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University of Wyoming. College of Engineering and Applied Science records, 1891-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Wyoming. College of Engineering
Title
University of Wyoming. College of Engineering and Applied Science records
Dates
1891-2015 (inclusive)
Website capture 2016-ongoing. (inclusive)
Quantity
53.29 cubic ft. (56 boxes) + 102 MB + website
Collection Number
550000
Summary
Correspondence, office files, photographs, and scrapbooks regarding the University of Wyoming, College of Engineering.
Repository
American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Languages
English
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Historical Note

The University of Wyoming, College of Engineering was originally the Mechanical Engineering department of the University of Wyoming when the school was established in 1886. It was one of the core programs that the University of Wyoming offered to its students. In the 1940s the College of Engineering was officially organized into four departments: Civil and Architectural Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and General Engineering. Today the College is made up of seven departments: Atmospheric Science, Chemical Engineering, Civil and Architectural Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Petroleum Engineering. Its mission is to serve the citizens of Wyoming through engineering and technology oriented research and educational opportunities and collaborations that provide practical answers to critical state, national, and international needs.

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Content Description

The collection consists of the office files, correspondence, photographs and slides, and scrapbooks of the deans of the College of Engineering. The bulk of the materials were generated by the administrations of Deans R.L. Rhoads, R.D. Goodrich, and Deans from 1990-2011. The correspondence of the school of mines focuses primarily on Professor Guiteras. The letterpress copybooks cover the superintendency of Professors W.F. Gilkerson and E.G. Hoefer. The office files contain the minutes of committee meetings, reports, and information on corporations, state and federal government, as well as students and faculty. The office files also contain materials from early engineering faculty and administrators. The correspondence files include corporate, state and federal government, students, faculty, and personal correspondence. This collection also contains access to the archived Department of Engineering and Applied Science website.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Copyright Information

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Restrictions on Use

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Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

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Administrative Information

Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming College of Engineering at the date of processing.

Acquisition Information

This material was received from the University of Wyoming. College of Engineering from 1984-2017, Dave Shelles, Institutional Marketing in June 2011, Peggy B. La Point in August 2016, University of Wyoming Foundation in 2019, and the University of Wyoming. Art Museum in 2022.

Processing Note

The collection was processed by Chrissy Langille in June 1997 and updated by Jamie J. Greene in November 2015, April 2017, August 2021, and April 2024, Krist Jessup in January 2018, and Brittany Heye in 2019. The original order of the collection was difficult to establish. Most of the materials were bundled stacks without folders or dividers of any kind. Original order has been maintained in the miscellaneous correspondence. The finding aid was encoded by Katey Myers in October 2015.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Engineering--Study and teaching--Wyoming

Geographical Names

  • Wyoming--History--1890-1918
  • Wyoming--History--1919-1945
  • Wyoming--History--1946-1999
  • Wyoming--History--2000-

Processed by Chrissy Langille
1997

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