Scope and Content
Biography
Preferred Citation:
Provenance
Publication Rights
Access Restrictions
Title: Stanford University, Engineering Case Program, case files
Identifier/Call Number: SC0269
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1948-1972
creator:
Fuchs, H. O. (Henry Otten), 1907-
creator:
Fuchs, H. O., ((Henry Otten),), 1907-
Scope and Content
The Engineering Case Program, which began at Stanford University in 1964, provided written accounts of engineering problems
to be used in the training of engineers. This collection consists of the master files from 114 cases where the author was
a Stanford faculty or staff member or the event described happened in the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition to the case
description, some files include correspondence, memoranda, diagrams, and photographs.
Following the container listing are abstracts for most of the cases included in this collection.
Biography
Henry O. Fuchs was professor of mechanical engineering at Stanford University, 1964-1973, and director of the Engineering
Case Program.
Preferred Citation:
Stanford University, Engineering Case Program, Case Files (SC0269). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Provenance
Gift of Henry O. Fuchs, 1981.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives.
Access Restrictions
None.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford University. Engineering Case Program.
Engineering--Case studies.
Engineering--Study and teaching.
Photoprints.