11/3/12 Guide to the Aerospace Engineering Department Ledger Book Aerospace Engineering Department Ledger Book Finding Aid Authors: Christopher J. Prom.

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Guide to the Aerospace Engineering Department Ledger Book 1945/1948 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Aerospace Engineering Department Ledger Book 1945-48 11/3/12 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Aerospace Engineering 0.20 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

The first training in aeronautical engineering provided at Illinois was in September, 1916 when "E.N. Fales came to the College of Engineering as assistant professor of Aeronautics." He scheduled instruction for the first semester of that year.1

World War I gave added impetus to this field and in 1917 the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics was established.2 In 1944, the Trustees authorized the establishment of a Department of Aeronautical Engineering.3 In 1954, the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Aeronautical Engineering was established.4 In 1962, the name of the department was changed to the Department of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.5 In 2003, the name was changed again to Department of Aerospace Engineering.6

The curriculum provides strong fundamental background in engineering and applied science with emphasis on aircraft and space flight. The curriculum is continually being broadened to include such related areas as noise pollution, air pollution, human factors and transportation.7

1. Ira O. Baker and Everett E. King, A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, 1868-1945, Vol. I, Urbana, 1945, p. 547.

2. Registers and Catalogs, 1918-1919, p. 419.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 43rd Report, July 18, 1944, p. 17.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 48th Report, December 20, 1954, p. 181.

5. Ibid., 51st Report, May 24, 1962, p. 1446.

6. Board of Trustees Agenda Items, May 16, 2003.

7. Undergraduate Programs Catalog, 1973-75, pp. 213-14.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Financial Records Papers Topical Term: Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Department
Administrative Information Accruals:

1/10/2006

Conditions Governing Access:

None.

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Scope and Contents

Aerospace Engineering Department Ledger Book shows expenditures to pay departmental invoices and work orders.