Records of the Phi Mu Fraternity
Abstract
The records of the Phi Mu Fraternity, an engineering honor society later known as the Beta Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, consist of research papers on various engineering topics prepared as part of initiation requirements for Phi Mu. Many of these papers deal with topics relating to the history of the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia.
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Historical Note
Early in 1923, several seniors in the College of Engineering at the University of Maryland who had high scholastic rankings met to organize a local honorary engineering fraternity. As a result of this meeting, and with the approval of the president of the university, the honorary engineering fraternity Phi Mu was officially formed at the University of Maryland with the adoption of its constitution on March 27, 1923. The founders as well as the first charter members were: J. H. Harlow, M. J. Baldwin, L. G. Simmons, J. P. Schaefer, H. M. Boteler, and Professor S. S. Steinberg. One of Phi Mu's stated purposes was the inspiration of scholarship among the students of the College of Engineering. Eligibility for membership was based on excellence of scholarship. All candidates for Phi Mu were required to present a thesis upon initiation. This thesis was to be original research upon some phase of engineering practice within or in the vicinity of the state of Maryland. These theses are valuable sources of information of a historical nature on many of the larger engineering and industrial projects within the state. Because of the high scholastic requirements, membership to Phi Mu was rather limited and, therefore, election to it was a great honor among all engineering students. Another of the avowed purposes of Phi Mu was to achieve the recognition of and the granting of a charter by Tau Beta Pi, the national honorary engineering fraternity, which was founded at Lehigh University in 1885. In the spring of 1928, President A. D. Moore of Tau Beta Pi inspected the College of Engineering and the local fraternity Phi Mu and expressed his appreciation of the Engineering College and the work of Phi Mu. Encouraged by this, Phi Mu sent its vice president, H. H. Hine, in October 1929 to Iowa City, Iowa, where the annual convention of the Tau Beta Pi Association was held, to present Phi Mu's application. On November 21, 1929, Phi Mu was formally inducted as the Maryland Beta chapter of Tau Beta Pi. Twenty alumni, five active students, and three faculty members were initiated in a ceremony held in the newly built Home Economics Building. The transition from the local Phi Mu to a national chapter of Tau Beta Pi embodied the Association's goals, as outlined in the preamble to the constitution, which were to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as undergraduates in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in the engineering colleges of America. Nowadays, as one of the most outstanding chapters in Tau Beta Pi, Maryland Beta performs many service projects for the benefit of the University of Maryland, the College of Engineering, and the College Park community.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The records of Phi Mu date from 1923 through 1945. The collection consists primarily of theses written by the members of the Phi Mu engineering fraternity as part of their initiation. The records also contain items concerning the chapter's history and activities, including minutes, financial records, membership records, and the chapter's constitution. Although the theses in this collection cover various subjects, they focus primarily on engineering and industrial projects within or in the vicinity of the state of Maryland, in particular their historical process of development. Many of the theses deal with the construction history of highways, bridges and railroads in Maryland and the Washington D.C. area, as well as various mines, mills, and ferries. Other of the theses document or describe the organizations which supervised or were involved in certain of the engineering projects.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The records of Phi Mu were donated to the University of Maryland Libraries by Maryland Beta of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Association in 1973. Other records were transferred from the records of Tau Beta Pi in 1999 during processing.
Processing Information
Processed by Zhiguo Yang, August 1991. Addendum incorporated and guide revised by Brooke Hinrichs, March 2000.
The records of Phi Mu have been placed into acid-free folders and boxes. All metallic clips have been removed.
EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Jennie A. Levine.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection is organized as two series.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Initiation Papers, 1923-1945 (4.5 linear feet)
This series consists of theses presented to the honorary engineering society by members at their time of initiation. They deal with a wide range of subjects in the fields of engineering and industry primarily in Maryland and District of Columbia. Many of the papers concentrate upon the history and construction of highways and railroads as well as on certain industrial projects, but other theses are of a more general nature as reflected in the titles "My Hobby," "American Facism," and "An Era of Art and Learning." The theses have been arranged alphabetically by author's name.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, J. L. -- History and Construction of the Potomac Aquaduct for the Water Supply of Washington., 1933 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Aldridge, H. Redford -- The Mount Savage Iron Works, 1924 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Anderson, Warren D. -- History and Development of the Central Heating Plant at the University of Maryland, 1933 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Andrews, John T., Jr. -- The History and Construction of Fort Carroll, Maryland, 1937 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Armentrout, John B. -- The History of Land Subsivision Development in Montgomery County, adjacent to the National Capital, 1936 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Arthur, Paul David -- Quebec, 1943 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Baird, L. P. -- The Development of the Metropolitan District of Baltimore County, 1927 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Baldwin, Karl F., Jr. -- History and Methods of Air Conditioning on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroads, 1934 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Ballard, Arthur -- Maps can be Liars!, 1942 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Balough, H. O. -- Landscaping, undated | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Barnwell, Rhett King -- The Muirkirk Iron Works, 1925 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Bartelmes, Raymond F. -- The History and Development of Maryland Avenue in the Nation's Capital, 1935 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Beall, John Rodgers -- The History and Construction of the Mill at Burnt Mills, Maryland, 1931 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Beckman, Robert W. -- History and Development of the Bureau of Standards Radio Beacon Experiment Station at College Park, Maryland, 1936 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Belt, Norman -- History and construction of highway bridge across the Potomac River at Washington, D.C., 1933 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Beveridge, Andrew B. -- The history and construction of the White House Tavern near Branchville, Maryland, 1934 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Bird, Robert Byron -- Practical English phonetic spelling system, 1943 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Bishoff, Theodore -- The history and construction of Ellicott Mills at Ellicott City, Maryland, 1931 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Bittner, J. H. F. -- Development of the State Roads Commission of Maryland, 1927 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 19 | |
| Blakeslee, Raymond D. -- Modern highways of Maryland, 1929 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 20 | |
| Blanch, Edgar W. -- History and construction of the University of Maryland medical building, 1932 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 21 | |
| Blazek, F. J. -- History of the Bare Hill Copper Mines, 1939 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 22 | |
| Boteler, C. E. -- The Carrollton Viaduct, 1927 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 23 | |
| Bowker, J. Paul -- The history and construction of the Anacostia Bridge at the foot of 11th Street, S.E., Washington, D.C., 1933 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Bromley, Ralph Weaver -- Railroads carrying the load, 1944 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Brothers, M. F. -- The Bollman Truss of Harpers Ferry, undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Browning, John R. -- The history and construction of the Alexandria Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1936 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Buhl, Victor C., Jr. -- The history of the Hooper Mills, 1940 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Burger, John R. M., Jr. -- The manufacture of aeroplanes in Hagerstown, Maryland, 1930 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Burnside, Bruce H. -- The failure of democracy, 1943 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Burnside, D. D. -- Development of early types of locomotives used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Calder, Wright G. -- History and development of power generating and distributing equipment for Baltimore, 1936 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Campbell, J. Alan -- History and construction of the street railway system of Hagerstown, 1934 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Candyack, John E. -- The strike, undated | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Carpenter, Frank G. -- Keeping bees for profit and pleasure, 1940 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Cardegna, Felix F. -- An era of art and learning, 1942 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Carroll, R. W. -- The bascule draw span of the Arlington Memorial Bridge., 1939 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Caruthers, R. S. -- The development of street railways in Baltimore, 1926 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Cashell, Harry -- The history of turnpike roads in Baltimore, 1926 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Castella, C. C. -- Navigation of the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, 1923 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Chick, H. M. -- History and construction of the Washington aqueduct leading to McMillan Park, Washington, D.C., 1934 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Clark, Wilson C. -- The history and construction of the Takoma Park sub-station, 1936 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Coe, Gerald B. -- The history and construction of the cast iron bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad track at Ruxton, Maryland, 1932 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 20 | |
| Coleman, T. L. -- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission refuse incinerating plant, 1940 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 21 | |
| Cooper, Herbert W. -- The construction and operation of the Jenkins Television Laboratory at Wheaton, Maryland, 1931 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 22 | |
| Coronel, U. -- Early history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1925 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 23 | |
| Curlander, J. C. -- The fire at our house, 1943 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 24 | |
| Currin, Clifton B. -- More or less about snakes, 1942 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 25 | |
| Custer, John Douglas -- The Citizens' Military Training Camp at Fort Monroe, Virginia. July 7-August 5, 1937, 1940 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 26 | |
| Dauber, R. W. -- The Public Service Commission of Maryland, 1928 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 27 | |
| Davis, William B., Jr. -- The history and construction of Chain Bridge, 1937 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 28 | |
| De Atley, E. F. -- A history of the Baltimore-Frederick turnpike, 1925 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 29 | |
| Deckman, Joseph H. -- The history and construction of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor, 1931 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 30 | |
| Dial, Herman P. -- History and development of the Washington Central Heating Plant, undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Dietz, Charles Raymond -- The value of model aeronautics, 1942 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Diggs, Robert S. -- The early history of Elkridge Landing, 1937 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Dodson, C. R. -- History of Washington Suburban Gas Company, 1929 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Doyle, John T. -- History and construction of Fort Lincoln, 1933 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Dressel, John T. -- The history and construction of the Patuxent Bridge north of Burtonsville on the Columbia Turnpike, 1933 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Ducker, George H. -- The origins of modern photography, 1933 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Elgin, Wade H., Jr. -- The early history of the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, 1926 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Elvove, Elies -- The history and construction of northern substation of the Baltimore Transit Company, 1938 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Engle, James David -- Wool goes on its way, 1943 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Eisenberg, Leonard E. -- The growth of the airplane as a weapon of war, 1944 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Esher, J. Robert, Jr. -- American Facism, undated | series 1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Essex, Henry Alfred -- History and construction of the lime-kilns at K Street and Rock Creek Parkway, 1938 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Evans, Robert -- The history of coal export from Baltimore, Maryland, 1928 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Fifer, William H. -- The inventions of Dr. C. Francis Jenkins of Washington, D. C., 1930 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Fischer, Milton A. -- Volcanoes and their eruptions, 1943 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Fisher, John T. -- The history and construction of the Dry Color Works at Muirkirk, Maryland, 1933 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Flagg, Louis F. -- History and construction of the electrical substation of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Landover, Maryland, 1935 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Franke, Harold H. -- The history and construction of Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia, 1938 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Friedman, Jacob -- The history and construction of the old Calvert Street Station of the Pennsylvania Railroad at Baltimore, Maryland, 1933 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Funke, Richard H. -- The B. and O. Railroad in the Civil War, undated | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Gangler, John M. -- History and method of operation of copper mines at Bare Hills near Baltimore, Maryland, 1934 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Gannon, William F. -- History and production of Engineering Research Corporation, 1940 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Garber, H. F. -- History of mills on the Monocacy River, 1927 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Gibbs, Lewis T. -- The history and construction of Paint Branch Gorge Bridge, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1935 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Goldman, Julius L. -- The history and construction of the Calvert Street Bridge in Washington, D. C., 1934 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Gottlieb, Robert -- The history and development of the Martin Airplane Company, 1938 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Graham, Thomas H. -- The development of the later types of locomotives used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1929 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Gray, Vernon H. -- The development of street railway systems in Washington, D. C., 1937 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| Greenwood, A. W. -- Early history of highway transportation in Maryland, 1927 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| Grill, Philip A. -- The land is leaving, 1943 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 15 | |
| Grosh, Charles G. -- History and construction of the aqueduct across the Monocacy River, near Frederick, Maryland, undated | series 1 | box 4 | folder 16 | |
| Gue, Edwin M. -- The Point Breeze Plant of the Western Electric, 1930 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 17 | |
| Gurklis, John A. -- Engineers should make good husbands, 1943 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 18 | |
| Hall, Owen A. -- The history and development of the York Road from Baltimore to York, Pennsylvania, 1932 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 19 | |
| Hamilton, Joseph -- The history and development of the telephone system of the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, 1932 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 20 | |
| Harding, R. A., Jr. -- Machine tool estimating, undated | series 1 | box 4 | folder 21 | |
| Harmon, William A. -- The history and development of street lighting systems in the suburbs of Washington, 1934 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 22 | |
| Harper, Luther -- Cumberland as the gateway to the west, to 1875, 1930 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 23 | |
| Haskin, Lawrence H. -- War, 1940 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 24 | |
| Haywood, Stuart -- Economics in engineering, 1941 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 25 | |
| Hege, Jeremiah Collins -- The Selective Service Training Act of 1940, 1941 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 26 | |
| Herbert, Wilbur M. -- The history and development of WRC transmitter, 1939 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 27 | |
| Hine, Howard -- Later history of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1929 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 28 | |
| Hochgesang, C. F. -- Swords into plowshares, 1943 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 29 | |
| Hodgins, Lawrence J., Jr. -- The Civil Aeronautics Administration civilian pilot training program, 1940 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 30 | |
| Horne, Robert C. -- The history of the project to bridge the Chesapeake Bay, 1930 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 31 | |
| Huebsch, John P. -- The Ross home in Bladensburg, Maryland, 1932 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 32 | |
| Imus, Alden Elon, Jr. -- Why college students fail, 1941 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 33 | |
| Jackson, Robert A. -- The history and development of the early map of Maryland, 1936 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 34 | |
| Jacobson, A. Walter -- History and construction of Fort Washington from the time of its erection until 1884, 1933 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 35 | |
| James, Carroll S. -- An interview with Dr. James Harris Rogers, 1929 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 36 | |
| Janes, Charles F. -- History and development of Buzzard Point Station Potomac Electric Power Company, 1936 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 37 | |
| Kabik, Irving -- Tanker situation, undated | series 1 | box 4 | folder 38 | |
| Kaminski, Edward -- The history and construction of the Baltimore Cathedral, 1934 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Kaminski, Joseph -- The Brevard Street mercury arc rectifier substation of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 1940 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Kang, Bun Po -- The history and construction of Ford's Theatre, 1933 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Kellermann, W. F. -- The history and construction of the Rossburg Inn, 1926 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Kemper, John M. -- The history of bus transportation between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland, 1934 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Kent, R. H. -- Engineering - ancient and modern, undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| King, Paul L. -- The capital sub-station at South Capitol and G Streets, Washington, D. C., 1935 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Koons, Charles V. -- The early history of fire protection in Baltimore City, 1928 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Korff, William F. -- History and development of shipbuilding in Baltimore, 1926 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Kreider, David -- The history and construction of Fort Davis, 1933 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Lane, Richard F. -- The history and construction of Fort DuPont near Capitol Heights, Maryland, 1934 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Lapoint, George M. -- The history and development of the Pratt Street Power Plant of the Baltimore Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company, 1938 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Lasswell, P. M. -- The history and development of the Patapsco underwater generator, 1937 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Leach, John M. -- The history of the development of the steel industry, 1928 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| Lebowitz, Samuel -- The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, 1924 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
| Lee, James A. -- The history and construction of the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad, 1931 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 16 | |
| Letvin, Samuel -- History and development of the Washington Terminal Power Plant, 1930 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 17 | |
| Lininger, Randall -- Cumberland as the gateway to the west, 1875 to date, 1930 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 18 | |
| Lipphard, Foster E. -- The history of the development of the Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1930 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 19 | |
| Lopata, Alexander A. -- History and development of the sewerage system of Baltimore up to 1916, undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 20 | |
| Lowe, Delbert B. -- History of the Consolidated Gas Electric Light and Power Company of Baltimore, 1928 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 21 | |
| Lozupone, Constantine -- History and construction of the Potomac Dam at Great Falls, Maryland, 1934 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 22 | |
| Ludwig, Charles H. -- The history and methods of electrification of the Pennsylvania Railroad between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., 1934 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 23 | |
| Lundell, Kermit A. -- A dissertation on radio commercials, undated | series 1 | box 5 | folder 24 | |
| Lubarsky, Bernard -- A brief history of the rocket, 1945 | series 1 | box 5 | folder 25 | |
| McClurg, Gregg H. -- History of the development and activities of the Potomac Electric Power Company in Maryland, 1930 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| McCool, William A. -- History and development of radio station WRC in Washington, D.C., 1936 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| McFall, Russell -- Etiquette, 1941 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| McKee, Robert -- Cave Exploring, 1942 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| McKeige, E. Ellesmere -- The electrical inventions of Dr. James Harris Rogers of Hyattsville, 1925 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| McLeod, Robert J. -- The History of Land Acquisition by the University of Maryland, 1936 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| McManus, Edward M. -- The history of gold mining at Great Falls, Maryla, 1932 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Marans, Allen -- History and development of street lighting in Washington, D. C., 1936 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Marsden, James -- A short history of animated cartoons, 1943 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Marzolf, John C. -- Plant control of the engineering operation at the Calvert Distilleries, Relay, Maryland, 1939 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Mathews, John Allen -- The history of the early development of mining and manufacturing in western Maryland, 1928 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Matthews, Hume -- The history and construction of Fort Cumberland at Cumberland, MD, 1932 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Matthews, Kenneth F. -- The Baltimore shot tower, 1924 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 13 | |
| Mattingly, Robert L. -- History and development of McCall's Ferry (Holtwood) Power Plant, 1936 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Maxwell, Jerome L. -- Rock or sand?, 1944 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Maynard, John F. -- The history and construction of the Hanover Street Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, 1934 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 16 | |
| Meeds, Nelson T. -- Electrification of the Baltimore and Ohio Tunnels, 1925 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 17 | |
| Mehring, Arthur C. -- National defense and the engineer, 1941 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 18 | |
| Meinzer, Roy C. -- The history and construction of the main sewerage pumping station at the foot of New Jersey Avenue, Washington, D.C., 1937 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 19 | |
| Melchior, Louis F. -- Early fortifications in Baltimore Harbor, 1925 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 20 | |
| Mendoza, Donald C. -- Women drivers, 1944 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 21 | |
| Miller, George M. -- The history and construction of the Unitarian Church building at Baltimore, Maryland, 1934 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 22 | |
| Miller, Joseph -- The history and construction of the Doughregan manor, 1931 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 23 | |
| Mitton, John H. -- The history and construction of the George Washington Inn at Bladensburg, Maryland, 1930 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 24 | |
| Mothershead, C. T. -- The history and construction of Cabin John Bridge, 1932 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 25 | |
| Moyer, Carson -- Fender Repairing, 1943 | series 1 | box 6 | folder 26 | |
| Munroe, Benjamin, Jr. -- History of the aviation field at College Park since 1918, 1929 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Noack, August William -- The black diamond coal, 1943 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Norris, Elick E. -- The development of the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railway, 1928 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Northrop, Sanford E. -- The construction and operation of the plant of the Washington Brick Company at Muirkirk, MD, 1939 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Ockershausen, C. W. -- The history and construction of oyster riggings used on the Chesapeake Bay, 1933 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Onnen, Donald -- The Mace of the House of Representatives of the U.S., 1940 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Owens, Benjamin M. -- Marriage, 1941 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Owens, Emmet D. -- Superstition, 1943 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Owens, H. Malcolm -- A History of Tiber Creek, Washington, D. C., 1937 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| Paige, Edwin C. -- The history of the Baltimore water supply since 1882, 1928 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 10 | |
| Palmer, Leonard -- History, electrical installations, and power uses of Conowingo Project, 1928 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 11 | |
| Peverill, William L. -- History and development of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal with special reference to the water wheel at Chesapeake City, 1927 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 12 | |
| Phillips, Irving -- The history and development of the Washington Monument, 1939 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 13 | |
| Phillips, Jack W. -- The history and construction of Mac Alpine, 1934 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 14 | |
| Phillips, Lewis G. -- The history and construction of Railroad Bridge over Potomac River at Washington, D.C., 1933 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 15 | |
| Phipps, George R. -- History of the J. P. Friez and Sons Co., 1929 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 16 | |
| Pierce, Charles H., Jr. -- The history and development of interstate bus transportation in Maryland, 1937 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 17 | |
| Pierce, E. R. -- Tests on the Colorfastness to light of dyed textiles, 1943 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 18 | |
| Prangley, A. G., Jr. -- The first telegraph, 1924 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 19 | |
| Purdum, William D. -- History of the marble quarries in Baltimore County, Maryland, 1940 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 20 | |
| Putman, Raymond S. -- The history and construction of the B Street Canal, 1937 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 21 | |
| Rahe, Charles H. -- The history and contruction of the George Washington Monument at Baltimore, MD, 1932 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 22 | |
| Rahe, Preston E. -- History, construction and operation of Safe Harbor Power Development, 1934 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 23 | |
| Rector, Ralph L. -- The sewerage system of the District of Columbia, 1939 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 24 | |
| Revelle, J. E. -- The Thomas Viaduct at Relay, Maryland, 1925 | series 1 | box 7 | folder 25 | |
| Rimmer, James -- The history of land subdivision development in Prince George's County, Maryland, adjacent to the National Capital, 1935 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Rivello, Robert -- Aeronautical engineering at the University of Maryland, 1942 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Rives, Thomas M., Jr. -- History of the District of Columbia jail, 1941 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Roberts, William Edward -- Riggs Mill, 1930 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Ross, William H., Jr. -- The history and construction of the W. B. and A. Railroad Bridge over the Robert Crain Highway, west of Millersville, Maryland, 1933 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Russell, Robert W. -- Entomology as a hobby, 1941 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Sandler, Harry Jerome -- Spots on the Moon, 1943 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Scott, E. James -- Nine thousand miles for one hundred dollars, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Scott, Robert E. -- The history and construction of the Poe's Creek Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, 1933 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Seaman, Milton L. -- The history and construction of the Jug Bridge near Frederick, Maryland, 1931 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Searls, R. W. -- Shall railroads continue?, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Seigel, Arnold E. -- My trip to Europe, 1943 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 12 | |
| Shaw, Bowen W. -- The development of high speed photography, 1939 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 13 | |
| Sheridan, Hugo G. -- Aviation at war, 1942 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 14 | |
| Shipman, John R. -- The history and construction of Fort Stevens, 1933 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 15 | |
| Silberstein, Morton S. -- Astronomy and man, 1943 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 16 | |
| Smoot, Arnold W. -- The history and construction of the customs house at Chestertown, Maryland, 1932 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 17 | |
| Solberg, Ernst -- A short history of amateur radio, 1943 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 18 | |
| Solomon, Burt -- Chemical warfare, 1943 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 19 | |
| Spence, K. F. -- The history of the early water supply of Baltimore, 1926 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 20 | |
| Sperry, Harold C. -- The history and construction of the Huntington Avenue Viaduct, Baltimore, MD, 1936 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 21 | |
| Spielman, John Robert -- When smoke gets in your eyes, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 22 | |
| Steiner, J. William -- The history and construction of the Chesapeake Beach Railway, 1933 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 23 | |
| Streett, Wilbur A. -- The history and development of Jones' Falls in Baltimore, 1926 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 24 | |
| Stuntz, John W. -- Toward a broader education, 1943 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 25 | |
| Sturges, William Earle -- A waste of manpower, 1943 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 26 | |
| Swick, Edgar M. -- The history and construction of the Calvert Mansion, 1931 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 27 | |
| Thompson, Edward Stoops -- The history of illuminating gas in Baltimore, 1926 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 28 | |
| Tucker, John Bonar -- My hobby, undated | series 1 | box 8 | folder 29 | |
| Uglow, Kenneth M. -- Pithihammicus erectus, 1941 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 30 | |
| Underwood, Valh -- Why I chose engineering for my life's work, 1941 | series 1 | box 8 | folder 31 | |
| Van Allen, Ralph C. -- The history of the aviation field at College Park, 1928 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Velton, John J. -- The history and operation of the ferry formerly at Harper's Ferry, 1931 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Vial, Pete -- Drunkenness, 1942 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
| Wallace, Jack L. -- Plight of the coal miners, 1944 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 4 | |
| Wallace, James N. -- The history of the Maryland line of the Washington Railway and Electric Company, 1929 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 5 | |
| Watkins, William Henry -- Time: A struggle for precision, 1939 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 6 | |
| Watson, Thomas E. -- Plant operation and control of North American Cement Corporation of Security, Maryland, 1940 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 7 | |
| Watt, Ralph W. -- The history and operation of the ferry at Benedict, Maryland, 1931 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 8 | |
| Webster, George -- Hitler, 1941 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 9 | |
| Wedding, Presley A. -- The history and construction of the subways leading from the Capitol to the Senate and House office buildings, 1936 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 10 | |
| Weeks, L. H. -- History and construction of the rural electrification in Southern Maryland, 1940 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 11 | |
| Wenger, Frederick J. -- History and construction of the bridge across Paint Branch on the Columbia Pike in Montgomery County, Maryland, 1932 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 12 | |
| Wenner, Edward M. -- Electrification of the Baltimore and Ohio tunnels in Baltimore County, Maryland, 1927 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 13 | |
| Wharton, Thomas P. -- The history and development of the water supply of Arlington County, Virginia, 1938 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 14 | |
| William, Andrew Dynes -- The development of water power along the Potomac, 1927 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 15 | |
| Williams, Leonard -- Finland's dilemma, undated | series 1 | box 9 | folder 16 | |
| Willingmyre, D. W., III -- The history and construction of the city halls of Annapolis, 1932 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 17 | |
| Winslow, David K. -- A short discussion of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg, 1943 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 18 | |
| Witkowski, Thomas -- The engineer's place and work in society, 1941 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 19 | |
| Yeatman, Robert H. -- A history of the silver and minor coins of the U. S., undated | series 1 | box 9 | folder 20 | |
| Zeigler, Edward J. -- The bee colony, 1944 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 21 | |
| Zelenietz, Jacob -- Speedboats for victory, 1944 | series 1 | box 9 | folder 22 | |
Series 2: Chapter History and Activities, 1923-1929 (0.5 linear feet))
This series contains membership records, an account book, a minute book, and the chapter's constitution. The membership records consist of lists of potential members and of students who were eventually initiated. The account book records the spending and dues collection for each member and the chapter as a whole. The topics covered in the minute book include meeting proceedings, instituted policies, elections, and correspondence concerning potential members and other chapter business. The constitution contains policies, such as the motto, membership and meeting requirements, and officer election proceedures. This series is arranged alphabetically by document type. Note: Some files are restricted due to privacy issues related to student or personnel records for a period of seventy-five years or until the death of the individual concerned.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Account Book, 1928-1929 | series 2 | box 10 | folder 1 | |
| Constitution, 1923 | series 2 | box 10 | folder 2 | |
| Membership records, 1923-1929 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 10 | folder 3 | |
| Minute book, 1923-1929 [Restricted] | series 2 | box 10 | folder 4 | |
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- Engineering -- Maryland -- College Park -- Societies, etc. -- History -- Sources
- Engineering -- Research -- Maryland -- College Park -- Collected works
- Phi Mu Fraternity. -- University of Maryland, College Park Chapter -- Archives