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Creator: | Beattie, Donald A. |
Title: | Donald A. Beattie Papers |
Inclusive Dates: | 1971-1979 |
Quantity: | 8 Boxes (12 Linear Feet) |
Abstract: | This collection consists of a modest range of material mostly pertaining to Donald Beattie's work for various energy agencies under the Carter Administration. The bulk of the collection consists of material from 1973-1978 housed in eight boxes and arranged in twelve series. |
Identification: | MS MSS 25 |
Language: | Material in English |
Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Design and the Arts Special Collections P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Donald A. Beattie was born to James Francis and Evelyn Margaret (Hickey) Beattie on October 30, 1929. He graduated from Columbia College in 1951 and went on to serve as a pilot in the U.S. Navy from 1951 to 1956. He remained in the Ready Reserve until 1967. During his military career, Beattie flew eleven different kinds of prop and jet aircraft. Upon leaving the Navy, he enrolled at the Colorado School of Mines, where he earned his M.S. in 1958. Beattie went to work for Mobil Oil Co. supervising a field party mapping Mobil's oil concessions in Columbia.
While in Columbia, Beattie learned that NASA was recruiting geologists to help plan the Apollo lunar exploration. He was hired into the fledgling Advanced Manned Missions Office in September of 1963 where he helped to plan for Apollo and post-Apollo lunar missions. At the end of the Apollo program, Beattie transferred to the National Science Foundation, where he was appointed Director of the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Division. In 1975, he became the Deputy Assistant Administrator (later the Assistant Administrator) for Solar, Geothermal and Advanced Energy Systems at the Energy Research and Development Administration. In 1978, President Carter consolidated federal energy programs and Beattie became Acting Assistant Secretary for Conservation and Solar Applications in the Department of Energy.
Beattie returned to NASA in August of 1978 as Director of the Energy Systems Division. He left in 1983 in order to join BDM International as Vice President of Houston Operations. Beattie established his own consulting business in 1984 and served as President of Endosat Inc. from 1991 to 1996. He also wrote a number of books, including Overview of Solar Heat Technologies (1997), Taking Science to the Moon (2001), and ISScapades: The Crippling of America's Space Program (2006).
This collection consists of a modest range of material mostly pertaining to Donald Beattie's work for various energy agencies under the Carter Administration. The bulk of the collection consists of material from 1973-1978 housed in eight boxes and arranged in twelve series.
Series I consists of two published reports by Donald Beattie. Series II contains a chronological record of correspondence and transmittals that provide a detailed account of Donald Beattie's day to day actions regarding the energy industry. Series III through Series VI are Donald Beattie's personal record of his trips, speeches, meetings, and correspondence. Series VII chronicles the meeting between the U.S. and USSR to discuss energy, their respective energy policies, and possible cooperative efforts. Series VIII consists of an account of daily and weekly appointments. Series IX: Research Files reflects Beattie's various areas of professional interest. Series X consists of publications produced by the various energy agencies in which Beattie was employed. Series XI is an official record reading file. Series XII is a compilation of miscellaneous materials, including photographs.
To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist or calling (480) 965-4932. Appointments in the Design and the Arts Special Collections Reading Room at the Design and the Arts Library on the Tempe campus are available Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Arizona State University does not own the copyright to this collection. We recognize that it is incumbent upon the researcher to procure permission to publish information from this collection from the owner of the copyright.
[Identification of item], Donald A. Beattie Papers, MS MSS 25, Arizona State University Library.
The collection was donated in September of 1998 by Nancy B. Greer, Senior Librarian at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado.
Processed by Brent C. Harris on January 11, 1998.
Series I: Published Reports | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 1 | "Energy & The Law", 1979 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | "East & West In The Energy Squeeze", 1979 April 10 |
Series II: Donald A. Beattie Reading Files | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
1 | 3 | Reading Files, 1973 January-July | |||||||||
1 | 4 | Reading Files, 1973 January-August | |||||||||
1 | 5 | Reading Files, 1973 | |||||||||
1 | 6 | Reading Files, 1974 | |||||||||
1 | 7 | Reading Files, 1975 July-November | |||||||||
1 | 8 | Reading Files, 1976 January-December | |||||||||
1 | 9 | Reading Files, 1976 September-December | |||||||||
1 | 10 | Reading Files, 1977 January | |||||||||
1 | 11 | Reading Files, 1977 September | |||||||||
1 | 12 | Reading Files, 1977 March | |||||||||
1 | 13 | Reading Files, 1977 June | |||||||||
1 | 14 | Reading Files, 1977 November | |||||||||
1 | 15 | Reading Files, 1977 December | |||||||||
1 | 16 | Reading Files, 1978 January | |||||||||
1 | 17 | Reading Files, 1978 January-February | |||||||||
1 | 18 | Reading Files, 1978 March | |||||||||
1 | 19 | Reading Files, 1978 April | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 1 | Reading Files, 1978 May | |||||||||
2 | 2 | Reading Files, 1978 June | |||||||||
2 | 3 | Reading Files, 1978 July | |||||||||
2 | 4 | Reading Files, 1978 August |
Series III: Trips | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 5 | Trips: Travel Vouchers, 1974 | |||||||||
2 | 6 | Trips: Travel Vouchers, 1975 | |||||||||
2 | 7 | Trips: Travel Vouchers, 1976 | |||||||||
2 | 8 | Trips: Travel Vouchers, 1977 | |||||||||
2 | 9 | Trips: Travel Vouchers, 1978 | |||||||||
2 | 10 | USSR Visit with U.S. Solar Energy Group, 1975 October 22 | |||||||||
2 | 11 | 2nd National Passive Solar Energy Conference, Philadelphia, Penn., 1978 March 17 | |||||||||
2 | 12 | REFCOM Dedication Ceremony, Pompano Beach, Fla., 1978 May 2 | |||||||||
2 | 13 | Dedication of Gold Kist Soy Solar Energy Facility, Decatur, Ala., 1978 May 19 | |||||||||
2 | 14 | Northwest Regional Energy Conference, Seattle, Wash., 1978 May 31 | |||||||||
2 | 15 | Dedication of Northeast Solar Energy Center, Cambridge, Mass., 1978 June 23 | |||||||||
2 | 16 | AIAA 1980 Annual Meeting "Global Technology 2000", 1980 May 5 | |||||||||
2 | 17 | Hawaii Trip, 1980 December |
Series IV: Speeches | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
2 | 18 | National Science Board Presentation, 1973 September 20 | |||||||||
2 | 19 | American Nuclear Society, 1975 May 23 | |||||||||
2 | 20 | 10th Inter-Society Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1975 August 19 | |||||||||
2 | 21 | International Energy Engineering Congress, 1975 November 5 | |||||||||
2 | 22 | ERDA Seattle Public Meeting, 1975 December 3 | |||||||||
2 | 23 | Demonstration Projects Task Force, 1976 January 7 | |||||||||
2 | 24 | National Association of Home Builders, 1976 January 20 | |||||||||
2 | 25 | American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1976 February 21 | |||||||||
2 | 26 | Solar Thermal Test Facility Ground Breaking. Sandia, N.M., 1976 July 8 | |||||||||
2 | 27 | ERDA San Francisco Public Meeting, 1976 July 20 | |||||||||
2 | 28 | American Chemical Society Centennial Meeting, 1976 August 30 | |||||||||
2 | 29 | New England Regional Public Meeting, 1976 November 30 | |||||||||
2 | 30 | Wood Waste to Oil Process Development Facility Dedication, 1976 December 15 | |||||||||
2 | 31 | Miscellaneous Speeches, 1977 | |||||||||
2 | 32 | National Retail Lumbermans Convention, Boston, Mass., 1977 January 6 | |||||||||
2 | 33 | South Dakota Restaurant Association, 1977 February 20 | |||||||||
2 | 34 | Magnetic Fusion and Laser Fusion, 1977 March 16 | |||||||||
2 | 35 | Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, 1977 March 17 | |||||||||
2 | 36 | Somerset County Park Commissions Environment Education Center, 1977 April 16 | |||||||||
2 | 37 | Conference for Business Executives in Federal Government Operations, 1977 April 20 | |||||||||
2 | 38 | National Energy Problems & Issues, Brookings Institution, 1977 April 20 | |||||||||
2 | 39 | 3rd Biennial Conference Workshop on Wind Energy Conversion Systems, 1977 September 19 | |||||||||
2 | 40 | Army and Air Force Exchange Service Dedication, 1977 September 24 | |||||||||
2 | 41 | EHV Conference, Reston, Va., 1977 December 5 | |||||||||
2 | 42 | International Owners & Managers Association, 1977 December 6 | |||||||||
2 | 43 | Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association Energy Seminar, 1977 December 7 | |||||||||
2 | 44 | TV Interview with Jim Clark, 1977 December8 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
3 | 1 | Appropriation Hearing on Magnetic Fusion Energy, Solar & Geothermal, 1978 | |||||||||
3 | 2 | House and Senate Appropriations Hearings, 1978 | |||||||||
3 | 3 | Northwest National Bank of Minneapolis Energy Conference, 1978 January 17 | |||||||||
3 | 4 | National Association of Home Builders, 1978 January 23 | |||||||||
3 | 5 | American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, 1978 February 9 | |||||||||
3 | 6 | Edison Electric Institute, 1978 February 21 | |||||||||
3 | 7 | Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Institutes Legislative Workshop, 1978 February 28 | |||||||||
3 | 8 | 2nd National Passive Solar Conference, 1978 March 17 | |||||||||
3 | 9 | American International Automotive Congress, 1978 April 12 | |||||||||
3 | 10 | REFCOM Dedication Ceremony, 1978 May 2 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | Solar Soybean Drying Project Dedication, 1978 May 19 | |||||||||
3 | 12 | Northwest Regional Energy Conference, 1978 May 31 | |||||||||
3 | 13 | Solar Energy Research Institute Labor Management Workshop, 1978 June 9 | |||||||||
3 | 14 | Northeast Solar Energy Center Dedication, 1978 June 23 | |||||||||
3 | 15 | NASA Facilities Conference, 1979 October 31 | |||||||||
3 | 16 | Solar Cell Powered Air Sampler Dedication, Liberty State Park, N.J., 1979 November 20 | |||||||||
3 | 17 | Wallops Station Federal Executive Association of Greater Tidewater Area of Virginia, 1980 April 16 | |||||||||
3 | 18 | NASA Council Meeting, 1981 June 7 | |||||||||
3 | 19 | Foreign Service Extension, Georgetown University, 1982 March 25 |
Series V: Meetings | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
3 | 20 | DOE-NASA Interagency Agreement, 1977 December 23 | |||||||||
3 | 21 | NASA Relations, 1978 January 17 | |||||||||
3 | 22 | DOE-NASA Program Coordination Committee Meeting, 1978 March 21 | |||||||||
3 | 23 | Approval of DOE-NASA Memorandum of Understanding, 1978 March 21 | |||||||||
3 | 24 | Action Items From RE Staff Meetings, 1982 December 15 |
Series VI: Correspondence | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
3 | 25 | Early ERDA Correspondence, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 26 | Telephone Calls, 1977 | |||||||||
3 | 27 | Telephone Calls, 1978 | |||||||||
3 | 28 | Personal Correspondence, 1974-1977 | |||||||||
3 | 29 | Jack Anderson Column, 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 30 | FRI Memos, 1977 | |||||||||
3 | 31 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1974 | |||||||||
3 | 32 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1975 | |||||||||
3 | 33 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1976 | |||||||||
3 | 34 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1977 | |||||||||
3 | 35 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1978 | |||||||||
3 | 36 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1979 | |||||||||
3 | 37 | Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1980-1995 |
Series VII: US/USSR Meeting | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
3 | 38 | Translated Soviet Energy Reports, 1973 | |||||||||
3 | 39 | Protocol Information, 1973 | |||||||||
3 | 40 | Correspondence, 1973 | |||||||||
3 | 41 | Itinerary Information, 1973 | |||||||||
3 | 42-43 | Post-Meeting Record, 1973 | |||||||||
3 | 44 | Miscellany, 1973 |
Series VIII: Donald A. Beattie Personal Record | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | Daily Record, 1973 January-1975 May | |||||||||
4 | 2 | Daily Record, 1975 May-1977 April | |||||||||
4 | 3 | Daily Record, 1977 April-September | |||||||||
4 | 4 | Daily Record, 1977 October-1978 August | |||||||||
4 | 5 | Daily Record, 1978 August-1982 November | |||||||||
4 | 6 | Weekly Appointment, 1974 | |||||||||
4 | 7 | Weekly Appointment, 1975 | |||||||||
4 | 8 | Weekly Appointment, 1976 | |||||||||
4 | 9 | Weekly Appointment, 1977 | |||||||||
4 | 10 | Weekly Appointment, 1978 | |||||||||
4 | 11 | Weekly Appointment, 1979 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | Weekly Appointment, 1980 | |||||||||
4 | 13 | Weekly Appointment, 1981 | |||||||||
4 | 14 | Weekly Appointment, 1982 |
Series IX: Research Files | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
4 | 15-16 | Bioconversion to Fuel: Interdepartmental Reports, 1978 | |||||||||
4 | 17 | Bioconversion to Fuel: Department Reports, 1974 | |||||||||
4 | 18 | Bioconversion to Fuel: Correspondence and Clippings, 1976 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | Ceramics, undated | |||||||||
5 | 2-3 | Energy Forecasts, 1981 | |||||||||
5 | 4-5 | Geothermal Loan Guaranty and Incentives: Interdepartmental Reports, 1975 | |||||||||
5 | 6-8 | Ocean Thermal: Interdepartmental Reports, 1973 | |||||||||
5 | 9 | Ocean Thermal: Correspondence, Department Publications, and Clippings, 1973 | |||||||||
5 | 10-11 | Photovoltaic Conversion: Interdepartmental Reports, 1973 | |||||||||
5 | 12 | Photovoltaic Conversion: Correspondence, 1973 | |||||||||
5 | 13 | Photovoltaic Conversion: Department Reports, 1973 | |||||||||
5 | 14 | Satellite Solar Power Stations: Correspondence, 1976 | |||||||||
5 | 15 | Satellite Solar Power Stations: Department Publications, 1976 | |||||||||
5 | 16 | Satellite Solar Power Stations: Interdepartmental Reports, 1976 | |||||||||
5 | 17 | Satellite Solar Power Stations: Clippings, 1976 | |||||||||
5 | 18 | Satellite Power Systems, 1977 | |||||||||
5 | 19-20 | Solar Incentives: Department Reports, 1977 | |||||||||
5 | 21-23 | Solar Thermal: Interdepartmental Reports, 1974 | |||||||||
5 | 24 | Solar Thermal: Department Publications, 1974 | |||||||||
5 | 25 | Solar Thermal: Correspondence and Clippings, 1974 | |||||||||
5 | 26 | Solar, Wind and Other Geophysical Data, 1982 | |||||||||
5 | 27 | Synthetic Fuels-Coals, 1981-1982 |
Series X: Agency Publications | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
6 | 1 | Carter Administration Transition: Miscellaneous Reports, 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 2 | Carter Administration Transition: ERDA Publications, 1976 | |||||||||
6 | 3 | Carter Administration Transition: White House Press Releases, 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 4 | Carter Administration Transition: Correspondence and Clippings, 1976-1977 | |||||||||
6 | 5-7 | DOE Organizational Charts, etc., 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 8 | Department of Energy FY 1977 Energy Material, 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 9-10 | ERDA Announcements, 1975-1977 | |||||||||
6 | 11-12 | ERDA Fact Sheets, 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 13-15 | ERDA Press Releases, 1975-1977 | |||||||||
6 | 16 | ERDA FY 1975 Budget Material, 1975 | |||||||||
6 | 17 | ERDA FY 1977 Budget, 1977 | |||||||||
6 | 18 | ERDA FY 1979 Budget Material, 1979 | |||||||||
6 | 19 | Miscellaneous ERDA Information, 1976 | |||||||||
6 | 20 | MOPPS Insight, 1977 August 10 | |||||||||
6 | 21 | Miscellaneous NASA Publications, 1978-1982 | |||||||||
6 | 22-23 | SERI, 1975 November-December | |||||||||
6 | 24 | SERI Background Information, 1977 | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
7 | 1 | Solar Energy Program 1975-1979 Budget Info, 1975-1979 | |||||||||
7 | 2-3 | Subpanel IX: Solar Energy Program, 1973 | |||||||||
7 | 4 | U.S. Government Budget, 1983 | |||||||||
7 | 5-7 | Miscellaneous Publications, 1975-1977 |
Series XI: Record Reading File | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
7 | 8 | Record Reading File, 1978 January-February | |||||||||
7 | 9 | Record Reading File, 1978 March-May | |||||||||
7 | 10 | Record Reading File, 1978 June-August | |||||||||
7 | 11 | Record Reading File, 1978 September-December | |||||||||
7 | 12 | Record Reading File, 1979 January-March | |||||||||
7 | 13 | Record Reading File, 1979 April-June | |||||||||
7 | 14 | Record Reading File, 1979 July-September | |||||||||
7 | 15 | Record Reading File, 1979 October-December | |||||||||
7 | 16 | Record Reading File, 1980 January-March | |||||||||
7 | 17 | Record Reading File, 1980 April-June | |||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
8 | 1 | Record Reading File, 1980 July-September | |||||||||
8 | 2 | Record Reading File, 1980 October-December | |||||||||
8 | 3 | Record Reading File, 1981 January-March | |||||||||
8 | 4 | Record Reading File, 1981 April-June | |||||||||
8 | 5 | Record Reading File, 1981 July-September | |||||||||
8 | 6 | Record Reading File, 1981 October-December | |||||||||
8 | 7 | Record Reading File, 1982 January-March | |||||||||
8 | 8 | Record Reading File, 1982 April-June | |||||||||
8 | 9 | Record Reading File, 1982 July-September | |||||||||
8 | 10 | Record Reading File, 1982 October-December |
Series XII: Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
Box | Folder | ||||||||||
8 | 11 | Agency Phone Lists, 1975-1981 | |||||||||
8 | 12 | FEA Background Information, 1976 | |||||||||
8 | 13 | CBS Evening News Interview with Terry Drinkwater, 1981 | |||||||||
8 | 14 | ERDA Personnel Information, 1975-1982 | |||||||||
8 | 15 | National Energy Program Background Information for D. A. Beattie, 1981 | |||||||||
8 | 16 | ERDA Historical Information, 1975 | |||||||||
8 | 17 | SERI Background Information, 1975 | |||||||||
8 | 18 | Energy Clippings, 1973-1994 | |||||||||
8 | 19 | Photos, 1974 | |||||||||
8 | 20 | Miscellaneous Manuf. Solar Information, undated | |||||||||
8 | 21 | Miscellaneous Manuf. Solar Information, undated | |||||||||
8 | 22 | Shenandoah, GA Community Center, Undated (Slides; Items 1-2) | |||||||||
8 | 22 | Santa Clara, CA Community Center, Undated (Slides; Items 3-4) | |||||||||
8 | 22 | Somerset, NJ Environmental Center, Undated (Slides; Items 5-8) | |||||||||
8 | 23 | Miscellaneous Unidentified Slides, undated (Items 1-17) |