Skip to main content

Edward Pearson Warner papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MC-0205

Scope and Contents

Collection includes articles, addresses, photographs, and a partial draft of Warner's book tentatively titled Design of Airships.

Dates

  • 1923 - 1927

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Biographical Note

Edward Pearson Warner, 1894-1958, A.B. 1915, Harvard University; S.B. in mechanical engineering, 1917, S.M. in aeronautical engineering, 1919, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, began teaching at MIT in 1917. He was associate professor of aeronautical engineering, 1920-1924, professor, 1924-1929, and non-resident professor, 1929-1936. He made many contributions to the field of aeronautical engineering. He directed aeronautical research for the United States government at Langley Field, Virginia, during World War I. He was the first assistant secretary of the Navy for aeronautics, 1926-1929, a member of the original Civil Aeronautics Authority, 1939-1945, and later vice-chair of the Civil Aeronautics Board.

Extent

0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.

Source of Acquisiton

Materials were given to the Department of Distinctive Collections (formerly the Institute Archives and Special Collections) in April 1986 by Jack Carpenter.

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.

Title
Preliminary Inventory to the Papers of Edward Pearson Warner
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021 July 9: Edited by Lana Mason to remove aggrandizing terms in the biographical note description.

Repository Details

Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository

Contact:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries
Building 14N-118
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge MA 02139-4307 US