Institute of Technology papers 1933-1945, 1954-1961

Piccard, Jean-Félix 1884-1963

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Jean Felix Piccard was born January 28, 1884 in Basel, Switzerland, educated at Basel and at the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich where he received his doctorate in 1909. He moved to the United States in 1916 and taught first at the University of Chicago, and then (in 1936) at the University of Minnesota, Dept. of Aeronautical Engineering, where he remained until he retired in 1952. He was a pioneering stratosphere balloonist and cosmic ray research scientist. From the descrip...

Coffey, Walter Castella, 1876-1956.

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Walter Coffey was an educator at the University of Illinois and the University of Minnesota, and president of the University of Minnesota and of Hamline University in St. Paul MN. From the description of Walter Castella Coffey papers, 1909-1956. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63300701 Walter Castella Coffey, B.S. (1906), M.S. (1909), University of Illinois. Dean, Department of Agriculture (1921-1940), President (1941-1945), Universit...

Ford, Guy Stanton, 1873-1962

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Historian; university president. From the description of Reminiscences of Guy Stanton Ford : oral history, 1955. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309737315 Guy Stanton Ford was an historian, educator and president of the University of Minnesota. From the description of Guy Stanton Ford papers, 1885-1962. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63313982 Guy Stanton Ford was born on 9 May 1...

Koepke, Charles Augustus, 1893-....

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Hall, Christopher Webber, 1845-1911

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Christopher Webber Hall was born in Wardsboro, Vermont. He came to the University of Minnesota in 1878 where he taught geology. During the summers, he did field work for the Minnesota Geological Survey and the U.S. Geological Survey, as well as his own private research. From the description of Christopher W. Hall papers, 1880-1986. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63286183 Christopher Webber Hall was on born February 28, 1845 in Wardsb...

Straub, Lorenz G. (Lorenz George), 1901-

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Lorenz Straub was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He obtained a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering in 1923, an M.S. degree in Structural Engineering in 1924 and a Ph.D. in 1927 all from the University of Illinois. He came to the University of Minnesota in 1930 as an associate professor of mathematics and mechanics. In 1938 he became director of the St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory and was named head of the Department of Civil Engineering in 1945. From the description of Papers, 19...

University of Minnesota. Institute of Technology

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The Institute of Technology (IT) was established at the University of Minnesota by the Board of Regents on October 19, 1935. Its purpose was to consolidate the programs offered by the College of Engineering and Architecture, the School of Mines and Metallurgy and the School of Chemistry into one academic unit to allow students to easily move between related disciplines. Samuel C. Lind, director of the School of Chemistry, was appointed as dean of IT. Lind retired in 1947...

United States. Work Projects Administration

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The Works Progress Administration was involved in various projects including the compilation of sources on American territories. The card catalogs for these were prepared at the Library of Congress and are now in the National Archives. From the description of Classified Alaska Bibliography, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42927718 Works Progress Administration (later called Work Projects Administration) began operations in San Joaquin County, Calif., July 1935. County a...

University of Minnesota. Engineering Experiment Station

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Mann, Charles August, 1886-

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University of Minnesota. School of Chemistry

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Lind, Samuel C. (Samuel Colville), 1879-1965

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Samuel Colville Lind (1879-1965) was an American chemist. His research focus was on chemical reactions, particularly reactions induced by ionizing radiation. He studied in both the United States and Europe (with Marie Curie, among others), and his career included positions at independent laboratories, government laboratories, and universities. His last position was Director of the Chemistry Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and he was widely respected as a scientist, teacher, and admini...

Dupriest, John Randolph, 1882-

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University of Minnesota. College of Engineering

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Jones, Roy Childs, 1885-1963.

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Roy Childs Jones was born in Kendallville, Indiana on June 22, 1885. He attended Purdue University and the University of Pennsylvania, obtaining a B.S. in architecture in 1908 and his M.S. in architecture in 1914. Following his undergraduate work, he was employed by Holabird & Root in Chicago and McKim, Mead and White in New York, and while pursuing graduate study he joined the University of Minnesota School of Architecture staff in 1913. Jones was head of the School from 1937 to 1953. From ...

Akerman, John D., 1897-1972

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John D. Akerman was born in Courland, Latvia in 1897, which was then part of Russia. He served with the Russian Imperial Air Service during WWII, in the Branch of Engineering Corps. He came to the US after the war, eventually receiving a B.S. Degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1925. He came to the University of Minnesota in 1929, as an associate professor in the Institute of Technology's Aeronautical Engineering department, becoming a full professor and head of...

Gortner, Ross Aiken

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Ross Aiken Gortner came to the University of Minnesota in 1914 as Associate Professor of Soil Chemistry but transferred to the Division of Biochemistry in 1917. He contributed more than 300 papers to scientific journals in addition to writing several books. While his first publications were in organic chemistry, he began publishing in biochemistry in 1908. Gortner was active in professional organizations, an enthusiastic academic advisor mentoring 130 Ph. D.s, and the recipient of various awards...

Pike, William Abbot, 1851-1895

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Coffman, Lotus Delta, 1875-1938

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Lotus Delta Coffman came to the University of Minnesota in 1915 as Dean of the College of Education. He became president of the University in 1920, serving until his death in 1938. From the description of Lotus Delta Coffman papers, 1907-1939. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63314350 Lotus Coffman was born in Salem, Indiana in 1875. He graduated from Indiana University (AB 1905), (MA 1910) and Columbia University (Ph.D. 1911). He was a professor o...

St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory

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University of Minnesota. School of Architecture

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Architecture courses were first introduced into the curriculum at the University of Minnesota as early as 1874 within the College of Mechanic Arts. In 1913, a full course of architecture was established. Frederick Mann was appointed chair and two faculty were also added that year, Roy Childs Jones and Lewis B. Walton. Courses in drawing, design specifications, decorative composition and materials construction were offered. In 1915, the College of Engineering and Architec...

University of Minnesota. School of Mines and Metallurgy

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The School of Mines was established by the Board of Regents in 1888, officially opening in 1892 under the leadership of Professor William R. Appleby. Originally, the school was under the auspices of the College of Engineering, Metallurgy and the Mechanical Arts, but in 1897, the School of the Mines became an independent college, with Professor Appleby as dean. In 1911, the School of Mines Experiment Station was established. The school changed its name to the School of Mines and Metallurgy in 192...