Robert V. Ruhe papers, 1952-1985, bulk
1970-1985
A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Lora N. Posey.
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Ruhe, Robert V., 1918-
TitleRobert V. Ruhe papers,1952-1985, bulk
1970-1985
Collection No.
C445
Extent
3 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Robert V. Ruhe was director of the Water
Resources Research Center and professor of geology at Indiana University from 1970
until his retirement in 1985. His research focused on geomorphology and hydrology.
He was a recognized world-authority on soils and landscape evolution. Collection
consists of correspondence, teaching and committee files, publications, and subject
files.
Access Restrictions
Student records and recommendations have been restricted due to sensitive data.
Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
Biographical Note
Robert V. Ruhe was born in 1918 in Chicago Heights. Before obtaining his doctoral
degree in geology from the University of Iowa in 1950, Ruhe played semi-professional
baseball. In 1942, he was offered a tryout with the Chicago White Sox. However, with
World War II going on, Ruhe joined the Marine Corps and served as an aviator.
In 1970, Ruhe accepted a faculty position at Indiana University in the geology
department. Once at IU, he also became the director of the Water Resources Research
Center. This Center was established with the goal of integrating the diverse water
research activities of Indiana University and coordinating them with the water
programs of state and federal agencies, other academic institutions, and private
organizations.
Ruhe’s research focused on geomorphology and hydrology. He was a recognized
world-authority on soils and landscape evolution and was a recipient of the Kirk
Bryan award for distinguished contribution to geomorphology. He published a
well-received book entitled
Geomorphology: Geomorphic
Processes and Surficial Geology
. Ruhe also served on numerous committees,
including those of the National Research Council, Indiana State government, and the
Indiana University geology department.
Ruhe was married to Barbara Ruhe, and they had three children and six
great-grandchildren. Ruhe retired from Indiana University in 1985 and died in 1993.
Arrangement
This collection is organized into four series: Professional, Papers and publications,
Correspondence, and Subject files. The Professional series has two sub-series:
General and Teaching files.
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains the personal papers of Robert V. Ruhe. The records span from
1952 to 1985, with the bulk of materials concentrated between 1970-1985. This
collection is organized in to four series: Professional, Papers and publications,
Correspondence, and Subject files.
The first series, Professional (1965-1985), is further organized into two sub-series:
General (1965-1985) and Teaching files (1970-1984). The General sub-series is
arranged alphabetically and is comprised of materials that relate to Ruhe’s
committees, activities in the geology department, conferences he attended, and
retirement. The Teaching files sub-series is arranged topically and then
alphabetically within each topic. Topics include: courses, graduate students, and
the high school science student institute. Much of this sub-series is restricted due
to records containing student grades.
The second series, Papers and publications (1970-1983), is arranged alphabetically.
This series contains records pertaining to Ruhe’s publications, including a
publisher’s copy of Ruhe’s book,
Geomorphology: Geomorphic
Processes and Surficial Geology
, along with copies of all of the images
and figures contained in the publication. Mixed-in with copies of Ruhe’s papers and
publications is also correspondence related to the publications.
The third series, Correspondence (1967-1981), is arranged alphabetically and consists
of general correspondence related to Ruhe’s research interests and general geology
related issues.
The final series, Subject files (1952-1985), is arranged alphabetically. This series
contains a variety of records, including those pertaining to book reviews that Ruhe
wrote, requests for literature, and a listing of the books in Ruhe’s professional
library.
Related Material
Additional information related to Ruhe and his professional activities can be found
in the Water Resources Research Center collection, C423.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession numbers: 5096-5106.
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Preferred Citation
[Item], Robert V. Ruhe papers, Collection C445, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Following the closing of the Water Resources Research Center, the contents of
this collection were received from the Center’s secretary, Betty Lucas. Records
were received in two installments, with the first being acquired on August 20,
1985 with the rest being received on June 26, 1986.
Appraisal
The contents of this collection were separated from the records of the Water
Resources Research Center (Collection C423).
Processing InformationProcessed by Lora N. Posey.
Completed in 2011.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Professional, 1965-1985
Subseries:
Box 1
General, 1965-1985
American Quarterly Association (AMQUA), 1971-1978
Committees (Indiana University), 1970-1973
Environmental Studies Survey CIC (Ludlow), 1970-1971
Faculty Summary Reports,
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973-1974
1974-1975
1977-1978
1978-1979
1979-1980
1980-1981
1981-1982
1982-1983
Gary Lane-Chairman Geology, 1984-1985
Geological Society of America (GSA),
Field Trip #4 (14th Annual Meeting,) 1980
General, 1972-1984
Guidebook, 1980
Geology Department,
General, 1974-1985
Data for Faculty Meetings, 1971-1985
Ruhe Correspondence, 1983-1984
Geology/Geography, 1982-1984
Immunization, 1976
International Union for Quaternary Research
(INQUA),
Chapter (10/80), 1981-1982
General, 1970-1978
Loess Commission, 1978-1980
Meetings, 1970
Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene Conference,
Acceptances for Field Conference, 1978
First Circular, 1977-1978
General, 1977-1979
Mailing Lists, 1978
Midwest Friends of the Pleistocene, 1971-1972 ,
1979
Travel Log, 1978
News Releases, 1965-1976
Overseas Conference Fund, 1973-1985
Ruhe, 1983-1985
R.V. Ruhe, 1974-1985
Ruhe Retirement Recognition Plaque
Ruhe, Robert V. (Personal), 1967-1985
Sigma Xi, 1980-1984
Travel and Meetings, 1976-1984
Subseries:
Box 1
Teaching files, 1970-1984
Book Orders For Students, 1972-1975
Colloquium, 1971
Course Descriptions, 1970-1975
Course Textbook Request, 1984
Exchange Students CIC (Traveling Scholars), 1971-1984
(Restricted)
Graduate Students,
(Restricted)
Alfred P. Canepa, 1973-1974
Boiling, James, 1974-1976
Carole Aufmann, 1981
Carolyn Olson, 1975-1981
Carpenter, Michael C., 1974
Duhon, Susan, 1979-1982
Karen Brunson, 1976
K.R. Bradbury, 1976-1978
Michael James Graham, 1977-1981
Phillip Amadi, 1980-1983
Recommendations, 1973-1984
Robert Hall, 1972-1980
Rodenbeck. Sue A., 1982
Szymkowicz , Mark, 1981
High School Science Student Institute,
(Restricted)
1974-1976
1976-1977
Lectures G415 Ruhe, 1973
Box 2
Prelim, 1972-1984
Series:
Box 2
Papers and publications, 1970-1983
American Society of Agronomy (ASA) -Crop Science Society of
America (CSSA)-Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Originals-Fort
Collins, 1979
Clay Minerals, 1978-1979
Clay Minerals (Requests), 1979-1981
Geomorphic Processes and Surficial Geology (Houghton Mifflin
Company), 1970 , 1975
(3 folders)
Geomorphic Processes and Surficial Geology- Publication Figures
(Houghton Mifflin Company), 1975
(6 folders)
Geomorphology: Geomorphic Processes and Surficial Geology by
Robert Ruhe, 1975
Halocene (Wright), 1981
IAS Ontario, 1982
Journal of Geology, 1983
Lincoln Lab, 1978-1980
Papers, 1974-1977
1974
1975
1976-1977
Quaternary (Wright), 1980-1983
Quaternary Environments, 1974-1976
Ruhe Miscellaneous Abstracts & Papers, 1975-1984
(2 Folders)
Ruhe Reprints, 1974-1983
Rwanda Report, 1982
Box 3
Soil Science Paper (Originals), 1979-1980
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Revised Originals,
1979
State University of New York (SUNY) Paper-Stream Regimen &
Man’s Manipulation, October 1970
York U-Symposium, January
1975
York, Ontario, May
1976
Series:
Box 3
Correspondence, 1967-1981
Bechtel, 1977
College of Arts and Sciences, 1971 , 1981
Department of Natural Resources, 1970-1973
Environment (W. Meinschein), 1970 , 1978
Governor’s Committee, 1977-1980
International Hydrological Decade (IHD)-Leo Heindl, 1967-1974
Ludlow, Glenn, 1971-1974
McGraw-Hill, 1979
Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1959-1981
Midwest Universities Consortium for International Activities
(MUCIA), 1972-1975
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)-National Research Council
(NRC) Land Burial Panel, 1974-1977
Office of Water Resources Research (OWRR) H. Garland Hershey,
Director, 1971-1972
Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Engineers, 1979-1980
Subcommission on North American Quaternary Stratigraphy (SNAQS),
1975
United States Geological Survey, USGS, 1974-1980
Series:
Box 3
Subject files, 1952-1985
American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of
America (CSSA), Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 1979-1985
Book Reviews, 1974-1977
Catena, 1977-1985
Corps of Engineers, 1973
Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA), 1977
Erosion Surfaces of Loluda Basin, Belgian Congo, 1952
Geoderma, 1974-1984
Great Lakes Basin, 1970
Journal or Book Review Work, 1971
National Science Foundation (NSF) - Terra Rossa, 1976-1979
Radioactive Waste Management Report, 1974
Radiocarbon Dates, 1978-1980
Reports, 1980-1982
Requests for Literature, 1972-1978
Reviews, 1974-1981
Roberts, 1981
(SSN)
Robert V. Ruhe Professional Library, 1985
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), 1983-1985
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Guidelines-Competitive Grants, 1978
Restricted Materials