urn:taro:utexas.cah.00894 A Guide to the Agnew (Jeanne) Papers, 1913-2005 2008Encoded in XMetal 2 by Michelle Bogart according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Agnew, Jeanne, 1917- Agnew (Jeanne) Papers 1913-2005 Materials are written in English. 2007-229, 2008-080 30 ft. Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Correspondence, publications, photographs, and printed materials document the teaching career of Jeanne Agnew (1917-2000) at Oklahoma State University, including her publications and work on several National Science Foundation grants. Biographical Note

Dr. Jeanne Agnew was born in Ontario, Canada, on May 3, 1917. She earned a bachelor of arts and a master of arts degree in mathematics at Queen’s University in Canada in 1937 and 1938, respectively, and a Ph.D. from Radcliffe College, the women's affiliate of Harvard University, in 1941. After graduation, she worked on the Canadian Nuclear research effort during World War II while her husband, Dr. Theodore Agnew, served in the United States Navy.

Her teaching career at Oklahoma State University (OSU) began in 1948 when she was hired as a part time instructor. She was appointed Assistant Professor in 1956, Associate Professor in 1962, and Professor in 1969. While working at OSU, Dr. Agnew published two textbooks and later wrote several independent and correspondence study courses. She was an influential teacher of mathematics and directed several masters reports and doctoral theses. Many of her former students became faculty members at regional colleges and universities, and one of her students, William Pogue, worked as an astronaut for NASA in the Skylab program. As a professor, she received many awards, including the Outstanding Teacher Award in 1964 and 1978, the Outstanding Educator Award in 1970 and 1975, and honorary doctorate degrees from Queen’s University in 1988 and Lakehead University in 1990. In 2005, Dr. Agnew was posthumously inducted into the OSU College of Education Hall of Fame.

During her time at OSU, Dr. Agnew was also involved with several National Science Foundation (NSF) grants. Her most notable work in connection with the NSF grants involved gathering and presenting industry-related mathematical problems for undergraduate students in an effort to make mathematics education more applicable. The problems required students to study the literature, develop and refine a solution, and write a technical report. This approach has been hailed as a leading example of mathematical modeling.

After her retirement in 1984, Dr. Agnew remained with the university, working on several committees and supervising independent study courses. She died on May 8, 2000.

Scope and Contents

The Jeanne Agnew Papers, 1913-2005, consist of correspondence, mathematical notes, teaching materials, drafts, printed materials, photographs, and other material documenting the life and career of Jeanne Agnew (1917-2000). The papers are divided into two series: Professional and Personal.

The majority of the collection relates to Agnew’s professional career, including her work with the National Research Council of Canada during World War II, her teaching career at OSU (1948-1995), and her textbooks and other writings (1943-1989). Agnew’s professional correspondence, teaching materials, and publications provide a look at her contributions to the field of mathematics while the papers related to OSU document her high level of involvement with her students, as well as committees and functions of the university outside the mathematics department. Also included are several master’s reports and doctoral theses of students Agnew advised, most notably Robert Knapp, who co-authored her textbook, Linear Algebra with Applications.

Correspondence, printed materials, mathematics problems, audio-visual media, and research materials related to the ten NSF grants Agnew participated in between 1955 and 1992 make up almost half of the materials in the professional series. Most of this material centers on her work with industry professionals to create applicable mathematics problems for both university undergraduate and high school students. As part of this effort, Agnew communicated with leaders in several fields in Oklahoma and around the country, including American Fidelity Assurance, Amoco, Boeing, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Halliburton, McDonnell Douglas Astronautics, NASA, and Rockwell International. As part of another NSF grant, Agnew also corresponded with the Working Mathematics Group in the United Kingdom (UK) to compare mathematics education in the United States, specifically her work with industry-related problems, to that in the UK.

The personal series documents Agnew’s education at Queen’s University (1935-1938) and Radcliffe College (1938-1941), including class notes, textbooks, correspondence, photographs, and her master’s thesis. A draft of her memoir is also included along with correspondence, photographs, and printed material related to her family, religious activities, and other interests.

 Access Restrictions

Access to student records is restricted until 75 years after the date of creation. All other material is open for research.

 Use Restrictions

These papers are stored remotely. Advance notice required for retrieval. Contact repository for retrieval. Photographs are stored on-site.

 Preferred Citation

Jeanne Agnew Papers, 1913-2005, Archives of American Mathematics, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

The papers of Jeanne Agnew's husband, Dr. Theodore Agnew, are located in the archives of Oklahoma State University.

 Index Terms Persons Birkhoff, George David, 1884-1944 Hamilton, Olan H., 1899-1976 Knapp, Robert C. Pogue, William R. Organizations Oklahoma State University National Science Foundation Industries American Fidelity Assurance Company Amoco Production Company Boeing Wichita Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Halliburton Services McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company NASA Rockwell International Subjects Mathematics – Study and teaching Detailed Description of the Papers I. Professional 19.4/2007-229/1 National Research Council of Canada Correspondence, 1946-1959, undated Notes, undated Publications Articles, 1945-1947, undated Co-authored manuscript: “Theory of Neutron Diffusion,” undated 19.4/2007-229/2 OSU-related materials Teaching materials Test materials, 1950-1980, undated Course syllabi, notes, 1992, undated Students’ work Essays, exams, 1980, undated “Pokes in Space” booklet, 1987 19.4/2007-229/3 Master’s reports – OSU, 1962-1989 Master’s thesis – other university, 1976 19.4/2007-229/4 Doctor of Education theses OSU, 1965-1971 19.4/2007-229/5 OSU, 1971-1972 19.4/2007-229/6 OSU, 1972-1983 19.4/2007-229/7 Mathematics Notes Quote, personalized notepad, 1961, undated “Ideas for Exercises,” 1964-1984, undated Notes from Matrix Seminar, 1975 “Non-Archimedean Analysis,” undated “Number Theory Seminar,” undated “Palindromes,” undated “Problems,” undated “Transparencies,” undated Miscellaneous mathematics notes, 1964, undated Mathematics notebooks, 1965, undated 19.4/2007-229/8 Research Materials Mathematics articles by others, 1929-1982, undated 19.4/2007-229/9 Printed material about mathematics, “Math Humour,” 1974-1991 Printed material about education, 1972-1990, undated Bibliographic notes, undated “Mathematical Games” articles, 1968-1979 Annotated articles, 1949-1982, undated 19.4/2007-229/10 Materials related to former students William Pogue Correspondence, printed material, 1975, 1994, undated Skylab – printed material, 1970-1975, undated NASA – printed material, 1968-1981, undated SRH/AAM Office Scrapbook, 1973-1975 19.4/2007-229/11 RESTRICED -Student records Class record books, 1950-1982, undated Independent study records, class lists, 1978-1995 19.4/2007-229/12 Alumni materials Questionnaires: School of Mathematical Sciences, OSU Foundation, undergraduate class, 1975-1985, undated Papers from students of former students, 1979-1981 19.5/2007-229/13 Correspondence With former students, letters of recommendation, 1957-1990, undated With mathematics professionals, 1957-1987, undated Administrative documents from OSU Correspondence, forms, printed material, financial documents, 1960-1995, undated 19.5/2007-229/14 OSU Mathematics Department Business cards, correspondence, forms, pin, 1963-1995, undated Olan H. Hamilton – correspondence, 1969 Printed material, notes, 1967-1997, undated Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics at OSU, 1983 Pi Mu Epsilon (∏µ∑), 1948-1979, undated Other mathematics teaching Notice of Appointment at Georgia State College, 1966 Correspondence from Lakehead University, 1978 19.5/2007-229/15 Committees Athletics Council Correspondence, 1978-1994, undated Minutes, notes, 1978-1982 Printed material, 1978-1993, undated Reports, sports survey, 1980-1983, undated 19.5/2007-229/16 Policy and Procedure manual, 1979 Rules and Regulations manual, Big 8 Conference, 1978 Reports, 1978-1982 19.5/2007-229/17 Volunteer Readers for the Blind, 1986 Emeritus Association Minutes, audiocassette, correspondence, notes, printed material, 1984-1995, undated Newsletters, yearbook, 1988-1994 Emeritus Council Minutes, correspondence, 1988-1991 19.5/2007-229/18 Activities Committee Minutes, correspondence, 1989-1991 Retirement Center Committee Minutes, clipping, notes, 1990-1993, undated University Club Correspondence, notes, 1993-1995, undated Retirement scrapbook (removed from binder), 1984 Professor Emeritus certificate, 1984 19.5/2007-229/19 National Science Foundation (NSF) Grants Summer Institute for High School Teachers – manuscripts “Contributions of Geometry to the Main Stream of Mathematics,” 1955 “Foundations of Algebra for High School Mathematics Teachers,” 1955 “Game Theory and Programming,” 1955 “Modern Pure Geometry for High School Mathematics Teachers,” 1955 “Topology for Secondary Mathematics Teachers,” 1955 “Mathematical Structures,” undated 19.5/2007-229/20 Restructuring the Undergraduate Learning Experience (RULE) and Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Science Education (CAUSE) RULE – grant proposal, correspondence, financial documents, 1976-1977 CAUSE – grant documents, blank forms, 1977-1980, undated Supporting documentation, undated Printed material, 1977-1980, undated 19.5/2007-229/21 Problem catalogs, indexes (card file boxes), student contact information, undated 19.5/2007-229/22 Correspondence, contact information, notes, 1976-1990, undated 19.5/2007-229/23 RULE/CAUSE problems by company A-1 Electric – problems, undated The Aerospace Corporation – problems, printed material, 1978-1979, undated American Fidelity Assurance Company – correspondence, problems, student papers, notes, printed material, 1974-1980, undated Ammann and Whitney Consulting Engineers Problems, printed materials, U-Matic tape, 1984-1985, undated 19.5/2007-229/24 U-Matic tapes, 1985 Amoco Production Company Correspondence, problems, 1976-1980, undated 19.5/2007-229/25 Problems, 16mm film, student papers, notes, printed material, 1962- 1980, undated 19.5/2007-229/26 Boeing Wichita Company – correspondence, problems, student papers, notes, printed material, 1976-1983, undated Central Services Organization – correspondence, printed material, 1980- 1984, undated Champlin Petroleum Company – problems, notes, undated Continental Oil Company (Conoco) – correspondence, problem, printed material, 1978-1982, undated 19.5/2007-229/27 Dresser Industries – printed material, undated Enid Highway Department – problem, printed material, videotape (VHS), U-matic tape, 1984, undated Eyring Research Institute, Inc. Correspondence, problem, notes, 1985-1986, undated SRH/AAM Office Site plans, undated 19.5/2007-229/28 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Correspondence, problems, 16mm film, student papers, notes, U- matic tape, 1976-1983, undated 19.5/2007-229/29 Videotape (VHS), U-matic tapes, 1984 19.5/2007-229/30 General Telephone Equipment – problem, notes, 1980, undated Great Northern Paper – correspondence, problem, printed material, 1982, undated Halliburton Services – correspondence, problems, student papers, notes, printed material, 1962-1979, undated Health Science Center – problem, printed material, 1978, undated Hughes Aircraft Company – problem, notes, printed material, 1982-1984, undated Hughes Research Laboratories – problem, 1980 19.5/2007-229/31 Kleinschmidt & Dutting, Consulting Engineers – student paper, chart, 1983, undated Magnetic Peripherals, Inc. – problem, printed material, undated Maine Cascade Iron Works – correspondence, problem, notes, 1982, undated McCaleb-Nusbaum-Thomas – correspondence, problem, notes, 1979-1983, undated McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Company Correspondence, problems, 5 ¼” floppy disk, notes, printed material, videotape (VHS), 1979-1986, undated 19.5/2007-229/32 U-matic tapes, 1984 Michigan-Wisconsin Pipeline – problem, undated 19.5/2007-229/33 NASA – correspondence, problems, student paper, notes, printed materials, 1973-1989, undated 19.5/2007-229/34 Netherton & Associates, Consulting Engineers – problems, notes, printed material, 1953-1963, undated Oklahoma Gas & Electric – problems, notes, undated Ontario Hydro – problem, printed material, undated Phillips Petroleum – correspondence, problems, student papers, notes, printed material, 1969-1971, undated Phillips University – problems, undated Public Service Company – problem, notes, undated 19.5/2007-229/35 Rockwell International – correspondence, problems, student papers, printed material, notes, 1965-1981, undated 19.5/2007-229/36 Solnok, Albert, Consulting Engineer – problems, student papers, notes, printed material, 1984, undated Southwestern Bell Telephone Company – correspondence, problem, student papers, 1976, undated Tinker Air Force Base – problem, undated United States Military Academy – correspondence, problems, 1979-1980 Virginia Institute of Marine Science – correspondence, problem, printed material, 1976, undated Young, Richard – survey, 1980 Unidentified companies Problems, student papers, 1983, undated SRH/AAM Office Statistical report, 1970 19.5/2007-229/37 Problems created by other institutions Washington State University, Senior Secondary Assessment Board of South Australia, University of Michigan, Modules and Monographs in Undergraduate Mathematics and its Applications Project (umap), 1978-1987 19.5/2007-229/38 Comparative study of the Educational Effectiveness of Industry-Related Materials Developed in the UK and in the US Project proposal, 1980-1983 Correspondence, printed material, notes, problems, 1980-1984, undated Mathematics at Work in Society Correspondence, printed material, 1981, undated 19.5/2007-229/39 Applications in Mathematics (AIM) Correspondence, project information, 1985-1992, undated Printed material, notes, 1984-1987, undated 5 ¼” floppies, undated Module: “A Backwater Curve for the Windsor Locks Canal” – videotape (VHS), problem, 1986 19.5/2007-229/40 Module: “Budgeting Time and Money” – videotape (VHS), problem, undated Module: “Capturing a Satellite” – videotape (VHS), problem, undated 19.5/2007-229/41 Module: “Capturing a Satellite” – videotapes (VHS), 1988 Module: “Pricing Auto Insurance” – videotape (VHS), problem, 1986 Module: “Routing Telephone Service” – videotape (VHS), problem, notes, printed material, 1984-1986, undated 19.5/2007-229/42 Module: “Testing Surface Antenna” – videotape (VHS), problem, 1986 Module: “Volcanic Eruption Fallout” – videotape (VHS), problem, undated Financial documents, 1985-1988, undated 19.6/2007-229/43 Development, Implementation and Research for Educating Competent Teachers (DIRECT) “Introduction to Mathematical Modeling” workbook, drafts, 1990, undated 19.6/2007-229/44 Correspondence, 1977-1990, undated “Ideas,” notes, research materials, printed material, 1958-90, undated 19.6/2007-229/45 Example projects funded by NSF, 1959-1988, undated Curricula, 1982-1988 Education material catalogs, 1986-1989 19.6/2007-229/46 Integrated Calculus/Physics (ICP) course at Colorado School of Mines Correspondence, notes, course materials, 1988-1991, undated Square One Discovery Workbooks Pre-proposal, correspondence, 1989-1991 Printed material, Children’s Television Workshop, BBC, NSF, 1988-1990, undated Mathematical Power Correspondence, proposal evaluation, 1991, undated Publications Textbooks by Agnew Explorations in Number Theory Draft, 1971 19.6/2007-229/47 Prepublication manuscript 1971 Book jacket, 1971 Correspondence, notes, 1970-1981, undated Publishing Agreement, financial statements, 1970-1974, undated 19.6/2007-229/48 Linear Algebra with Applications First edition, 1978 Second edition, 1983 Third edition, 1989 Draft, second edition, undated 19.6/2007-229/49 Draft, third edition, undated Correspondence, financial statements, 1972-1996, undated Notes, printed material from publisher, undated “Mathematical Problems in Industry” Publication Agreement, 1985 19.6/2007-229/50 Independent study courses by Agnew “Math 2145” – exams, notes, undated “Math 2155” – table of contents, preface, lessons 1-7, undated “Math 2265” Table of contents, exams, workbook, 1986 19.6/2007-229/51 Workbook, 1986 “Math 2365” Workbook (removed from binder), lessons 1-19, undated 19.6/2007-229/52 Lessons 22-28, quizzes, undated “Math 2713” workbook, course guide, 1977 “Math 2713A” course guide, 1991 Unidentified course, notes, undated 19.6/2007-229/53 Publications by Agnew Articles, notes, correspondence, 1943-1995, undated Writings by others about Agnew Printed material, 1972-1988, undated Correspondence, 1953-1993 Still Running, by Joy Parr, correspondence, 1986-1987 Women Becoming Mathematicians: Creating a Professional Identity in Post- World War II America, by Margaret A. M. Murray, correspondence, 1995-2000 "History of the Teaching of Modeling,” by Henry O. Pollak, correspondence, copy of chapter, 1996-1997 “The Development of Nuclear Reactor Theory in the Montreal Laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada 1943-1946,” by M. R. R. Williams, correspondence, 1999-2001 19.6/2007-229/54 Textbooks by others Schaum’s Outline of Theory and Problems of Differential and Integral Calculus, Frank Ayres, 1950 Schaum’s Outline of Theory and Problems of Matrices, Frank Ayres, 1962 Lectures on some Aspects of p-Adic Analysis, F. Bruhat, photocopy, 1963 “Applications of Matrix Methods to Problems in Electrical Engineering,” Everette T. Garrett, photocopy, 1954 “Boolean Algebra with Applications to the Design of Computer Circuits,” Franz Hohn and David E Muller, photocopy, 1958 19.6/2007-229/55 The Matrix Algebra Calculator: Linear Algebra Problems for Computer Solutions, Charles H. Jepsen and Eugene A. Herman, photocopy, 1988 Schaum’s Outline of Theory and Problems of Plane and Solid Analytic Geometry, Joseph H. Kindle, 1950 “Engineering Science Thermodynamics,” Robert L. Robinson, OSU independent and correspondence study course, undated Mathematician’s Delight, WW Sawyer, 1943 Prelude to Mathematics, WW Sawyer, 1955 “Mathematics and Society,” Verbal Snook, unpublished course, photocopy, 1976 “College Algebra Lecture Guide,” no author, unpublished, undated 19.6/2007-229/56 Writings by others – articles, unpublished papers, lectures Birkhoff, George D. and Garrett B., 1913-1923, undated Hamilton, O. H., 1938-1979 Adams-Stein, 1923-1980, undated 19.6/2007-229/57 Alladi-Whitney, no author, 1941-1989, undated Reviews by Agnew, 1956-1986 19.6/2007-229/58 Speeches and presentations by Agnew Drafts, overhead transparencies, undated Correspondence, 1973-1978 19.6/2007-229/59 Correspondence, 1982-1992 Conference materials, 1980-1984 19.6/2007-229/60 Honors and Awards Honorary Doctorate from Queen’s University Correspondence, printed material, convocation speech, audiocassette, diploma, 1988 Honorary Doctorate from Lakehead University Correspondence, speech, printed material, 1989-1990 19.6/2007-229/61 Printed material, diploma, 1990 Other honors and awards Outstanding Teacher award, 1964 Outstanding Educator award, 1970, 1975 Who’s Who of American Women, 1969 Outstanding Woman award, 1971 Independent and correspondence study awards, 1987-1994 Mathematical Association of America awards, 1990-1997 OSU School of Education Hall of Fame, 2005 Others, 1987-1988 19.6/2007-229/73 Outstanding Teacher Award, 1978 SRH/AAM Office Outstanding Teacher Award certificate, 1964 19.6/2007-229/62 Professional Associations American Mathematical Society, 1949, 1989 Mathematical Association of America Oklahoma/Arkansas section, 1974-1999 Putnam Competition, 1976 American Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges, 1977-1989 Other professional associations, 1989, 1998, undated Curriculum Vita, notes, 1963-1989, undated Miscellaneous Educational aid, geometrical keychain, undated 19.6/2007-229/63 Unidentified digital media – 3.5 floppies, audiocassettes, undated 4RM202 Photographs Professional William Pogue – visit to OSU, Okemah, interview (removed from box 19.5/2007-229/10), 1975 OSU Mathematics department (removed from box 19.5/2007-229/14), 1976, undated Retirement scrapbook (removed from box 19.5/2007-229/18), 1984 Halliburton Services (removed from box 19.5/2007-229/30), 1977 NASA (removed from box 19.5/2007-229/33), 1984-1986, undated Taken by Margaret Murray (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/53), 1977 Honorary Doctorate from Queen’s (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/60), 1988 Honorary Doctorate from Lakehead (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/61), 1990 Mathematical Association of America (?) (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/62), undated Personal Personal portraits, unidentified photographs, 1972-1997, undated 1937 Queen’s University yearbook (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/65), 1937 Memoir – photograph of Marion Agnew (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/71), 1972 SRH/AAM Office Photographs William Pogue (removed from box 19.5/2007-229/10), undated Olan H. Hamilton (removed from box 19.5/2007-229/14), undated George David Birkhoff (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/69), undated Queen’s University graduating class (removed from box 19.6/2007-229/65), 1938 II. Personal 19.6/2007-229/65 Education Queen’s University Printed material, course syllabus, mathematics medallion, 1937 yearbook, 1936-1937 Books awarded for Prince of Wales Prize, 1937 Galois and the Theory of Groups: A Bright Star in Mathesis, Lillian R. Lieber, 1932 The Einstein Theory of Relativity, Lillian R. Leiber, 1936 Introduction to Higher Algebra, Maxime Bôcher, 1936 19.6/2007-229/66 Transcripts, Master’s thesis, 1938 yearbook, printed material, 1938-1940 A First Course In Differential Equations, Norman Miller, 1935 SRH/AAM Office Diplomas, 1938 19.6/2007-229/67 Textbooks An Introduction to Linear Difference Equations, Paul Batchelder, 1927 Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume II, R. Courant, 1936 Advanced Calculus, Frederick S. Woods, 1926 Monographs on Topics of Modern Mathematics, J. W. A. Young, 1932 19.6/2007-229/68 Radcliffe Class notes, 1938-1939, undated 19.6/2007-229/69 Class notes, 1938-1939, undated 19.6/2007-229/70 Correspondence, post-graduation materials George Birkhoff – printed material, correspondence, 1927-1939, undated Garrett Birkhoff – correspondence, 1989 Radcliffe/Harvard publications, 1945-1956 Queen’s post-graduation correspondence, publications, 1962-1992 19.6/2007-229/71 Memoir Notes, chapters 1-4, 7-10, 13-14, undated Financial Documents Canada bank records, tax records, property documents, 1968-1984 Oklahoma records, 1966-1993 Donation receipts, correspondence, 1978-1998, undated 19.6/2007-229/72 Correspondence Correspondence, 1948-1996, undated Immediate Family Correspondence, printed material, 1954-1992, undated Religion Speeches, printed material, meeting minutes, 1939-1995, undated Printed material Printed material, 1976-1992, undated Agnew’s funeral – speech, OSU Memorial Resolution, 2000 Miscellaneous Notes, quotes, printed material, sewing needles, 1976-1988, undated 19.6/2007-229/74 Rock from Augustine Volcano, undated SRH/AAM Office Calendar from Canada, 1945