Systems Office, Yale University Library, records 1960-1997

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Systems Office, Yale University Library, records 1960-1997

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0181

The records consist of correspondence, notebooks, subject files and magnetic tapes documenting the activities and operations of the Yale University Library Systems Office. Included are research and development records maintained by Frederick G. Kilgour and Ben-Ami Lipetz.

101.5 linear feet (70 boxes)

eng,

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6351964

Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives

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Eli Whitney was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765. Even as a child he showed an aptitude for mechanical work, repairing violins and taking on other mechanical work as it presented itself. Whitney set up shop making nails and when the demand for nails declined, he changed his business to manufacture hat pins, a commodity with increasing demand. Whitney eventually enrolled at Yale College in May 1789, and graduated three years later. He intended to further his education and become a lawye...