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Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Marius Stan Finding aid written in English Records of the Board of Engineering Studies 1921-1963 Record Group Number 06.011 The Ferdinand Hamburger ArchivesThe Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University Contact Information The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives The Milton S. Eisenhower Library The Johns Hopkins University 3400 North Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218 (410) 516-8323 Aravinda Pillalamarri Marius Stan

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 Descriptive Summary Record Group Number 06.011 Records of the Board of Engineering Studies 1921-1963 Board of Engineering Studies, The Johns Hopkins University The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives, The Milton S. Eisenhower Library, The Johns Hopkins University c. 0.5 cubic foot (4 bound volumes) English The records of the Board of Engineering Studies consist of minutes of meetings dating from September 1921 to May 1963, contained in four bound volumes; minutes from before September 1921 are not extant. In the first three volumes, the minutes are arranged in chronological order; in the fourth one, they are in reverse chronological order. The committee met regularly three times each year, although it sometimes called special meetings in addition. The chairpersons of this committee were: John B. Whitehead (1929-1930), William B. Kouwenhoven (1931-1953), and Robert H. Roy (1953-1962). Secretaries were: William B. Kouwenhoven (1921-1930), J. H. Lampe (1931-1938), R. K. Witt (1938- 1946), James H. Potter (1946-1949), Robert H. Roy (1949-1953), David H. Fax (1953-1954), H. E. Hoelscher (1954-1957), and Thorstein Larsen (1957-1962). Administrative Information Provenance

These records were transferred to the Archives by Robert Roy, Dean of Engineering.

Accession Number

79.69, 79.136

 Use Restrictions

Student records in this record group, as defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, are restricted. For details, see Regulations Governing Access to Restricted Records, at the front of each binder.

 Preferred Citation

The Ferdinand Hamburger Archives of The Johns Hopkins University, Record Group Number 06.011, Board of Engineering Studies, meeting date, volume number and page.

History

Sometime prior to 1921, the Advisory Board of the School of Engineering appointed a Board of Engineering Studies, which comprised about twenty professors and the President of the University. It acted for the Advisory Board on all questions pertaining to undergraduate instruction in engineering. In the early years, the Committee spent much of its time considering applications of students who sought to fulfill credit requirements, absolve failures, or be reinstated in the school. Later, it considered general matters concerning engineering curricula, student advising, and development.

Like the various committees on academic standing, it made decisions on the status of individual students, including re-admitting students who had failed engineering classes. It also approved curricula for departments, recommended students for the Bachelor of Engineering Degree, and made a wide variety of decisions concerning undergraduate education. It revised the marking system, moved to accept ROTC for elective credit, supervised the student advising program, and requested funds from foundations such as Ford and Sloan. In 1962, the BES petitioned the state and city government to end racial discrimination in public facilities.

Description of Series/Container List Container List Container List,

Volume Contents 1 Minutes, September 1921 - May 1937 2 Minutes, September 1937 - June, 1947 3 Minutes, June 1947 - November 1954 4 Minutes, June 1957 - May 1963