Abstract The collection documents the Kanpur Indo-American Program, 1962-1972, a consortium effort of nine American educational institutions to assist in the development of an Indian Institute of Technology at Kanpur. Records include correspondence among the India Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other consortium members; information about the development of academic programs; and administrative records such as committee minutes and reports. Personnel and faculty...

Scope and Contents The Karl Taylor Compton Lecture Series at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) was established in 1957 to honor Karl Taylor Compton, who served as president of MIT from 1930 to 1948 and chairman of the MIT Corporation from 1948 to 1954. The purpose of the lectureship is to bring to the campus “scholars noted for their universality of thought and influence on human values.” The lecturers are chosen from a broad spectrum of fields, including science, philosophy, religion,...

Abstract Katharine Dexter McCormick, a 1904 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was an activist for women's suffrage and education, and a leader within the birth control movement. She provided financial support for research that led to the development of the contraceptive pill and was instrumental in the establishment of the first women's residence on the MIT campus, McCormick Hall. The collection includes family correspondence, McCormick’s student notebooks, examinations, and...

Scope and Contents of the Collection The Lydia G. Weld papers contain mostly correspondence to and from Lydia Weld, who is also addressed by her family nickname, Rose. The bulk of these letters, which span from her time away at school in the 1890s to her retirement in the 1950s, can be found in the folders titled "Letters to and from Aunt Rose." Correspondence in these folders is mostly personal, sent to and by family and friends around the world. Additional personal correspondence is located in other folders, as it...

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This collection consists of an audio recording of the twentieth anniversary of the March 4, 1969 teach-in.

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Songs include "A Stein Song" (written by Albert Bullard, class of 1887), "Dear Old MIT" (written by Harold Wonson, class of 1907), "Take Me Back to Tech" (written by Isaac Litchfield, class of 1885), and "Sons of MIT" (written by John B. Wilbur, class of 1926).

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The collection consists of minutes, background and supporting materials, and indexes of meetings of MIT's Academic Council. This material is in all digital format starting in 2013. The most common formats include Microsoft Word for Windows, Microsoft Powerpoint for Windows, Acrobat PDF 1.3 - Portable Document Format, Acrobat PDF 1.5 - Portable Document Format, Acrobat PDF 1.6 - Portable Document Format.

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The collection contains copies of questionnaires completed by faculty and students, analyses of the responses, drafts of the final report; and correspondence, memoranda, and notes of the committee.

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The collection comprises records created by the Administrative Advisory Committee at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1993 to 1998.

Scope and Contents of the Collection The records of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Club of New York contains the club constitution and bylaws, correspondence and reports of club officers, and newsletters. Minutes of the general meetings of the club (1947-1959), and minutes of executive committee meetings are included, as are correspondence, reports, and minutes of meetings of the Board of Governors, the Finance Committee, the Membership Committee, and the Program Committee. There is information about the...

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The MIT Club of Washington, DC was established in 1899 in order to serve area alumni and alumnae. This collection documents the activities and membership of the club from the 1940s to the present (2004). The records include flyers and announcements of major club events and annual club meetings, minutes of meetings for the years 1956-1994, correspondence, and club newsletters from 1970 to 2004.

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The collection includes administrative files and interviews conducted for a survey of alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A representative sample of the alumni population as a whole was interviewed, including alumnae, Black alumni, alumni contributors, and class officers. Survey interviews are coded to protect the confidentiality of the interviewees.

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The collection contains the administrative files of Paul V. Teplitz concerning the planning and operations of the Analytical Studies Group on issues including research, fiscal planning, facilities, women students, Black students, and curriculum.

Abstract The collection of the Art Committee covers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) covers the period 1960-1973. Materials document committee work and development of programs for the arts at MIT. The records were kept by Catherine N. Stratton (wife of MIT president Julius Stratton), a founder and active member of the Art Committee, and its successor organization, the MIT Council for the Arts. The collection contains correspondence, minutes and agendas of meetings, news releases,...

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This collection contains records from the tenures of Associate Provosts for the Arts Ellen T. Harris and Alan Brody.

Abstract The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Athletic Association was a student organization established in 1904, under the supervision of the Alumni Advisory Council on Athletics, to manage and promote athletic activity at MIT. The organization oversaw the activities of athletic teams, distributed Institute funds to the teams, and participated in planning and policy decisions. The collection documents the business of conducting athletics at MIT in the first half of the twentieth century, after...

Scope and Contents The collection comprises records created by the Barker Engineering Library at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1960 to 2010. Materials include annual reports, newsletters, meeting materials, correspondence, surveys, and subject files. The collection includes files and publicity materials related to the Aero Library and records of the Japanese Science and Technology Information Project. Also included are files, photographs, and plans related to the renovation and...

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The collection consists of the Biomedical Enterprise Program steering committee minutes, Health Sciences & Technology (HST) Advisory Council minutes, background materials and published materials.

Abstract The Biotechnology Process Engineering Center (BPEC) was established May 1, 1985, to foster cross-disciplinary education and research in biotechnology that would lead to the development and manufacture of therapeutic products. The collection’s administrative records document the establishment of the center through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the establishment of the BPEC Industrial Consortium. Correspondence, programs, drafts of speeches, and notes document the...

Abstract “Black Women in the Academy: Defending our Name, 1894-1994,” was a national conference convened to address historical and contemporary issues faced by African-American women in academia and to examine their role in public life. The conference, which took place January 13-15, 1994, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was attended by over 2,000 people. It was organized by historians Robin W. Kilson and Evelynn Hammonds. This collection comprises published conference material,...

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The collection contains videocassettes of events, classroom lectures, speeches given by visitors to the Institute, conferences, and symposia, taped by MIT Cable Television. The videocassettes are in two formats, umatic KCS - 20, 1/2 inch, black and white and color, 20 minutes; and umatic KCS - 30, 3/4 inch, black and white and color, 30 minutes. Video tapes are listed in alphabetical order by title.

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The collection contains administrative records and photographs pertaining to the Talbot House. The records date from 1992 to 2003 and include information on Talbot House operations, guests, events, and history.

Scope and Contents This set of records contains information about the celebration held at the Massachusetts Instiutute of Technology in April 1961 to comemorate the centennial of the granting of the charter to the Institute on April 10, 1861. Records of the Committee on the Centennial Celebration include plans; correspondence; budgets; reports; publicity material; instructions to ushers; and information about procession order, transportation, and signs. The records of the Centennial Executive Assistant...

Abstract The Center for Advanced Engineering Study (CAES) was established at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1963 to provide a new curriculum of postgraduate work in engineering. After a reorganization in September 1995, it was renamed the Center for Advanced Educational Services. This collection, spanning from 1952 to 1995, is largely comprised of materials produced by the center including video courses and related print materials. Also included in the collection are textbooks...