Channing Whitaker letterbooks
Scope and Contents
Channing Whitaker's two letterbooks contain copies of student papers, addresses, descriptions of examinations and notes on thermodynamics collected during Whitaker's time as a professor of mechancial engineering at the Massachusetts Instittue of Technology. Also included is a report to the president of the Institute on mechanical engineering at MIT, 1875.
Dates
- 1844-circa 1875
Creator
- Whitaker, Channing (Person)
Access note
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Biographical / Historical
Channing Whitaker, 1843 1913, S.B. in mechanical engineering, 1869, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, served in the Civil War with the 39th Massachusetts Volunteers before attending the Institute. After graduation he worked as a mill engineer, planning the construction of mills in Lowell and Pepperell (Mass.). He was assistant professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, 1873 1875; and professor and head of the mechanical engineering courses, 1875 1883. After leaving MIT he was associated with the Lowell Machine Shop.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (2 letterbooks in 1 half manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Processing Information note
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology -- Faculty Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mechanical engineering -- Study and teaching. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Whitaker, Channing
Creator
- Whitaker, Channing (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Channing Whitaker Letterbooks
- Status
- Ready For Review
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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