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Chemical Engineering Department Records, 1930-1966
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Dept. of Chemical Engineering.
- Title
- Chemical Engineering Department Records
- Dates
- 1930-1966 (inclusive)19301966
1947-1965 (bulk)19471965 - Quantity
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0.1 cubic foot, (1 box)
7 microfilm reels, (1 box) - Collection Number
- RG 153
- Summary
- The Chemical Engineering Department Records document the teaching and research activities of the department, primarily during the time that J.S. Walton was department head. The Chemical Engineering Department was established at Oregon State in 1917 and became a unit of the School of Engineering in 1932.
- 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
Chemical Engineering was established in 1917 as an independent department reporting directly to the President's Office; it was incorporated into the School of Engineering in 1932. The academic program in chemical engineering, also known as industrial chemistry, prepared undergraduate and graduate students for work in the chemical industry. Chemical engineering faculty are also involved in research to develop new technologies critical to Northwest industries such as electronics materials processing, forest products, and food science. During the 1950s, the department offered courses in nuclear engineering.
The Chemical Engineering Building was completed in 1955 with specialized teaching and research laboratories. It was later renamed in honor of George Gleeson. Gleeson joined the Oregon State faculty in chemical engineering in 1928; he was Chemical Engineering Department Head from 1937 until 1944, when he became the Dean of Engineering. J.S. Walton became the department head in 1945.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Chemical Engineering Department Records document the teaching and research activities of the department, primarily during the period that J.S. Walton was department head in the 1940s and 1950s. The records include general reference files and records documenting the construction of the Chemical Engineering Building. The reference files consist primarily of correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and related materials. They provide information about department faculty and graduate students, professional societies, honors, and awards. The reference files include materials pertaining to various research topics including atomic energy, electrostatic separation, mining and ores, raw materials, radioactive dating, polymerization, pollution, and stream improvement. The reference files are available only on microfilm. The materials pertaining to the Chemical Engineering Building are in paper form.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Chemical Engineering Department Records (RG 153), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The records are arranged in two series: I. General Reference File, 1930-1966 and II. Chemical Engineering Building Construction Records, 1949-1954.
Acquisition Information
The records were transferred to the Archives in at least two accessions in 1980 and earlier.
Related Materials
Additional materials pertaining to chemical engineering instruction and research are part of the College of Engineering Records (RG 062). The Facilities Services Records (RG 193) include materials documenting the construction of Gleeson Hall. The Memorabilia Collection includes clippings and other ephemeral items pertaining to the department.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: General Reference File, 1930-1966Return to Top
Series I consists of correspondence, reports, and related materials primarily created or assembled by department chair J.S. Walton during the 1940s and 1950s. The records document the teaching, research, and outreach activities of the department and include materials pertaining to professional societies; graduate students and faculty; and topics such as atomic energy, electrostatic separation, mining and ores, raw materials, radioactive dating, pollution and stream improvement,
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Reel | ||
| 1 | 1: Robert Adamson |
1947 |
| 1 | 2: American Chemical Society |
1957-1966 |
3: American Institute of Chemical
Engineers |
1949-1962 | |
| Reel | ||
| 1 | 1949-1961 | |
| 2 | 1961-1962 | |
4: American Society of Electrical
Engineers |
1950-1965 | |
| Reel | ||
| 2 | 1950-1955 | |
| 3 | 1955-1965 | |
| Reel | ||
| 3 | 5: American Society of Mechanical
Engineers |
1950 |
| 3 | 6: American Institute of Mining
Engineers |
1951-1953 |
| 3 | 7: Applications - Staff
Positions |
1954-1961 |
| 3 | 8: Atomic Energy |
1957-1966 |
| 3 | 9: Awards |
1955-1965 |
| 3 | 10: Bechtel Scholarships |
1955 |
| 3 | 11: T.D. Bhaskar |
1947-1949 |
| 3 | 12: General Correspondence and Department
Reports of Monthly Activities |
1953-1954 |
| 3 | 13: Budget |
1948-1965 |
| 3 | 14: Building |
1964-1966 |
Bureau of
Mines |
1951-1963 | |
| Reel | ||
| 3 | 1951-1963 | |
| 3 | 16: Fellowship |
1963 |
| Reel | ||
| 3 | 17: Business Office |
1959-1961 |
| 3 | 18: John P. Chan |
1952-1954 |
| 3-4 | 19: John Clapp |
1951 |
| 4 | 20: General Correspondence |
1955-1965 |
| 4 | 21: Crown Zellerbach Company |
1952-1953 |
| 4 | 22: Dean |
1955-1965 |
| 4 | 23: Dow Fellowship |
1955-1966 |
| 4 | 24: Electrostatic Separation |
1950-1952 |
| 4 | 25: Equipment |
1950-1962 |
| 4 | 26: Experiment Station |
1953 |
| 4 | 27: Experiment Station and
Extension |
1950-1955 |
| 4 | 28: Extension |
1961-1962 |
29: Field Trips |
1948-1965 | |
| Reel | ||
| 4 | 1948-1955 | |
| 5 | 1955-1965 | |
| Reel | ||
| 5 | 30: Food Technology Research |
1955 |
| 5 | 31: General Electric Research |
1950 |
| 5 | 32: Honor Societies |
1952 |
| 5 | 33: Honors - D.F. Rynning Award |
1954 |
| 5 | 34: Interviews |
1953-1964 |
| 5 | 35: James G. Knudsen |
1950-1951 |
| 5 | 36: Student Applications and
Recommendations |
1951-1954 |
| 5 | 37: Mining and Ores |
1955-1958 |
| 5 | 38: Miscellaneous |
1950-1953 |
| 5 | 39: NASA |
1963 |
| 5 | 40: National Council for Stream
Improvement |
1949-1951 |
| 5-6 | 41: National Science Foundation |
1959-1960 |
| 6 | 42: News |
1949-1951 |
| 6 | 43: OSEA |
1961-1965 |
| 6 | 44: Pollution |
1948-1961 |
| 6 | 45: Polymerization |
1930-1946 |
| 6 | 46: Public Service |
1955-1962 |
| 6 | 47: Radioactive Dating Program |
1950-1955 |
| 6 | 48: Raw Material Survey |
1947-1959 |
| 6 | 49: Research |
1951-1966 |
| 6 | 50: William Schultz |
1964 |
| 6 | 51: Service Reports |
1957-1963 |
| 6 | 52: Kamal Kumar Sharma |
1963-1964 |
| 7 | 53: Staff |
1955-1963 |
| 7 | 54: Standard Oil Scholarship |
1956-1965 |
| 7 | 55: Subscriptions to News |
1950-1962 |
| 7 | 56: Walton's Correspondence |
1951-1953 |
Series II: Chemical Engineering Building Construction Records, 1949-1954Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Series II documents the planning and construction of the Chemical Engineering Building (Gleeson Hall). It includes correspondence and proposed specifications prepared in 1949 for a Chemical and Mining Engineering Building and the 1954 specifications for general construction and mechanical and electrical work on the Chemical Engineering Building.
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chemical engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College--Faculty.
- Oregon State College--Graduate students.
- Oregon State University--Faculty.
- Oregon State University--Graduate students.
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Walton, J. S. (Jesse Seburn) (creator)
Corporate Names
- Oregon State College. Dept. of Chemical Engineering. (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth
Nielsen.
2010
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