Engineering Experiment Station Records, 1904-1989

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Oregon State University. Engineering Experiment Station.
Title
Engineering Experiment Station Records
Dates
1904-1989 (inclusive)
1915-1970 (bulk)
Quantity
1 cubic foot, (1 box)
34 microfilm reels
Collection Number
RG 100
Summary
The Engineering Experiment Station Records document engineering research conducted by faculty, staff, and students at Oregon State University. The bulk of the collection is comprised of the Papers of Samuel H. Graf. The Engineering Experiment Station was established at Oregon Agricultural College in 1927. Samuel H. Graf earned several engineering degrees from Oregon Agricultural College, joined the faculty in 1909, and served as director of engineering research (1928-1944) and director of the Engineering Experiment Station (1944-1954).
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Engineering Experiment Station was established by act of the Board of Regents of the College on May 4, 1927. The purpose of the Station was to serve the state of Oregon by stimulating engineering education through research; completing investigations for state industries, utilities, professional engineers, public departments, and engineering teachers; and publishing the results of these investigations.

Born at Portland, Oregon, in August 1887, Samuel H. Graf entered Oregon Agricultural College in 1903 to study engineering. He received five engineering degrees from the college - B.S., Electrical Engineering (1907); E.E., Electrical Engineering (1908); B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1908); M.E., Mechanical Engineering (1909); and M.S., Electrical Engineering (1909). Between 1909 and 1954 Graf held several faculty appointments in engineering at Oregon State. In 1909-1912 he was an instructor in mechanical engineering and from 1912 to 1920 he was the head of experimental engineering. He also served as head of the Department of Mechanics and Materials (1920-1934) and of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1934-1954); director of engineering research (1928-1944); and director of the Engineering Experiment Station (1944-1954).

The focus of the 1965 Technical Services Act was to transfer new technology and science to the business and industrial sectors of the country with the aim to improve the growth and competitive position of each state's industrial community. The State Department of Planning and Development partnered with an advisory committee made up of representatives from the academic community in order to design a program at OSU that would satisfy the Act. The State Technical Services Program was terminated in 1970 when federal funding was discontinued. James G. Knudsen, Assistant Dean of Engineering, acted as the Chairman of the Technical Services Committee at Oregon State; Knudsen was the Assistant Dean of Engineering in charge of the Engineering Experiment Station in the 1960s.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Engineering Experiment Station Records document engineering research conducted by faculty, staff, and students at Oregon State University. The records include administrative records, correspondence, publications, manuscripts, reports, and research data. Most of the materials in the collection (all of Subgroups 1 and 2) are available only on microfilm. The paper records are comprised of Subgroups 3 and 4.

The General Subject File (SG 1) provides information about the establishment and history of the Engineering Experiment Station and documents engineering research at Oregon State prior to the establishment of the Engineering Experiment Station in 1927. This subgroup includes annual reports and budgets for the Experiment Engineering Department. The Samuel H. Graf Papers (SG 2) comprise the bulk of the collection. The Graf Papers include extensive correspondence files, research records, materials documenting Graf's work with the Pacific Coast Gas Association, and records of experiments conducted by students. Subgroup 2 also includes personal writings of Graf, including some materials he may have written as an Oregon Agricultural College student.

The Technical Services Committee Records (SG 3) were created and assembled by James G. Knudsen as chair of the Committee. These records include correspondence, proposals, and reports documenting the implementation of the Technical Services Act at Oregon State University. Several projects in the fishing and food processing industries were conducted under the Act.

The Publications (SG 4) include bulletins, circulars, lists of publications, and reprints prepared by Engineering faculty and administrators for the purpose of dessiminating research results and accomplishments at Oregon State. The publications include proceedings of the Northwest Road Building (later Roads and Streets) Conference; annual and biennial reports of research activities from the late 1950s through 1980s; reports and surveys on pollution in Oregon streams and the Willamette River in the 1920s through 1940s; and reports of studies on wood preservation and wood waste disposal. Annual progress reports by T.J. Starker on his study of fence post preservation at the Oregon State post farm are included. The publications are available in various formats -- online through ScholarsArchive@OSU as well as in paper and/or on microfilm.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Engineering Experiment Station Records (RG 100), Oregon State University Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The Engineering Experiment Station Records are arranged in 4 subgroups: Subgroup 1, General Subject File, 1914-1951; Subgroup 2, Samuel H. Graf Papers, 1904-1964; Subgroup 3, Technical Services Committee Records, 1965-1970; and Subgroup 4, Publications, 1927-1989. All of the subgroups are comprised of multiple series.

Acquisition Information

The bulk of the materials (Subgroups 1 and 2) were transferred to the University Archives in 1967 and were microfilmed by 1970. The Technical Services Committee Records (SG 3) were transferred to the University Archives in 1971. The publications that comprise Subgroup 4 were received by the University Archives from the 1960s through 2001. They were initially maintained as distinct Publication Groups, but were incorporated into the Engineering Experiment Station Records in 2013.

Related Materials

The College of Engineering Records (RG 062) document the administration of the College and the instructional, research, and professional activities of engineering faculty at Oregon State. The Samuel H. Graf Collection (MSS Graf) consists primarily of letters written by Graf to his family during his student years and early years on the Oregon Agricultural College faculty as well as other materials that were acquired separately from Graf's papers in the Engineering Experiment Station Records. Additional information about S.H. Graf can be found in the Memorabilia Collection. The Special Collections & Archives Research Center also houses the records of the following engineering departments: Bioresource Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Electrical Engineering.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Subgroup 1:  General Subject File, 1914-1951Return to Top

Subgroup 1 has been divided into two series: I. Engineering Experiment Station, 1914-1951 and II. Annual Reports and Budgets, 1915-1930. Series I contains documents describing the history of the Experiment Station and papers associated with its projects. The historical materials include a paper written by Samuel Graf in 1926 concerning the possible establishment of an Experiment Station at the College and a 1942 radio discussion describing the Experiment Station. Also contained within this series are correspondence, reports, and data associated with Western Pine Association cooperative research on dry kiln fans; the project "Expanded Shale Aggregate in Structural Concrete," completed by D. D. Ritchie and S. H. Graf; and engineering lab experiments completed in the 1914-1915 school year.

Series II provides administrative information about the Departments of Experimental Engineering and Mechanics and Materials specifically pertaining to planning and activities. These materials include biographical and salary information for engineering professors as well as details about the classes they taught. The series also includes correspondence, budgets, and other materials related to the activities of and planning for the Experiment Station including room efficiency records, course planning materials, and drawings of the proposed location and floor plan of a new engineering building.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series I: Engineering Experiment Station
1914-1951
reel-folder
1.1
Experiment Station Project #42: Western Pine Association cooperative research on dry kiln fans
1937-1941
1.2
Experiment Station Project #30: "Expanded Shale Aggregate in Structural Concrete" by D. D. Ritchie and S. H. Graf.
1951
1.3
Radio discussion on Engineering Experiment Station
1942
1.4
"Possibilities of an Engineering Experiment Station at OAC and a Plan for Its Organization" by S. H. Graf. Presented to President Kerr.
1926
1.5
1914-1915 Engineering Lab Experiments
reel-folder
2
Series II: Annual Reports and Budgets
1915-1930

Subgroup 2:  Samuel H. Graf Papers, 1904-1964Return to Top

Materials in Subgroup 2 were created and assembled by Samuel H. Graf. They were arranged into four series prior to microfilming: I. Correspondence, Mechanical Engineering and Experiment Station (S. H. Graf), 1912-1953; II. Pacific Coast Gas Association, 1918-1929; III. Publications, Manuscripts and Speeches, 1904-1964; and IV. Experiments and Experimental Engineering Course, 1909-1956. These materials contain Graf's departmental, instructional, and personal correspondence from 1912, the year of his appointment to head of the Department of Experimental Engineering, until 1953, one year before his retirement. Materials also include manuscripts of speeches and radio talks and notebooks containing essays with various topics unrelated to science.

One of Graf's many appointments was Chairman of the Committee on Pipe Protection, a subcommittee within the Pacific Coast Gas Association. Subgroup 2 contains materials pertaining to research completed by the Pacific Coast Gas Association. It also contains reports, publications, and testing data for projects and research completed by the Experiment Station between 1904 and 1964. A portion of these research documents were produced by students participating in experimental engineering lab courses.

Container(s) Description Dates
Series I: Correspondence, Mechanical Engineering and Experiment Station (S. H. Graf)
Series I consists of departmental, instructional, and personal correspondence produced by Samuel. H. Graf in the course of his work for Oregon State. The correspondence is arranged by six-month periods, and within each period it is, in general, alphabetical by company or personal name. Topics addressed within the correspondence include inquiries by Graf for gifts of new equipment and engineering literature and publications for use in the Department; responses to technical questions concerning testing techniques; and the completion of commercial tests by Oregon Agricultural College-including accompanying reports and data. This series also contains reports of the activities of the Experiment Station as well as correspondence between Graf and past engineering students.
1912-1953
reel-folder
2
1912 - June 1915
3
June 1915 - December 1916
4
January 1917 - June 1920
5
June 1920 - June 1926
6
June 1926 - June 1929
7
June 1929 - December 1930
8
December 1930 - June 1934
9
June 1934 - December 1934
10
December 1934 - June 1936
11
June 1936 - December 1937
12
December 1937 - December 1938
13
December 1938 - December 1939
14
June 1940 - December 1940
15
January 1941 - June 1942
16
June 1942 - December 1943
17
December 1943 - June 1945
18
June 1945 - June 1946
19
June 1946 - June 1947
20
June 1947 - June 1948
21
June 1948 - February 1949
22
March 1949 - November 1949
23
January 1950 - June 1951
24
June 1951 - June 1952
25
June 1952 - June 1953
reel-folder
25-26
Series II: Pacific Coast Gas Association
Series II consists of materials collected by Graf that document the work and activities of the Pacific Coast Gas Association. These materials include meeting notices, correspondence, publications, and research reports. Research topics included internal corrosion of gas mains, pipe protection, and oil processing. The series also contains materials related to an Oil Washing Plant. These include general log forms and data, correspondence, and lecture outlines. Additional correspondence and lecture material describe use of the chemical naphthalene as a pesticide. Of special note is a publication titled the "Gas Engineer's Handbook" which was produced by the Pacific Coast Gas Association. The series contains correspondence related to this publication as well as other booklets and pamphlets presenting the research findings of the Association. Samuel H. Graf was the chairman of the Committee on Pipe Protection, a subcommittee within the Pacific Coast Gas Association.
1918-1929
Series III: Publications, Manuscripts and Speeches
Series III consists of reports, notebooks, publications, radio transcripts, correspondence, and speeches related to the research and activities of the Experiment Station and Department of Engineering. Topics documented within this series are diverse and include English literature, engineering equipment and product analyses, and the demand for engineers during the 1950s. This series also contains two certificates received by Graf.
1904-1964
reel-folder
26.1
"The Slide Rule in Electrical Engineering."
1909
26.2
Certificate - fraternal organization membership
In addition to the certificate, this folder also contains the publication "Report on Determination of Waste Treatment From Oil - Water Gas Generators at Gasco," 1921.
1921
26.3
"Gas - The Rip Van Winkle of Industry." Speech.
26.4
"A Course in Mechanical Drawing for the O.A.C." Graf's master's thesis.
1909
26.5
"A Universal Strainometer of Simple Design."
1915
26.6
Galvanized coatings of tower steel. Reports and correspondence.
1959
26.7
Galvanized coatings of tower steel continued.
1959
26.8
Dunlee Digest Volume 8, Issue numbers 3 and 4. Newsletter.
1964
26.9
"Stress Distribution in Test Specimens."
1915
26.10
Analyses of Pacific Brass and Steel Foundry cast steel.
1917
26.11
"A Study of Grain Growth in Steel on Heating with Special Reference to Recent Rivet Failures."
1918
26.12
"Studies in Metallography and Heat Treatment."
1917
26.13
"The Recovery of Steel and Iron Scrap." Publication.
1919
26.14
"Conference of County Judges and Road Supervisors: Tests of Highway Materials."
26.15
"A Course on Highway Inspection Methods."
1920
27.16
"Report on Rint Heater Investigation."
1918
27.17
"Microscopic Study of a Rivet Failure."
27.18
"Combustion Study of Gas Installation at Royal Bakery."
1918
27.19
"Metallography and Its Industrial Application."
27.20
"Highway Inspection Methods Taught at Oregon Institution." Printed in the publication Engineering News.
1920
27.21
"Automotive Steels and the Fundamentals of Their Heat Treatment."
1930
27.22
Radio Committee correspondence and lecture planning
Includes transcriptions of radio talks, notably, "Engineering Research and Our Daily Lives," given by Graf in 1926.
1925, 1926
27.23
"Doubt and Certainty."
This article describes the concerns associated with a shortage in engineers in the country at that time.
circa 1950
27.24
"Slide Rule in Electrical Engineering."
This paper appeared in the publication Northwest Journal of Engineering and is accompanied by a handwritten manuscript.
circa 1910
27.25
History of the United States
This paper describes events in US history occurring after its independence from Britain through December 1905. The document appears to have been written over a number of months or years.
circa 1905
27.26
Assorted essays
This folder contains 8 essays ranging in topic from "Child Psychology" to a paper titled "Personal Experience." An essay titled "Illusions" includes illustrations.
27.27
"Hydraulics - Fundamental Principles and Definitions."
27.28
The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel."
27.29
"What is Wealth?"
27.30
Research Reports
This folder contains correspondence, testing data, and some images related to research reports as well as the reports themselves. These include "Study of Methods for Determining Moisture in Sand," "Comparison of Proposals by the Portland Gas and Coke Company and the Natural Gas Corporation of Oregon for Supplying Gas Service to the City of Corvallis," "Fifty Years of A.S.M.E.," "Welding from the Metallurgical Viewpoint," "Large Testing Machine Installed," "A Brief History of the Pulp and Paper Industry of the Pacific Coast" (by C. W. Morden), "Fuels," and "Department of Mechanics and Materials Courses and Laboratories."
1929-1931
27.31
"Metallography" correspondence and related materials
1925
27.32
"Papers and Miscellaneous Test Reports."
1917, 1928
27.33
"Papers and Miscellaneous Test Reports" continued.
27.34
"Carbon Monoxide and Oil Fumes."
1931
27.35
"Welding from the Metallurgical Viewpoint."
1931
27.36
"Depreciation of Gas Mains and Services through Corrosion."
1931-1935
27.37
"Office Copy of Surveying Notes" handwritten booklet.
27.38
Certificate - National Bureau for the Advancement of Music. Awarded to Graf.
1930
27.39
"English Literature vol I." Notebook of analytical essays produced by Graf.
circa 1907
27.41
"English Literature vol II." Notebook of analytical essays produced by Graf.
1907
27.42
"Machine Design: notes, compositions." Notebook.
27.43
"Conquered 50 Invincibles in Analytic Geometry." Notebook.
27.44
"Carbon Monoxide and Oil Fumes."
In addition to this paper, the folder contains other documents describing the effects of poisonous gases, specifically related to motors.
1931
27.45
"Higher Education in Wartime Series." Manuscript for KOAC radio broadcast.
1942
27.46
"Licensing of Professional Engineers." Manuscript for KOAC radio broadcast.
1941
27.47
"America's Strategic Materials." Manuscript for KOAC radio broadcast.
1940
27.48
"Developments in the Production and Use of Engineering Materials." Manuscript for a radio lecture.
1928
27.49
"Industrially Significant Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Engineering Materials and Machine Parts."
1939
27.50
"Graduate Study in Engineering." Transcript of a radio discussion.
1942
27.51
KOAC daily schedule
27.52
"Fundamentals Pertaining to Internal Combustion Engine Fuels."
1940
27.53
"Discussion of Paper by Professor S. H. Graf on Internal Combustion Engine Fuels" by Ulric B. Brad.
1940
27.54
"Materials Used in Refrigeration."
1937
27.55
"Engineering Research: The Foundation of Industrial Progress."
1927
27.56
"Procedure for a Service Automotive Field Test."
1938
27.57
"Does the Mechanical Engineering Curricula Adequately Serve Its Graduates and Employers?"
1950
27.58
"Modern Developments in the Field of Engineering Materials." Manuscript for a radio talk.
27.59
"Employment of Engineering Graduates."
1939
27.60
60: "Engineering Experiment Station."
27.61
"The Best Preparedness." Editorial - Engineering in the Barometer.
1940
27.62
"Slide Rule Sag Calculation Method."
This folder also contains information on the organization of the Engineering Department, circa 1930.
1908, circa 1930
Series IV: Experiments and Experimental Engineering Course
Series IV consists of laboratory notes, data, and logs for tests and experiments performed by engineering students during the 1909-1918 and 1922-1923 school years. These experiments occurred in the Cement, Highway, Structural Materials, and Hydraulics engineering labs and analyzed the efficiency, quality, viscosity, and/or impact resistance of various materials and machines. Experimental topics included steel, cement, and steam testing; density and viscosity assessment of oils; examination and calibration of gages; cross-bending testing in timber; compression testing; heating value and proximate analysis of coal; coefficient of friction assessment for lubricants; pressure testing; and engine comparison analyses. Also included within this series are experimental engineering course listings, reports, and responses to reports.
1909-1956
reel-folder
27
1909-1910 Engineering Lab Experiments
27-28
1910-1911 Engineering Lab Experiments
28
1911-1912 Engineering Lab Experiments
28
1912-1913 Engineering Lab Experiments
28
1913-1914 Engineering Lab Experiments
28
1914-1915 Engineering Lab Experiments
29
1915-1916 Engineering Lab Experiments
29-30
1916-1917 Engineering Lab Experiments
30
1917-1918 Engineering Lab Experiments
30
1922-1923 Engineering Lab Experiments
30
Course Listings and Reports
31
Reports and comments on reports
1929-1956

Subgroup 3:  Technical Services Committee Records, 1965-1970Return to Top

Subgroup 3 has been divided into six series: I. Technical Services Act, 1965; II. Committee Correspondence, 1965-1970; III. Proposals, 1965-1968; IV. Annual Reports, 1966-1968; V. Progress Report; 1969-1970, and VI. Department of Commerce Bulletins, 1966. The documents in this subgroup were produced or collected by the chairman of the Committee, J. G. Knudsen. They provide a summary of the Technical Services Act of 1965 and discussions of its implementation at Oregon State University. A large portion of the materials describe projects completed under the Act, mainly by the fishing and food processing industries. This subgroup also contains extensive documentation of the Technical Services Information Center Project.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Series I: Technical Services Act
In addition to a summary of the State Technical Services Act of 1965, Series I contains memos, meeting minutes, reports, and handwritten notes documenting the activities of and future planning for the University's Technical Services Committee. This series also contains reports and correspondence concerning the proposal for and establishment of the Act.
1965
Series II: Committee Correspondence
Series II consists of reports, proposals, newspaper clippings and correspondence that describe the impact the Technical Services Act (TSA) would have on Oregon State University and the way in which it would be implemented. The correspondence is arranged, in general, in one year increments and was in large part sent between the State Department of Planning and Development and the OSU Technical Services Committee. Proposals in Series II contain estimates of the costs and benefits of the University's participation in the TSA and outline possible departmental goals and plans for future developments under the Act. Also contained within this series are signed agreements between the State Department of Commerce and OSU describing the University's participation in the TSA as well as documents related to planning for a Technical Services Information Center.
1965-1970
Box
1
December 1965 - June 1967
1
July 1967 - June 1968
1
July 1968 - March 1970
Box
1
Series III: Proposals
Series III contains correspondence, reports, publications and proposals related to the State Technical Services (STS) program. Correspondence and reports relate to the status of Technical Services Act Projects, transfer of funds between departments, and proposals for funding submitted by these departments. The report Oregon State Technical Services Program, produced as three volumes in 1966 by the Department of Commerce, is included in Series III. This series also contains a five-year plan for the University's participation in the STS program which describes the departments involved and proposed projects, including budgetary information.
1965-1968
1
Series IV: Annual Reports
Series IV contains annual reports from 1966, 1967, and 1968 documenting the programs conducted under the State Technical Services Act in the State of Oregon. Report topics also include the discontinuation of the Technical Services Information Center Project in 1967 due to lack of funding and time and the status of projects conducted in the fishing and food processing industries.
1966-1968
1
Series V: Progress Report
Series V contains a progress report of Technical Services Act Projects in the fishing and food processing industries for the fiscal year July 1968 - June 1969.
1969-1970
1
Series VI: Department of Commerce Bulletins
Series VI contains three bulletins offering guidelines and describing requirements for writing State Technical Services Project reports. The first bulletin is titled Guidelines for Preparing Special Merit Program Proposals and was produced by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1966. The second and third bulletins are respectively titled Data Requirements for Reporting on Programs Supported Under the State Technical Services Act of 1965 and Principles for Determining Direct and Indirect Costs Applicable to State Technical Services Program Grants Under Public Law 89-182.
1966

Subgroup 4:  Publications, 1927-1989Return to Top

Subgroup 4 consists of 4 series: I. Engineering Publications Lists, 1972-1980; II. Engineering Experiment Station Circulars, 1929-1989; III. Engineering Experiment Station Bulletins, 1929-1979; and IV. Engineering Experiment Station Reprints, 1927-1966. These publications were prepared by Engineering faculty and administrators to disseminate research and provide information about research accomplishments in engineering at Oregon State. Of special note are the proceedings of the Northwest Road Building (later Roads and Streets) Conference from 1953 to 1972; annual and biennial reports of research activities from the late 1950s through 1980s; reports and surveys on pollution in Oregon streams and the Willamette River in the 1920s through 1940s; annual progress reports of fence post preservation treatments conducted by T.J. Starker at the Oregon State post farm; and reports of studies on wood waste disposal. Many of the publications are available online in ScholarsArchive; some are available in paper form and a few only on microfilm.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Series I: Engineering Publications Lists
Series I consists of three lists of Engineering Experiment Station publications issued in 1972, 1974, and 1975 and a 1980 update. The lists provide the titles, authors, and dates for the Engineering Experiment Station Bulletins, Circulars, and Reprints. The 1980 update also indicates which publications are out-of-print. The materials in this series were previously designated as PUB 8-34b.
1972-1980
Series II: Engineering Experiment Station Circulars
Series II consists of 62 publications prepared by Engineering faculty or administrators. The primary purpose of the circulars was to distribute compilations of useful data. Most (48) of the circulars are available online in ScholarsArchive@OSU via the links below. Five of the Circulars (nos. 47-58) are only available in paper form. Seven of the Circulars (nos. 1, 5, 7, 12-15, and 20 are only available on microfilm. All of the Circulars numbered 1-30 are available on microfilm reel 32. The circulars were previously designated on PUB 8-33a.
1929-1989
1: A Discussion of the Properties and Economics of Fuels Used in Oregon, by C.E. Thomas and G.D. Keerins
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1929
2: Adjustment of Automotive Carburetors for Economy by S.H. Graf and G.W. Gleeson
1930
1935
1938
5: Refrigeration Applications to Certain Oregon Industries, by W.H. Martin
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1940
6: Use of a Technical Library, by W.E. Jorgenson
1942
7: Saving Fuel in Oregon Homes, by E.C. Willey
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1942
1944
1946
1947
Box
1
11: Digest of Oregon Land Surveying Law, by C.A. Mockmore, M.P. Coopey, B.B. Irving, and E.A. Buckhorn
1948
12: The Aluminum Industry of the Northwest, by J. Granville Jensen
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1950
13: Fuel Oil Requirements of Oregon and Southern Washington, by Chester K. Sterrett
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1950
14: Market for Glass Containers in Oregon and Southern Washington, by Chester K. Sterrett
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1951
15: Proceedings of the 1951 Oregon State Conference on Roads and Streets
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1951
16: Water Works Operators' Manual, by Warren C. Westgarth
1953
1953
1955
1955
20: Digest of Oregon Land Surveying Laws, by Kenneth J. O'Connell
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 32.
1956
21: Review for Engineering Registration, 2. Civil Engineering, by Leslie A. Clayton and Marvin A. Ring
1956
1957
Box
1 1957
1957
1959
1960
1960
1961
28: Proceedings of the 1962 Northwest Roads and Street Conference
This publication is also available on microfilm reel 32.
1962
1962
1963
1964
1964
Box
1
32: Use of a Technical Library, by R.K. Waldron
1964
1965
1965
1966
Box
1
36: Industrial Engineering in Industry, by W.F. Engesser -- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering "Applied Industrial Engineering Seminars," IE 407, Fall Term 1966
1967
1 1967
1 1969
1 1970
1 1970
1971
1971
1971
1973
Box
1
47: Profit by Cameras: Seafood Processing Time/Motion Studies for Design of Better Systems
1973
1
48: Proceedings of the Citizens Forum on Transportation and the Energy Crisis
1974
1
51: Proceedings of the 5th Technical Conference: Estuaries of the Pacific Northwest
1976
1
52: Research Activities 1976-77
1978
1
53: Research Activities 1977-78
1979
1979
Box
1 1980
1 1981
circa 1982
circa 1983
circa 1984
circa 1985
circa 1986
circa 1987
Box
1 circa 1988
circa 1989
Series III: Engineering Experiment Station Bulletins
Series III consists of 61 publications written by Engineering faculty to disseminate the results of original investigations. Most (46) of the publications are available online in ScholarsArchive@OSU via the links below. Seven of the Bulletins (nos. 45, 47-50, and 54-55) are only available in paper form. Seven of the Bulletins (nos. 5, 7-8, 17, 23, 34, and 37) are only available on microfilm. All of Bulletins nos. 1-39 are available on microfilm reel 33. Bulletin no. 2 is available in both paper form and on microfilm. These items were previously designated on PUB 8-34a.
1929-1979
Box
1 1929
1
2: A Sanitary Survey of the Willamette Valley, by H.S. Rogers, C.A. Mockmore, and C.D. Adams
1930
1930
Box
1
4: Interpretation of Exhaust Gas Analyses, by S.H. Graf, G.W. Gleeson, and W.H. Paul
1934
5: Boiler-Water Troubles and Treatments with Special Reference to Problems in Western Oregon, by R.E. Summers
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
1935
Box
1 1936
7: Industrial and Domestic Wastes of the Willamette Valley, by G.W. Gleeson and F. Merryfield
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
1936
8: An Investigation of Some Oregon Sands with a Statistical Study of the Predictive Values of Tests, by C.E. Thomas and S.H. Graf
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
1937
Preservative Treatments of Fence Posts, by T.J. Starker
1938-1946
1938
1940
1940
1941
1942
1944
1945
1946
1939
1939
1939
1940
1941
Box
1 1941
1941
17: An Inventory of Sawmill Waste in Oregon, by Glenn Voorhies
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
1942
1944
Box
1
19: 1945 Progress Report on Pollution of Oregon Streams, by Fred Merryfield and W.G. Wilmot
1945
1 1945
1 1945
22: Industrial and City Wastes, by Fred Merryfield, W.B. Bollen, and F.C. Kachelhoffer
1947
23: Ten-Year Mortar Strength Tests of Some Oregon Sands, by C.E. Thomas and S.H. Graf
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
1948
1948
25: The Banki Water Turbine, by C.A. Mockmore and Fred Merryfield
1949
1949
1949
28: Dielectric Propoerties of Douglas Fir at High Frequencies, by J.J. Wittkopf and M.D. Macdonald
1949
29: Dielectric Properties of Ponderosa Pine at High Frequencies, by J.J. Wittkopf and M.D. Macdonald
1949
30: Expanded Shale Aggregate in Structural Concrete, by D.D. Ritchie and S.H. Graf
1951
1952
1952
1953
34: Pozzolanic Properties of Several Oregon Pumicites, by C.O. Heath and N.R. Brandenburg
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
1953
35: Model Studies of Inlet Designs for Pipe Culverts on Steep Grades, by Malcolm H. Karr and Leslie A. Clayton
1954
36: A Study of Ductile Iron and its Response to Welding, by W.R. Rice and O.G. Paasche
1955
37: Evaluation of Typical Oregon Base-Course Materials by Triaxial Testing, by M.A. Ring, Jr.
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
1956
1956
39: Wood waste disposal and utilization, by R.W. Boubel, M. Northcraft, A. Van Vliet, and M. Popovich
1958
Box
1 1967
1 1968
1 1968
1 1971
1
44: Stratified Reservoir Currents, by L.S. Slotta, E.H. Elsin, H.T. Mercier, and M.D. Terry
1969
1
45: Tidal Study of Three Oregon Estuaries, by C.R. Goodwin, E.W. Emmett, and B. Glenne
1970
1
47: Yet Another Report on Cylinder Drag or Wave Forces on Horizontal Submerged Cylinders, by Tokuo Yamamoto, John Nath,and Larry Slotta
1973
1
48: A Systems Analysis of the Economic Utilization of War Water Discharge from Power Generating Stations, by L. Boersma, L.R. Davis, G.M. Reistad, J.C. Ringle, and W.E. Schmisseur
1974
1
49: A Summary of Numerical Methods for Solving Transient Heat Conductino Problems, by Donald S. Trent and James R. Welty
1974
1
50: Relevant Data Concerning Discharges of Domestic Wastes into Netarts Bay, Oregon, by Scott Boley and Larry Slotta
1974
52: Monitoring Methods for Estuarine Benthic Systems, by Kenneth Williamson and David A. Bella
1975
Box
1 1977
1
54: Simulating Oregon's Future Electrical Energy Demand, by W.D. Devine, Jr;, C.C. Calligan; and O.D. Osborne
1977
1
55: An Evaluation of Uses for Low to Intermediate Temperature Geothermal Fluids in the Klamath Basin, Oregon, by Gordon M. Reistad, Wilson E. Schmisseur, J. Ralph Shay, and James B. Fitch
1978
1 1979
Box
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Series IV: Engineering Experiment Station Reprints
Series IV consists of reprints of papers written by engineering faculty and published in professional journals and conference proceedings. The purpose of the Reprints Series was to give more general distribution to scientific papers or reports published elsewhere. The reprints include papers written by F.O. McMillan, R.E. Summers, G.W. Gleeson, B.F. Ruffner, O. Levenspiel, James G. Knudsen, and others. The individual reprints, including article title, author(s), date, and journal title are listed in the Engineering Publications Lists (Series I above). Most of the reprints are only available on microfilm (reel 32); one of the reprints (no. 12 - Water-Wise Refrigeration) is available in paper form in box 1. These items were previously designated as PUB 8-32a.
1927-1966

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Subject Terms

  • Engineering experiment stations--Oregon.
  • Engineering laboratories--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Engineering schools--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Engineering students--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Engineering--Research--Oregon.
  • Engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Fisheries--Oregon.
  • Highway research--Congresses.
  • Mechanical engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Roads--Design and construction--Congresses.
  • Technology--Oregon.
  • Testing laboratories--Oregon--Corvallis.
  • Water--Pollution--Oregon.
  • Wood waste--Research--Oregon.
  • Wood--Preservation--Research--Oregon.

Corporate Names

  • Oregon Agricultural College--Research.
  • Oregon State College--Research.
  • Oregon State University--Research.
  • Oregon State University. College of Engineering.
  • Oregon State University. School of Engineering.
  • Pacific Coast Gas Association.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Graf, Samuel Herman, 1887- (creator)
    • Knudsen, James George, 1920- (creator)
    • Starker, T. J. (Thurman James), 1890-1983. (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Oregon State Agricultural College. Engineering Experiment Station. (creator)
    • Oregon State College. Engineering Experiment Station. (creator)
    • Oregon. Planning and Development Division. (creator)
    • United States. Office of State Technical Services. (creator)