Abstract Charles R. Mischke was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1964-1992) at Iowa State University. He received his B.S. (1947) and M.M.E. (1950) in mechanical engineering from Cornell University and his Ph.D. (1953) in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin. He also served as an Assistant and Associate Professor (1953-1957) at the University of Kansas and as Professor and Chair (1957-1964) of mechanical engineering at the Pratt Institute in New York. Mischke gained expertise...

Abstract George H. Junkhan was a Professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State University from 1959 until 1994. He received his B.S. (1955) in mechanical engineering, an M.S. (1959) in mechanical engineering, and a Ph.D. (1964) in theoretical and applied mechanics and mechanical engineering from Iowa State University. Junkhan also served as a Visiting Professor (1971-1972, 1989-1990) at the von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics in Brussels, Belgium. This collection contains correspondence,...

Abstract Henry Montgomery Black was Professor and Head (1946-1972) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Iowa State University. During World War II, he served as chief engineer for the Utah Beach landing during the Normandy Invasion, and retired from the military with the rank of Colonel. This collection contains papers, memorabilia, and photographs of the Black family, and the families of his first and second wives, Bernice Bernard Black and Alice Redington Black. The materials include...

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),...

Abstract Leo Charles Peters was a Professor of Mechanical Engineering (1961-1996) at Iowa State University. He received his B.S. (1953) in Agricultural Engineering from Kansas State University and both his M.S. (1963) in Mechanical Engineering and his Ph.D. (1967) in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University. Peters worked at John Deere Waterloo Tractor Works for much of the 1950s. At Iowa State University, Peters advised and helped found a student branch of the...

Scope and Content This collection (1907-1967, undated) includes memorials, newspaper clippings, and biographical sketches regarding Professor Cleghorn. Also included are Cleghorn's research notes, manuscripts, publications, and talks to students and staff. In addition, there are files related to Cleghorn's work as part of the W. H. Meeker Portrait Committee, information regarding the 75th anniversary celebration of Iowa State University, and correspondence concerning his consulting work with the Ames' power...