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The Department of Ceramic Engineering came into being through the efforts of Charles W. Rolfe, professor of geology at the University of Illinois. In 1894 Professor Rolfe printed and distributed the "Bill for an Act to Establish a Laboratory of Economic Geology," a step which had the support of the Illinois Clay Manufacturers Association as well as mining groups within the state.
In February 1989, the Departments of Metallurgy and Mining Engineering and Ceramic Engineering were merged to form the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. See also Subgroups 11/5 and 11/9.
1. Ira O. Baker and Everett E. King, A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, 1868-1945, Part I (Urbana), p. 505.
2. Ibid., p. 505.
3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 23rd Report, June 2 1905, p. 74.
4. Baker and King, p. 506.
5. Ibid., p. 506.
6. Catalogue and Registers, 1906-07, pp. 100-102.
7. Board of Trustees Transactions, 25th Report, June 29, 1910, p. 573.
8. Ibid., 27th Report, June 9, 1914, p. 762.
9. Baker and King, pp. 507-509.
10. Board of Trustees Transactions, 64th Report, February 4, 1988, pp. 466-67.
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Ceramic Engineering subject file includes correspondence, reports, outlines, and statistics concerning programs information (1906-1986), courses (1950-1979), proposals, graduates and job placement (1908-1963), security files, statistical reports (1963-1966), teaching activity (1979-1986), and undergraduate applications (1972-1974).