AMERICAN SOCIETY of CIVIL ENGINEERS, Seattle Section, Papers. 2.5 L.F

Ms 66A

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, Seattle Section, papers. 2.5 l.f.

ABSTRACT: The American Society of Civil Engineers - Seattle Section is a professional organization of engineers in the state of Washington dedicated to “the advancement of the science and profession of engineering,” particularly as it relates to the organization’s membership and the Seattle and Puget Sound areas.

BACKGROUND:

The Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in 1913. Since its founding, the Seattle Section has been active in serving the welfare of the engineering profession in the Pacific Northwest and, in particular, the greater Puget Sound area. The Seattle Section has been active in legislative matters concerning the licensing and regulation of engineers, public works projects, infrastructure and transportation issues, building codes, and similar areas of professional and community-wide interest. Aiding University of Washington and Seattle University engineering students through student chapters, mentoring, and instruction is another priority of the Seattle Section. The Seattle Section sponsors seminars, symposia, lectures and conferences in order to give the public an opportunity to understand issues surrounding engineering that affect their everyday lives.

For a more complete background summary of the ASCE - Seattle Section, see the Background notes to Ms 66.

SCOPE AND CONTENT:

This collection Ms 66A should be used in conjunction with ASCE – Seattle Section records previously deposited with the Washington State Historical Society and identified as Ms 35 and Ms 66. Ms 66A, for the most part, is a direct continuation of the records contained in Ms 66. Although there is an incomplete run of Year Books dating from 1954 through 1974, some Executive Board Minutes from 1982-1985, and occasional other records from the 1980s, the majority of the records in Ms 66A date from 1990-2004.

The bulk and strength of Ms 66A are the financial records, including annual budget preparation drafts and notes, monthly treasurer reports, end of the year reports, and investment fund accounting and notes. The Treasurer’s correspondence (1990-2002) includes incoming and outgoing requests and replies concerning the Seattle Section’s budget, memos and notes, emails, and communications from the President and other Executive Board members, Budget committee members, and the national ASCE office.

The Executive Board minutes (1990-2001) and their related agenda and meeting notices give an overview summary of the organizational structure and workings of the Seattle Section, the section’s relationship to the national ASCE office, legislative concerns, conferences and educational programs, and the various committees and their projects.

Infrastructure and transportation issues regarding the Rapid Transit Authority were of major concern during the 1990s. The Infrastructure and Transportation Committee in September 1998 announced its intention to prepare a “report card” on the status of public infrastructure in the Section’s primary service area. In 1999 and 2000 the committee released its report card for King and Snohomish counties based on ten infrastructure topics: dams, drinking water, roads, bridges, mass transit, aviation, schools, wastewater, solid waste and hazardous waste.

Another significant report, “A Study on Establishing a Scope of Practice for Structural Engineering”, was issued in November 1993, reflecting the Seattle Section’s interest in professional standards.

Important organizational accomplishments during the 1990s included the development of a strategic plan for the Seattle Section in 1997, which was revised and updated in 1998. The Seattle Section’s “Duties and Procedures Manual” was revised in June 1995. The monthly newsletter underwent several major reviews, including one by the Newsletter Cost Reduction committee in 2001-2002. As early as November 1990, the Executive Board emphasized the importance of the newsletter as the primary communications tool for Seattle Section members.

Considerable time and effort was given to the Seattle Section’s participation and hosting of the National Water Resources Engineering Conference held in Seattle in August 1999 and the ASCE National Convention held in Seattle in October 2000.

Although not extensive, the files of the Seattle Section’s various committees, including budget, geotechnical, infrastructure and transportation, legislative, lifelines and earthquake engineering, public information, public relations, student advisory, surveying and mapping, Thompson Scholarship, and water resources and environmental engineering, provide an overview of many of the organization’s interests and activities.

The collection also includes student papers and work from a class taught at the University of Washington in 2004, CEE 423 – Civil Engineering Heritage, under the instruction of ASCE – Seattle Section member J.E. Colcord.

INCLUSIVE DATES: 1954-1974; 1982-2004

RESTRICTIONS: None

VOLUME: 2.5 linear feet

ACCESSION #: 1996.18

ACCESSION DATE: 2005

FILE LISTING:

BOX 1: MINUTES (EXECUTIVE BOARD); MEETINGS: AGENDAS &

NOTICES (EXECUTIVE BOARD); CORRESPONDENCE; ANNUAL REPORTS; COMMITTEES; FINANCIAL (TREASURER’S REPORTS, BUDGETS; CHECKING ACCOUNTS, INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS)

1.  Minutes: Executive Board 1982-1985

2.  Minutes: Executive Board 1990-1996

3.  Minutes: Executive Board 1997-2001

4.  Meetings: Agendas & Notices – Executive Board 1990-1991

5.  Meetings: Agendas & Notices – Executive Board 1996-1998

6.  Meetings: Agendas & Notices – Executive Board 1999-2002

7.  Correspondence: General 1990-1991

8.  Correspondence: General 1995-2002

9.  Correspondence: Treasurer 1990-1994

10.  Correspondence: Treasurer 1995-1997

11.  Correspondence: Treasurer 1998-1999

12.  Correspondence: Treasurer 2000

13.  Correspondence: Treasurer 2001

14.  Correspondence: Treasurer 2002

15.  Correspondence: Convention 2000 1996-2000

16.  Annual Report: Seattle Section ASCE 1996/1997

17.  Annual Report: Seattle Section ASCE 1997/1998

18.  Annual Report: Seattle Section ASCE 1998/1999

19.  Annual Report: Seattle Section ASCE 2001/2002

20.  Archives Management: ASCE-Seattle Section 1991-2001

21.  Committee: Awards 1983-

22.  Committee: Budget 1991-1999

23.  Committee: Budget 2000-2002

24.  Committee: Geotechnical 1991-1995

25.  Committee: Infrastructure Transportation & Urban Planning 1998-2000

26.  Committee: Legislative 1997

27.  Committee: Lifelines & Earthquake Engineering 1995-1996

28.  Committee: Newsletter Cost Reduction 2001-2002

29.  Committee: Public Information 1999

30.  Committee: Public Relations 2000

31.  Committee: Student Advisory 1996

32.  Committee: Surveying and Mapping 1982-1984

33.  Committee: Thompson Scholarship 1992-1998

34.  Committee: Thompson Scholarship 1999-2002

35.  Committee: Water Resources and Environmental Engineering Group

1994

36.  Conference: Pacific Rim Transportation, Seattle 1993

37.  Convention: ASCE, Seattle 1986

38.  Financial: Audit Report 1989/1990; 1994/1995

39.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1988/1989

40.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1990/1991

41.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1993/1994

42.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1994/1995

43.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1996/1997

44.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1997/1998

45.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1998/1999

46.  Financial: Budget – Annual 1999/2000

47.  Financial: Budget – Annual 2000/2001

48.  Financial: Budget – Annual 2001/2002

49.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1982; 1990/1991

50.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1992/1993

51.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1993/1994

52.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1994/1995

53.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1995/1996

54.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1996/1997

55.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1997/1998

56.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1998/1999

57.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 1999/2000

58.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 2000/2001

59.  Financial: Treasurer’s Reports 2001/2002

60.  Financial: Checking Account – Seafirst 1990-1997

61.  Financial: Checking Account – Washington Mutual 2000-2002

62.  Financial: Investment Account – Dean Witter 1990-1991

63.  Financial: Investment Account – Dean Witter – Sears Liquid Asset Fund

1991

64.  Financial: Investment Account – Dean Witter – U.S. Government

Securities Trust 1990-1991

BOX 2: FINANCIAL (INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS); GRANTS;

LEGISLATION; MEMBERSHIP; NEWSLETTERS; STRATEGIC PLAN; STUDENT CHAPTERS; YEARBOOKS; STUDENT PAPERS; STUDENT WORK

1.  Financial: Investment Account – Dean Witter General Fund 1994-2000

2.  Financial: Investment Account – Dean Witter R. H. Thompson

Scholarship Fund 1993-2000

3.  Financial: Investment Account – Morgan Stanley R.H. Thompson

Scholarship Fund 2001-2002

4.  Financial: Investment Account – Morgan Stanley General Fund 2001-

2002

5.  Financial: Investment Account – Washington Mutual C.D. 2000-2001

6.  Financial: Investment Account – Washington Mutual – Money Market

2001-2002

7.  Financial: Jones, R&K, Charitable Trust – Scholarships 2001-2002

8.  Grants 1996-1999

9.  Grants 2000-2001

10.  Grants 2002

11.  Legislation: Architects & Engineers Legislative Council 1990-1999

12.  Manual: Duties & Procedures Rev. 1995

13.  Manual: Financial Management / Accounting Procedures

14.  Meetings: Agendas & Notices – Section Leadership 1996

15.  Meetings: Planning – Annual, ASCE – Seattle Section 8-28-2001

16.  Membership: Associate Member Forum 1996-1997

17.  Membership: Directory 1988

18.  Membership: Honorary – Application for Roy W. Morse 1998

19.  Membership: Remittance Reports 1994 (Sept-Dec)

20.  Membership: Remittance Reports 1995 (Sept)

21.  Membership: Remittance Reports 1996 (Aug)

22.  Membership: Remittance Reports 1997 (March)

23.  Membership: Remittance Reports 1998 (Sept)

24.  Membership: Remittance Reports 1999 (July-Sept)

25.  Membership: Remittance Reports 1999 (Oct-Dec)

26.  Membership: Remittance Reports 2000 (June)

27.  Membership: Remittance Reports 2001 (Sept)

28.  Membership: Remittance Reports 2002 (July)

29.  Membership List: Officers & Committee Chairs 1990-2002

30.  Newsletter: ASCE (National) FAX NEWS 1997

31.  Newsletter: ASCE Section Informant 1991

32.  Newsletter: San Francisco Section ASCE The Civil Engineer (4 issues)

1995

33.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 1983-1985

34.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 1990/1991

35.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 1995/1996

36.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 1996/1997

37.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 1997/1998

38.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 1998/1999

39.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 1999/2000

40.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 2000/2001

41.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 2001/2002

42.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 2002/2003

43.  Newsletter: Seattle Section ASCE 2003/2004

44.  Newsletter: Structural Engineers Association of Washington - Seattle

Chapter (2 issues) 1997-1998

45.  Pacific Northwest Council 2002

46.  Report: “A Study on Establishing a Scope of Practice for Structural

Engineering” 1993/1998

47.  Scrapbook: Ladies Auxiliary – ASCE Seattle Section 1948-1977

48.  Strategic Plan 1997

49.  Strategic Plan 1998

50.  Student Chapter: Seattle University 1991-1993

51.  Student Chapter: University of Washington 1991-1999

52.  Yearbook 1954-1959 (6 vols)

53.  Yearbook 1960-1963, 1965-1966 (6 vols)

54.  Yearbook 1968-1969, 1971, 1974 (4 vols)

55.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Cooper III, Harry Paul. “The Panama Canal”, 2004 [11pp]

56.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Frieze, Don. “The Relocation of Abu Simbel”, 2004 [11pp]

57.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Hackleman, Rob. “Bridge of the Future – Tacoma Narrows”, 2004 [4pp]

58.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Jama, Usame. “American Architect: Paul Williams”, 2004 [7pp]

59.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Jama, Usame. “Muslim Arcitecture”, 2004 [10pp]

60.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Johnson, Brett. “A Water Quality Analysis of Green Lake”, 2004 [43pp]

61.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

King, Cory R. “Roman Aqueducts”, 2004 [16pp]

62.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Lu, Yang. “The Roman Empire Civilization”, 2004 [14pp]

63.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Nidanage, Sonia. “Green Building Technology”, 2004 [14pp]

64.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Porter, Brian. “Brooklyn Bridge”, 2004 [14pp]

65.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Prindle, Douglas. “EADS: The Man and his Bridge”, 2004 [15pp]

66.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Solberg, Kevin M. “The Civil Engineering Tour”, 2004 n.p.

67.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Solberg, Kevin M. “The Global Positioning System for the General Contractor”, 2004 [16pp]

68.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Thornock, Griffin. “Santiago Calatrava’s Unique Balance Between Architecture and Engineering”, 2004 [14pp]

69.  Student Paper: University of Washington – CEE 423

Walser, Katie. “The American Dream in Motion: A History of the American Highway”, 2004 [12pp]

70.  Student Work: University of Washington - CEE 423

Book Quotations 2004

71.  Student Work: University of Washington – CEE 423

Final Exams 2004

72.  Student Work: University of Washington – CEE 423

Video Reviews 2004