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Records of The Northwestern Engineer

 Collection
Identifier: 22/3/3

  • Staff Only
  • No requestable containers

Scope and Contents

The records of Northwestern Engineer (a quarterly published by students at Northwestern University's Technological Institute) fill one box. The records span the period 1942-1982 although the bulk date from the 1960s. Included are scattered runs of correspondence, memoranda, minutes of the magazine's Editorial Board and Board of Control, budgets and financial records, and related materials.

Addition

This addition, in one folder, contains clippings, correspondence, memoranda, and reports concerning the discontinuation of the Northwestern Engineer. Items within the folder are arranged in chronological order.

Dates

  • 1942-1982

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The records of Northwestern Engineer (a quarterly published by students at Northwestern University's Technological Institute) fill one box. The records span the period 1942-1982 although the bulk date from the 1960s. Included are scattered runs of correspondence, memoranda, minutes of the magazine's Editorial Board and Board of Control, budgets and financial records, and related materials.

Arrangement

The records of Northwestern Engineer are organized into: correspondence; Editorial Board; Board of Control; staff list, and a series of alphabetically-arranged topical folders.

Method of Acquisition

Transferred to the University Archives on December 6, 1984 (Accession #84-221).

Separated Materials

About four linear feet of vouchers, receipts, advertising copy, and layout materials have been discarded. About two linear feet of photographs have been added to the University Archives' photograph collection.

Processing Information

Alenka Giese and Linda Wolf; Jan. 14, 1985.

Title
Guide to the Records of The Northwestern Engineer
Author
Alenka Giese and Linda Wolf; Kevin B. Leonard
Date
02/01/1986
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
eng

Library Details

Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository

Contact:
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635