Preliminary Inventory of the Mathew Betz Papers

Collection

Identifier: 1993-01229-1996-01737

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses correspondence, research, notes, and other materials documenting campus planning and construction at Arizona State University, including the West and Polytechnic locations. This collection has not been processed in full and can be viewed only by appointment. Contact Ask an Archivist for more information.

Dates

Creation: 1969-1992

Creator

Betz, Mathew J. (Mathew Joseph), 1932- (Person)

Language of Materials

Material in English

Access Restrictions

To view this collection, make an appointment at least five business days prior to your visit by contacting Ask an Archivist. Appointments in the Wurzburger Reading Room at Hayden Library (rm. 138) on the Tempe campus are available Tuesday through Thursday, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Check the ASU Library Hours page for current availability.

Copyright

The Arizona Board of Regents retains copyright to this collection for and on behalf of the Arizona State University Library. Requests to publish, display, or redistribute information from this collection must be submitted via our online application.

Biographical Note

Civil engineer and academic administrator Mathew Joseph Betz III was born to Mathew Joseph Betz, Jr. (1905-1962) and Frances (Fleming) Betz (1896-1978) in Chicago, Illinois on January 27, 1932. He earned his B.Sc. (1955) and M.Sc. (1956) at Northwestern University and was the first to be selected for an exchange program between Northwestern and Sudan's University of Khartoum in 1956-1957. Betz earned his Ph.D. from Northwestern in 1961 and began his professional career at Arizona State University in the same year. During his time at ASU, Betz established graduate programs in transportation engineering and conducted research in Sudan. He later served as the Associate Dean of the Graduate College and worked in the Academic Vice President's/Vice Provost's office before founding the Center for Advanced Research in Transportation. Betz became Vice Provost for Planning in 1988 and held that position until his retirement in 1993.