Descriptive summary
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creator: |
Fuller,
Almon H. (1871-1961) |
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title: |
Papers |
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dates: |
1900-1961, n.d |
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extent: |
0.42
linear ft. (1 document box) |
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collection number: |
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repository: |
University Archives,
Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
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access: |
Open for research |
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publication
rights: |
Consult Head,
Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation: |
Almon H.
Fuller Papers, RS 11/5/12, Special Collections Department,
Iowa State University Library. |
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Historical note
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Almon Homer Fuller was born
to Edgar Stanley and Amanda Camp Fuller on December 29,
1871, at Camptown, Pennsylvania. He received his C.E.
(1897) and M.S. (1900) in engineering from Lafayette
College. He also earned a Master of Civil Engineering
(1898) from Cornell University. He received the Doctor
of Science degree (1936) from Lafayette College, and
Iowa State College (University) conferred upon him the
Doctor of Engineering degree (1955).
Dr. Fuller served as Professor (1898-1917) of Civil
Engineering and Dean of Engineering (1899-1917) at the
University of Washington. In 1917 he left Washington to
become Professor and Head (1917-1920) of Civil
Engineering at Lafayette College. He joined the staff at
Iowa State College (University) as Professor and Head of
Civil Engineering (1920-1938). In 1938 he stepped down
from administrative duties, but continued to serve Iowa
State until 1957.
Dr. Fuller’s research interests were in field tests of
bridges and buildings, the flow of concrete under
continuous load, and impact on highway bridges. He
co-authored the textbook Analysis and Design of Steel
Structures (call no. TA684 F958a).
Almon Fuller married Mary Gwendolyn Cook on August 6,
1913. They had two children: Gwendolyn and John. Almon
Fuller died on March 31, 1961, in Des Moines,
Washington. He is buried in Merryall Cemetery in
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania.
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Collection description
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The
collection (1900-1961, n.d.) contains biographical
information and materials related to Dr. Fuller’s research
and teaching career. The material includes correspondence,
course notes, publications, and a report on the civil
engineering drawing classes at Iowa State College
(University). The collection also contains information on
the civil engineering summer camps of Columbia, Harvard, and
Cornell Universities. A textbook used by Professor Fuller
for teaching, A Course in Descriptive Geometry (1873)
by William Watson, can be found by searching the Library
catalog. |
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Organization
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The
collection is arranged alphabetically. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
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1948-1954,
n.d. |
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1 |
2 |
Biographical Information: Memorials |
1961 |
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1 |
3 |
Biographical Information: News Clippings |
1937-1961,
n.d. |
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1 |
4 |
American
Society of Civil Engineers: Annual Meeting Program |
1925 |
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1 |
5 |
Book:
A History of Civil Engineering at
Iowa State College |
1959 |
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1 |
6 |
Correspondence |
1922-1961,
n.d. |
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1 |
7 |
Correspondence: Almon H. Fuller Scholarship |
1959 |
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1 |
8 |
Course
Notes Used by Professor Fuller to Teach Geometry Class
(Textbook A Course in Descriptive Geometry by
William Watson has been cataloged) |
1900 |
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1 |
9 |
Draft:
“Civil Engineering at Iowa State College” |
1957 |
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1 |
10 |
“Notes on
Summer Camps for Surveying of Columbia University, Harvard
University, and Cornell University Made from Personal Visits
in 1914” (10-4x6 b/w photographs) |
1911-1915 |
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1 |
11 |
Paper:
“Iowa Bridge Tests Reveal Persistent Concrete-Steel Bond” |
1951 |
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1 |
12 |
Paper:
“Reprint of Chapter III from the Analysis and Design of
Steel Structures” |
1932 |
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1 |
13 |
“A Report
on the Drawing Courses in the C.E. Curriculum” |
1932 |
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