-1972
Box-Folder 6.22: General, 1954-1958
Box-Folder 6.23: General, 1959-1962
Box-Folder 6.24: General, 1964-1981
Box-Folder 6.25: Industrial Waste Conference, 1949-1963
Box-Folder 6.26: Northwest Conference on Road Building, 1955-1964
Formerly Roads and Streets Conference.
Box-Folder 6.27: Northwest Highway Engineering Conference, 1950-1960
Box-Folder 6.28: Northwest Public Power Administration (NWPPA) Meter School, 1953-1963
Box-Folder 6.29: Northwest Traffic Engineering Conference, 1949-1956
Box-Folder 6.30: Northwest Traffic Engineering Conference, 1944-1961
Box-Folder 6.31: Oregon Motor Vehicle Fleet Supervisors Course, 1945-1962
Sub-Series 1: Oregon Traffic Safety Workshop Packets, 2000-2001
Prepared by the Kiewit Center.
Box-Folder 6.32: Access Management Workshop, 2001
Box-Folder 6.33: Access Management Workshop, 2001
Box-Folder 6.34: Highway Capacity Analysis, 2001
Box-Folder 7.1: Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2001
Box-Folder 7.2: Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 2001
Box-Folder 7.3: Traffic Engineering Fundamentals, 2000
Box-Folder 7.4: Traffic Engineering Fundamentals, 2000
Box-Folder 7.5: Traffic Calming: Basics and Beyond, 2001
Box-Folder 7.6: Traffic Calming: Basics and Beyond, 2001
Box-Folder 7.7: Pima Seminar Workshop, 1956-1968
Box-Folder 7.8: Roads and Streets Conference, 1950-1962
Box-Folder 7.9: Roads and Streets Conference, 1950
Box-Folder 7.10: Sanitarians' Short Course, 1950-1966
Box-Folder 7.11: Sewage Works Operator's Short School, 1963-1970
Box-Folder 7.12: Sewage Works Operator's Short School, 1954-1963
Box-Folder 7.13: Waterworks' Operators Short Course, 1954-1970
Box-Folder 7.14: Waterworks' Operators Short Course, 1948-1969
Box-Folder 7.15: Off-Campus Conferences, 1947-1952
Box-Folder 7.16: U. S. Geological Survey Short Course, 1956
Series 4: Facilities and Equipment, 1930-1988
Series 4 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.
Sub-Series 1: Buildings, 1930-1983
Box-Folder 7.17: Apperson Hall, 1957-1963
Box-Folder 7.18: Chemical Engineering Building, 1954-1959
Box-Folder 7.19: Chemical Engineering Building, 1949-1955
Box-Folder 7.20: Chemical Engineering Building, 1954
Box-Folder 7.21: Covell Hall (Physics), 1959-1969
Box-Folder 7.22: Dearborn Hall, 1945-1969
Box-Folder 7.23: Hydraulics Laboratory, undated
Box-Folder 8.1: Industrial Building, 1945-1968
Box-Folder 8.2: Industrial Arts Building, 1946-1960
Box-Folder 8.3: Instructional Shops, 1972-1983
Box-Folder 8.4: Mechanical Engineering Hall (Rogers Hall), 1959-1967
Box-Folder 8.5: Merryfield Hall, 1977
Box-Folder 8.6: Mines Building, 1960-1963
Box-Folder 8.7: Wave Research Facility, 1979-1981
Box-Folder 23.1: 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.
Box-Folder 8.8: Engineering Center Network Program, 1985-1988
Computer LAN network.
Box-Folder 8.9: Equipment Needs and Allocations, 1937-1955
Box-Folder 8.10: General, 1949-1963
Box-Folder 8.11: Maintenance and Remodeling, 1947-1952
Box-Folder 8.12: Maintenance and Remodeling, 1952-1968
Box-Folder 8.13: Physical Plant and Equipment, 1945-1972
Box-Folder 8.14: Space and Facility Needs - Studies and Correspondence, 1953-1975
Box-Folder 8.15: Ten-Year Building Programs, 1943-1952
Series 5: Research, 1942-1996
Series 5 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.
Box-Folder 8.16: Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Summer Institute, 1958-1965
Box-Folder 8.17: Air Pollution Control, 1950-1956
Box-Folder 8.18: Air Pollution Control, 1950-1951
Box-Folder 8.19: Air Resources, 1963-1969
Box-Folder 8.20: Annual Reports of Research Activities, 1976-1983
Box-Folder 8.21: Annual Reports of Research Activities, 1983-1988
Box-Folder 8.22: Annual Reports of Research Activities, 1988-1992
Box-Folder 8.23: Annual Reports of Research Activities, 1994-1996
Box-Folder 8.24: Atomic Energy Projects at OSU, 1958-1964
Box-Folder 8.25: Atomic Energy Projects at OSU, 1958-1962
Box-Folder 8.26: Atomic Energy Projects at OSU, 1964
Box-Folder 8.27: Bonneville Power Administration Summer Projects for OSC Staff, 1950
Box-Folder 9.1: Corps of Engineers (U.S.) Construction Engineering Lab, 1966
Box-Folder 9.2: Department of Commerce, 1963
Box-Folder 9.3: General, 1956-1971
Box-Folder 9.4: GIFTS-5 Graphics Engineering Project, 1981
With the University of Arizona.
Box-Folder 9.5: Materials Science Research Program, 1984-1986
Box-Folder 9.6: National Advisory Health Council Grant, 1950
Box-Folder 9.7: National Science Foundation (NSF) Science Faculty Fellowships, 1961-1963
Box-Folder 9.8: Nuclear Engineering Education (Atomic Engineering Commission), 1955-1958
Box-Folder 9.9: Oregon Inventors Council, 1960-1963
Box-Folder 9.10: Oregon Research Associates (ORA), 1961
Box-Folder 9.11: Oregon Research Associates (ORA), 1961-1963
Box-Folder 9.12: Proposed Navy Program, 1956-1958
Box-Folder 9.13: Public Health Service Laboratory, 1960-1965
Box-Folder 9.14: Radiation Center, 1959-1962
Box-Folder 9.15: Radiation Center, 1962-1965
Box-Folder 9.16: Radiation Center, 1965-1962
Box-Folder 9.17: Research Committee - Society of the Sigma Xi, 1962-1963
Box-Folder 9.18: Research Handbooks, 1961-1963
Sub-Series 1: Research Proposals, 1969-1973
Box-Folder 9.19: Adrion, W. Richards, 1972-1973
Box-Folder 9.20: Bainbridge, Douglas W., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 9.21: Barton, John P., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 9.22: Bella, David A., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 9.23: Boersma, L., 1971-1973
Box-Folder 9.24: Boubel, R.W., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 9.25: Brandt, W.H., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 9.26: Bucy, David A., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 9.27: Burgess, Fred J., 1971-1973
Box-Folder 9.28: Campbell, John C., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 9.29: Chang, Cheng C., 1969-1973
Box-Folder 9.30: Dahlke, H. J., 1970-1971
Box-Folder 9.31: Davis, James H., 1970-1971
Box-Folder 9.32: Elzy, Eugene, 1972-1973
Box-Folder 9.33: Engle, John F., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 9.34: Fitzgerald, Thomas J., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.1: Herzog, James H., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 10.2: Hewson, W., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.3: Inove, Michael S., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 10.4: Jensen, Leland C., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.5: Johnson, L.E., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.6: Kinney, John R., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.7: Klingeman, Peter C., 1970-1972
Box-Folder 10.8: Knudson, James G., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 10.9: Larson, Milton B., 1970-1972
Box-Folder 10.10: Larson, Robert E., 1970-1971
Box-Folder 10.11: Layton, Robert D., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.12: Levenspiel, Octave, 1970-1973
Box-Folder 10.13: Meredith, Robert E., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.14: Mezera, David F., 1971-1973
Box-Folder 10.15: Miner, J. Ronald, 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.16: Mingle, J.G., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.17: Mohler, Ronald R., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.18: Mohler, Ronald R., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.19: Montes, J.S., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.20: Nablekas, Van E., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.21: Nath, John H., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.22: Peterson, John, 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.23: Reistad, Gordon M., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 10.24: Riggs, James L., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 10.25: Rink, Raymond A., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.26: Robinson, Alan H., 1969-1972
Box-Folder 10.27: Seaders, John, 1971-1973
Box-Folder 10.28: Schaumberg, Frank D., 1970-1971
Box-Folder 10.29: Schroeder, W.L., 1970-1972
Box-Folder 10.30: Schultz, Robert J., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.31: Slotta, Larry S., 1970-1973
Box-Folder 10.32: Spinrad, Bernard I., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.33: Thresher, Robert W., 1970-1972
Box-Folder 10.34: Weber, Leonard J., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.35: Welty, J.R., 1970-1972
Box-Folder 10.36: Welty, J.R., 1972-1973
Box-Folder 10.37: Zaworski, Robert J., 1971-1972
Box-Folder 10.38: Miscellaneous, 1970-1972
Sub-Series 2: Research Reports, 1970-1971
Box-Folder 10.39: Airphoto Analysis of Ocean Outfall Dispersion, 1971
EPA project published as part of the Water Pollution Control Research series.
Box-Folder 10.40: Tidal Hydraulics, Flushing Characteristics and Water Quality in Netarts Bay, Oregon, 1970
Sub-Series 3: Sea Grant Program, 1966-1969
Box-Folder 10.41: General, 1968-1970
Box-Folder 10.42: Ocean Engineering Research Program, 1966-1967
Box-Folder 11.1: Ocean Engineering Research Program, 1967-1969
Box-Folder 11.2: Sea Grant College Proposal, 1967
Box-Folder 11.3: Services and Testing to Off-Campus Projects by College Faculty, 1951-1971
Box-Folder 11.4: State Technical Services Act - Projects Funded By, 1965-1968
Sub-Series 4: Technology Curricula, 1958-1967
Box-Folder 11.5: Analysis of the Oregon Technical Institute Program and Discussion Papers on Technology Programs, 1962-1967
Box-Folder 11.6: Proposals and Correspondence, 1962-1966
Box-Folder 11.7: Survey of Voc-Technical Education in Oregon - Recommendations, 1958
Box-Folder 11.8: U.S. Public Health Department, 1956-1964
Box-Folder 11.9: U.S. Public Health Department, 1966-1970
Box-Folder 11.10: World War II Projects - Building Security Measures, 1942
Box-Folder 11.11: Water Pollution Control (State Sanitary Authority Advisory Board), 1949-1950
Reel 5: Research Grants and Contracts National Science Foundation Reports, 1958-1966, , 1955-1959
Reel 7: Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, 1962-1964
Unit ID: Subseries 1

Series 6: Water Resources Research Institute, 1966-1971
Meeting minutes and correspondence from the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) make up the contents of series 6, which also includes studies, newsletters, and bylaws. Engineering faculty George Gleeson and Fred Burgess both served as early administrators of the WRRI.
Box-Folder 11.12: General, 1970-1971
Box-Folder 11.13: General, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 11.14: General, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 11.15: General, 1968-1969
Box-Folder 11.16: General, 1967-1968
Box-Folder 11.17: General, 1967-1968
Box-Folder 11.18: General, 1967-1968
Box-Folder 11.19: General, 1966-1967
Box-Folder 11.20: General, 1966
Series 7: Historical Essays and Outlines, 1946-1984
The historical essays and outlines in series 7 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.
Box-Folder 11.21
Series 8: Students, 1946-2001

Series 8 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.

Access to the "Women in Engineering" file in Series 8 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist.

Sub-Series 1: Admissions, 1949-1972
Box-Folder 11.22: Academic Requirements Committee, 1956-1971
Box-Folder 11.23: Correspondence, 1949-1972
Box-Folder 11.24: Form Letters to Prospective Engineering Students, 1958-1968
Box-Folder 11.25: Tests for Transfer Students, 1949
Box-Folder 12.1: Associated Students of OSU (ASOSU), 1963-1981
Box-Folder 12.2: Counseling and Testing Services, 1949-1965
Box-Folder 12.3: Directories of Students from Other Lands, 1952-1957
Box-Folder 12.4: Engineering Student Council, 1947-1968
Box-Folder 12.5: Engineering Student Council, 1976-1981
Box-Folder 12.6: Honors and Awards, 1946-1981
Box-Folder 12.7: Honors and Awards, 1952-1963
Box-Folder 12.8: Honors and Awards, 1961-1981
Box-Folder 12.9: International Students, 1961
Box-Folder 12.10: Minority Students, 1976-1980
Sub-Series 2: Placement Office, 1949-1971
Box-Folder 12.11: Blank Samples of Office Forms and Information, 1958-1959
Box-Folder 12.12: Company Correspondence, 1949-1958
Box-Folder 12.13: Company Correspondence, 1956-1971
Box-Folder 12.14: Engineering Placement Office Annual Report for 1970/71, 1971
Box-Folder 12.15: Guidebook for Office Staff, 1968
Box-Folder 12.16: Job Listings, 1950-1953
Box-Folder 12.17: Statistics, 1949-1962
Data tracking job placement of graduates, student enrollment, and interviews by companies visiting campus.
Box-Folder 12.18: Placement Reports, 2000-2001
Sub-Series 3: Scholarships, 1946-1981
Box-Folder 12.19: General, 1946-1960
Box-Folder 12.20: General, 1955-1981
Box-Folder 12.21: Holcomb, Glenn W., Scholarship, 1977-1979
Box-Folder 12.22: Programs for Minorities and Women, 1976-1979
Box-Folder 12.23: Spies, Kenneth H., Scholarship, 1976-1978
Box-Folder 12.24: Selective Service, 1950-1955
Box-Folder 12.25: Space Grant Graduate Fellowships, 2000
An e-mail announcement from Nuclear Engineering Professor Andrew Klein.
Sub-Series 4: Student Organizations, Honorary Societies, and Student Chapters, 1945-1981
Box-Folder 12.26: American Society of Civil Engineers - Student Chapters Conference, 1947-1977
Box-Folder 12.27: Co-Signers: Engineering Wives’ Club, 1962
Box-Folder 12.28: Data Processing Management Association, 1974-1976
Box-Folder 12.29: General, 1946-1971
Box-Folder 12.30: Officer Lists of OSU Student Chapters and Engineering Honor Societies, 1961-1981
Box-Folder 12.31: Society of Women Engineers, 1979-1980
Box-Folder 12.32: Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and other Honorary Societies, 1945-1981
Box-Folder 13.1: Student Personnel Department, 1951-1961
Box-Folder 13.2: Student Registration and Grading Policies, 1952-1960
Box-Folder 13.3: University Honors Program, 1965-1966
Box-Folder 25.1: RESTRICTED: Women in Engineering, 1958-1980
Series 9: Organizations - Civic and Research, 1945-1961
Series 9 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.
Box-Folder 13.4: China-America Council, 1945-1946
Box-Folder 13.5: Industrial Research Council, 1945-1946
Box-Folder 13.6: League of Oregon Cities, 1951-1954
Box-Folder 13.7: National Research Council, 1949-1964
Box-Folder 13.8: Northwest Scientific Association, 1954-1960
Box-Folder 13.9: Oregon Consulting Engineer Association, 1959-1961
Box-Folder 13.10: Portland Chamber of Commerce, 1949-1953
Series 10: Engineering Organizations - Educational, 1944-1969
Series 10 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.
Box-Folder 13.11: American Council of Education, 1951-1968
Sub-Series 1: American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 1945-1969
Box-Folder 13.12: General, 1957-1958
Box-Folder 13.13: General, 1954-1956
Box-Folder 13.14: General, 1951-1954
Box-Folder 13.15: General, 1952-1953
Box-Folder 13.16: General, 1945-1952
Box-Folder 13.17: General, 1967-1969
Box-Folder 13.18: General, 1963-1968
Box-Folder 13.19: General, 1963-1967
Box-Folder 13.20: General, 1958-1967
Box-Folder 13.21: General, 1976-1981
Box-Folder 13.22: Annual Meetings, 1949-1953
Includes addresses from special Centennial of Engineering meeting in Chicago in 1952.
Box-Folder 13.23: Committee on Degree Designation, 1953-1954
Box-Folder 13.24: Committee for Young Engineering Teachers, 1950-1960
Sub-Subseries 1: Engineering College Administrative Committee (ECAC), 1946-1969
Box-Folder 13.25: General, 1947-1968
Box-Folder 14.1: Bulletins, 1946-1961
Box-Folder 14.2: Miscellaneous Reports, 1948-1957
Box-Folder 24.1: Research and Development Budget Reports, 1951-1952
Box-Folder 14.3: Humanistic Social Division, 1945-1955
Box-Folder 14.4: Improvement of Teaching Committee, 1951-1958
Box-Folder 14.5: Pacific Northwest Section, 1947-1960
Box-Folder 14.6: Pacific Northwest Section, 1955-1969
Box-Folder 14.7: Reports - Miscellaneous, 1945-1953
Box-Folder 14.8: Visiting Professor Program, 1960-1965
Box-Folder 14.9: Commission on Engineering Education, 1962-1963
Box-Folder 14.10: Deans of Western Engineering Colleges, 1947-1956
Box-Folder 14.11: Engineering College Magazine Association, 1954
Sub-Series 2: Engineering College Research Council, 1947-1966
Box-Folder 14.12: General, 1959-1963
Box-Folder 14.13: General, 1957-1958
Box-Folder 14.14: General, 1950-1957
Box-Folder 14.15: General, 1947-1951
Box-Folder 14.16: General, 1963-1966
Box-Folder 14.17: Non-Military Research Committee, 1948-1951
Box-Folder 14.18: Engineering Council for Prof. Development (ECPD), 1954-1957
Box-Folder 14.19: Engineering Council for Prof. Development (ECPD), 1944-1954
Box-Folder 14.20: Engineering Council for Prof. Development (ECPD), 1956-1969
Box-Folder 14.21: Ford Foundation, 1967
Faculty residency awards.
Box-Folder 14.22: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1946-1951
Box-Folder 15.1: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1952-1953
Box-Folder 15.2: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1953-1958
Box-Folder 15.3: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1951-1952
Box-Folder 15.4: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1953
Box-Folder 15.5: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1958-1963
Box-Folder 15.6: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1953-1967
Box-Folder 15.7: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1953
Box-Folder 15.8: National Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities, 1953
Series 11: Engineering Organizations - Professional, 1946-1981
Series 11 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.
Box-Folder 15.9: American Association of Engineering Societies, 1981
Salary survey.
Box-Folder 15.10: American Institute of Architects, 1951-1952
Sub-Series 1: American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1945-1980
Box-Folder 15.11: Chemical Engineering and Accrediting Committee, 1946-1948
Box-Folder 15.12: General, 1945-1980
Box-Folder 15.13: American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1951-1963
Box-Folder 15.14: American Institute of Industrial Engineers, 1976
Box-Folder 15.15: American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1952-1957
Box-Folder 15.16: American Society of Civil Engineers, 1953-1980
Box-Folder 15.17: American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers, 1949-1963
Box-Folder 15.18: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1951-1960
Box-Folder 15.19: American Society of Safety Engineers, 1949-1951
Box-Folder 15.20: American Society for Testing Materials, 1951-1965
Box-Folder 15.21: American Society of Tool Engineers, 1959-1968
Box-Folder 15.22: Consulting Engineers Council of Oregon, 1978-1980
Box-Folder 15.23: Corvallis Engineers’ Club, circa 1940-1958
Box-Folder 15.24: Engineers Joint Council, 1951-1957
Box-Folder 15.25: Engineers Joint Council, 1957-1969
Box-Folder 15.26: Industrial Engineering Society, 1950-1952
Box-Folder 15.27: Institute of Radio Engineers, 1951-1957
Box-Folder 15.28: National Society of Professional Engineers, 1976-1980
Box-Folder 15.29: Oregon Academy of Science, 1958-1960
Sub-Series 2: Professional Engineers of Oregon (PEO), 1946-1981
Box-Folder 16.1: General, 1955-1969
Box-Folder 16.2: General, 1946-1955
Box-Folder 16.3: General, 1976-1981
Box-Folder 16.4: Legislative Committee, 1950-1952
Box-Folder 16.5: Women’s Auxiliary, 1952-1958
Box-Folder 16.6: Society for Advancement of Management, 1952
Box-Folder 16.7: Society for Automotive Engineers, 1951-1966
Box-Folder 16.8: Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 1948-1953
Box-Folder 16.9: Western Interstate Commission, 1954-1955
Series 12: Engineering Extension Services, 1944-1969
Series 12 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.
Box-Folder 16.10: Boeing Aircraft Company - Graduate School, 1951
Box-Folder 16.11: Correspondence Courses, 1945-1967
Box-Folder 16.12: Crown-Zellerbach Paper School, 1952-1969
Box-Folder 16.13: Extension Service (general) - OSSHE, 1945-1969
Box-Folder 16.14: Extension Service (general) - OSSHE, 1945-1969
Box-Folder 16.15: General Electric and Atomic Energy Commission Graduate Program, 1950-1954
Box-Folder 16.16: General Electric and Atomic Energy Commission Graduate Program, 1952-1964
Box-Folder 16.17: KOAC Radio Station and TV, 1944-1958
Box-Folder 16.18: KOAC Radio Station and TV, 1950-1966
Box-Folder 16.19: Medford Extension Center, 1948-1950
Box-Folder 16.20: Portland Extension Center, 1945-1954
Box-Folder 16.21: Portland Extension Center, 1954-1959
Box-Folder 16.22: Salem Extension Center, 1959-1968
Box-Folder 16.23: Portland Extension Center, 1950-1963
Box-Folder 16.24: Vanport Extension Center, 1945-1952
Biography or History: Changed to Portland State Extension Center, September 1, 1952.

Series 13: Engineering Experiment Station, 1944-1960
Documentation of Engineering Experiment Station research projects and other activities is the subject of series 13, which includes correspondence, reports, and research proposals.
Box-Folder 16.25: General, 1944-1949
Box-Folder 16.26: General, 1949-1957
Box-Folder 16.27: General, 1957-1963
Box-Folder 16.28: General, 1963-1979
Sub-Series 1: Research Projects, 1944-1960
Box-Folder 17.1: Army, Navy, and Office of Naval Research, 1946-1953
Box-Folder 17.2: Bonneville Power Administration, 1945-1953
Box-Folder 17.3: Coast Coal Company, 1945-1946
Box-Folder 17.4: Consolidated Vultee Aircraft, 1944-1945
Box-Folder 17.5: Oregon Coal Study, 1945-1948
Box-Folder 17.6: Sanitary Survey, 1944-1945
Box-Folder 17.7: Water Resources Research Institute, 1960
Includes proposal to establish the Institute.
Series 14: OSU Administration and Services, 1939-1972
Series 14 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.
Box-Folder 17.8: Admissions, 1960-1970
Box-Folder 17.9: Alumni Office, 1948-1970
Box-Folder 17.10: Business Affairs, 1965-1969
Sub-Series 1: Business Office, 1939-1971
Box-Folder 17.11: Civil Service, 1945-1968
Box-Folder 17.12: General, 1939-1961
Box-Folder 17.13: General, 1961-1967
Box-Folder 17.14: Veteran's Administration Book and Supply Certifications, 1955-1962
Box-Folder 17.15: Veteran's Administration Book and Supply Certifications, 1953-1955
Box-Folder 17.16: Dean of Faculty, 1965-1968
Box-Folder 17.17: Dean of Faculty, 1963-1964
Box-Folder 17.18: Dean of Faculty, 1967-1972
Box-Folder 17.19: Dean of Men, 1953-1969
Box-Folder 17.20: Dean of Research, 1966-1972
Box-Folder 17.21: Dean of Students, 1967-1970
Box-Folder 17.22: Financial Aid Office, 1968-1969
Sub-Series 2: Institutional Research, Office of, 1950-1969
Box-Folder 17.23: General, 1950-1969
Box-Folder 24.2: Predicted First Term Grades for Incoming Freshman for Fall 1963, 1963
Box-Folder 17.24: Library, 1946-1952
Box-Folder 17.25: Library, 1952-1969
Box-Folder 17.26: Memorial Union, 1962-1968
Box-Folder 17.27: Motor Pool, 1971
Box-Folder 17.28: News Bureau, 1952-1969
Box-Folder 17.29: OSU University Foundation, 1949-1979
Box-Folder 17.30: Physical Plant, 1949-1969
Box-Folder 18.1: President's Office, 1957-1960
Box-Folder 18.2: President's Office, 1953-1958
Box-Folder 18.3: President's Office, 1943-1953
Box-Folder 18.4: President's Office, 1967-1969
Box-Folder 18.5: President's Office, 1964-1967
Box-Folder 18.6: President's Office, 1960-1964
Sub-Series 3: Publications Office, 1945-1971
Box-Folder 18.7: Commencement Program Data, 1949-1955
Box-Folder 18.8: General, 1946-1971
Box-Folder 18.9: Improving College and University Teaching, 1946-1960
Box-Folder 18.10: Information for War Activities Repor, 1945-1946
Box-Folder 18.11: OSU Press, 1962
Sub-Series 4: Registrar's Office, 1943-1970
Box-Folder 18.12: Academic Deficiencies Committee Reports, 1967-1968
Box-Folder 18.13: Academic Regulations, 1943-1953
Box-Folder 18.14: Admissions Procedures and Regulations, 1948-1959
Box-Folder 18.15: Diploma Wording, 1951-1958
Box-Folder 18.16: General, 1948-1969
Box-Folder 18.17: New Student Week, 1948-1970
Box-Folder 18.18: Registration Procedures and Planning, 1947-1960
Box-Folder 18.19: Summaries of Enrollment and Probation, 1950-1964
Box-Folder 18.20: Round Table (YMCA-YWCA), 1951-1953
Reel 6: Cooperative Program between Kasetsart University (Thailand) and Oregon State College/University, 1953-1963
Series 15: Committees, 1942-1983
Series 15 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.
Box-Folder 18.21: Ad Hoc Committee for Extension of Graduate Education, 1983
Box-Folder 18.22: Aims and Objectives Committee, 1952-1953
Box-Folder 18.23: Computer Committee, 1962-1963
Box-Folder 18.24: Corvallis Conference on Research and Development for Oregon Small Business Planning Committee, 1957-1958
Box-Folder 18.25: Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy, 1942-1959
Mostly documenting adjustments to the general catalogs.
Box-Folder 19.1: Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy, 1945-1962
Box-Folder 19.2: Council on Curriculum and Academic Policy, 1956-1971
Box-Folder 19.3: Council of Deans, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 19.4: Council of Deans, 1969-1971
Box-Folder 19.5: Council of Deans, 1968-1969
Box-Folder 19.6: Council of Deans, 1967-1968
Box-Folder 19.7: Curriculum Academic Policy Committee, 1971-1973
Box-Folder 19.8: Curriculum Council, 1945-1961
Proposed new courses.
Box-Folder 19.9: Distinguished Professor Awards Screening Committee, 1953-1966
Box-Folder 19.10: Engineering Committee on the Scope and Content of Calculus, 1965-1966
Box-Folder 19.11: Faculty Senate, 1960-1969
Box-Folder 19.12: Faculty Welfare Committee, 1951-1963
Box-Folder 19.13: Institutional Committee on National Science Foundation Science Development Program (Stardust), 1964-1965
Box-Folder 19.14: OSU Press, 1961-1970
Box-Folder 19.15: Patent Committee, 1963-1969
Box-Folder 19.16: Placement Bureau Committee, 1949-1960
Box-Folder 19.17: Publications Committee, 1953-1962
Box-Folder 19.18: Radiation Safety Committee, 1958-1962
Box-Folder 19.19: Registration Committee, 1956-1969
Box-Folder 19.20: Research Committee, 1958-1961
Mostly made up of research project outlines.
Box-Folder 19.21: Student Recruiting Committee, 1975-1978
Box-Folder 19.22: Superior Student Committee, 1952
Box-Folder 19.23: Teacher Appraisal Committee, 1952-1963
Box-Folder 19.24: Technical Services Committee, 1968
Box-Folder 19.25: War Emergency Committee, 1950-1951
Box-Folder 19.26: War Emergency Committee, 1951
Series 16: OSU Instructional Divisions, 1931-1981
Series 16 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.
Box-Folder 19.27: Agriculture, 1949-1964
Box-Folder 19.28: Agriculture, 1965-1970
Box-Folder 20.1: Business and Technology, 1955-1971
Box-Folder 20.2: Division of Continuing Education, 1979-1981
Box-Folder 20.3: Education, 1950-1965
Box-Folder 20.4: Education, 1962-1969
Box-Folder 20.5: Forestry, 1950-1970
Box-Folder 20.6: Forest Products Laboratory, 1946-1957
Sub-Series 1: Graduate School, 1931-1970
Box-Folder 20.7: General, 1945-1963
Box-Folder 20.8: General, 1963-1970
Box-Folder 20.9: Honorary Degrees, 1933-1962
Box-Folder 20.10: List of Engineering Theses and Resulting Publications, 1932-1942
Box-Folder 20.11: Professional Degrees, 1931-1958
Box-Folder 20.12: Registration and Graduation Statistics, 1962-1969
Box-Folder 20.13: Home Economics, 1950-1969
Box-Folder 20.14: Humanities and Social Sciences, 1948-1958
Box-Folder 20.15: Humanities and Social Sciences, 1958-1971
Box-Folder 20.16: Military Science, 1946-1962
Box-Folder 20.17: Military Science, 1963-1971
Box-Folder 20.18: Oceanography, 1969-1970
Box-Folder 20.19: Pharmacy, 1951-1967
Box-Folder 20.20: Physical Education, 1953-1971
Box-Folder 20.21: Science, College of, 1949-1955
Box-Folder 20.22: Science, College of, 1954-1958
Box-Folder 20.23: Science, College of, 1958-1960
Box-Folder 20.24: Science, College of, 1961-1967
Box-Folder 20.25: Science, College of, 1961-1971
Series 17: Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE), 1951-1989
The focus of Series 17 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.
Sub-Series 1: Chancellor's Office, 1951-1970
Box-Folder 21.1: Community College Transfer Program, 1967-1970
Box-Folder 21.2: General, 1951-1969
Box-Folder 21.3: Division of Continuing Education - Fallout Shelter Analysis Course, 1964
Box-Folder 21.4: Historical Perspectives: Higher Education In the Portland Metropolitan Area and OSUs’ Involvement, 1989
Dean Fred Burgess.
Box-Folder 21.5: Portland State College/University, 1955-1969
Box-Folder 21.6: Report on Engineering Education Needs in Oregon, 1969-1970
Includes reference materials.
Series 18: U.S. Government, 1947-1971
Series 18 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.
Box-Folder 21.7: Atomic Energy Commission, 1950-1966
Sub-Series 1: Department of the Interior, 1948-1971
Box-Folder 21.8: Bonneville Power Administration, 1949-1963
Box-Folder 21.9: Bureau of Mines, 1948-1971
Box-Folder 21.10: Bureau of Reclamation, 1950-1962
Box-Folder 21.11: Selective Service System, 1965-1970
Box-Folder 21.12: Federal Security Agency, 1947-1962
Biography or History: This organization became the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1958.

Box-Folder 21.13: General, 1954-1971
Box-Folder 21.14: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1962
Box-Folder 21.15: National Science Foundation, 1960-1964
Series 19: Oregon State Government, 1939-1981
Series 19 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.
Box-Folder 21.16: Board of Engineering Examiners, 1952-1969
Box-Folder 21.17: Board of Engineering Examiners, 1976-1981
Box-Folder 21.18: State Highway Commission, 1948-1963
Reel 6: Pacific Northwest California Power Intertie - Governor's Committee, 1962-1963
Reel 6-7: Election Divison - Approval of Voting Machines, 1962-1967
Sub-Series 1: Capitol Planning Commission, 1939-1969
Reel-Folder 7 - 9.15: Correspondence, 1945-1969
Reel-Folder 9.16: Pamplets and Reference Materials, undated
Reel-Folder 9.18: Minutes, 1949-1968
Reel-Folder 9.19: Reports, Statements, Recommendations, and Master Plans, 1939-1967
Reel-Folder 9.20: Summary of Capitol Planning Activities to July 1, 1961, 1961
Reel-Folder 9.21: Study in Salem's Transportation, Volume 1, Factual Data Report, 1962
Reel-Folder 9.22: Salem City Manager's Budget Message for 1958-1960, 1958
Reel-Folder 9.23: Office Space Management for State of Oregon - Status and Recommendations, 1968
Reel-Folder 9.24: Solving Parking Problems - A Guide to Community Action, 1950
Reel-Folder 9.25: Re-Use of Old Agriculture Building, 1966
Reel-Folder 9.26: Capitol Mall Parking Study, 1966
Reel-Folder 9.27: Governor's Residence for Oregon, 1966
Reel-Folder 9.28: Salem Zone Code and Capitol Planning Commission Annual Report, 1969
Reel-Folder 9.29: Legislature, 1969
Reel-Folder 9.31: Newspaper Articles, Releases, and Clippings, 1967-1969
Series 20: Colleges and Universities, 1952-2000
Communication between the School of Engineering and other colleges and universities make up the focus of Series 20, 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.
Box-Folder 21.19: Community Colleges, 1961-1981
Box-Folder 21.20: General, 1961-1964
Box-Folder 21.21: General, 1960-1962
Box-Folder 21.22: General, 1958-1960
Box-Folder 21.23: General, 1956-1968
Box-Folder 21.24: General, 1953-1956
Box-Folder 21.25: General, 1952-1954
Box-Folder 21.26: General, 1971-1972
Box-Folder 22.1: Hanford Graduate Center, 1966-1970
Nuclear power.
Box-Folder 22.2: Multnomah College, 1953-1959
Box-Folder 22.3: Oregon Graduate Institute, 1983-2000
Series 21: Accreditation, 1960-1993
Series 21 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.
Sub-Series 1: Engineers' Council for Professional Development, 1960-1993
Biography or History: Later known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Box-Folder 22.4: General, 1971-1983
Box-Folder 22.5: Inspection Addenda, 1960
Box-Folder 22.6: 1978 Visitation, 1978-1979
Box-Folder 22.7: 1981 Visitation, 1981-1982
Box-Folder 22.8: 1984 Visitation, 1983-1985
Box-Folder 22.9: 1987 Visitation, 1986-1988
Box-Folder 22.10: 1990 Visitation, 1989-1991
Box-Folder 22.11: 1990 Visitation, 1989-1991
Box-Item 22.12: Self-Study Questionnaire Reports, 1960
Extent: 1 volume

Box-Item 22.13-22.20: Self-Study Questionnaire Reports, 1990
Extent: 8 volumes

Box-Item 22.21-22.25: Self-Study Questionnaire Reports, 1993
Extent: 5 volumes

Series 22: Publications, 1972-2002
Series 22 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.
Box-Folder 24.3: Advising Guides, 1982-1991
Box-Folder 24.4: Informational Brochures and Flyers, 1991
Box-Folder 24.5: Engineer, 2002
Box-Folder 24.6: Engineering Focus, 1972-1975
Box-Folder 24.7: OSU Mechanical Engineering - Our Faculty and Staff Heritage, 1995
Box-Folder 24.8: Research and Graduate Study Guides, 1988-1992
Series 23: Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), 1943-1945

Series 23 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.

Access to the "Transcripts of Academic Records" on microfilm reels 1-3 are restricted due to the presence of confidential information. All requests for access to this material should be directed to the University Archivist. Digitized copies of unrestricted materials on reel 3 are available in the SCARC reading room upon request.

Reel 1-3: RESTRICTED: Transcripts of Academic Records
Access Restriction: Access must be approved by the University Archivist because of confidential information.

Reel 3.1: Course Outlines
Reel 3.2-3.3: Correspondence
Reel 3.4-3.5: Contract Data
Reel-Folder 3.6-4.16: Reports of Instructional Load for Staff Members Teaching Military Trainees
Reel-Folder 4.17-4.27: Enrollment
Reel-Folder 4.28-4.30: Course Outlines
Reel-Folder 4.31: Requisition Accounts
Reel-Folder 4.32: General Order and Directions
Reel-Folder 4.33: Textbooks and Supplies
Reel-Folder 4.34: Instructor's Report Forms
Series 24: Academic Year Institute for High School Science and Math Teachers, 1953-1965
Series 24 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.
Reel 5

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