Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Mechanical Arts and Engineering College Records 1892-1943
Archives 156
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
- Title
- Mechanical Arts & Engineering College Records
- ID
- Archives 156
- Date [inclusive]
- 1892-1943
- Extent
- approximate 81 items, .5 linear feet, 1 containers
- Abstract
- Includes the correspondence of H.V. Carpenter regarding his engineering consultations with the State College of Washington and others and his responsibilities as the director of KWSC. It also includes published and unpublished manuscripts on engineering projects dating from 1892 to 1940, some authored by Carpenter.
Organizational History:
The College of Mechanical Arts Engineering was established in 1917 upon the reorganization of the State College of Washington. Hubert Vinton Carpenter had been the head of the Department of Mechanical Electrical Engineering from 1903, but in 1917 he became the Dean of the College of Mechanical Arts Engineering. Both before and after Dr. Carpenter became dean, he acted as an engineering consultant with the State College. Dr. Carpenter also was instrumental in the establishment of KWSC in 1915 and acted as its director until his retirement from the college in 1938.
Scope and Content
The records of the College of Mechanical Arts Engineering date from 1892 to 1943 and are arranged in a single alphabetical sequence. The series includes the correspondence of H. V. Carpenter regarding his engineering consultations with the State College of Washington and others and his responsibilities as the director of KWSC. It also includes published and unpublished manuscripts on engineering projects dating from 1892 to 1940 -- some authored by H. V. Carpenter.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/
Terrell Library
P.O. Box 645610
Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA
509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Restrictions on Access
The Collection is open for research use.
Acquisition Information
The records of the College of Mechanical Arts & Engineering were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries prior to 1970 (WSU 165).
Processing Information
The records were processed in July 1984 by Patricia M.Gourd.
Names and Subjects
Corporate Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Washington State University. College of Mechanical Arts and Engineering--Archives
- State College of Washington. College of Mechanical Arts and Engineering.
Subject(s) :
- Washington State University. College of Mechanical Arts and Engineering--Records and correspondence
- KWSC (Radio Station: Pullman, Wash.)--Records and correspondence
Personal Name(s)
Creator(s) :
- Carpenter, Hubert Vinton, 1875-1941--Archives
- Volk, Edmund--Archives
Subject(s)
- Electric engineering--Study and teaching--Research
- Electric engineering--History--Archival resources
- Washington (State)
- Colleges and Universities
Detailed Description of Collection
| box | folder | |||
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H. V. Carpenter Correspondence 1911 16 items |
1 | 1 | ||
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H. V. Carpenter Correspondence (re: KWSC) 1915-1932 24 items |
1 | 2 | ||
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H. V. Carpenter Correspondence 1922-1943 35 items |
1 | 3 | ||
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"Descriptive Geometry: Plates," by Albert E. Church, 1892, with holographic comments by H. V. Carpenter 1 item |
1 | 4 | ||
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"Experiments In Electrical Laboratory, 1896-1897," by H. V. Carpenter 1 item |
1 | 5 | ||
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"Experiments On Magnetism," by Edmond Volk (Physics 4) 1897 1 item |
1 | 6 | ||
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"The Future of Power Use in the Pacific Northwest," by H. V. Carpenter 1940 1 item |
1 | 7 | ||
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"High Voltage Research," by H. V. Carpenter 1927 1 item |
1 | 8 | ||
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"Notes On Electric Measurements," by H. V. Carpenter 1895 1 item |
1 | 9 | ||