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Georgia Institute of Technology. History

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Found in 89 Collections and/or Records:

J. Walter Estes Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: VAMF006
Abstract

J. Walter Estes, a member of the class of 1904, collected these photographs of his classmates.

Dates: 1900-1954 (bulk 1904-1905); Majority of material found within 1904 - 1905

J. Wayne Moore Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS132
Abstract

These papers include correspondence, printed material, and newsclippings, primarily documenting the 1951 reunion of the Class of 1901. Also included are certificates certifying J. Wayne Moore, Jr. to practice engineering in Florida and Georgia, and land surveying in Georgia.

Dates: 1901-1956 (bulk 1951); Majority of material found in 1951 - 1951

J. Wayne Moore Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: VAM132
Abstract

This collection contains photographs of the Class of 1901, the Insubordinate Seniors, from their senior year and subsequent reunions.

Dates: 1901-1956

James Herty Lucas Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS055
Abstract

The James Herty Lucas papers include newspaper clippings relating to Georgia Tech, a Tech dance invitation, a pamphlet on the engineer William States Lee, and three undated typewritten histories of civil, structural, and highway engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dates: ca. 1900-ca. 1940

Joseph A. Logan, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS363
Abstract

This collection mainly consists of certificates and memorabilia that Logan obtained during his student years at Georgia Tech or during his visits back to Tech as an alumnus.

Dates: 1912-1988 (bulk dates 1912-1938); Majority of material found within 1912 - 1938

L. Jacot Martin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS437
Abstract

Athletic ephemera, newspapers, and game programs belonging to Louis Jacot Martin, a 1929 graduate of Georgia Tech, and later an assistant coach for the Golden Tornado (now Yellow Jacket) football team.

Dates: ca. 1925-1930

Ledgers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA335
Abstract This collection consists of about 480 ledgers and a few ledger sheets containing accounts payable and receivable records, student rolls (including records of payment, attendance, and offenses, as well as some grades), time sheets, dormitory records, budgets, and some correspondence. The ledgers primarily document student and financial records at Georgia Tech, but they also provide particularly rich documentation of the day-to-day operation of the first fifty years of the school's existence...
Dates: 1887-1999 (bulk 1887-1981); Majority of material found within 1887 - 1981

Legislative Acts and Resolutions regarding Georgia Tech

 Collection
Identifier: MS360
Abstract This collection consists of copies of legislative acts and resolutions generated by the City of Atlanta, or by the Senate, House of Representatives, or General Assembly of the State of Georgia, relating to Georgia Tech. The most significant item is an original 1883 letter from Governor Henry D. McDaniel introducing the members of the Georgia House of Representatives committee in charge of exploring the establishment of a state school of technology. Also included, among other resolutions, are...
Dates: 1883-1987

Lyman Hall Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: UA309
Abstract

This collection consists of the outgoing correspondence of Lyman Hall, President of the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1898-1905, from the first eight years of his presidency.

Dates: January 6, 1898 - December 31, 1903

Noye H. Nesbit Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS107
Abstract

This collection contains memorabilia and a photocopy of a scrapbook dating mainly from Noye Nesbit's time as a student at Georgia Tech. The memorabilia relates mostly to the Tech football team; the photocopy of the scrapbook contains photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, and a poem documenting Nesbit's life as a Tech student and as a soldier in World War I.

Dates: ca. 1906-ca. 1980 (bulk dates 1913-1918)

Office of the President: Arthur G. Hansen Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA005
Abstract

These records cover the two-year period during which Arthur G. Hansen was President of Georgia Tech (1969-1971), as well as the last three to five year period of the administration of President Edwin D. Harrison. These papers include administrative and personal correspondence as well as financial files.

Dates: 1929-1971 (bulk dates 1966-1971); Majority of material found within 1966 - 1971

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

Rayford P. Kytle, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS398
Abstract

This collection is largely made up of materials from Kytle's time at Georgia Tech, 1932 through 1936. Included are an address book, three issues of the T Book, a pair of tickets to President Roosevelt's speech on campus, three issues of the Technique, commencement and baccalaureate programs from June 1936, and a 1936 tuition receipt, as well as a program from the YMCA State Student Conference from 1936. Among the later materials is a 50th Anniversary directory for the class of 1936.

Dates: 1932-1997 (bulk dates 1932-1936)

Register of Rehabilitation Students: World War I (Georgia School of Technology)

 Collection
Identifier: UA419
Abstract

This bound volume consists of a single typewritten alphabetical list of World War I rehabilitation students created from earlier sources during 1968-1969 and 1969-1970 by the Director of Registration and Records at the time, William F. Leslie.

Dates: March 1970

Register of Students

 Collection
Identifier: UA351
Abstract

This volume is a signature register of Georgia Tech students. Originally a record of honor pledges, each entry in the volume includes the student's signature, post office, birth place and date, class entered, date of entrance, parent or guardian, time and manner of leaving (withdrawal or graduation date), and remarks.

Dates: 1888-1905 (bulk dates 1888-1904); Majority of material found within 1888 - 1904

Robert B. Wallace, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS083
Abstract

Robert B. Wallace graduated from Georgia Tech in 1949 and served as the Director of Information Services and Publications. He authored three books, including a history on Georgia Tech entitled Dress Her in White and Gold. These papers are comprised of the book manuscript, information on campus building names, and nominations for the Sports Illustrated Silver Anniversary All-America Award.

Dates: 1939-1969 (bulk 1963-1965); Majority of material found within 1963 - 1965

Robert D. Neill Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: VAC038
Abstract

Robert Deaver Neill graduated from Georgia Tech in 1943 with a degree in either Industrial Management or Electrical Engineering. While a student at Georgia Tech, he was a member of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity and Navy R.O.T.C. This collection contains silver gelatin prints, which were taken and developed by Robert Neill or photographer John T. Moore of Seneca, South Carolina.

Dates: 1939-1943

School of Military Aeronautics (Georgia School of Technology) Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA416
Description

The records of the United States Army School of Military Aeronautics, in session from 1917 to 1918 on the Georgia School of Technology (Georgia Tech) campus in Atlanta, Georgia. Records include the articles of agreement, weekly reports, course descriptions, and staff and payroll lists.

Dates: 1917-1918

Secretary of the Faculty notebook

 Collection
Identifier: UA337
Abstract

This collection contains a single volume of outgoing correspondence, grades, class standings, examination schedules and other notes, kept by the Secretary of the Faculty, Thomas Pettus Branch, from 1898 to 1905.

Dates: 1898-1905

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter photographs

 Collection
Identifier: VAM006
Abstract

The Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Club was founded in 1946 and installed as a chapter of the national society of Sigma Xi in 1953. These photographs document club events during the early years of its existence at Georgia Tech.

Dates: 1947-1953

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America, Georgia Institute of Technology Chapter records

 Collection
Identifier: MS006
Abstract

The Georgia Tech Sigma Xi Club was founded in 1946 and installed as a chapter of the national Society of the Sigma Xi in 1953. This honor society for science and engineering supports research, programs, and activiites. The records include correspondence, constitutions and by-laws, meeting minutes, and printed materials pertaining to the founding of the club and the research committee's activities.

Dates: 1946-1986 (bulk 1946-1955); Majority of material found within 1946 - 1955

Smoking Policy

 Collection
Identifier: MF040
Abstract

This collection contains a single letter from the Georgia Tech deans and department heads notifying the campus of the smoking policy for both faculty and students.

Dates: 1935

Student Brochures and Guides: School of Information and Computer Science (Georgia Institute of Technology)

 Collection
Identifier: UP037
Abstract

The volumes in this collection document the requirements and curricula of the School of Information and Computer Science at Georgia Tech during the 1970s and 1980s.

Dates: 1973-1988

Student Directory

 Collection
Identifier: UA352
Abstract

This volume is a handwritten directory of Georgia Tech students. Each entry in the volume includes the student's last name, first and middle initials, class, city address, name and address of parent or guardian, and the county. A column labelled "Sec." includes notations, possibly by the Secretary of the Faculty or the Registrar, indicating the student's major and/or withdrawal date.

Dates: ca. 1899-1906

Student Examinations and Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS161
Abstract

The Student Examinations and Papers Collection includes exams and academic papers from different departments and schools throughout campus, such as the English, Physics, and Mathematics departments.

Dates: 1889-1904 (bulk 1890-1891); Majority of material found within 1890 - 1891

Student Government Association Records: Annual Reports

 Collection
Identifier: UP040
Abstract

This collection contains the annual reports and minutes of the Student Council (later the Student Government Association) from the 1960s at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Dates: 1961/1962-1968/1969

Student Handbooks (Georgia Institute of Technology)

 Collection
Identifier: UP030
Abstract

The handbooks in Series 1 describe programs and activities available for undergraduate students, while Series 2 contains guides specifically intended for graduate students at Georgia Tech. Handbooks for students in specific fields are found in Series 3.

Dates: 1970-2011 (bulk dates 1970-1993)

Superintendent of Shops (Georgia School of Technology) Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA444
Abstract

The volumes in this collection contain copies of outgoing correspondence covering the day-to-day operations and transactions of the shops at the Georgia School of Technology.

Dates: 1888-1895

T Book

 Collection
Identifier: UA373
Abstract

The T Book began in 1904 as an annual publication of the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) at the Georgia School of Technology. The T Book served as a student handbook. It contained information on Tech student services, activities, traditions, and customs, as well as information about the YMCA itself. The cessation of its publication coincided with YMCA's departure from campus circa the early 1970s.

Dates: 1909-1969

T-Book [second version]

 Collection
Identifier: UA374
Abstract The T-Book originally began as a publication of Tech's YMCA circa 1904. This original manifestation of the T-Book ceased publication circa 1970. It was later revived as a new publication in 2008 by the Ramblin' Reck Club, a student organization whose goal is to promote Tech history, traditions, and school spirit. The T-Book (2008- ) provides an overview of Tech's legacy and customs for new...
Dates: 2008-2012

The Georgia Tech / The Yellow Jacket

 Collection
Identifier: UP022
Abstract

The Yellow Jacket is a college journal in which articles, essays, and poems by Georgia Tech students, faculty, or alumni were published. The Archives holds a few issues from The Georgia Tech, the title of the journal from 1894 to 1908, as well as volumes 14 through 19 of The Yellow Jacket, covering the years 1910 to 1916.

Dates: 1894-1916

Thomas W. Jennings Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS433
Abstract

The Thomas W. Jennings papers consist of two physics laboratory notebooks and one athletics ticket book owned by Thomas Whitfield Jennings, a 1930 Civil Engineering graduate of Georgia Tech.

Dates: 1925-1928

Undergraduate Admissions Catalogs (Georgia Institute of Technology)

 Collection
Identifier: UP016
Abstract

This collection consists of Georgia Tech admissions catalogs, containing information on qualifications and deadlines for admission; campus life at Georgia Tech; brief descriptions of academic programs, freshman courses, and undergraduate degrees; admission policies and procedures; and financial aid.

Dates: 1974-1997

Van Leer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS458
Abstract

This collection documents the personal and family life of Blake Ragsdale Van Leer and Ella Wall Van Leer, their children, and their grandchildren.

Dates: ca. 1813-ca. 1980 (bulk dates 1908-1975)

Vincent T. Zarzaca Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS454
Abstract

This collection contains material compiled by Vincent Zarzaca during his time as a student at Georgia Tech, including several receipts and letters about housing, information about purchasing a class ring, registration documents, and a faculty-student directory.

Dates: 1947-1955

Walter O. Boyd Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MF053
Abstract

Fifty years after attending Georgia Tech, Walter Boyd wrote a manuscript about the various "firsts" that occurred during his years at Tech (1908-1913). This collection includes his manuscript document as well as correspondence concerning the document.

Dates: 1968-1970

WGST Radio records

 Collection
Identifier: MS330
Abstract

The WGST records document the history of the station, from its founding to its eventual sale, spanning a total of 52 years. Administrative files in Series 1 document the daily operations, lawsuits, and sale of the radio station. The studio logs of Series 2 provide detailed lists of the station's programming, advertising, and public service announcements for the period from 1940 to 1970.

Dates: 1928-1976

Woodshop term reports

 Collection
Identifier: UA353
Abstract

This collection consists of alphabetical rosters of woodshop students at Georgia Tech, recording examination and term grades, the number of hours due, and other student records.

Dates: 1910-1919

Yellow Jacket

 Collection
Identifier: UP023
Abstract The Yellow Jacket was a student journal of the Georgia School of Technology that began publication with Volume 1, Number 1 on November 11, 1921 and ended with its final issue in June 1955. The journal generally included satirical and/or comical poetry, short stories, and articles, as well as cartoons and other illustrations. The covers were usually elaborate, brightly colored illustrations, much like the sheet music of the period. Individual issues were...
Dates: 1921-1955

Additional filters:

Subject
College sports -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 12
Souvenir programs. 12
Serials (publications). 11
Catalogs. 7
Photographs. 7
Universities and colleges -- Curricula -- Catalogs. 7
Annual reports. 6
Correspondence. 6
College student records. 4
Memorabilia. 4
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Bulletin of the Georgia School of Technology. 3
College students -- Georgia. 3
Minutes. 3
Programs (documents). 3
Scrapbooks. 3
T-Book. 3
Universities and colleges -- Faculty. 3
Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Curricula. 3
World War, 1914-1918. 3
Attendance records. 2
Bulletin of the Georgia Institute of Technology. 2
China: 7,000 Years of Discovery. 2
College presidents -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
College student orientation -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
College students -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Conduct of life. 2
Commencement ceremonies -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Computer science -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Education, Cooperative -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Engineering -- Study and teaching -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Framing the Foundations: An Exhibition of Rare Books in the History of Science and Technology. 2
Grade books. 2
Graduation (School) -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Greek letter societies -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Handbooks. 2
Library exhibits -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Military education -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Museum exhibits -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
School buildings -- Design and construction. 2
Speeches. 2
Student activities -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Student activities -- Periodicals. 2
Students -- Social life and customs. 2
Tennis -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Universities and colleges -- Entrance requirements. 2
Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Societies, etc. 2
Universities and colleges -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
University extension -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 2
Academic writing. 1
Architecture -- Designs and plans. 1
Baccalaureate addresses. 1
Brochures. 1
Business education -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Christmas cards. 1
Civil engineering -- Study and teaching. 1
Coaches (Athletics) -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
College attendance. 1
College buildings -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
College integration -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- History. 1
College presidents -- Inauguration. 1
College student government -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
College student records -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
College students -- Employment. 1
College students -- Georgia -- Atlanta -- Tuition. 1
Computers -- Study and teaching -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Cross-country running -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Diaries. 1
Directories. 1
Education -- Aims and objectives. 1
Education -- Evaluation. 1
Education -- United States. 1
Education, Higher -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Educational fund raising -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Educational tests and measurements. 1
Electronic documents. 1
Engineering -- Research -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Engineering -- Research. 1
Engineering the New South 1
Epidemics -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Football teams -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills Strike, Atlanta, Ga., 1914-1915 -- History. 1
Fund raising -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Genealogy. 1
Georgia Tech Alumnus 1
Golf. 1
Gone with the Wind (motion picture) 1
Highway engineering -- Study and teaching. 1
Lectures. 1
Ledgers (account books). 1
Legislation (legal concepts). 1
Library records -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Logbooks. 1
Logs (records). 1
Machine shops -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Manuscripts. 1
Newsletters. 1
Notebooks. 1
Nuclear physics -- Research -- Georgia -- Atlanta. 1
Oral histories. 1
Personal correspondence. 1
Physics -- Study and teaching. 1
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