Guide to the William F. Durand Papers SC0381
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Correspondence Series 1
Correspondence 1917-1943
Correspondence, January - June, 1944
Correspondence, July - December, 1944
Correspondence, and fragment 1945-1946
Research and Writings Series 2
ADVENTURES IN THE NAVY; IN EDUCATION, SCIENCE, ENGINEERING; AND IN WAR; The ASME and McGraw Hill Book Company, 1953
"An Average Instrument for Polar Diagrams," JOURNAL OF THE ASME, reprint undated;
"Biographical Memoir of Harris Joseph Ryan, 1866-1934," NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, 1938
Chimney formula; typescript paper, undated
Dynamics of the Flow of Gases and Vapors; typescript paper, undated
Dynamics of the Flow of Gases and Vapors; mimeographed paper, undated
EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ON AIR PROPELLERS; National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Report No. 14; prepreint issued November, 1917
"Experimental Researches on the Performance of Screw Propellers," paper read before the society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 1905
"Flow Data for Fluids in Pipe Lines," Stanford Oil Company, typescript report [possibly not by Durand] 1922;
"Flow of Steam in a Long Pipe," report prepared under supervision of Dr. Durand; typescript
"The Flow of Wate in Channels Under Steep Gradients," TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME, Vol. 62, no. 1 (January, 1940)
Historical Sketch of the Development of Aerodynamci Theory, typescript paper, circa 1929
"The Hydraulics of Oil Pipe Lines," JOURNAL OF ELECTRICITY, May 1, 1920
"Improved Transmission Dynamometer," TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS, Vol. 28; reprint
"The Interpretation of Electric Current Flow in Terms of the Electron Theory," THE JOURNAL OF ELECTRICTY, POWER AND GAS, reprint Feb 28, 1914;
"Investigation of Surge Phenomena by Means of Model Experiments," WESTERN ENGINEERING, reprint December, 1913;
Long pipes, research notes, undated
"Marine Engineering," TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, Vol. 54, Part C, reprint 1905;
"Note on a Theorem in Mechanics," SIBLEY JOURNAL, reprint Jan 1918;
"The Number of Longitudinal Intervals in Ship computation, as Affecting the Accuracy of Integration for Displacement," paper read before the Society of Nal Architects and marine Engineers, preprint 1895;
"On the Control of Surges in Water Conduits," JOURNAL OF THE ASME, reprint circa 1912;
"Proposed Form of Seismograph Intended to Give a Direct Indication of the Forces in Play," [abstract], BULLETIN OF THE GEOLOGOICAL SOCIETY OF AMERCA, Vol. 20, reprint 1908;
"Science and Civilization," SCIENCE, August 20, 1926
"The Screw Propeller: With Special Reference to Aeroplane Propulsion," JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, reprint September 1914;
Some Outstanding Problems in Aeronautics, typescript paper circa 1918;
Steam jets; manuscript draft and notes
"The uses of Logarithmic Cross-Section Paper," ENGINEERING NEWS, reprint Sep 28, 1893;
Biographical and Professional Papers Series 3
Clippings, 1937-1958
Conferences, 1936, 1959
John Fritz Medal, 1936
Paths into the Blue, honorary dinner, 1937
Photographs
Professional associations, 1917-1956
Quote, photocopy of typescript, 1945
Sigmi Xi, 1936
Student lab reports: report on flow of steam-sharp edge orifice by Lynn Reynolds, , LSJU Laboratory of Mechanical Engineering, M. E. 30 1915
Student lab reports: report on man power experiments by Lynn Reynolds, LSJU Laboratory of Mechanical Engineering, M. E. 37 1915,
Writings about Durand Series 4
Correspondence of Muriel T. McKinney and Dr. J. E. Wallace Sterling regarding Dr. Durand, 1964
Munk, Max W., "Analysis of Dr. W. F. Durand's and E. P. Lesley's Propeller Tests," National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, typescript paper 1923;
Terman, F. E., "William Frederick Durand," YEARBOOK OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, 1958
Terman, F. E., "William Frederick Durand," typescript biography, circa 1958
Vincenti, Walter G., "The Air-Propeller Tests fo W. F. Durand and E. P. Lesley: A Case Study in Technological Methodology," TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURE, photocopy 1979;
"William F. Durand: Tributes on His 85th Birthday," AMERICAN SCIENTIST, Vol. 32, No. 2 (April, 1944)
1906 Earthquake Series 5
Photocopy of relevant pages from Durand's autobiography
Photographs of earthquake damage at Stanford: statue of Agassiz in the concrete, collapsed entrance gates
Photographs of earthquake damage at Stanford: fraternity house, Quad corner, new library and gymnasium, Memorial Church, museum
Photographs of earthquake damage at Stanford: power house and chimney, chemistry building, Memorial Church, Memorial Arch
Photographs of earthquake damage at Stanford: back of Quad, Memorial Church, Encina; and one photograph of fire in San Francisco
Additional Papers Series 6
Note Book No. 1 Cadet Engr. W. F. Durand: mimeographed sheets of algebra problems and Durand's work solving them, 1876-77; also includes a geometry exam, 1877
Note Book No. 2 Cadet Engr. W. F. Durand: continuation of geometry problems and exams, 1877-78
Reprints: America's Air Service; Application of the Law of Kinematic Similitude to the Surge-Chamber Problem; Applications of Science; and Approximate Methods for the Treatment of Differential Equations 1917-1921
Reprints: Determination of the Current Curve Corresponding to Any Form of Alternating Electro-Motive-Force in a Circuit without Iron; Electrical Propulsion for Torpedo Boats; The Engineer and Civilization; and Entropy and Temperture-Entropy Diagrams 1898-1925
Reprints: The Graduate School: its New Duties; Graphical Chart for the Solution of Valve-Gear Problems; Historical Sketch of the Development of Aerodynamic Theory; and Mechanical Aspects of Aeronautics 1917-1928
Reprints: Note on Different Forms of the Entropy Function; On the Action of the Rudder; On the Influence of Surface on the Performance of Screw Propellers; and The Pelton Water Wheel 1897-1939
Reprints: A Planimeter for Averaging Radial Ordinates; A Problem Connected with the Screw Propeller; The Problem of the Colorado River; and The Problem of the Connecting Rod 1901-1925
Reprints: Special Methods of Determining Groups of Curves Representing Engineering Formulae; Sur un Type Special de Navires Destine au Transport des Grains ou du Minerai de Fer; Treatment of Non-Algebraic Curves for Maxima and Minima by the Use of Ordinates; and Water Hammer in Pipe Lines 1903-1920
Oversize Series 7
Addenda, 1998-169 ARCH-1998-169
Reprint: The Planning and Equipment of Modern Ship and Engine Building Plants 1893
Reprint: Integral Curves undated
Reprint: Marine Engineering, International Engineering Congress, St. Louis, Missouri, October 3d to 8th, 1904
Reprint: A Method of Determining a Continuous Record of the Performance of a Marine Engine, Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers, Vol. IX, No. 1 1897 February
Reprints: The Transformation of Empirical Equations; The Life History of an Ocean Wave, The Sibley Journal of Mechanical Engineering 1895, 1896
Selected Papers of William Frederick Durand, Reprinted in Commemoration of the 85th Anniversary of his birth 1944
"Criteria for the Structural Strength of Airplanes" by Alfred S. Niles (Cleveland Aeronautic Meeting Paper) 1930 February