Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics and Statistics
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1907 - 1934
Historical Note
Until 1903, classes in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were taught as part of Course IX, General Studies. In 1903 the Department of Economics, Statistics and Political Science was established; in 1907 it became the Department of Economics and Statistics, and Political Science became part of the Department of History and Political Science. In 1934 the Department of Economics and Statistics became the Department of Economics and Social Science, and in 1965 it became the Department of Economics.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Business and Engineering Administration records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0114
Scope and Contents of the Collection
This collection of the records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Department of Business and Engineering Administration, Course 15. Materials in boxes 1 to 6 were created by Erwin H. Schell, who was the first Business Management faculty member hired, and the first head of department. Schell was hired in 1917 and taught and directed Course 15 until his retirement in 1951. Records in boxes 1 and 2 consist of 17 volumes of outlines, reading lists, examinations, lecture notes and...
Dates:
1916 - 1959