R. J. Thiesen Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS095
These papers, consisting primarily of correspondence dating from the 1930s, document the significant function placement played in the activities of the Alumni Association during the Great Depression.
(two document cases)
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These papers, consisting primarily of correspondence dating from the 1930s, document the significant function placement played in the activities of the Alumni Association during the Great Depression. The correspondence paints a vivid picture of the effects of employment problems encountered by Tech graduates. There is also correspondence with alumnus L. W. "Chip" Robert, as well as a small amount of Thiesen's personal correspondence.
R. J. "Jack" Thiesen served as Executive Secretary of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association from 1922 to 1951. He also served as secretary of the Georgia Tech Foundation, retiring from that position in 1955. He died on October 5, 1963. His son George Taylor Thiesen (1927-1995) also attended Georgia Tech.
A print copy of this finding aid is available in the Georgia Tech Archives reading room.
Gary Goettling, Alumni Association, donated these papers in October 1992 (Accession #1992.1008; old number: 92-10-08).
(two document cases)
Christine de Catanzaro encoded this collection summary in March 2006.
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