Ralph B. Wiley papers
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two folders which contain articles and reports by R. B. Wiley.
Dates
- Creation: 1905 - 1955
Creator
- Wiley, R. B. (Ralph Benjamin) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Access Information
Collection is open for research.
Copyright use information
Copyright held by Purdue University. Consult with Purdue University Archives and Special Collections prior to reproduction of materials.
Biographical Information
Ralph Benjamin Wiley held multiple positions at Purdue University during the course of his career. He began in 1910 as an instructor in sanitary engineering, eventually rising to professor of sanityar engineering in 1919. In 1937 Wiley was named head of the School of Civil Engineering; he concurrently served as the director of the Materials Testing Laboratory (1937-1954) and Joint Highway Research Project (1939-1954).
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (Two folders)
Arrangement Note
Chronological
Subject
- Purdue University. Faculty (Organization)
- Purdue University. College of Engineering (Organization)
- Purdue University. School of Civil Engineering (Organization)
- Title
- Ralph B. Wiley papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Keertana Marella
- Date
- 2020-04-23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second Edition.Collection description was first completed 2009-03-01.
Revision Statements
- 2020-04-08: Collection description updated by Keertana Marella
Repository Details
Part of the Purdue University Archives and Special Collections Repository
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