Norman Frank Kimball scrapbook, 1908-1912
Scrapbook assembled by Norman Frank Kimball, a 1912 graduate in Mechanical Engineering (B.S.) from the Armour Institute of Technology. 28 pages filled with photographs, programs, and dance cards, mainly illustrating Kimball's activities as a student at Armour, with some items illustrating his family in Wisconsin. Items date from 1908 through 1912.
Dates
- Creation: 1908-1912
Creator
- Kimball, Norman Frank (Person)
Condition Description
The scrapbook is in fragile condition, with several of the pages separated from the binding; all pages are crumbling at the edges. There is no trace of mold; deterioration the result of deterioration of the paper of the scrapbook. Affixed items are in relatively good condition.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for research use.
Collection Size
1 Volume ; 14 x 10 x 1"
Biographical / Historical
Norman Frank Kimball (July 11, 1890-December 11, 1972) was born in Oshkosh, Wisconsin and attended the Wisconsin State Normal School (Milwaukee). He first attended the Armour Institute of Technology in the summer of 1907, with his continuous enrollment (to graduation in 1912) dating from the summer of 1908. Majoring in mechanical engineering, Kimball was also very active in extracurricular areas, especially the school publications. According to his senior biography in the 1912 yearbook, his stewardship of the 1910 "Integral" (the Armour yearbook) was comprehensive enough to delay his graduation by a year. In addition, he was a charter member of Omega Lambda as well as a member of Tau Beta Pi.
Kimball returned to Armour for graduate studies, taking a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1917 and a certification in Fire Protection Engineering in 1920. Thereafter he much of his professional career as a sales reprewsentative for the Martin Cantine Company of Saugerties, New York. He lived on Jordan Road in New Hartford, New York for his entire career and retirement.
Custodial History
Purchased from unidentified seller, 2018.
Condition Description
The scrapbook is in fragile condition, with several of the pages separated from the binding; all pages are crumbling at the edges. There is no trace of mold; deterioration the result of deterioration of the paper of the scrapbook. Affixed items are in relatively good condition.
Processing Information
Processsed by University Archivist Mindy C. Pugh, March 2019
Creator
- Kimball, Norman Frank (Person)
Part of the Paul V. Galvin Library. University Archives and Special Collections Repository