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Michael M. Carroll Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0685
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The holding consists of a number of articles by Dr. Carroll, as well as lecture notes and transparencies used in his lectures. In addition, Dr. Carroll’s testimony as an expert witness and member of the Nation Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Scientific Research Panel studying exit velocities of various types of baseball bats when striking a pitched ball is included, as are the reports of other expert witnesses in the case of Baum Research and Development Co. Inc. vs. Hiller & Bradsby Co. Inc.

Dates

  • 1965 - 2015

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the Michael M. Carroll Papers, 1965-2015 must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library.

The Woodson Research Center use policy is that researchers assume sole responsibility for any infringement of privacy, literary rights, copyrights, or other rights arising from their use of the archival materials. In addition to any restrictions placed by donors, certain kinds of archival materials are restricted for the life of the creator plus 50 years. These materials include, but are not limited to, student grades, transcripts, and any job applications or recommendations.

Biographical Note

Michael M. Carroll, former Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University, was born in Ireland in 1936 and came to the United States in 1960. He obtained a PhD from Brown University in Applied Mathematics in 1965. He was Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1965 to 1988. He came to Rice in 1988 and served as Dean of the School of Engineering for ten years, then returned to teaching and research until his retirement in 2015. He died on January 17, 2016 in Houston, Texas.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Overview

The holding consists of a number of articles by Dr. Carroll, as well as lecture notes and transparencies used in his lectures. In addition, Dr. Carroll’s testimony as an expert witness and member of the Nation Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Scientific Research Panel studying exit velocities of various types of baseball bats when striking a pitched ball is included, as are the reports of other expert witnesses in the case of Baum Research and Development Co. Inc. vs. Hiller & Bradsby Co. Inc.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Materials acquired in a transfer from the Engineering Dept. at Rice University.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Michael M. Carroll Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Alan Bath
Date
2018
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

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Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
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