Collection contains research, lecture notes, and materials relating to Ingraffea's career in civil and environmental engineering, particularly fatigue and fracture in a variety of materials.

The John Abel papers (1974-2000) contains lecture notes, homework and assignments, problem sets, and exams for classes taught by Professor John Abel. The collection also includes Abel's curriculum vitae, authored textbook, Introduction to the Finite Element Method: A Numerical Method for Engineering Analysis, and other professional papers.

Collection contains Van Nostrand's notebook from an engineering course at Cornell University, photographs of his dorm room and of the Junior Prom of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, and invitations from various social groups. Other photographs include campus scenery, Phi Sigma Kappa lodge, football game against Colgate, ROTC exercises, and regional fairs.