Harvard University
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1780
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Collection on Ellen Swallow Richards
Collection
Identifier: MC-0659
Abstract
Ellen Henrietta Swallow Richards, 1842-1911, attended Vassar College, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 1870. Subsequently she applied for admission to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and in January 1871 became the first female student to attend, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1873 in chemistry. Also in 1873, she earned the degree of Master of Arts from Vassar College. In 1910, Smith College conferred the honorary degree Doctor of Science on Ellen Swallow...
Dates:
1873 - 1945
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the President, records of Karl Taylor Compton and James Rhyne Killian
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0004
Abstract
The collection consists of records created while Karl Taylor Compton (president 1930-1948) and James Rhyne Killian (president 1948-1959) served in the position of president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It contains correspondence, reports, memoranda, and committee materials about the activities of the presidents and their staff, the definition and evolution of policies, and the administration of the Institute. Records document Compton's early efforts to strengthen the...
Dates:
1930 - 1959
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Office of the Treasurer
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0003
Abstract
This collection contains records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Office of the Treasurer created between 1883 and 1971. Included are ledgers and other accounting records of MIT's investments. It also contains records of department expenditures of general and special funds.
Dates:
approximately 1883-1971