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Dan H. Pletta Papers, 1958-1994

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Repository
Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Collection Number
Ms82-006
Title
Dan H. Pletta Papers, 1958-1994
Physical Characteristics
16 boxes; 16 cu. ft.
Creator
Pletta, Dan H.
Location
Please note: This collection is located in storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Dan H. Pletta Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Dan H. Pletta Papers, Ms82-006, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The first accession was given to Special Collections by Dan H. Pletta, Blacksburg, Virginia in 1982. The second accession was received from the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech in 1996.

Processing Information

The original order in which Dan H. Pletta arranged the file folders was retained. The original file folder titles also were retained. This order is not always either choronological or alphabetical.

Biographical Note

Dan H. Pletta was educated at University of Illinois (B.S., 1927; C.E., 1938) and University of Wisconsin (M.S., 1931) with additional graduate study at Columbia. He was professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech (1932-72) and department head from 1958-70. As department head he guided the development of that department until it emerged as a leader in related graduate study and research. He was one of the original five University Distinguished Professors appointed in 1970 and Professor Emeritus upon his retirement in 1972. Besides teaching, his experience included design and construction in civil engineering, consulting as a stress analyst, and World War II service as an Ordinance Officer and as an instructor at the U. S. Military Academy.

Pletta's awards include an Engineering News Record Citation for Service to the construction industry, Engineer-of-the-Year Award of the Virginia Society of Professsional Engineers, and Alumni Honor Award for Distinguished Service from the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. In1987 he received the Distinguished Service Award of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). In 1988 Virginia Tech awarded him its Ruffner Medal for notable and distinguished service ot the university, and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Mechanics Division conferred its distinguished educator award on him.

He served on the National Boards of Direction of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and of the NSPE; as president of their Virginia affiliates; and on many committees of these and other engineering societies. He was chairman of the ASCE Committee on Professional Conduct charged with enforcing its Code of Ethics. He was chairman of the Professional Engineers in Education Practice Division and vice president of NSPE in 1977-78. He was chairman (1982-85) of the NSPE Public Advisory Review Board which serves as the Society's ombudsman for its members when disputed issues involve health and safety. Hewas honorary member of the ASCE and founding member of the American Academy of Mechanics.

Pletta was author of Engineering Statics and Dynamics (Ronald Press, 1951), Engineering Mechanics, Part I Statics, Part II Dynamics (Ronald Press, 1964), The Engineering Profession: Its Heritage and Its Emerging Purpose (1984) and numerous articles in technical journals (1952-82).

Scope and Content

Collection includes treatises, transcripts of talks and correspondence dealing with all aspects of the field of engineering, but especially with the role of education in producing a professional engineer, qualifications for practice, the public purpose of engineering, ethics, and whistleblowing. Other topics include the Department of Engineering at Virginia Tech, the American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers, and the Order of Engineers.

Arrangement

The original order in which Dan H. Pletta arranged the file folders was retained. The original file folder titles also were retained. This order is not always either choronological or alphabetical.

Index Terms

    Subjects:

  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

    • Local Subjects:

  • Faculty
  • Science and Technology
  • University Archives

Contents List

Box 1,1942-1977, n.d.
  • Box-folder 1-1
    University of Illinois Alumni Award, April 23, 1976.
  • Box-folder 1-2
    Personal - Miscellaneous News Items.
  • Box-folder 1-3
    Personal - Miscellaneous News Items.
  • Box-folder 1-4
    Personal - Miscellaneous News Items.
  • Box-folder 1-5
    Personal - Miscellaneous News Items.
  • Box-folder 1-6
    Personal - Congratulatory Letters, Miscellaneous Career Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 1-7
    Personal - Congratulatory Letters, Miscellaneous Career Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 1-8
    Personal - Résumé's, Photos, Who's Who, etc.
  • Box-folder 1-9
    Lab Manual, 1962-1964.
  • Box-folder 1-10
    Personal N.Y. State License.
  • Box-folder 1-11
    International Executive Service Corps.
  • Box-folder 1-12
    Engineering News, Record Citation, February 19, 1972.
  • Box-folder 1-13
    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Honorary Membership.
  • Box-folder 1-14
    Pletta - Army Personnel File, Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1942-1948.
  • Box-folder 1-15
    Engineer Science Mechanics (ESM) 201 vs. Physics (PHY) 217 - Teplitz Letter.
  • Box-folder 1-16
    Ethics Course - University of Maryland, New Combination--DeClans, VPI Center for Study of Science for Society.
  • Box-folder 1-17
    Miscellaneous TV Programs.
  • Box-folder 1-18
    Unions.
  • Box-folder 1-19
    Air Pollution Proposal.
  • Box-folder 1-20
    Center for Civilian Leadership.
  • Box-folder 1-21
    Lavery, William - President, Wilson, John - Provost.
  • Box-folder 1-22
    Torgersen, Paul - Dean.
  • Box-folder 1-23
    Ronald Press Corporation/ Engineering Static & Dynamic, 1951 Engineering Mechanics 1954.
  • Box-folder 1-24
    Ronald Press Corporation/ Engineering Static & Dynamic, 1951 Engineering Mechanics 1954.
  • Box-folder 1-25
    VPI Safety Engineer.
  • Box-folder 1-26
    Miscellaneous Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 1-27
    Cornell University--S. C. Hollister, Walter Lynn, Richard N. White.
  • Box-folder 1-28
    Alpern, Milton.
  • Box-folder 1-29
    Billington, D. P. - Princeton University.
  • Box-folder 1-30
    Clark, Bruce Gem.
  • Box-folder 1-31
    Cochran, David.
  • Box-folder 1-32
    Angel, Pierce T.
  • Box-folder 1-33
    Congressman.
  • Box-folder 1-34
    Dillard, Joseph K., IEEE.
  • Box-folder 1-35
    Elden, Walter L.
  • Box-folder 1-36
    Galbiati, Louis J. - SUNY College of Tech.
  • Box-folder 1-37
    Goldsmith, John M. - Radford Attorney.
  • Box-folder 1-38
    Emory Johnson - South Dakota State University.
  • Box-folder 1-39
    Guy, Louis L.
  • Box-folder 1-40
    Lohmann, L.R. (Pete).
  • Box-folder 1-41
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1970-1977.
  • Box-folder 1-42
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1970-1977.
  • Box-folder 1-43
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1970-1977.
  • Box-folder 1-44
    Marlowe, Donald E. American Society for Engineering Education.
  • Box-folder 1-45
    McKetta, John.
  • Box-folder 1-46
    Porter, Sylvia.
  • Box-folder 1-47
    Rives, James.
  • Box-folder 1-48
    Rosenstein, Allen - National Foundation for the Professions.
  • Box-folder 1-49
    Sinclair, George.
  • Box-folder 1-50
    Staub, Susan Concerned Educators Against Forced Unionim (CEAFU).
  • Box-folder 1-51
    Tribus, Myron.
  • Box-folder 1-52
    Williamson, Merritt - National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).
  • Box-folder 1-53
    Winter, J. Ronald - Eastman Kodak.
Box 2, 1956-1980, n.d.
  • Box-folder 2-54
    Virginia Society of Professional Engineers (VSPE) Board of Direction, 1956-1957.
  • Box-folder 2-55
    VSPE, 1956-1957.
  • Box-folder 2-56
    VSPE Charlottesville Meetings; Faculty Collective Bargaining; Virginia Tech Professional Schools Implementation Committee Report, 1974.
  • Box-folder 2-57
    VSPE Constitutions and By-Laws Committee.
  • Box-folder 2-58
    National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) State Press Conference.
  • Box-folder 2-59
    NSPE Resolution 77-17, PAO, 1980.
  • Box-folder 2-60
    New Mexico Society of Professional Engineers - Presidents File.
  • Box-folder 2-61
    NSPE Executive Committee - Minutes & Instruction.
  • Box-folder 2-62
    NSPE Board of Ethical Review.
  • Box-folder 2-63
    NSPE Engineer's Public Affairs Forum, 1977.
  • Box-folder 2-64
    NSPE Anti Trust Case.
  • Box-folder 2-65
    VSPE Membership.
  • Box-folder 2-66
    VSPE Southwestern Chapter Constitutions & Bylaws.
  • Box-folder 2-67
    VSPE Professional School Task Force, 1979.
  • Box-folder 2-68
    NSPE National Directors, 1958-1966.
  • Box-folder 2-69
    VSPE - PEE.
  • Box-folder 2-70
    VSPE - License Law Exemptions in Florida & Virginia, 1976-1977.
  • Box-folder 2-71
    VSPE Legislative Committee, 1976.
  • Box-folder 2-72
    VSPE Ethics & Practices Committee.
  • Box-folder 2-73
    VSPE Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1967-1969.
  • Box-folder 2-74
    VSPE Correspondence, 1965-1980.
  • Box-folder 2-75
    VSPE Correspondence, 1963-1964.
  • Box-folder 2-76
    VSPE Correspondence, 1965-1980.
  • Box-folder 2-77
    VSPE Correspondence, 1959-1963.
  • Box-folder 2-78
    NSPE Educational Foundation Board Minutes, 1961-1970.
  • Box-folder 2-79
    NSPE Educational Foundation National Selecting Committee, 1967-1969.
  • Box-folder 2-80
    NSPE Educational Foundation Report to NSPE Board, 1958-1973.
  • Box-folder 2-81
    NSPE Educational Committee Correspondence, 1957-1970.
  • Box-folder 2-82
    NSPE Educational Committee Correspondence, 1957-1970.
  • Box-folder 2-83
    NSPE Educational Committee Correspondence, 1977-1978.
  • Box-folder 2-84
    NSPE Educational Committee Correspondence, 1977-1978.
  • Box-folder 2-85
    NSPE Educational Committee Correspondence, 1977-1978.
  • Box-folder 2-86
    NSPE Educational Committee Report to NSPE Board.
  • Box-folder 2-87
    NSPE Educational Committee PEE Liaison, 1977-1978.
  • Box-folder 2-88
    NSPE Programs - PCAC Division - Conference on Continuing Professional Development, St Louis, July 1878.
  • Box-folder 2-89
    NSPE Professional Engineer Magazine.
Box 3, 1962-1978, n.d.
  • Box-folder 3-90
    National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)- Registration & Qualification for Practice Committee (RQPC) Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 3-91
    NSPE- RQPC Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 3-92
    NSPE- RQPC Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 3-93
    NSPE- RQPC Agendas of Meetings.
  • Box-folder 3-94
    NSPE- RQPC Minutes.
  • Box-folder 3-95
    NSPE- RQPC.
  • Box-folder 3-96
    NSPE-RQPC "Quality for Practice & Leadership of Engineering Professionals," Development file.
  • Box-folder 3-97
    NSPE Division Minutes, PEC, PEI, PEG, PEPP.
  • Box-folder 3-98
    NSPE Division Minutes, PEC, PEI, PEG, PEPP.
  • Box-folder 3-99
    National Council of Engineering Examiners - National Evaluation System Survey.
  • Box-folder 3-100
    Engineering Foundation Conference on Life Span of Structures, 1975.
  • Box-folder 3-101
    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Research Council of Performance of Structures, Correspondence to, December 1975.
  • Box-folder 3-102
    ASCE Research Council of Performance of Structures, Correspondence to, December 1975.
  • Box-folder 3-103
    ASCE Research Council of Performance of Structures Correspondence, January 1978 to 1994.
  • Box-folder 3-104
    ASCE Research Council of Performance of Structures Correspondence, January 1978 to 1994.
  • Box-folder 3-105
    Miscellaneous Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 3-106
    Miscellaneous Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 3-107
    Miscellaneous Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 3-108
    ASCE-Virginia Section Board Minutes and Correspondence, 1962-1974.
  • Box-folder 3-109
    ASCE-Virginia Section Board Minutes and Correspondence, 1962-1974.
  • Box-folder 3-110
    ASCE-Virginia Section Correspondence and Newsletter, 1962-1974.
  • Box-folder 3-111
    ASCE-Virginia Section 50th Anniversary Public Communication.
  • Box-folder 3-112
    ASCE-Virginia Section Goals Committee.
  • Box-folder 3-113
    ASCE-Virginia Section Miscellaneous Projects, 1966-1972.
  • Box-folder 3-114
    ASCE-Virginia Section Newsletters and Correspondence, 1966-1967.
  • Box-folder 3-115
    ASCE-Virginia Section Resolution of Appointment of Deans.
  • Box-folder 3-116
    ASCE-Miscellaneous- Committee on Professional Practice, 1969-1970.
  • Box-folder 3-117
    ASCE-Miscellaneous- Committee on Registration of Engineers, 1970.
  • Box-folder 3-118
    ASCE-Miscellaneous- Committee of Society Prizes.
  • Box-folder 3-119
    ASCE-Miscellaneous- COSOPO- " Goals for ASCE" report, 1973.
Box 4, 1966-1979, n.d.
  • Box-folder 4-120
    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)-Miscellaneous- Local Sections' Conferences,
  • Box-folder 4-121
    ASCE-Ethics Conference Abstracts and Papers.
  • Box-folder 4-122
    ASCE-Ethics Conference Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 4-123
    ASCE-Ethics Conference Invited Speakers.
  • Box-folder 4-124
    ASCE-Ethics Conference Minutes.
  • Box-folder 4-125
    ASCE-Ethics Conference Memos.
  • Box-folder 4-126
    ASCE-Ethics Conference Memos.
  • Box-folder 4-127
    ASCE-Ethics Conference Memos.
  • Box-folder 4-128
    ASCE-Ethics - Arizona Summons.
  • Box-folder 4-129
    ASCE-Ethics Confidential Ethics Advisory Service.
  • Box-folder 4-130
    ASCE-CPC Advertising.
  • Box-folder 4-131
    ASCE-CPC Case Studies.
  • Box-folder 4-132
    ASCE-CPC Code Revision.
  • Box-folder 4-133
    ASCE-CPC Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 4-134
    ASCE-CPC News Items.
  • Box-folder 4-135
    ASCE-CPC News Items continued.
  • Box-folder 4-136
    ASCE-CPC Procedures for Professional Conduct - Internal Rules of Policy and Procedure CPC Handbook.
  • Box-folder 4-137
    Sidney Siskin's Project - Cornell Ethics Course.
  • Box-folder 4-138
    Professional Engineers in Education (PEE) Correspondence, June 1974 - June 1976.
  • Box-folder 4-139
    PEE Committee Reassessment of Engineering and Engineering Technology (REETS).
  • Box-folder 4-140
    PEE Correspondence - data, November 1977.
  • Box-folder 4-141
    PEE Correspondence, June 1976 - November 1977.
  • Box-folder 4-142
    PEE Miscellaneous Memos, 1977-1978.
  • Box-folder 4-143
    PEE News Items.
  • Box-folder 4-144
    PEE Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 4-145
    PEE Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 4-146
    PEE Newsletter, 1966-1975.
  • Box-folder 4-147
    PEE Budget.
  • Box-folder 4-148
    PEE Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 4-149
    PEE Rules of Government and Operation.
  • Box-folder 4-150
    PEE Organization - Board of Governors Meeting, New Orleans, January 1978.
  • Box-folder 4-151
    PEE Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 4-152
    PEE Organization - Board of Governors Meeting, St. Louis, July 1978.
  • Box-folder 4-153
    PEE Organization - Board of Governors Meeting, Atlanta, January 1979.
  • Box-folder 4-154
    ASCE.
  • Box-folder 4-155
    PEE Committee Financing Engineering Education.
  • Box-folder 4-156
    PEE Committee on Continuing Professional Development.
Box 5, 1950-1979, n.d.
  • Box-folder 5-157
    Professional Engineers in Education (PEE) Committee on Ethics Text.
  • Box-folder 5-158
    PEE Committee- Engineering Manpower.
  • Box-folder 5-159
    PEE Committee- Campus Collective Bargain.
  • Box-folder 5-160
    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) National District 6 - Council: Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 5-161
    ASCE National District 6 - Director Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 5-162
    ASCE National Committee on Society Objectives, Planning and Organization (COSOPO) Goals Report, 1973.
  • Box-folder 5-163
    ASCE National District 6 - Council, 1964-1970.
  • Box-folder 5-164
    ASCE Nominees.
  • Box-folder 5-165
    ASCE National Committee on Registration of Engineers, 1969.
  • Box-folder 5-166
    ASCE Article " Social Science Emphasis in Engineer Education," New Orleans, April 16, 1975.
  • Box-folder 5-167
    PEE Executive Board Meeting, Atlanta, March 1979.
  • Box-folder 5-168
    PEE Executive Board Meeting, Chicago, September 1978.
  • Box-folder 5-169
    PEE Executive Board Meeting, St. Louis, November 1978.
  • Box-folder 5-170
    PEE Organization. Minutes of Board of Governors and Executive Board.
  • Box-folder 5-171
    PEE Organization - Report to NSPE Board.
  • Box-folder 5-172
    PEE Workshop " Engineer Education and College Bargain," Kansas City, 1976.
  • Box-folder 5-173
    PEE Workshop- Leadership and Profession, St. Louis, November 1977.
  • Box-folder 5-174
    PEE Workshop - Profession and Code Enforcement, New Orleans, 1979.
  • Box-folder 5-175
    Education Reports- Petition to Southern regional Educational Board, 1950.
  • Box-folder 5-176
    Education Reports- Virginia State Council of Higher Education Correspondence and Minutes, 1954-1959.
  • Box-folder 5-177
    VPI Conferences - Graduate Summer Session, 1950.
  • Box-folder 5-178
    VPI Conferences - Graduate Summer Session, 1950.
  • Box-folder 5-179
    VPI Conferences - 1961 NASA Conference- Miscellaneous Correspondence and Attendance.
  • Box-folder 5-180
    New Development in Engineer Design, 1954.
  • Box-folder 5-181
    VPI Conference - National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineer Profession- Its Public Purpose, 1972.
  • Box-folder 5-182
    VPI Conference- VPI-ESM Interface conferences, 1969-1970.
  • Box-folder 5-183
    Miscellaneous Article " The Engineer Profession & Its Public Purpose," January 26, 1977.
  • Box-folder 5-184
    Miscellaneous Articles.
  • Box-folder 5-185
    ASCE Article- ASCE's Constructive Influence on Education, 1971.
  • Box-folder 5-186
    ASCE Article -ASCE's Public Policy & Organization, 1964.
  • Box-folder 5-187
    VPI Research Project 256 - Reinforced Concrete Research Council, 1951-1958.
  • Box-folder 5-188
    ASCE Article "Making of a Professional."
  • Box-folder 5-189
    ASCE Article "Engineer Diplomats- Public Advocates Worldwide," 1976.
Box 6, 1975-1982, n.d.
  • Box-folder 6-190
    American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Article" Ethical Codes- Enforcement vs. Obedience" Baltimore Conference, 1975.
  • Box-folder 6-191
    ASCE Article "Engineering Profession- A Light at the End of the Tunnel," 1975.
  • Box-folder 6-192
    ASCE Article "Engineering Leadership & Teamwork- Preserve of Free Enterprise."
  • Box-folder 6-193
    ASCE Article "Engineering - Answers for the 1980's" Student Chapter Conference, March 7, 1980.
  • Box-folder 6-194
    ASCE Article "Educating Engineers for Professional and Ethical Responsibility," 1975; "Beyond Whistle Blowing: Defining Engineering Responsibilities."
  • Box-folder 6-195
    ASCE Article "Are We Educating Engineer Professionals?" 1980.
  • Box-folder 6-196
    ASCE Article "Tomorrows Professional Engineers- The Public's Advocate," 1976.
  • Box-folder 6-197
    ASCE Article "Ut Prosimus et Duedmus" "Trends in Faculty Quality and Objectives."
  • Box-folder 6-198
    "Why Professional Schools for Engineers?" 1979.
  • Box-folder 6-199
    ASCE Article "Consulting and Licensing of Engineering Facilities," 1976.
  • Box-folder 6-200
    ASCE Article "To Practice or Perish."
  • Box-folder 6-201
    National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Article "Emerging Professional Schools of Engineering" ASEE talk, June 24, 1971.
  • Box-folder 6-202
    ASCE Article "New Education Environment for Tomorrows PE" Florida, 1978.
  • Box-folder 6-203
    ASCE Article/Encouraging Professional Development with Engineering Specialty Board, Diplomats and Unity.
  • Box-folder 6-204
    American Society for Engineering Education Article "Source, Founding and Destination of Graduate Studies in Mechanics."
  • Box-folder 6-205
    American Society for Engineering Education Article "Today's Challenge to Engineers - Lead or Be Led."
  • Box-folder 6-206
    American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Article- Discussion- Victor Parschiks' Paper.
  • Box-folder 6-207
    American Society for Engineering Education - State Board Regulation of Engineers--"Special Task Report."
  • Box-folder 6-208
    ASME Article "Personally Speaking."
  • Box-folder 6-209
    National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) Article "Collective Bargaining and Engineering Facility"; PE Jan 1976, "Faculty Unions? A Profession? What shall we respond?"
  • Box-folder 6-210
    NSPE Article " Coupling Economics with Ethics for Employed Engineers," 1977.
  • Box-folder 6-211
    "The Development of Professional Schools."
  • Box-folder 6-212
    NSPE Article "Guest Comment" April 1978; "Readers Forum" August 1978,
  • Box-folder 6-213
    NSPE Article " Professional Unity, Unionism, Unitization and Reunion."
  • Box-folder 6-214
    NSPE Article "Pressures in Engineering Education" PE, February 1973.
  • Box-folder 6-215
    NSPE Workshops St. Louis 1977; Kansas City 1976.
  • Box-folder 6-216
    Tennessee Valley Engineer "The Engineer - His Brothers' Keepers," 1971.
  • Box-folder 6-217
    Virginia Society if Professional engineers- "When is Engineering Registration Required?"
  • Box-folder 6-218
    Virginia Engineers 1973 - "Unionized Faculties."
  • Box-folder 6-219
    Torch Magazine "Professionalism Demands on Added Dimension."
  • Box-folder 6-220
    Blacksburg Sun "Apostrophe."
  • Box-folder 6-221
    Miscellaneous Papers- "All Nailed Lumber--Truss Fatigue Life of AIS1 Steel."
  • Box-folder 6-222
    Patents -Laws - Robert J. Kuntz.
  • Box-folder 6-223
    Miscellaneous Talks - Georgia Institute Of Technology, 1976.
  • Box-folder 6-224
    Miscellaneous Talks - McDonald Douglas 1979 - San Diego State University 1979.
  • Box-folder 6-225
    Miscellaneous Talks- National Conference on technology - Purdue 1978 "Technology Spectrum Interface," October 16, 1978.
  • Box-folder 6-226
    Miscellaneous Talks - University of Alabama, October 25-26, 1979.
  • Box-folder 6-227
    Miscellaneous Talks--Virginia, West Virginia.
  • Box-folder 6-228
    NSPE State Society Talks, Texas, June 1977.
  • Box-folder 6-229
    NSPE State Society Talks Pennsylvania, 1977-1980.
  • Box-folder 6-230
    NSPE State Society Talks - Indiana, March 16, 1977.
  • Box-folder 6-231
    NSPE State Society Talks Massachusetts, April 28, 1977.
  • Box-folder 6-232
    Miscellaneous Talks - University of Kansas, March 26, 1982.
  • Box-folder 6-233
    Miscellaneous Talks - AIAA Connecticut Section.
  • Box-folder 6-234
    Miscellaneous Talks - Rennslaer- NSF Ethics Conference, May 1982.
  • Box-folder 6-235
    Professional Schools - Criteria, VPI.
  • Box-folder 6-236
    Professional Schools VPI - Memos to Dean.
  • Box-folder 6-237
    Professional Schools VPI - College Reorganization.
  • Box-folder 6-238
    Professional Schools - VPI Task Force, November 1972.
  • Box-folder 6-239
    Professional Schools - VPI Report, 1972.
  • Box-folder 6-240
    Professional Schools - VPI Report, 1972.
  • Box-folder 6-241
    Professional Schools - VPI Final Report.
  • Box-folder 6-242
    Professional Schools - VPI Final Report.
  • Box-folder 6-243
    Professional Schools - VPI Final Report.
  • Box-folder 6-244
    VPI Engineering Technology Phase Out, 1977.
Box 7, 1972-1983, n.d.
  • Box-folder 7-245
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Florida Professional Schools Act.
  • Box-folder 7-246
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Matheny Correspondence, 1977-1979.
  • Box-folder 7-247
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Matheny Correspondence, 1977-1979.
  • Box-folder 7-248
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Matheny Correspondence, 1977-1979.
  • Box-folder 7-249
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Matheny Correspondence #2, 1980-1982.
  • Box-folder 7-250
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Matheny Correspondence #2, 1980-1982.
  • Box-folder 7-251
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Miscellaneous.
  • Box-folder 7-252
    Professional Schools - National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)--Criteria.
  • Box-folder 7-253
    Professional Schools - National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)- President Nicholas Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 7-254
    National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) - Professional Schools Task Force.
  • Box-folder 7-255
    Professional Schools - NSPE/PEE - Long Range Strategy Memo Comments.
  • Box-folder 7-256
    Professional Schools - NSPE/PEE - Long Range Strategy Memo Responses.
  • Box-folder 7-257
    USA Regional Advisory Panel.
  • Box-folder 7-258
    National Academy of Engineering - Boley Report.
  • Box-folder 7-259
    Engineers Council for Professional Development (ECPD).
  • Box-folder 7-260
    Engineering Organization- American Society of Engineering Education Visiting Engineers Program.
  • Box-folder 7-261
    Engineering Organization - American Bar Association (ABA)/American Medical Association (AMA).
  • Box-folder 7-262
    Engineering Organization - NSF Workshop - Ethics, 1979.
  • Box-folder 7-263
    Miscellaneous - Yeshiva University Unionization, 1979-1980.
  • Box-folder 7-264
    General Correspondence - Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD).
  • Box-folder 7-265
    Engineers' Council for Professional Development (ECPD)/ABET Workshop, 1972.
  • Box-folder 7-266
    Education Council - Lafayette Correspondence, 1962-1974.
  • Box-folder 7-267
    Long Range Strategy Memo.
  • Box-folder 7-268
    National Society Professional Engineers (NSPE)/ Public Advocacy Review Board (PARB) Special Task Force, 1983.
  • Box-folder 7-269
    NSPE/ PARB - Survey Questionnaire to Charters, Fall 1983.
  • Box-folder 7-270
    NSPE/ PARB - Correspondence, December 31, 1984.
  • Box-folder 7-271
    Order of the Engineers- National Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 7-272
    Order of the Engineers- National Correspondence, December 31, 1984.
  • Box-folder 7-273
    TORCH - "Are Foxes Guarding the New House?"
  • Box-folder 7-274
    Society for Experimental Stress Analysis (SESA) - "Lest We Forget" / Stanford Mechanics Alumni Club (SMAC) Newsletter "That Extra Effort."
  • Box-folder 7-275
    Materials and Society, "Engineering Unity: 20/20 Hindsight in year 2020."
  • Box-folder 7-276
    "Engineering's Emerging Public Purpose."
  • Box-folder 7-277
    American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) - NSPE Paper.
  • Box-folder 7-278
    Professional Schools Miscellaneous - Faculty Union.
  • Box-folder 7-279
    Miscellaneous -UDAPI/EJC Mexico- H. F. Brinson.
  • Box-folder 7-280
    Engineering Organization - American Concrete Institute committee.
  • Box-folder 7-281
    International Association for Housing Science.
  • Box-folder 7-282
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, January 1, 1982 - December 31, 1984.
  • Box-folder 7-283
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1982-1983.
Box 8, 1982-1991, n.d.
  • Box-folder 8-284
    US Congress and State Legislators.
  • Box-folder 8-285
    Letters - Editor.
  • Box-folder 8-286
    Cornell University - Lyon White.
  • Box-folder 8-287
    VPI Administration - Miscellaneous.
  • Box-folder 8-288
    Lobbying Highway Trucks.
  • Box-folder 8-289
    Miscellaneous - Stops- World Tour, April 1982.
  • Box-folder 8-290
    News Record Citation.
  • Box-folder 8-291
    Miscellaneous - Arizona State University.
  • Box-folder 8-292
    Permanent Magnet Foundation Charitable Trust/Howard Johnson.
  • Box-folder 8-293
    Louis Guy.
  • Box-folder 8-294
    Harris Wesley - MIT & Leon Trilling.
  • Box-folder 8-295
    Alfred Ingersol.
  • Box-folder 8-296
    Itani, Rafik.
  • Box-folder 8-297
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1984-1986.
  • Box-folder 8-298
    Buglidrello, George - NY Polytechnic Institute.
  • Box-folder 8-299
    "St. Patrick was an engineer, he was . . ."/ Music.
  • Box-folder 8-300
    Miscellaneous Talks.
  • Box-folder 8-301
    VPI Admin./Dean of Engineering/Report of TX A&M Mtg., August 25-27, 1991.
  • Box-folder 8-302
    Miscellaneous Lobbying - Highway Trucks.
  • Box-folder 8-303
    UDP - Center for Civilian Leadership Consulting Liability Coverage.
  • Box-folder 8-304
    VPI Educational Foundation Support.
  • Box-folder 8-305
    VPI Faculty Ethics Committee.
  • Box-folder 8-306
    VPI Administration (1).
  • Box-folder 8-307
    VPI Administration (2).
  • Box-folder 8-308
    U.S. Congress - VA Legislature (1).
  • Box-folder 8-309
    U.S. Congress - VA Legislature (2).
  • Box-folder 8-310
    Unions - Academic.
  • Box-folder 8-311
    Hardy Cross - J. A. Rives.
  • Box-folder 8-312
    Center for Civilian Leadership.
  • Box-folder 8-313
    Letters to the Editor (1).
  • Box-folder 8-314
    Letters to the Editor (2).
  • Box-folder 8-315
    Letters to the Editor (3).
  • Box-folder 8-316
    Cornell University.
  • Box-folder 8-317
    Sikarskie, David L.
  • Box-folder 8-318
    Correspondence, 1996.
  • Box-folder 8-319
    Correspondence, 1995.
  • Box-folder 8-320
    Correspondence (1), 1993-1994.
  • Box-folder 8-321
    Correspondence (2), 1993-1994.
  • Box-folder 8-322
    Correspondence, 1992.
  • Box-folder 8-323
    Correspondence, 1991.
  • Box-folder 8-324
    Correspondence, 1990.
  • Box-folder 8-325
    Correspondence, 1989.
  • Box-folder 8-326
    Correspondence, 1988.
  • Box-folder 8-327
    Correspondence, 1987.
  • Box-folder 8-328
    Cairns, John.
  • Box-folder 8-329
    Comparin, Robert, Dean, California State University.
  • Box-folder 8-330
    NSPE - Cox, William A.
  • Box-folder 8-331
    Davis, R.T., Symposium.
  • Box-folder 8-332
    Dorats, Peter, University New Mexico.
  • Box-folder 8-333
    Louis Guy.
  • Box-folder 8-334
    Crasty - Whistle Blowing - Ethics.
  • Box-folder 8-335
    Wenk, Edward Jr. (2).
  • Box-folder 8-336
    Wenk, Edward Jr. (1).
Box 9, 1954-1994, n.d.
  • Box-folder 9-337
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1984-1986.
  • Box-folder 9-338
    Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1984-1986.
  • Box-folder 9-339
    Ackerman, Adolph J.
  • Box-folder 9-340
    Johnson, Howard.
  • Box-folder 9-341
    William F. Jones.
  • Box-folder 9-342
    Leslie D. Myers.
  • Box-folder 9-343
    Gracie Reynolds - Woman of the Year.
  • Box-folder 9-344
    C.W. Smith.
  • Box-folder 9-345
    E.Q. Smith.
  • Box-folder 9-346
    Joseph Lestingi - Manhattan College.
  • Box-folder 9-347
    Dr. Liu Ruiting - China.
  • Box-folder 9-348
    Lunch, Milton F./NSPE.
  • Box-folder 9-349
    Book Review - David Reyes-Guerra ; Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 9-350
    Krammerer, Allan M./ASCE Mock Hearing.
  • Box-folder 9-351
    Dundar Kocaogiu - University of Pittsburgh.
  • Box-folder 9-352
    Joseph S. Ward (1).
  • Box-folder 9-353
    Joseph S. Ward (2).
  • Box-folder 9-354
    J. Ron Winter.
  • Box-folder 9-355
    Nayfen, Ali Yarmouk - University of Jordan.
  • Box-folder 9-356
    Rabinow, Jacob.
  • Box-folder 9-357
    National Academy of Engineering - Anton Tedesko.
  • Box-folder 9-358
    Letters to the Editor.
  • Box-folder 9-359
    N.Y. State License - University of Illinois Transcripts.
  • Box-folder 9-360
    Engineering News Record Citation, February 19, 1972.
  • Box-folder 9-361
    Pletta - Miscellaneous Career Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 9-362
    News Items - Pletta.
  • Box-folder 9-363
    Vienna.
  • Box-folder 9-364
    University Distinguished Professor (1), 1970.
  • Box-folder 9-365
    University Distinguished Professor (2), 1970.
  • Box-folder 9-366
    University of Illinois Award, April 23, 1976.
  • Box-folder 9-367
    Engineering. Statics & Dynanics. 1951, Engineering Mechanics 1964, Ronald Press/John Wiley.
  • Box-folder 9-368
    NSPE - Professional Tour & Professional Unity - Samson /NSPE Meeting, January 1988.
  • Box-folder 9-369
    NSPE Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 9-370
    VSPE - SW Chapter - Constitution & Bylaws Committee.
  • Box-folder 9-371
    VSPE /Virginia Section Resolution - Overrule Judgement.
  • Box-folder 9-372
    Virginia - Licensing Law/Exemptions - FL & VA, 1967-1977.
  • Box-folder 9-373
    VSPE Legislature Committee.
  • Box-folder 9-374
    VSPE Task Force on Overruling Engineers.
  • Box-folder 9-375
    VSPE Engineering Information Committee/Ethics & Practices Committee.
  • Box-folder 9-376
    VSPE Installation of Officers.
  • Box-folder 9-377
    VSPE Correspondence, 1981 to date.
  • Box-folder 9-378
    VSPE Meeting, 1992-1993.
  • Box-folder 9-379
    VSPE Past President's Luncheon, June 19, 1993.
  • Box-folder 9-380
    VSPE Past President's Council, 1988-1991.
  • Box-folder 9-381
    VSPE Case 90-1: James V. Powell, 1st Report.
  • Box-folder 9-382
    VSPE Professional School Task Force,
  • Box-folder 9-383
    VSPE Ethics & Practices Committee.
  • Box-folder 9-384
    VSPE Correspondence, 1994.
  • Box-folder 9-385
    VSPE 1990 Correspondence/Insurance.
  • Box-folder 9-386
    VSPE - Ethics & Practices Committee, Case 90-1/ad hoc Inquiry - Virginia Beach.
  • Box-folder 9-387
    VSPE Milton Costello Materials.
  • Box-folder 9-388
    Pletta Award.
  • Box-folder 9-389
    VSPE 1990 Memos & Minutes, Reports.
  • Box-folder 9-390
    Introduction to Engineering.
  • Box-folder 9-391
    Dan H. Pletta Professorship, 1992.
  • Box-folder 9-392
    Pletta - Resumes, Who's Who Photos, etc.
  • Box-folder 9-393
    Awards.
  • Box-folder 9-394
    Pletta Scholarship University Distinguished Professor, VPI & SU Outstanding Senior Project.
  • Box-folder 9-395
    Pletta Ruffner Award.
  • Box-folder 9-396
    The Three Faces of Dan Pletta.
  • Box-folder 9-397
    Illinois Institute of Technology Conference - Ethics in Engineering, March 1982.
  • Box-folder 9-398
    NSPE Programs - 2000 Task Force.
  • Box-folder 9-399
    NSPE Publications Committee Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 9-400
    NSPE - Publications Committee Reports.
  • Box-folder 9-401
    NSPE - Public Advocacy Review Board Survey Questionnaire.
  • Box-folder 9-402
    Registration and Qualifications for Practice Committee Report, 1980.
Box 10, 1976-1995, n.d.
  • Box-folder 10-403
    Public Advocacy Review Board (PARB) - 1984, John F. Heneage (1).
  • Box-folder 10-404
    PARB - 1984, John F. Heneage (2).
  • Box-folder 10-405
    PARB - Letters to the Editor, Reports, Correspondence, 1985.
  • Box-folder 10-406
    NSPE - PARB Correspondence, 1985-1986.
  • Box-folder 10-407
    NSPE - PAR Board Correspondence, 1982-1985.
  • Box-folder 10-408
    Public Advocacy Review Board.
  • Box-folder 10-409
    ASCE, Research Council on Performance of Structures, 1983-1984.
  • Box-folder 10-410
    ASCE - Consent Degree Violation.
  • Box-folder 10-411
    ASCE Correspondence - Virginia Section (1).
  • Box-folder 10-412
    ASCE Correspondence - Virginia Section (2).
  • Box-folder 10-413
    ASCE Correspondence - Virginia Section (3).
  • Box-folder 10-414
    ASCE - Key Alert.
  • Box-folder 10-415
    ASCE Policy Statements, May 1986.
  • Box-folder 10-416
    ASCE Policy Statements.
  • Box-folder 10-417
    ASCE Speaker's Kit.
  • Box-folder 10-418
    ASCE Speaker's Kit.
  • Box-folder 10-419
    ASCE Misc. Student Chapters.
  • Box-folder 10-420
    Order of the Engineer, 1995.
  • Box-folder 10-421
    Order of the Engineer meeting, 1989-1992.
  • Box-folder 10-422
    Order of the Engineer meeting, 1990.
  • Box-folder 10-423
    Order of the Engineer, Inc., Annual Report, 1980-1981.
  • Box-folder 10-424
    Order of the Engineer, April 1-2, 1989.
  • Box-folder 10-425
    Order of the Engineer, National Correspondence, July 1980 to September 1987.
  • Box-folder 10-426
    Order of the Engineer, National Correspondence, July 1980 to September 1987.
  • Box-folder 10-427
    Order of the Engineer Meeting, 1994.
  • Box-folder 10-428
    To Be an Engineer.
  • Box-folder 10-429
    NSPE Annual Meeting, 1979.
  • Box-folder 10-430
    To Be an Engineer.
  • Box-folder 10-431
    Order of the Engineer - Stationery Virginia Link - Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 10-432
    Order of the Engineer, VPI Link, Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 10-433
    Order of the Engineer./National Board Correspondence to December 1976
  • Box-folder 10-434
    Conference, Ethics Professional & Maintaining Competence, Ohio State University.
  • Box-folder 10-435
    ASCE - CPC "Ethics on Trial," Video Tape.
  • Box-folder 10-436
    Comments Cosoro Input.
  • Box-folder 10-437
    ASCE - CPC/Professional Conduct Case Studies.
  • Box-folder 10-438
    ASCE Misc./ECPD Accreditation Handbook.
  • Box-folder 10-439
    ASCE South America Tour, 1976.
  • Box-folder 10-440
    ASCE Asian Tour, 1978.
  • Box-folder 10-441
    ASCE South Pacific and Australian Tours, 1981.
  • Box-folder 10-442
    Order of the Engineering Meeting, March 23-24, 1991.
  • Box-folder 10-443
    Order of the Engineering meeting, October 31, 1992.
  • Box-folder 10-444
    ASEE-Australia, 1981.
  • Box-folder 10-445
    ABET Advanced Accreditation.
  • Box-folder 10-446
    ASCE - Committee on Public Affairs & Legislation.
  • Box-folder 10-447
    Carter, Archie.
Box 11
  • Box-folder 11-448
    Committee on Engineering Management & Leadership.
  • Box-folder 11-449
    Committee on Engineering Management & Leadership.
  • Box-folder 11-450
    Order of the Engineering Meeting, November 5-7, 1992.
  • Box-folder 11-451
    To Be an Engineer - Pamphlet.
  • Box-folder 11-452
    Order of the Engineer National Correspondence, January 1977 - July 1990.
  • Box-folder 11-453
    Sigma XI at Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
  • Box-folder 11-454
    Guiding Technology.
  • Box-folder 11-455
    McGraw-Hill Review - Steven Ross, 1981.
  • Box-folder 11-456
    Miscellaneous Book Reviews.
  • Box-folder 11-457
    ASCE Articles-Are We Educating Engineering Professionals?
  • Box-folder 11-458
    Discussion, paper by Kenneth A. Roe.
  • Box-folder 11-459
    ASCE Article, "Ethical Codes-Enforcement vs. Obedience."
  • Box-folder 11-460
    Miscellaneous Articles/IIT Lecture Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 11-461
    "Engineering Professionalism-Light at the End of the Tunnel."
  • Box-folder 11-462
    "Trends in Faculty Qualifications and Objectives," 1974.
  • Box-folder 11-463
    ASCE Article, "The Making of a Pro," 1974.
  • Box-folder 11-464
    ASCE Article, "Ingeniur Diplomats - Public Advocates Worldwide," 1976.
  • Box-folder 11-465
    ASCE Article, "Engineering Leadership and Technological Teamwork."
  • Box-folder 11-466
    "What If."
  • Box-folder 11-467
    "Engineering: Answers for the 1980s"/"Beyond Whistle Blowing."
  • Box-folder 11-468
    NSPE Engineering Times, Letter to the Editor, June 20, 1991.
  • Box-folder 11-469
    "The Development of Professional Schools."
  • Box-folder 11-470
    Professional Conflicts, Faculty Unions.
  • Box-folder 11-471
    ASEE, 1987 Meeting, Reno: "Excellence in Engineering. Education."
  • Box-folder 11-472
    ASEE Articles.
  • Box-folder 11-473
    Discussion of Victor Paschkis Paper.
  • Box-folder 11-474
    "Personally Speaking - Professional Freedom for Responsible Practice," 1978.
  • Box-folder 11-475
    "Coupling Economics with Ethics for Employed Engineers," 1977.
  • Box-folder 11-476
    "Collective Bargaining and Engineering. Faculties."
  • Box-folder 11-477
    "Consulting and Licensing of Engineering Faculties."
  • Box-folder 11-478
    Engineering Education Crisis - ASEE, Professional Engineering Programs.
  • Box-folder 11-479
    "A Proposed Concept for a Practice Oriented Professional Degree in Engineering."
  • Box-folder 11-480
    "Source Funding and Destination of Grad Student in Mech," 1970.
  • Box-folder 11-481
    Discussion: "Fundamentals of Engineering Examination Review."
  • Box-folder 11-482
    Discussion "Engagement of Engineers in Science Policy."
  • Box-folder 11-483
    "Civil Engineering Design Professionals Should Be Regular Engineers."
  • Box-folder 11-484
    "Whistleblowing."
  • Box-folder 11-485
    "The Overstressed Transportation Issue," Robert Schumacher and Pletta.
  • Box-folder 11-486
    Discussion: "Dialogue on Political Contributions and Engineering."
  • Box-folder 11-487
    Professional Support for Safety: Conscious Whistleblowers.
  • Box-folder 11-488
    Discussion: Visioning.
  • Box-folder 11-489
    Discussion: "Why Four Years?"
  • Box-folder 11-490
    "Engineering Responsibility," April 1987.
  • Box-folder 11-491
    "Is an Expanded Role for Engineers. Needed?"
  • Box-folder 11-492
    "Public Affairs Activity: Seeds of Reality."
  • Box-folder 11-493
    Discussion: "Developing Countries: High Tech or Innovative Management," 1989.
  • Box-folder 11-494
    Discussion: "Life Cycle Engineering."
  • Box-folder 11-495
    "To Practice or Perish," Pletta and George A. Gray.
  • Box-folder 11-496
    "Uninvolved Professionals and Technical Disasters."
  • Box-folder 11-497
    "Social Science Emphasis in Engineering Education."
  • Box-folder 11-498
    "Tomorrow's Professional Engineer--Public's Advocate?"
  • Box-folder 11-499
    "Why Professional Schools for Engineers?"
  • Box-folder 11-500
    "Engineering Leadership and Crisis Control," 1978.
  • Box-folder 11-501
    "Society's Needs: Leaders"; "The Status of Collective Bargaining in Engineering,"
  • Box-folder 11-502
    "The Engineer - His Brother's Keeper," 1971.
  • Box-folder 11-503
    "Unionized Faculties" (1973), "When Is Engineering Registration Required?" (1965), "Quo Vadimus" (1952).
  • Box-folder 11-504
    "Professionalism: An Added Dimension," 1980.
  • Box-folder 11-505
    TORCH Awards Committee and Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 11-506
    "Needed: An Engineering Manifesto for a Higher Calling."
  • Box-folder 11-507
    Montgomery County Torch Club.
  • Box-folder 11-508
    "The Biggest Game in Town."
  • Box-folder 11-509
    "Are Foxes Guarding the Hen House?"
  • Box-folder 11-510
    SESA & Stanford Mechanics Alumni News Letter.
  • Box-folder 11-511
    "The Engineering Professions Dual Challenge," VPI & SU
  • Box-folder 11-512
    "The Engineer's Destiny."
  • Box-folder 11-513
    "Engineering's Emerging Public Purpose."
  • Box-folder 11-514
    Virginia Academy of Science (1985); "The Technologist's Political Impotence."
  • Box-folder 11-515
    "Grooming the Engineer's Personality for his Profession's Emerging Public Purpose."
  • Box-folder 11-516
    Engineering Unity: 20/20 Hindsight.
  • Box-folder 11-517
    Economic and Political Constraints.
  • Box-folder 11-518
    Education.
  • Box-folder 11-519
    Ethics.
  • Box-folder 11-520
    Miscellaneous; Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario; Stephen Jack.
  • Box-folder 11-521
    Whistleblowing Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 11-522
    Miscellaneous Papers: "Fatigue Life Reduction," "All Nailed Lumber Truss."
  • Box-folder 11-523
    Miscellaneous Papers: Wood Flooring Systems.
  • Box-folder 11-524
    Miscellaneous Papers and Reports.
Box 12
  • Box-folder 12-525
    Script for Engineering Fund. Video Tape on Professionalism and Ethics.
  • Box-folder 12-526
    Miscellaneous Talks, University of Kansas.
  • Box-folder 12-527
    ABET National Congress on Engineering Education, 1986.
  • Box-folder 12-528
    Needed: An Engineering Manifesto and a Patron Saint."
  • Box-folder 12-529
    Professional Schools - VPI Professional School Task Force.
  • Box-folder 12-530
    Professional Schools - VPI Reports, May 1974.
  • Box-folder 12-531
    Professional Schools ABET 1986 Congress: Pritzker, Eldon. Cranch, Nordby.
  • Box-folder 12-532
    Professional Schools - Charles W. Matheny Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 12-533
    Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Educational Consulting, 1995.
  • Box-folder 12-534
    Professional Schools - Arizona State University Report, 1992.
  • Box-folder 12-535
    Professional Schools - NSPE/PEE, Criteria, Long-Range Strategy Memo, 1977.
  • Box-folder 12-536
    VPI/BET Phase Out.
  • Box-folder 12-537
    ASME Symposium on Technological Change, 1989.
  • Box-folder 12-538
    University of London - External Degrees.
  • Box-folder 12-539
    International Participatory Engineering Society (Pletta and Halbert Brinson), 1980.
  • Box-folder 12-540
    Miscellaneous.
  • Box-folder 12-541
    Engineering Organization, American Academy of Mechanics.
  • Box-folder 12-542
    The Engineering Profession and Its Public Purpose.
  • Box-folder 12-543
    Engineering Organization American Society of Engineering Management.
  • Box-folder 12-544
    Engineering Organization: ABA and AMA Professional Standards and Engineering.
  • Box-folder 12-545
    Engineers Joint Council-AAES-ABET.
  • Box-folder 12-546
    National Science Foundation Workshop - Ethics - World Future Society.
  • Box-folder 12-547
    Unity - Engineers Joint Council - AAES.
  • Box-folder 12-548
    Omicron Delta Kappa.
  • Box-folder 12-549
    Virginia Tech College of Engineering.
  • Box-folder 12-550
    Quotes.
  • Box-folder 12-551
    Patent Policy.
  • Box-folder 12-552
    Miscellaneous Articles on Professional Engineers.
  • Box-folder 12-553
    Admiral H. G. Rickover, "A Humanistic Technology."
  • Box-folder 12-554
    "The Energy Age," David A. Mathison.
  • Box-folder 12-555
    Maestros of Tech - Arthur M. Squires.
  • Box-folder 12-556
    "The Importance of the Bicentennial for Engineers."
  • Box-folder 12-557
    Robert L. Whitelaw.
  • Box-folder 12-558
    Miscellaneous Papers and Reports (1).
  • Box-folder 12-559
    Miscellaneous Papers and Reports (2).
  • Box-folder 12-560
    Howard R. Johnson Brakes and Magnetic Motors.
  • Box-folder 12-561
    Summary--Engineers in the Literature.
  • Box-folder 12-562
    Ingenior.
  • Box-folder 12-563
    Educational Consulting.
  • Box-folder 12-564
    Texas A&M, February 16, 1988.
  • Box-folder 12-565
    Lindbergh Fund Proposal, 1985.
  • Box-folder 12-566
    Trucks -- Francis Sherry.
  • Box-folder 12-567
    Educational Consulting/Dr. S.J. Brown/Akron, Ohio.
  • Box-folder 12-568
    Governor's Magnet School/Radford University, 1985.
  • Box-folder 12-569
    MSPE Student Chapter, March 20, 1986.
  • Box-folder 12-570
    An Engineering Manifesto.
  • Box-folder 12-571
    Paul Craft, Jr./Radial Engine.
  • Box-folder 12-572
    Virginia Tech Curriculum and Departments; Miscellaneous Articles.
  • Box-folder 12-573
    Correspondence, Miscellaneous.
  • Box-folder 12-574
    Engineering's Unity and Expanding Obligation/NSPE Engineering Times and Letters to the Editor.
  • Box-folder 12-575
    South Africa Trip, 1980.
  • Box-folder 12-576
    United States and China People's Friendship Association.
  • Box-folder 12-577
    Nickolai Mahutou (USSR); International Congress.
  • Box-folder 12-578
    H. Kenneth Rigsbee: Restructuring Engineering Education: Virginia Tech College of Engineering Report: Professional Engineering Program
  • Box-folder 12-579
    International Alliance of Ingeniors Constitution; Letters to ABET.
  • Box-folder 12-580
    Memories of the first 40 years: History of Engineering Mechanics at Virginia Tech.
  • Box-folder 12-581
    Virginia Tech Presidential Symposium, University Distinguished Professors.
  • Box-folder 12-582
    Institute of Global Ethics.
  • Box-folder 12-583
    Nature of Engineering course; Correspondence; Miscellaneous.
Box 13
  • Box-folder 13-584
    Mechanics and Notes.
  • Box-folder 13-585
    Articles & Reports on Education, Ethics, and Professionalism.
  • Box-folder 13-586
    Beam Notes.
  • Box-folder 13-587
    Direct Magazine/Consulting.
  • Box-folder 13-588
    Dresser Ideco Company/Guyed Towers.
  • Box-folder 13-589
    Ferguson - Cinder Blocks.
  • Box-folder 13-590
    Consulting/Joan Gibson, Moustafa Gadalla.
  • Box-folder 13-591
    Extras.
  • Box-folder 13-592
    Harper Engine.
  • Box-folder 13-593
    Tapps Store Building - Columbia, SC.
  • Box-folder 13-594
    Naval Missile Center - Centrifuge Report.
  • Box-folder 13-595
    Liberty Mutual Insurance.
  • Box-folder 13-596
    Reynolds Metals - Bumper; notable letterhead from Richmond Engineering Company.
  • Box-folder 13-597
    Beam Failure.
  • Box-folder 13-598
    Naval Missile Center - Centrifuge - Point Mugu, California (1).
  • Box-folder 13-599
    Naval Missile Center - Centrifuge - Point Mugu, California (2).
  • Box-folder 13-599A
    Point Mugu Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 13-600
    Smelting Company, - Norfolk, Virginia/Concrete Tanks.
  • Box-folder 13-601
    Bar Joists/Long Span/Open Web Joists (Virginia Steel Company).
  • Box-folder 13-602
    Figures - Chapters 1,2,7.
  • Box-folder 13-603
    Owen's Building - Wind Analysis.
  • Box-folder 13-604
    Ultimate Flexural Strength of Reinforced Concrete/Plasticity.
  • Box-folder 13-605
    Moment Distribution/U.S.M.A. Notes.
  • Box-folder 13-606
    Miscellaneous Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 13-607
    Miscellaneous Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 13-608
    Proceedings of the Workshop on Developing Guidelines for Recognition of Professional Schools of Engineering.
  • Box-folder 13-609
    How to Balance the Pros and Cons of Technology.
  • Box-folder 13-610
    Chinese Education, Correspondence, and Cards.
  • Box-folder 13-611
    China, Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 13-612
    Chinese Education.
  • Box-folder 13-613
    China, Postcards, Brochures, Orville Schell New Yorker article, 1984.
  • Box-folder 13-614
    Volume One,
  • Box-folder 13-615
    Professionalism and Ethics (Volume 2).
  • Box-folder 13-616
    Engineering Science Mechanics, Materials Testing Laboratory Manual.
  • Box-folder 13-617
    Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics Administration & Regulations.
Box 14
  • Box-folder 14-618
    ASCE Committee on Society Objectives Planning and Organization (COSOPO), 1970-1972.
  • Box-folder 14-619
    ASCE - PAC & CSPO, 1971.
  • Box-folder 14-620
    Lobbying - Highway Trucks - Covers to 1982.
  • Box-folder 14-621
    Professional Programs.
  • Box-folder 14-622
    Papers on "Dependence of Technological Progress on Industrial Development & Professional Advocacy."
  • Box-folder 14-623
    Articles and Notes.
  • Box-folder 14-624
    News Item - Six-year degree.
  • Box-folder 14-625
    ASEE Outstanding Engineering Educators - April 4-6, 1993, Nashville - SE Section Meeting.
  • Box-folder 14-626
    Lox Storage Tanks.
  • Box-folder 14-627
    Professional Activities Committee, 1969-1972.
  • Box-folder 14-628
    Foreign Contacts.
  • Box-folder 14-629
    Professional Obligations.
  • Box-folder 14-630
    University Club Housing and Building Committee.
  • Box-folder 14-631
    University Club Renovation.
  • Box-folder 14-632
    University Club - Miscellaneous & Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 14-633
    University Club Fund Raising.
  • Box-folder 14-634
    India.
  • Box-folder 14-635
    President's Symposium: Ethics and the Professions.
  • Box-folder 14-636
    Applied Mechanics.
  • Box-folder 14-637
    EM 511 - Non Planar Rings.
  • Box-folder 14-638
    "The Professional Need to Guide Technology."
  • Box-folder 14-639
    University of Texas, Civil Engineering Education Conferences, 1994-1995.
  • Box-folder 14-640
    Miscellaneous Articles, Correspondence, Notes.
  • Box-folder 14-641
    Miscellaneous Articles, Correspondence, Notes.
  • Box-folder 14-642
    Report on the Failure of the Tool Joints for William T. Burton Industries.
  • Box-folder 14-643
    Virginia Steel Company, Open Web Joists.
  • Box-folder 14-644
    Virginia Steel Company.
  • Box-folder 14-645
    Virginia Steel Company, Long Span Open Web Joists.
  • Box-folder 14-646
    WAFCO, Inc., Multicellular Tetrahedral Bar.
  • Box-folder 14-647
    Revision of The Engineering Profession, Charles H. Samson.
  • Box-folder 14-648
    Tall Tales of Blacksburg.
  • Box-folder 14-649
    The Engineer's Expanding Destiny.
  • Box-folder 14-650
    Volume Three.
  • Box-folder 14-651
    Volume Four, Engineering Education at Virginia Tech.
  • Box-folder 14-652
    Nature of Engineering Course, Spring 1980.
  • Box-folder 14-653
    Illinois Institute of Technology Pamphlets on Ethics.
  • Box-folder 14-654
    Interdisciplinary Safeguards and Professional Unity, Michael Duncan, Correspondence.
  • Box-folder 14-655
    National Institute of Engineering Ethics, Engineering Ethics Update.
  • Box-folder 14-656
    Professional Engineering Unity.
  • Box-folder 14-657
    Six-year Practice-Oriented Degree.
  • Box-folder 14-658
    Film - "Ethics on Trial," 1991-92; Worldwatch Seminar.
  • Box-folder 14-659
    ASCE.
  • Box-folder 14-660
    Virginia Commission on Government Accountability and Ethics.
  • Box-folder 14-661
    Slide Notes.
Box 15
  • Glass Slides: General Motors Photographic Department.
  • Slides (2 boxes): history of engineering, unity, landmarks of places traveled; construction sites, misc.
  • Videotapes: "Ethics on Trial" (part 1 and 2); Whistleblowing and the APO.
  • Instruments: slide rule, circular measuring tool, pressure converter.
Box 16
  • Certificates and Awards,
    n.d.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Pletta, Dan H.
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