Finding Aid
George E. Pankratz Papers, 1932 to 1982
UM-5
Size: 14 linear feet
Provenance: Mrs. Beatrice Pankratz, April 23rd, 1982
Access: Open
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Condition: Good
Copyright: The literary rights to this collection are assumed to rest with the person(s) responsible for the production of the particular items within the collection, or with their heirs or assigns. Researchers bear full legal responsibility for the acquisition to publish from any part of said collection per Title 17, United States Code. The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections may reserve the right to intervene as intermediary at its own discretion.
Completed by: Marge Schradie, June 23rd, 1982
Historical/Biographical Sketch
George E. Pankratz was born in 1919 in the Lucas County area. He attended Scott High School, received a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1936, and a Master’s of Science in Engineering Degree from the University of Michigan in 1950. He joined the UT faculty in 1946 after serving in the US army during World War II.
Mr. Pankratz was a mechanical engineer who taught at UT for 35 years. He was a chairman of the Engineering Graphics Department beginning in 1959. Mr. Pankratz was appointed to full professor in 1971.
He was selected as one of four outstanding teachers at UT in 1967 and in 1980 he was selected by the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers as the Outstanding Educator in Ohio. For many years, he was chief marshal and nomenclator at the university’s commencement ceremonies in which he led the academic procession and also called off the names of all graduates.
Mr. Pankratz was adviser and treasurer of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, and was also a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Pi Mu Epsilon honorary societies. He was adviser to the Triangle Engineering Fraternity and the past president of the Ohio Society for Engineering Graphics. In addition, he was a member of the American Society for Engineering Educators and the American Society for Mechanical Engineers.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of George Pankratz reflect primarily his professional and educational activities during his service as assistant professor from 1946-1951, associate professor from 1951-1971, and as professor of Engineering from 1971-1981 at the University of Toledo. His files also contain items dating back to 1920 prior to his arrival at UT. The bulk of the materials generated between 1946-1978 with occasional gaps in the series.
The collection is divided into 7 series as follows: “Class Materials”, “Personal”, “College of Engineering”, “University Activities”, “Tau Beta Pi”, “Drawings”, and “Artifacts”. The collection is arranged by the series listed alphabetically therein.
Series List
Folder List
Box |
Folder |
Item Description |
|
|
S1. Class Materials |
1 |
1 |
Book Lists |
1 |
2 |
Black Worksheets and Handouts |
1 |
3 |
Class Rosters |
1 |
4 |
Class Rosters |
1 |
5 |
Class Rosters |
2 |
1 |
Class Rosters- Student Lists |
2 |
2 |
Class Rosters- Roll Books |
2 |
3 |
Completed Worksheets |
2 |
4 |
Course Evaluations |
2 |
5 |
Curriculum and Course Outlines |
2 |
6 |
Curriculum Planning |
2 |
7 |
Descr. Geometry |
3 |
1 |
Drafting Equipment Catalogs |
3 |
2 |
Exams |
3 |
3 |
Exams |
3 |
4 |
Graphics |
3 |
5 |
Graphics |
4 |
1 |
Graphics |
4 |
2 |
Graphics |
4 |
3 |
Graphics |
4 |
4 |
Graphics |
4 |
5 |
Graphics- A.S.A. Drafting Standards |
4 |
6 |
Graphics- Course Content |
4 |
7 |
Graphics- Exams |
4 |
8 |
Graphics- Drawings |
5 |
1 |
Graphics- Exams |
5 |
2 |
Graphics- Class Notes |
5 |
3 |
Graphics 111 Notes |
5 |
4 |
Graphics 111 |
5 |
5 |
Graphics 111 Notes |
5 |
6 |
Graphics 112 |
5 |
7 |
Graphics 114 |
5 |
8 |
Graphics 114 |
5 |
9 |
Graphics 114 |
6 |
1 |
Class Notes 121 |
6 |
2 |
Graphics 121 |
6 |
3 |
Class Notes 123 |
6 |
4 |
Class Notes 124 |
6 |
5 |
Class Notes 132 |
6 |
6 |
Math 155 |
6 |
7 |
Graphics Transparencies |
7 |
1 |
Incompletes |
7 |
2 |
Lab 5 |
7 |
3 |
Schedules |
7 |
4 |
Student Drawings |
7 |
5 |
Textbooks |
|
|
S2. Personal |
8 |
1 |
Certificates Awarded |
8 |
2 |
Correspondence |
8 |
3 |
Correspondence |
8 |
4 |
Music |
8 |
5 |
Retirement Information |
8 |
6 |
Speech |
8 |
7 |
Syllabus or Mss. For Textbook Ch. 0-6 |
8 |
8 |
Vita |
|
|
S3 College of Engineering |
9 |
1 |
0635 Account |
9 |
2 |
Accreditation |
9 |
3 |
Accreditation |
9 |
4 |
Annual Reports |
9 |
5 |
Books |
9 |
6 |
Budgets, Finances Etc. |
9 |
7 |
Certificates |
10 |
1 |
Dean Candidates |
10 |
2 |
Correspondence 1938-1941 |
10 |
3 |
Correspondence 1942-1946 |
10 |
4 |
Correspondence 1962-1976 |
10 |
5 |
Dean’s List |
10 |
6 |
Faculty Evaluation |
10 |
7 |
General- Vote of Confidence |
10 |
8 |
In-House Publications |
10 |
9 |
Library Committee |
11 |
1 |
Math Study Committee |
11 |
2 |
Personnel |
11 |
3 |
Ph.D. Program |
11 |
4 |
Policy |
11 |
5 |
Policy |
11 |
6 |
Purchasing Procedure |
11 |
7 |
Self-Study |
11 |
8 |
Student Awards Banquet |
11 |
9 |
Teaching Learning Committee |
11 |
10 |
Technical Institute Proposal |
11 |
11 |
Travel |
12 |
1 |
American Society of Engineering Ed. Constitution |
12 |
2 |
A.S.E.E. |
12 |
3 |
A.S.E.E. |
12 |
4 |
A.S.E.E. |
12 |
5 |
A.S.E.E. |
12 |
6 |
A.S.E.E. |
13 |
1 |
A.S.E.E.- Effective Teaching |
13 |
2 |
A.S.E.E.- Graphics (By Laws) |
13 |
3 |
A.S.E.E. |
13 |
4 |
A.S.E.E. |
14 |
1 |
A.S.E.E.- Continued Ed. |
14 |
2 |
A.S.E.E. |
14 |
3 |
A.S.E.E. |
14 |
4 |
American Society for Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.) |
14 |
5 |
A.S.M.E. |
15 |
1 |
Institutes |
15 |
2 |
National Science Foundation (N.S.F.) |
15 |
3 |
National Society of Professional Engineers (N.S.P.E.) |
15 |
4 |
Ohio Association of Engineering Graphics |
15 |
5 |
Organizations |
15 |
6 |
Ohio Society of Professional Engineers (O.S.P.E.) |
15 |
7 |
O.S.P.E. Student Chapter (Scrapbook) |
16 |
1 |
O.S.P.E. Student Chapter |
16 |
2 |
Publications, Articles, Newsletters, Reprints |
16 |
3 |
Publications, Articles, Newsletters, Reprints |
16 |
4 |
Publications, Articles, Newsletters, Reprints |
16 |
5 |
Trade Literature, Equipment Ads, Brochures |
17 |
1 |
Trade Literature, Equipment Ads, Brochures |
17 |
2 |
Trade Literature, Equipment Ads, Brochures |
17 |
3 |
Toledo Society of Electrical Engineers |
|
|
S4. University |
18 |
1 |
Athletic Board of Control |
18 |
2 |
Collective Bargaining |
18 |
3 |
Freshman Orientation |
18 |
4 |
Golf |
18 |
5 |
Golf |
18 |
6 |
Honor’s Day |
19 |
1 |
Phi Kappa Phi- Certificates |
19 |
2 |
Phi Kappa Phi- Correspondence, finance, constitution |
19 |
3 |
Phi Kappa Phi- Programs, Journals |
19 |
4 |
Residency Committee |
19 |
5 |
University Club- Constitution |
19 |
6 |
University Club- Finances |
19 |
7 |
University Club- Memos, correspondence |
|
|
S5. Tau Beta Pi |
20 |
1 |
Constitution, history |
20 |
2 |
Convention Minutes |
20 |
3 |
Correspondence |
20 |
4 |
Correspondence |
20 |
5 |
Correspondence |
20 |
6 |
Correspondence |
21 |
1 |
Advisory Board- Code of Ethics |
21 |
2 |
THE BENT- Nov. 1932 |
21 |
3 |
THE BENT- 1954-1967 |
21 |
4 |
THE BENT- 1968-1975 |
21 |
5 |
Council Bulletins |
21 |
6 |
Finances |
21 |
7 |
Finances |
22 |
1 |
Photographs |
22 |
2 |
Pledge Essays |
22 |
3 |
Pledge Essays |
22 |
4 |
Publications, Association of College & Honor Societies |
22 |
5 |
Publications, reports, petition |
|
|
S6. Drawings |
23 |
1 |
U. Hall Floor Plan; ES Floor Plan |
23 |
2 |
Blueprints |
23 |
3 |
Campus Distribution System |
23 |
4 |
Blueprint |
23 |
5 |
Extra sets of Graphs and Charts |
23 |
6 |
Misc. Classroom Drawings |
23 |
7 |
Graphs and Charts |
|
|
S7. Artifacts |
24 |
1 |
Drafting Machine Scales |
24 |
2 |
Gavel |
24 |
3 |
Cartoon |
24 |
4 |
Graphs and Charts |
24 |
5 |
Graphs and Charts |