Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Cage 220
Bliesner, Gustav Henry, 1910-1994.
Gustav Henry Bliesner Papers
1934-1985
51.5 Linear feet of shelf space
103 boxes
Gustav Bliesner (1910-1994) was an electrical engineer and an expert on rural electrification, sprinkler systems, and hydroelectric dams. He consulted on industrial and military projects, and on electrical systems for the United States space program. The collection is comprised of Gustav Bliesner's scrapbooks, journals, correspondence, professional documents, office files, along with a large quantity of miscellaneous collected material, primarily printed ephemera.
Collection materials are in English, with a small amount of printed ephemera in German.
Gustav Bliesner (1910-1994) was an electrical engineer and an expert on rural electrification, sprinkler systems, and hydroelectric dams. He consulted on industrial and military projects, and on electrical systems for the United States space program.
Bliesner was born at Fairfield, Washington; he graduated from Rockford High School and attended Washington State College, where he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1933. In the following year he finished his Master of Science degree. In 1939 he received his professional engineering degree, and later became a Ph.D. candidate at Iowa State College. During his career as an engineer he taught at local universities, worked with the Army Corps of Engineers, Boeing, North American Aviation, and the Bonneville Power Administration. Mr. Bliesner was an expert in the field of rural electrification whose long and distinguished career included participation in projects such as the Grand Coulee Dam and the Boeing KC-135.
The collection is comprised of Gustav Bliesner's scrapbooks, journals, correspondence, professional documents, office files, along with a large quantity of miscellaneous collected material, primarily printed ephemera. Bliesner carefully and painstakingly documented his professional activities and accomplishments; his civic and social activities are also represented. The scrapbook volumes, which Bliesner called "My Life's Philosophy," constitute the bulk of the collection.
The collection has been arranged in four series. The first and largest series is made up of scrapbooks that Bliesner titled "My Life's Philosophy." These scrapbooks are maintained in the order that Mr. Bliesner created them and follow a generally chronological sequence. Bliesner assigned volume numbers and titles to each scrapbook. The second series is a separate sequence of scrapbook volumes. These were accessioned at later dates but are also part of Bliesner's "My Life's Philosophy." The third series is Bliesner's office files, arranged in Bliesner's original decimal system. An index to these files is located in box 79. Series four is arranged by subject, and is sometimes only roughly sorted.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item Description]
Gustav Henry Bliesner Papers, 1934-1974
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections,
Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Gustav Bliesner donated these papers in multiple installments, circa 1967-1985.
This collection was processed by Michael Kuester in 2007.
In addition to the collection described in this guide, the WSU Libraries hold several unprocessed accessions of Gustav Bliesner's papers: MS 1982-37, MS 1983-19, MS 1984-40, MS 1985-22, MS 1986-18, MS 1989-36, MS 1991-20, MS 1994-39.
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.
Bliesner, Gustav Henry, 1910-1994 -- Archives
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Hydroelectric power plants.
Rural electrification.
Electrical engineers -- Archives.
Public Utilities
Public Works
Washington (State)
Series 1: "My Life's Philosophy" volumes,
first sequence, 1934-1967
1
1
Farm Electrification volume 2,
1940
1
2
Volume 1, 1934
2
1
Volume 2, 1937
2
2
Volume 3, 1940
3
1
Volume 4, 1940
3
2
Volume 5, 1941
4
1
Volume 6, 1942
4
2
Volume 7, 1942
5
1
Volume 8, 1942
5
2
Volume 9, 1942
6
1
Volume 10, 1942
6
2
Volume 11, 1942
7
1
Volume 12, 1942
7
2
Volume 13, 1942
7
3
Volume 14, 1942
8
1
Volume 15, 1942
8
2
Administration, Education, and Research
(War, Power, and Agriculture) 1, volume 17, 1943
8
3
Administration, Education, and Research
(The Family and Its Problems) 2, volume 18, 1943
9
1
Administration, Education, and Research
(Industrial Relations Engineering) 3-1, volume 19, 1943 (Three volumes
of "The Victory Fleet" detailing shipbuilding during World War II,
information on industries with United States military contracts, War
Producti
9
2
Administration, Education, and Research
(Industrial Relations Engineering) 3-2, volume 20, 1943 (Newspaper
clippings and information on shipbuilding)
10
1
Administration, Education, and Research
(Industrial Relations Engineering) 3-3, volume 21, 1943
10
2
Administration, Education, and Research
(early preliminary Doctoral studies) 4, volume 22, 1943
11
1
Commission Pending and Doctor of
Philosophy 1 and 2, volume 23, 1943-1944 (Army Specialized Training
Program, ASTP, and Navy College Program,V-12, at Iowa State College
during World War II)
11
2
Doctor of Philosophy 2, 3 and 4, volume
24, 1943-1944 (Ph.D. work at Iowa State College)
11
3
Naval Training School 1, volume 25, 1944
(Naval electrical engineering training at Iowa State College during
World War II)
12
1
Application in Public Administration,
volume 26, 1944 (education and employment history to 1944)
12
2
Abstract of in-service fellowship in
public administration, volume 27, 1944-1945 (Official correspondence
regarding Bliesner's education, work experiences, and service
record)
12
3
Annual Report, volume 28, 1944-1945
(Agricultural engineering, food production, electrical engineering, soil
and water conservation, compiled in book format for WSC Extension
Service, 1944 November-1945 October 31)
12
4
Annual Report, volume 29, 1945-1946
(Agricultural engineering, food production, electrical engineering, soil
and water conservation, compiled in book format for WSC Extension
Service, 1945 November 1-1946 December 1)
13
1
Institutions of Advanced Education, volume
31, 1946 (Correspondence regarding employment and education at various
institutions of higher learning, 1942 December 10-1947 March
8)
13
2
Gustav Henry Bliesner, Ph.D., volume 32-41
(bound together), 1946 (State of Washington engineering examinations,
Iowa State personnel forms)
13
3
Farragut College, volume 42, 1947
(Information regarding the establishment of Farragut College at the
former site of Farragut Naval Training Station in Idaho)
14
1
Farragut College of Engineering, volume
43, 1947 (Details of Bliesner's involvement with Farragut College,
Lutheran Churches, Alpha Kappa Lambda at WSU, YMCA, U.S. Navy, and
Engineering)
14
2
School of Mines and Metallurgy, volume 44,
1947 (Bliesner's role in Alpha Kappa Lambda postwar expansion, and
developing a department of engineering at Farragut College)
15
1
Work on my Ph.D., volume 45, 1948
(personal history, church affiliations, fraternal organizations,
government service, and educational experience)
15
2-3
Developing an Engineering College, volume
46, 1947-1948 (Correspondence, WSU football programs, United States
Marine Corps Reserve leaflets)
16
1
Academic Accreditation, volume 47, 1948
(Farragut College and Technical Institute course listings, grade sheets,
course requirements)
16
2-3
Public Power, volume 48,
1949-1950
17
1
Public Power, volume 49, 1950
17
2
Chronological personal, volume 52,
1950
17
3
A Job in 1951, volume 51, 1951
18
1
Preliminary Cost Report on the
Construction of the Parker-Pilot Knob 161-kv Transmission Line, volume
52, 1950
18
2
Cost Data Subject Matter, volume 53, 1951
(Addendum report for the construction of the Parker-Pilot Knob 161-kv
Transmission Line)
18
3
Blythe Substation, volume 55, 1951
(Reports, work summaries, schematic drawings, diagrams, and information
on the construction of the Blythe substation)
18
4
Zion Lutheran Church, volume 56,
1949-1951
19
1
Gila Substation, volume 57,
1949-1951
19
2
Colorado River Indian Reservation, volume
58, 1951
19
3-4
Another Connection, volume 59,
1951-1952
19
5
The Deep South, volume 60,
1951
19
6
Personnel Management, volume 61,
1950
20
1-2
This is the Life, volume 62,
1952
20
3-4
Back to School, volume 63,
1952-1953
20
5-6
Lutheran Church of the Reformation, volume
64, 1952-1953 (Church writings and papers from the Lutheran Church of
the Reformation in Savannah, GA)
21
1
Clark Hill Power and Transmission System,
volume 65, 1952-1953
21
2-4
Hydrogen Age, volume 66, 1952-1953
(Newspaper clippings from Eisenhower-Stevenson presidential race,
applications to the U.S. Civil Service, university organization
pamphlets, news article commemorating the tenth anniversary of Pearl
Harbor)
21
5-7
Original Ph.D. Writings, volume 67,
1953
22
1-3
Training the Professional Engineer, volume
68, 1948-1953
22
3
Appendix, Transmission, and Rural
Electrical Distribution Loop Services, volume 69, 1946-1956 (Papers from
Clark Hill Project, Transmission Line at Hunter Air Force Base, Blythe
Substation, Davis Dam, Boulder Dam Transmission Line, and Senate Bill
for the
22
4
Pertinent Positions, volume 71,
1943-1958
23
1-2
Hope Lutheran Church (Portland, OR),
volume 72, 1952-1954
23
3-4
The Dalles Project, volume 73,
1943-1958
24
1-2
Engineering, volume 74, 1944-1953 (Report
on Washington irrigation, 1946 April; Irrigation pamphlets; Engineer
society bulletins; Bliesner's Civil Service ratings; Report for
Washington State College extension services: "Wiring the
Farm")
24
3
University of Portland, volume 75,
1953-1954
24
4
Portland Public Schools, volume 76, 1954
(Pay charts, attendance records, course outlines, adult vocational
education and apprentice programs)
25
1
1954-55-80 Program, volume 77, 1954 (Work
orders, Federal Power Commission utilities usage report, electrical
engineering diagrams, correspondence, report on river and harbor
projects: Dalles Dam, Columbia River, Willamette River, and Umpqua
River)
25
2
Experiments Lectures and Problems, volume
78, 1955
25
3
Project History MA-2 Wiring System, volume
79, 1955 (Report for Boeing Airplane Co., 1955 June 30)
26
1-6
Scrapbooks, volume 80, 1952-1954 (Football
and baseball programs, vocational education information, Portland School
of Engineering Papers, California science and engineering recruitment
circular, 1952 July, newspaper clippings)
27
1
Energy Conversion, volume 81A,
1952-1955
27
2
Energy Conversion, volume 81B,
1951-1955
27
3
Energy Conversion 1952-55 volume 81C,
1952-1955
28
1
St. Mathews Lutheran Church (Renton,
Washington), volume 82, 1956
28
2
Ph.D. Thesis Addenda, volume 83,
1956
28
3
KC 135 Electrical System Diagrams, volume
84, 1956 January 9-1954 August 25
29
1
Formal-Informal Test Results, volume 85,
1956
29
2
Minutes of S.P.E.E.A Executive Committee
Meetings, volume 86, 1955-1956
29
3
Contract S.P.E.E.A., W.E.A., B.A.C.,
volume 87, 1956-1957 (negotiations with Boeing, letters, questionnaires,
newspaper clippings)
30
1
Guided Missiles, volume 88A,
1956-1958
30
2
Guided Missiles, volume 88B,
1957-1958
30
3
Individual Income Tax Reports, volume 89,
1955-1964
30
4
Sample Publications, volume 90A, 1934-1965
(pipeline corrosion in the sub-Arctic, corrosion survey Haines-Fairbanks
P.O.L. pipeline, specifications for magnesium anodes-cathodic
protection)
31
1
Sample Publications, volume 90B, 1934-1965
(Oregon State College information packet for new faculty, 1948; "Country
Electrification" by Bliesner; University of Portland syllabi and
laboratory schedules)
31
2-4
Sample Publications, volume 90C,
1934-1965
31
5
The Electrical System, volume 91,
1956-1957 (Schematics, generator outlines, wiring diagrams, D.C. motor
and generator design)
32
1
Feasibility Study of the D.C. system LVTP
5 Diesel Drive, volume 92, 1957
32
2
Samples of My Life's Work, volume 93,
1956
32
3-4
Scrapbook, 1957 (newspaper clippings,
church circulars, correspondence, automobile advertisements)
32
5
Electrical Engineering, volume 94A, 1957
(electrical distribution and street lighting, Corps of Engineers
construction guide, U.S.E.D. Portland Division Power
Definitions)
33
1
Electrical Engineering, volume 94B, 1957
(electrical distribution specifications, barracks blueprints and project
notes, Ft. Richardson, Alaska)
33
2
Electrical Engineering, volume 94C, 1958
(daily log, 1958; "How magnetic and capacity fields affect the
relationship in alternating current circuits"; Chapel with educational
wing, Ladd Air Force Base; engineering magazines and
pamphlets)
33
3
Electrical Engineering, volume 94D, 1958
(1958 desk calendar, Alaska Corps of Engineers papers from 1958,
electrical equipment brochures, radar tower modifications for Tatalina
Air Force station Alaska, Army housing procedure manual, design analysis
and p
34
1
Electrical Engineering, volume 94E, 1958
(newspaper clippings on Alaska statehood and engineering, engineering
magazines)
34
2
Electrical Engineering, volume 94F,
1958-1959 (Rural Electrification Administration bulletins and
engineering magazines, professional notes, electrical engineer state
exams, Swedish State Power Board publications, 1950)
34
3
Electrical Engineering, volume 94G, 1959
(Newspaper clippings, professional notes, specifications for water
supply system at Granite Mountain Air Force station Alaska, Corps of
Engineers project notes for Alaska, notebook)
35
1
Lakeridge Lutheran Church (Seattle),
volume 95A, 1956
35
2-3
Annual Report 1960 (Lakeridge Lutheran
Church), volume 95B
35
4-5
Alpha Kappa Lambda 1957-59 volume 96A,
1957-1959 (newsletters, construction news for new chapter house in
Pullman, WSU and national chapter information)
36
1
Alpha Kappa Lambda 1957-59 volume 96A
(continued)
36
2
Alpha Kappa Lambda Fraternity Advisors
Association, 1959
36
3
The Present Situation, volume 97,
1957-1958 (university tuition rates at Pacific Lutheran College and
Washington State College, personal correspondence, cathodic protection
study notes 7-8-57, Ft. Richardson Alaska electric distribution map,
electronic an
36
4
Seattle University, volume 98,
1958
36
5
Atomic Generator, volume 99, 1957
(calculations from Boeing Airplane Company, wire and circuit breaker
guide for electrical design Boeing, Kato generator blueprint, altitude
simulation chamber packet from Murphy and Miller Inc, Detroit Diesel
brochures, v
37
1
Elements of Electrical Engineering, volume
100, 1957-1958 (sample lectures, grade sheets, class schedules,
experiment and lecture notes on fundamentals of electrical
engineering)
37
2-4
Wilderness Acre, volume 101A, 1958
(gardening journals, press book of plants from Alaskan sub-Arctic,
1957)
37
5-6
Estimating, volume 102, 1957-1958
(Engineer Corps manual on engineering and design cost estimates March
1959, EM 1110-345-730, Northwest Airlines system route map, electrical
distribution notes, U.S. Army housing bids and price
schedule)
38
1
Estimating, volume 102, 1957-1958
(continued)
38
2
Direct Current Class notes, Experiment,
volume 103, 1958
38
3
Alternating Current Class notes and
Experiments, volume 104, 1958
38
4
Scrapbook 1956
39
1-3
Volume 106A, 1958
39
4-5
Volume 106B, 1958-1959
39
6-7
Volume 106C, 1959
40
1-3
Volume 106D, 1959
40
4-5
Volume 106E, 1959
40
6-7
Volume 106F, 1959
41
1-3
Volume 106G, 1959
41
4
Volume 106H, 1959
41
5
Volume 106I, 1959
42
1
Volume 106J, 1959
42
2-3
Volume 106K, 1959
42
4
Volume 106L, 1959
42
5-6
Volume 106M, 1959
43
1
Volume 106N, 1959-1960
43
2
Volume 106O, 1960
43
3
Volume 106P, 1960
43
4-5
Electrical Distribution Standards, volume
107, 1958
44
1-2
Volume 108A, 1958
44
3-4
Volume 108B, 1959-1960
44
5
Volume 108C, 1960
44
6-7
Engineering Manuals, volume 109,
1958
45
1-2
Shop Drawings and Guide Specifications,
volume 110, 1958
45
3
Contract D.A. Invitation, volume 111,
1958
45
4
Curriculum Vitae, volume 112,
1910
46
1
Abstract of Education and Experience,
volume 112B, circa 1960
46
2
Addendum Data to Accompany Curriculum
Vitae, volume 112C, circa 1960
46
3-5
Scrapbook, circa 1950-1959
46
6-7
Electrical, volume 113, 1959
47
1-3
Annual Proceedings of Education Program,
volume 114A, 1959-1962
47
4
Annual Proceedings of Education Program
1959-62 114B, 1959-1962
47
5
Supervisors Training, volume 116,
1959-1961
48
1
Seventy-fifth AIEE Convention, volume 117,
1959
48
2-3
Electrical and Electronic, volume 118,
1959
48
4
Electrical and Electronic Education with
Professional Practice, volume 119, 1959
48
5
Bliesner Engineering Services, volume
120A, 1959
49
1-3
Bliesner Engineering Services, volume
120B, 1959
49
4
Office Notebook, volume 121,
1960
49
5-6
Current Projects, volume 122,
1961
50
1-2
Recent Samples of My Work, volume 123,
1959-1963
51
1-2
The Boy Scouts, volume 128,
1935-1965
51
3-4
The Bliesner House, volume 129,
1959-1961
51
5
The Boeing Company, volume 130,
1954-1962
51
6-7
NATMC and NASA Conferences at Seattle
World's Fair, volume 132, 1962
52
1-5
Notebooks, volume 133, 1950
52
6-7
Getting a Job, volume 134,
1962
52
8-10
Current Chronological, volume 135,
1961-1965
53
1-9
Current Chronological
(continued)
54
1-3
IEEE Paper, volume 136,
undated
54
4
Class notes and Newspaper clippings,
volume 137A, 1963-1964 (Orange County State College notes and
examinations)
54
6
Electrical Engineering Exams, volume 138B,
1962-1963
56
1-2
Brochure of Bliesner, volume 139A,
1964
56
3-4
Brochure of Bliesner, volume 139B,
1964
56
5
Brochure of Bliesner, volume 139C,
1963-1964
56
6
Volume 139D, 1963
57
1
Professional Record and Resume, volume
140, 1963
57
2
North American Aviation, volume 142,
1963-1965
57
3-4
Emanuel Lutheran Church (La Habra, CA),
volume 143, 1963
57
5
La Habra Fellowship of Churches, volume
144, 1961-1965
57
6
Rural Electrification
Transmission-Distribution Loop and Network Services, Bliesner Ph.D.
Thesis, volume 145A, 1946
57
7
UNESCO File, volume 146A, 1964
58
1-2
Supervisory Electric Utilities Engineer
with Office Copy, volume 146B, 1964
58
3
Job Applications, volume 146C,
1964
58
4-5
Job Applications, volume 146D,
1964
58
6
Job Applications, volume 146E,
1964
59
1
Acting Chairman Department of Electrical
Engineering, volume 147, 1964 (Northridge College of Science and
Engineering)
59
2-3
Manpower Utilization Charts, Letters,
Procedure, volume 148, 1964-1966
59
4
Special Power Distribution Project for
Saturn S-II, Seal Beach, CA, volume 149, 1964
59
5
Continued Education, volume 150,
1962
59
6
Design and Estimates, volume 151,
1961-1964
59
7
Another Position, volume 153A,
1965-1966
59
8
Academic, volume 153B,
1965-1966
60
1
Brochure of Bliesner, volume 153B2,
1966-1967
60
2
Personal File, volume 154,
1965
60
3
IEEE Fellow Grade, volume 156,
1965-1967
60
4-5
Current Chronological (TDY New York),
volume 157, 1965
60
6
Welcome to Vietnam, Thailand (PCS 168th
Engineer Combat Battalion), volume 158, 1965-1967
61
1
Left Over Job Exhibits, Resumes etc.,
volume 159, 1964-1967 (includes Vietnam casualty report list, U.S. Army
Engineer Command Vietnam)
61
2
Air Force Regional Civil Engineers (ASEE
Convention WSU 1966), volume 160, 1965-1967
61
3-4
Office Notebook, volume 161,
1965-1967
61
5
Home Notebook, volume 162,
1965-1967
61
6
"Back Home" Recommendation Letters, volume
163, 1967
61
7
Office Notebook, volume 164,
1961-1962
62
1-3
Folder 1961-65, volume 165,
1961-1965
62
4
Gardening Notebook, volume 166,
1962
62
5
Office Folder 1962-63, volume 167,
1962-1963
62
6
Folder 1962-63, volume 168,
1962-1963
62
7-8
Lighting and Power Wakefield Facility
Santa Anna, volume 169, 1963
63
1
Organization 1963-64, volume 170,
1963-1964
63
2
Utility Planning and Design, volume 171,
1964-1965
63
3
Lecture Notes, volume 172A,
1965
63
4
Lecture Notes and newspaper clippings,
volume 172B, 1965
63
5
Heating and Power Survey Elmendorf-Fort
Richardson Area, volume 173, undated
63
6
Brochure: Carl K. Barstow, Consulting
Mechanical Engineer, volume 174, undated
63
7
Slauson Modifications Project Notebook,
volume 175, 1963-1964
63
8
Modification of the Slauson Facility,
volume 176, 1964
63
9
Instructions to Bidder for Installation of
Data Acquisition System at Propulsion Systems Development Facility, Las
Cruces, NM; North American Aviation Inc., volume 177,
undated
63
10
Brochure: Technical-Engineer-Architect
Management, volume 178, undated
64
1
Space and Information Systems Division
Publication Style Guide; North American Aviation Inc., volume 179,
1963
64
2
The Geosciences Applied to Manned Lunar
Exploration, Grumman
64
2
Aircraft Exploration: Dr. J. Green Space
Sciences Laboratory (report, 115 pages), volume 180, 1961
64
3
MSC Site Activation, Grumman Aircraft
Engineering Corporation (report), volume 181, 1963
64
4
Interface Control Documentation for Manned
Spacecraft Center Space Environmental Simulation Laboratory (report)
volume 182, undated
64
5
Report of Foundation and Materials
Fairbanks Operation Station Fairbanks, AK, volume 183, 1960
64
6
Qualifications Inventory for Employees of
North American Aviation Inc., volume 184, 1965
64
7
Publications Preparation Guide Grumman
Aircraft Engineering Corporation, volume 185, 1964
64
8
Environmental Test Facility Requirements
for LEM at the MSC Environmental Test Facilities (report, 65 pages),
volume 186, 1963
64
9
Training Booklet Grumman Aircraft
Engineering Corporation, volume 187, undated
64
10
LEM Propulsion Training, volume 188,
undated
65
1-2
LEM Memos and Specifications, volume 189
A-D, 1964
65
3
Bonneville Power Administration Report of
Accomplishments of the Engineering Division, volume 190, 1940 April 13
(Chronicle of dam development and electrification in Pacific Northwest
up to 1940)
65
4
Design Analysis for Detroit Dam Power
Plant Appendix D Electrical Design Notes, volume 191, 1950
65
5
Advance Planning Report on Dry Dock No. 6
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA (report), volume 192,
1956
65
6
The Colorado River (Comprehensive
Departmental Report on the Development of Water Resources of the
Colorado Basin for Review Prior to Submission to Congress, 293 pages,
with accompanying maps), volume 193, undated
65
7
Dams and Control Works, volume 194,
1938
65
8
Opening our Bibles, volume 195,
1951
65
9
Christ Today Lutheran World Federation,
volume 196, undated
65
10
10PAK: An Input-Output Package for Fortran
IV, June 1965, Grumman Research Department Computing Report CR 65-6,
volume 197, 1965
Series 2: "My Life's Philosophy" volumes,
second sequence, 1965-1976
66
1
Situations, volume 163, 1975
66
2
Civil Service Ratings State and Local,
volume 163B, 1968
66
3
"Back Home," volume 163C, 1969
66
4-5
Personal File, volume 166A,
1965-1967
66
6-7
Personal File, volume 166C,
1965-1967
67
1-2
Professional History and Experience Record
of Gustav Henry Bliesner, to Accompany I.E.E.E. Fellow Form FC-1, volume
168, 1967
67
3
Village Electrification in Southeast Asia,
volume 170, 1968
67
4
City Engineer Newberg Oregon, volume 171A,
1967-1968
67
5
City Engineer Newberg Oregon, volume 171A,
1968-1969
67
6
Swarthmore Subdivision, volume 172,
1967-1970
67
7
Newberg Oregon Toastmasters, volume 174A,
1969-1970
68
1-2
Newberg Oregon Toastmasters, volume
174B-C, 1969-1970
68
3
Hoover Park Improvements, volume 175,
1968
68
4
New Engineering Department, volume 176A,
1968-1977
68
5-6
My Rotary International Vocational, volume
177, 1968
69
1
Job Offer, volume 178A, 1969
69
2
My Defense, volume 179A, 1969 (newspaper
clippings and correspondence regarding Bliesner's removal from city
engineer post in Newberg, OR)
69
3
Dean of Engineering, volume 180,
1969-1974
69
4
Street Improvement Project, volume 181A,
1968
69
5-6
Street Improvement, volume 181B,
1970
69
7
New Engineering Department Proposals
(Newberg, OR), volume 182, 1969
69
8
Civil Service Forms, volume 183,
1971
69
9
Community Facility Planning (Newberg, OR),
volume 184, 1970
70
1
Construction, volume 185A,
1970
70
2-3
Exhibits to Accompany My Statement #171,
volume 185B, 1972
70
4
Urban Development (Newberg, OR), volume
186, 1970
70
5
Engineering Study, volume 187,
1970
70
6
Building and Concrete Pipeline Inspection
(Newberg, OR), volume 188, 1970
70
7
Getting a Job, volume 189,
1970
70
8
Getting a Job, volume 189B,
1970
70
9
Professor of Mathematics, volume 190,
undated
70
10
Professor of Electrical Engineering,
volume 190, 1973
71
1
Personnel Rules (Newberg, OR), volume 191,
1970
71
2
Council Meeting, volume 192, 1970 June
1
71
3-4
Life Insurance, volume 193,
1970
71
5
The President, volume 194,
1970
71
6
Anaheim Convention (IEEE), volume 195,
1971
71
7
Underground Utilities and Electrical
Systems, volume 196, 1970
71
8
Example Conference Paper, volume 197, 1970
(includes paper about underground utilities and electrical
systems)
71
9
A Job in 1971, volume 199,
1971
72
1
Tried again, volume 200, 1971
72
2-3
Bidding Low, volume 201,
1967-1970
72
4-6
Spec Writing, volume 202, 1971 (includes
notes, schematics, and blueprints about Vietnam, 1968-69)
72
7
VISTA (Action) Peace Corps, volume 203,
1971-1972
72
8
Employer-Employee, volume 204,
undated
73
1
Client Consultant, volume 205,
1971-1972
73
2
City of Portland, volume 206,
1971
73
3-4
REA (Rural Electrification Authority),
volume 207, 1971-1973
73
5-6
REA, volume 207B, undated
73
7
ADM Assistant, volume 208,
1971-1975
74
1
A Vigil Scouter, volume 210,
1972
74
2
The Monster, volume 211, 1972 (includes
information about Strategic Arms Limitations talks SALT and other Cold
War topics)
74
3
Misc. University of Portland, volume 212,
1972
74
4
Problems-Syllabus University of Portland,
volume 212, 1974
74
5
Portland General and Underground Systems,
volume 212A, undated
74
6-7
Problems, Syllabus, Examples P.C.C.,
volume 212C, 1975-1976
75
1-2
Problems, Syllabus, Examples P.C.C.,
volume 212C (continued)
75
3
Electrical Engineering Syllabus, Work
Study Program, University of Portland, volume 212D, undated
75
4-5
Principal Lecturer "Electrical
Engineering," volume 213, 1973
75
6
Principal Senior Engineer, volume 214,
1973-1974
75
7-8
Updating, volume 215, 1973
76
1
County Administrative Candidate (Yamhill
County, OR), volume 216, undated
76
2
Bliesners, Hauers, Olsons, volume 217,
1973 (Family history information)
76
3-4
ALC District Convention Pacific Lutheran
University, volume 218, undated
76
5
Head, volume 219, 1973
76
6
Private Practice, volume 220,
1973
76
7
Creation, volume 222, 1973 (Lecture notes
on creation, George Fox College, OR)
76
8
Political Science, volume 223, 1973
(Lecture notes, George Fox College)
76
9
City Administrative Candidate, volume 224,
1973
77
1
CH2M-Hill-GB, volume 225, 1973
77
2
Bliesner, volume 226, 1974
77
3-4
George Fox College, volume 227,
1974
77
5
International Executive News, volume 228,
1964-1974
77
6-7
Bliesner Engineering Papers, volume 229,
1974-1975
78
1-2
Educating Intern Professional Engineers,
volume 230, undated
78
3
Syllabi Bliesner, volume 233,
1974
78
4
P.C.C. Syllabi, volume 237,
1975
78
5
Misc. 1975-76, volume 238,
1975-1976
78
6
File Outline, volume 119 (Revised from
series 1 volume 54), undated
Series 3: Office Files, undated
79-88
Personal files, corresponding to file
outline in volume 54
88-89
Personal Files
Series 4: Subject files, 1947-1985
Subseries 4.1: Education,
1947-1970
90
1-2
Rural Electrification Transmission and
Distribution Loop and Network Services (Bliesner Ph.D.),
1963
90
3
Ph.D. thesis plates,
undated
90
4
Academic Log, 1950-1957
91
1
Laboratory Instructions, 1947
(Electrical Engineering Department, Farragut College)
91
2
Continuing Education, 1968
91
3
Electrical Engineering Lab
Instructions, University of Portland, 1954
91
4
Underground Lighting, 1970
91
5
Colleges and Universities,
1959-1964
91
6
UCLA, 1964
91
7
Northridge College, 1965
Subseries 4.2: Papers and reports,
1957-1970
91
8
Essay (manuscript and revisions),
Electrical and Electronic Education with Professional Practice,
undated
91
9
Desert Indians, 1957 (Includes paper
by Bliesner, Columbia River Basin map, California Central Valley
Project information)
91
10
Ground Support Electrical Precision
Power (report), undated
91
11
Registered Professional Engineers in
Government (essay), undated
91
12
Electrical Engineering Review Space
Physics Exo Biology, 1964
92
1
Electrical Engineering Review Space
Physics Exo Biology, 1964
92
2
Report on hydro-ecological survey for
Cornell, Howland, Hays, and Merrifield Consulting Engineers,
1968
92
3
Village electrification in southeast
Asia, 1968-1969
92
4
Interim report 230-kv transmission
economic study, 1945
92
5
Power to the People (papers on
energy), 1971
92
6
Seminar Expositions, circa
1960s
92
7
Electric Service, circa
1960s
92
8
Papers presented, 1960s
92
9
Convention papers, 1960s
92
10
Underground Distribution IEEE,
1968-1969
93
1
Underground Utilities and Electrical
Systems, IEEE, 1969-1970
Subseries 4.3: Societies,
1957-1975
93
2
Young Engineers Meeting,
1960
93
3-4
Miscellaneous, 1957-1959
93
5-6
Miscellaneous, 1970s
93
7
Engineer Societies, 1970
94
1
Clippings and articles related to
AIEE, 1969
94
2
American Society for Engineering
Education, 1975
94
3
Typ. Reg.'l. Papers, 1974
94
4
AAAS, IEEE, NSPE, 1965
Subseries 4.4: Military Engineering,
1952-1966
94
5
Automated Civil Engineering Program
Evaluation Review Technique (ACEPERT), USAF Guide, 1966
94
6
Documents of G.H. Bliesner for
Thailand License in Electrical Engineering (Communications),
1966
94
7
Cost Estimate for Army Base
Development AN.KHE, RVN, 1966
94
8
Specifications for Army Base
Development AN.KHE, RVN, 1966
94
9
Power Study for Ubon Air Base
Thailand, 1966
94
10
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Book,
1965
94
11
Corroborative Report for GS-14
Electrical Engineering rating, 1966
95
1
Military construction pricing guide,
1965
95
2
Electrical distribution standards
Engineer Corps Alaska Dist., 1952
95
3
Electrical distribution standards
Engineer Corps Seattle Dist., 1960
Subseries 4.5: Boeing, North American
Aviation, NASA, 1955-1974
95
4
Development and Tests of Wire
Assemblies MA-2 System, 1955
95
5
Estimate and Calculations for G.S.E.
Proofing Area, Seal Beach, CA, 1964
95
6
Guide Specifications for Indoor Type
120-208 volt, 400 cycle 30 AC power, circa 1960s
95
7
Management, circa
1962-1965
95
8
Fire Protection, 1964
95
9
Safety Standards, circa
1964
95
10
Addendums, 1964
95
11
Research and Tests, circa
1962-1964
95
12
Specifications, circa 1958
95
13
Proposed Plan, circa 1963
95
14
Master Planning, circa
1960s
95
15
Electric Ground Support, circa
1950s-1960s
96
1
Job Logs, 1964
96
2
Las Cruces, NM, 1963
96
3
Saturn B Tests Apollo Downey,
1962-1963
96
4
B-3 Downey, circa 1962
96
5
B-6 Downey, circa
1963-1964
96
6
Reference material, 1964
96
7
Slauson, 1964
96
8
Seal Beach, 1964
96
9
First Five Years, 1964
96
10
Specifications, circa 1964
96
11
Projects, 1958-1964
96
12
North American Aviation,
1965
96
13
Organization Charts,
1964-1965
96
14
Reports, 1963-1965
96
15
NASA Design Criteria for
Rehabilitation of Electrical Power System phase 2 and 3 Plant 16,
Downey, CA, 1974
Subseries 4.6: Contract Documents, Civil
Engineering, 1957-1985
96
16
Contract Documents for Northwood Park
Subdivision Improvements (pamphlet), 1968
96
17
Addendum to Northwood Park Subdivision
Improvements, 1968
96
18
Contract Documents for Earthfill Dam
(Joseph Rogers Dam), Newberg, OR (pamphlet), 1969
96
19
Contract Documents for the
Construction of a Drilled Water Well and Modifications to an
Existing Well, Newberg, OR (pamphlet), 1969
96
20
Contract Documents for Eight Inch
Diameter Pipeline from Elliot Road to County Road no. 59 (pamphlet),
1969
96
21
Contract Documents for Conference
Ground Improvements, Church of the Nazarene, Woodburn, OR
(pamphlet), 1969
96
22
Comprehensive land use plan, Newberg,
OR (pamphlet), 1985
96
23
Water works manual and catalog file
(pamphlet), 1970
97
1
Newberg city budget,
1968-1969
97
2
Contract documents for the
construction of exploratory wells City of Newberg, OR (pamphlet),
1968
97
3
Yamhill county planning guide
(pamphlet), 1968
97
4
Subdivision Improvement Requirements
planning bulletin (pamphlet), 1970
97
5
Potential Industrial Sites in Yamhill
County, OR (pamphlet), 1970
97
6
City of Newberg Water Supply System
Improvements, 1967
97
7
American Standard Definitions of
Electrical Terms (pamphlet), 1957
97
8-9
Biennial reports, Oregon state board
of engineering examiners, 1969-1971
97
10-11
Annual reports, Washington State Board
of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors,
1969-1970
97
12
Guide to Consulting Engineer Services
for Public Works (pamphlet), undated
97
13
Hydroelectric Dams in Pacific
Northwest (pamphlet), circa 1960s
97
14
Handbook on treaty with Canada for
development of the Columbia River (pamphlet), circa 1971
97
15
Contract Documents for 99-W Hulet
Deborah Street Sanitary Sewage improvements, 1971
97
16
Contract Documents for Fulton Street
Villa Road Improvements
97
17
Contract Documents for Second Street
Improvements, 1971
97
18
Everything You Always Wanted to Know
about BPA (pamphlet), 1971
97
19
The Trojan Nuclear Power Plant
(brochure), undated
98
1
Contract Documents for Sewage
Collection and Treatment Facility, Newberg, OR, 1968
98
2
Contract Documents for Hess
Creek-Springbrook Sanitary Sewer Collection System Improvements,
Newberg, OR, 1970
98
3
Contract Documents for Sewage System
Improvements Newberg, 1969
98
4
Swarthmore Subdivision,
1964
98
5
Newberg City Budget,
1976-1977
98
6
Specifications for Annex Remodeling
Fire Station and City Hall, Newberg, OR, 1969
98
7
General Electric Circuit Protective
Components catalog, 1968
98
8
Consulting engineers' brochures, circa
1970s
98
9
Underground utilities planning paper,
circa 1960s
98
10
Engineering education materials,
1970s
Subseries 4.7: Engineering files, circa
1957-1973
99
1
Correspondence, 1973-1974 (Includes
letters to Washington State University regarding his
papers)
99
2
Incinerators, undated
99
3
Los Angeles County Air Pollution
Control District, 1960s
99
4
Plant Engineering Procedure,
1964
99
5
Flood Control, 1965
99
6
Power and Lighting, 1962
99
7
Precision power regulator, circa
1950s-1960s
99
8
400 N Generators, circa
1960-1961
99
9
Generators and Motors, circa
1960s
99
10
Rectifiers, circa
1964-1965
99
11
Design and Construction,
1964
99
12
NASA Analysis Chart,
1964-1965
99
13
University of Portland,
1973
99
14
In-service Training, 1961
99
15
Reliability, 1964
99
16
Communications, 1963-1964
99
17
Electric Heating,
1962-1963
99
18
Corrosion Studies,
1950s-1960s
99
19
Photographs (negatives),
undated
99
20
Correspondence, 1963-1965
99
21
State of California licensing board,
1962
99
22
Federal Power Commission press
releases, 1964
99
23
Copper wire characteristics,
undated
99
24
Research (skid-mounted generator
pamphlet), undated
99
25
Control and circuit protection,
1962-1965
99
26
Insulation, circa
1957-1963
99
27
Distribution and Transmission,
1958
100
1
Utilities, undated
Subseries 4.8: Personal Journals,
1951-1970
100
2-3
Personal journals; 1951,
1953
100
4
Log Book, 1964
100
5
Resume, 1970
100
6-7
Correspondence, 1970
100
8
Surplus Properties,
1960-1965
100
9
Biographical information, notes about
papers, miscellaneous; circa 1960s-1970s
100
10
Consulting Practice,
1957-1965
100
11
Personnel, 1963-1964
101
1-8
Notebooks and log books (including
news clippings), 1965-1969
102
1-2
Notebooks and log books (including
news clippings), 1965-1969 (continued)
102
3
Biographical information,
correspondence, Toastmasters materials, and miscellaneous;
1974-1977
102
4
Miscellaneous, 1962-1968
Subseries 4.9: Miscellaneous,
1965-1973
103
1
Correspondence, resumes, and
miscellaneous (includes Richard Nixon campaign materials),
1968-1972
103
2
Biographical information,
correspondence, and miscellaneous; 1972-1973
103
3
Engineering (pamphlets),
1968-1970
103
4
State and county fairs and
miscellaneous (pamphlets), circa 1960s-1970s
103
5
German magazines,
1965-1969