James O. Smith Papers, 1934-1970 | University of Illinois Archives

Description: Papers of James O. Smith (1909-1970), professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (1937-1970), including biographical data, correspondence while at the Universities of Alabama (1934-37) and Illinois (1937-52), materials relating to the Army Reserve (1950-1952), class notes (1940's), papers relating to University affairs and participation in committees (1938-64), especially the Engineering Policy and Development Committee (1947-1970), papers and publications relating to engineering education (1966-70), material relating to humanities and social sciences in engineering (1962-65), data and reports of research (1947-53) and publications (1939-70), with some original manuscripts.