Steve M. Slaby papers, 1903-1990 (bulk 1950-1980).

Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Princeton University. School of Engineering and Applied Science

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Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science is an academic unit which since 1921 has overseen the curriculum and administration of the University's academic departments in the engineering sciences. From the description of School of Engineering and Applied Science records, 1884-2002. (Princeton University Library). WorldCat record id: 177844305 Though the subjects of engineering and civil engineering had been taught at the College of New Jersey (later Pri...

Princeton University. Dept. of Graphics and Engineering Drawings.

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Slaby, Steve M., 1922-

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Steve M. Slaby, professor of engineering at Princeton from 1953 to 1991, taught courses in spatial analysis and descriptive geometry and served as the second (and final) chair of the Graphics and Engineering Drawing Department from 1962-1968. He wrote a textbook, DESCRIPTIVE GEOMETRY, and a manual on the use of the slide-rule. Slaby was also one of the University's few political activists, opposing U.S. involvement in Vietnam and University investment in South Africa, an...