Department of Agricultural Engineering records 1912-2004 (bulk 1920-1945)

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Department of Agricultural Engineering records 1912-2004 (bulk 1920-1945)

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The Department of Agricultural Engineering records are primarily composed of correspondence between the department head and faculty and local, state and national groups and organizations.

32 boxes (32.0 cubic feet)

eng,

University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc]

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SNAC Resource ID: 6618991

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Schwantes, Arthur J.

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Boss, William, 1869-1965

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William Boss was an instructor in the School of Agriculture, University of Minnesota (1892-1900), a professor of Farm Structures and Farm Mechanics (1906-1910), a professor and dept. head of the Agricultural Engineering Dept. (1919-1938), and professor emeritus from 1939. From the description of William Boss papers, 1908-1938 <bulk 1908-1910> (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314316 William Boss was the fourth of eleven children...

University of Minnesota. Dept. of Agricultural Engineering

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Agricultural Engineering and Physics was first listed as a Course of Study for the University’s College of Agriculture in the 1908-1909 Catalogue. Professor John T. Stewart was Chief of the Course of Study (also referred to as the Division of Agricultural Engineering), and the courses included agricultural engineering, farm engineering, and forest engineering. The 1908-1909 College of Agriculture Catalogue noted that Agricultural Engineering “does not offer a course that...