Charles M. Vest papers
Scope and Contents
The collection documents the professional activities of Charles M. Vest during the years of 1967 to 2013.
Materials include: correspondence, lectures, reports, articles, speeches, presentations, and a digital video interview of Vest about Bill Mitchell.
Dates
- 1967 - 2013
Creator
- Vest, Charles M. (1941-2013) (Person)
Access note
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Biography
Charles M. Vest (1941-2013) earned a BS in 1963, West Virginia University; MS 1964, and a PhD 1967, University of Michigan. In 1990 Dr. Vest was elected president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and served in that position through December 2004, when he became professor and president emeritus. He was a life member of the MIT Corporation until his death in December 2013.
Before serving as president of MIT, Charles Vest was dean of engineering and later provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan. He served on various federal committees and commissions, including the Presidents Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) during the Clinton and Bush administrations, the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction, the Secretary of Education’s Commission on the Future of Higher Education, the Secretary of State’s Advisory Committee on Transformational Diplomacy and the Rice-Chertoff Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee. From 2007-2013 Vest served as president of the National Academy of Engineering.
Extent
17.5 Cubic Feet (11 record cartons, 9 manuscript boxes, 12 additional containers)
1.42 Gigabytes (1 digital file)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Bibliography
- Holographic Interferometry, by Charles M. Vest. New York: John Wiley, 1979.
- Pursuing the Endless Frontier: Essays on MIT and the Role of the Research University, by Charles M. Vest. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2005.
- Holographic NonDestructive Testing, edited by Robert K. Erf. Chapter 8 by Charles M. Vest. New York: Academic Press, 1974.
- The American Research University from World War II to World Wide Web, by Charles M. Vest. Berkele: University of California Press, 2007.
Processing Information note
Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.
Processing Information
Charles Vest interview about Bill Mitchell copied from DVD-ROM into IASC storage space. DVD discarded 2/10/2014 by MIT Libaries digital archivist Kari Smith.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Presidents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Vest, Charles M. (1941-2013)
Creator
- Vest, Charles M. (1941-2013) (Person)
- Title
- Transfer List of the Papers of Charles M. Vest
- Status
- Data Entry In Progress
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020 November 23: Information added on digital video at collection and item level by digital archivist Joe Carrano
- 2021 September 27: Edited by Lana Mason for compliance with DACS single-level optimum requirements.
- 2023 February 7: Revised by processing archivist Chris Tanguay to update access notes.
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Repository Details
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