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The collection comprises an audio reel to reel tape recording of George Scatchard giving the Edwin J. Cohn memorial lecture on November 25, 1968.

Abstract The collection documents the career of Edwin Kuh, a member of the economics faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1955 until his death in 1986. He made numerous contributions to the field of econometrics. The collection contains material on his consulting projects in Puerto Rico, 1928-1970; course notes, and reprints of his writings. Also included is material Kuh wrote as an advisor to the presidential campaigns of Eugene McCarthy (1968) and George McGovern...

Scope and Contents of the Collection Collection contains diaries and notebooks describing personal and professional activities; correspondence with various companies, including E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and Boeing Company, for which Orowan consulted; conference papers and lecture notes on mechanical engineering and materials science; reprints of writings, mostly on geology and materials science; and correspondence and patent materials for various innovations and inventions, including a patent for the Enterostomy...

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This collection contains materials produced by Honma both during and following his time as a student at MIT.

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The collection consists of two student notebooks containing notes taken by Allen during classes he attended at MIT, 1897-1898. One notebook contains notes on a course in English literature taught by Arlo Bates; the second contains notes on European history taught by Charles T. Wentworth.

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The papers of Elihu Thomson include a journal (1874) with reference to Thomson's early activities at the Franklin Institute; patent information (1876-1902) relating to his work with Edwin J. Houston; and papers relating to American Electric (1880), Thomson Houston Company (1883), Thomson Electric Welding Company (1888), and General Electric Company (1892).

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Personal papers of Emily Wick, first female faculty to earn tenure at MIT, also served in Dean's office.

Abstract This collection was compiled by the Association of Independent Living Groups (AILG) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the MIT 150th Anniversary Archives Project. It includes a document composed of reports, photocopies of news clippings and yearbook pages, and a narrative about the history of Epsilon Theta fraternity at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Also included is a booklet, dated from the late 1990s, about the fundraising campaign to renovate the chapter house...

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The collection consists of Eric Brater's student notes from undergraduate courses taken at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on applied mechanics, materials science, chemistry, physics, and heat and hydraulic engineering.

Scope and Contents Collection includes a manuscript of the article "Mr. Blandings Builds His Castle," later expanded to book length as Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. The light-hearted story follows a family as they move from an apartment in New York City to a house in the country. Also in the collection are screen plays of television series and a movie based on the book. In addition there is a conductor's musical part, promotional photographs, and press kit for the movie. About half of the collection...

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The collection comprises a 1997 memoir on World War II by Eric Wormser.

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The collection of Ernst A. Guillemin papers includes drafts of his articles and books; course and research notes about circuit theory; and French course notes taken by Guillemin's daughter, Mary Grace Guillemin.

Scope and Contents of the Collection This collection documents the personal and professional activities of Ethel Fifield Brooks (née Ethel Frances Fifield), an alumna of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A class photograph documents her time at MIT. From 1900 to 1902, she was a lecturer at the Boston School of Housekeeping. Course catalogues, newspaper clippings, and a photograph document her work for the school. Correspondence in the collection includes letters received or kept by Brooks and largely concern home...

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The collection documents the activities of Eugene E. Covert between the years of 1975 and 1995.

Materials include: correspondence as well as research and administrative files.

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The collection consists of 22 notebooks, dating from January 1981 to November 1982, containing Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Carroll Wilson's European Security Study (ESECS) meeting notes and log of daily activities.

Scope and Contents of the Collection The major portion of the collection consists of correspondence, covering Baker's life, 1901- 1950. The first two folders contain letters written from childhood to student days at Dartmouth, and are almost all letters from him to his mother. The next six folders consist of business letters or letters of congratulations to Baker on various occasions: his ordination in 1929; his election to the Vice Presidency of the American Unitarian Association in 1937; his appointment as minister at...

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The Experimental Music Studio recordings is a collection of reel to reel audio tapes produced by students and staff involved with MIT's Experimental Music Studio and with the New England Conservatory. The physical materials in the collection are reel to reel audio tapes in 7” and 10.5” reels, using ¼”, ½”, and 1” tape. Some recordings have been digitized thank to a CLIR Recordings at Risk grant in 2020.

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The collection of Frederick A. Magoun includes student notes, final and mid-year exams, and a scrapbook containing memorabilia and photographs created by Magoun during his student years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, class of 1918.

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The collection comprises notes and papers by F.H. Rockett dating from approximately 1914 to 1916.

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The Fernando J. Corbató papers date from approximately 1964 to 1997.

Materials include: notebooks, manuals, examinations, and meeting materials.

Topics include Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Education Testing Service, teaching assignments, and Multics.

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The collection documents the professional activities of Fischer Black. Topics within the collection relate to economics, business, accounting, and computers. Materials include articles and papers, reports, correspondence, subject files, and research materials.

Abstract Francis Amasa Walker (1840-1897) was the third president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1881-1897. This collection consists of correspondence, speeches, and writings by Walker, most of which he wrote while president of MIT. His speeches and writings focus on labor and capital, especially the silver standard, technical education, the student workload at MIT, and accounts of the Civil War. Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings about Walker, several published letters he...

Scope and Contents Records received in 1985, boxes 1-8, 1957-1982, contain correspondence, minutes of meetings, and proposals documenting the design and construction of the MIT National Magnet Laboratory (NML), 1957-1963; correspondence, minutes of meetings, research plans, and core proposals to the United States Air Force's Office of Scientific Research and the National Science Foundation documenting the administration of the NML, 1960-1967, and the MIT Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory (FBNML),...

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These papers document the career of Francis Bitter, who helped establish the National Magnet Laboratory at MIT. The bulk of the collection postdates 1934, when Bitter came to MIT. The papers consist primarily of correspondence with colleagues, professional societies, and concerns that hired him as a consultant.

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Dr. Francis Crick delivered the inaugural lecture in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Whitaker College Distinguished Lecture Series on September 22, 1983. The title of the lecture is "Thinking About the Brain."

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The collection, which spans the years of 1977 to 1990, primarily documents Francis E. Low's time with the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Human Rights. These materials include appeals, meeting materials, and a draft of "Scientific and Human Rights in Chile."