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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)19041970
1915-1970 (bulk)19151970 - Quantity
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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
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.
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1912-1953 | |
reel-folder | ||
2 | 1912 - June 1915 |
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3 | June 1915 - December 1916 |
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4 | January 1917 - June 1920 |
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5 | June 1920 - June 1926 |
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6 | June 1926 - June 1929 |
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7 | June 1929 - December 1930 |
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8 | December 1930 - June 1934 |
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9 | June 1934 - December 1934 |
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10 | December 1934 - June 1936 |
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11 | June 1936 - December 1937 |
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12 | December 1937 - December 1938 |
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13 | December 1938 - December 1939 |
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14 | June 1940 - December 1940 |
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15 | January 1941 - June 1942 |
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16 | June 1942 - December 1943 |
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17 | December 1943 - June 1945 |
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18 | June 1945 - June 1946 |
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19 | June 1946 - June 1947 |
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20 | June 1947 - June 1948 |
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21 | June 1948 - February 1949 |
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22 | March 1949 - November 1949 |
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23 | January 1950 - June 1951 |
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24 | June 1951 - June 1952 |
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25 | June 1952 - June 1953 |
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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. |
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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." |
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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." |
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27.18 | "Combustion Study of Gas Installation at Royal Bakery." |
1918 |
27.19 | "Metallography and Its Industrial Application." |
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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.
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27.27 | "Hydraulics - Fundamental Principles and Definitions." |
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27.28 | The Metallurgy of Iron and Steel." |
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27.29 | "What is Wealth?" |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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27.43 | "Conquered 50 Invincibles in Analytic Geometry." Notebook. |
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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 |
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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. |
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27.59 | "Employment of Engineering Graduates." |
1939 |
27.60 | 60: "Engineering Experiment Station." |
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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 |
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27-28 | 1910-1911 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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28 | 1911-1912 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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28 | 1912-1913 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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28 | 1913-1914 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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28 | 1914-1915 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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29 | 1915-1916 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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29-30 | 1916-1917 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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30 | 1917-1918 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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30 | 1922-1923 Engineering Lab Experiments |
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30 | Course Listings and Reports |
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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 |
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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.
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1965-1970 | |
Box | ||
1 | December 1965 - June 1967 |
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1 | July 1967 - June 1968 |
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1 | July 1968 - March 1970 |
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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.
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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.
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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 |
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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 | |
3:
Elements of Refrigeration for Small Commercial Plants, by W.H. Martin |
1935 | |
4:
Some Engineering Aspects of Locker and Home Cold-Storage Plants, by W.H. Martin |
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 | |
8:
Technical Approach to the Utilization of Wartime Motor Fuels, by W.H. Paul |
1944 | |
9:
Electric and Other Types of House Heating Systems, by Louis Slegel |
1946 | |
10:
Economics of Personal Airplane Operation, by W.J. Skinner |
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.
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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 | ||
19:
Review for Engineering Registration, 1. Fundamentals Section, by Leslie A. Clayton |
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 | |
22:
Review for Engineering Registration, 3. Mechanical Engineering, by Charles O. Heath, Jr. |
1957 | |
Box | ||
1 | 1957 | |
1957 | ||
1959 | ||
26:
Research Activities in the School of Engineering, by J.G. Knudsen |
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 | ||
31:
Research Activities in the School of Engineering 1962-1964, by J.G. Knudsen |
1964 | |
Box | ||
1 | 32:
Use of a Technical Library, by R.K. Waldron |
1964 |
1965 | ||
34:
Wood Residue Incineration in Tepee Burners, by R.W. Boubel |
1965 | |
35:
Research Activities in the School of Engineering 1964-1966, by J.G. Knudsen |
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 | 39:
Graduate Education and Research in the School of Engineering, by J.G. Knudsen |
1970 |
1 | 1970 | |
1971 | ||
1971 | ||
43:
Research Activities in the School of Engineering: July 1, 1970 to June 30, 1971, by J.G. Knudsen |
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.
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1929-1979 | |
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1 | 1:
Preliminary Report on the Control of Stream Pollution in Oregon, by C.V. Langton and H.S. Rogers |
1929 |
1 | 2: A Sanitary Survey of the Willamette Valley, by H.S. Rogers, C.A. Mockmore, and C.D. Adams |
1930 |
3:
Properties of Cement-Sawdust Mortars, Plain and with Various Admixtures, by S.H. Graf and R.H. Johnson |
1930 | |
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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.
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1935 | |
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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.
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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.
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1937 | |
Preservative Treatments of Fence Posts, by T.J. Starker
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1938-1946 | |
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1946 | ||
10:
Precipitation-Static Radio Interference Phenomena Originating on Aircraft, by E.C. Starr |
1939 | |
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12:
Mathematics of Alignment Chart Construction Without the Use of Determinants, by J.R. Griffith |
1939 | |
13:
Oil-Tar Creosote for Wood Preservation, by Glenn Voorhies |
1940 | |
14:
Optimum Power and Economy Air-Fuel Ratios for Liquefied Petroleum Gases, by W.H. Paul and M. Popovoch |
1941 | |
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1 | 15:
Rating and Care of Domestic Sawdust Burners, by E.C. Willey |
1941 |
16:
Improvement of Reversible Dry Kiln Fans, by A.D. Hughes |
1941 | |
17: An Inventory of Sawmill Waste in Oregon, by Glenn Voorhies
This publication is only available on microfilm reel 33.
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1942 | |
18:
Use of Fourier Series in the Solution of Beam Problems, by B.F. Ruffner |
1944 | |
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1 | 19:
1945 Progress Report on Pollution of Oregon Streams, by Fred Merryfield and W.G. Wilmot |
1945 |
1 | 20:
The Fishes of the Willamette River System in Relation to Pollution, by R.E. Dimick and Fred Merryfield |
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.
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1948 | |
24:
Space Heating by Electric Radiant Panels and by Reverse-Cycle, by Louis Slegel |
1948 | |
25:
The Banki Water Turbine, by C.A. Mockmore and Fred Merryfield |
1949 | |
26:
Ignition Temperatures of Various Papers, Woods, and Fabrics, by S.H. Graf |
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 | |
31:
Improvements in the Field Distillation of Peppermint Oil, by A.D. Hughes |
1952 | |
32:
A Gage for the Measurement of Transient Hydraulic Pressures, by E.F. Rice |
1952 | |
33:
Effect of Fuel Sulfur and Jacket Temperature on Piston Ring Wear as Determined by Radioactive Tracer, by M. Popovich and R.W. Peterson |
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.
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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.
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1956 | |
1956 | ||
39:
Wood waste disposal and utilization, by R.W. Boubel, M. Northcraft, A. Van Vliet, and M. Popovich |
1958 | |
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1 | 40:
Tables of Similar Solutions to the Equations of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer in Laminar Boundary Layer Flow, by E. Elzy and R.M. Sisson |
1967 |
1 | 41:
Engineering Calculations of Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfer Through Laminar Boundaries, by E. Elzy and G.A. Myers |
1968 |
1 | 42:
Particulate Emissions from Sawmill Waste Burners, by R.W. Boubel |
1968 |
1 | 43:
Pacific Saury (Cololabis Saira): A Review of Stocks, Harvesing Techniques, Processing Methods and Markets, by M.S. Inoue and S. Hughes |
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 | |
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1 | 53:
Contemporary Technology and its Limitations, by David A. Bella |
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 | 56:
Converting Your Car to Run on Alcohol Fuels, by John G. Mingle |
1979 |
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reel 34 | 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.
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1927-1966 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
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
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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)