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Overview of the Collection | |
| Creator: | Kaufman, Lucile B. (Lucile Blume), 1906-1993 |
| Title: | Lucile B. Kaufman Papers |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1938-1990 |
| Quantity: | 16 Boxes (7.0 Linear Feet) |
| Abstract: | This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, periodicals, and correspondence documenting women's issues and engineering. Also included are biographical materials, an oral history interview, the research that Kaufman used to write her master's thesis, and items showing various women's engineering associations. |
| Identification: | MS SC KA |
| Language: | Material in English |
| Repository: | Arizona State University Library. Rare Books and Manuscripts P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, AZ 85287-1006 Phone: (480) 965-4932 E-Mail: archives@asu.edu Questions? Ask An Archivist! |
Lucile Blume Kaufman was born in Rock Island, Illinois on June 13, 1906. She earned her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado in 1927 and was inducted into the American Society of Mechanical Engineers later that year, the first woman in the country to be so honored. While working toward her degree, Kaufman earned her tuition by working six hours a day as the night librarian in the School of Engineering and later in the University's oil laboratory. During the summer before her graduation, she worked as a draftsman for Western Electric in Chicago.
Kaufman realized early in her career that she faced a male-dominated profession and felt that this bias worked against her throughout her life. As a result, she took an active interest in women's issues and activities. Immediately after graduation, Kaufman was offered graduate engineering apprenticeships at General Electric and at Westinghouse. She chose to work for Westinghouse because the organization agreed to allow her to pursue her interest in Works Management. At the end of one year, Kaufman was to be assigned to Turbine Design because there was no place for women in management. She attempted to break through this glass ceiling, but although she achieved the best record of any student, her supervisor insisted that she could not hold an administrative position because the workers would refuse to accept a woman in such a capacity.
During the next few years, Kaufman held a number of jobs. She installed a cost system for Beardsley & Piper Company, worked as a planning engineer for Western Electric, and taught math and science in several schools before taking a position with the Works Project Administration helping South Denver High School students find employment (1936-1938). This experience provided the material for her master's thesis, An Experiment in Guidance Technique. Kaufman went on to serve as Director of the Denver Junior Consultation Center, which was financed by the National Youth Administration and the WPA (1936-1938).
In 1938, Kaufman completed a Master's Degree at the University of Colorado. Turning down a supervisory job with the Department of Interior and declining a position as Associate Professor of a new Vocational Guidance Program at Catholic University, she entered a convent in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Kaufman left the convent in 1942 and joined the Emerson Electric Co. of St. Louis, Missouri as an instructor for gun turret inspectors. She later became a Mechanical Engineer for the United States Navy.
After World War II, Kaufman purchased and operated a number of vending machine routes and a hotel coffee shop but sold her interests in 1949 to take her mother to Arizona for her health. Here, she became involved in vending machines and real estate but, in 1950, retired from business to accept a position as an instructor at Arizona State College. Kaufman taught a four year program in Industrial Arts and a two year program in Engineering. In 1952 she became an Assistant Professor of Engineering and established the Design-Technology program.
In 1954 Kaufman became an Engineer at Hughes Aircraft's Calumet, California Project. Here, she organized a reference manual for electronic design and designed a drill jig that tool designers at Hughes, in Tucson, and at the Research Department in Culver City had not been able to produce.
In 1955 Kaufman returned to ASU as Assistant Professor of Engineering. She developed a four-year program in Design Technology and started a refresher course under the National Association of Petroleum Engineers. She was responsible for organizing the student chapter of the Society of Mechanical Engineers at ASU and served as faculty advisor for three years. Kaufman formally retired as Assistant Professor Emeritus of Engineering in 1971 and died on December 3, 1993.
This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, periodicals, and correspondence documenting women's issues and engineering. Also included are biographical materials, an oral history interview, the research that Kaufman used to write her master's thesis, and items showing various women's engineering associations.
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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], Lucile B. Kaufman Papers, MS SC KA, Arizona State University Library.
Lucile Kaufman donated these papers to Special Collections between 1977 and 1990 (Accession #2003-03100, 2003-03113, and 2004-03169).
| Series I: Biographical Materials | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Newspaper Clippings and Job Description | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence and Questionnaires, 1953-1987 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Speaking Engagements and Conferences | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Material for Thesis | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | "Lucile B. Kaufman's History" by Ann Johnson, 1981 Spring | |||||||||
| Paper for HIST 590 taught by Dr. Mary Rosthschild. | |||||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Dictionary Entered in Contest for "Most Used Dictionary", 1983 July 13 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Industrial Design and Technology Class Information, ASU, 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 2nd Semester; Instructor L. Kaufman. | |||||||||||
| Series II: Oral History | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ann Johnson's Interviews with Lucile Kaufman, 1981 May (Audio Tapes) | ||||||||||
| Series III: Women in Engineering | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | History | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Education: Motivation, Preparation, Scholarships, Engineering Education News | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Opportunities: Definition, Demand, Remuneration | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Questionnaires: Associations, Educational Institutions, Industry | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Profiles: Data, Characteristics | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Arizona | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | National | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | International: Canada, Great Britain, Finland, Russia, Overview | |||||||||
| Series IV: Women's Engineering Associations | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | First International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists Announcement, Directories, and Report, 1964 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Conferences and Workshops, 1962-1990 | |||||||||
| Includes: | |||||||||||
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Women in Professional Engineering, University of Pittsburg, 1962.
National Conference of Women in Engineering, University of Southern California, 1963.
Women in Engineering Conference, New England College, 1971.
Women in Engineering Conference, Washington DC, 1990.
Engineering Educators Workshop, San Francisco, 1979.
National Leadership Conference, Trabuco Canyon, California, 1980.
Science, Social Studies, Engineering, Purdue University, 1981.
National Society of Professional Engineers Newsletter, 1973 June.
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| 4 | 3 | Society of Women Engineers: Membership Application and Guide, Activities, Objectives, and Origins | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Society of Women Engineers Bylaws (National and Southwest Section) | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Society of Women Engineers National Conventions and Student Conferences, 1955-1982 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Society of Women Engineers Meeting Notes and Correspondence, 1955-1980 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Society of Women Engineers Southwest Division Meeting Notes and Newsletters, 1964-1980 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Society of Women Engineers Southwest Division Meeting Notes and Newsletters, 1982-1989 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | Western Society of Engineers Questionnaire and Committee Report Justifying Women's Division; Bylaws of Women's Division, 1948 | |||||||||
| 4 | 10 | Western Society of Engineers, 1948 November 3 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Society of Women Engineers. Getting Acquainted Abstracts, 1980 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Society of Women Engineers, Southwest Section, Directories, 1978-1985 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Society of Women Engineers Newsletter, 1955-1959 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Society of Women Engineers Newsletter, 1960-1970 | |||||||||
| 6 | 3 | Society of Women Engineers Newsletter, 1973-1976 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Society of Women Engineers Newsletter, 1977-1978 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | Society of Women Engineers Newsletter, 1979-1980 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | SWE, Women in Academia Directory (1984, 1985); Miscellaneous Election Correspondence (1982-1985), 1982-1985 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | U.S. Woman Engineer, 1964, 1980-1981 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | U.S. Woman Engineer, 1982-1983 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | U.S. Woman Engineer, 1984-1985 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | U.S. Woman Engineer, 1986-1987 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | U.S. Woman Engineer, 1988-1989 | |||||||||
| Series V: Society of Manufacturing Engineers | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 8 | Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Phoenix Chapter 67, 1977 September-1982 May | ||||||||||
| Series VI: Pioneer Women, Women's Firsts, and Women's Vocations | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Pioneer Women | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | Women's Firsts | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | The Arts, Architecture, Writers | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Blue Collar Jobs | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Business and Finance, Real Estate | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Education | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9A | 7 | Government and Politics | |||||||||
| 9A | 8 | Home, Volunteer Positions, Religion | |||||||||
| 9A | 9 | Law and Law Enforcement | |||||||||
| 9A | 10 | Management | |||||||||
| 9A | 11 | Military | |||||||||
| 9A | 12 | Science | |||||||||
| 9A | 13 | Athletics | |||||||||
| 9A | 14 | Fashion Design | |||||||||
| 9A | 15 | Medicine, Health Science | |||||||||
| 9A | 16 | Exploration | |||||||||
| 9A | 17 | Foods, Food Service | |||||||||
| Series VII: Women's Concerns | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | World Population: Hogan, Timothy. "Implications of Zero Population Growth." Arizona Business, 1972 December | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | World Population: Newsletters: Zero Population Growth | |||||||||
| 10 | 1 | World Population: Newspaper Clippings | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Family Planning: Birth Control, Contraceptives, Sterilization | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Family Planning: The Center for Population Options | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Family Planning: Newspaper Clippings | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Family Planning: The Association of Voluntary Sterilization, Inc. | |||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Abortion | |||||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Choice News": Newsletters of The Central Arizona Coalition for the Right to Choose | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | NARAL Newsletter; The National Abortion Rights Action League, 1977 October-1981 January | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Sexual Abuse, Rape, and Sexual Harassment, Protection | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Glass Ceiling/Corporate Women | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10A | 8 | Changing Roles, Credit and Welfare Concerns: "Breadwinners and Homemakers," John Hancock Insurance Co. | |||||||||
| 10A | 8 | Changing Roles, Credit and Welfare Concerns: "New Directions for Women in New Jersey", 1973 Winter | |||||||||
| 10A | 8 | Changing Roles, Credit and Welfare Concerns: "Woman Power: A Growing National Resource," "Arizona Business Bulletin", 1968 March | |||||||||
| 10A | 8 | Changing Roles, Credit and Welfare Concerns: Newspaper Clippings | |||||||||
| 10A | 9 | Dress, Health, and Single Living | |||||||||
| 10A | 10 | Stereotyping: Advertisements, Cartoons, Newspaper Clippings | |||||||||
| 10A | 11 | Childcare/Daycare | |||||||||
| 10A | 12 | Welfare, Poverty Concerns | |||||||||
| Series VIII: Feminist Movement | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Women's and Men's Lib. | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Equal Pay | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Discrimination | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Equal Rights Amendment | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | ERA National Women's Political Caucus | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | National Organization for Women (NOW), 1977-1990 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11A | 7 | Miscellaneous Organizations of the Feminist Movement | |||||||||
| 11A | 8 | "Equal Rights" (National Women's Party Newsletter), 1982 July-1987 December | |||||||||
| 11A | 9 | "The Owl Observer" (Older Women's League National Newspaper), 1987 January-December | |||||||||
| 11A | 10 | "The Owl Observer" (Older Women's League National Newspaper), 1987 January-1990 | |||||||||
| 11A | 11 | Fund for Feminist Majority, 1989-1990 | |||||||||
| Series IX: Arizona and Arizona State University Women | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Commission on the Status of Women in Arizona: Newspaper Clippings | |||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Arizona Women's Commission: Annual Report, 1978 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | Arizona Women | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | ASU Faculty Women's Association: Announcements, Constitution, Directories | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | ASU Faculty Women's Association: Newsletter, 1964 October-1982 April | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | ASU Faculty Women's Association: Questionnaires | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | ASU Women: Conferences, Correspondence | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | ASU Women: University Bulletins, 1972 January-1982 September | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | ASU Women: Newspaper Clippings and Miscellaneous Bulletins | |||||||||
| Series X: League of Women Voters | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | "The National Voter", 1963 October-1973 September | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | "The California Voter", 1967 April-1972 October | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | "The County Voter" (Los Angeles, Calif.), 1965 January-1972 October | |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | "The Alhambra Voter" (Calif.), 1966 Sptember-1973 November | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | "The Pasadena Bulletin" (Calif.), 1963 December | |||||||||