Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 11/1/11
Anson Marston (1864-1949)
Papers, 1864-1983, undated
Descriptive summary
creator: |
Marston, Anson (1864-1949) |
title: |
Papers |
dates: |
1864-1983, undated |
extent: |
9.87 linear feet (14 document boxes, 1 half-document box, 3 map case folders) |
collection number: |
RS 11/1/11 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
Anson Marston Papers, RS 11/1/11, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Abstract
Anson Marston (1864-1949) served in multiple positions at the Department of Civil Engineering at Iowa State University (1892-1937). Marston was involved with designing and supervising the construction of several building projects on campus, including Engineering Hall and the Campanile. Marston also did consulting work for local, state, federal, and international governments. This collection contains biographical information, research papers, information related to Marston's engineering and construction projects, and correspondence. |
Biographical note
Anson Marston was born in Seward, Illinois on May 31, 1864, to George and Sarah Scott Marston. He received a Construction Engineering degree (1889) from Cornell University. Marston worked as a construction engineer (1889-1891) for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He joined the staff at Iowa State College (University) in 1892 as Professor and Head (1892-1917) of the Department of Civil Engineering and later became Dean (1904-1932) of the Division of Engineering. After stepping down and resuming teaching duties, he was named Senior Dean (1932-1937) until he retired in 1937. While at Iowa State, Marston developed the Engineering Division into a prestigious program. He established the Engineering Experiment Station (1904) and became its first Director (1904-1932). He designed Iowa State College sewage disposal system and water tower (Marston Water Tower), and initiated the building of Engineering Hall (Marston Hall). He also supervised the building of the Campanile and the restoration of Lake LaVerne. He established the Iowa State Highway Commission (Iowa Department of Transportation) in 1904. In addition to his work for Iowa State, Marston also engaged in consulting work. For the city of Ames, he designed the water pumping station, the reservoir, the elevated water tank, and the Ames Water Pollution Control System. He served as a consultant on many projects such as the Marshalltown, Iowa sewage system, Manning, Iowa water tower, and riverfront improvements with flood control at Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, and Council Bluffs. He also designed and consulted on waterworks projects for Waterloo, Iowa and Rockford, Illinois. Anson Marston was also consultant on both the national and international level. He worked with the Hoover Commission on the Panama and Nicaragua Canals, the Mississippi River Flood Control Review Board, the Florida Everglades Research Commission, and the Columbia Basin Reclamation Project. In addition, he worked on several civil engineering projects in the cities of Lincoln, Nebraska; Chicago, Illinois; Miami, Florida; plus Oakland and Alameda, California. During World War I, he served as a Major (1917-1918) in the Engineering Corps and was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (1918). He was a Colonel of Engineers (1924-1928) for the U. S. Reserve Corps and a member of the auxiliary reserve (1928-1944). At the time of his death, he held the honorary commission of Colonel. Marston's main areas of research were in road construction, culverts and sewer systems, compression and pressure tests, and load distributions. In addition, he studied soil dynamics, bridges, and flood control. He developed a theory commonly used in computing the backfill loads on pipes. He also received patents to create special types of reinforcement for concrete pipes and a method that reduces loads carried by closed conduits buried in embankments or ditches. He wrote over 200 technical publications, books, and manuals. Anson Marston belonged to numerous professional organizations, boards, and commissions. He was a member of National Research Council, the American Society of Engineers (Director, 1920-1922; Vice-President, 1923-1925; and President, 1929), American Society for Testing Materials, the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education, the Land Grant College Engineering Association (President, 1913-1914), the Joint Concrete Culvert Pipe Committee (Chairman, 1920-1932), and the Committee C-6 on Drain Tile. He was also the Chairman for the Advisory Board on Highway Research National Research Committee and the Chairman of the Valuation Committee American Society of Civil Engineers. In his prestigious career, he won the Fuertes Medal (1904) from Cornell University, the Chanute Medal (1904) from the Western Society of Engineers, and the Lamme Medal (1941) from the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education. He also received honorary degrees from the University of Nebraska (1925), Michigan State College (1927), and Iowa State (1948). Iowa State also established the Marston Medal (1938) in honor of Marston. The Marston Medal recognizes outstanding alumni of the College of Engineering. Anson Marston married Alice Day December 14, 1892. They had two sons: Morrill Watson and Anson Day. Marston died October 21, 1949, from injuries he received during a car accident. |
Collection description
This collection (1864-1983, undated) contains the papers and publications, research, engineering projects, and correspondence of Anson Marston. The papers also contain biographical information, including a biography of Marston written by Herbert Gilkey, memorials, documents concerning his military career, and a history of the Phelps-Newcomb family. In addition, the collection includes information regarding Marston's projects and research involving sewage and drainage systems, culvert material tests, and good roads. Also included are documents concerning engineering projects for the Florida Everglades, Iowa municipalities' water and sewage systems, Nebraska's highway design, and the Panama Canal. In addition, the papers contain Marston's writings, which focus on sewage and drainage systems, culvert material tests, Iowa Highway System, Iowa State College projects, and the Engineering Experiment Station. |
Organization
Description of series
| Series 1 | Biographical Information |
1864-1983, undated |
| extent: | 19 folders |
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| description: | This series contains the biographical information for Anson Marston. It consists of material regarding his military career, honors and awards, memorials, and newspaper clippings. This series also contains information from Herbert J. Gilkey's biography "Anson Marston: ISU First Dean of Engineering". In addition, the series includes genealogical information about the Phelps, Newcomb, Marston, and Day families. This series is arranged alphabetically. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information (includes 1 2x3 B&W photograph) |
1864-1983 |
2 |
36 |
Bibliographies and Publication List of Anson Marston |
undated |
1 |
2 |
Certificates |
1907 |
| 15 | 1 | Certificates | 1925-1947 |
| 15 | 2 | Cornell University Class Reunions | 1889-1914 |
Map Case |
3 |
Diploma granting Degree of Civil Engineering from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York |
1889 |
1 |
3 |
Genealogy of Phelps -Newcomb Family |
1914-1977 |
1 |
4 |
Honors and Awards |
1925-1949 |
1 |
5 |
Memorials and Obituaries |
1949-1958 |
1 |
6 |
Military Service |
1917-1947 |
1 |
7 |
Newspaper Clippings |
1917-1944 |
| 15 | 3 | Newspaper Clippings | 1929-1941 |
1 |
8 |
The Ormesby Magazine Article about Marston |
1960 |
5 |
1 |
Anson Marston; Iowa State University's First Dean of Engineering, by Herbert J. Gilkey |
1968 |
5 |
2 |
Anson Marston; Iowa State University's First Dean of Engineering, by Herbert J. Gilkey - Table of Contests for Appendices |
undated |
5 |
3 |
Anson Marston; Iowa State University's First Dean of Engineering, by Herbert J. Gilkey - Appendix A A-4 to A6 |
1944 |
5 |
4 |
Anson Marston; Iowa State University's First Dean of Engineering, by Herbert J. Gilkey - Appendix B B-1 to B40 |
1901-1920 |
5 |
5 |
Anson Marston; Iowa State University's First Dean of Engineering, by Herbert J. Gilkey - Appendix C C1 to C2, C4 to C13 |
1913-1963 |
5 |
6 |
Anson Marston; Iowa State University's First Dean of Engineering, by Herbert J. Gilkey. - Appendix D D6, D8 (1 of 2) |
1938-1941 |
5 |
7 |
Anson Marston; Iowa State University's First Dean of Engineering, by Herbert J. Gilkey. - Appendix D D2 to D3 (2 of 2) |
1912,1949 |
1 |
12 |
"Alumnus of Iowa State College Civil Engineers Honor Marston" |
1929 |
1 |
13 |
"Ames Engineers" |
1921 |
1 |
14 |
"Anson Marston Makes Many Contributions to Engineering" |
1929 |
Map |
3 |
Certificate State Highway Commissioner |
1907 |
Map |
3 |
Phelps Family Tree |
1914 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Papers and Publications |
1893-1967, undated |
| extent: | 2.52 linear feet (6 boxes) |
|
| description: | This series contains the papers and publications written by Marston. Many of the writings focus on engineering as a profession, engineering education, and Iowa State College (University) Division of Engineering. The papers also reflect Marston's interest in road construction, water and sewage systems, concrete, cement, and clay. The series also contains recommendations and reports regarding projects such the Florida Everglades and the Sanitary District of Chicago. This series is arranged in alphabetical order. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
6 |
7 |
"109th Engineers U. S. Army World War 1917-1918" |
1918 |
6 |
8 |
"Advance of Education" |
1922 |
6 |
9 |
"Aim and Scope of the Engineering Division" |
1926 |
6 |
10 |
"Aims and Purposes of Civil Engineering Education" |
1930 |
6 |
11 |
"American Society of Civil Engineers" |
1921 |
6 |
12 |
"Ames Engineering" |
1924 |
1 |
15 |
"Brick Paving in Iowa" |
1902 |
6 |
13 |
"Business Training for the Engineer" |
1919 |
1 |
16 |
"Care and Operation of Sewage Disposal Plants in Iowa" |
1916 |
1 |
17 |
"Causes of Structural Failures of Sewers" |
1933 |
6 |
14 |
"Causes of Structural Failures of Sewers" |
undated |
1 |
9 |
"Century of Progress in Civil Engineering" |
1931 |
1 |
18 |
"Ceramic School, Its Value to the State and the Clayworking Trade" |
1967 |
1 |
19 |
"Choice of Subjects for Thesis" |
1967 |
1 |
20 |
"Civil Engineer and His Place in the World's Economy" |
1909 |
6 |
15 |
"Civil Engineering Department" |
undated |
6 |
16 |
"Cooperation Among Deans for the Selection and Advancement of Teachers" |
1926 |
6 |
17 |
"Cooperation of Land Grant Colleges in Highway Research" |
1923 |
1 |
21 |
"Cornell Civil Engineer" |
1930 |
6 |
18 |
"Data of Iowa Sewage and Sewage Disposal" |
1901 |
1 |
22 |
"Demand of the Times as to Engineering Education" |
1894 |
6 |
19 |
"Discussion of Report on Culvert Pipe Investigations" |
1925 |
6 |
20 |
"Drainage Investigators of the Iowa State College Experiment Station During 1908" |
1908 |
6 |
21 |
"Draining of the Florida Everglades" |
1928 |
6 |
22 |
"Duplication in Engineering Between Land Grant Institutions and State Universities" |
1915 |
6 |
23 |
"Effect of the War Upon Engineering Education in the United States" |
1919 |
1 |
23 |
"Engineer as a Citizen" |
1929 |
1 |
24 |
"Engineer in the World Freedom War" |
1942 |
6 |
24 |
"Engineer's Responsibility to the State" |
1931 |
6 |
25 |
"Engineer's View of the Contractor" |
1929 |
1 |
25 |
"Engineering and Engineering Education" |
1929 |
1 |
26 |
"Engineering Division" |
1924 |
6 |
26 |
"Engineering Education at State Technical and at Institutions of Technology" |
1912 |
6 |
27 |
"Engineering Education its Relation to Professional Engineering Organizations" |
1929 |
6 |
28 |
"Engineering Ethics" |
1912-1925 |
6 |
29 |
"Engineering Experiment Station of the Iowa State College" |
undated |
1 |
27 |
"Engineering Experiment Station" |
1967 |
6 |
30 |
"Engineering in Ancient India" |
1913 |
6 |
31 |
"Engineering in Iowa" |
undated |
1 |
28 |
"Engineering in War Times" |
1917 |
6 |
32 |
"Engineering Problems of the Great Lakes" |
1928 |
6 |
33 |
"Engineering Research in Land Grant Colleges" |
1928 |
6 |
34 |
"Engineering Valuation of Highway Systems" |
1933 |
1 |
29 |
"Engineering Valuation" |
undated |
6 |
35 |
"Excerpts from Dean Marston's 10 Year Building Program" |
1931 |
6 |
36 |
"Field Work in Civil Engineering at Iowa State College Ames, IA" |
undated |
1 |
30 |
"Fifty Years of Engineering Leadership" |
1889-1938 |
1 |
31 |
"Freshmen Engineers" |
1918 |
1 |
32 |
"Friction Rollers" |
1894 |
6 |
37 |
"Future of Engineering Experiment Stations at Land Grant Colleges" |
1919 |
1 |
33 |
"Good Roads Problem in Iowa" |
1905 |
6 |
38 |
"Grade School Buildings in Ames" |
1922 |
6 |
39 |
"Has Specialization Been Overdone in College Courses" |
undated |
6 |
40 |
"High School and the High School Graduate in the World War" |
1917 |
1 |
34 |
"Highway Engineering in Iowa" |
1913 |
6 |
41 |
"Highway Research Work of American Association of Land Grant Colleges" |
1923 |
6 |
42 |
"History of Sewage Tanks and of Patent Litigation in Connection Therewith" |
1916 |
1 |
35 |
"Iowa Engineer Major A. Marston" |
1917 |
1 |
36 |
"Iowa Engineer" |
1951 |
1 |
37 |
"Iowa State College Engineering Experiment Station Bulletin vol. 4 no.3" |
1908 |
1 |
38 |
"Iowa State College Sewage Disposal Plant" |
1900 |
1 |
39 |
"Iowa State's First Engineering Dean" |
1968 |
1 |
40 |
"Iowa's Industrial Survey" |
1929 |
7 |
1 |
"Lake LaVerne Committee Meeting" |
1938 |
7 |
2 |
"Lake LaVerne Maps, Photographs and Blueprints" (includes 15 3x4 b&w photographs) |
1935 |
7 |
3 |
"Lake LaVerne Reports- Reports on Results of Laboratory Tests Made on Water of Lake LaVerne Inlets Thereto" |
1940 |
7 |
4 |
"Land Grant College Engineering Association" |
1914 |
2 |
1 |
"Legislative Appropriations for the Engineering Division" |
1888 |
2 |
2 |
"Making Iowa State Famous" |
1936 |
7 |
5 |
"Methods of Choosing City Engineers" |
undated |
2 |
3 |
"Midland Municipalities" |
1900 |
7 |
6 |
"Modern Engineering Education" |
1916 |
1 |
10 |
"Mortality Curve Study of the Actual Service Lives of Brick-on-Concrete Pavement Des Moines, Iowa" |
1934 |
7 |
7 |
"National Program for Highway Research" |
1919 |
7 |
8 |
"New Engineering Division" |
1920 |
7 |
9 |
"New Sewage Plant at Grinnell, Iowa" |
1902 |
2 |
4 |
"Original Investigations by Engineering Schools and Duty to the Public and the Profession" |
1900 |
7 |
10 |
"Our National Highway Engineering Problem" |
1921 |
7 |
11 |
"Place and Field of the Agricultural Engineer" |
1914 |
7 |
12 |
"Place of the Engineer" |
1916 |
7 |
13 |
"Preliminary Report on Data Obtained by Studies Conducted by the Founders Societies" |
1926 |
2 |
5 |
"President W. M. Beardshear an Appreciation" |
1902 |
7 |
14 |
"Probable Future of Engineering and of Engineering Education" |
undated |
7 |
15 |
"Professional Ethics and Practices" |
1930 |
7 |
16 |
"Progress in Research During 1921" |
1921 |
2 |
6 |
"Progress of Iowa Coordination Studies of Transportation Agencies" |
1935 |
7 |
17 |
"Proposed Legislation to Establish Engineering Experiment Stations" |
1916 |
7 |
18 |
"Proposed Plans for the Development of the American Society of Civil Engineers" |
1920 |
2 |
7 |
"Public Roads a Journal of Highway Research" |
1935 |
2 |
8 |
"Qualifications of Engineers" |
1916 |
2 |
9 |
"Railroad Construction in a Louisiana Swamp" |
1964 |
2 |
10 |
"Recommendations Including Brief Statement of Findings and Conclusions- The Sanitary District of Chicago" |
1924 |
7 |
19 |
"Relation of the Engineering Schools to the Profession, the State and the Public - presidential address" |
1915 |
2 |
11 |
"Report of Committee on Uniform Highway Accounting" |
1937 |
2 |
12 |
"Report of Economic Survey of Certain Federal and Private Irrigation Projects 1929" |
1929 |
2 |
13 |
"Report of Everglades Engineering Board of Review" |
1927 |
7 |
20 |
"Report of Progress in the Study of Engineering Education" |
1916 |
2 |
14 |
"Report of the Committee on Legislation The Cement Tile Question" |
1889 |
7 |
21 |
"Report of the Committee on Sanitary Engineering" |
1915 |
2 |
15 |
"Report of the Executive Committee on the Definition of Mechanic Arts" |
1914 |
7 |
22 |
"Report on General Survey and Study of the Field of Engineering in Arkansas" |
1921 |
7 |
23 |
"Report to Advisory Board on Highway Research for the Association of Land Grant Colleges, Engineering" |
1923 |
7 |
24 |
"Resume of the History of Civil Engineering in the 18th Century" |
1930 |
9 |
10 |
"Revised Report on 10 Year Building Needs of Engineering Division at Iowa State College" |
1929 |
7 |
25 |
"Second Annual Report of the Standing Committee of Engineering Experiment Stations Association of Land Grant College" |
1922 |
7 |
26 |
"Sewage and Sewage Disposal" |
1920 |
2 |
16 |
"Sewage Disposal for Private Homes" |
1936 |
7 |
27 |
"Sewage Disposal for the Iowa Farm House" |
1905 |
2 |
17 |
"Sewage Disposal in Iowa" |
1903 |
2 |
18 |
"Sewage Disposal Plants for Private Houses" |
1909 |
2 |
19 |
"Sewage Disposal" |
1925 |
7 |
28 |
"Small Sewage Disposal Plant in Central Iowa" |
1889 |
2 |
20 |
"Some Experiments Relating to the Standard Methods of Testing Paving Brick" |
1899 |
7 |
29 |
"Some Recent Iowa Sewage Disposal Plants" |
1910 |
2 |
21 |
"Special Tests of Clay and of Concrete Tile for Committee c-6 at Ames, Iowa and Jefferson, Iowa Showing Comparative Results with 3 Different Bearings" |
1914 |
2 |
22 |
"Standard Tests of Drain Tile and Sewer Pipe" |
1911 |
7 |
35 |
"State's Responsibility in Road Improvement" |
undated |
7 |
30 |
"Status of Engineering Experiment Station Legislation" |
1930 |
7 |
31 |
"Status of the Land Grant College in Recent Reports of the United States Bureau of Education" |
1916 |
2 |
23 |
"Study of the Distribution of Strains by Polarized Light" |
1893 |
1 |
11 |
"System of Industrial Education in Iowa" |
1912 |
7 |
32 |
"Taxes and Education" |
1920-1921 |
7 |
33 |
"Teaching of Engineering Valuation" |
1932 |
2 |
24 |
"Technical Bases for the Recommendations of the Board of Review" |
1925 |
2 |
25 |
"Tests by Dry Press Building Brick Commonly Used in Iowa" |
1901 |
2 |
26 |
"Tests of Cement and Clay Drain Tile and Sewer Pipe" |
1913 |
2 |
27 |
"Tests of Concrete Blocks" |
1967 |
2 |
28 |
"Tests of Concrete Mortar and of Concrete Building Blocks" |
1907 |
2 |
29 |
"Tests of Iowa Common Brick" |
1903 |
2 |
30 |
"Tests of Sandline and Concrete Lime Brick and Concrete Building Blocks" |
1967 |
7 |
34 |
"Tests of the Newlands Engineering Experiment Station Bill" |
1916 |
2 |
31 |
"Tests of the Strength of Clay and Cement Drain Tile" |
1908 |
14 |
18 |
"Theory of Loads on Pipes in Ditches and Tests of Cement and Clay Drain Tile and Sewer Pipes" |
1913 |
7 |
36 |
"Training Ames Engineers for Leadership" |
1923 |
2 |
32 |
"Training Engineers for Leaders" |
1923 |
2 |
33 |
"Uniform Accounting for Highway Receipts and Expenditures and the Equitable Allocation of Highway Taxes and Fees" |
1937 |
2 |
34 |
"Uniform Classification of Highway Accounts |
1936 |
7 |
37 |
"Untitled Report about Engineering Experiment Station Bill HR9717" |
1930 |
7 |
38 |
"Value of a College Education" |
1926 |
7 |
39 |
"Value to Industries of Engineering Research at Iowa State College" |
1925 |
7 |
40 |
"What is Engineering?" |
1921 |
2 |
35 |
"Who's Who Among Ames Men" |
1925 |
7 |
41 |
"Word to Freshmen Engineers" |
1920 |
7 |
42 |
"Work of the Engineering Division for the College Year 1927-1928" |
1927 |
3 |
10 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Handwritten Chapters 5 and 6 |
1948 |
4 |
8 |
Manuscript for Book - Loads On Ditch Conduits and Their Supporting Strengths as Laid |
1936 |
3 |
11 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Chapter 5 |
1948 |
4 |
3 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, " Appendix A, B, C, D |
1948 |
3 |
7 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Chapter 2 |
1948 |
4 |
2 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Chapter 28 |
1948 |
3 |
8 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Chapter 3 |
1948 |
3 |
9 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Chapter 4 |
1948 |
4 |
1 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Chapter 9 (Includes 1 8x10 b&w Photograph) |
1948 |
3 |
13 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Chapters 6,7,8 |
1948 |
4 |
5 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Discarded Tables and Figures |
1948 |
4 |
6 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Edited by Deputy Division Engineer |
1959 |
3 |
6 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Handwritten Chapters 1 and 2 |
1948 |
3 |
5 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Notes for Chapter 1 |
1948 |
3 |
4 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Outline for Chapters 1-4 |
1948 |
3 |
12 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Tables for Chapter 5 |
1948 |
4 |
7 |
Manuscript for Book - Internal Friction And Pressure Characteristics |
1948 |
2 |
37 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Notes (1 of 3) |
1947 |
3 |
1 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Notes (2 of 3) |
1947 |
3 |
2 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Notes (3 of 3) |
1947 |
4 |
4 |
Manuscript for Book Conduits Under Fills, Outline For Part 5 (4 5x7 b&w Photographs) |
1948 |
3 |
3 |
Manuscript for Book - Conduits Under Fills, Tentative Outline for "Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Loads" |
1948 |
4 |
9 |
Untitled Publication on Mechanic Arts |
undated |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Associations and Iowa State University Related Materials |
1894-1938, undated |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 box) |
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| description: | This series contains materials relating to Marston's professional associations and Iowa State College. The papers contain course materials and inventories for the Division of Engineering. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
5 |
10 |
Affidavit District Court of the United States for the Central Division of the Western District of Missouri |
1937 |
5 |
11 |
Affidavit District Court of the United States-Brashear Freight Lines Inc. vs. Public Service Commission of Missouri State |
1938 |
5 |
12 |
American Society of Civil Engineering |
1903-1930 |
15 |
4 |
Inter-Oceanic Canal Board: "Letters from Panama and Nicaragua," booklet of Marston's letters compiled by Alice Marston; Caricature of Marston by J. Zavala Urtecho |
1931 |
5 |
13 |
Interviews on Building Bids and Construction |
1906 |
6 |
1 |
Iowa State College - Course: "Topics for Lectures and Examinations in the History of Engineering 1916" |
1916 |
5 |
9 |
Iowa State College - Advisory Board and Iowa Industries |
1928 |
5 |
14 |
Iowa State College - Attendance Figures |
1894-1922 |
5 |
15 |
Iowa State College - Course: "The History of Engineering A Course of Lectures" |
1912 |
6 |
2 |
Iowa State College - Data Regarding Students Who are Working Their Way Through School |
undated |
6 |
3 |
Iowa State College - Five Year Course in Mechanical Engineering |
undated |
6 |
4 |
Iowa State College - Inventory of Engineering Department |
1913 |
6 |
6 |
Iowa State College - Photographs and Postcards (34 b/w photographs) |
1910, undated |
9 |
10 |
Iowa State College - Revised Report on 10 Year Building Needs of Engineering Division |
1929 |
6 |
5 |
Iowa State College - Special War Courses |
1917-1918 |
15 |
5 |
Iowa State Highway Commission Service Bulletin: Feature on Marston's retirement from the Highway Commission |
1927 |
9 |
11 |
State of Iowa Highway Commission |
1919-1927 |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Presentations |
1905 -1942, undated |
| extent: | 0.42 linear feet (1 document box) |
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| description: | This series contains the presentations given by Anson Marston. The presentations focus on engineering as a profession, engineering education, Iowa State College (University) Division of Engineering, Iowa State and its people. The presentations also reflect Marston's interest in road construction. This series is arranged alphabetically. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
8 |
1 |
"Academic Standards and Academic Tenure" |
1930 |
8 |
2 |
"The Advantage of Higher Education" |
1922 |
8 |
3 |
"Appreciation of Professor Alvin B. Noble" |
1936 |
8 |
4 |
"Appreciation of G.W. Bissell" |
undated |
8 |
5 |
"Division at Chicago of Lake Michigan Water to the Illinois and Mississippi" |
1928 |
8 |
6 |
"Engineer as a Consultant and a Professional Man and His Contribution to Humanity and to the Production of Power" |
1931 |
8 |
7 |
"Engineering at Iowa State College" |
1905 |
8 |
8 |
"Engineering Education Past, Present and Future" |
1922 |
8 |
9 |
"Fifth Year for Gifted Students" |
1927 |
8 |
10 |
"George S. Bartlett Award to Dean Agg" |
1936 |
8 |
11 |
"Good Roads" |
1921 |
8 |
12 |
"Iowa State Highway Commission and its Work" |
1921 |
8 |
13 |
"National Aspects of Land Grant Colleges and Universities" |
1929 |
8 |
14 |
"Opportunities in Engineering" |
1926 |
8 |
15 |
"President Beardshear and the College" - Portrait Presentation Program |
1938 |
8 |
16 |
"Relation of the War to Needs for Uniform Highway Accounting" |
1942 |
8 |
17 |
"Report on Engineering Experiment Station Bill" |
1931 |
8 |
18 |
"St. Lawrence Waterway Project" |
1928 |
8 |
19 |
"Value of a College Education" |
1926 |
8 |
20 |
"What Does the Engineering College Expect of the Construction Industry?" |
1927 |
8 |
21 |
Untitled Speech on Iowa State College's 57th birthday |
1926 |
Description of series
| Series 5 | Projects and Research |
1897-1940, undated |
| extent: | 2.52 linear feet (6 document boxes) |
|
| description: | This series contains the projects and research of Anson Marston. This series is listed chronologically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
Map Case |
3 |
Ames, Iowa 4th Ward Sanitary Sewage System Plans for Sewage Tank |
1908 |
8 |
24 |
Ames, Iowa Public Buildings; Library, YMCA, Alumni Hall |
1903-1907 |
8 |
25 |
Ames, Iowa Sewage Disposal |
1904-1905 |
8 |
26 |
Ames, Iowa Sewage Disposal Specifications and Plans |
1903-1905 |
8 |
27 |
Ames, Iowa Water Works |
1905-1908 |
Map Case |
2 |
Blueprint of Controlling Device |
1901 |
9 |
15 |
Compression Test of White Pine |
1911 |
9 |
14 |
Compression Test of Wood |
1911 |
9 |
16 |
Computations of Pressure |
undated |
9 |
18 |
Data on Tests of Loads on 24 Inch Sewer |
1914 |
10 |
1 |
Diagrams And Calculations Showing Notation for Theory of Loads on Culverts |
1919 |
8 |
31 |
Drainage Investigation and Friction Tests |
1911 |
10 |
6 |
Earth Pressure Test |
1911 |
Map Case |
2 |
Expanded Metal Fire Proofing Floor Beam |
1899 |
10 |
2 |
Experiment with Polarized Light |
1893 |
10 |
3 |
Friction Tests Absorption Test of Paving Brick |
1911 |
Map Case |
3 |
Iowa Agricultural College Map Showing Proposed Sewage Disposal Plant |
1896 |
Map Case |
3 |
Iowa Agricultural College Proposed Sewage Disposal Plant |
1896 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Blueprint Plan, Profile and Cross Section Along College Creek Above Welch Ave. Bridge |
1935 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Blueprint Plan and Profile of College Creek From Hayward Ave. to Welch Ave. Bridge |
1933,1935 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Blueprint Water Main to West End of Lake Laverne |
1927,1934 |
9 |
1 |
Iowa State College Blueprints of Sewer Disposal Plant |
1898-1920 |
Map Case |
1 |
Iowa State College Blueprints of Water Tower Plans |
1896 |
8 |
28 |
Iowa State College Campanile Computations |
1897 |
8 |
29 |
Iowa State College Campus Railway |
1906-1907 |
Map Case |
3 |
Iowa State College Details of the Intermittent Sand Filter #5 Sewage Plant |
1913 |
Map Case |
3 |
Iowa State College Details for the Intermittent Filter #4 Sewage Disposal Plant |
1913 |
9 |
2 |
Iowa State College Disposal and Water Supply |
1908 |
9 |
3 |
Iowa State College Lake Laverne Maps and Plans |
1936 |
9 |
4 |
Iowa State College Life in Lake Laverne |
1934-1940 |
Map Case |
3 |
Iowa State College Plan of The Sewage Disposal Plant |
1913 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Proposed Reconstruction of Lake Laverne |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Proposed Reconstruction of Lake Laverne Flood Channel on North Side of Lake #12 |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Proposed Reconstruction of Lake Laverne Flood Channel on North Side of Lake #13 |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Reconstruction of Lake Laverne Details of Outlet Manhole |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Reconstruction of Lake Laverne |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Reconstruction of Lake Laverne Details of Dam And Control Works |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Sewer Plan And Profile of Lincoln Way from Ash Ave. to Hyland Ave. |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Soil Borings on Embankment and Profile and Cross Section for Diversion Ditch Along South Shore of Lake Laverne |
1935 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Topographic Map of Lake Laverne and Adjacent Area |
1935 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Upper Pool and Control Works Lake Laverne |
1933 |
Map Case |
2 |
Iowa State College Upper Pool Retaining Walls, Lake Laverne |
1934 |
Map Case |
2 |
Large Scale Map of Upper Pool Basin as Excavated |
1934 |
8 |
30 |
Lincoln, Nebraska Outfall Sewer (27 2x3 b&w and 4 8x10 b&w Photographs) |
1923 |
10 |
4 |
Load Distribution on Culvert Pipe in Ditches And Embankments (Includes 3 5x7 B/W Photographs) |
1925 |
10 |
5 |
Log of Earth Pressure Experiment |
1910 |
Map Case |
3 |
Contour Survey Near Sewage Plant |
1916 |
9 |
5 |
Marshalltown, Iowa Sewage Disposal System |
1900 |
9 |
6 |
Marston House Repairs |
undated |
Map Case |
3 |
Old Disposal Plant |
1917 |
9 |
7-8 |
Ouachita River Bridge And Pitts Steel Mill (10 5x7 b&w Photographs) |
1891-1892 |
9 |
9 |
Panama Canal |
1931 |
9 |
17 |
Pressure Tests on Drain Tile |
1912 |
8 |
22 |
Project #28 Investigation of The Effect of The Method of Bedding upon The Supporting Strength of Sewer Pipe and Drain Tile |
1916 |
8 |
23 |
Project #49 Mechanical Analysis of Sand |
1917 |
9 |
13 |
Culvert Pipe Research |
1927 |
Map Case |
3 |
Recording Gauge Station #1 for Sewage Disposal Plant |
undated |
Map Case |
3 |
Recording Gauge Station #2 for Sewage Disposal Plant |
undated |
5 |
8 |
Reference Materials List About India |
undated |
Map Case |
3 |
Remodeled Sludge Area |
1917 |
11-13 |
|
Research Note Cards |
undated |
10 |
7 |
Culvert Pipe Investigation (Includes 3 5x7 B/W Photographs) |
1922 |
Map Case |
3 |
Sewage Disposal for Horticultural Barn And Cottage |
1904 |
Map Case |
3 |
Sewage Disposal Plant for Iowa State College |
1896 |
Map Case |
3 |
Sewage Disposal Plant for Iowa State College (2 Copies) |
1898 |
Map Case |
3 |
Sewage Disposal Plant for New Heating Plant |
1907 |
Map Case |
1 |
Sewage Disposal Plant Plans |
1904-1910 |
10 |
8 |
Standard Test of Drain Time and Sewage Pipe |
1912 |
9 |
12 |
Culvert Pipes Supporting Strength in Actual Embankments |
1927 |
10 |
9 |
Cast Iron Test |
1911 |
Description of series
| Series 6 | Correspondence |
1896-1948 |
| extent: | 0.84 linear feet (2 document boxes) |
|
| description: | This series contains the correspondence of Anson Marston regarding the development of the engineering program at Iowa State. The correspondence also includes information regarding civil engineering projects for the Everglades, local municipalities, City of Ames, water towers, and sewage disposal and water systems. In addition, there is personal correspondence with family members and colleagues. This series is arranged chronologically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
10 |
10 |
Johnson, J. B. |
1896-1902 |
10 |
11 |
Concerning - Working Bids and Civil Engineering Job Positions |
1896-1899 |
10 |
12 |
Concerning - Chicago Bridge and Iron Company |
1896-1909 |
10 |
13 |
Concerning - Columbia University Professorship |
1898 |
10 |
14 |
Turneaure, Fredrick |
1898-1904 |
10 |
15 |
Family members- wife Alice, brother C.L. and sister Mary |
1898-1907 |
10 |
16 |
Chatburn, George R. |
1898-1912 |
10 |
17 |
Concerning - Municipal Sewers and Water Towers |
1900-1902 |
10 |
18 |
Sims, A. V. |
1901 |
10 |
19 |
Chattin, A. B. |
1901-1910 |
| 15 | 6 | Military Correspondence | 1901-1950 |
10 |
20 |
Concerning - Manning Water Tower |
1902-1903 |
14 |
1 |
Morris, F.M. |
1903-1904 |
14 |
2 |
Concerning - Public Sewage and Drainage Systems |
1903-1907 |
14 |
3 |
Cessna, O. H. |
1903-1913 |
14 |
4 |
Concerning - Iowa State Alumni Association |
1904-1913 |
14 |
5 |
Concerning - Personal Stationary artwork created by Alice Marston |
1906 |
14 |
6 |
Consulting |
1906 |
14 |
7 |
Concerning - 5 year Engineering Plan at Iowa State College |
1908 |
14 |
8 |
Concerning - Business, Patent Infringement, and Engineering Department at Iowa State College |
1908-1909 |
14 |
9 |
Champlin, A. L. |
1908-1910 |
14 |
10 |
Chatterton, R. R. |
1910-1912 |
14 |
11 |
Concerning - Business and Civil Engineering Projects and Patents |
1911-1930 |
14 |
12-13 |
Concerning - 5 year Engineering Plan at Iowa State College |
1922 |
14 |
14 |
Findlay |
1928 |
14 |
15 |
Concerning - Lake LaVerne at Iowa State College |
1928-1942 |
14 |
16 |
Schafer, George |
1948 |
14 |
17 |
Concerning - Publication of Book with McGraw Hill Co. |
1947-1948 |