Melvin R. Ramey Papers

University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections

1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California

100 North West Quad

Davis, CA 95616-5292

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Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections

Title: Melvin R. Ramey Papers

Creator: Ramey, Melvin R.

Identifier/Call Number: D-663

Physical Description: 7 linear feet

Date (inclusive): 1956-2017

Abstract: Research articles, reports, notes and calculations, private sector work, personal documents.

Physical Location: This collection is stored off-site at the North Regional Library Facility.

Language of Material: English .

History

Melvin R. Ramey was a professor of civil engineering with a focus on biomechanics. He was the second Black professor hired at the University of California, Davis and served as a track and field coach. His work as a coach contributed to his research in biomechanics. Other accomplishments included working extensively with USA Track and Field and the United States Olympic Committee.

Content Description

Papers of Dr. Melvin R. Ramey (1938-2017), former Associate Dean, Department Chair, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty Athletic rep., and Volunteer Assistant Track & Field Coach at UC Davis. Documents relating to early academic training at Penn State Univ. (2 sport athlete in Basketball and Track and Field) and MS, PhD material from Carnegie Mellon University. Academic publications in the fields of Biomechanics and Engineering, especially a collection of notes, articles, and calculations on the biomechanics of the long and triple jump. Small collection of academic awards, plaques, and sports trophies.

Access

Collection is open for research.

Processing Information

Ezekiel McGee processed this finding aid.

Preferred Citation

Melvin R. Ramey Papers, D-663, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis.

Publication Rights

All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Biomechanics

African American engineers

African American track and field coaches

Engineers

Track and field

USA Track & Field

Biomechanics Research

Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to Ramey's biomechanics research. Includes articles, reports, notes, calculations, and citations.

Articles and Reports

Box 1, Folder 1

"The Biomechanics of the Triple Jump: A Review" by James G. Hay undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Long Jump and Triple Jump Articles (1 of 4) 1969-1994

Box 1, Folder 3

Long Jump and Triple Jump Articles (2 of 4) 1969-2009

Box 1, Folder 4

Long Jump and Triple Jump Articles (3 of 4) 2008

Box 1, Folder 5

Long Jump and Triple Jump Articles (4 of 4) 1969-1985

Box 1, Folder 6

A Model to Simulate Human Motion 1988

Box 1, Folder 7

Determination of Body Segmernt Parameters Using Computerized Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1987

Box 1, Folder 8

Biomechanics-related Research Essays 1951-1990

Box 1, Folder 9

Biomechanics-related Research Essays (con't.) 1951-1990

Box 1, Folder 10

Track and Field Research Articles 1982-1998

Box 1, Folder 11

Track and Field Research Articles (pt. 2) 1982-1998

Box 1, Folder 12

Track and Field Research Articles (pt. 3) 1982-1998

Box 1, Folder 13

Track and Field Research Articles (pt. 4) 1982-1998

Box 1, Folder 14

Misc. Items and Documents 1975-2007

Box 1, Folder 15

Academic Articles and Citations 1998-2002

Box 1, Folder 16

The Reorientation of a Human Being in Free Fall 1967

Box 1, Folder 17

Academic Articles 1975-1977

Box 1, Folder 18

IAF Biomechanics Research Project Athens 1997 1997

Box 1, Folder 19

Good LJ Papers 1981-2005

Box 1, Folder 20

Academic Articles and Instructions undated

Box 1, Folder 21

Modelling 1971-2008

Box 1, Folder 22

Academic Journals 1990-1992

Box 2, Folder 1

Academic Articles 1983-1991

Box 2, Folder 2

High Jump - Vertical Jump 1971-1999

Box 2, Folder 3

Paper to J of Biomech 1999-2000

Notes and Calculations

Box 2, Folder 4

Notes and Articles 1982-2010

Box 2, Folder 5

Notes and Articles (con't.) 1982-2010

Box 2, Folder 6

Center of Gravity of Body Segments undated

Box 2, Folder 7

Programming Documentation and Research Notes 1982-1997

Box 2, Folder 8

Rederivation of Body Position Calculation - May 1988 1988

Box 2, Folder 9

Research Notes and Calculations on Jumping 1996-1997

Box 2, Folder 10

LJ Design Paper 1986-1989

Box 2, Folder 11

Baseball Pitching Simulation 1979-2011

Box 2, Folder 12

Track and Field Drawings 2002-2011

Box 2, Folder 13

S205 MR08 2003

Box 2, Folder 14

Track and Field Drawings 1987-1988

Reference Materials

Box 2, Folder 15

LJ Papers 1999

Track and Field Coaching

Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to Ramey work as a coach for various institutions. Includes reports, statistics, notes, and audiovisual material.

Articles and Reports

Box 2, Folder 16

United States Olympic Committee Elite Athlete Project: Carl Lewis 1983

Box 2, Folder 17

United States Olympic Committee Elite Athlete Project: Michael Conley 1983

Box 2, Folder 18

United States Olympic Committee Elite Athlete Project: Carol Lewis, Paul Jordan, Willie Banks, Robert Cannon 1983

Box 2, Folder 19

2009 USA Track & Field Championships Women's Discus Throw: Suzy Powell, Stephanie Brown, Becky Breisch, Aretha Hill 2009

Box 2, Folder 20

Diana Wills Triple Jump 1990 TAC Championships 1990

Box 2, Folder 21

United States Olympic Committee Elite Athlete Project: Al Joyner 1983

Box 2, Folder 22

Sheila Hudson Triple Jump 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials 1992

Box 2, Folder 23

United States Olympic Committee Elite Athlete Project: Carol Lewis, Jason Grimes 1983

Reference Materials

Box 2, Folder 24

Women's Long Jump Final Statistics undated

Box 2, Folder 25

Misc. Documents 1945-2013

Box 2, Folder 26

Men's LJ Summit Nov. 2006 2006

Box 2, Folder 27

Horiz Jump Fall 2006 2006-2007

Box 2, Folder 28

UC Davis "Carl Lewis" 2010

Box 3, Folder 1

Carl Lewis undated

Box 3, Folder 2

Track & Field Championships 1981

Box 3, Folder 3

United States Olympic Committee ID 2013

Box 3, Folder 4

Notebook 2008-2011

Box 3, item 5

Film Reel undated

Box 3, item 6

TAC June '81 Carl Lewis 1981

Box 3, Folder 7

USOC Decath. 1985-2000

Box 3, Folder 8

USOC Decath. (con't.) 1985-2000

Box 3, Folder 9

Decathalon Long Jump 1985 1985-1986

Box 3, Folder 10

USOC Jumping 1984 1984-1986

Box 3, Folder 11

Manual undated

USA Track and Field

Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to Ramey's work as a coach with USA Track & Field. Includes statistics, manuals, schedules, receipts, and correspondence.

Box 3, Folder 13

USATF High Performance Planning 2006-2009

Box 3, Folder 14

USATF Champs 2002 Stanford 2002

Box 3, Folder 15

USATF Summit Aug. 2002 - Indianapolis 2002

Box 3, Folder 16

USATF Coaching Summit - 2007 Las Vegas (Dec) 1964-1999

Box 3, Folder 17

USATF Coaching Summit - 2007 Las Vegas (Dec) (con't.) 1964-1999

Box 3, Folder 18

USATF 2006 2005-2007

Box 3, Folder 19

USATF 2006 (con't.) 2005-2007

Box 3, Folder 20

USATF 2007-2008 2006-2008

Box 3, Folder 21

USATF 2007-2008 (con't.) 2006-2008

Box 3, Folder 22

USATF 2008-2009 2008-2009

Box 3, Folder 23

USATF 2008-2009 (con't.) 2008-2009

Box 3, Folder 24

USATF 2010 2010

Box 3, Folder 25

USATF 2011 2011

Box 4, Folder 1

USATF 2012 2012

Box 4, Folder 2

USATF 2012 (con't.) 2012

Box 4, Folder 3

USATF 2013 2013

Box 4, Folder 4

USATF 2013 (con't.) 2013

Box 4, Folder 5

USATF 2014 2014

Box 4, Folder 6

USATF 2015 2015

Box 4, Folder 7

USATF 2016 2016

Additional Research Files

Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to research outside of biomechanics. Includes articles, reports, notes, calculations, computer-generated drawings, and programming readouts.

Articles and Reports

Box 4, Folder 8

Effects of Impulsive Loads on Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Beams 1965

Box 4, Folder 9

Capitol Area Mesa Program 1978-1979

Box 4, Folder 10

Design and Analysis of Bikeway Grades 1975

Box 4, Folder 11

Width Requirements For Bikeways: A Level of Service Approach 1975

Box 4, Folder 12

The Influence of Bikelanes on the Allocation of Space Between Automobiles and Bicycles 1975

Box 4, Folder 13

Verndeel Bent Caps 1975

Box 4, Folder 14

The Causes of the Failure of the Bridge Over the Sourth Fork of the Trinity River at Hyampom, California 1970

Box 4, Folder 15

Report to Murray & McCormick, Inc. Engineering Consulting Firm, 26 Pages - September 1969 1969

Box 4, Folder 16

Bikeway Planning Criteria and Guidelines 1972

Box 4, Folder 17

ACI Structural Journal 1989

Notes and Calculations

Box 4, Folder 18

Derivation - M. Ramey - UC Davis 1984-1991

Box 4, Folder 19

Derivation - M. Ramey - UC Davis (con't.) 1984-1991

Box 4, Folder 20

Graphs and Calculations 1990

Box 4, Folder 21

Support Phase Groundline undated

Box 4, Folder 22

Program Data, Graphs, and Calculations 1988-1989

Box 4, Folder 23

Comp Book 1996-2004

Box 4, Folder 24

Notes and Manual undated

Box 4, Folder 25

Calculations and Graphs undated

Box 4, Folder 26

Methods for Solutions of Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations Applications 1968

Box 4, Folder 27

Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures 1994

Box 4, Folder 28

Notes, Calculations, etc. 2007-2015

Box 4, Folder 29

Programming Printouts, Notes, etc. 1990-2006

Box 4, Folder 30

Programming Printouts, Notes, etc. (con't.) 1990-2006

Box 5, Folder 1

Ramey 2007-2016

Box 5, Folder 2

Ramey (con't.) 2007-2016

Box 5, Folder 3

Subroutines 1979-1980

Reference Materials

Box 5, Folder 4

Subroutines & Programs 1988-1997

Career and Personal Files

Scope and Contents

Contains materials related to Ramey's personal life, private sector work, work with other academic institutions, and attendance/participation at conferences, in addition to collected ephemera from Ramey's career. Includes articles, correspondence, photographs, and notes.

Academic and Conference

Box 5, Folder 5

Anthony Terry UC Davis "Gamebreaker" 1974-1975

Box 5, Folder 6

1989 Jumpers 1989

Box 5, Folder 7

B.C. Dolmo Ph.D Dissertation 2013

Box 5, Folder 8

Teaching Documents 1988

Box 5, Folder 9

Program, Notes, and Calculations 2008

Box 5, Folder 10

BIHE Program and Correspondence 2004-2005

Box 5, item 11

Poser 6 1991-2005

Box 5, Folder 12

Science Spectrum 2004

Box 5, Folder 13

Conference Materials 2004

Box 5, Folder 14

Journal 2002-2012

Box 5, Folder 15

Film Negatives and Slides 1986

Box 5, Folder 16

International Symposium on 3D Analysis of Human Movement 1990-1991

Box 5, Folder 17

Olin College 2004-2016

Box 5, Folder 18

Olin College (con't.) 2004-2016

Box 5, Folder 19

Ford Foundation 2010-2012

Box 5, Folder 20

CMU Advisory Committee 2015 2015

Box 5, Folder 21

Department Materials 1999-2003

Private Sector

Box 5, Folder 22

Buehler & Buehler 2002-2017

Box 5, Folder 23

Buehler & Buehler (con't.) 2002-2017

Personal

Box 5, Folder 24

Silicon Video 2112 2002

Box 5, Folder 25

Selected Cabin Photos 1980-1981

Box 5, Folder 26

Biographical Documents 1962-2017

Box 5, item 27

Penn State Tote Bag undated

Awards

Scope and Contents

Awards and recognitions given to Ramey over the course of his career. Includes certificates, plaques, and trophies.

Box 6, item 1

Martin Luther King Jr. Recognition Award - Outstanding Educator 2007

Box 6, item 2

Achievements in Education - Black Engineer of the Year 1993

Box 6, Folder 3

Dedication of the Melvin R. Ramey Lobby at UC Davis 2016

Box 6, item 4

College of Engineering Outstanding Advisor Award 1987

Box 6, Folder 5

Black Engineer's Association Award 1981

Box 6, item 6

Black Family Day Festival Award 1986

Box 6, Folder 7

Membership Recognition Award 1989

Box 6, Folder 8

Structural Engineers Association Award 1990

Box 6, Folder 9

MESA Award 1983

Box 6, Folder 10

Science, Mathemathics, and Engineering Conference Award 1996

Box 6, Folder 11

United States Bureau of Reclamation Award 1994

Box 6, Folder 12

All-American Masters Track and Field Honors 1989

Box 6, Folder 13

Golden Key Honorary Membership undated

Box 6, Folder 14

NSBE Region VI Conference Award 1999

Box 6, Folder 15

Awards and Recognitions 2001-2013

Box 6, Folder 16

Penn State Alumni Materials 2010-2011

Box 6, Folder 17

Recognitions and Awards 1990-2007

Box 6, Folder 18

Award from UC Davis 2002