Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 11/10/19
Henry Montgomery Black (1907-1989)
Papers, 1889-1989


Descriptive summary

creator: Black, Henry Montgomery (1907-1989)
title: Papers
dates: 1889-1989, undated
extent: 18.4 linear feet (13 record center cartons, 1 oversize box, 1 map drawer folder)
collection number: RS 11/10/19
repository: University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research excluding exceptions noted. Three folders that contain legal documents are closed until 2038 to ensure that all parties are deceased.

 

This collection is stored offsite. Please contact the Special Collections Department at least two working days in advance.

publication rights: Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation: Henry Montgomery Black Papers, RS 11/10/19, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Abstract

Henry Montgomery Black was born on May 13, 1907, to Alexander and Sarah (Montgomery) Black of Reinbeck, Iowa. He received a B.S. (1929) from Iowa State College (University) and a S.M. (1934) from Harvard University in mechanical engineering. From 1946 until 1972, he served as a professor and head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State and, until 1977, taught courses on campus. During World War II, Black served in the United States Army Corps of Engineers (1941-1946), including landing at Utah Beach as chief engineer during the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. After the war, he served in the Army Reserve until 1960. The collection includes audiovisual materials, awards and certificates, calendars, clippings, correspondence, course materials, drawings, lecture notes, meeting minutes, memorandums, notes, reports, photographs, publications, subject files, and writings. The materials cover Black’s early career through his death in 1989, with the bulk of the materials dated during his tenure at ISU, 1946-1972.

 

Biographical note

Henry Montgomery Black was born on May 13, 1907, to Alexander and Sarah (Montgomery) Black of Reinbeck, Iowa. He received a B.S. (1929) from Iowa State College (University) and a S.M. (1934) from Harvard University in mechanical engineering.

Black’s professional career at Iowa State began when he was hired as an Instructor (1929-1932) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. After he received his graduate degree from Harvard, Black worked in the private sector as a mechanical engineer (1934-1936) for the Chicago architectural firm of Berlin and Swern. He next worked as an engineer (1936-1941) for the Sargent and Lundy engineering firm in Chicago. After the war, Black returned to Iowa State University to serve as Professor and Head (1946-1972) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He continued teaching until 1977, when he retired with the title of Professor Emeritus. Black remained active in development efforts for the Alumni Association until his death in 1989.

Black joined the United States Army Reserve in 1929. During World War II, he served in the Army (1941-1946), including landing at Utah Beach as chief engineer during the Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. He served in the military campaigns in Normandy, northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes, and central Europe. Black received the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, and the Croix de Guerre. After returning from the war, Black returned to the Army Reserve and retired with the rank of Colonel in 1960.

Black was an active member of a number of professional organizations, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and the Iowa Engineering Society (IES). He was instrumental in establishing the Central Iowa Section of ASME in 1946. Black worked to improve the relationship between ASME and educational institutions, as reflected in his work on education-related committees. At the state level, Black served as Vice-President (1950) and President (1952) of IES and received their John Dunlap Award (1949) and their Distinguished Service Award (1972).

In addition to his professional memberships, Black was very active in civic organizations in Ames. Among other commitments, he was a member and president (1959-1960) of the Ames Rotary Club; a member of the Boy Scouts of America troop and Properties and Facilities Committee member; a member and president (1978) of the Ames Chamber of Commerce; and an advisor to chapters of the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega.

Iowa State University also bestowed several honors on Black. He received the Faculty Citation (1968) and in 1987, the then newly completed mechanical engineering facility was named the Henry M. Black Engineering Building.

Henry Black married Bernice Bernard of Clarion, Iowa, on October 6, 1936, and together they had two children, Bruce and Bernice. Black’s wife, Bernice, died on May 25, 1961. He married Alice Redington of Waterloo in 1969, who predeceased him in 1982. Henry Black died on October 18, 1989, and was buried in the ISU Cemetery.

 

Collection description

The collection (1889-1989, undated) includes audiovisual materials, awards and certificates, calendars, clippings, correspondence, course materials, drawings, lecture notes, meeting minutes, memorandums, notes, reports, photographs, publications, subject files, and writings. The materials cover Black’s early career through his death in 1989, with the bulk of the materials dated during his professional years at ISU (1946-1972). The collection’s original order has been maintained where possible, reflecting Black’s working methods and organization. An appendix details common engineering abbreviations found in the collection, mostly those of professional organizations.

Series 1, Biographical Information, contains information regarding Black’s personal life, covering his roles as ISU engineering student and instructor, high school and ISU class representative, Harvard University and Harvard Business School graduate student, and service member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Material types include artifacts, awards, certificates, clippings, correspondence, engineering schematic drawings, membership cards, notes, photographs, speeches, and writings.

Series 2, University Records, contains materials generated during the course of Black’s professorship, headship, and related duties at Iowa State University. Topics that are addressed include fundraising for the mechanical engineering department and the Black Engineering building; College of Engineering and departmental procedures; course and lecture materials; consulting jobs undertaken while at the University; and committee memberships. Materials include artifacts, correspondence, course materials, meeting minutes, memorandums, notes, pamphlets, photographs, programs, reports, and writings.

Series 3, Professional and Civic Involvement, reflects Black’s activities in engineering professional organizations as well as local civic organizations. Material types include artifacts, correspondence, certificates, examinations, membership cards, minutes, newsletters, notes, photographs, publications, reports, and scrapbooks. Three folders in this series are closed until 2038 due to privacy concerns.

 

Related materials

Related collections in the University Archives, Iowa State University Library include:

  • Henry Montgomery and Bernice Bernard Black Family Papers, RS 21/8/12
  • Arthur C. Bergles Papers, RS 11/10/21
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    Description of series

    Series 1 Biographical Information 1929-1989, undated
    extent: 2.6 linear feet (2 record center cartons, 1 map case drawer folder)
    description: This series contains information regarding Black’s personal life, covering roles such as ISU engineering student and instructor, high school and ISU class representative, Harvard University and Harvard Business School graduate student, and service member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The series includes artifacts, awards, certificates, clippings, correspondence, engineering schematic drawings, membership cards, notes, photographs, speeches, and writings.

     

    Container list

    Box

    Folder

    Title

    Dates

    1

    1

    Alice Redington Black Fund for the Performing Arts

    1981

    1

    2-3

    Awards and honors

    1933-1985

    1

    4

    Award: IES Order of the Engineer

    1973

    1

    5-6

    Biographical information

    1929-1989

    14

    6

    Coat of arms of Columbia

    undated

    1

    7

    Harvard University coursework

    1933-1935 circa

    1

    8

    Harvard University coursework: combustion and heat balances

    1933-1934

    1

    9-10

    Harvard University coursework: engineering

    1933-1934

    1

    11

    Harvard University coursework: factory management

    1933-1934

    1

    12

    Harvard University coursework: industrial accounting

    1933-1934

    1

    13-14

    Harvard University coursework: statistics

    1933-1935 circa

    1

    15

    Harvard University Engineering Society

    1935-1948

    1

    16

    Identification cards

    1936-1943

    14

    3

    Iowa State University Alumni Association 1929 class pin

    undated

    1

    17

    Iowa State University Alumni Association 1929 class representative correspondence (1 b/w photograph)

    1940-1988

    1

    18

    Letterheads

    1936-1980 circa

    Map
    case

    C410
    D01

    Iowa State University course drawings

    1926-1928

    1

    19

    News clippings

    1946-1987, undated

    1

    20

    News clippings and pamphlets: religion and humor

    1938-1968, undated

    1

    21-23

    Personal correspondence (2 b/w photographs)

    1939-1986

    1

    24

    Photographs: Black, Henry M. (15 b/w, 1 color slide)

    1950-1989 circa

    1

    25

    Photographs: group (24 b/w, 1 color)

    1950-1989 circa

    1

    26

    Professional Engineer registration: Illinois

    1947-1982

    1

    27

    Professional Engineer registration: Iowa

    1953-1988

    1

    28

    Reinbeck (Iowa) High School class of 1923

    1959-1988

    1

    29

    Societies, boards, and committees membership forms

    1964-1975

    1

    30

    Speeches and remarks

    1948-1955 undated

    1

    31

    Speeches: Armed Forces Service Club

    1974

    1

    32

    Speeches: ASME Region 7 conference

    1977

    1

    33

    Speeches: Cardinal Key Tapping Ceremony

    1983

    1

    34

    Speeches: freshmen orientation

    1965-1966

    1

    35

    U.S. Army: ANSCOL correspondence and newsletters

    1946-1951

    2

    1-2

    U.S. Army: ANSCOL course materials (1 b/w photograph)

    1941-1945

    1

    36

    U.S. Army: certificates and orders (1 b/w photograph)

    1928-1940

    1

    37

    U.S. Army: certificates and orders

    1941-1957

    2

    3

    U.S. Army: certificates of appointment

    1929-1953

    2

    4

    U.S. Army: certificates of retirement

    1960

    1

    38

    U.S. Army: commendations, decorations, and awards

    1929-1945

    1

    39-40

    U.S. Army: correspondence

    1945-1958

    2

    5

    U.S. Army: correspondence and clippings regarding Iowa State College headship and civilian career options

    1940-1947

    2

    6

    U.S. Army: correspondence and photographs regarding retirement (2 b/w)

    1956-1960

    2

    7

    U.S. Army: correspondence, notes, and photographs (4 b/w)

    1945-1960 circa

    2

    8

    U.S. Army: correspondence, officer directories, and photographs (5 b/w)

    1941-1948

    2

    9-10

    U.S. Army: engineer summer field training materials

    1945-1955

    2

    11

    U.S. Army: Fort Brady, Mich., 702nd military police battalion command materials (7 b/w photographs)

    1941

    2

    12

    U.S. Army: intelligence estimates notes and agendas

    1945-1955 circa

    1

    41

    U.S. Army: Iowa State University Organized Reserve Corps unit history

    1947

    2

    13

    U.S. Army: orders

    1947-1960

    1

    42

    U.S. Army: speeches and remarks

    1949

    2

    14

    U.S. Army: training materials

    1940s circa

    2

    15

    U.S. Army: weapons collection correspondence and notes (1 color photograph)

    1952-1980

    2

    16

    U.S. Army: writings, "Captain Henry Black praises our American Army," The Carnation, Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

    1942

    2

    17

    U.S. Army: writings, "Corps of Engineers in the European theatre of operations"

    1944-1945 circa

    2

    18

    U.S. Army: writings, "Crossing of the Roer River"

    1940s circa

    2

    19

    U.S. Army: writings, "Crossing of the Rhine River by 7th Corps"

    1945

    2

    20

    U.S. Army: writings on shore parties

    1946

    Map
    case

    C410
    D01

    Wieboldt Stores Inc. drawings and blueprints

    1934-1935

    1

    43

    Writings

    1967-1982

    1

    44

    Writings: “Design of pipe bends” theory, for Sargent and Lundy

    1933-1937

    1

    45

    Writings: “Flange designs,” for Sargent and Lundy

    1936

    1

    46

    Writings: “Flow of fluids in piping,” for Sargent and Lundy

    1936-1939

    1

    47

    Writings: obituary for Mortimer Goodwin

    1984

    1

    48

    Writings: professional and administrative

    1949-1964

    1

    49

    Writings: “Study of public utilities in Iowa,” for Ensign, Black, & Ross

    1934

    1

    50

    Writings: “The ‘Base of Power’ in Ames,” Ames Daily Tribune

    1975

     

    Description of series

    Series 2 University Records 1929-1989, undated
    extent: 5.85 linear feet (4.5 record center cartons)
    description: This series contains materials generated during the course of Black’s professorship, headship, and related duties at Iowa State University. Topics that are addressed include fundraising for the mechanical engineering department and the Black Engineering building; College of Engineering and departmental procedures; course and lecture materials; consulting jobs undertaken while at the University; and a number of committee memberships. Materials include artifacts, correspondence, course materials, meeting minutes, memorandums, notes, pamphlets, photographs, programs, reports, and writings.

     

    Container list

    Box

    Folder

    Title

    Dates

    1

    51

    Alumni lists and correspondence

    1983-1989, undated

    1

    52

    Black Engineering Building correspondence regarding name

    1986

    13

    19

    Black Engineering Building dedication celebration (1 videocassette)

    1987

    1

    53

    Black Engineering Building dedication notes, memorandums, and personal correspondence

    1987

    14

    2

    Black Engineering Building dedication guestbook

    1987

    1

    54

    Black Engineering Building dedication program materials and correspondence

    1987

    1

    55

    Black Engineering Building dedication program

    1987

    3

    1-2

    Black, Henry, department records

    1929-1983

    3

    3

    Boast, Warren B., memorial program

    1975

    3

    4-8

    Calendars

    1959-1974

    3

    9

    Center of Excellence in Materials and Manufacturing Processes

    1970

    3

    10

    College of Engineering Academic Standards Committee

    1971-1977

    3

    11

    College of Engineering Advisory Council

    1977-1982

    3

    12

    College of Engineering alumni award lists, clippings, and forms

    1980-1981

    3

    13-15

    College of Engineering cabinet meeting minutes, notes, and memorandums

    1946-1958

    3

    16-18

    College of Engineering cabinet meeting minutes, notes, and memorandums

    1968-1970

    3

    19

    College of Engineering Curriculum Committee: catalog changes

    1972

    3

    20

    College of Engineering curriculum and entrance requirements

    1947-1958

    3

    21-22

    College of Engineering curriculum improvement report and correspondence

    1946-1953

    3

    23

    College of Engineering department reports

    1977-1978

    3

    24-27

    College of Engineering Development Committee

    1977-1986

    3

    28

    College of Engineering Education Committee

    1952-1955

    3

    29

    College of Engineering Education Committee

    1969-1974

    4

    1

    College of Engineering Education Committee

    1969-1974

    4

    2

    College of Engineering Education Committee: fundamentals in engineering curriculum proposal

    1947-1952

    4

    3

    College of Engineering enrollment and degree statistics

    1948-1972

    4

    4-5

    College of Engineering entrance requirements reports, minutes, and correspondence

    1949-1955

    4

    6

    College of Engineering equipment proposals, plans, and requests

    1957-1969

    4

    7

    College of Engineering Extension Committee

    1970-1972

    4

    8

    College of Engineering faculty and staff committees

    1966-1971

    4

    9

    College of Engineering faculty workload evaluation

    1969-1971

    4

    10-13

    College of Engineering Honors and Awards Committee minutes, reports, and forms

    1965-1989

    4

    14

    College of Engineering long-range strategic and fundraising plans

    1988-1989

    4

    15

    College of Engineering Materials Committee

    1970-1971

    4

    16

    College of Engineering memorandums

    1962-1974

    4

    17

    College of Engineering presentation to Robert Parks and administration

    1972

    4

    18

    College of Engineering public relations

    1980s circa

    4

    19

    College of Engineering reports and memorandums

    1974-1976 circa

    4

    20

    College of Engineering scholarship and attrition reports

    1963-1970

    4

    21

    College of Engineering Technical Institute

    1960-1963

    4

    22

    College of Engineering Technical Institute

    1965-1973

    4

    23

    College of Engineering Technical Institute and Engineering Technology Committee

    1970-1971

    4

    24

    College of Engineering two-year programs brochure

    1970s circa

    4

    25

    Consulting: Congregational Christian Church of Iowa camp

    1958

    4

    26

    Consulting: Des Moines (Iowa) parking garage

    1949

    4

    27

    Consulting: general correspondence

    1949-1962

    4

    28

    Consulting: insurance claims

    1960-1968

    4

    29

    Consulting: Iowa State House boiler system

    1950

    4

    30

    Consulting: Northwestern State Portland Cement Company fan failure

    1962

    4

    31

    Consulting: Thermogray Company heater

    1954

    4

    32

    Consulting: Ramona Davis patents

    1961-1967

    4

    33

    Corporate fundraising efforts

    1981

    4

    34-38

    Correspondence and memorandums

    1939-1987

    5

    1

    Correspondence: Acheson, Allen

    1982-1988

    5

    2

    Correspondence: Boltz, Arthur E.

    1954-1956

    5

    3

    Correspondence: Evans, Thomas Cooper

    1977-1981

    5

    4

    Correspondence: Hamlin, Jack

    1961-1964

    5

    5

    Correspondence: Hebley, Henry F.

    1939

    5

    6

    Correspondence: Junkhan, George H.

    1971-1972

    5

    7

    Correspondence: Pilegard, Jens

    1970

    5

    8

    Correspondence: professional and congratulatory

    1947-1979

    5

    9

    Correspondence: Reinholz, Otto W.

    1955-1978

    5

    10

    Correspondence: Servoy, George K.

    1948-1958

    5

    11-12

    Correspondence: Todd, Meryl L.

    1958-1982

    5

    13

    Department academic standards and curriculum materials

    1967-1977

    5

    14

    Department alumni obituaries and correspondence

    1947-1975

    5

    15

    Department budgets and faculty and staff rosters

    1946-1974

    5

    16

    Department budgets and related memorandums

    1971-1973

    5

    17-18

    Department building facilities and maintenance reports, memorandums, and architectural drawings

    1953-1960

    5

    19-21

    Department correspondence and memorandums

    1966-1987

    5

    22

    Department courses and laboratory planning

    1946-1956

    5

    23

    Department curriculum comparison report

    1965

    5

    24-25

    Department curriculum materials

    1950-1965

    5

    26

    Department curriculum reports and memorandums

    1968-1977

    5

    27

    Department doctorate program proposal

    1971-1973

    5

    28

    Department faculty and staff lists

    1946-1972

    5

    29

    Department faculty and staff lists, committees, and guidelines

    1973-1977

    5

    30

    Department faculty committees minutes, memorandums, and reports

    1971-1977

    5

    31

    Department faculty memberships, awards, and qualifications

    1967-1977

    5

    32

    Department graduate placement statistics

    1965-1983

    5

    33

    Department graduate program and students

    1969-1973

    5

    34

    Department graduate research opportunities

    1973-1975

    5

    35

    Department head files, A to Z

    1936-1969

    5

    36

    Department history writings and notes

    1938-1981

    5

    37

    Department history photographs (2 b/w)

    1920-1949

    5

    38

    Department Industrial Board meeting materials

    1987-1989

    5

    39

    Department laboratory materials

    1956-1958

    5

    40

    Department memorandums

    1970-1975

    5

    41

    Department memorandums and committee meeting minutes

    1957-1979

    5

    42

    Department merger with Engineering Mechanics proposal

    1971-1972

    5

    43

    Department: new head

    1972

    5

    44

    Department party photographs (9 b/w)

    1972 circa

    5

    45

    Department personnel memorandums

    1946-1975

    5

    46

    Department policies and course materials

    1947-1958

    5

    47

    Department publicity

    1969

    5

    48

    Department reports

    1957-1962

    5

    49

    Department self-study report and teaching memorandums

    1975-1977

    5

    50

    Electrical engineering graduate program

    1970 circa

    5

    51

    Engineering degree recipient lists, 1872-1970

    1954-1971

    5

    52-53

    Engineering education and curriculum correspondence

    1951-1975

    5

    54

    Engineering education seminars, correspondence, and reports

    1950-1960

    5

    55

    Engineering Enrollment Enhancement Committee meeting minutes and correspondence

    1974-1975

    5

    56

    Engineering equipment fundraising support group

    1979-1982

    5

    57

    Engineering Research Institute activity memorandums

    1968-1972

    6

    1

    Engineering Research Institute and grant funding

    1964-1981

    6

    2

    Faculty and staff promotion guidelines

    1969 circa

    6

    3

    General Motors conference for educators program and photographs (5 b/w)

    1966

    6

    4

    Grade analysis

    1969-1976

    6

    5

    Grade distributions and grading standards

    1947-1965 circa

    6

    6-7

    Grade placement, grade distribution, salary, and tuition statistics

    1947-1979

    6

    8

    Graduate programs questionnaire

    1972, undated

    6

    9

    Graduate school enrollment

    1936-1970

    6

    10

    Graduate student scholarships and funding

    1964-1968

    6

    11

    Graduate Study Committee materials regarding Master of Engineering degree

    1954-1963

    6

    12

    High Scholarship recipient lists and dinner programs

    1963-1972

    6

    13

    Instrumental and controls curriculum development

    1950-1952

    6

    14

    Iowa State University Alumni Association Long-Range Policy Committee and Alumni Achievement Fund

    1947-1954

    6

    15-16

    Iowa State University Foundation correspondence

    1980-1989

    6

    17

    Iowa State University Foundation engineering fundraising

    1979-1983

    6

    18-19

    Iowa State University Foundation mechanical engineering endowment fund correspondence

    1955-1981

    6

    20

    Iowa State University history articles and notes

    1985-1988

    6

    21-23

    ME 100: Technical Lecture course materials

    1949-1976

    6

    24

    ME 201/300: student inspection trips correspondence

    1964-1977

    6

    25

    ME 251/253: Introduction to Mechanical Engineering assignments

    1980-1987

    6

    26

    ME 301: early history of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University lecture notes

    1980-1989 circa

    6

    27

    ME 312: Machine Design II course materials

    1964-1989 circa

    6

    28

    ME 316, 317, 318, and 423: Machine Design course sequence

    1971

    6

    29

    ME 341:Iinstrumentation course planning materials

    1966-1967

    6

    30

    ME 400/301: professional conduct course materials

    1969-1977

    6

    31

    ME 406: Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning syllabus

    1962-1963

    6

    32

    ME 410: Creative Design syllabus and exams

    1960-1965 circa

    6

    33

    ME 420: Computer-Aided Design lecture materials

    1965-1975 circa

    6

    34

    ME 420: Machine Design I lecture notes and exams

    1964-1989 circa

    6

    35

    ME 423: Mechanical Systems Design lecture notes

    1968-1978 circa

    6

    36

    ME 423: syllabus

    1960-1965 circa

    6

    37

    ME 428: Refrigeration syllabus

    1965

    6

    38

    ME 431: Physical Metallurgy course outlines

    1965 circa

    6

    39

    ME 467: compression ignition engines lecture materials

    1950s circa

    6

    40

    ME 470: Computer-Aided Design homework questions and lecture notes

    1964-1989 circa

    6

    41-42

    ME course lecture notes

    1944-1975 circa

    6

    43

    ME course materials: Link-Belt Corporation and FMC Corporation history

    1978

    6

    44

    ME course planning memorandums and notes

    1963-1971 circa

    6

    45

    ME course outlines

    1947

    6

    46

    ME laboratory course materials

    1967

    6

    47

    Mechanical technology reports, memorandums, and notes

    1966-1968

    6

    48-50

    Metallurgy curriculum and program establishment materials

    1947-1969

    7

    1

    Metallurgy promotional materials

    1960-1961 circa

    7

    2

    MT 080: Physical Metallurgy course materials

    1971

    7

    3

    Okner, Bernard S., Eichmuller drafting set donation (3 b/w photographs, 5 negatives)

    1973-1974

    7

    4

    Professional engineering registration

    1974-1979

    7

    5

    Professional exchange program correspondence

    1976

    7

    6

    Quarter teaching and administration schedules for Black

    1972-1976

    7

    7

    Quarter versus semester curriculum plan

    1947-1957

    7

    8-10

    Quarterly course schedules

    1946-1972

    7

    11

    Retirement dinner photographs taken by Guy Wagner (31 color photographs, 30 negatives)

    1972

    7

    12

    Scholarship and young alumni medal recipients

    1989

    7

    13

    Scholarship memorandums and correspondence: Guy W. Morrison

    1966-1975

    7

    14

    Scholarship winner photographs (6 b/w and 1 color)

    1953-1964

    7

    15

    Stoufer, Florence Kimball, award correspondence

    1977-1980

    7

    16

    Student cooperative training guides and reports

    1960-1961

    7

    17

    Student recruitment in high schools

    1967

    7

    18

    Teaching and instruction workshop materials

    1949-1954

    7

    19

    Undergraduate admissions reports

    1963-1972

    7

    20

    Writings: Ives, Hukill, and Black, "Corn Drying Time at Counterflow Steady State"

    1966-1967

     

    Description of series

    Series 3 Professional and Civic Involvement
    1889-1989
    extent: 9.95 linear feet (6.5 record center cartons, 1 oversize flat box)
    description: This series reflects Black’s involvement in engineering professional organizations as well as local civic organizations. Material types include artifacts, correspondence, certificates, examinations, membership cards, minutes, newsletters, notes, photographs, publications, reports, and scrapbooks. Three folders in this series are closed until 2038 due to privacy concerns. An appendix details common engineering abbreviations found in the collection, mostly composed of professional organizations.

     

    Container list

    Box

    Folder

    Title

    Dates

    7

    21

    Alpha Phi Omega advisory materials

    1932-1964

    7

    22

    American Legion membership cards and correspondence

    1947-1954

    7

    23

    American Red Cross West Story County Chapter

    1964-1965

    7

    24

    Ames Chamber of Commerce

    1978-1989

    14

    1

    Ames Chamber of Commerce president scrapbook

    1978

    7

    25

    Ames Economic Development Commission

    1981-1985

    7

    26

    Ames Rotary Club: membership cards, publications, and correspondence

    1946-1979

    7

    27

    Ames Rotary Club: newsletters and correspondence

    1959-1961

    7

    28

    Ames Rotary Club: Rotary International correspondence

    1959-1977

    7

    29

    ASEE: Committee on Evaluation of Engineering Education notes, meeting minutes, and publications

    1952-1953

    7

    30

    ASEE: correspondence and meeting agendas

    1946-1948

    7

    31

    ASEE: engineering design education

    1959-1961

    7

    32

    ASEE: goals of engineering education

    1962-1964

    7

    33

    ASEE: writings and memorandums

    1963, 1973

    7

    34-36

    ASME Ad Hoc Committee on Mechanical Engineering

    1961-1963

    7

    37

    ASME Ad Hoc Committee on Relations with ECPD

    1962-1963

    7

    38

    ASME Ad Hoc Committee on Society Affairs

    1971

    7

    39

    ASME and ECPD correspondence and policy statements

    1970-1972

    7

    40

    ASME and ECPD correspondence regarding National Commission on Accrediting

    1972

    7

    41

    ASME and ECPD engineering education correspondence and reports

    1965-1968

    7

    42

    ASME and National Committee on Continuing Education meeting materials

    1965-1968

    7

    43

    ASME and other responses to ASEE report on goals of engineering education

    1966-1967

    7

    44

    ASME annual meeting conference papers

    1959-1960

    8

    1

    ASME awards in honor of Edwin F. Church and Charles T. Main

    1967-1970

    8

    2

    ASME Board on Education

    1960-1965

    8

    3

    ASME Centennial Committee: audiovisual presentation

    1980

    8

    4

    ASME Centennial Committee: budgets and correspondence

    1978-1979

    8

    5

    ASME Centennial Committee: Centennial Day materials

    1980

    8

    6-8

    ASME Centennial Committee: correspondence and reports

    1975-1980

    8

    9

    ASME Centennial Committee: correspondence, minutes, and notes

    1980

    8

    10

    ASME Centennial Committee: History of the ASME

    1976-1980

    8

    11

    ASME Centennial Committee: History Subcommittee

    1977-1980

    8

    12-13

    ASME Centennial Committee: History Subcommittee unit histories

    1977-1981

    8

    14

    ASME Centennial Committee: logos

    1975

    8

    15

    ASME Centennial Committee: Mechanical Engineers in America biographical dictionary correspondence

    1980-1981

    8

    16

    ASME Centennial Committee: Medallion Task Force and presentation to Robert D. Ray (7 b/w photographs)

    1979

    8

    17-20

    ASME Centennial Committee: meeting materials and correspondence

    1976-1980

    8

    21

    ASME Centennial Committee: progress reports and publicity materials

    1975-1981

    8

    22

    ASME Centennial Committee: student award winners

    1979-1980

    8

    23-26

    ASME Centennial Committee: television series

    1968-1980

    8

    27

    ASME Centennial Committee: television series advisory panel correspondence

    1979-1980

    8

    28

    ASME Centennial Committee: television series and books correspondence

    1980-1981

    8

    29

    ASME Central Iowa Section correspondence, bylaws, and reports

    1947-1953

    8

    30

    ASME Chicago section correspondence

    1929-1940

    8

    31-32

    ASME Committee on Constitution and Bylaws

    1974-1976

    8

    33-34

    ASME Committee on Regional Affairs meeting minutes, notes, and correspondence

    1969-1972

    9

    1

    ASME Committee on Technical Affairs meeting materials and correspondence

    1970-1971

    9

    2-6

    ASME Continuing Education Committee

    1962-1971

    9

    7

    ASME cooperation with NCEE

    1968

    9

    8

    ASME Design Problem Contest: annual mailing

    1961-1975

    9

    9

    ASME Design Problem Contest: committee materials and revisions

    1967-1978

    9

    10

    ASME Design Problem Contest: correspondence and meeting materials

    1962-1968

    9

    11

    ASME Design Problem Contest: correspondence and planning documents

    1960-1962

    9

    12

    ASME Design Problem Contest: correspondence and solution evaluations

    1974-1976

    9

    13

    ASME Design Problem Contest: judging guidelines

    1964-1971

    9

    14-15

    ASME Design Problem Contest: ledger and correspondence

    1961-1974

    9

    16

    ASME Design Problem Contest: Old Guard Committee correspondence, memorandums, and notes

    1977

    9

    17

    ASME Design Problem Contest: question compilation and correspondence

    1974-1977

    9

    18

    ASME Design Problem Contest: question criteria

    1966-1969

    9

    19

    ASME engineering education enrollment studies

    1962-1963

    9

    20

    ASME goals conference materials and progress reports

    1970

    9

    21

    ASME goals conference working group reports

    1971

    9

    22-23

    ASME Honors Committee meeting minutes and correspondence

    1976-1980

    9

    24

    ASME mechanical engineering education history

    1978-1980

    9

    25

    ASME mechanical engineering promotional brochure

    1962-1964

    9

    26

    ASME Mechanical Engineers in America Born Prior to 1861 biographical dictionary

    1976-1980

    9

    27

    ASME medals committees correspondence and notes

    1959-1961

    9

    28

    ASME MEDHC: ASEE report on goals of engineering education

    1965-1966

    9

    29-30

    ASME MEDHC: Brochure Subcommittee drafts and notes

    1964-1968

    9

    31

    ASME MEDHC: correspondence

    1961-1965

    10

    1

    ASME MEDHC: correspondence

    1961-1965

    10

    2-3

    ASME MEDHC: meeting minutes and annual reports

    1964-1971

    10

    4

    ASME MEDHC: national meeting correspondence

    1959-1961

    10

    5

    ASME MEDHC: Region 6 Accreditation Subcommittee materials

    1958-1960

    10

    6

    ASME MEDHC: Region 6 Curriculum Committee correspondence

    1959-1960

    10

    7-8

    ASME MEDHC: Region 6 meeting materials and correspondence

    1957-1960

    10

    9

    ASME MEDHC: Region 6 Objectives and Definitions Committee correspondence

    1959-1960

    10

    10

    ASME MEDHC: Region 6 Staff Committee report and correspondence

    1958-1959

    10

    11

    ASME MEDHC: Region 7 meeting materials and correspondence

    1962-1965

    10

    12

    ASME MEDHC: Regions 6 and 7 meeting materials and correspondence

    1960-1961

    10

    13

    ASME MEDHC: winter annual meeting session planning and correspondence

    1960

    10

    14

    ASME membership cards and correspondence

    1947-1958

    10

    15

    ASME membership on ECPD's Ad Hoc Visitors list

    1974-1977

    10

    16

    ASME multi-layer vessel regulation

    1965-1966

    10

    17

    ASME Policy Board on Education: correspondence

    1958-1976

    10

    18

    ASME Policy Board on Education: correspondence and bylaws

    1973

    10

    19

    ASME Policy Board on Education: correspondence and reports

    1958-1968

    10

    20-21

    ASME Policy Board on Education: engineering technology programs

    1970-1972

    10

    22

    ASME Policy Board on Education: guidance brochures

    1971-1972

    10

    23

    ASME Policy Board on Education: Iowa State University conference

    1973

    10

    24

    ASME Policy Board on Education: long-range planning

    1971-1973

    10

    25

    ASME Policy Board on Education: mechanical engineering education

    1969-1971

    10

    26-27

    ASME Policy Board on Education: meeting minutes and correspondence

    1964-1968

    10

    28-29

    ASME Policy Board on Education: meeting minutes and correspondence

    1969-1972

    10

    30

    ASME Policy Board on Education: notes and reports

    1971-1973

    10

    31

    ASME Policy Board on Education: response to ASEE report on goals of engineering education

    1962-1967

    10

    32

    ASME Policy Board on Education: stance on ECPD's master's program accreditation

    1971-1974

    10

    33

    ASME technology executives conference agenda and notes

    1972

    10

    34

    ASME Vice President of Education selection

    1968-1971

    10

    35

    ASME visiting foreign lecturer program

    1961

    10

    36

    Boy Scouts of America: explorer troop planning

    1952-1958

    10

    37

    Boy Scouts of America: leadership roles

    1962-1965

    10

    38

    Boy Scouts of America: Mid-Iowa Executive Board and Silver Beaver award materials

    1981-1989

    10

    39

    Boy Scouts of America: properties and facilities committee

    1971-1976

    11

    1

    Boy Scouts of America scout camp inspection materials

    1977-1979

    11

    2

    Boy Scouts of America Tall Corn Area Council camping committee

    1969-1973

    11

    3

    Boy Scouts of America Tall Corn Area Council correspondence, newsletters, and meeting materials

    1952-1980 circa

    11

    4

    Case Institute of Technology engineering design education conference

    1960

    11

    5

    Des Moines Civil War Roundtable notes and correspondence

    1978-1979 circa

    11

    6

    ECPD accreditation committee visit to California Polytechnic Institute (4 b/w photographs)

    1965

    11

    7

    ECPD accreditation inspection: department report

    1950

    11

    8

    ECPD accreditation inspection: department report

    1960

    11

    9

    ECPD accreditation inspection: department report data

    1970

    11

    10

    ECPD accreditation inspection: department report data and inspection notes

    1971-1976

    11

    11-12

    ECPD accreditation inspection: faculty and student lists

    1949-1969

    11

    13

    ECPD accreditation inspection: recommendations

    1960-1963

    11

    14

    ECPD accreditation visit

    1954-1955

    11

    15

    ECPD accreditation visit

    1965

    11

    16

    ECPD annual meeting notes and related materials

    1971

    11

    17

    ECPD committee meeting materials and correspondence

    1970

    11

    18

    ECPD Development of Young Engineers Committee and Guidance Committee

    1966-1968

    11

    19

    ECPD engineering profession promotional brochures and related correspondence

    1961-1963

    11

    20

    ECPD Guidance Committee annual meeting materials

    1966-1967

    11

    21-22

    ECPD Guidance Committee brochures and publicity efforts

    1964-1971

    11

    23

    ECPD Guidance Committee correspondence and reports

    1964-1966

    11

    24

    Engineering fundamental review workbook

    undated

    11

    25

    Engineering Joint Council

    1947-1952

    11

    26

    First Constitutional Church annual meeting booklets and correspondence

    1950-1960

    11

    27-28

    IES: A History of IES draft and notes

    1988-1989

    11

    29-30

    IES: administrative materials and correspondence

    1963-1964

    11

    31

    IES and ECPD correspondence

    1985-1988

    11

    32

    IES: Centennial Celebration Planning Committee

    1985-1988

    12

    1

    IES: correspondence and pamphlets

    1966-1967

    12

    2

    IES: Fifty Years of Engineering Leadership, photocopy

    1938

    12

    3

    IES Guidance Committee

    1973-1975

    12

    4

    IES: publications photocopies

    1889-1967

    12

    5

    IES: Steering Committee

    1967-1968

    12

    6

    Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers: "A Professional Engineer," speech

    1977

    12

    7

    ISBEE and IES reprimands

    1964-1966

    12

    8

    ISBEE appointment correspondence and certificates

    1965-1969

    12

    9

    ISBEE board member replacement procedures

    1969-1972

    12

    10-11

    ISBEE continuing education materials

    1972-1978

    12

    12

    ISBEE correspondence and memorandums

    1967-1973

    12

    13-15

    ISBEE Ethical and Unauthorized Practice Committee  [Closed until 2038 due to privacy concerns]

    1920-1968

    12

    16

    ISBEE evaluation of applicant experience

    1970

    12

    17

    ISBEE examination question materials

    1967-1969

    12

    18

    ISBEE examination score reports

    1967-1974

    12

    19

    ISBEE experience interpretations

    1967

    12

    20

    ISBEE fundamentals of engineering examination design

    1953 circa

    12

    21

    ISBEE legislation correspondence

    1972-1973

    12

    22

    ISBEE Legislative Committee, Registration Subcommittee

    1967-1968

    12

    23-26

    ISBEE meeting minutes

    1964-1973

    12

    27

    ISBEE notices printed in The Exponent and related correspondence

    1964-1972

    12

    28

    ISBEE policy documents and correspondence

    1968-1973

    12

    29-30

    ISBEE policy materials

    1966-1969

    12

    31

    ISBEE scholarship standards correspondence

    1966-1976 circa

    12

    32

    ISBEE state government reorganization

    1967

    12

    33

    Maytag Company Foundation Scholarship Committee materials

    1956-1989

    12

    34

    Maytag Company Foundation Scholarship Committee program pamphlets

    1958-1989

    14

    4-5

    Maytag Company Foundation silver anniversary coins (2)

    1977

    12

    35

    McDonnell Aircraft Corporation engineering symposium

    1959-1960

    12

    36

    National Committee of Mechanical Engineering Department Heads: curriculum survey

    1961-1963

    12

    37

    NCEE: advanced engineering graduate record examinations

    1967-1968

    12

    38

    NCEE: Engineer-in-Training Committee

    1966-1968

    12

    39

    NCEE: Engineer-in-Training exam and Iowa results

    1965-1972

    12

    40

    NCEE: examination results correspondence and forms

    1972-1973

    12

    41

    NCEE: professional conduct standards

    1970-1973

    12

    42

    NCEE relationship with NSPE

    1968

    12

    43

    NCEE: Uniform Examinations Committee materials

    1962-1972

    13

    1-4

    NCEE: Uniform Examinations Committee materials

    1962-1972

    13

    5

    NCEE: Uniform Examinations Committee correspondence and data

    1969-1972

    13

    6

    NCEE: Uniform Examinations Committee question-writing materials

    1970-1972

    13

    7

    NCSBEE Central Zone uniform examination statistics

    1966-1968

    13

    8

    NCSBEE Central Zone: uniform examination meeting materials and correspondence

    1965-1969

    13

    9-11

    NSF laboratory curricula conference

    1959-1961

    13

    12

    Professional development publications for young engineers

    1971-1976

    13

    13

    Professional engineer registration examinations

    1969-1974

    13

    14

    SAME membership materials and correspondence

    1946-1947

    13

    15

    SNAME meeting materials

    1939

    13

    16

    State and national organization publications on engineering registration

    1966-1969

    13

    17

    Story County Engineering Club

    1953-1963

    13

    18

    Young Men's Christian Association at Iowa State University

    1964-1965

     

    Appendix A: Engineering Abbreviations Found in the Collection

    ANSCOL: Army-Navy Staff College

    ASEE: American Society for Engineering Education.

    ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

    ASME MEDHC: ASME’s Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee, which was subdivided into regions.

    CASE: Council for the Advancement and Support of Education. Administers an annual Volunteer of the Year award.

    ECPD: Engineers' Council for Professional Development. Today called ABET, Inc. An engineering professional organization and the accrediting body for engineering and engineering technology education programs.

    EIT: Engineer-in-training. Frequently a step in the process of professional engineer registration that is gauged with an examination.

    EJC: Engineers Joint Council. National organization that coordinated engineering organizations around the U.S.

    ERI: Engineering Research Institute. The ERI in these papers refers to ISU’s.

    IES: Iowa Engineering Society.

    ISBEE: Iowa State Board of Engineering Examiners.

    ME: Mechanical engineering.

    MEDHC: see ASME MEDHC.

    NCEE: National Council of Engineering Examiners. Before 1967, known as National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners (NCSBEE). As of 1989, known as National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).

    NCEES: National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.

    NSF: National Science Foundation.

    NSPE: National Society of Professional Engineers.

    PE: Professional engineer, a legally defined classification. The process to become a licensed PE is governed by individual states in the U.S.

    SAME: Society of American Military Engineers.

    SNAME: Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers.