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Stanford University, School of Engineering, Dean's Office,
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, School of Engineering, Dean's Office, records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0165
Physical Description:
65.75 Linear Feet
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Date (inclusive): 1915-1998
Date (bulk): 1925-1955
Abstract: 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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The records were received via administrative transfers from the School of Engineering in
1977, 1990, and 1994.
Accession ARCH-2018-070 Box 1 (Civil Engineering) and Box 2 (Chemical Engineering) are
restricted for 75 years from date of creation.
Accession ARCH-2010-088 Boxes 8, 25a, 27, 29a, 30, 34, and 35 are restricted for 75 years
from date of creation.
The materials in this collection are otherwise open for research use; materials must be
requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use. Audio-visual materials are not
available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Klystrons.
Photoprints.
Blueprints.
Annual reports.
Student political activity.
World War, 1939-1945
Engineering.
Tresidder, Donald Bertrand
Marx, Charles.
Kays, William M.
Hotchkiss, Willard.
Hoover, Theodore Jesse
Stanford University. Department of Electrical
Engineering
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman)
Stanford University. Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Stanford University. Reserve Officers Training
Corps
Crothers, George E. (George Edward)
Hoover, Herbert
Stanford University. Department of Mining and
Metallurgy
Stanford University. Department of Civil
Engineering
Stanford University. Ryan High Voltage
Laboratory
Marx, Guido H. (Guido Hugo)
Skilling, Hugh Hildreth
Stanford University. School of Engineering. Dean's
Office
Rice, Archie.
Webster, David Locke
Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982
Pettit, Joseph M.
Willis, Bailey
Morris, Samuel Brooks.