1500 Crescent Road
Lawrence, Kansas
August 7, 1941

Dr. Forrest C, Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

Iam listing the information you had in mind to
send to Mr. Harl Schaeffer at Wichita.

I graduated in 1932 with a degree of Bachelor of
Seience in Hlectrical Ingineering. New employment for engineers
seemed impossible because of the depression and I found it best
to stay with my job as an electrician for the goa terelty In
1936, I was promoted to Chief Flectrician at $150.00 per month.

My duties and experience as Electrical Engineer
for the Maintenance Department of the University of Kansas are
essentially of two classes: First, designing, estimating costs,
preparing specifications for material to be purchased and install-
ations to be made, inspecting of material and work, and conducting
tests such as illumination surveys, strength tests of materials,
and efficiency tests of electric refrigerators: Second, super-
vising the installing and maintaining of underground cables, elec-
tric wiring, machinery, and cQuipment which have to do with the
underground electric power transmission, distribution systems in
buildings for power, lighting, and laboratory purposes, illumination,
intereommunication, sound, air conditioning, refrigeration, ven-
tilation, and laboratory equipment. |

If Mr. Schaeffer is able to arrange an interview
for me I shall be glad to go to Wichita or Seattke or both. I will
be on vacation until September lst, and a little trip to Seattle
wouldn't be bad at all. I will be going through Wichita wi thee the
ext week as I plan to visit relatives in Oklahoma,

-I certainly appreciate your writing to Mr. Schaeffer
about me, and I hope he will be able to see me and make me an offer,

Very truly yours,