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Academic Affairs. Dean College Of Engineering. School Of Engineering Technology. College Of Engineering & Science (University Of Maine) Records

 Record Group
Identifier: UA RG 0006-006-007-001

Scope and Contents

The records mostly contain textual information created by the University of Maine College of Engineering & Science (formerly known as the College of Technology) and the individual departments that were part of the College, but there is also a cassette tape containing reminiscences of Donald Alexander on Electrical Engineering.

The record series Subject Records contains curricula, fliers and brochures regarding seminars and workshops as well as the program and course offerings of individual departments that were part of the College, directories and faculty lists, list of thesis titles, mission and goals statements, miscellaneous newspaper clippings, and course catalogs.

The record series Faculty Meeting Records contains copies of faculty meeting minutes.

The record series Accreditation Records contains copies of Questionnaire for Review of Engineering Programs submitted by the University of Maine to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.

Dates

  • Creation: 1899-1993
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1926-1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Kept at Fogler Library's offsite storage facility. One week's notice required for retrieval. Personal identifiable and sensitive information will be redacted before release.

Conditions Governing Use

Information on literary rights available in the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department.

Biographical / Historical

The College of Technology was first included in the University of Maine Catalog in the 1902-1903 term. The College of Technology provided instruction in Mining Engineering (later dropped), Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering, and Forestry (later known as Pulp and Paper Technology). The College offered Bachelor of Science Degrees and Associate of Science Degrees. In 1973, the College was renamed the College of Engineering and Science. In 1989, departments from the College of Engineering and Science and the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture merged with the College of Sciences and became the College of Engineering and Technology. In 1990, the College of Engineering and Technology was renamed the College of Engineering.

The following individuals served as deans of the College: Harold Sherburne Boardman (1910-1926), Paul Cloke (1926-1950), Ashley S. Campbell (1950-1957), Weston S. Evans (1958-1962), Thomas H. Curry (1962-1967), Eldred W. Hough (1969-1973), Basil R. Myers (1974-1985), Norman Smith (1985-1995), who Norman Smith Hall is named in honor of, John Alexander (1996-1997), John Field (interim 1997-1998), Larryl Matthews (1999-2006), Dana N. Humphrey (2006-2022), and Giovanna Guidoboni (2022-).

Extent

3 boxes

1 box (Half size box)

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The Records Group is broken down intellectually into the following record series: 1. Subject Records, 2. Faculty Meeting Records, and 3. Accreditation Records. Physically the files from when the College was named the College of Technology are filed first and then secondary arranged by subject. Files from when the college was renamed the College of Engineering & Science are filed after this and then secondary by subject. Some file names were changed and dates added to make them more meaningful and to correct errors.

Box number has changed:

  1. Old Box #273 (New Box 1)
  2. Old Box #361 (New Box 3)
  3. Old Box #361a (New Box 4)

Accruals

The University of Maine's College of Engineering & Science no longer exists, however, the School of Engineering Technology continue some of the work of the College may also have inherited some of its records, which they could transfer to Special Collections.

Processing Information

Boxes 1 & 2 were processed in April 2018 and boxes 3 & 4 in July 2018 by Matthew Revitt, Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Department. Processing involved a collection survey and the creation of this finding aid. The records were rehoused into appropriate archival folders and the boxes and folders numbered and titled added using information from ArchivesSpace.

Title
University of Maine. College Of Engineering & Science Records
Status
Completed
Author
Matthew Revitt
Date
May 25, 2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library University Archives Repository

Contact:
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686