Hoyt, William Edwin, 1845-1916
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1845 July 3 - 1916 April 2
Biographical Note
William Edwin Hoyt, 1845-1916, was an instructor of civil engineering and stereotomy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1870 to 1877. He earned the BS, 1868, in civil engineering from MIT.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Alfred P. Rockwell correspondence
Collection — Box Shared C: [Barcode: 39080036789508]
Identifier: MC-0446
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection of Alfred P. Rockwell correspondence consists of letters written between 1868 and 1869 from Rockwell to his wife, Katharine Virginia Foote Rockwell, after he was offered a position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The letters describe the physical and financial state of the Institute and the personality and educational philosophy of its first two presidents, William Barton Rogers and John Daniel Runkle. Letters from Rogers are also included in the collection....
Dates:
1867 - 1876