Guide to the William Wurth Kriegel Papers, circa 1939-1964

Descriptive Summary

Repository: North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center
Creator: Kriegel, William Wurth, 1907-1980.
Title: William Wurth Kriegel Papers, circa 1939-1964
Call Number: MC 151
Extent: 0.25 linear feet, 1 archival half box
Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.
Language of Material: English and German

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access: This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information: Transfered from North Carolina State University Materials Engineering Department, 1981 January 5.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], William Wurth Kriegel Papers, MC 151, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Encoded by Will Andersen, 2007 December

Biographical Note

A native of Seattle, Washington, William Wurth Kriegel was born 1907 December 4. He received two B.S. degrees from the University of Washington--civil engineering in 1929 and ceramic engineering in 1932. He obtained his M.S. in ceramic engineering from the Montana School of Mines in 1936, and after receiving his doctorate from the Technische Hochschule in Hannover, Germany, in 1939, Kriegel joined the faculty of the North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) as an instructor. Subsequently assistant (1940) and associate (1941) professor, he became a full professor and head of the ceramic engineering program in 1946.

An authority on the mechanical properties of ceramic materials, Kriegel was a charter member of Keramos, the professional ceramic engineering fraternity, and a fellow in the American Ceramic Society. He helped found the University Conference on Ceramic Science, and served as a consultant to several private companies and governmental agencies, including the Atomic Energy Commission's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the U.S. Army's Office of Ordnance Research. Kriegel retired in 1971 after 32 years on the N.C. State faculty, and died in Seattle in 1980 May.

Scope and Content Note

The William Wurth Kriegel Papers contain materials related to Kriegel's research on ceramics--notebooks, 1939-1949; reprints of articles authored and coauthored by Kriegel that appeared in the Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 1949 and 1964; and laboratory notes in German, circa 1939.

Organization of the Collection

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Online Catalog Terms

The following terms have been used to index the guide to the collection in the NCSU Library's online catalog.

Individuals

Kriegel, William Wurth, 1907-1980.

Corporate Entities

North Carolina State University--Faculty--History.

Topics

Ceramic engineering--North Carolina.

Occupations

College teachers--North Carolina.

Detailed Description of the Collection

Tonuntersuchung Laboratorium Notebook, circa 1939 [MC 151 Box 1, Folder 1]
Consulting Notes Book No. 1, 1939 September-1941 January [MC 151 Box 1, Folder 2]
Microscopic Analyses Notebook, 1940-1941 [MC 151 Box 1, Folder 3]
Consulting Notes Book No. 2, 1941 February-[1949 November] [MC 151 Box 1, Folder 4]
"Ceramic Clays," Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 1949 [MC 151 Box 1, Folder 5]
"Ceramics," Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 1964 [MC 151 Box 1, Folder 6]