Special Collections & Archives
Manuscript Group 149
ALLEN SHEELEY JANSSEN
Papers, 1926-1980
11 cubic feet
The papers of Allen Janssen, Dean of Engineering at the University of Idaho from 1946 to 1967, were donated to the University of Idaho Library by his family in August 1984. They were processed by Judith Nielsen between February and May 1988.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF ALLEN SHEELEY JANSSEN
Allen Sheeley Janssen was born in Boise, Idaho, September 12, 1907, the son of Alfred E. and Edma M. (Sheeley) Janssen. He was graduated from Boise High School, and attended the University of Idaho, earning a B(Arch) in 1930, a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1933, and his M.S. in Civil Engineering in 1937.
Following his graduation in 1930 he worked for the Idaho Department of Highways. In 1931 he returned to the university as an instructor in the Civil Engineering Department. He continued teaching at the university for over forty years, becoming dean of the College of Engineering in 1946. He resigned as dean in 1967, but continued to teach half-time until his retirement in 1972. While at the university he served on the Academic Council, Research Council, Research Foundation, Patent Committee, and Water Resources Committee; he was also faculty advisor to the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity from 1936-1956.
While teaching he also acted as consultant and designer on many civil engineering projects, with emphasis on highway work, materials of construction, and construction and analysis research. He also worked as a field draftsman for the Idaho Department of Highways from 1930-1946. After his semi-retirement from the university he worked part-time as an office engineer for Pacific Consultants.
He interrupted his teaching during World War II (1942-1946) when, as part of the 55th Naval Construction Battalion, Civil Engineering Corps, he spent 2 1/2 years in the Seabees constructing overseas bases in the South Pacific, and 1 1/2 years in research and development work with the Bureau of Yards & Docks in Washington, D.C.
He was the author of a dozen published works and a member of numerous professional organizations and fraternities, holding regional offices in many of them. His honors and awards include a Distinguished Service Certificate from the National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners (1957), Engineer of the Year award given by the Idaho Society of Professional Engineers (1959), Engineer of Merit commendation from the Spokane Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (1965), and Outstanding Service to the Community award given by the Moscow Chamber of Commerce. In 1972 the new engineering building at the University of Idaho was named after him.
In 1947 he was elected to the Idaho State Board of Engineering Examiners to fill the unexpired term of Jesse Buchanan, who resigned upon assuming the Presidency of the University of Idaho. Janssen continued on this board until his resignation in May 1968.
He was also active in community affairs, serving as chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce (1969-1972), on the Board of Trustees of the Moscow School District (1948-1953), as a member of the Board of Directors for the Highway District, and on the Technical Advisor Committee for the Regional Airport (1969-January 1972). He was active in the Republican Party and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution.
He married Ada Jones on July 14, 1930, in Logan, Utah; they had two children, a son Alfred and a daughter Sheila. Janssen suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and died at the Good Samaritan Village in Moscow on December 26, 1983.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The papers of Allen Janssen span the years 1926 to 1980, with the bulk of the material covering the year 1940 to 1972. included are examinations given to professional engineers seeking registration in Idaho, outlines and exams for courses he taught at the university and other material concerning the engineering college, materials relating to his work in a military construction battalion, and papers and newspaper clippings dealing with organizations he was involved with such as Pacific Consultants, which includes reports done for the Public Land Law Review Commission; Bonneville Power Administration; Moscow Chamber of Commerce, especially the Transportation Committee; and the Civil Defense Executive Reserve.
ARRANGEMENT AND DESCRIPTION
The papers of Allen Janssen were in file folders, but not in any discernible order when received. Therefore, although folder headings were retained, the series arrangement is completely artificial. The first material relating to Janssen's major involvements was separated out and arranged by subject. The examinations given by the State Board of Engineering Examiners are arranged chronologically, as is the board correspondence. The National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners consists of two parts--the Western Zone to which Idaho belonged, and material from the national office. The university material is divided into material concerning the university in general and the engineering college in particular. For ease of organization the folders in these groups are arranged alphabetically, with material in the folders being arranged chronologically. The folders relating to professional organizations Janssen belonged to are arranged alphabetically, as is the military material. Material from the Pacific Consultants is arranged by project. The final series contains material concerning other interests and involvements of Janssen and is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Several boxes of material were badly water damaged before being received by the library and were discarded during processing. Duplicate copies of examinations and publications were also discarded. By this means the original bulk was reduced by 8 cubic feet.
SERIES LIST
Container
I. Idaho State Board of Engineering Examiners, 1926-1971 1-2
II. National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners, 1938-1977 3
III. University of Idaho and College of Engineering, 1934-1977 3-5
A. University of Idaho, 1946-1977
B. College of Engineering, 1934-1977
IV. Professional Organizations and Seminars, 1952-1977 6-7
V. Military Service and Related Papers, 1941-1976 7
VI. Pacific Consultants, 1968-1969 8
VII. Personal Interests and Involvements, 1931-1980 8-11
INVENTORY
ALLEN SHEELEY JANSSEN
Box Folder Description Items
I. Idaho State Board of Engineering Examiners, 1926-1971
1 1-4 Examinations, 1926-1940 73 5-10 Examinations, April 1941-April 1947 104 10-15 Examinations, March 1949-March 1954 93 16-21 Examinations, March 1955-March 1960 102 22-30 Examinations, December 1960-December 1964 115 31-37 Examinations, December 1965-December 1968 97 2 38-43 Correspondence, 1939-1949 357 44-50 Correspondence, 1950-1959 693 51-55 Correspondence, 1960-1964 366 56-58 Correspondence, 1965-1971 236 59 John E. Hayes Case, 1957-1958 20 60 Warren - Higgins Case, 1947-1949 18 61 Applications, 1968-1972 9 62 Attorney General's & Board Council's Opinions, 1939-1956 58 63-65 Minutes, 1947-1968 83 66 Publications and Forms, 1953-1967 9 67 Review Document for Professional Engineer's Registration in Idaho, Prepared by Douglas C. Dowell, April 1960 1
II. National Council of State Boards of Engineering Examiners, 1938-1977
Western Zone, 1946-1976 3 68 Minutes of Annual Meetings, 1951-1974 14 69 Correspondence, 1946-1976 15 National Office, 1938-1977 70 Annual Meetings, 1939-1977 12 71 Correspondence, 1948-1977 120 72 Publications, 1938-1975 17 73 The Registration Bulletin, 1948-1976 16 74 Reports, 1948-1966 13
III. The University of Idaho and College of Engineering, 1934-1977
A. University, 1946-1977
75 Asphalt Institute, 1955-1972 11 76 Consulting Services Policy, 1946-1969 6 77 Honors Program, Spring 1977, 1976-1977 100 78 Honors Program, Fall 1977 58 79-80 Memos, 1963-1974 71 81 Project THEMIS, 1967 7 82 Short Term Applied Research (STAR) Reports, 1967-1973 13
B. College of Engineering, 1934-1977
Meetings and Minutes 83 Advisory Council, 1967-1972 12 84 Committee on Assignments and Others, 1966-1972 19 85 Curriculum Committee, 1967-1971 39 86 Department Heads, 1953-1954 46 87 Executive Committee, 1961-1967 89 88 Executive Council, 1968-1974 41 89 Faculty, 1966-1974 50 90 Civil Engineering Faculty, 1966-1976 109 91 Mechanical Engineering Department, 1965-1966 4 4 92 Advising of Students, 1949-1977 82 93-96 Budget Requests, 1938-1971 180 97-98 Buildings, 1947-1966 23 99 Civil Engineering Department, 1967-1975 77 100-101 Correspondence, 1934-1975 213 102 Decimal Point Location Reports, 1959-1960 6 103 Directories, 1966-1974 12 104 Engineering Education, 1956-1964 10 105 Engineering Science Program, 1958-1962 33 106 ECPD Accreditation Visits, 1963-1971 12 107 Enrollments and Estimates of Graduates, 1954-1967 63 108 Faculty Applications, 1957-1966 150 109 Faculty Inventory, 1962 65 110 Faculty Travel Reports, 1938-1967 37 111 Faculty Vitae, 1960s 6 112 Fellowship Appointments, 1956 8 113 Gifts, 1961-1966 19 114 Grades, 1968-1971 21 115 Janssen's Personnel Records, 1936-1972 35 116 Letters to Prospective Students, 1961 26 117-122 Memos, 1938-1977 339 123 Miscellaneous, n.d. 7 124-125 Newsletters, 1967-1975 152 126 Photographs, n.d. 3 127 Publications, 1941-1970 21 5 128 Nuclear Reactor Program, 1955-1956 29 129 Ten Year Plan, 1956-1959 25 130 Student Reports, April 1940 3 131-133 Senior Field Trip Reports, 1952-1957 20 134-136 Student Reports for Contracts and Specifications, 1952-1954 17 Allen Janssen's Course Outlines & Lecture Notes 137-148 Civil Engineering 5, 1946/47-1957/58 371 149-155 Engineering 5, 1958/59-1964/65 306 156 Civil Engineering 131, 1956/57 34 157 Civil Engineering 152 (Readings), 1934-1938 11 158-160 Civil Engineering 153, 1957/58-1968/69 109 161-162 Civil Engineering 154, 1967/68-1968/69 60 163 Civil Engineering 360, 1969/70 3 164-166 Civil Engineering 382, 1969/70-1971/72 22 Civil Engineering 484, 1970/71 40 168 Philosophy 204, 1976/77 52 169-170 Engineering Experiment Station, 1955-1974 37 171-172 Materials Testing Laboratory, 1967-1968 4
IV. Professional Organizations and Seminars, 1952-1977
6 173 American Concrete Institute, 1966 2 174 American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1961-1965 7 175 American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 1958 14 176 American Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1961 4 177 American Society of Civil Engineers, 1963-1976 50 178-179 American Society for Engineering Education, 1959-1975 32 180 Commission on Engineering Education, 1964 3 181 Engineers' Council for Professional Development, 1961-1972 35 182 Engineers Joint Council, 1952-1966 13 Idaho Society of Professional Engineers 183 General, 1956-1977 45 184 Ethical Practices Committee, 1970-1972 26 185 Presentation of Certificates Ceremony, 1970-1972 13 186 Student Professional Committee, 1967-1968 14 187 Junior Engineering and Technical Society (JETS), 1964-1966 10 188 National Association of State Universities and Land Grand Colleges, Div. of Engineering, 1962-1966 33 National Society of Professional Engineers 6 189-190 General, 1963-1976 69 191-198 Meetings, 1963-1966 8 199 Water Policy Committee, 1964-1966 31 7 200 Honor Societies, 1963-1976 4 201 Institute for Engineering Deans, 1965-1968 3 202 Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Seminar, 1960 21 203 Standard Oil Seminars, 1955-1967 22
V. Military Service and Related Papers, 1941-1976
204 Construction Designs, 1943-1946 18 205 Construction Manuals, 1943-1945 10 206-212 Manual TM-235 "Control of Soils in Military Construction", drafts, 1945-1946 27 Construction 213 Progress Reports, 1943-1945 22 214 Airfields, 1943-1946 11 215 Roads, 1945 2 216 Warehouses, 1943 9 Soil Testing 217 Technical Bulletin: Soil Testing Set No. 1, 1945 1 218 Forms and list of equipment, n.d. 30 219 "Soils Engineering for Seabees", draft, n.d. 1 220 North Dakota Cone Bearing Indes, 1945 6 221 "Control of Soils in Military Construction", draft, 1945 2 222 Reports, Manuals, etc., 1941-1944 6 223-224 55th Construction Battalion, correspondence, newsletters, 1943-1976 63 225 Photographs, n.d. 5 226 Navy League, 1970-1974 15 227 Civil Engineers Corps, 1957-1974 18 228 Naval Air Training Command, Pensacola, Florida, 1948 42 229 Red Cross Campaign, 1946 10 230 Miscellaneous, 1943-1948 12
VI. Pacific Consultants, 1968-1969
8 231 General, 1968-1969 33 232 Dalton Water Association, 1969 15 233 Idaho Comprehensive Law Enforcement Plan, 1969 1 234 Law Building, University of Idaho, 1969 11 235 Lewiston Hill: Rerouting U.S. 95, 1968-1969 44 236 Preliminary Comparative Study of Airport Needs for the Palouse Empire, 1968 1 237 Walla Walla County Sewer and Water Plan, 1968 1 238 Weyerhaeuser Water Pollution Problem, 1969 2 Public Land Law Review Commission Projects 239 Forage Study Reports for the University of Idaho, 1958-1969 49 240 Mining, Surface Hard Rock Area: Nevada, 1968-1969 24 241 Mining, Hard Rock Areas: Grand Junction, Moab, Monticello, 1968-1969 31 242 Oil and/or Gas Area: Farmington, New Mexico, 1968 17 243 Phosphates Area: Pocatello, 1968 17 244 Supporting Material, 1968-1969 18 245 Draft of Report: "Impact of Mining Operations on Use of Public Lands for Grazing", 1969 5 246 Wooden Toy Business for Nez Perce Indian Tribe, 1968 2 247 Janssen's Time Sheets, 1968-1969 98
VII. Personal Interests and Involvements, 1946-1970
248 Agriculture, 1964 2 249 Airfields, Design and Construction, 1946-1947 8 250 Airports, Regional: Quad Cities, 1966-1974 234 251 Atmosphere Chart, 1958 1 252-253 Atomic Energy Commission, Correspondence and Press Releases, 1952-1966 63 254 Bearing Tests, n.d. 4 255-258 Bonneville Power Administration, Minutes, Reports, Correspondence, 1950-1975 68 9 259-260 Bridges, Janssen's Article and General Articles, 1933-1972 8 261 Cement, 1956 1 262 Certificates and Photographs, 1948-1960 12 Chamber of Commerce, City of Moscow 263 Annual & Financial Reports, 1969-1976 13 264 General, 1968-1976 70 265 Industrial Development Workshop, 1969 1 266 Newsletters, 1970-1976 141 267 Selection Committee, 1971 12 268-271 Transportation Committee, Minutes and Reports, 1968-1976 266 City of Moscow 9 272 Kiwanis Club, Public Affairs Committee, 1957 20 273 School District. Clippings, 1977-1978 50 274 School District. Plat Maps, 1951 2 275-276 School District. School Facilities Study, 1977 79 277 School District. School Facilities Planning Guides, 1972-1976 2 278 Traffic Counts, 1968 46 279 Water Supply, 1969-1971 20 280 Latah County Energy Committee, 1977 48 Civil Defense 281 Associated General Contractors of America. Plan Bulldozer--Disaster Relief, 1965 3 282 Idaho Department of Highways, 1968-1971 3 283 U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Bureau of Public Roads. Emergency Planning and Operations Manual, 1966 1 284 U.S. Department of Defense, n.d. 1 285-294 U.S. Dept. of Transportation. National Defense Executive Reserve Conferences, 1967-1971 134 10 295-296 U.S. Dept. of Transportation. National Defense Executive Reserve Conferences, 1972-1974 15 297 Newsletters, 1968-1975 20 298 Publications, 1964-1974 11 299-301 Correspondence, Personal, 1946-1980 412 302 Correspondence, Charles William Lang, Jr., 1958-1971 51 303 Crossley vs. Grow, 1952 61 304-307 Dams, 1949-1977 33 308 Earthquakes, 1959-1966 2 309 East Side Grade School, Moscow, Blueprints, 1951 3 310 Engineering Education, Articles, 1955-1965 24 311 Engineering Pamphlets, 1946-1957 9 312 Engineering: Outline for course C.E. 154, taught by George R. Russell, 1965 1 313 Engineering, C.E. 109. Janssen's papers for a course taught by J.E. Buchanan, 1931/32 9 314 Engineering Profession, Articles, 1948-1955 27 315 Engineers, Registration, 1949-1954 3 316 Engineers, Shortage of, 1951-1956 22 317 English Writing and Speaking, 1948-1952 9 Highways 318 Correspondence, 1936-1974 8 319 Paving, 1946-1957 8 320 Publications, 1949-1966 8 Highways, Idaho 10 321 Clippings, 1972-1973 2 322 Idaho Association of Highway Districts, 1953 7 323 Idaho Dept. of Highways, Newsletters, 1964-1972 4 324 Lewiston Hill Study, 1970-1972 2 325-326 Location Studies and Hearings, 1964-1970 5 327 Miscellaneous Reports and Studies, 1957-1967 -6 11 328 Paving, 1948-1965 2 329 Princeton-Harvard Highway District Consolidation, 1968-1969 15 330 Publications, 1967 1 331 Surveys, 1967 3 332 Highways, Washington. Specifications for Highway Structures, 1931 1 333 Land Sale, Payette Lakes, 1968-1969 14 334 Land Surveying, 1957-1964 5 335 Legislature, Idaho. Clippings, 1965-1969 25 336 Legislation, Federal, 1963-1965 4 337 North Idaho Chamber of Commerce Meeting, November 14-16, 1968 13 338-339 Personal Clippings, 1955-1977 56 340 Pollution, 1959-1969 16 341 Richland Power Plant Dedication, Sept. 26, 1963 8 342 Safety, 1941-1953 6 343 Salmon School Inspection, 1960-1962 12 344 Scenic Rivers, 1968-1969 20 345 Shell Desk Calendar, 1967 1 346-348 Soil Mechanics, 1935-1947 37 349 Sons of the American Revolution, 1967-1978 73 350 Transportation Poster, n.d. 1 351 University: Class of 1930. 1955-1980 60 352 University: Vandal Boosters, 1980 7 353 Washington State University. College of Engineering, 1967 4 354-356 Water, 1951-1976 49
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