Arthur J. McNair papers, [ca. 1920-1982]

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Arthur J. McNair papers, [ca. 1920-1982]

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Professional correspondence as Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado. Grants, course, and student files from Cornell University; records relating to the Summer Surveying Course at Cornell; files relating to committees and other activities at Cornell; professional files, including consulting work; and files relating to the American Society for Engineering Education.

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Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

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University of Colorado. School of Engineering.

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American Society for Engineering Education.

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McNair, Arthur J., 1914-1986.

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Professor McNair received a master's degree from the University of Colorado School of Engineering, where he began his teaching career. In 1949, he joined the Cornell University faculty as professor of civil engineering and head of the Surveying Department. His fields of teaching and research were in photogrammetry, geodesy, land surveying, and remote sensing. From the guide to the Arthur J. McNair papers, [ca. 1920-1982], (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell Universi...

Cornell University. College of Engineering

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In 1925, as part of the work of the University Plan Commission, the architectural firm of York and Sawyer proposed a new group of engineering buildings to replace East Sibley, Lincoln, and Franklin Halls. In 1937, Shreve, Lamb and Harmon again designed a cluster of new Engineering buildings for that site. In 1941, however, the university administration and trustees decided to relocate the Engineering College to its current location south of Barnes Hall and Sage College. Olin Hall incorporated so...