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Mechanical Arts & Engineering College Records, 1892-1943
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Mechanical Arts & Engineering College Records
- Dates
- 1892-1943 (inclusive)18921943
- Quantity
- approximate 81 items, ( .5 linear feet), ( 1 containers)
- Collection Number
- Archives 156
- Summary
- Includes the correspondence of H.V. Carpenter regarding his engineering consultations with the State College of Washington and others and his responsibilities as the director of KWSC. It also includes published and unpublished manuscripts on engineering projects dating from 1892 to 1940, some authored by Carpenter.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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The Collection is open for research use.
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The College of Mechanical Arts Engineering was established in 1917 upon the reorganization of the State College of Washington. Hubert Vinton Carpenter had been the head of the Department of Mechanical Electrical Engineering from 1903, but in 1917 he became the Dean of the College of Mechanical Arts Engineering. Both before and after Dr. Carpenter became dean, he acted as an engineering consultant with the State College. Dr. Carpenter also was instrumental in the establishment of KWSC in 1915 and acted as its director until his retirement from the college in 1938.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records of the College of Mechanical Arts Engineering date from 1892 to 1943 and are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence. The series includes the correspondence of H. V. Carpenter regarding his engineering consultations with the State College of Washington and others and his responsibilities as the director of KWSC. It also includes published and unpublished manuscripts on engineering projects dating from 1892 to 1940 -- some authored by H. V. Carpenter.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | H. V. Carpenter Correspondence 16 items
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1911 |
| 1 | 2 | H. V. Carpenter Correspondence (re: KWSC) 24 items
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1915-1932 |
| 1 | 3 | H. V. Carpenter Correspondence 35 items
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1922-1943 |
| 1 | 4 | "Descriptive Geometry: Plates," by Albert E. Church, 1892, with holographic comments by H. V. Carpenter 1 item
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| 1 | 5 | "Experiments In Electrical Laboratory, 1896-1897," by H. V. Carpenter 1 item
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| 1 | 6 | "Experiments On Magnetism," by Edmond Volk (Physics 4) 1 item
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1897 |
| 1 | 7 | "The Future of Power Use in the Pacific Northwest," by H. V. Carpenter 1 item
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1940 |
| 1 | 8 | "High Voltage Research," by H. V. Carpenter 1 item
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1927 |
| 1 | 9 | "Notes On Electric Measurements," by H. V. Carpenter 1 item
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1895 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Electric engineering--History--Archival resources
- Electric engineering--Study and teaching--Research
Corporate Names
- KWSC (Radio Station: Pullman, Wash.)--Records and correspondence
- Washington State University. College of Mechanical Arts and Engineering--Archives (creator)
- Washington State University. College of Mechanical Arts and Engineering--Records and correspondence
Titles within the Collection
- Church, Albert E. (Albert Ensign), 1807-1878. Plates to descriptive geometry
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Carpenter, Hubert Vinton, 1875-1941--Archives (creator)
- Volk, Edmund--Archives (creator)
Corporate Names
- State College of Washington. College of Mechanical Arts and Engineering. (creator)
Finding aid prepared by Patricia M. Gourd
2012
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