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Title: Ivan Racheff Papers, 1915-1970
ID: 26/20/218
Primary Creator: Racheff, Ivan (1892-1982)
Extent: 18.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: In four series - Racheff Metallurgical Investigations, Business Records, Personal Papers, Photographs and Artifacts. Alphabetical thereunder.
Subjects: Metallurgy, Railroad Rails, Steel Industry, Steel Testing, Welding
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Papers of Ivan Racheff '1917, including bound research reports, business and personal correspondence, catalogs, blueprints, photographs, audit reports, handbooks, notebooks, books, and artifacts concerning metallurgy research (welding, effects of heat on steel and iron, efficiency of bending machines, properties of steel, steel quality); steel working; steel and iron industry; Knoxville Iron Company; Rail Steel Bar Association; donation of bound research materials to the University of Illinois; industry standard handbooks; electric furnaces; consulting; orders and shipments; and American Society for Metals.
Subject/Index Terms
Box and Folder Listing
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[Series 1: Racheff Metallurgical Investigations],
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Series 2: Business Records],
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Series 3: Personal Papers],
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Series 4: Photographs and Artifacts],
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- Series 1: Racheff Metallurgical Investigations
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. I
- Folder 2: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. II
- Folder 3: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. III
- Folder 4: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. IV
- Folder 5: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. V
- Folder 6: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. VI
- Folder 7: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. VI A
- Folder 8: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. VII
- Folder 9: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. VIII
- Folder 10: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. IX
- Folder 11: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. X
- Folder 12: Metallurgical Investigations, C Series, Vol. XI
- Folder 13: Metallurgical Investigations, CL Series
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Misc. CS Investigations, Analysis and Rolling of Hoop Steel
- Folder 2: Metallurgical Investigations, CS Series, Vol. I
- Folder 3: Metallurgical Investigations, CS Series, Vol. II
- Folder 4: Metallurgical Investigations, CS 59, CS 28, CS 22
- Folder 5: Metallurgical Investigations, CS Series, Vol III
- Folder 6: Studies in Welding, CS 9, CS 10, CS 71
- Folder 7: Metallurgical Investigations, CT Series, Vol. I
- Folder 8: Metallurgical Investigations, CT Series, Vol. II
- Folder 9: Metallurgical Investigations, EN-BNM Series
- Folder 10: Metallurgical Investigations, H Series, Vol. I
- Folder 11: Metallurgical Investigations, H Series, Vol. II
- Folder 12: Metallurgical Investigations, H Series, Vol. III
- Folder 13: Metallurgical Investigations, H Series, Vol. IV
- Folder 14: Metallurgical Investigations, H Series, Vol. V
- Folder 15: Metallurgical Investigations, H Series, Vol. VI
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Metallurgical Investigations, K Series, Vol. I
- Folder 2: Metallurgical Investigations, K Series, Vol. II
- Folder 3: Metallurgical lnvestigations, K Series, Vol. III
- Folder 4: The Making of Rail Steel and Rails and their Application, M-67
- Folder 5: Metallurgical Investigations, MI Series, Vol. I
- Folder 6: Metallurgical Investigations, MI Series, Vol. II
- Folder 7: Metallurgical Investigations, MI Series, Vol. III
- Folder 8: Metallurgical Investigations, MRM Series
- Folder 9: Metallurgical Investigations, PO Series, Vol. I
- Folder 10: Metallurgical Investigations, PO-SS-IN Series
- Folder 11: Metallurgical Investigations, RR Series, Vol. I
- Folder 12: Metallurgical Investigations, RR Series, Vol. II
- Folder 13: Metallurgical Investigations, RR Series, Vol. III
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. I
- Folder 2: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. II
- Folder 3: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. III
- Folder 4: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. IV
- Folder 5: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. V
- Folder 6: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. VI
- Folder 7: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. VII
- Folder 8: Metallurgical Investigations, RS Series, Vol. VIII
- Folder 9: Influence of Section Shape on Properties of Bars, RS-8
- Folder 10: Investigation RS-10, Part 2
- Folder 11: Metallurgical Investigations, S Series, Vol. I
- Folder 12: Metallurgical Investigations, S Series, Vol. II
- Folder 13: Metallurgical Investigations, S Series, Vol. III
- Folder 14: Metallurgical Investigations, S Series, Vol. IV
- Folder 15: Metallurgical Investigations, S Series, Vol. V
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Metallurgical Investigations, S Series, Vol. VI
- Folder 2: Metallurgical Investigations, Y Series
- Folder 3: A Study of the Relation Between Analysis and Heat Treatment and Wear Resistance of Steels
- Folder 4: A Study of the Cause of Failure of Oil Cooling Units, Y-1
- Folder 5: Investigation of the Properties and Quality of Rail Steel Bars, Report of Tests
- Folder 6: Investigation of the Properties and Quality of Rail Steel Bars
- Folder 7: Intimate Relation Between the Quality of Steel the Open Hearth, Soaking Pit, and Mill Practice as Reflected in the Vibratory Endurance Test (1 of 2)
- Folder 8: Intimate Relation Between the Quality of Steel the Open Hearth, Soaking Pit, and Mill Practice as Reflected in the Vibratory Endurance Test (2 of 2)
- Folder 9: Investigations of Rails, Sheet Bar Heat and Refractory Materials
- Folder 10: A Study of the Properties of the Steel in the Ingot, the Billet, the Bar, and the Finished Product
- Folder 11: A Study of Ingot, Billet, and Bar, M-42
- Folder 12: Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. I, Miscellaneous Investigations
- Folder 13: Mettallurgical Investigations, Vol. II, Miscellaneous Studies on Steel Castings
- Cross-referenced with Box 17, folders 7-8
- Folder 14: A Study of Pullman Car Wheels
- Folder 15: A Study of the Quality and Properties of Hatchets and Screwdrivers
- Folder 16: Efficiency of Various Types of Bending Machines Based on Tests of Uniform Specimens of One Inch Square Steel Bars
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Miscellaneous Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. I
- Folder 2: Miscellaneous Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. II
- Folder 3: Studies in Metallurgy, Miscellaneous Investigations-A
- Folder 4: Studies in Metallurgy, Miscellaneous Investigations-B
- Folder 5: Miscellaneous Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. III-B
- Folder 6: Notch Effect on Ductility of Steel Plate
- Folder 7: Studies of Sucker Rods, Investigations x-1, x-2, x-3
- Folder 8: A Study of Resilience as Affected by Chemical Analysis
- Folder 9: A Study of Rolling Plugs
- Folder 10: A Study of Steel lngots
- Folder 11: A Study of Grain Size of a 4" x 4" Billet
- Folder 12: Study of Tempering Treatments on Physical Properties of Bolts
- Folder 13: A Study of Small Ingots
- Folder 14: A Study on the Various Properties of Playing Cards, WP-1
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Welding of High Carbon Steel, Vol. I
- Folder 2: Welding of High Carbon Steel, Vol. II
- Folder 3: Welding of High Carbon Steel, Vol. III
- Folder 4: Influence of Section Shape on Properties of Bars
- Folder 5: Rolling of Semi-Finished Materials
- Folder 6: The Welding of Rail Steel Bars and Shapes, Vol. I
- Folder 7: Investigations for the Geo. H. Smith Steel Casting Co., Draft
- Folder 8: Investigations for Harvey Spring & Forging Co., Draft
- Folder 9: Miscellaneous Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. I, Draft
- Folder 10: Miscellaneous Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. IV, Draft
- Folder 11: Miscellaneous Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. VI, Draft
- Folder 12: Miscellaneous Metallurgical Investigations, Vol. X, Draft
- Folder 13: BP-1, A sudy of the Properties of Rolled Illium .018" to .375" Gage, 5/28/1937
- Folder 14: BA-6, Comparison of Four Abrasives: Norton #50, #70, #120, #150, 7/7/1931
- Folder 15: BA-7, Investigations of Some of the Causes Affecting the Quality of Plating on Bumpers and Fender Guards, 8/3/1931
- Folder 16: BA-8, Study of the Corrosion Resistance of Fender Guards as Affected by Thickness of Copper Plating, 9/5/1931
- Folder 17: C-126
- Folder 18: C-127
- Folder 19: C-160 Investigation
- Folder 20: C-229
- Folder 21: CRE-1, Comparative Properties LC-VSTS 7/8"
- Folder 22: CRE-1, Laboratory Notes on this Investigation
- Folder 23: CS-2b, Originally ARMCO, 6/15/1935
- Folder 24: CS-10, A Study of Arc Welded Truss, 12/1/1937
- Folder 25: CS-14, CS-14 Supplement, 12/3/1938
- Folder 26: CS-14, Blue Print
- Folder 27: CS-15, 2/11/1939
- Box 8
- Folder 1: CS-20 and K-9, 3 Ton Electric Steel Furnace Practice, Mar-39
- Folder 2: CS-20, Materials and Sources for the Electric Furnace, 3/4/1939
- Folder 3: CS-23, Revised Connors Miscellaneous Charts Furnace, Etc., 5/20/1939
- Folder 4: CS-24, Connors Chart of Chemical and Physical Tests, 4/25/1939
- Folder 5: CS-25, Galvanizing of Clips Method, 6/7/1939
- Folder 6: CS-27, Re-Cracked Ingots, 6/21/1939
- Folder 7: CS-29, Cotton Ties Defects as Affected by Inherited Ingots, 9/5/1939
- Folder 8: CS-30, Causes for Excessive Variations in Chemistry, 9/12/1939
- Folder 9: CS-31, Causes for Cracks Found in Ingots and Billets, 9/16/1939
- Folder 10: CS-32, Safety Rules Steel Department, 9/16/1939
- Folder 11: CS-34, Care and Protection of Ingot Molds, 10/30/1939
- Folder 12: CS-35, Layout of Melter's Office, 10/9/1939
- Folder 13: CS-36, Analysis of Basic Electric Furnace Slags, 10/30/1939
- Folder 14: CS-37, Special Holder for Pulling Tests, 11/7/1939
- Folder 15: CS-38, Rolling of Tapered Steel Ingots, 11/28/1939
- Folder 16: CS-39, The Proper Procedure in the Steel Plant in Regard to Scrap, 12/3/1939
- Folder 17: CS-39-B, Supplement, Notes and Precautions in Making and Pouring Electric Steel, 8/12/1940
- Folder 18: CS-39, Part B, The Proper Procedure in the Making of Steel, 2/29/1940
- Folder 19: CS-39B, Log of Heats, Feb-40
- Folder 20: CS-40, Discussion of Some of the Causes for Cracked Ingots, 12/8/1939
- Folder 21: CS-41, Use of Admiztures of Phospate Rock to Enhance the Fertilizer Value of Electric Furnace Slags, 12/22/1939
- Folder 22: CS-42, On the Use and Standardization of Carbanalyzer, 1/2/1940
- Folder 23: CS-43, Analysis of Limestone Used in Electric Furnace, 2/5/1940
- Folder 24: CS-44, Causes for Cracks in Ingots, 2/22/1940
- Folder 25: CS-45, Wire Mill Data
- Folder 26: CS-47, Nature, Size, Depth, and Location of Cracks Found in Octagon Ingot, 6/15/1940
- Folder 27: CS-48, Experimental Drawing of 1/4" Hot Folled Found to 9" Wire, 7/7/1940
- Folder 28: CS-49, Construction of New Drying Oven for Stopper Rods, 8/1/1940
- Folder 29: CS-52, Regarding Nature of Deposit on Electric Furnace Roof and Effect on Furnace Refractories, 9/3/1940
- Folder 30: CS-53, Comparison Vulcan Rivet an dBolt Corporation vs. Conners Steel Company, 10/16/1940
- Folder 31: CS-54, Comparison of Physical Properties of Bolts: Conners Steel Co. vs. Vulcan Rivet and Bolt Corp., 12/5/1940
- Folder 32: CS-55, Survey of Analysis Data by Melters and Furnaces, Jul-41
- Folder 33: CS-56, Special Roling of Connors Ingots at Knoxville, 12/23/1940
- Folder 34: CS-57, Causes for Failure of Two Special Nozzles, 12/30/1940
- Folder 35: CS-58, Nature and Effect of Cracks in Nozzles, 1/25/1941
- Folder 36: CS-60, Split Ingots
- Folder 37: CS-62, Porosity Tests on Rounds and Reinforcing Bars, 4/12/1941
- Folder 38: CS-63, Proposed Construction of Electric Feelining, 4/8/1941
- Folder 39: CS-64, On Costs, 4/26/1941
- Folder 40: CS-65, The Spark Test as Applied to Plain Carbon Steels, 5/27/1941
- Folder 41: CS-66, Mold Washes, 6/14/1941
- Folder 42: CS-68, List of Chemicals, Etc., 7/3/1941
- Folder 43: CS-69, Data on Cupolas Converted, Etc., 7/31/1941
- Folder 44: CS-70, A Study of Cost Dat, 8/28/1941
- Folder 45: CS-70, High Sulphur and Remedy, 8/9/1941
- Folder 46: CS-71, Method for Increased Efficiency, 8/28/1941
- Folder 47: CS-X, Materials, Delivery, and Prices for the Electric Furnace, 5/31/1939
- Folder 48: CT-2, Breakdown Passes of Roling to Small Rounds
- Folder 49: CT-3, Letters and Memos Regarding Track Bolts
- Folder 50: F-2
- Folder 51: H-369
- Folder 52: Investigations, I.H. (International Harvester), 3/25/1929
- Folder 53: IR-64
- Folder 54: K-5, Knoxville Blue Prints and Drawings, 2/11/1939
- Folder 55: K-7, Crane vs. Pouring Car, 2/27/1939
- Folder 56: K-8, Orange Peel Bucket, 3/1/1939
- Folder 57: K-9, Materials and Sources, 3/4/1939
- Folder 58: K-9, Supplement, 5/31/1939
- Folder 59: K-9, Supplement, Materials and Sources, 3/27/1939
- Folder 60: K-10, Electric Fee Report, 5/9/1939
- Folder 61: K-11, K-20, K-?, K-51, K-52, K-53, K-54
- Folder 62: K-12, K-?, CS-21, K-13
- Folder 63: K-14, Ingot Stripper
- Folder 64: K-16, Safety Rules Steel Division, 9/16/1939
- Folder 65: K-19, Notes on Making Cr-Ni Steels, 12/7/1939
- Folder 66: K-21, Sketches of Boxes for Cooling Alloy Steels, 12/30/1939
- Folder 67: K-22, Quality of Pipe Scrap, 1/9/1940
- Folder 68: K-25, Layout for Scrap, 1/30/1940
- Folder 69: K-27, Analysis of Limestone, 2/5/1940
- Folder 70: K-28, Suggestions for New Letterhead, 2/24/1940
- Folder 71: K-38, Data by Melters, 5/17/1940
- Folder 72: K-38, Electric Furnace Data, 1940
- Folder 73: K-38, Supplement, 7/11/1940
- Folder 74: K-41, Electric Fee Report, 6/17/1940
- Folder 75: KA-55
- Folder 76: K-55, Survey of Analysis Data by Melters and Furnaces
- Folder 77: K-55, Continued
- Folder 78: K-56 to K-58, K-60 to K-69
- Folder 79: K-70 to K-80
- Folder 80: K-81. K-83 to K-102
- Folder 81: K-102, Forms to be Used inConnection with the Production and Shopment of Steel Finished Materials
- Folder 82: K-103 to K-110
- Folder 83: K-111 to K-116, K-118 to K-121, K-123 to K-129
- Folder 84: K-131 to K-140, K-142 to K-144, K-146
- Folder 85: K-147 to K-148, K-150 to K-159
- Folder 86: K-160 to K-162, K-164 to K-166A, K-168 to K174, K-176 to K-178
- Folder 87: K-180, K-183 to K-186 to K-188, K-192
- Box 9
- Folder 1: K-183, 1/16/1946
- Folder 2: K-A-2, Alcoa Mold Analysis
- Folder 3: K-e, Knoxville Iron Electric Furnace Steel Division, 7/5/1939
- Folder 4: K Inventory To Do (1 of 2)
- Folder 5: K Inventory To Do (2 of 2)
- Folder 6: "M", Incomplete, Nov-31
- Folder 7: M-31
- Folder 8: M-42, Making Roling and Treatment of Silico Manganese Steel Heat 61491 and its Fabricaiton into Heavy Duty Truck Springs?, 2/23/1931
- Folder 9: M-62, Hardenss Tests on Bearing Roller Ring and Washer and Flange Engineers MFG Co.
- Folder 10: MI-1 to MI-6, MI-8 to MI-10
- Folder 11: MI-42, MI-51, MI-55, MI-64, MI-72
- Folder 12: MI-=54, MI-82, RS-10, 7/11/1938
- Folder 13: MI-75
- Folder 14: MI-79 to MI-81, MI-83 to MI-88
- Folder 15: MRM-5 Heating Furnaces and Temperature Color Chart, 4/15/1936
- Folder 16: MS-1
- Folder 17: MS-2
- Folder 18: MX-1 to MX-5, MX-9, MX-11 to MX-13, MX-60, MX Forms
- Folder 19: NW-1, 5/8" Octagon Chisel: Causes for Unsatisfactory Performace
- Folder 20: NW-2, Wire Sample - Chemical Analysis, 11/18/1936
- Folder 21: P-23 to P-24, P-26 to P-37
- Folder 22: PO-2 to PO-10
- Folder 23: RS-3
- Folder 24: RS-5, RS-5 and 8, RS-11, RS-4, RS-2, RS-?
- Folder 25: RS-5 and 8
- Folder 26: RS-5 and 8, Supplement
- Folder 27: RS-8, Incomplete
- Folder 28: RS-8, 7/23/1932
- Folder 29: RS-8
- Folder 30: RS-9-A, 9/1/1933
- Folder 31: RS-9-A, 11/19/1932
- Folder 32: RS-10
- Folder 33: RS-10-I
- Folder 34: RS-10.2
- Folder 35: RS-10.3
- Folder 36: RS-11 (1 of 2)
- Folder 37: RS-11 (2 of 2)
- Folder 38: RS-13
- Folder 39: RS-13, Bends Made at Mills
- Folder 40: RS-13, 6/20/1934
- Folder 41: RS-15
- Folder 42: RS-16, Note on Welding Tests
- Folder 43: Rs-17, Charts and Lab Data
- Folder 44: RS-18, Advantages and Disadvantages, Round vs. Square, 5/5/1939
- Folder 45: RS-20, Corrugation Designs, 10/26/1939
- Folder 46: RS-20
- Folder 47: RS-21, Heating Practis and Temperature Effects, 6/24/1940
- Folder 48: RSM-1, 10/25/1934
- Folder 49: RSM-2, 11/19/1365
- Folder 50: RSM-3, M-64, 4/15/1932
- Folder 51: RSM-3, 12/9/1935
- Folder 52: RSM-4, Supplement to RSM-1, Causes of the Failure in the Fabricaiton of Flats and an Angle, 11/5/1934
- Folder 53: RSM-4, M-65, 4/15/1932
- Folder 54: RSM-4, 2/10/1936
- Folder 55: RSM-5
- Folder 56: RSM-5, 1/15/1937
- Folder 57: RSM-5, Corrosion Investigation
- Folder 58: RSM-6, Dec-36
- Folder 59: RSM-6 and 7, Analysis and Othe rTests to Determine Source of 7/8" Round, 8/13/1936
- Folder 60: RSM-7, 10/28/1937
- Folder 61: RSM-8
- Folder 62: RSM-9, 8/15/1938
- Folder 63: RSM-9, Punching and Shearing
- Folder 64: RSM-10, 12/28/1938
- Folder 65: RSM-11, 2/13/1939
- Folder 66: RSM-12, Measurement of Thickness of Rust on Concrete Rounds, 12/5/1939
- Folder 67: RSM-13, 5/8" Reinforcing Bent as Received, 1/2/1940
- Folder 68: RSM-14, Exam of Slivered Bar, 1/3/1940
- Folder 69: RSM-16, Exam of Rounds for Soundness and Uniformity, 1/3/1940
- Folder 70: RSM-17, Special Spindle for Public Road Administration, 12/20/1939
- Folder 71: RSM-19, The nature of Gray Spot, 4/4/1940
- Folder 72: RSM-20, Effect of Low Temperature on Brittleness, 5/27/1940
- Folder 73: S-169, Study of the Carbon Variation in Steel Castings, 8/2/1928
- Folder 74: SW-1, Cause and Origin of Fracture in Steel Ring
- Folder 75: Report #1 (K-Beau), 1/3/1939
- Folder 76: Report #2 (K-Beau), 1/16/1939
- Folder 77: Report #3 (K-Beau), 1/24/1939
- Folder 78: Report #4 (K-Beau)
- Folder 79: Report #5 (K-Beau), 2/6/1939
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Report #1 (C-Donaldson), 1/3/1939
- Folder 2: Report #2 (C Donaldson), 1/16/1939
- Folder 3: Report #3 (C Donaldson), 1/24/1939
- Folder 4: Report #4 (Donaldson)
- Folder 5: Report #5 (Donaldson), 2/6/1939
- Folder 6: No Series Identification on these Investigations
- Folder 7: Western Playing Card Co. (Notes)
- Folder 8: Racheff Reports
- Folder 9: Investigations - Loose Sheets
- Folder 10: Unnamed Investigations (1 of 2)
- Folder 11: Unnamed Investigations (2 of 2)
- Folder 12: Investigation Notes and Photograph Inventory, 1918-1946
- Folder 13: Racheff Metallurgical Studies Proofs
- Folder 14: Racheff Volumes - Indexes (1 of 2)
- Folder 15: Racheff Volumes - Indexes (2 of 2)
- Folder 16: Racheff Metallurgical Studies, 1961
- Folder 17: Racheff Metallurgical Studies, 1968
- Folder 18: Handwritten Notes (1 of 2)
- Folder 19: Handwritten Notes (2 of 2)
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