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Joseph E. Shigley Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Mss-0058

Scope and Contents

This collection contains typed drafts, paste-ups, corrections, editing symbols, galley proofs and final page proofs of the manuscript for Machine Design, published by McGraw Hill in 1956.

Dates

  • 1955-1956

Creator

Biographical Note

Joseph Edward Shigley was born April 10, 1909 in Delphi, Indiana. He earned two B.S. degrees from Purdue University: Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering and did graduate work at University of Michigan. Following the lean depression years he took a position on the engineering faculty at Clemson College, South Carolina in 1936. He was head of Clemson's drawing and design department when he published his book Machine Design in 1956. He took a position at the University of Michigan in 1957.

Extent

1.5 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Donated by Joseph Edward Shigley in 1957. Professor Shigley also donated an autographed copy of Machine Design.

Creator

Title
Joseph E. Shigley Papers
Status
Completed
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
230 Kappa St.
Clemson SC 29634 U.S.A. US