NTDMG149.xml Allen Sheeley Janssen Papers1926-1980 Janssen (Allen Sheeley) Papers Finding aid prepared by Judith Nielsen Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives ©1988 Encoded by ArchProteus2003 Finding aid is in English Overview of the Collection University of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives MG149 Allen Sheeley Janssen Allen Sheeley Janssen Papers 1926-1980 11 cubic feet State engineering exams, outlines and exams for courses; material related to a military construction battalion; records of Janssen's involvement in Pacific Consultants, Bonneville Power Administration, Moscow Chamber of Commerce, and Civil Defense. English

Allen Sheeley Janssen was born in Boise, Idaho, September 12, 1908, the son of Alfred E. and Edma M. (Sheeley) Janssen. He was graduated from Boise High School, and attended the University of Idaho, earning a B(Arch) in 1930, a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1933, and his M.S. in Civil Engineering in 1937.

Following his graduation in 1930 he worked for the Idaho Department of Highways. In 1931 he returned to the university as an instructor in the Civil Engineering Department. He continued teaching at the university for over forty years, becoming dean of the College of Engineering in 1946. He resigned as dean in 1967, but continued to teach half-time until his retirement in 1972. While at the university he served on the Academic Council, Research Council, Research Foundation, Patent Committee, and Water Resources Committee; he was also faculty advisor to the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity from 1936-1956.

While teaching he also acted as consultant and designer on many civil engineering projects, with emphasis on highway work, materials of construction, and construction and analysis research. He also worked as a field draftsman for the Idaho Department of Highways from 1930-1946. After his semi-retirement from the university he worked part-time as an office engineer for Pacific Consultants.

He interrupted his teaching during World War II (1942-1946) when, as part of the 55th Naval Construction Battalion, Civil Engineering Corps, he spent 2 1/2 years in the Seabees constructing overseas bases in the South Pacific, and 1 1/2 years in research and development work with the Bureau of Yards & Docks in Washington, D.C.

He was the author of a dozen published works and a member of numerous professional organizations and fraternities, holding regional offices in many of them. His honors and awards include a Distinguished Service Certificate from the National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners (1957), Engineer of the Year award given by the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers (1959), Engineer of Merit commendation from the Spokane Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (1965), and Outstanding Service to the Community award given by the Moscow Chamber of Commerce. In 1972 the new engineering building at the University of Idaho was named after him.

In 1947 he was elected to the Idaho State Board of Engineering Examiners to fill the unexpired term of Jesse Buchanan, who resigned upon assuming the Presidency of the University of Idaho. Janssen continued on this board until his resignation in May 1968.

He was also active in community affairs, serving as chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce (1969-1972), on the Board of Trustees of the Moscow School District (1948-1953), as a member of the Board of Directors for the Highway District, and on the Technical Advisor Committee for the Regional Airport (1969-January 1972). He was active in the Republican Party and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.

He married Ada Jones on July 14, 1930, in Logan, Utah; they had two children, a son Alfred and a daughter Sheila. Janssen suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and died at the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow on December 26, 1983.

The papers of Allen Janssen span the years 1926 to 1980, with the bulk of the material covering the year 1940 to 1972. included are examinations given to professional engineers seeking registration in Idaho, outlines and exams for courses he taught at the university and other material concerning the engineering college, materials relating to his work in a military construction battalion, and papers and newspaper clippings dealing with organizations he was involved with such as Pacific Consultants, which includes reports done for the Public Land Law Review Commission; Bonneville Power Administration; Moscow Chamber of Commerce, especially the Transportation Committee; and the Civil Defense Executive Reserve.

The papers of Allen Janssen were in file folders, but not in any discernible order when received. Therefore, although folder headings were retained, the series arrangement is completely artificial. The first material relating to Janssen's major involvements was separated out and arranged by subject. The examinations given by the State Board of Engineering Examiners are arranged chronologically, as is the board correspondence. The National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners consists of two parts--the Western Zone to which Idaho belonged, and material from the national office. The university material is divided into material concerning the university in general and the engineering college in particular. For ease of organization the folders in these groups are arranged alphabetically, with material in the folders being arranged chronologically. The folders relating to professional organizations Janssen belonged to are arranged alphabetically, as is the military material. Material from the Pacific Consultants is arranged by project. The final series contains material concerning other interests and involvements of Janssen and is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Several boxes of material were badly water damaged before being received by the library and were discarded during processing. Duplicate copies of examinations and publications were also discarded. By this means the original bulk was reduced by 8 cubic feet.

The papers of Allen Janssen, Dean of Engineering at the University of Idaho from 1946 to 1967, were donated to the University of Idaho Library by his family in August 1984.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Idaho Public Works Janssen, Allen S.--Archives. Moscow Chamber of Commerce (Idaho) -- History -- Sources Pacific Consultants -- History -- Sources United States. Bonneville Power Administration -- History -- Sources University of Idaho -- Faculty Military bases -- United States -- Design and construction Civil engineering -- Study and teaching -- Idaho -- Moscow -- History -- Sources Civil defense -- Idaho -- History -- Sources Dean of Engineering, University of Idaho, 1946-1967. Detailed Description of the Collection Series I. Idaho State Board of Engineering Examiners 1926-1971 1/1-4 Examinations 1926-1940 73 items 1/5-10 Examinations April 1941-April 1947 104 items 1/10-15 Examinations March 1949-March 1954 93 items 1/16-21 Examinations March 1955-March 1960 102 items 1/22-30 Examinations December 1960-December 1964 115 items 1/31-37 Examinations December 1965-December 1968 97 items 2/38-43 Correspondence 1939-1949 357 items 2/44-50 Correspondence 1950-1959 693 items 2/51-55 Correspondence 1960-1964 366 items 2/56-58 Correspondence 1965-1971 236 items 2/59 John E. Hayes Case 1957-1958 20 items 2/60 Warren - Higgins Case 1947-1949 18 items 2/61 Applications 1968-1972 9 items 2/62 Attorney General's & Board Council's Opinions 1939-1956 58 items 2/63-65 Minutes 1947-1968 83 items 2/66 Publications and Forms 1953-1967 9 items 2/67 Review Document for Professional Engineer's Registration in Idaho, Prepared by Douglas C. Dowell April 1960 1 item Series II. National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners 1938-1977 2 Western Zone 1946-1976 3/68 Minutes of Annual Meetings 1951-1974 14 items 3/69 Correspondence 1946-1976 15 items 3/69 National Office 1938-1977 3/70 Annual Meetings 1939-1977 12 items 3/71 Correspondence 1948-1977 120 items 3/72 Publications 1938-1975 17 items 3/73 The Registration Bulletin 1948-1976 16 items 3/74 Reports 1948-1966 13 items Series III. The University of Idaho and College of Engineering 1934-1977 A. University 1946-1977 3/75 Asphalt Institute 1955-1972 11 items 3/76 Consulting Services Policy 1946-1969 6 items 3/77 Honors Program, Spring 1977 1976-1977 100 items 3/78 Honors Program Fall 1977 58 items 3/79-80 Memos 1963-1974 71 items 3/81 Project THEMIS 1967 7 items 3/82 Short Term Applied Research (STAR) Reports 1967-1973 13 items B. College of Engineering 1934-1977 3 Meetings and Minutes 3/83 Advisory Council 1967-1972 12 items 3/84 Committee on Assignments and Others 1966-1972 19 items 3/85 Curriculum Committee 1967-1971 39 items 3/86 Department Heads 1953-1954 46 items 3/87 Executive Committee 1961-1967 89 items 3/88 Executive Council 1968-1974 41 items 3/89 Faculty 1966-1974 50 items 3/90 Civil Engineering Faculty 1966-1976 109 items 3/91 Mechanical Engineering Department 1965-1966 4 items 4/92 Advising of Students 1949-1977 82 items 4/93-96 Budget Requests 1938-1971 180 items 4/97-98 Buildings 1947-1966 23 items 4/99 Civil Engineering Department 1967-1975 77 items 4/100-101 Correspondence 1934-1975 213 items 4/102 Decimal Point Location Reports 1959-1960 6 items 4/103 Directories 1966-1974 12 items 4/104 Engineering Education 1956-1964 10 items 4/105 Engineering Science Program 1958-1962 33 items 4/106 ECPD Accreditation Visits 1963-1971 12 items 4/107 Enrollments and Estimates of Graduates 1954-1967 63 items 4/108 Faculty Applications 1957-1966 150 items 4/109 Faculty Inventory 1962 65 items 4/110 Faculty Travel Reports 1938-1967 37 items 4/111 Faculty Vitae 1960s 6 items 4/112 Fellowship Appointments 1956 8 items 4/113 Gifts 1961-1966 19 items 4/114 Grades 1968-1971 21 items 4/115 Janssen's Personnel Records 1936-1972 35 items 4/116 Letters to Prospective Students 1961 26 items 4/117-122 Memos 1938-1977 339 items 4/123 Miscellaneous undated 7 items 4/124-125 Newsletters 1967-1975 152 items 4/126 Photographs undated 3 items 4/127 Publications 1941-1970 21 items 5/128 Nuclear Reactor Program 1955-1956 29 items 5/129 Ten Year Plan 1956-1959 25 items 5/130 Student Reports April 1940 3 items 5/131-133 Senior Field Trip Reports 1952-1957 20 items 5/134-136 Student Reports for Contracts and Specifications 1952-1954 17 items 5 Allen Janssen's Course Outlines & Lecture Notes 5/137-148 Civil Engineering 5 1946/1947-1957/1958 371 items 5/149-155 Engineering 5 1958/1959-1964/1965 306 items 5/156 Civil Engineering 131 1956/1957 34 items 5/157 Civil Engineering 152 (Readings) 1934-1938 11 items 5/158-160 Civil Engineering 153 1957/1958-1968/1969 109 items 5/161-162 Civil Engineering 154 1967/1968-1968/1969 60 items 5/163 Civil Engineering 360 1969/1970 3 items 5/164-166 Civil Engineering 382 1969/1970-1971/1972 22 items 5 Civil Engineering 484 1970/1971 40 items 5/168 Philosophy 204 1976/1977 52 items 5/169-170 Engineering Experiment Station 1955-1974 37 items 5/171-172 Materials Testing Laboratory 1967-1968 4 items Series IV. Professional Organizations and Seminars 1952-1977 6/173 American Concrete Institute 1966 2 items 6/174 American Institute of Chemical Engineers 1961-1965 7 items 6/175 American Institute of Electrical Engineers 1958 14 items 6/176 American Society of Agricultural Engineers 1961 4 items 6/177 American Society of Civil Engineers 1963-1976 50 items 6/178-179 American Society for Engineering Education 1959-1975 32 items 6/180 Commission on Engineering Education 1964 3 items 6/181 Engineers' Council for Professional Development 1961-1972 35 items 6/182 Engineers Joint Council 1952-1966 13 items 6 Idaho Society of Professional Engineers 6/183 General 1956-1977 45 items 6/184 Ethical Practices Committee 1970-1972 26 items 6/185 Presentation of Certificates Ceremony 1970-1972 13 items 6/186 Student Professional Committee 1967-1968 14 items 6/187 Junior Engineering and Technical Society (JETS) 1964-1966 10 items 6/188 National Association of State Universities and Land Grand Colleges, Div. of Engineering 1962-1966 33 items 6 National Society of Professional Engineers 6/189-190 General 1963-1976 69 items 6/191-198 Meetings 1963-1966 8 items 6/199 Water Policy Committee 1964-1966 31 items 7/200 Honor Societies 1963-1976 4 items 7/201 Institute for Engineering Deans 1965-1968 3 items 7/202 Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Seminar 1960 21 items 7/203 Standard Oil Seminars 1955-1967 22 items Series V. Military Service and Related Papers 1941-1976 7/204 Construction Designs 1943-1946 18 items 7/205 Construction Manuals 1943-1945 10 items 7/206-212 Manual TM-235 "Control of Soils in Military Construction", drafts 1945-1946 27 items 7 Construction 7/213 Progress Reports 1943-1945 22 items 7/214 Airfields 1943-1946 11 items 7/215 Roads 1945 2 items 7/216 Warehouses 1943 9 items 7 Soil Testing 7/217 Technical Bulletin: Soil Testing Set No. 1 1945 1 item 7/218 Forms and list of equipment undated 30 items 7/219 "Soils Engineering for Seabees", draft undated 1 item 7/220 North Dakota Cone Bearing Indes 1945 6 items 7/221 "Control of Soils in Military Construction", draft 1945 2 items 7/222 Reports, Manuals, etc. 1941-1944 6 items 7/223-224 55th Construction Battalion, correspondence, newsletters, 1943-1976 63 items 7/225 Photographs undated 5 items 7/226 Navy League 1970-1974 15 items 7/227 Civil Engineers Corps 1957-1974 18 items 7/228 Naval Air Training Command, Pensacola, Florida 1948 42 items 7/229 Red Cross Campaign 1946 10 items 7/230 Miscellaneous 1943-1948 12 items Series VI. Pacific Consultants 1968-1969 8/231 General 1968-1969 33 items 8/232 Dalton Water Association 1969 15 items 8/233 Idaho Comprehensive Law Enforcement Plan 1969 1 item 8/234 Law Building, University of Idaho 1969 11 items 8/235 Lewiston Hill: Rerouting U.S. 95 1968-1969 44 items 8/236 Preliminary Comparative Study of Airport Needs for the Palouse Empire 1968 1 item 8/237 Walla Walla County Sewer and Water Plan 1968 1 item 8/238 Weyerhaeuser Water Pollution Problem 1969 2 items 8 Public Land Law Review Commission Projects 8/239 Forage Study Reports for the University of Idaho 1958-1969 49 items 8/240 Mining, Surface Hard Rock Area: Nevada 1968-1969 24 items 8/241 Mining, Hard Rock Areas: Grand Junction, Moab, Monticello 1968-1969 31 items 8/242 Oil and/or Gas Area: Farmington, New Mexico 1968 17 items 8/243 Phosphates Area: Pocatello 1968 17 items 8/244 Supporting Material 1968-1969 18 items 8/245 Draft of Report: "Impact of Mining Operations on Use of Public Lands for Grazing" 1969 5 items 8/246 Wooden Toy Business for Nez Perce Indian Tribe 1968 2 items 8/247 Janssen's Time Sheets 1968-1969 98 items Series VII. Personal Interests and Involvements 1946-1970 8/248 Agriculture 1964 2 items 8/249 Airfields, Design and Construction 1946-1947 8 items 8/250 Airports, Regional: Quad Cities 1966-1974 234 items 8/251 Atmosphere Chart 1958 1 item 8/252-253 Atomic Energy Commission, Correspondence and Press Releases 1952-1966 63 items 8/254 Bearing Tests undated 4 items 8/255-258 Bonneville Power Administration, Minutes, Reports, Correspondence 1950-1975 68 items 9/259-260 Bridges, Janssen's Article and General Articles 1933-1972 8 items 9/261 Cement 1956 1 item 9/262 Certificates and Photographs 1948-1960 12 items 9 Chamber of Commerce, City of Moscow 9/263 Annual & Financial Reports 1969-1976 13 items 9/264 General 1968-1976 70 items 9/265 Industrial Development Workshop 1969 1 item 9/266 Newsletters 1970-1976 141 items 9/267 Selection Committee 1971 12 items 9/268-271 Transportation Committee, Minutes and Reports 1968-1976 266 items 9 City of Moscow 9/272 Kiwanis Club, Public Affairs Committee 1957 20 items 9/273 School District. Clippings 1977-1978 50 items 9/274 School District. Plat Maps 1951 2 items 9/275-276 School District. School Facilities Study 1977 79 items 9/277 School District. School Facilities Planning Guides 1972-1976 2 items 9/278 Traffic Counts 1968 46 items 9/279 Water Supply 1969-1971 20 items 9/280 Latah County Energy Committee 1977 48 items 9 Civil Defense 9/281 Associated General Contractors of America. Plan Bulldozer--Disaster Relief 1965 3 items 9/282 Idaho Department of Highways 1968-1971 3 items 9/283 U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of Public Roads. Emergency Planning and Operations Manual 1966 1 item 9/284 U.S. Department of Defense undated 1 item 9/285-294 U.S. Dept. of Transportation. National Defense, Executive Reserve Conferences 1967-1971 134 items 10/295-296 U.S. Dept. of Transportation. National Defense, Executive Reserve Conferences 1972-1974 15 items 10/297 Newsletters 1968-1975 20 items 10/298 Publications 1964-1974 11 items 10/299-301 Correspondence, Personal 1946-1980 412 items 10/302 Correspondence, Charles William Lang, Jr. 1958-1971 51 items 10/303 Crossley vs. Grow 1952 61 items 10/304-307 Dams 1949-1977 33 items 10/308 Earthquakes 1959-1966 2 items 10/309 East Side Grade School, Moscow, Blueprints 1951 3 items 10/310 Engineering Education, Articles 1955-1965 24 items 10/311 Engineering Pamphlets 1946-1957 9 items 10/312 Engineering: Outline for course C.E. 154, taught by George R. Russell 1965 1 item 10/313 Engineering, C.E. 109. Janssen's papers for a course taught by J.E. Buchanan 1931/1932 9 items 10/314 Engineering Profession, Articles 1948-1955 27 items 10/315 Engineers, Registration 1949-1954 3 items 10/316 Engineers, Shortage of 1951-1956 22 items 10/317 English Writing and Speaking 1948-1952 9 items 10 Highways 10/318 Correspondence 1936-1974 8 items 10/319 Paving 1946-1957 8 items 10/320 Publications 1949-1966 8 items 10 Highways, Idaho 10/321 Clippings 1972-1973 2 items 10/322 Idaho Association of Highway Districts 1953 7 items 10/323 Idaho Dept. of Highways, Newsletters 1964-1972 4 items 10/324 Lewiston Hill Study 1970-1972 2 items 10/325-326 Location Studies and Hearings 1964-1970 5 items 10/327 Miscellaneous Reports and Studies 1957-1967 -6 items 11/328 Paving 1948-1965 2 items 11/329 Princeton-Harvard Highway District Consolidation 1968-1969 15 items 11/330 Publications 1967 1 item 11/331 Surveys 1967 3 items 11/332 Highways, Washington. Specifications for Highway Structures 1931 1 item 11/333 Land Sale, Payette Lakes 1968-1969 14 items 11/334 Land Surveying 1957-1964 5 items 11/335 Legislature, Idaho. Clippings 1965-1969 25 items 11/336 Legislation, Federal 1963-1965 4 items 11/337 North Idaho Chamber of Commerce Meeting November 14-16, 1968 13 items 11/338-339 Personal Clippings 1955-1977 56 items 11/340 Pollution 1959-1969 16 items 11/341 Richland Power Plant Dedication Sept. 26, 1963 8 items 11/342 Safety 1941-1953 6 items 11/343 Salmon School Inspection 1960-1962 12 items 11/344 Scenic Rivers 1968-1969 20 items 11/345 Shell Desk Calendar 1967 1 item 11/346-348 Soil Mechanics 1935-1947 37 items 11/349 Sons of the American Revolution 1967-1978 73 items 11/350 Transportation Poster undated 1 item 11/351 University: Class of 1930 1955-1980 60 items 11/352 University: Vandal Boosters 1980 7 items 11/353 Washington State University. College of Engineering 1967 4 items 11/354-356 Water 1951-1976 49 items