%xmlchars; ]> ua021_435 Guide to the North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, North Carolina State University Student Section Records, 1945-1975 Processed by: Cate Putirskis;machine-readable finding aid created by: Cate Putirskis North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center 2008 Machine-readable finding aid derived from xml authoring program Finding aid written in English. Guide to the North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, North Carolina State University Student Section Records, 1945-1975 UA 021.435 North Carolina State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center Contact Information: &ncsuaddr; Processed by Cate Putirskis, 2008 June Encoded by Cate Putirskis, 2008 June Descriptive Summary North Carolina State University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center American Society of Mechanical Engineers, North Carolina State University Student Section North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, North Carolina State University Student Section Records, 1945-1975 UA 021.435 2.5 linear feet (5 archival boxes) The records of the North Carolina State University Student Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) include records from both NC State's section, and from the regional unit (Region IV) that NC State's section was formerly housed under. Types of materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, membership rosters, conference materials, and other general information. NC State's student section of the ASME was established in or before 1945 to allow mechanical engineering students at NC State to share in the practice of enabling mechanical engineers to contribute to the well-being of society. NC State's student section has remained active since that time, and in the 2000s has emerged as one of the most active student sections of the ASME in the world. The student section at NC State was once housed under the Region IV unit of the ASME; now, it is part of the Eastern North Carolina unit. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff. English Information for Users Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advanced notice.

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Transferred by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, North Carolina State University Student Section

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Student and Other Organizations, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, North Carolina State University Student Section Records, UA 021.435, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

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Encoded by Cate Putirskis, 2008 June

Historical Note

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) was founded in 1880 and is a not-for-profit professional organization that promotes the art, science and practice of mechanical and multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences throughout the world. The core values of ASME are rooted in its mission to better enable mechanical engineering practitioners to contribute to the well-being of humankind.

NC State's student section of the ASME was established in or before 1945 to allow mechanical engineering students at NC State to share in the practice of these values. NC State's student section has remained active since that time, and in the 2000s has emerged as one of the most active student sections of the ASME in the world. The student section at NC State was once housed under the Region IV unit of the ASME; now, it is part of the Eastern North Carolina unit.

For this and other information, visit the ASME's website, as well as NC State's student section website.

Scope and Content Note

The records of the North Carolina State University Student Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) include records from both NC State's section, and from the regional unit (Region IV) that NC State's section was formerly housed under. Types of materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, photographs, membership rosters, conference materials, and other general information. Materials range in date from 1945 to 1975.

Organization of the Collection

Materials are arranged in two series, NC State Records and Region IV Records. Materials are arranged alphabetically in each series, and then chronologically therein.

Online Catalog Terms

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

Corporate Entities American Society of Mechanical Engineers. North Carolina State University Student Section North Carolina State University--Students--History Topics College students--North Carolina--Societies, etc. Mechanical engineering--Research--North Carolina Related Material College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Records (UA 105.015) Pi Tau Sigma, Pi Alpha Chapter Records (UA 021.487) Detailed Description of the Collection Series 1 NC State Records, 1945-1975 0.5 linear feet (1 archival box)

This series contains materials specific to NC State's student section of the ASME. Included in this series are meeting minutes, membership rosters, financial reports, correspondence, photographs, and other general information about the NC State student section.

11Class Photographs, Mechanical Engineering, 1949 12Correspondence, 1955-1957 13Financial Reports, 1954-1966 14General Information, 1945-1975 15Meeting Minutes, 1948-1955 16Meeting Minutes, 1964-1965 17Meeting Minutes, 1966-1967 18Meeting Minutes, 1968 19Membership Rosters, 1957-1961 Series 2 Region IV Records, 1959-1970 2 linear feet (4 archival boxes)

NC State's student section of the ASME was formerly part of Region IV (the Dixie Region). Materials in the series include files on regional conferences and competitions, as well as those on the annual operation of the Region IV student sections. The latter files contain a mixture of documents from the national ASME offices directed to all Region IV student sections, and copies of items submitted to the national office from the various student sections. Some NC State records are mixed in, but the majority of materials in this series come from the other student chapters in the Region, including those at Duke University, the University of South Carolina, the Georgia Institute of Technology (now Georgia Tech University), the University of Tennessee, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech).

110Bendix Contest, 1964-1965 21Bendix Contest, Clarence Walker, 1966 22Bendix Contest, John Begg, 1966 23Bendix Contest, Stanley Ragone, 1966 24Correspondence, Student Sections Committee, 1961-1962 25Goals of the ASME, 1970 26Regional Conference, University of South Carolina (1 of 2), 1959-1960 27Regional Conference, University of South Carolina (2 of 2), 1959-1960 28Regional Conference, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1961 29Regional Conference, 1963-1964 31Regional Conference, University of Tennessee, 1964-1965 32Student Paper Competition, 15 Apr. 1966 33Student Sections Operation, 1961-1962 34Student Sections Operation (1 of 2), 1962-1963 35Student Sections Operation (2 of 2), 1962-1963 36Student Sections Operation, 1963-1964 37Student Sections Operation (1 of 2), 1964-1965 41Student Sections Operation (2 of 2), 1964-1965 42Student Sections Operation (1 of 6), 1965-1966 43Student Sections Operation (2 of 6), 1965-1966 44Student Sections Operation (3 of 6), 1965-1966 45Student Sections Operation (4 of 6), 1965-1966 46Student Sections Operation (5 of 6), 1965-1966 51Student Sections Operation (6 of 6), 1965-1966 52Student Sections Operation (1 of 4), 1966-1967 53Student Sections Operation (2 of 4), 1966-1967 54Student Sections Operation (3 of 4), 1966-1967 55Student Sections Operation (4 of 4), 1966-1967 56Student Sections Reports (1 of 2), 1957-1966 57Student Sections Reports (2 of 2), 1957-1966