MS 275
 Hurd, Mary Krumboltz (1926-   )
Papers, 1943-[ongoing]

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

Descriptive summary

creator:

Hurd, Mary Krumboltz (1926-   )

title:

Papers

dates:

1943-[ongoing]

extent:

3.15 linear ft.  (7 document boxes and 1 half-document box)

collection number:

 MS 275 

repository:

Archives of Women in Science and Engineering, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Mary Krumboltz Hurd Papers, MS 275, Archives of Women in Science and Engineering, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note

Mary Krumboltz Hurd received her B.S. in Engineering from Iowa State University in 1947.  During the period 1947 through 1976, she was employed by the American Concrete Institute for nearly fifteen years, as staff engineer and earlier as associate editor.  During the remainder of that 30 year period, her time was spent in consulting work; graduate study at the University of Michigan, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois; and in attending to family responsibilities.  In 1976 she began working as an engineering/writer/consultant, preparing technical reports and programs for companies and individuals.  In 1981 she became the editor-in-chief of Concrete Construction and later served as the senior engineering editor.  She is a member of numerous societies and organizations, including the Society for Technical Communication, the American Society of Civil Engineers (Life Member), Tau Beta Pi, and is a Fellow of the American Concrete Institute.  She received the Henry C. Turner Medal from the American Concrete Institute in March of 1995.  She was also the recipient of the Marston Medal (2004) given by the Iowa State University College of Engineering which honors alumni for outstanding achievement in engineering.

 

Collection Description

This collection (1943-[ongoing]) contains biographical information, clippings, minutes, programs, professional correspondence, publications, and awards.

Her undergraduate years at Iowa State are represented by a newspaper clipping depicting her working on her engineering degree and materials pertaining to her induction into Tau Beta Pi, the National Engineering Honor Society.  She received a woman’s badge from Tau Beta Pi in 1946 (as women were not allowed to become members) and received correspondence in 1970-1971 inviting her to finally become a member.

The professional correspondence documents her years, contacts, and experience with the American Concrete Institute.  The publications series contains 2 seminar pamphlets, an article, “Illinois Students Build Ferro-Canoe,” and several concrete journals with articles about Hurd.  Of special interest is a copy of Hurd’s work Formwork for Concrete (1963), an industry standard, and a color glass transparency of Hurd standing beside a Fermi simulator.  There are five programs with information concerning Hurd and awards that she received, including the Construction Practice Award (1982 and 1988), a Professional Achievement Citation in Engineering (1982), the Delmar L. Bloem Award for Distinguished Service (1990), the Henry C. Turner Medal (1995) and the Marston Medal (2004).  The remainder of the collection includes Hurd’s correspondence, programs, minutes, notes and a paper for conferences and seminars on concrete.

   

Container list  

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical Information

n.d.

1

2

Undergraduate Days

1943-1946

1

3

Tau Beta Pi

1946-1971

1

4

Correspondence, Professional

1948-1994

1

5

Publications – “Wood Design Criteria for Concrete Framework,” “Illinois Students Build Ferro-Canoe,” “Seventeen Concrete Canoes Race at Indianapolis,” “Concrete Formwork Seminar,” “Effective Use of Concrete Formwork,” Concrete International, PCI Journal, copies of articles published in other languages

1968-1995

1

6

Publications – Formwork for Concrete

1963

1

7

Awards Received – Programs and News Clippings

1982-2004

1

8

American Concrete Institute Formwork Conference

1977

1

9

World of Concrete Seminar

1980

1

10

World of Concrete Seminar

1981

1

11

World of Concrete Seminar

1985

2

1

Professional Correspondence

1964-1985

2

2

Professional Correspondence

1979-1982

2

3

Professional Correspondence – Articles by Marin

1979-1982

2

4

Professional Correspondence

1986-1989

2

5

Professional Correspondence

1990-1991

2

6

Detwiler Letter and Hurd’s Response

1991

2

7

Professional Correspondence

1992-1993

2

8

Professional Correspondence

1977-1997

3

1

Concrete Canoe Race (15 4”x5” b/w photos, 3 5”x7” b/w photos, 5 negatives)

1971

3

2

Concrete Canoe Race (17 4”x5” b/w photos, 3 5”x7” b/w photos, 3 negatives)

1972

3

3

Concrete Canoe Race (7 5”x7” b/w photos, 3 8”x10” b/w photos, 6 negatives)

1973

3

4

Concrete Canoe Race (2 4”x5” color photos, 2 5”x7” color photos)

1974-1997

3

5

Conference – IMCYC Curso Especial Disene y Construccion de Cimbras

1978

3

6

Conferences

1978-1980

3

7

Conference – Instituto Mexicano del Cemento y del Concreto

1980-1981

3

8

Conference – World of Concrete

1984

4

1

Conference Paper – “Method of Analysis for Shoring and Reshoring in Multistory Construction”

1985

4

2

Correspondence and Printed Materials – Charles W. Borden

1956-1992

4

3

Handouts and Draft Materials

1977-1979

4

4

Notebook – Folio Articles: Paper, Color Separation, Research, and Notes on Concrete Construction (1 of 2)

1981-1982

4

5

Notebook – Folio Articles: Paper, Color Separation, Research, and Notes on Concrete Construction (2 of 2)

1981-1982

4

6

Publication – PCI Journal

1979

4

7

Publication Notes – “3-D Analysis of Construction Loads on Multistory Reinforced Concrete Buildings” (38 color slides)

1979-1985

5

1

Professional Correspondence

1972-1984

5

2

Professional Correspondence

1985-1999

5

3

Glass Color Transparency of Hurd Beside Fermi Simulator

ca. 1960

6

1

Professional Correspondence

1945-1988

6

2

Professional Correspondence

1990-2002

6

3

Journal of American Concrete Institute

1958

6

4

Professional Correspondence – Concrete Construction Problem Clinic

1988-1999

6

5

Professional Correspondence

1990-2003

6

6

Professional Correspondence

1980-1998

6

7

Professional Correspondence

1986-1999

7

1

Professional Correspondence

1973-1999

7

2

Correspondence – Richard Weingardt

1990

7

3

Article – “Working Around the Railroad”

1999

7

4

Article and correspondence on segmented box-girder bridge construction

1984-1987

7

5-6

Professional Correspondence

1985-2000

7

7-8

Materials for article on construction of Oklahoma City National Monument (1- CD; 3- 5x7 color and 1- 8x10 color photographs)

1999-2000

7

9

Correspondence re: Erico/Lenton Interlok article (4- 4x6 color photographs)

1998

7

10

Correspondence – Paul Barton

1984-1997

7

11

American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fall Convention – Correspondence with presenter Peter Auguelov

1994

8

1

Formwork for Concrete, 6th Edition – Revision to Chapter 7 Tables

1992-1995

8

2-3

Correspondence re: Tolerancing Comparisons article by Carl Ytterberg

1995

8

4

American Concrete Institute – Correspondence and Meeting Programs

1958-1986

8

5-6

Article for CRSI (Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute) – Interview transcripts and correspondence

1992

Iowa State University Library, Ames, IA 50011
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Revised: 01 June 2007.