Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 21/7/137
Miller R. Brooks (1914-2000)
Papers, 1939-2000, undated
Descriptive summary
| creator: | Brooks, Miller R. (1914-2000) |
| title: | Papers |
| dates: | 1939-2000, undated |
| extent: | 1.76 linear feet (3 document boxes and 1 map case folder) |
| collection number: | RS 21/7/137 |
| repository: | University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
| access: | Open for research |
| publication rights: | Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
| preferred citation: | Miller R. Brooks Papers, RS 21/7/137, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Biographical note
Miller R. Brooks was born July 4, 1918 in Burlington, Iowa. He received a B.S. (1941) in mechanical engineering from Iowa State College (University). Brooks served as a lieutenant in the United States Navy during World War II; he was appointed chief engineer of the USS Mercury. After the war, he became an engineer with Ingersoll-Rand (1946-1984). By the time Brooks retired, he was the chief engineer of the AXI-Compressor Division of the company. He is considered to be an innovator in the design of high-pressure turbines and large flow compressors used in chemical processing industries and refineries. In 1971, Brooks received the Distinguished Engineer Award from the Leigh Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers. Miller R. Brooks married Mussette M. Trulock on April 28, 1943. They had three children: Peter, Susan, and Patricia. Miller Brooks passed away June 7, 2000. |
Collection description
The collection (1939-2000, undated) contains biographical information, awards, notebooks with photographs and designs for steam turbines, a lecture on blast furnaces and coke plants, and a brochure for Ingersoll-Rand's centrifugal compressors. In addition to the papers, there are 23 turbine blades of varying sizes (accession number 2001-0165) and machined turbine parts (accession number 2011-247) designed by Miller Brooks in the University Archives Artifact Collection. |
Organization
The collection is listed in alphabetical order. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Biographical information and awards |
1939-2000 |
3 |
5 |
Biographical information: retirement letters and cards |
1982 |
3 |
6 |
Biographical information: identification cards from Iowa State and the U.S. Navy |
1941-1942 |
3 |
7 |
Distinguished Engineer Award, Lehigh Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers: correspondence and clippings (1- 4x5" color photograph) |
1970-1971 |
3 |
8 |
Correspondence |
1964-1985 |
Map case |
|
Drawings of sectional and erecting assemblies for turbines (8 drawings) |
1955-1961 |
1 |
2 |
Ingersoll-Rand: centrifugal compressors brochure |
undated |
3 |
9 |
Ingersoll-Rand: turbine brochures |
1956, undated |
3 |
10 |
Metals Engineering Institute course on the metallurgy of welding and joining: course notes and exams |
1977 |
1 |
3 |
Notebook 1: photographs of steam turbines, blades and other parts (1 of 4) (50- 8x10" B&W photographs) |
1948, undated |
1 |
4 |
Notebook 1: photographs of steam turbines, blades and other parts (2 of 4) (50- 8x10" B&W photographs) |
1948, n.d |
1 |
5 |
Notebook 1: photographs of steam turbines, blades and other parts (3 of 4) (50- 8x10" B&W photographs) |
1948, undated |
1 |
6 |
Notebook 1: photographs of steam turbines, blades and other parts (4 of 4) (28- 8x10" B&W photographs) |
1948, undated |
2 |
1 |
Notebook 2: photographs and plans of steam turbines (1 of 4) (32- 8x10" B&W photographs) |
1955-1956, undated |
2 |
2 |
Notebook 2: plans of steam turbines (2 of 4) |
1955-1956, undated |
2 |
3 |
Notebook 2: plans of steam turbines (3 of 4) |
1955-1956, undated |
2 |
4 |
Notebook 2: plans of steam turbines (4 of 4) |
1955-1956, undated |
2 |
7 |
Photographic report on #13 axial turbo blower damage to stationary blades ring seal strips (21- 8x10" B&W photographs) |
1966-1967 |
2 |
8 |
Photographs: steam turbine for blast furnace for Bethlehem Steel, Burns Harbor, Indiana (12- 8x10" B&W) |
undated |
3 |
1 |
Photographs: steam turbine for Republic Steel, Warren, Ohio (16- 8x10" B&W) |
1965-1966 |
3 |
11 |
Photographs: steam turbine for Republic Steel, Cleveland, Ohio (15- 8x10" B&W) |
1958 |
3 |
2 |
Photographs: steam turbines (20- 8x10" B&W) |
1970s |
3 |
3 |
Photographs: steam turbines (7- 8x10" color) |
undated |
3 |
|
Program: Fifth Turbomachinery Symposium |
1976 |
2 |
5 |
Thermodynamic charts |
1948 |
2 |
6 |
Turbomachinery Practice: theory and design (22- 8x10" B&W photographs) |
1960 |
Artifact Collection
|
Turbine blades of varying sizes |
undated |
|
Artifact Collection
|
Machined turbine parts (accession 2011-247) |
undated |
|
Artifact Collection
|
Award: "In Appreciation for Outstanding Assistance on Turbo-Blower Outage, July 14, 1955, Fairless Works" (accession 2011-247.01) |
1955 |
|
Artifact Collection
|
U.S. Navy League patch (accession 2011-247.02) |
undated |
|
Artifact Collection
|
Ingersoll-Rand metal plate (accession 2012-006.01) |
undated |
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