8/5/13 Guide to the Round Barn Architectural Drawings Round Barn Architectural Drawings

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Guide to the Round Barn Architectural Drawings 1911/1981 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Round Barn Architectural Drawings 1911, 1981 8/5/13 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering 0.10 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

The Department of Agricultural Engineering began as courses in Farm Mechanics.1 In 1921, the courses were elevated to the status of the Department of Farm Mechanics, which offered instruction in the principles of engineering as applied to use in agriculture.2 The departmental name was changed to Agricultural Engineering in 1932.3 It offered courses in farm mechanics, drainage, buildings, construction, machinery and farm home equipment.4 Later, courses in rural electrification and soil and water engineering were added.5 Although the Department of Agricultural Engineering is in the College of Agriculture and receives its appropriations from that College, since 1933 the Agricultural Engineering curricula has been administered by, or in cooperation with, the College of Engineering.6 Students are allowed to work for their degree from either college or opt for the five-year program and receive degrees from both colleges. The Department of Agricultural Engineering offers graduate work leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with a major in agricultural engineering. Candidates for the Master's degree must have the equivalent of the undergraduate curriculum at the University of Illinois. The doctoral program provides for a major in agricultural engineering with a minor in other graduate departments of engineering, or other disciplines in the physical sciences.7 In 2003, the name of the Department was changed to the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, to reflect its increased emphasis on research in biomaterials, biofeuls, biosensors, bioprocessing, and bioenvironmental engineering.8

1. Richard G. Moores, Fields of Rich Toil, (Urbana: 1970), p. 222.

2. Board of Trustees Transactions, 31st Report, July 6, 1921, p. 6.

3. Registers and Catalogs, 1932-1933, p. 216.

4. Ira O. Baker and Everett E. King, A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois 1868-1945, Vol. II (Urbana), p. 688.

5. Catalogs and Registers, 1950-51, p. 98.

6. Catalogs and Registers, 1932-33, p. 135.

7. Graduate College Catalog, 1971-72, p. 68.

8. Board of Trustees Agenda Items, July 16-17, 2003

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

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Round Barns
Title:

Round Barn Architectural Drawings (Digital Surrogates)

Administrative Information Accruals:

8/28/2003

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By type of drawing

Scope and Contents

Round Barn Architectural Drawings showing cutaway elevation and floor plan copies of Gilbert W. Lynch's tracings (1981) of Horace Duncan's 1911 plan for a round barn on R.R. 5, Arcola, Illinois.