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COLLEGE ARCHIVES MC 45
ROBERT M. CAMPBELL
Acquisition: boxes found in garage
Processed: 2008, Elizabeth Gulacsy
Robert M(orrell) Campbell (1899 - 1975)
Born: January 27, 1899, Passaic, New Jersey
Died: January 5, 1975, Jekyll Island, Georgia
Married: Anna Merrill, April 6, 1926
Children: - Merrillyn Anne,
- Robert Merrill
Parents: John McAllister Campbell and May Northrup
EDUCATION
1918 New Jersey High School, Passaic, NJ
1923 Alfred University, BS in Ceramics
1944 University State of New York, Professional Engineering License
1950 Alfred University, Professional Ceramic Engineering. Master Thesis: Engineering Education (TP2 .N34 1950 vol.3 no.13 )
1965 Honorary Degree, Doctor of Science, Alfred University (Charter Day Ceremony)
WORK/TEACHING
1918-1919 Seaman signalman, 1st class, USNRF
1920-1922 Charles S. Shultz Co., Rochester Clay Products Co., Rochester, PA
1923-1926 J. L. Mott Co., Inc., Trenton, NJ. Ceramic Engineer
1926-1930 J. L. Mott Co., Inc., Trenton, NJ. Plant Superintendent
1930-1933 Trenton Potteries Co., Trenton, NJ. Ceramic Engineer
1933-1944 New York State College of Ceramics, Professor Ceramic Technology
1944-1965 New York State College of Ceramics, Head, Department Ceramic Engineering
1953- Alfred Atlas Gravel & Sand Corp., President HONORS/SOCIETIES American Ceramic Society, Fellow (1936) 1944-1947 Trustee
1945-1946 Chairman, Whitewares Division
1967 Greaves-Walker Award Ceramic Educational Council, Charter Member
1943 President
1947-1948 Chairman, Upstate New York Section Institute of Ceramic Engineers, Charter Member
1940-1942 Chairman, Education Committee
1950-1951 Chairman, Rules Committee American Society for Engineering Education New York State Society of Professional Engineers
Keramos American Legion Delta Sigma Phi 1966 Emeritus Professor
PUBLICATIONS
1923 - “Some Investigations on Kiln Burning.” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 6:886.
1937 - “Summation of Whiteware Research Investigation Conducted at the New York State College of Ceramics.” Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society, 16:294. [Students: Robert E. Cooley, Jr., Charles E. Evans, Phillip M. Bennett, Lee M. Hedges.]
1940 - “Promotion of Interfacial Reactions to Counteract Crazing.” Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society, 19:91.
1942 - “Clay and Test Bodies.” Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society, 21:281. 1947 - “Structural Clay Products.” Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. 1st Edition, Vol. 3, pp 521-545.
1948 - “Factors Involved in Production of Thin Wall Tile.” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 31:59.
1949 - “Further Factors Involved in Production of Thin Wall Tile.” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 32:258.
1951 - “The Present Engineering Attitude.” Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society, 30:152.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
Papers of Robert M. Campbell, including notes taken as a student and notes for his lectures. Descriptions of class content are taken from the College Catalogs and serve as an explanation of the courses. Most probably not a complete record of his work as an educator or engineer as the material was culled from boxes stored in a barn in Alfred.
Box 1
Correspondence, 1934 - 1962 Lab and work notes, 1923 - 1930 Notes, 1934 - 1945 Meeting Reports, 1960 - 1961 Papers: “An Engineering Educator Cites the Need for Safety Engineering.” Presented at the 37th National Safety Congress, 1949. “Porcelain.” Article for the Encyclopedia Americana, with Lawrence E. Barringer. Correspondence (1950-1951). Unpublished? “Structural Clay Products.” Article for the Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 1st edition. Correspondence (1948-1950). “The Manufacture of Vitreous China Dinnerware.” 1951 “Why and What the Mechanical Engineer Should Know about „Ceramics.?” With J. R. Tinklepaugh. Presented at the Education in Materials Symposium, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1961. “Engineering.” JESSIE Program, 1961 Symposium - Ceramic Education: Past, Present, and Future. June 12, 1950
Class notes taken by Robert M. Campbell (1919-1923) Professor Binns - Ceramic I & II, Clay and Clay Problems Professor Shaw - Ceramics III - VI
Class notes, assignments, quizzes given by Professor Robert M. Campbell. Ceramics 103 - Ceramic Raw Materials - 1934? & 1935-1948 (2 folders) A detailed study of the chemical and physical properties of the important ceramic raw materials in relation to the manufacturing operation and the properties of ceramic products. First semester. (1939-1940 Catalog)
Box 2
Class notes, assignments, quizzes given by Professor Robert M. Campbell (continued) Ceramics 106 - Whitewares - 1945-1948 A study of bodies, glazes and colors. A specialized course in the technology and engineering aspects of the industry in which complex whiteware mixtures and glazes are employed. (1945-1946 Catalog) Ceramics 108 - Whiteware Calculations - 1944-1945 CE 109 - Whitewares - 1951?-1962 A study of bodies, glazes and colors. A specialized course in the technology and engineering aspects of the industry in which complex whiteware mixtures and glazes are employed. (1951-1952 Catalog) CE 409 - Whitewares - 1958-1965 Course description the same. CE109 disappears from catalog. Ceramics 121 & 122 Equipment, Design and Plant Layout - 1939-1950 Ceramics 121 & 122 Equipment, Design and Plant Layout - Summer 1943 & 1944 121 - The engineering features of structural planning and design, plant layout and ceramic plant design. First semester
122 - The engineering features of structures and of ceramic equipment design, particularly as applied to drying and firing of ceramic ware. Second semester. (1945-1946 Catalog) CE 172 - Engineering Design - 1956-1965 Design Practice in which the structural engineering details of plant design, plant layout and plant equipment, including kilns and driers, are carried out. (1956-1957 Catalog) CE 472 - Engineering Design - 1959-1964 Course description the same. CE172 disappears from catalog. Civilization 22 - Engineering Indoctrination - 1951-1957 The broad aspects of the relationship of the engineer to society and his responsibility as a professional man and a citizen are treated by the coordinator of the course, assisted by instructors from the Liberal Arts College and by leading members of the engineering profession. The course also emphasizes engineering ethics, engineering methods, safety and industrial hygiene. (1952-1953 Catalog) Mathematics 35-36 - Mechanics - 1940 (2 folders: Mechanics & Strength of Materials) A thorough mathematical discussion of statis and kinetics using both analytical and graphical methods. Last half of the second semester is devoted to a general study of the main topics of Strength of Materials, using numerous problems. Detailed study of the chemical and physical properties of the important ceramic raw materials in relation. (1939-1940 Catalog) Notes for “Structural Design (1942-1945)
Folder 1
Knight of St. Patrick Testimony Keramos Membership Certificate (1934) Fellow of the American Ceramic Society Recognition (1936) Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education Certificate (1937) Professional Engineering License (1944) Knight of St. Patrick
Small Box 1 - 3
Notes/cards on different subjects, 1920s - 1930s.
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d. 5 Jan 1975, Jekyll Island, Glynn, Georgia, USA 
