Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Washington Society of Engineers Records
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
Washington Society of Engineers
Remington, Charles E.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Ellenberger, William J.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
NMAH.AC.0972
Archival Resource Key
13.1 Cubic feet
30 boxes
1905-1985
bulk 1930-1979
The Washington Society of Engineers was founded in 1905 with the objective to advance engineering knowledge and maintain a high professional standard among members. Membership was open to all individuals who were actively engaged in any branch of the engineering profession. The records contain membership records, meeting minutes and reports, financial records, correspondence, projects and events details, as well as research documents.
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Biographical / Historical
The Washington Society of Engineers was formed in 1905 to represent local engineers in the Washington (DC), Virginia, and Maryland areas, as well as serve as a resource for sharing ideas and networking with others within the engineering profession. Membership was open to all persons actively involved in the practice of any branch of engineering. The Society became part of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) and was also affiliated with the Washington Academy of Sciences. Other engineering societies were able to form due to the assistance of the Washington Society of Engineers such as the engineers including the Engineers Joint Council, the Washington Academy of Sciences, the DC Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies, and the American Association of Engineering Societies. The Washington Society of Engineers was absorbed into different national professional societies, such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), both of which have DC metro area branches.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five series.
Series 1: Membership Records, 1905-1985
Series 2: Meeting Minutes and Reports, 1905-1980
Series 3: Financial Records,1906-1984
Series 4: Correspondence, 1928-1980
Series 5: Project, Events, and Research Documents, 1931-1983
Scope and Contents
The collection documents work conducted by the Washington Society of Engineers. A large portion of the papers are from the offices of Charles E. Remington, former treasurer of the Society. The collection includes administrative records, organizational information, financial records, business records such as meeting minutes, general correspondence, reprints, records of programs and events, academic papers, and reference files about members and activities of the Society.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Custodial History
Transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Preferred Citation
Washington Society of Engineers Records, 1905-1985, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Processing Information
Processed by Sara Wheeler, intern, July 2017; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Societies -- Professional
Correspondence -- 20th century
Business records -- 20th century
Washington (D.C.)
Engineering
Minutes
Reports
Financial records -- 20th century
Ledgers (account books)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
Membership Records
Series 1
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1905 - 1985
Scope and Contents
Series 1 contains alphabetical biographical membership list, published membership lists, directory of officers and committee members, membership applications and solicitations, and membership statistics.
Biographical-A
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1907 - 1961
1
1
Biographical-B
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1907 - 1963
1
2
Biographical-C
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1907 - 1963
1
3
Biographical-D
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1907 - 1963
2
1
Biographical-E and F
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1907 - 1963
2
2
Biographical-G
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1907 - 1963
2
3
Biographical Listing-H
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1907 - 1963
3
1
Biographical Listing-I, J, and K
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1907 - 1963
3
2
Biographical Listing-L
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1907 - 1963
3
3
Biographical Listing-M
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1907 - 1963
4
1
Biographical Listing-N, O, and P
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1907 - 1963
4
2
Biographical Listing-Q and R
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1907 - 1963
4
3
Biographical Listing-S
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1907 - 1963
5
1
Biographical Listing-T, U, V
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1907 - 1963
5
2
Biographical Listing-W, X, Y, and Z
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1907 - 1963
5
3
By-laws and membership list
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1905 - 1913
6
1
By-laws and membership list
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1914 - 1918
6
2
By-laws and membership list
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1919 - 1923
6
3
By-laws and membership list
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1924 - 1928
6
4
By-laws and membership list
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1929 - 1933
6
5
By-laws and membership list
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1934 - 1939
7
1
By-laws and membership list
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1933 - 1947
7
2
By-laws and membership list
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1940 - 1947
7
3
By-laws and membership list
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1949 - 1954
7
4
By-laws and membership list
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1956 - 1970
7
5
By-laws and membership list
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1971 - 1981
8
1
By-laws and membership list
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1982 - 1985
8
2
Officers, directors, and committee membership lists
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1906 - 1981
8
3
Handwritten membership list
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1907
8
4
Membership solicitations
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1945 - 1974
8
5
Lifetime membership certificate
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1962
8
6
Statistics
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1969 - 1974
8
7
Changes of address
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1969 - 1974
8
8
Applications
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1970 - 1974
8
9
Dues collections
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1974 - 1979
8
10
Membership recommendations
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1974 - 1979
9
1
Statistics of members
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1975 - 1980
9
2
Membership applications
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1975 - 1980
9
3
Members roster
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1975 - 1981
10
1
News clippings about members
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1975 - 1983
10
2
List of members
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1978 October 7
10
3
Roster file
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1978
10
4
List of members, including lifetime members
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1981
10
5
Index cards with deceased and resigned members' information
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1970 - 1983
28
Meeting Minutes and Reports
Series 2
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1905 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Series 2 contains volumes of meeting minutes and reports, meeting notices, attendence reports, and committee reports.
Volume 1
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1905 - 1909
10
6
Volume 2
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1910 - 1913
10
7
Volume 3
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1914 - 1917
11
1
Volume 4
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1918 - 1922
11
2
Volume 5
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1923 - 1927
11
3
Volume 6
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1928 - 1930
12
1
Volume 7
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1931 - 1933
12
2
Volume 8
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1934 - 1936
12
3
Volume 9
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1937 - 1939
13
1
Volume 10
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1940 - 1942
13
2
Volume 11
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1943 - 1947
13
3
Volume 12
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1948 - 1953
14
1
Volume 13
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1954 - 1958
14
2
Records
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1959 - 1961
15
1
Records
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1962 - 1964
15
2
Records
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1965 - 1967
15
3
Records
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1968 - 1969
16
1
Meeting minutes
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1911 - 1974
16
2
Meeting notices
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1923 - 1974
16
3
Meeting notices
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1929 - 1932
16
4
Notice of meetings
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1933
17
1
Notice of meetings
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1934
17
2
Notice of meetings
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1935 - 1936
17
3
Notice of meetings
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1937 - 1938
17
5
Committee reports
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1947 - 1974
17
5
Suggestions for and about meetings
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1961 - 1974
17
6
Attendence records
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1970 - 1974
17
7
Notices, reports, and invitations
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1970 - 1971
17
8
Notices, fliers, and correspondence about meetings
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1972 - 1976
18
1
Board of Directors meeting notes
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1975 - 1980
18
2
Attendance at meetings
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1975 - 1979
18
3
Meeting notices
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1975 - 1979
19
1
Officer's handbook
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1976
19
2
Committee reports
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1976 - 1979
19
3
Financial Records
Series 3
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1906 - 1984
Scope and Contents
Series 3 contains ledger books for deposits and withdrawls, bank statements, invoices, expenditure reports, check slips, and annual statement reports.
Ledger
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1930 - 1940
29
1
Ledger
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1941 - 1957
29
2
Ledger
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1957 - 1970
29
3
Accounts ledger
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1906 - 1909
19
4
Additions and separations
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1906 - 1928
19
5
Accounts ledger
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1910 - 1914
19
6
Accounts ledger
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1915 - 1919
20
1
Ledger book
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1916 - 1920
20
2
Annual reports
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1921 - 1975
20
3
Financial data and dues
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1943 - 1974
20
4
Treasurer reports
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1958 - 1977
20
5
Ledger for dues
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1962 - 1972
20
6
Monthly reports
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1968 - 1975
20
7
Annual statements
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1975 - 1979
20
9
Financial statements
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1975 - 1979
20
9
Statement of receipts and expenditures
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1975 - 1976
21
1
Monthly financial reports
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1975 - 1979
21
2
Checking account statements and checks
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1976 - 1977
21
3
Invoices
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1977
21
4
Purchase orders
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1977 - 1982
21
5
Bank statements and check receipts
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1978
21
6
Bank statements and check receipts
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1979
21
7
Expenditure invoice records
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1979
22
1
Expenditure invoice records
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1979 - 1980
22
2
Bank statements and check receipts
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1980
22
3
Expenditure records
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1980 - 1981
22
4
Expenditure records, checks, and statements
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1981 - 1983
22
5
Expenditure records, checks, and statements
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1981 - 1983
23
1
Expenditures, checks, and statements
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1981 - 1983
23
2
Deposit slips and copies of checks
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1983 - 1984
23
3
Expenditure records
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1984
24
1
Checking account and savings account summaries
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1984
24
2
Ledger
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1920 - 1925
30
1
Ledger
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1925 - 1929
30
2
Correspondence
Series 4
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1928 - 1980
Scope and Contents
Series 4 contains correspondence related to the Young Engineer's Prize, other engineering societies, treasurer communications, and correspondence with members and potential members.
Assorted correspondence with members
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1928 - 1974
24
3
Responses and submissions for Young Engineer's Prize
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1949 - 1950
24
4
Treasurer communication
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1962 - 1969
24
5
Communication sent to members
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1973 - 1978
24
6
Related engineering societies
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1975 - 1979
24
7
American Association of Engineering Societies, Inc.
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1979 - 1980
25
1
Project, Events, and Research Documents
Series 5
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1931 - 1983
Scope and Contents
Series 5 contains papers related to the American Bicentennial Project, awards given by the Society, annual banquet invitations, and research files about the metric system and engineering societies.
Bicentennial and Handbook of DC papers
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1931 - 1934
25
2
Annual banquet
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1935 - 1974
25
3
Address at the annual banquet
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1935 - 1974
25
3
History of engineering societies
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1952 - 1961
25
5
Metric file
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1968 - 1971
25
6
Annual banquet invitations
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1969 - 1983
25
7
Awards
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1970 - 1974
26
1
Other societies
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1972 - 1974
26
2
American Bicentennial Project
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1973 - 1975
26
3
Committee for the American Bicentennial Project 1876
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26
4
Awards granted by Society
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1974 - 1979
27
1
Annual banquet
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1975 - 1979
27
2
Young Engineer's Awards
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1976 - 1980
27
3
Papers submitted for Young Engineer's Prize
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1983
27
4