The Lynn Edward Weaver papers include records relating to Dr. Weaver’s professional career.

The biographical information series ranges from 1962 to 2007 and consists of three sub-series. The personal sub-series ranges from 1965 to 2007 and includes biographical sketches of Dr. Weaver giving overviews of his professional activities and appointments, correspondence, and head shots of Dr. Weaver. The accolades sub-series ranges from 1964 to 2002 and consists mainly of correspondence and certificates of congratulations relating to Dr. Weaver’s appointment as president of Florida Institute of Technology. The media sub-series ranges from 1962 to 1987 includes news articles written about Dr. Weaver and the projects and institutions with which he has been associated, some of which are in newsprint.

The academic appointment series ranges from 1965 to 2003 and includes 5 sub-series relating to the universities where Dr. Weaver held positions. The Florida Institute of Technology sub-series ranges from 1987 to 2003 and includes ephemera, speeches, photographs, and administrative reports relating to Dr. Weaver’s presidency as well as documents and news articles relating to the F.W. Olin Foundation. The Auburn University sub-series ranges from 1980 to 1987 and contains correspondence, reports, and speeches relating to Dr. Weaver’s appointment as Dean of Engineering. The Georgia Institute of Technology sub-series ranges from 1975 to 1983 and includes correspondence, ephemera, and reports relating to Dr. Weaver’s appointment as Director of the School of Nuclear Engineering. The University of Arizona sub-series ranges from 1965 to 1981and includes correspondence and news articles relating to Dr. Weaver’s position as head of the Nuclear Engineering Department. The Northwestern University series contains a document and syllabus from 1972 relating to Dr. Weaver’s appointment as an instructor.

The research and development series ranges from c.1959 to 2005 and consists of four sub-series relating to different activities that Dr. Weaver undertook for both the public and private sectors. The first sub-series, advising and consulting, ranges from 1964 to 2004 and includes correspondence and reports written or received by Dr. Weaver in his roles advising organizations on matters relating to nuclear energy. The publications and drafts sub-series ranges from 1960 to 2005 and includes two sub-sub-series. The news/media sub-sub-series ranges from 1979 to 2005 and includes newspaper articles, some of which are in newsprint, written by Dr. Weaver about nuclear energy. The scholarly articles sub-sub-series ranges from 1960 to 2003 and includes articles and publications written by Dr. Weaver for professional journals. The speeches sub-series ranges from c.1977 to 1987 and contains typescripts and drafts of speeches given by Dr. Weaver at conferences and meetings. The supplementary research sub-series ranges from c.1959 to 1989 and contains reports, articles, and photographs relating to research not performed by Dr. Weaver but which he received.

The professional organizations series ranges from 1960 to 1989 and consists of nine sub-series relating to the different organizations in which Dr. Weaver has been involved. The American Association of Engineering Societies sub-series is the largest in the entire collection. It ranges from 1978 to 1989 and includes correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, publications, and drafts relating to the different committees and task groups in which Dr. Weaver participated. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers sub-series ranges from 1981 to 1986 and includes correspondence and reports. The American Institute of Electrical Engineers sub-series contains a conference paper authored by Dr. Weaver and Robert Miller, Jr. from 1960. The American Nuclear Society sub-series ranges from 1966 to 1984 and contains administrative documents, meeting agendas and minutes, and reports relating to Dr. Weaver’s involvement with the Planning Committee. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers sub-series ranges from 1981 to 1984 and contains correspondence and statements. The American Society for Engineering Education sub-series ranges from 1980 to 1986 and contains correspondence, reports, and statements. The general organizations sub-series ranges from 1981 to 1984 and contains conference proceedings, correspondence, ephemera, and statements from organizations about which there is little material. The WATTec sub-series ranges from 1983 to 1985 and includes correspondence, ephemera, and a speech given by Dr. Weaver at a meeting. The World Federation of Engineering Organizations sub-series ranges from 1983 to 1985 and includes administrative documents, agendas, correspondence, and reports.