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Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty.

Date
  • 1907
Description
  • Born in Portland, Oregon, in August of 1887, Samuel H. Graf entered the Oregon Agricultural College in 1903 to study engineering. He received five engineering degrees from the college - B.S., Electrical Engineering (1907); E.E., Electrical Engineering (1908); B.S., Mechanical Engineering (1908); M.E., Mechanical Engineering (1909); and M.S., Electrical Engineering (1909). Between 1909 and 1954 Graf held several faculty positions in engineering at Oregon State. From 1909-1912 he was an instructor in mechanical engineering; from 1912-1920 he was the head of experimental engineering; head of the Department of Mechanics and Materials (1920-1934) and of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (1934-1954); director of engineering research (1928-1944); and director of the Engineering Experiment Station (1944-1954).
Inscription
  • "From the 1908 Orange"
Subject
Work Type
Location
Identifier
  • P025:3241
Repository
Local Collection Name
Institution
Submission Date
  • 02/07/2017
Modified
  • 12/02/2022
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APA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. (19 Apr 2024). Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty. Retrieved from https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719d42q

MLA

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty." Oregon Digital. 19 Apr 2024. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719d42q

Chicago

OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center, Oregon State University. "Sam Graf, a member of the class of 1907 and, later, an influential member of the Oregon State Engineering faculty." Oregon Digital. Accessed 2024-04-19. https://oregondigital.org/concern/images/df719d42q

Wiki

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Data Sources
Footer Number Term External URI
1 Engineering http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043176
2 Universities and colleges--Faculty http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85141120
3 Portraits http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105182
4 photographic prints http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300127104
5 Corvallis >> Benton County >> Oregon >> United States https://sws.geonames.org/5720727/
6 Oregon State University. Libraries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00020491
7 Oregon State University Historical Photographs, 1868-1980 (P 025) http://opaquenamespace.org/ns/localCollectionName/p_025
8 Oregon State University http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80017721

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