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Clifford Devotie Lewis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS466

  • Staff Only

Abstract

Clifford Devotie Lewis was a former Georgia Tech student at the School of Electrical Engineering, class of 1938. He served as an Army Lieutenant for over four years during the Second World War. This collection contains notes, lab reports, exams, and other materials from the period he was a Georgia Tech student.

Dates

  • 1937-1950

Restrictions: access

None

Restrictions: use

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.4 Linear Feet

Scope and Contents

The Clifford Devotie Lewis Papers document part of Lewis life as a Georgia Tech student. The collection contains notes from classes, exams, assignments, lab reports for Electrical (E.E. 16 and E.E. 118) and Mechanical Engineering classes (M.E. 45, M.E. 46, M.E. 62), and other general material such as magazines, diagrams, maps, graphs and documents from the Reserve Officers Association.

Biography of Clifford Devotie Lewis (1912-2004)

Clifford Devotie Lewis (1912-2004) earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech in Electrical Engineering (class of 1938). While at Georgia Tech he took classes in the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments such as E.E. 16 and 118 and M.E. 45, 46, and 62. He was a member of the United States Reserve Officers Association in 1937-1938 and became a lieutenant in the Army shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served the Army for four years, having received various awards. After World War II, he was employed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in several locations. He was born in Vidalia, GA and died in Savannah, GA.

Arrangement

All folders are arranged alphabetically.

Other Finding Aids

A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.

Provenance

Georgia Tech Living History Project

Related Materials

James C. Barber Papers, MS438; F. S. Holliday Correspondence, MF033

Processing Information

Amanda Domingues processed these papers in 2017.

Title
Inventory of Clifford Devotie Lewis Papers, 1937-1950
Subtitle
MS466
Status
Completed
Author
Amanda Domingues
Date
Copyright September 2017
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Archives and Special Collections, Library, Georgia Institute of Technology Repository

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