Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 11/6/54
Charles T. Wright (1941-2000)
Papers, 1982-2000
Descriptive summary
creator: |
Wright, Charles T. (1941-2000) |
title: |
Papers |
dates: |
1982 - 2000 |
extent: |
1.72 linear feet (1 records center carton and 1 document box) |
collection number: |
RS 11/6/54 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
Charles T. Wright Papers, RS 11/6/54, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Charles T. Wright was born on November 9,1941 in Carbondale, Illinois. He earned his B.A (1963) in mathematics and his M.S. (1964) in physics from Southern Illinois University. He received his PhD (1970) in Computer Science from Iowa State University, one of the first PhD degrees awarded at Iowa State in Computer Science. Wright was appointed to the position of Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Senior Systems Analyst (1970-1979) in the Ames Laboratory. He was promoted to Associate Professor (1979-1984) of Computer Science; Associate Professor (1984-1992) in Iowa State's newly created Computer Engineering Department; Professor (1992-2000) of Electrical and Computer Engineering; and University Professor (1999-2000). Wright's research emphasis was computer architecture and design. During the 1960s and 1970s, he worked on the Symbol Computer project, which was a program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. The project made a significant contribution to modem computer architecture and design methodology. In addition to his research, Wright also focused on undergraduate education. He was named 'Outstanding Computer Engineering Professor' three times, and received numerous other awards for his efforts. In addition, Wright designed a program, "Toying with Technology", that introduces high school and middle school students to computer engineering. Charles T. Wright died in a car accident near Eldora, Iowa in 2000. |
Collection description
The collection contains class materials Charles Wright used in teaching computer engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science courses. The papers also include research files and notes relating to Wright's work in computer architecture. In addition, the documents contain biographical information. |
Organization
The collection is arranged in alphabetical order. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Academic careers for experimental computer scientists and engineers |
1994 |
1 |
2 |
Biographical file |
1997-2000, n.d. |
1 |
5 |
Compiling Pascal programs into Silicon |
1985 |
2 |
3 |
Computer Architecture Materials |
1993 |
1 |
16 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 588 course notes #1 Embedded Computer Systems |
1994 |
1 |
6 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 210 |
1997 |
1 |
7 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 210 |
n.d. |
1 |
8 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 301 |
n.d. |
1 |
9 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 301 |
1998 |
1 |
10 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 305 |
n.d. |
1 |
4 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 384 |
1990 |
1 |
11 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 389 (1 of 2) |
n.d. |
1 |
12 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 389 (two of two) |
n.d. |
1 |
13 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 568X (1 of 2) |
n.d. |
1 |
14 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 568X (2 of 2) |
n.d. |
1 |
15 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 582 |
n.d. |
1 |
17 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 588 course notes #2 Embedded Computer Systems |
1994 |
1 |
18 |
Course Materials – Computer Engineering 588 course notes #3 Embedded Computer Systems |
1994 |
2 |
1 |
Course Materials – Computer Science 541 |
n.d. |
1 |
3 |
Course Materials – Electrical Engineering |
n.d. |
1 |
19 |
Course Materials – Electrical Engineering 441 |
n.d. |
2 |
2 |
Course Materials – Engineering Mechanics 425 finite element methods |
1993 |
2 |
4 |
Course materials and notes |
1995 |
2 |
5 |
Report for Computer Engineering 599. acm transactions on programming languages and systems |
1994-1998 |
2 |
6 |
Resources |
1982-1992 |
2 |
7 |
US Aces slam devices |
n.d. |
2 |
8 |
Xilinx – the university course descriptions manual |
n.d. |