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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-

Title
Robert 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.
Usage Restrictions
The donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

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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 Information
Processed 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

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