Guide to the Norman A.D. Parlee Papers
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0313
Creator:
Parlee, Norman A.D., d.1985.
Title: Norman A.D. Parlee papers
Dates: 1873-1983
Bulk Dates: 1948-1983
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear feet
Summary: The bulk of these papers consists of correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and financial records, 1973-1983, pertaining
to his research projects funded by or submitted to the Center for Materials Research at Stanford University. Other papers
include correspondence, memos, notes, papers, course materials, reports, reprints, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia,
1873-1983, pertaining to the history of metallurgy, teaching, the Dominion Steel and Coal Corp., publications, and a business
trip to Europe in 1949.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
Gift of the estate of Norman A.D. Parlee, 1985.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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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
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Cite As
Norman A.D. Parlee (SC0313). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Parlee was professor of metallurgy in the Dept. of Mineral Engineering at Stanford University from 1962 until his retirement
in 1982; he was professor emeritus until his death in 1985. A graduate of Dalhousie and McGill Universities, Parlee began
his career as a research metallurgist at Dominion Steel and Coal Corp. in 1939. He left industry in 1952 to join the faculty
at Purdue University. He was a fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada and the American Institute of Chemistry.
Description of the Collection
The bulk of these papers consists of correspondence, memos, proposals, reports, and financial records, 1973-1983, pertaining
to his research projects funded by or submitted to the Center for Materials Research at Stanford University. Other papers
include correspondence, memos, notes, papers, course materials, reports, reprints, clippings, photographs, and memorabilia,
1873-1983, pertaining to the history of metallurgy, teaching, the Dominion Steel and Coal Corp., publications, and a business
trip to Europe in 1949.
Access Terms
Dominion Steel and Coal Corp.
Parlee, Norman A.D., d.1985.
Stanford University. Center for Materials Research.
Stanford University. School of Engineering. Faculty..
Metallurgical research.
Metallurgy --Study and teaching.
Photoprints.
Accession ARCH-1984-127
Papers
1873-1983
Box 1, Folder 1
Historical papers regarding Science and Steel Industry
1944-1961
Box 1, Folder 2
Booklets on Iron and Steel Industry and Metal Working
1873-circa 1946
Box 1, Folder 3
Photographs, miscellaneous
Undated
Box 1, Folder 5
Curriculum and Course
Undated
Box 1, Folder 6
Curriculum and Course
Undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Earth Science Faculty
Undated
Box 1, Folder 10
O.F. History (Stone)
Undated
Box 1, Folder 11
O.F. History (Stone)
Undated
Box 1, Folder 12
O.F. History (Stone)
Undated
Box 1, Folder 13
O.F. History (Stone)
Undated
Box 2, Folder 1
Mementoes of European Trip
Undated
Box 2, Folder 2
Mementoes of European Trip
Undated
Box 2, Folder 3
CMR-ARPA "Calculation of Equilibrium and Transport Properties" Proposal
1973-1974
Box 2, Folder 4
CMR-NSF "Calculation of Equilibrium and Transport Properties" Proposal
1974
Box 2, Folder 5
CMR "Nitride-Forming Reactions" Proposal
1974-1975
Box 2, Folder 6
CMR "Nitride Precipitation Recovery" Proposal
1974-1975
Box 2, Folder 7
CMR "Carbothemic and Carbo-Nitrothemic Reduction" Proposal
1974-1975
Box 2, Folder 8
CMR "Carbothemic Reduction" Proposal
1975
Box 2, Folder 9
CMR Preliminary Research Programs Information
1975-1976
Box 2, Folder 10
CMR Proposal Forms and Rules
1976-1977
Box 2, Folder 11
CMR Proposal for Production of Reactive Metals
1976-1977
Box 2, Folder 12
CMR "Calculation of Diffusivities" Proposal
1976-1977
Box 2, Folder 13
CMR "Zirconium" Proposal
1976-1977
Box 2, Folder 14
CMR "Hydride Precipitation" Proposal
1976-1977
Box 2, Folder 15
CMR Equipment Proposal
1977
Box 2, Folder 16
CMR Instructions for Proposals
1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 17
CMR Research Grant Request for M. Hassan
1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 18
CMR Hydryding Proposal
1977-1978
Box 2, Folder 19
CMR Hydride and Nitride Proposal
1978
Box 2, Folder 20
CMR "Non-Crystalline Metals" Proposal
1978
Box 2, Folder 21
CMR "Production of Volatile Reactive Metals" Proposal
1979
Box 2, Folder 22
CMR "Reactive Metals and Nitrides" Proposal
1979
Box 3, Folder 1
CMR Nitride Proposals
1980
Box 3, Folder 3
CMR "Physico-Chemical Study of Titanium" Proposal
1982
Box 3, Folder 4
CMR Facilities Brochure
Undated
Box 3, Folder 5
CMR General Correspondence
Undated
Box 3, Folder 6
CMR Correspondence
1978-1980
Box 3, Folder 7
CMR Annual Reports
1975-1976
Box 3, Folder 8
CMR Annual Reports
1976-1977
Box 3, Folder 11
CMR Annual Reports
1979-1980
Box 3, Folder 12
CMR Annual Reports
1980-1981
Box 3, Folder 15
CMR Budget and Account Numbers
1976
Box 3, Folder 16
CMR Financial Statements
1978-1980
Box 3, Folder 17
CMR Financial Statements
1982-1983
Box 3, Folder 18
CMR Funding Allocations
1974-1975
Box 3, Folder 19
CMR Funding Awards
1976-1977
Box 3, Folder 20
CMR Grant Extension
1979 Summer
Box 3, Folder 24
CMR -- Geballe's Westinghouse Trip
1978-1979
Box 3, Folder 25
CMR-NSF THRUST Program
1975
