Otto Duke papers
Scope and Contents
Contains Duke's professional activities in the field of mining engineering between 1919 and 1975, and includes articles and reports, research and financial data, blueprints, machinery descriptions and project specifications, and correspondence. It also includes personal papers which document his education, involvement in academic and religious organizations, travel brochures and stationary, postcards, and assorted family correspondence, also dating from 1919 to 1975.
Dates
- 1919-1975
Creator
- Duke, Otto, 1899-1983 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Otto Duke papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Otto Duke (1899-1983) was a mechanical engineer in the western United States.
Born in 1899, Otto Duke was educated in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. He worked as an instructor in that program in the 1930s, and later served as the secretary-treasurer of the Intermountain Alumni Association of the Theta Tau fraternity there. During his career in mining engineering, Duke worked with numerous mining companies,including the United States Smelting, Refining, and Mining Co. in Alaska, Chicago, and the western states; F.C. Torkelson Co. in Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and Alaska; Utah Construction and Stearns-Roger in Tucson, Arizona; Allis Chalmers, Traylor Engineering and Manufacturing, Columbia Steel Co., and Geneva Works; as well as the U.S. Naval Supply Depot in Clearfield, Utah. Duke died in 1983.
Extent
3 oversize folders (0.9 linear ft.)
7 oversize boxes (6 linear ft.)
28 boxes (14 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Mixed boxes consisting of materials relating to Otto Duke's career in mining engineering, as well as personal material, between 1919 and 1975.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into twelve series: 1. Otto Duke family papers, 1933-1975. 2. Otto Duke papers on education, 1919-1945. 3. Otto Duke personal papers, 1920-1975. 4. Otto Duke papers on religion, 1920-1975, bulk 1930-1946. 5. Otto Duke papers on the Theta Tau fraternity, 1955-1969. 6. Otto Duke collection of engineering papers, 1908-1975. 7. Otto Duke papers on the United States Smelting, Refining, and Mining Company, 1924-1958. 8. Otto Duke papers on the F. C. Torkelson Company, 1946-1975. 9. Otto Duke papers on the Utah Construction-Stearns Roger Joint Venture, 1941-1975, bulk 1954-1955. 10. Otto Duke papers on the Columbia Steel Company, 1941-1944. 11. Otto Duke papers on the US Naval Supply Company, 1942-1945. 12. Otto Duke miscellaneous engineering papers, 1917-1973.
Other Finding Aids
Inventory available in repository.
Custodial History
Donated by Duke's son Melvin after his death in 1983; transferred from his home in Salt Lake City.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Melvin Duke; 1984.
Appraisal
Utah and American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Processing Information
Processed; John Murphy, curator, and Amanda Clark, student processor; 2008.
- Title
- Register of Otto Duke papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda C. Clark
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States