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Call Number: SC0165
Creator:
Stanford University. School of Engineering. Dean's Office.
Title: Stanford University, School of Engineering, Dean's Office, records
Dates: 1915-1969
Bulk Dates: 1925-1955
Physical Description:
20 Linear feet (20 boxes)
Summary: The collection consists of general office files from the School of Engineering Dean's Office. The bulk of the papers cover
the years 1925-1955. Included are subject files regarding school and departmental affairs as well as interests of the individual
deans; files regarding teaching appointments of non-tenured assistants, lecturers, instructors, assistant professors and visiting
faculty; annual budget files (1925-1960) and annual reports to the President (1945-1964) regarding school and departmental
activites, goals, faculty achievement and funding. The collection also includes some photographs and blueprints.
Language(s): In English.
Repository:
Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
The records were received via administrative transfers from the School of Engineering in 1977, 1990, and 1994.
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], Stanford University, School of Engineering, Dean's Office, Records (SC0165). Department of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Related materials in the Stanford University Archives include the Frederick E. Terman Papers, the Samuel B. Morris Papers,
and the Mechanical Engineering Department Records.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Civil and mechanical engineering courses were among the first taught at Stanford University, with courses in electrical and
mining engineering added in 1893. In 1925, the formerly independent engineering departments were organized into the School
of Engineering with Theodore Jesse Hoover as Dean. Hoover was succeeded in 1936 by Samuel B. Morris, former director of the
Pasadena municipal water system and a respected civil engineer. The School experienced its greatest development during the
deanship of Frederick E. Terman, 1945-1960, formerly the executive head of the Electrical Engineering Department. Important
connections were made between the school and local industry, and the School began to draw significant government contracts
and grants to support graduate and faculty research. Although Terman was appointed University Provost in 1955, he remained
dean until Joseph M. Pettit, Professor of Electrical Engineering, succeeded him. Pettit resigned in 1971 to become president
of Georgia Institute of Technology and was succeeded by William Kays, chairman of the Mechanical Engineering department. The
School now includes nine departments, with numerous laboratories and research centers.
The collection consists of general office files from the School of Engineering Dean's Office. The bulk of the papers cover
the years 1925-1955. Included are subject files regarding school and departmental affairs as well as interests of the individual
deans; files regarding teaching appointments of non-tenured assistants, lecturers, instructors, assistant professors and visiting
faculty; annual budget files (1925-1960) and annual reports to the President (1945-1964) regarding school and departmental
activites, goals, faculty achievement and funding. The collection also includes some photographs and blueprints.
Crothers, George E.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
Hoover, Theodore Jesse.
Hotchkiss, Willard.
Kays, William.
Marx, Charles.
Marx, Guido H., 1871-1949.
Morris, Samuel Brooks.
Pettit, Joseph M.
Rice, Archie.
Skilling, Hugh Hildreth, 1905-
Stanford University--Buildings.
Stanford University. Dept. of Civil Engineering.
Stanford University. Dept. of Electrical Engineering
Stanford University. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Stanford University. Dept. of Mining and Metallurgy.
Stanford University. Reserve Officers Training Corps.
Stanford University. Ryan High Voltage Laboratory.
Stanford University. School of Engineering. Dean's Office.
Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982
Tresidder, Donald Bertrand, 1894-1948
Webster, David Locke.
Wilbur, Ray L., (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Willis, Bailey, 1857-1949
Annual reports.
Blueprints.
Engineering.
Klystrons.
Photoprints
Student political activity.
World War, 1939-1945