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Series I: Academics, 1864-1963
Series III: Anniversaries, 1913-1965
Series IV: Building and Grounds, 1881-1961
Series V: Events, 1874-1962
Series VI: History, 1863-1952
Series VII: Press, 1865-1985
Series VIII: School of Mines Quarterly, 1895-1918

School of Mines and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences records, 1863-2007

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Series II: Administrative Records, 1895-1936

This series contains the Office of the Dean's correspondence files. These files include information on faculty and student matters, department budgets and annual reports, enrollments, Camp Columbia, alumni gifts, trustee decisions, etc. The first alphabetical run is supposed to be from 1900 to 1910 but includes later materials. School of Engineering Deans during this period: Frederick R. Hutton, 1899-1905; George F. Sever (Acting), 1905-1907; Frederick A. Goetze, 1907-1917; George B. Pegram, 1917-1930 and Joseph Warren Barker, 1930-1946. This series also includes materials related to the School's self-study and/or reviews undertaken as part of the re-accreditation proces, which were submitted to the Education and Accreditation Commission of the Engineers' Council for Professional Development, later known as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Subseries II.1: Correspondence, circa 1900-1936

Dean's Correspondence, circa 1900-1910


Box 4 Folder 1 A, 1907-1909

Box 4 Folder 2 B, 1907-1910

Box 4 Folder 3 Brimberg, Jacob, 1912

Box 4 Folder 4 Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1902-1910

Box 4 Folder 5-6 C, 1904-1910, 2 folders

Box 4 Folder 7 D, 1905-1912

Box 4 Folder 8 E, 1905-1910

Box 4 Folder 9 F, 1903-1925

Box 4 Folder 10 G, 1907-1910

Box 4 Folder 11-12 H, 1905-1928, 2 folders

Box 4 Folder 13 I, 1905-1909

Box 4 Folder 14 J, 1905-1923

Box 4 Folder 15 K, 1905-1912

Box 4 Folder 16 L, 1906-1910

Box 4 Folder 17 Layton, William, 1908-1909

Box 4 Folder 18 Lovell, Earl B., 1905-1910

Box 4 Folder 19 Lucke, Charles E., 1907-1910

Box 4 Folder 20 Mc, 1906-1910

Box 4 Folder 21 M, 1902-1910

Box 4 Folder 22 N, 1908-1910

Box 4 Folder 23 O, 1906-1909

Box 4 Folder 24 P, 1895-1910

Box 4 Folder 25 Q, 1905

Box 4 Folder 26 R, 1905-1910

Box 4 Folder 27 S, 1901-1926

Box 4 Folder 28 T, 1905-1909

Box 4 Folder 29 U, 1907-1910

Box 4 Folder 30 V, 1905-1910

Box 4 Folder 31 W, 1907-1910

(Includes a photo of George V. Wendell)

Box 4 Folder 32 X, Y, Z, 1910

Dean's Correspondence, 1910-1915


Box 5 Folder 1 A, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 2-4 B, 1910-1915, 2 folders

Box 5 Folder 5 C, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 6 D, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 7 F, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 8 G, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 9 H, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 10 J, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 11-12 K, 1910-1915, 2 folders

Box 5 Folder 13-14 L, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 15 Mc, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 16-17 M, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 18 N, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 19 O, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 20-21 P, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 22 Q, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 23 R, 1910-1915


Box 15 Folder 7-10 S, 1910-1915, 4 folders


Box 5 Folder 24 T, 1910-1915

Box 5 Folder 25 U, 1910-1915


Box 15 Folder 1 V, 1910-1915

Box 15 Folder 2-3 W, 1910-1915, 2 folders

Box 15 Folder 4 X, Y, Z, 1910-1915

Box 15 Folder 5 Unsorted, 1910-1915

Box 15 Folder 6 Damaged, 1910-1915

Dean's Correspondence, 1915-1920

Box 15 Folder 11 A, 1915-1920

Box 15 Folder 12-15 B, 1915-1920, 4 folders

Box 15 Folder 16 C, 1915-1920

Box 15 Folder 17 D, 1915-1920

Box 15 Folder 18 E, 1915-1920

Box 15 Folder 19 F, 1915-1920

Box 15 Folder 20 G, 1915-1920


Box 16 Folder 1 H, 1915-1920

Box 16 Folder 2 I, 1915-1920

Box 16 Folder 3 J, 1915-1920

Box 16 Folder 4-5 K, 1915-1920, 2 folders

Box 16 Folder 6-8 L, 1915-1920, 3 folders

Box 16 Folder 9 Mc, 1915-1920

Box 16 Folder 10-11 M, 1915-1920, 2 folders

Box 16 Folder 12 N, 1915-1920

Box 16 Folder 13 O, 1915-1920

Box 16 Folder 14-16 P, 1915-1920, 3 folders

Box 16 Folder 17 Q, 1915-1920

Box 16 Folder 18-19 R, 1915-1920, 2 folders

Box 16 Folder 20-21 S, 1915-1920, 2 folders


Box 17 Folder 1 S, 1915-1920

Box 17 Folder 2 T, 1915-1920

Box 17 Folder 3-5 U, 1915-1920, 3 folders

Box 17 Folder 6 V, 1915-1920

Box 17 Folder 7-9 W, 1915-1920, 3 folders

Box 17 Folder 10 X, Y, Z, 1915-1920

Dean's Correspondence, 1920-1925

Box 17 Folder 11 A, 1920-1925

Box 17 Folder 12-14 B, 1920-1925, 3 folders

Box 17 Folder 15-16 C, 1920-1925, 2 folders

Box 17 Folder 17 D, 1920-1925


Box 18 Folder 1 E, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 2 F, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 3 G, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 4 H, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 5 I, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 6 J, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 7 K, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 8-9 L, 1920-1925, 2 folders

Box 18 Folder 10 Mc, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 11 M, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 12 N, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 13 O, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 14-15 P, 1920-1925, 2 folders

Box 18 Folder 16 Q, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 17 R, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 18-19 S, 1920-1925, 2 folders

Box 18 Folder 20 T, 1920-1925

Box 18 Folder 21 U, 1920-1925


Box 19 Folder 1-2 U, 1920-1925, 2 folders

Box 19 Folder 3 V, 1920-1925

Box 19 Folder 4-5 W, 1920-1925, 2 folders

Box 19 Folder 6 X, Y, Z, 1920-1925

Box 19 Folder 7 Unsorted, 1920-1925

Dean's Correspondence, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 8 A, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 9-11 B, 1925-1930, 3 folders

Box 19 Folder 12-14 C, 1925-1930, 3 folders

Box 19 Folder 15 D, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 16 E, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 17 F, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 18 G, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 19 H, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 20 I, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 21 J, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 22 K, 1925-1930

Box 19 Folder 23 L, 1925-1930


Box 20 Folder 1 L, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 2 Mc, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 3 M, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 4 N, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 5 O, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 6 P, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 7 Q, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 8 R, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 9 S, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 10 T, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 11-12 U, 1925-1930, 2 folders

Box 20 Folder 13 V, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 14 W, 1925-1930

Box 20 Folder 15 X, Y, Z, 1925-1930

Dean's Correspondence, 1930-1934

Box 20 Folder 16 A, 1930-1934

Box 20 Folder 17 Advisory Committee on Education, 1934-1936

Box 20 Folder 18 Annual Reports, 1931-1934

Box 20 Folder 19 B, 1930-1934

Box 20 Folder 20 Berkey, Charles, P., 1930-1933

Box 20 Folder 21 Beyer, Albin H., 1931-1933

Box 20 Folder 22 Blossom, Francis, 1931-1934

Box 20 Folder 23 Budget, 1930-1934

Box 20 Folder 24 Butler Commission on Economic Affairs, 1933

Box 20 Folder 25 C, 1930-1934

Box 20 Folder 26 Committee on Instruction (COI) minutes, 1930-1934

Box 20 Folder 27 Committee, conference and council reports, 1930-1934


Box 21 Folder 1 Committee on Unemployment of Engineers, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 2 Committee on Housing - 21 Claremong Avenue, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 3 Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 4 Coss, John J., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 5 D, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 6 Dunn, Gano, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 7 E, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 8 Egbert, James C. - Director of University Extension, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 9 F, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 10 Fackenthal, Frank D., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 11 Faculty Load Reports - Teaching and Research, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 12 Faculty Minutes, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 13 Faculty Planning Committee, 1932

Box 21 Folder 14 Finch, James K., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 15 G, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 16 Goetze, Frederick A., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 17 Grant, Edward J., Registrar, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 18 H, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 19 Hayden, Philip N., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 20 Hinckley, A. Dexter, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 21 I, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 22 J, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 23 Jackson, D. D., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 24 K, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 25 L, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 26 Lovell, Earl B., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 27 Lucke, Charles E., 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 28 Mc, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 29 M, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 30 Mayer, Ralph Edward (Fund), 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 31 Meixell, Granville (Report on Applied Science Libraries), 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 32 Mines, School of - Minutes of the Staff meetings, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 33 N, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 34 O, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 35 P, 1930-1934

Box 21 Folder 36 R, 1930-1934


Box 22 Folder 1 Rautenstrauch, Walter, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 2 Read, Thomas T., 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 3 S, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 4 Shoudy, W. A., 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 5 Slichter, Walter I., 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 6 Student Council, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 7 Trustees, Minutes of Meetings, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 8 T, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 9 U, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 10 University of the State of New York, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 11 United States Coast Guard, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 12 United States Naval Academy, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 13 V, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 14 W, 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 15 Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co., 1930-1934

Box 22 Folder 16 X, Y, Z, 1930-1934

Dean's Correspondence, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 17 A, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 18 Annual Reports, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 19 Armour Institute of Technology, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 20 B, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 21 Blossom, Francis, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 22 Budget, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 23 Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 24 C, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 25 Committee and Conference Reports, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 26 Committee on Curriculum, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 27 Committee on Instruction (COI) minutes, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 28 D, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 29 Dunn, Gano, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 30 E, 1934-1936

Box 22 Folder 31 Engineers' Council on Professional Development - Accrediting Procedure, 1935


Box 23 Folder 1 F, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 2 Fackenthal, Frank D., 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 3 Faculty Minutes, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 4 Finch, James K., 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 5 G, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 6 H, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 7 I, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 8 J, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 9 Inside Silvered Lamp, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 10 K, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 11 L, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 12 Mc, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 13 M, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 14 N, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 15 O, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 16 P, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 17 Q, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 18 R, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 19 Read, Thomas T., 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 20 S, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 21 Scholarships, 1935-1936

Box 23 Folder 22 Slichter, Walter I., 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 23 T, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 24 United States Coast Guard, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 25 Statistics, Report on Committee of, 1935-1936

Box 23 Folder 26 Trustees, Minutes of Meetings, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 27 U, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 28 V, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 29 W, 1934-1936

Box 23 Folder 30 X, Y, Z, 1934-1936

Correspondence - Professors, 1881-1914


Box 27 Folder 6 Egleston, Prof. Thomas, 1881-1899

(Bound and typed copies of Prof. Thomas Egleston's correspondence)

Box 27 Folder 2-3 Peele, Prof. Robert, 1904-1906 and 1912-1914, 2 folders

Subseries II.2: Accreditation Records, 1954-1988


Box 24 Folder 1 Procedure for review of undergraduate engineering curricula, work copy, 1954 May

Box 24 Folder 2 Questionnaire for review of engineering curricula, 1959 February

Box 24 Folder 3 Questionnaire for review of engineering curricula, 1965 April

Box 24 Folder 4 Questionnaire for review of engineering curricula, Volume I, 1970 November

Box 24 Folder 5 Questionnaire for review of engineering curricula, Volume II (by discipline), 1971 January

Box 24 Folder 6 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume I, 1976 May

Box 24 Folder 7 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II (by discipline), 1976 May

Box 24 Folder 8 Report on Engineering Programs, 1978 May

Box 24 Folder 9 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume I, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 10 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Chemical Engineering, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 11 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Civil Engineering, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 12 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Engineering Mechanics, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 13 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Electrical Engineering, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 14 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Industrial Engineering, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 15 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Mechanical Engineering, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 16 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Metallurgical Engineering, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 17 Questionnaire for review of engineering programs, Volume II - Mining Engineering, 1982 May

Box 24 Folder 18-19 Self-Study Questionnaire, Volume I, 1988 May, 2 folders

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, United Engineering Center

Box 24 Folder 20 Self-Study Questionnaire, Volume II - Chemical Engineering, 1988 May

Box 24 Folder 21 Self-Study Questionnaire, Volume II - Civil Engineering, 1988 May

Box 24 Folder 22 Self-Study Questionnaire, Volume II - Electrical Engineering, 1988 May

Box 24 Folder 23 Self-Study Questionnaire, Volume II - Engineering Mechanics, 1988 May

Box 24 Folder 24 Self-Study Questionnaire, Volume II - Industrial Engineering, 1988 May

Box 24 Folder 25 Self-Study Questionnaire, Volume II - Mechanical Engineering, 1988 May

Subseries II.3: Ledgers, 1864-1895


Box 28 Folder 7 Department of Metallurgy attendance records, 1904-1907

(This ledger or "class book" organizes students by course (Metallurgy 2, 4, 54, 175), records attendance, and, for some, records grades.)

Box 28 Folder 12 Department of Metallurgy petty cash and furnace room accounts, 1904-1915

Box 28 Folder 13 Department of Metallurgy summer school, special funds and laboratory attendant accounts, 1904-1910

Box 28 Folder 4 Directory of Chemists, 1867-1870

(Alumni listed by class year, then by last name, with notes on their careers.)

Box 28 Folder 1-2 Fees of Students, 1865-1887, 2 Volumes

(Ledger includes student's name, class year, date of payment, amount of payment and remarks (i.e., "free by permission"). Organized by matriculation year and by last name.)

Box 28 Folder 11 Fee book, 1887-1888

Begins with Summer 1887 for the School in Chemistry. Ledger book compiled by Registrar George Fisher.

Box 28 Folder 3 Fee book, 1887-1895

Box 28 Folder 8-9 Inventory of the Chemical Department, circa 1878-1882, 2 Volumes

(Includes apparatus room, laboratory of A.A. Julien, quantitative laboratory, qualitative laboratory, assay laboratory, students apparatus, Dr. Chandler's laboratory and lecture room, store room, photographic room, Dr. Chandler's apparatus room, photometric room, Dr. Chandler's office, etc. Includes inventory for the Chemical Museum.)

Box 28 Folder 5 Inventory of the Furniture Collections and Apparatus in the Department of Mineralogy and Metallurgy, 1882-1883

(Organized by space: private offices, balance room, chemical laboratory, collecion room, blowpipe closet, blowpipe laboratory, store room and lecture room. Index available on pages 115-117. Mineralogical collections start on page 119.)

Box 28 Folder 6 Inventory of the Geological Department, 1878-1883

(Lithological collection, geological and paleontogical collection, collection of antiquities, collection in economic geology, zoological collection, botanical collection, and miscellaneous.)


Box 30 Student Accounts, 1873-1877

School of Mines, Ledger #4


Box 31 Student Accounts, 1883-1895

School of Mines, Ledger #6


Box 32 Student Accounts, 1894-1899

School of Mines, Ledger #7


Box 33 Student Accounts, 1898-1900

School of Mines and Chemical Department, Ledger #8