IEEE History Center: Ellenberger Collection

The IEEE History Center received in 1981 several materials that belonged to William J. Ellenberger, who worked at General Electric as a test engineer. Comprised of papers, printed matter, and photographs, these materials are known as the Ellenberger Collection.

This finding aid lists papers and other miscellaneous printed matter (i.e. it does not include the labeled collection of photographs that Ellenberger included with his gift. N.B., however, that there are miscellaneous photographs included among these materials.) Items clearly associated with IEEE/IRE/AIEE listed first in chronological order; other materials follow, listed in chronological order.

Received by Center: 1981 (gift 81-21)
Extent: One miracle box, one hollinger box, one flat box (app. 1.66 linear feet)
Cataloged by Jill Anderson, October 1995.

CONTAINER LIST

Box 1
Folder:

1. Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers. Vol. 16, no. 1 (January 1928).
2. Proceedings of the Institute of Radio Engineers. Vol. 16, no. 4 (April 1928).
3. Electrical Engineering. Vol. 59, no. 5 (May 1940). Published monthly by the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. (AIEE)
4. Histories of various engineering societies, taken from General Electric Review series.
   • "American Society of Civil Engineers," by William N. Carey, ASCE Executive Secretary, and Walter E. Jessup, editor, Civil Engineering. General Electric Review, September 1952.
   • "American Institute of Electrical Engineers" by H.H. Henline, AIEE President. General Electric Review, November 1952.
   • "The Institute of Radio Engineers," by E.K. Gannett, Admin. Editor of Proceedings of the IRE. General Electric Review, March 1953.
   • "The American Society of Mechanical Engineers," by George A. Stetson, editor, Mechanical Engineering. General Electric Review, May 1953.
   • "American Institute of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering," by Edward H. Robie, AIME Secretary. General Electric Review, July 1953.
   • "American Society for Testing Materials," by Robert J. Painter, ASTM Executive Secretary and Treasurer. General Electric Review, September 1953.
   • "American Institute of Chemical Engineers," by Dr. John H. Perry, Chairman of AIChE History Committee, editor of Chemical Engineers' Handbook, member of DuPont Company's Development Dept. General Electric Review, November 1953.
   • "National Society of Professional Engineers," by Paul H. Robbins, P.E., NSPE Executive Director. General Electric Review, March 1954.
5. Bound volume, Reliability Training Test, second edition. Published by the Institute of Radio Engineers, March 1960.
6. Proceedings of the IRE. March 1962, part II (Supplement). Cover reads "Should IRE and AIEE Consolidate?" It is imperative that you read this before you vote." Volume contains open letters from AIEE President P.E. Haggerty from October 1961 to February 1962, and draft no. 2 of Principles of Consolidation for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers approved by AIEE Board of Directors at February 2, 1962 meeting and to be reviewed at Board's March 8 1962 meeting.
7. Proceedings of the IRE. April 1962, part II (Supplement). Cover reads "IRE and AIEE Boards of Directors Vote YES on Merger. Proxies go to the Membership on May 5. It is imperative that you read this before you vote." Volume contains open letter P.E. Haggery from March 1962; agreement of merger; and Constitution of the IEEE, 3rd revision, March 8, 1962.
8. Bound volume, IEEE 1977 Student Papers. Published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. #TT0112-3. 1977.
9. Pamphlet, Student Activities to the Benefit of Electrical Engineering Students. IEEE Region 8, November 1982.
10. Folder containing a variety of product/trade information.
    • Pamphlet. DeForest Type T Tubular Audion Bulb. Bulletin C 16. Manufactured by DeForest Radio Telephone & Telegraph Co., New York. Includes illustrations. No date.
    • Two pamphlets/advertisements. Radio in the Home, with illustrations of RA and RC receiving sets; and An Aeriola Home with illustrations of Aeriola Jr. and Sr. Receiving Sets. Westinghouse Electric, Agents for Radio Corporation of America. No date, illustrations suggest 1910s, 1920s?
    • Pamphlet, Wireless Goods and Electrical Novelties, manufactured by the Brooklyn Wireless and Electrical Novelty Co. [595 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY) 1910 edition, 150.000. Price: $1.50. Includes photographs of Charles Dibner, president and Isidor Wolff, vice-president and consulting engineer as well as drawings of wireless and electrical equipment/components. (2 copies, 1 inscribed "N.S. Hibshman, 1 with holes punched in it, in folder; 2 copies held for SURPLUS.)
    • The Electrical Journal. (April 1921). Radio issue.
    • Pamphlet. Introducing Original Blue Prints to Assist Citizen Radio. For sale by Commonwealth Edison Company, Chicago, IL. [1922]
11. Bulletin of St. Louis University: The Geophysical Observatory. Vol. VIII, no. 1 (April 1912).
12. Pamphlet. U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Lighthouses. Radio Fog Signals and Their Use in Navigation in Connection with the Radio Compass. Author: George R. Putnam, commissioner. From the annual report of the Commissioner of Lighthouses FY 1921. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1921. Folder also includes Second edition of Radio Fog Signals and Their Use in Navigation in Connection with the Radio Compass. 1924.
13. The Radio Review: A Monthly Record of Scientific Progress in Radiotelegraphy and Telephony. Vol. II no. 9 (September 1921). Ed. Professor G.W.O. Howe. Published in London.
14. Pamphlet. David Sarnoff, Vice President and General Manager of RCA, The Development of the Radio Art and Radio Industry since 1920. A Lecture Delivered before the Harvard Business School, April 16th, 1928.
15. General Electric Company. Transformer Connections, including Auto-transformer Connections. GET-2A. Schenectady, NY: General Electrical Company, August 1930. Volume contains reprint of article "Plant Electric Systems: The Meaning Behind Transformer Nameplates," by Robert L. Smith Jr., General Electric Company, from Power, February 1975.
16. General Electric Test Bulletin. Vol. 1 No. 1. Includes information on turbine testing. Mr. Ellenberger blacked out "The", "Test", and "Bulletin" on cover and wrote underneath title "Turbine Engineering Notes." Text mainly consists of Mr. Ellenberger's handwritten notes and drawings. No date.
17. General Electric. Engineering Division, Central Station Section. Typescript textbook, General Course in Engineering and Business. [1931-1932] General Electric Company, 1930; revised 1931. Vol. I. Author: F.A. Hamilton in association with other members of the Central Station Engineering Dept.
18. General Electric. Typescript textbook, [General Course in Engineering and Business, 1931-1932.] Engineering Section, Industrial Division. Vol. II.
19. General Electric. Typescript textbook, General Course [in Engineering and Business, 1931-1932.] Engineering Section, Transportation Division. Vol. III.
20. General Electric. Typescript textbook, General Course [in Engineering and Business, 1931-1932.] Business Section. Vol. IV.
21. George Westinghouse Commemoration. A Forum Presenting the Career and Achievements of George Westinghouse on the 90th Anniversary of His Birth. Conducted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. December 1, 1936. New York: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1937. Includes photographs of Westinghouse and others.
22. Paperback volume. Brigadier-General Sir Osborne Mance, International Communications. International Transport and Communications. New York: Oxford University Press, 1944. Issued under the auspices of the Royal Institute of International Affairs.
23. The Patent, Trade-Mark, and Copyright Journal of Research and Education. Vol. 1, no. 1 (June 1957). Published by the Patent, Trade-Mark, and Copyright Foundation of the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
24. U.S. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. Staff Report. Policy Planning for Space Telecommunications. Committee Print: 86th Congress, 2d Session. December 4, 1960. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1960.

Box 2
Folder:

1. The Old-Timer's Bulletin. Vol. 12, no.2 (September 1971). Official journal, Antique Wireless Association, Inc. "published for the old time wireless operator, historian and collector." Pamphlet includes photographs of wireless radio sets--both standing alone and in use by wireless collectors.

Box 3
Folder:

1. Packet of electrical plans (18x11", approx. 30 pgs, 1971) from Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority for train station in Washington DC(?)