Abstract:
Professional papers of Colin G. Drury, SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus of industrial engineering at the University at Buffalo. Mainly consists of copies and reprints of Drury's writing, research materials, and photographs. A significant portion of the collection, including teaching materials, documentation of participation in professional conferences and projects, and records of the Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation are in digital format.
Copyright:
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and University Archives before requesting photocopies and/or publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Once permission is obtained, most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Scope and Content:
The Colin G. Drury papers, 1963-2012 contain faculty papers, research reports and data, photographs, audiovisual material, and digital files. Included are copies and reprints of articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries written by Drury and his colleagues, drafts, presentations, publishing contracts, ergonomics reports, manuals, conference and meeting programs and itineraries, a small amount of scattered professional correspondence, notes, questionnaires, forms, plans, report drafts, experiment data, annotated articles, personal and research-related photographs, negatives, slides, and memorabilia. Digital files include files transferred to the University Archives on an internal computer hard drive. These files represent a sample of Colin Drury's professional work, research, and teaching from the early 1990s through 2012. The majority of the files are dated 1995-2010. The digital photo archive of the Fluorescent Penetrant Inspection Study Phase 2, October 2004-December 2005 is the largest group of files located in Sub-series B. Research and Data Sets.
Arrangement:
The Colin G. Drury papers, 1963-2012 are arranged into five series: I. Writings and conferences; II. Research files; III. Photographs and memorabilia; IV. Digital records; V. Audiovisual records. Some folder titles were altered and file arrangement reorganized to assist researchers in locating and identifying digital content.
Technical Requirements:
Please note that the University Archives may be unable to provide complete access to all the digital files described in this collection due to lack of required software. Please contact the University Archives for more information.
Restrictions:
Pursuant to University Archives Restricted Records Policy regarding private information, access to portions of this collection is RESTRICTED until 2046 (folder 12.13), 2053 (folder 8.31), and 2070 (folder 8.32). Access to portions of Series IV. Digital records is RESTRICTED as follows: Federal Aviation Administration (RESTRICTED until January 2083); Projects - Applied Ergonomics Group (RESTRICTED until January 2083); Projects - Chemical Demilitarization (RESTRICTED until January 2082); Projects – National Academies of Science (RESTRICTED until 2082); Projects - Reville (RESTRICTED until January 2101); Projects - Security Testimony 2008 (RESTRICTED until January 2084); Projects - Valerie Gowron Medical Error Research (RESTRICTED until January 2107); Research Institute for Safety and Security in Transportation (RESTRICTED until January 2084); Traveling Backups (RESTRICTED until January 2110); UB Classes - Departmental files (RESTRICTED until January 2077); IE 538: Human Factors Practicum - Discomfort and Exertion Rating Program (RESTRICTED until January 2081).Portions of this collection have been minimally processed. Privacy protected information (including but not limited to certain educational, medical, financial, criminal, attorney-client, and/or personnel records) may be revealed during use of archival collections, particularly in collections that are unprocessed or have been minimally processed. Researchers agree to make no notes or other recordation of privacy protected information if found within the archival collections, and further agree not to publish, publicize, or disclose such information to any other party for any purpose if found within the archival collections.
Restrictions:
Access to digital material provided via the University Archives’ Digital Archives online repository.
Beginning Date (Creation):
1963
Ending Date (Creation):
2012