Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Committee on Summer School of Engineering records
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, photographs, and reports relating to the establishment of the summer surveying camp run by the Department of Civil Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The camp was located in East Machias, Maine and was known informally as "Camp Technology." In addition to records of the committee planning the establishment of the camp, there is also information on the camp's operations in it's first 20 years.
Dates
- 1909 - 1932
Creator
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Committee on Summer School of Civil Engineering (Organization)
Access note
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Historical note
In May 1909, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Alumni Association Council formed the Committee on Summer School of Engineering; President Arthur Noyes named Leonard Metcalf chair, and Albert F. Bemis and Frederick H. Fay members. The committee worked with Professor George Swain, head of the Department of Civil and Sanitary Engineering, to investigate and report on the establishment of a permanent summer camp for surveying. A site was located on the easterly shores of Gardner Lake in East Machias, Maine, and construction began in 1911. The summer courses offered extensive field practice from1912 until 1953 in surveying and geological study.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
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.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- History Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Committee on Summer School of Civil Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Sanitary Engineering
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Summer Surveying Camp
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Summer Surveying Camp
- Metcalf, Leonard, 1870-1926
- Russell, George E. (George Edmond), 1877-1953
- academic affairs Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- academic departments Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- administration of students Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- research Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
- summer sessions Subject Source: Thesaurus for Use in College and University Archives
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Committee on Summer School of Engineering records
- Subtitle
- 1909 - 1932
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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