Wiesner, Jerome B. , 1915-1994

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The Bernard Taub Feld papers document his academic, professional, and political pursuits during the period 1943 to 1990. The bulk of the material dates from the mid-1950s, reflecting his establishment in the scientific community and his increased interest in nuclear arms control.

Scope and Contents of the Collection Records about Wiesner's activities at MIT include correspondence, memoranda, and reports from the Department of Electrical Engineering, correspondence about his involvement with the Council for the Arts, and information about his fund raising efforts. A tribute from the MIT faculty upon his retirement from the MIT presidency in 1980 is included. Wiesner's consulting to government, industry, private foundations, and other groups such as the President's Science Advisory Committee, 1960-1961,...

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This collection includes copies of award certificates given in honor of the Wiesners to individual Massachusetts Institute of Technology students or groups of students for contributions to the creative and performing arts.

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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News Release issued by the MIT Office of Public Relations at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection consists of records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) president inaugural committees since 1900. The records are primarily documents with some photographs and memorabilia. The inaugurations of Henry Pritchett, Richard Maclaurin, Ernest F. Nichols, and Samuel Wesley Stratton are documented in notebooks which contain minutes of committee and subcommittee meetings and copies of inaugural addresses. The inaugurations of James R. Killian, Julius A. Stratton,...

Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection is composed primarily of records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The dates of the records in the collection span from 1960 to 1984, though the bulk was created between 1966, when Wiesner was appointed provost, and 1980, when he retired as president of MIT. The collection also includes records created when Wiesner was director of MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics (1952-1960), dean of science (1964-1966), and provost (1966-1971). There are a few files...

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...

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This collection documents the administrative work of Mary Rowe who held the position of Special Assistant to the President and Ombudsperson at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Materials, dating from 1960 through 2014, include proposals and history, committee files, correspondence and subject files, teaching materials, speeches and writings relating to her work.

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The Paul E. Schindler papers include correspondence and transcripts of interviews conducted by Schindler, editor of The Tech, with Massachusetts Institute of Technology Presidents Howard Johnson, Jerome B. Wiesner, and others regarding the November actions of 1970, and other student protests against MIT involvement with defense projects during the Vietnam War.

Scope and Contents of the Collection The collection contains audio and video recordings of the symposium held September 26-27, 1986, honoring Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute Professor Philip Morrison on his 70th birthday. Videotapes are available only for the September 27 session. Speakers at the September 26 session include Gene M. Brown, Bruno Rossi, James Peebles, Walter Lewin, Kenneth Brecher, Alan Guth, Francis Low, Jerome Wiesner, Randall Forsberg, Anthony P. French, Lillian Weber, and Owen Gingerich. ...