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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)
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 It also includes published and unpublished manuscripts on engineering projects dating from 1892 to 1940, some authored by Carpenter.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
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

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.
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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 It also includes published and unpublished manuscripts on engineering projects dating from 1892 to 1940 -- some authored by H. V. Carpenter.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The records of the College of Mechanical Arts & Engineering were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries prior to 1970 (WSU 165).

Processing Note

The records were processed in July 1984 by Patricia M.Gourd.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: H. V. Carpenter Correspondence
    16 items
    Dates: 1911
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: H. V. Carpenter Correspondence (re: KWSC)
    24 items
    Dates: 1915-1932
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: H. V. Carpenter Correspondence
    35 items
    Dates: 1922-1943
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: "Descriptive Geometry: Plates," by Albert E. Church, 1892, with holographic comments by H. V. Carpenter
    1 item
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: "Experiments In Electrical Laboratory, 1896-1897," by H. V. Carpenter
    1 item
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: "Experiments On Magnetism," by Edmond Volk (Physics 4)
    1 item
    Dates: 1897
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: "The Future of Power Use in the Pacific Northwest," by H. V. Carpenter
    1 item
    Dates: 1940
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: "High Voltage Research," by H. V. Carpenter
    1 item
    Dates: 1927
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: "Notes On Electric Measurements," by H. V. Carpenter
    1 item
    Dates: 1895
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9