Ira Dyer papers
Dates
- Creation: 1967 - 1977
Creator
- Dyer, Ira (Person)
Access note
This collection is open.
Conditions Governing Use
Access to collections in the Department of Distinctive Collections is not authorization to publish. Please see the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy for permission information. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection or MIT.
Biography
Ira Dyer, 1925-2016, SB 1949, SM 1951, PhD 1954, in physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was a vice president of Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Inc. from 1951 to 1970. During those years he founded and directed three divisions of the company and engaged in scientific research and development largely concerned with the sea. He came to MIT in 1971 as professor, and was head of the Department of Ocean Engineering, 1971-1981. He was associate director of the MIT Sea Grant Program, 1971-1973, and then director, 1973-1975. In 1978 he headed an international team on a month-long expedition to the Arctic to conduct acoustic experiments in the Canada Basin.
Extent
8 Cubic Feet (8 record cartons)
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.
Subject
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sea Grant Program (Organization)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Ocean Engineering -- Study and teaching (Organization)
- National Academy of Engineering.. Marine Board (Organization)
- Dyer, Ira (Person)
- Title
- Preliminary Inventory to the Papers of Ira Dyer
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Building 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US
distinctive-collections@mit.edu