Sloan Automotive Laboratory
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Charles Fayette Taylor papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MC-0071
Abstract
Charles Fayette Taylor, 1894-1996 , BS 1915, MS in mechanical engineering,1920, Yale University, was an ensign in the Naval Reserve Corps during World War I, in charge of the Navy's Aeronautical Engine Laboratory in Washington, DC. From 1920 to 1923 he managed the U.S. Army's Air Service Laboratory at McCook Airfield in Dayton, Ohio, where he supervised engine endurance tests, aircraft flight tests, and fuel anti-knock tests. He directed airplane engine design and development at the Wright...
Dates:
1912 - 1990
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering records
Collection
Identifier: AC-0259
Scope and Contents
Series 1 consists of printed copies of the Department of Mechanical Engineering Annual Reports and Biennial Reports for the years 1977-1995. Series 2 documents the administrative history of the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1942 to 1992 with emphasis on 1960-1985. A significant amount of information can be found concerning the department's facilities at MIT; funding requests; attempts to comply with federal and MIT policy regarding affirmative action hiring and enrollment;...
Dates:
1942 - 1992; 2021 March 19 - Ongoing
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