Robert B. Rice Papers
name: label: Author
content: Rice, Robert B., 1900-1976
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Diesel motor
label: Topic
content: Engineers -- 1910-1960
label: Topic
content: Internal combustion engines
label: Topic
content: Engineering -- 1910-1960
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Robert B. Rice, October, 1972.
creator: label: Author
content: Rice, Robert B., 1900-1976
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content: Robert B. Rice Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Personal papers and correspondence (ca. 1946-1953) of Rice; publications, mostly on Diesel engines, their components and technical problems; material from Rice's academic career; directories of Diesel engine manufacturers and brochures describing their products; technical manuals and reprints of technical articles.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Rice was a consulting engineer and professor of engineering at Newark College of Engineering, 1928-1936, and at North Carolina State University, 1937-1956.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 30.1 Cubic feet (81 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1915 - 1954
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from Engineering and Industry (now Division of Work and Industry), January 1989.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0322
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Personal papers
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into seven series.

Series 1: Indexes and directories

Series 2: R.B. Rice professional and academic material

Series 3; Diesel engines (by manufacturer)

Series 4:  Electric utility generator units

Series 5: Diesel components and technical problems

Series 6: Fuels and lubricants

Series 7: Reference materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Don Darroch, 1989.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Personal papers -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection contains personal papers and correspondence, c. 1946 1953, of Robert B. Rice, as well as publications about diesel engines, their components and technical problems, dating from 1915 1954.  It also includes academic material: class notes, examination questions, and theses required for the masters degree.  There are directories of manufacturers of diesel engines, both foreign and domestic, and copies of brochures and technical manuals describing their products.  Diesel engine applications in road transportation, railroads, electrical generation, ships, and aircraft are described in numerous brochures and published articles.  Technical articles on diesel fuels (including coal) and lubricants are also included.  There are numerous papers on other types of internal combustion engines.

Included are specifications, parts lists, instruction books, design data, pamphlets, test data, and drawings for American and foreign diesel engines, parts, and accessories, 1936 1947; research reports, trade literature, facts sheets, articles, test data, catalogs, and handbooks on disel engines for railroad, aircraft, and marine use, 1926 1967; diesel engine charts, 1943 1945; and materials on metals, fuel lubrication, jet propulsion, steam engines, turbines, and thermodynamic and heat power problems.

The collection is arranged into seven series.  Series 1, Indexes and Directories, consists primarily of catalogues of diesel engines.  Series 2 is composed of Rice's Professional and Academic Material.  Series 3, Diesel Engines, consists of information on manufacturers of diesel engines; this information is sub divided into U.S. and foreign manufacturers and it is arranged alphabetically.  Series 4 -6 provide information on Electric Utility Generator Units, Diesel Components and Technical Problems, and Fuels and Lubricants.  Series 7, Reference Materials, is divided into Files and Blueprints, Manuals and Publications, and Design Drawings and Technical Data for the DZ 710 Aircraft Diesel.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: The Archives Center also holds collection #308, the Robert B. Rice Film Collection, 1936-1945.  In addition, there is a small group of Rice's papers, primarily concerned with his academic career, in the Archives of North Carolina State University at Raleigh.