Descriptive
summary
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creator: |
Lubsen,
Rudolph J. (1908-1995) |
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title: |
Papers |
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dates: |
1932-1995,
n.d. |
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extent: |
0.42 linear
ft. (1 document box) |
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collection
number: |
RS
11/5/52
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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: |
Rudolph J.
Lubsen Papers, RS 11/5/52, Special Collections Department, Iowa
State University Library. |
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Biographical
note
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Rudolph “Rud” J. Lubsen was born January 17,
1908, in Maurice, Iowa, to Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Lubsen. Lubsen
received his B.S. (1930) and M.S. (1932) in civil engineering
from Iowa State College (University). After graduation, Lubsen
was a bridge designer (1930-1931, 1934-1936) for the Iowa State
Highway Commission and Instructor (1936-1940) of engineering at
Graceland College, Iowa. He also worked as a designer
(1932-1933) for the Pittsburgh Steel Company in Des Moines,
Iowa.
Lubsen joined the staff at Iowa State College (University) as
Instructor (1941-1943) and then Assistant Professor (1943-1948)
of theoretical and applied mechanics. He became Assistant
Professor (1948-1951) in the department of civil engineering. He
was promoted in that department to Associate Professor
(1951-1973) and Professor (1973-1975). Lubsen was director of
the Iowa State Surveying Summer Camp (“Camp Marston”) for a
number of years until it closed in the 1960s.
As a Registered Professional Engineer and Land Surveyor, Lubsen
was active in a number of professional organizations. He was a
member of the Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa, the Iowa
Engineering Society, and the American Society of Professional
Engineers. Lubsen received the John J. Reineke Service Award
(1993) from the Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa, the
Outstanding Civil Engineer Award (1992) from the American
Society of Engineers, and the Outstanding Engineer Award (1975,
1989) from the Iowa Engineering Society. He taught workshops for
practicing surveyors and was a key expert witness in the
Missouri River boundary dispute between the State of Iowa and
the State of Nebraska.
Rudolph Lubsen married Mayona Johnson of Hawarden, Iowa, on
August 30, 1930. Together they had two children: Margaret and
Janet. Mayona preceded him in death in 1961. Lubsen married
Marie Graham in 1963. Lubsen died on August 2, 1995, in
Morrison, Colorado.
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Collection
description
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The collection (1932-1995, n.d.) contains materials related to
Professor Lubsen’s career as professor of civil engineering and
as a professional engineer. The collection includes
biographical material, course notes and assignment problems from
civil engineering classes he taught, and materials related to
surveying workshops he instructed. The materials related to the
surveying workshops contain compiled articles on topics covering
basic mathematics, determining angles and latitudes, calculating
curves, and taking field notes. Most of the articles were
prepared by Lubsen and Richard E. Montag also of the Department
of Civil Engineering. A copy of Lubsen’s master’s thesis is
also included in the collection along with a letter from Belgian
civil engineer Arthur Vierendeel whose truss design was the
focus of Lusben’s thesis. |
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Organization
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The
collection is organized alphabetically. |
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Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
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1948-1995,
n.d. |
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1 |
2 |
Civil
Engineering 417: Land Surveying: Course Notes |
1962, n.d. |
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1 |
3 |
Civil
Engineering 437: Reinforced Concrete Structures: Problem
Assignments |
n.d. |
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1 |
4 |
Civil
Engineering 438: Statically Indeterminate Structures I:
Course Notes and Problem Assignments |
1961, n.d. |
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1 |
5 |
Civil
Engineering 439: Statically Indeterminate Structures II:
Course Notes and Problem Assignments |
1961, n.d. |
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1 |
6 |
Letter from
Arthur Vierendeel in Response to Receiving a Copy of
Lubsen’s Thesis |
1932 |
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1 |
7 |
Society of
Land Surveyors of Iowa: Correspondence and Meeting Materials |
1973, n.d. |
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1 |
8 |
Surveying
the Public Lands of the United States: Articles by Lubsen,
et al |
n.d. |
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1 |
9-10 |
Surveyors
Short Course: Articles by Lubsen, et al |
n.d. |
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1 |
11 |
Thesis:
“The Adaptability of the Vierendeel Type of Truss in
Structural Design” |
1932 |
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