William Staley Bridges Papers
MC 00031
Special Collections Research Center
0.25 Linear feet
1 archival half box
1947-1958
The William Staley Bridges Papers contain reports of various individual student experiments made in the Mechanical Engineering Department at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) between 1947 and 1958.
William Staley Bridges was a professor of mechanical engineering at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) for 42 years, from 1919 to 1961. He received his B.S. and M.S. from North Carolina State College in 1919 and 1926 respectively.
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1 archival half box
Bridges, William Staley, 1890-1974
Access to Collection
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 48 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Received 22 January 1969
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], William Staley Bridges Papers, MC 00031, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information note
Processed by Genya O'Gara, August 2008;
Encoded by Genya O'Gara, August 2008
Biographical Note
William Staley Bridges (1890-1974) a professor of mechanical engineering at North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) from 1919 to 1961 was born on 15 August 1890. He received his B.S. and M.S. from North Carolina State College in 1919 and 1926 respectively.
Bridges was a member of the North Carolina National Guard and served as 1st Sergeant and Master Sergeant of G-2 Infantry April 1917 through February 1919.
Memberships in organizations include North Carolina Registered Engineers, Raleigh Engineers Club, and the Masonic Lodge.
Scope and Content Note
The William Staley Bridges Papers include reports of experiments made by students in the Mechanical Engineering program at
North Carolina State College (later
North Carolina State University). The reports are all in similar format. These reports include information such as the object of the experiment, a description of the aparatus, a theory, the procedure, the data collected, and conclusions. Some reports are handwritten and some are typed. Studies cover a broad range of subjects, including
steam regulating equipment,
radiator and generator tests,
panel heat tests,
heating control tests, a
thermal flow study,an
air dryer test,
two effect evaporator test,
steam jet refridgeration,
vapor compression refrigeration tests and
engine tests. The experiments dates range from 1947 to 1958.
Organization of the Collection
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Bridges, William Staley, 1890-1974
North Carolina State University--Students.
North Carolina State University. Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina
Raleigh (N.C.)
Reports
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1
1947
Reports
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2
1949
Reports
1
3
1950
Reports
1
4
1951
Reports
1
5
1955
Reports
1
6
1957
Reports
1
7
1958