Georgia Institute of Technology. History
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Early Presidents Collection
Collection
Identifier: UA004
Abstract
The early presidents of Georgia Tech were influential in shaping the character of the institution and determining its future. Materials contained within this collection include correspondence, press releases, school records, maps and architectural drawings from the presidencies of Lyman Hall, Kenneth G. Matheson, Marion L. Brittain, and Blake R. Van Leer.
Dates:
1879-1957 (bulk 1930-1950); Majority of material found within 1930 - 1950
President Edwin D. Harrison Papers
Collection
Identifier: UA003
Abstract
Serving as Georgia Tech's sixth president from 1957-1969, Edwin Harrison saw the school through integration, unprecedented campus expansion, nuclear energy research, and the school's 75th anniversary. Materials relating to these subjects and many others include correspondence, architectural plans, institutional and departmental reports, meeting minutes and newspaper clippings.
Dates:
1930-1968 (bulk 1957-1965); Majority of material found within 1957 - 1965
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- Subject: School buildings -- Design and construction. X