Scope and Content
Biography
Preferred Citation:
Provenance
Publication Rights
Access Restrictions
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Engineering Case Program, case files
creator:
Fuchs, H. O. (Henry Otten)
creator:
Arnold, John E., 1913-1963
Identifier/Call Number: SC0269
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1948-1972
Scope and Content
The Engineering Case Program, which began at Stanford University in 1964, provided written
accounts of engineering problems to be used in the training of engineers. This collection
consists of the master files from 114 cases where the author was a Stanford faculty or staff
member or the event described happened in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to the
case description, some files include correspondence, memoranda, diagrams, and
photographs.
Following the container listing are abstracts for most of the cases included in this
collection.
Biography
Henry O. Fuchs was professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University, 1964-1973,
and director of the Engineering Case Program.
Preferred Citation:
Stanford University, Engineering Case Program, Case Files (SC0269). Department of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Provenance
Gift of Henry O. Fuchs, 1981.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the
documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Access Restrictions
None.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Engineering -- Case studies.
Photoprints.
Engineering -- Study and teaching.
Stanford University. Engineering Case
Program
Fuchs, H. O. (Henry Otten)
Arnold, John E., 1913-1963