Foster, F. Leroy
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Sponsored Research records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: AC-0549
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains Division of Sponsored Research records assembled by F. Leroy Foster for his unpublished history, “Sponsored Research at MIT, 1900-1968" (MIT Libraries) including reports created by the Division for MIT’s visiting committee reviews. There are also various published and unpublished reports relating to the finances and organization of government research projects at MIT during World War II ...
Dates:
1940 - 1969
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