Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
John E. Duberg Papers
Duberg, John E. (John Edward), 1917-2002
Ms.1990.056
4 Cubic Feet
6 boxes, 1 oversize folder
1927-1980
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The John E. Duberg Papers span from 1927 to 1980 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Duberg's career as a research scientist and National Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator. The bulk of this collection consists of publications and reports. These include reports by Duberg himself and his colleagues, publications by others in the field, and government organizations. The papers also include copies of Duberg's M.S. and Ph.D. theses; drafts of speeches; correspondence; and materials from conferences and workshops attended.
The materials in the collection are in English.
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Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John E. Duberg Papers, Ms1990-056, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The John E. Duberg Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1990.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John E. Duberg Papers was completed as part of the project, "Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech," funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) in 2024. Minimal processing was completed in 2020.
Biographical Note
John E. Duberg was born in New York City, New York, in 1917. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engingeering from Manhattan College in 1938. Two years later, in 1940, he received a Master of Science degree from Virginia Tech. In 1948, he received a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of Illinois, and later graduated from the Federal Executive Institute in 1971.
Duberg worked as an engineer for Cauldwell-Wingate Builders, NYC from 1938-1939. From 1943-1946, he worked at NACA Langley Labs as an aeronautical research scientist. Duberg worked as a research engineer at Standard Oil Company from 1946-1948. In 1948, Duberg returned to NACA Langley Labs to work as a research scientist until becoming chief of the structural research division at NACA in 1952. In 1956, Duberg left this position and worked as a research engineer at Aeronutronics Systems until 1957. From 1957-1959, he was a professor of structural engineering at the University of Illinois. In 1959, Duberg moved back to Langley Research Center, where he remained until retirement. Duberg began as the technical assistant to the the chief at NASA-Langley. becoming the technical assistant to the director in 1961. In 1964, he became assistant director, finally working as associate director of the theoretical mechanics division from 1968-1980.
In addition to these, Duberg worked as a research professor at George Washington University in 1979. He also acted as director of the Joint Institute of Advanced Flight Sciences from 1971-1979.
Outside of his work, Duberg was active in professional societies and received many awards. In 1950, he was a member of the Materials Advisory Board for the National Academy of Science. Later, in 1971, Duberg was a member of the subcommittee on Professional and Scientific Manpower, U.S. Department of Labor. He also acted as a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee at the University of Virginia, and was president of the advisory committee for Christopher Newport College in 1973 to 1976. Duberg was a member of the Virginia Academy of Science, New York Academy of Science, American Society for Engineering Education, and the Society of Engineering Sciences.
In 1977, Duberg received both the NASA Outstanding Leadership Award and the Fellow AIAA [DeFlorez award].
Duberg died in 2002.
Scope and Content
The John E. Duberg Papers span from 1927 to 1980 and include a wide variety of materials reflecting Duberg's career as a research scientist and National Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)/National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) administrator. The bulk of this collection consists of publications and reports. These include reports by Duberg himself and his colleagues, publications by others in the field, and government organizations. The papers also comprises of copies of Duberg's M.S. and Ph.D. theses; drafts of speeches; correspondence; and materials from conferences and workshops attended.
The collection has been separated into seven series:
Series I: Publications and Reports, 1927-1980, n.d., contains publications, books, and reports. Many of these are from government organizations such as NASA, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Department of Transportation (DOT). There are also items from other groups, such as the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts (AIAA) booklets; Scientific American Magazine; University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) 10th Anniversary; and Virginia Engineering Review from the University of Virginia. Subjects include professional development, technology, mechanics, education, history of NACA and NASA, labor market and management, and engineering.
Series II: Committees, Organizations, and Conferences, 1960-1980, n.d., documents Duberg's involvement in professional committees and organizations. This includes meeting notes, conference materials, and agendas.
Series III: Presentations, 1948-1974, n.d., consists of presentations and talks given by Duberg and others. Topics cover space vehicles, NASA Langley's role in research, graduate education, and transport aircraft.
Series IV: Langley Research Center, 1940-1979, documents Duberg's time working with NACA and NASA. Files relate to travel authorization, general information, a Viking Project Certificate of Acknowledgment, and government position classification standards.
Series V: Theses and Notes, 1940-1976, n.d., largely consists of Duberg's own theses, drafts, and notes on writing and courses, but also contains a thesis written by Joseph E. Spagnuolo.
Series VI: Personal Files and Correspondence, 1968-1979, n.d., includes Duberg's personal files, such as a journal, as well as correspondence. Notably, this series includes an interview with Walt Bonney and correspondence with Dr. Hu, Peoples Republic of China.
Series VII: Photographs, 1973-1979, n.d., contains photographs from the Viking Mission, two Kodak slide carousels, and photographs of individuals and groups.
Arrangement
The collection has been separated into seven series by material type and then in chronological order except where noted:
Series I: Publications and Reports, 1927-1980, n.d., is arranged alphabetically according to group or author. For example, NASA publications and reports are grouped together. If there is more than one item from a group or author, they are arranged chronologically.
Series II: Committees, Organizations, and Conferences, 1960-1980, n.d., is arranged alphabetically according to organization. For example, "Organization and Management and the Environment of Ideas" (Box 3, Folder 3) is grouped with items from the Federal Executive Institute, as the Federal Executive Institute is responsible.
Series III: Presentations, 1948-1974, n.d.
Series IV: Langley Research Center, 1940-1979
Series V: Theses and Notes, 1940-1976, n.d.
Series VI: Personal Files and Correspondence, 1968-1979, n.d.
Series VII: Photographs, 1973-1979, n.d.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
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Aeronautical engineers
Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)
Science and Technology
United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees
Students and alumni
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Series I: Publications and Reports1927-1980, n.d.American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronauts [AIAA] Booklets1969-03-1970-10214Exploration of the Solar System: An AIAA Review1974-02-28423Journal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers [AIEE]1927-02218Report of Chemists' Salaries and Employment Status - American Chemical Society Office of Manpower Studies1973449The Public Interest in Graduate Education by John D. Millett - American Council on Education1974441Trends in U.S. Technology: A Political Economist's View by Michael Boretsky - American Scientistca. 1975442Famous Mechanics Scientists: Notes on AMR - RZM Exhibit - American Society of Mechanical Engineers1972-1973416Goals of Engineering Education Final Report - ASEE1968-01432American Society for Engineering Education [ASEE] Review and Directory1972-1973436Encouraging Professional Development with Engineering Specialty Boards, Diplomates and Unity by Dan H. Pletta, P.E. - ASEE197948The Challenge to Black Counseling in a Black College by Alvin F. Anderson197162Astronomy Magazine1974-06514Commercial Air Transportation: in the Next Three Decades by H.W. Withington - Boeing Commercial Airplane Companyn.d.418Unofficial Guide to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base - Boone Publications, Inc.n.d.217Pay Differentials Articles from Industrial and Labor Relations Review Vol. 31, No. 1 - Cornell University1977-10446Research and Development Contributions to Aviation Progress (RADCAP) Executive Summary - DOD; NASA; DOT1972-08213The Electricity Future: What Can You Believe? by Chauncey Starr - Electric Power Research Institute, Inc.1978443Education and the Federal Laboratories - Federal Council for Science and Technology1968, 1969431Directory of FEI Executives - Federal Executive Institute197762Alternative Scenarios of the American Future 1980-2000 by Robert Glover1979429What Managers Think of Participative Leadership by Larry E. Greiner1973445History of NACA/NASA Rotating-Wing Aircraft Research by Frederic B. Gustafson1971417The Radiation Belt and Magnetosphere by Wilmot N. Hess196869Herman Kahn Informational Booklets - Hudson Institute1969-12-1970-01215Report on the IEEE ECPD Evaluation Visit to the University of Wyoming, Prepared by Calvin T. Swift - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers1979-10-3047Review of "A Federal Plan for Short-Haul Air Transportation Improvement" Draft - Interagency Short-Haul Air Transportation Working Group1973-07433Article for Encyclopedia of Physics Vol. VII by George R. Irwin1955-0329Revolutionary War Public Service Claim Records for Elizabeth City County, Virginia, transcribed by John L. Patterson - LCR Historical and Archaeological Society 1976220Clarity in Technical Reporting and the Technial Review by E.S. Love195128Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken? Foreign Affairs Vol. 55, No. 1 by Amory B. Lovins 1976122From the Boardroom, edited by Myles L. Mace1975448The Solar Wind, edited by Robert J. Mackin, Jr. and Marcia Neugebauer196668NACA Report No. 581: Measurements of Intensity and Scale of Wind-Tunnel Turbulence and their Relation to the Critical Reynolds Number of Spheres by H.L. Dryden, G.B. Schubauer, W.C. Mock, Jr., and H.K. Skramstad1937120Twenty-Third Annual Report, NACA Reports 577-6111937524Thirty-Second Annual Report, NACA Reports 834-8621946525Technical Memorandums - NACA/NASA1930-196525Inelastic Column Behavior by John E. Duberg and Thomas W. Wider, III - NASA/NACA1952322NASA Hampton Institute/George Washington University Summer Training Program Report1960-11-1979-10317Aeronautics and Astronautics: An American Chronology of Science and Technology in the Exploration of Space 1915-1960 by Eugene M. Emme - NASA1961526NASA America in Space: The First Five Years - A Pictorial Review1962125NASA Summary Report Future Programs Task Group1965-01439Vacuum Technology and Space Simulation, NASA SP-1051966522Report of Apollo 204 Review Board by F.L. Thomson - NASA196719Venture into Space: Early Years of Goddard Space Flight Center by Alfred Rosenthal - NASA SP-43011968611Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1967: Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy - NASA SP-4008196863Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1968: Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy - NASA SP-40101969519National Aeronautics and Space Administration, The International System of Units1969-197014Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1969: Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy - NASA SP-4014197064Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1970: Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy - NASA SP-4015197265Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1971: Chronology on Science, Technology, and Policy - NASA SP-4016197266Radiation Characteristics of the Atmosphere and the Earth's Surface by K Ya Kondrat'ev - NASA; National Science Foundation1973610NASA International System of Units by E.A. Mechtly1973117Progress in Aircraft Design Since 1903 - NASA1974430Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1972: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy - NASA SP-4017197461Astronautics and Aeronautics, 1973: Chronology of Science, Technology, and Policy - NASA SP-4018197561The Space Shuttle at Work - NASA1979427A Review of the Current Research Capabilities and Recent Productivity Increases of Selected Wind Tunnels at NASA Langley Research Center1979-0532A Review of the Current Research Capabilities and Recent Productivity Increases of Selected Wind Tunnels at NASA Langley Research Center by Lowell E. Hasel1979-05313Inventory of Major Aeronautical and Space Facilities in the NASA Research Centers, Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology1979-10-0131Report of a Committee to Review Joint Institute for Advancement of Flight Sciences by F.B. Smith - NASA1979-10-26434Engineering and Scientific Manpower Recommendations for the Seventies - National Academy of Engineering1973437Administrative Requirements for Advancing International Science Policy by James E. Webb - National Academy of Public Administrationn.d.447Forecasting the PH.D. Labor Market: Pitfalls for Policy - Prepared by Richard B. Freeman and David W. Breneman for the National Board on Graduate Education1973-11-16435Research Applied to National Needs - National Science Foundation1970-197243Basic Research in the Mission Agencies: Agency Perspectives on the Conduct and Support of Basic Research - National Science Foundation1978419Aircraft Structures Research at Elevated Temperatures - North Atlantic Treaty Organization Advisory Group for Aeronautical Research and Development195525Langley Field: The Early Years by Robert I. Curtis, John Mitchell, and Martin Copp - Office of History, Langley Air Force Base1977424Permian on the move, Oxy Today, No. 7197635New Educational Technology, with articles from Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon, and Martin Minsky1972219The Next Decade in Space - A Report of the Space Science and Technology Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee1970-03440Scientific American: Ionizing Radiation1959-09118Scientific American: The Solar System1975-09422United Way Annual Report - United Way of the Virginia Peninsula1980-02512The ICASE Program (Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering, NASA LRC) - Universities Space Research Association1975-197911U.S. Aeronautics and Space Activities, January 1 to December 31, 19581959513Challenge and Change Annual Report - U.S. Civil Service Commission1968426Civil Service Journal Vol. 9 No. 2 - U.S. Civil Service Commission1968-10-1968-1211Units of Weight and Measure (United States Customary and Metric) Definitions and Tables of Equivalents - U.S. Department of Commerce; National Bureau of Standards1960-12-2011U.S. Department of Labor, Manpower Administration1970, 1971438U.S. Department of Labor Informational Articles1971-07-1972-1212National Manpower Advisory Committee Publications - U.S. Department of Labor1971-07-14-1972-02-2515Country Labor Profiles - U.S. Department of Labor1979-1980212Topographic Maps - U.S. Department of the Interior1969-0442Historical Origins of the Goddard Space Flight Center - U.S. Government Printing Office1964412Federal Register Part II - U.S. Office of Management and Budget1976-07-30411A Magazine for Government Managers, Management - U.S. Office of Personnel Management1979-09311Manager's Handbook, OPA-6 - U.S. Office of Personnel Management1979-11520University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) Tenth Anniversary1964-1974415Virginia Engineering Review Vol. 6 No. 1: Technology in the 1980s - University of Virginia1980421Hypersonic and Planetary Entry Flight Mechanics by Nguyen X. Vinh, Adolf Busemann, Robert D. Culp1980523Commonwealth of Virginia, The State Board of Architects, Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors: Roster - VA Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation1977-01521Memoirs and Addresses of Two Decades by J.A.L. Waddell, First Edition192867The Wilson Quarterly - Woodrow Wilson International Center for ScholarsAutumn 1978444A Framework for Government Research and Development (London)1971-11119Series II: Committees, Organizations, and Conferences1960-1980, n.d.American Society for Engineering Education Memorandum1972314The Brookings Conference for Federal Executives1977-01-20319Brookings Executive Leadership Forum on Stagflation, Sep. 19-22, 19781977-1979517Rob R. McGregor - Virginia [Brookings Institution]197859The Brookings Institution - Forum on "Stagflation"1978-08-20-1978-09-22316Lee A. DuBridge - Expanded Use of Federal Research Facilities by Univ. Investigations [Federal Council for Science and Technology]1969-04-1418The American Federal Executive Workshop1968-06-1971-0634Organization and Management and the Environment of Ideas1969-12-11-1971-10-22233Federal Executive Institute Meeting, Charlottesville, VA1971413-14Federal Executive Institute 19724127th Congress of the International Astronautical Federation - Oct. 10-16, 76 - Dr. Duberg to give talk on LRC Outreach in Aero. Ed. 1967-10-10-1976-07-21327NACA Reunion197624NASA Forum for Speculative Technology Information-Interactions1972116Financial Management Conference, Virginia Beach, VA1980-05-07124NASA Langley Research Center Financial Management Conference1980115NRC Associateship Meeting1969-04-30-1978-11-13321National Society of Professional Engineers1977-1978325JED - Committee for Greater Newport News [Newport News City Council]1966-09-1967-09110JED- Oyster Point Steering Committee [Newport News City Council]1967-03-14-1967-04-1216Scientific Research Society of America (RESA)1960-11-01-1962-05-23326Standards of the College Delegate Assembly of the Southern Assoc. of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC)n.d.111University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) Advisory Group1968-01-29-1976-11-29320School of Engineering and Applied Science (University of Virginia) Industrial Advisory Committee1978-04-10-1979-04-16420School of Engineering and Applied Science (University of Virginia) Industrial Advisory Committee1979-04-15-1980-04-28425Series III: Presentations1948-1974, n.d.Lectures on Mechanical Properties of Metals and Their Control by Professor C. Zener University of Chicago1948-06216May 27, 1960 Kimpton Committee Presentation 1959-04-01-1961-11-2817The Graduate Educational Program by John E. Duberg1961-12-2852Talks by Dr. Floyd L. Thompson and John E. Duberg1961-196957Challenge of Space by John E. Duberg1962-03-3151Space Vehicle Environment and Some NASA Facilities for their Simulation by John E. Duberg1962-10222NASA Space Radiation Effects Laboratory by John E. Duberg and Emanuel Rind1962-1153Ionizing Particle Radiations Effects and Simulation Consideration by J.E. Duberg and W.C. Hulten1964221Role of Langley Research Center in Aerospace Research by John E. Duberg1966-03-27223The Role of Scientific Research in the Space Age - (JED) at the 180th Anniversary of Louisburg College, Louisberg, N.C. on May 2, 19671966-10-06-1967-06-04323After Apollo - What? Its Implication for LRC Presented to Richmond Rotary (JED)1967-04-11324A Glimpse of Langley Research Center's Fifty Years of Service to the Nation by John E. Duberg1967-08-03516Materials for Reference in Preparation of Talks1970-1972510NASA's Major Programs for the '70's, both Aeronautics and Space by John E. Duberg1972-04-29511Transport Aircraft - 1980 and Beyond by Laurence K. Loftin, Jr.1973213The Lawyers' Profession - University of Virginia Law School Commencement Address by Archibald Cox1974-05-2749Address and Report of the Bishop to the 84th Annual Council of the Diocese of Southern Virginian.d.121Talks--Non-technicaln.d.54First Draft of Speech on Langley Research Center by John E. Dubergn.d.55Series IV: Langley Research Center1940-1979History of NACA - NASA, including some Publications1941-1970123Position Classification Standards196456Dr. John E. Duberg Associate Director NASA- Langley Research Center Hampton, VA (PMRC Panel on Manpower Management) 1970113Dr. John E. Duberg Associate Director NASA- LRC Hampton, VA. PMRC 1971-05-12114NASA Langley Research Center Travel Authorization No. 11551971-10-1544NASA Langley Emergency Preparedness1972-11-1974-05428NASA - Center Development and External Affairs1974-02-01318Viking Project Certificate of Acknowledgement19761Associate Director for Langley Research Center General Information1979-07-03-1979-07-2013Series V: Theses and Notes 1940-1976, n.d.An Investigation of the Effect of the Reduction of the Concrete Area on the Performance of a Reinforced Beam by John E. Duberg 1940312The Application of Moment Distribution to Trussed Bents - Joseph E. Spagnuolo Thesis1940-06310[A Numerical Procedure for the Stress Analysis of Stiffened Shell Structures]194836A Numerical Procedure for the Stress Analysis of Stiffened Shell Structures - John E. Duberg Thesis1948-01-27-1949-01-2639Artificial Transitions and Writing Advice196946Lecture Notes for Statistical Concepts and Methodology for Engineers by George C. Canavos of Virginia Commonwealth University1976213Handwritten Notes1976-02-08518Theoretical Development Notesn.d.37[Earth Pressure Cell Testing]n.d.38Series VI: Personal Files and Correspondence1968-1979, n.d.John E. Duberg Interview with Walt Bonney1968-197658JED Journal1971-08-29-1971-09-1945Keep for Dr. Duberg1974-09-18-1977-08-04315Royal Bank of Canada Monthly Letter1975-05-1979-0826Correspondence with Dr. Hu, Peoples Republic of China1979-01-1979-1027United Airlines Executive Air Travel Program Plaquen.d.112Series VII: Photographs1973-1979, n.d.Jed's Pictures and Everything1973-04-02-1978-10-2322Pictures - Partially Identified1974-02-14-1976-09-02211Pictures From Nov. 19. 1975 197523Viking Mission Photographs1976-08-20-1978-11-16210Pictures - Identified1978-02-21-1979-03-2021[Kodak Slide Carousel]n.d.1[Kodak Slide Carousel]n.d.2Headshotsn.d.515
The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was created as part of the project, "Piercing the Veil: Creating Access to the Archives of American Aerospace Exploration at Virginia Tech," funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) from 2022 to 2024.