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Francis G. Bartlett papers, 1940-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Bartlett, Francis G. (Francis Grindel), 1920-2004
- Title
- Francis G. Bartlett papers
- Dates
- 1940-2004 (inclusive)19402004
- Quantity
- 4.75 cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5377 (Accession No. 5377-001)
- Summary
- University of Washington professor of engineering and a naval engineer
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Francis G. Bartlett was born on May 17, 1920 in Northeast Harbor, Maine. He received both his B.S.E. and M.S.E degrees in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering from the University of Michigan in 1952 and 1957. During World War Two, he served as a cadet in the U.S. Merchant Marines (1941-1943) and as an ensign and LtJG with the U.S. Navy (1944-1946). Bartlett worked as a naval architect for Philip E. Spaulding and Puget Sound Bridge & Drydock in Seattle, Washington between 1952 and 1955. He later returned to the Puget Sound area to gain additional industrial experience working at the Todd Shipyard in Seattle and the Ranger Boat Company in Kent between 1958 and 1960.
Bartlett began teaching courses in the College of Engineering at the University of Washington in 1956 and was appointed as a tenured professor in 1961. The next year he spent his sabbatical serving as the Fulbright Lecturer in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Alexandria in Egypt. Bartlett returned to the University of Washington, where he taught until 1969. He later developed and taught courses in the Marine Engineering Technology Program at Mississippi State University from 1970 to 1977. He also lectured at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia (1977-1978) and served as the Visiting Professor at the U.S. Maritime Administration in 1976.
Bartlett was a member of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, where he served as the Vice Chairman (1965-1966) and Chairman (1966-1967) for the Pacific Northwest Section. Over the course of his professional career, he was also a member of the U.S. Naval Institute, American Society for Engineering Education, International Oceanographic Foundation, American Society of Naval Engineers, and Marine Technology Society. Barlett authored several unpublished manuscripts concerning maritime history and architecture in the 1980's and 1990's, including "The Evolution of Shipping", "Ship Parts, Interim Products and Databases", and "The Realm of Ships: Unravelling the Shipping Industry". Francis Bartlett died on January 14, 2004.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Biographical features, correspondence, course notes, writings, drawings, photographs; 1940-2004.
Includes awards, a curriculum vita, clippings, newsletters, lecture notes, notebooks, drawings, photographs, computer disks, and additional research materials related to Bartlett's career as a professor of naval engineering and architecture at the University of Washington and original unpublished manuscripts concerning maritime history and architecture. Also includes materials related to an uncompleted autobiography.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Biographical Features, 1978-2004Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Correspondence, 1964-1976Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Course Notes, 1977-1999Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Writings, 1956-1994Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Drawings/Diagrams, 1960-1992Return to Top
Container(s): Box 1
ManuscriptsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
2 | The Evolution of Shipping |
1995-1996 |
2 | Ship Parts |
1985 |
2 | The Realm of Ships |
1983 |
Notebooks, 1953-1994Return to Top
Container(s): Box 2-3
Books, 1940-1977Return to Top
Container(s): Box 3
WritingsReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 3
Includes Bartlett's autobiographical writings.
Originals are 3.5" and ZIP Disks.
Partial printouts were made from three of the Zip Disks.
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
3 | Floppy disks and ZIP disks |
|
5 | Printout; FGB Hist 1 |
1990-2003 |
6 | Printout; FGB Hist 2 |
1990-2003 |
6 | Printout; FGB Hist 3 |
1990-2003 |
Oversize Drawings and Awards, 1966-1980Return to Top
Container(s): Box 4
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Engineering teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle
- Marine engineering
- Naval architecture
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Bartlett, Francis G. (Francis Grindal), 1920-2004--Archives
Corporate Names
- University of Washington--Faculty
- University of Washington. University Archives