Engineering -- Study and teaching

Content Description Papers of Wilson R. Barnes and UofL letterman-style sweater of Eugenia "Genie" Stuart Barnes. Wilson Barnes received his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1937 and Master's degree in Chemical Engineering in 1938 from the University of Louisville; he received his Doctorate in Chemical Engineering in 1949 from Iowa State University. Dr. Barnes taught in the J.B. Speed School of Engineering from the late 1930s until 1950. Materials consist primarily of curriculum, course notes, and...

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This collection contains mostly course material used when Houchens taught at Ahrens and in the Speed School. The folders and their contents are in the original order as received by the University Archives. Some folder titles have been altered for clarity.

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Morris' inscribed textbook An Elementary Course of Civil Engineering for the use of Cadets of the U.S. Miliatary Academy by D. H. Mahan. Copyright 1846, 1854 edtion. The fly leaf and next page contain the inscription "Marshall Morris, Louisville University, September 1862."

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Programs for the Speed Scientific School's Engineers' Day and Engineers' Week. This event was intended to connect the public with the educational program and facilities of the Speed School. Programs are an incomplete run from 1939 to 1996.